Waitakere City FC

Full name	Waitakere City Football Club
Founded	1989
Dissolved	2020
Ground	Fred Taylor Park, Whenuapai
Chairman	Peter Bult
Coach	Thomas Mason
League	NRFL Premier
2020	NRFL Premier, 11th
Home colours Away colours

Waitakere City F.C. was a New Zealand football club. They merged with Norwest United in 2021 to form West Coast Rangers. They last competed in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier League.

History

It was formed in 1989 with the purpose of representing West Auckland in the National Soccer League.^{[citation needed]} At first the club was located in Western Springs, but following a merger with Massey AFC in 1991, it moved to its current location, at Fred Taylor Park in Whenuapai, West Auckland.^{[citation needed]}

Waitakere City F.C. quickly established itself as one of New Zealand's top clubs, winning the national championship on five occasions (1990, 1992, 1995, 1996 and 1997) and finishing as the runner-up once (1993). They also have three Chatham Cup wins to their name (1994, 1995 and 1996) and they finished as runners-up four times (1999, 2004, 2013 and 2016).

Honours

• New Zealand National Soccer League
  • Champions (5): 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997
• Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1
  • Champions (1): 2016
• Chatham Cup
  • Champions (3): 1994, 1995, 1996

External links

• Club website
• The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website
• US1 Waitakere City page

This page was last edited on 30 November 2023, at 17:07