Wellington Marist AFC is an

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club in

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. The team is based at Kilbirnie Park in

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History

Marist A.F.C. is one of the oldest football clubs in Wellington, having won the Chatham Cup in

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

and

1946 Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...

, and were runners-up in

1945 1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. Januar ...

. The team's home ground is at Kilbirnie Park in Wellington, also having training facilities at Melrose Park. Marist has teams in grades from Capital Division 2 right through to Capital 13 and Masters grades for the over 35 players.

Honours

Men's

* Capital Division 1 ::Winners (2): 2001, 2009 *

Chatham Cup The Chatham Cup is New Zealand's premier 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 Auckland City, who defeated Eastern ...

::Winners (2):

Women's

* Central Premier Women's League ::Winners (2): 2005, 2009, 2010 * Kelly Cup ::Winners (2): 1995, 2010

References

External links

Marist AFC WebsiteWellington Marist Facebook page
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