Waihopai is a football club based in

Invercargill Invercargill ( , mi, Waihōpai is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. The city lies in the heart of the wide expanse of t ...

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. The club now serves as a

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to the Southland United team. Waihopai was founded in 1950 and plays its home games at Surrey Park. Waihopai was part of the Southern League from 1975 to 1999 and was also a member of the FootballSouth Premier League in 2000, prior to the 2001 creation of the united

Southland Spirit FC Southland United is an amateur association football club from Invercargill, New Zealand. They compete in the FootballSouth Premier League. Their home ground was the ILT Football Turf, Invercargill Invercargill ( , mi, Waihōpai is the so ...

team. Waihopai reached the quarter-finals of the

Chatham Cup The Chatham Cup is New Zealand's premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout tournament in men's association football. It is held annually, with the final contested in September. The current champions of the Chatham Cup are 2022 winners Auck ...

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, having qualified as the champion side in the Southland Region. The club has reached the last 32 team stage of the competition on four further occasions, in

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, and

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. They also have won the Churchill Rosebowl thirteen times for the club in Southland that makes it the furthest in the Chatham Cup. Waihopai are four-times winners of the

Donald Gray Memorial Cup The Donald Gray Memorial Cup is the premier men's football competition in Southland, New Zealand. It sits below the FootballSouth Premier League and above Southland Division 1. Current clubs ''As of 2022 season.'' :(2) — Denotes club's se ...

, in 1986, 2001, 2002, and 2003. It is awarded to the Southland team that wins the senior grade competition.

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* Association football clubs in Invercargill Association football clubs established in 1950 1950 establishments in New Zealand {{NewZealand-footyclub-stub