Hibiscus Coast A.F.C is an amateur
football
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club based in Stanmore Bay on the
Whangaparaoa Peninsula
The Whangaparaoa Peninsula is a suburban area about 25 km north of Auckland, New Zealand. It had 30,672 residents in 2013, many of them in the eponymous town of Whangaparaoa on its southern side. It is part of the Hibiscus Coast. ...
,
New Zealand
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. The club was founded in 1974, and its home ground is located at Stanmore Bay Park, Whangaparaoa.
History
The club mainly played in the four or third division in the Northern League from 1974 to 2003 when they were promoted to
NRFL Division 2
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.
They were then promoted to
NRFL Division 1
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The league includes football clubs loc ...
in 2013 and would stay there until 2019 when they were relegated to Division 2 again.
The clubs best run in the New Zealand
Chatham Cup
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was in
2008
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when they made the last sixteen.
References
External links
Official club websiteNorthern Regional Football League
Association football clubs in Auckland
1974 establishments in New Zealand
Association football clubs established in 1974
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