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| Full name | Waitakere United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Douglas Field, Waitakere City, New Zealand |
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| Chairman |  Rex Dawkins |
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| Manager | Chris Milicich |
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| League | NZFC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007/2008 | NZFC 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Waitakere United is a football (soccer) club based in Waitakere City, New Zealand. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions Trusts Stadium is an Indoor arena located in Waitakere City, Auckland, New Zealand. For the football team see Waitakere City FC Administrative structure Waitakere City was formed by the amalgamation of Waitemata City with New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Chris Milicich is a soccer coach in New Zealand. He has been Head Coach of Waitakere United (NZFC East Auckland (National League Fencibles and Ellerslie The New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC is the national football league in New Zealand. The New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC is the national football league in New Zealand. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered For the football team see Waitakere City FC Administrative structure Waitakere City was formed by the amalgamation of Waitemata City with New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island They are one of the franchises in the New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC). The New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC is the national football league in New Zealand. The New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC is the national football league in New Zealand. They play their home games at Douglas Field, part of the Trusts Stadium complex in Henderson. Trusts Stadium is an Indoor arena located in Waitakere City, Auckland, New Zealand. Trusts Stadium is an Indoor arena located in Waitakere City, Auckland, New Zealand. Suburb For the 2007-8 season, Douglas Field was under extensive renovation forcing Waitakere United to play most of their home fixtures at Fred Taylor Park in Whenuapai. The 2007-08 New Zealand Football Championship season began on November 3, 2007 and ended on April 20, 2008. Trusts Stadium is an Indoor arena located in Waitakere City, Auckland, New Zealand. Suburb
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History
Waitakere United was formed as a special franchise club in 2004 to play in the (NZFC), New Zealand's top domestic football competition. The New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC is the national football league in New Zealand. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The team represents 12 member clubs from Mt Albert to the Kaipara. Suburb Geography Kaipara District is located in the low hills around the northern shores of the Kaipara Harbour, a large natural harbour
In the inaugural season (2004/2005) of the (NZFC), Waitakere United finished runners-up to champions Auckland City FC but they followed up with a very disappointing 6th place in the next season. The New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC is the national football league in New Zealand. Auckland City FC are a football team from Auckland, New Zealand competing in the New Zealand Football Championship. In the following season, however, Waitakere finished as (NZFC) premiers but lost in the grand final once again to Auckland City FC 3 - 2. The New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC is the national football league in New Zealand. Auckland City FC are a football team from Auckland, New Zealand competing in the New Zealand Football Championship.
Due to the withdrawal of Vanuatu's Port Vila Sharks, Waitakere was given a berth in the inaugural OFC Champions League as (NZFC) premiers. Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu ( French: République de Vanuatu, Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu) is an Island The OFC Champions League is the premier club football competition in Oceania and is the region's equivalent of the UEFA Champions League. The New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC is the national football league in New Zealand. They finished atop their group, edging out Auckland City and New Caledonia's AS Mont-Dore. This article is about the City of Auckland a part of the whole metropolitan area of Auckland. For the former North American fur-trading district see New Caledonia (Canada, and for the Scottish colony in Panama see Darien scheme. AS Mont-Dore is a New Caledonia football team playing in the local top division the New Caledonia Division Honneur. They went on to defeat Ba F.C. of Fiji in the final, becoming the first OFC-League champions. Ba FC is a Fijian football team playing in the premier division of the Fiji Football Association competitions Fiji (Matanitu ko Viti फ़िजी officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands (Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti फ़िजी द्वीप समूह गणराज्य The OFC Champions League is the premier club football competition in Oceania and is the region's equivalent of the UEFA Champions League. Commins Menapi scored a crucial away goal that proved the difference as the tie finished 2 - 2 in aggregate. Commins Menapi (born September 18 1977 is a Solomon Islands striker, currently playing for NZFC (New Zealand Football Championship side Waitakere
Honours
- New Zealand Football Championship Minor Premiership (2): 2006-07, 2007-08
- New Zealand Football Championship League Championship (1): 2007-08
- OFC Champions League Champions (2): 2007, 2008
Constituent Clubs
Waitakere United represents 12 clubs from Mt Albert to the Kaipara
Current Season Standings
| # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Waitakere United | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 14 | 37 | 51 |
| 2 | Auckland City FC | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 28 | 50 |
| 3 | Team Wellington | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 21 | 30 | 47 |
| 4 | Hawke's Bay United | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 29 |
| 5 | Waikato FC | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 20 |
| 6 | YoungHeart Manawatu | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 57 | -25 | 17 |
| 7 | Otago United | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 43 | -30 | 13 |
| 8 | Canterbury United | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 48 | -26 | 12 |
Current squad
As of April 18, 2008
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Former Players
Marcus Phillips (footballer) (2005-06)- Simon Barker (2007)
Current Players
- Adam Douthwaite (2006-present)
Honours
| Preceded by Auckland City FC |
NZFC Premier 2006-07 2007-08 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Auckland City FC |
NZFC Champion 2007-08 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
External links
For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Neil Emblen (born June 19, 1971) is an English Football (soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Waitakere For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ronil Kumar (born on 29 November 1984) is a Fiji footballer defender currently playing for New Zealand football club For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Simon Barker (born November 4 1964 in Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire) was an English professional footballer in the Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Tom Webb is a young striker currently playing for Colchester United. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Simon Barker (born November 4 1964 in Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire) was an English professional footballer in the Auckland City FC are a football team from Auckland, New Zealand competing in the New Zealand Football Championship. The New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC is the national football league in New Zealand. The 2006-07 New Zealand Football Championship began on 14th October 2006 and finished on the April 16 2007 The 2007-08 New Zealand Football Championship season began on November 3, 2007 and ended on April 20, 2008. Auckland City FC are a football team from Auckland, New Zealand competing in the New Zealand Football Championship. The New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC is the national football league in New Zealand. The 2007-08 New Zealand Football Championship season began on November 3, 2007 and ended on April 20, 2008.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic