Waitakere United
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| Full name | Waitakere United | ||
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| Founded | 2004 | ||
| Ground | Fred Taylor Park, Waitakere City, New Zealand |
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| Chairman |  Rex Dawkins |
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| Manager |  Neil Emblen |
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| League | ASB Premiership | ||
| 2010-11 | 1st (Grand Final) 1st (Minor Premiership) |
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Waitakere United is a football (soccer) club based in Waitakere City, New Zealand. They are one of the franchises in the ASB Premiership. They play their home games at Fred Taylor Park in Kumeu.
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[edit] History
Waitakere United was formed as a special franchise club in 2004 to play in the New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC), New Zealand's top domestic football competition. The team represents 12 member clubs from Mt Albert to the Kaipara.
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. In the following season, however, Waitakere finished as NZFC premiers but lost in the grand final once again to Auckland City FC 3 - 2.
Due to the withdrawal of Vanuatu's Port Vila Sharks, Waitakere was given a berth in the inaugural OFC Champions League, for 2007, as NZFC premiers. They finished atop their group, edging out Auckland City and New Caledonia's AS Mont-Dore. They went on to defeat Ba F.C. of Fiji in the final, becoming the first OFC-League champions. Commins Menapi scored a crucial away goal that proved the difference as the tie finished 2 - 2 in aggregate. Taking this championship qualified United to compete in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, where they lost in the 'play-in' match to Sepahan F.C. 1-3.
Waitakere United defended their championship in capturing the 2007–08 OFC Champions League, defeating Kossa FC in the final 6-3 in goal aggregate. During this season, Douglas Field was under extensive renovation forcing Waitakere United to play most of their home fixtures at Fred Taylor Park in Whenuapai.
Waitakere have a notable rivalry with neighbours Auckland City.
[edit] Current squad
As of February 22, 2012.[1] [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Staff
- Assistant Coach:
Darren Bazeley - Assistant Coach:
Carl Jorgensen - Goalkeeper coach: Gene Granger
[edit] Notable former players
Shannon Cole (2005)
Daniel Koprivcic (2007–09)- Simon Barker (2007)
- Marcus Phillips (2005–06)
- Danny Hay (2007–09)
Commins Menapi (2007–08)- Benjamin Totori (2007–10)
[edit] FIFA Club World Cup History
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| Year | Round | Score | Result | Scorers |
| 2007 | Play-off | Waitakere United 1 – 3 Sepahan F.C. |
Loss | Aghili  74' (o.g.) |
| 2008 | Play-off | Waitakere United 1 – 2 Adelaide United  |
Loss | Seaman 34' |
[edit] Honours
- OFC Champions League (2): 2007 and 2008.
[edit] Performance in OFC competitions
- OFC Champions League: 6 appearances
[edit] References
- ^ "O-League Team List". Oceania Football Confederation. http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Competitions/TeamList/tabid/1014/Competition/63720fcc-073c-457a-b44a-5a62fe7916e8/language/en-US/Default.aspx. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "ASB Premiership - January Transfer Window". ASB Premiership. 1 February 2012. http://www.nzfc.co.nz/index.php?id=28&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1345&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=3&cHash=ccb370d4c1. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Auckland City FC |
NZFC Premier 2006-07 2007-08, 2008-09 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Auckland City FC |
NZFC Champion 2007-08 |
Succeeded by Auckland City FC |
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