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Takapuna AFC

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Takapuna
Full nameTakapuna Association Football Club
Nickname(s)Taka
Founded1964
GroundTaharoto Park, Takapuna
CoachClive Campbell
LeagueLotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier

Takapuna is a football (soccer) club based in North Shore City, New Zealand. The club was founded as Takapuna City AFC in 1964 by Mr and Mrs Don Quinnell as a junior club, with the first senior men's teams being added in 1967. By 1971 they were playing ion the Northern league first division, a competition which they won at their first attempt. They entered the New Zealand National Soccer League for the first time in 1980, and reached the Chatham Cup Semi-finals the same year, their best ever result.