Tauranga City United
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| Full name | Tauranga City United Association Football Club | |
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| Founded | 2000; Tauranga City AFC founded 1964 | |
| Ground | Links Avenue, Mount Maunganui | |
| Chairman |  Tony Pill |
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| Coach |  Ian Stringfellow |
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| League | Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2 | |
| 2011 | Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2, 4th | |
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Tauranga City United AFC is a semi-professional football (soccer) club in Tauranga, New Zealand. They compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2.
It was formed in 2000 from a merger of Tauranga City F.C. and Mount Maunganui F.C.
[edit] Club history
TCU's best Chatham Cup season was in 2002, when they reached the final, only to be defeated by Napier City Rovers 2-0. Mount Maunganui FC had previously reached the final in 1986, losing a two-legged tie to North Shore United 4-2 on aggregate.
Mount Maunganui played in the New Zealand National Soccer League from 1986 to 1992; Tauranga City United played in the league from 2000 to 2003.
[edit] Prominent players
Declan Edge (Mt. Maunganui, later Three Kings United coach)- Tony Lochhead (Three Kings United)
- Richard Wilson (Mt. Maunganui)
[edit] External links
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