Central United F.C.

For the Samoan football club, see AST Central United FC.
Central United FC
Full name Central United FC
Nickname(s) Central
Founded 1962 as Central
Ground Kiwitea Street Stadium, Sandringham, Auckland,
New Zealand
Ground Capacity 3,500
Chairman New Zealand Ivan Vuksich
Manager England Jose Figueira
League Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier
2015 Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier, 5th

Central United Football Club (formed in 1962) is an amateur Association football (soccer) club based in Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand. They currently compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier.

The team was officially called Central until 1996, when it added "United" to its name.

History

The football club, formed by a group of young Croatian immigrants from Dalmatia, played initially in the lower division of the Northern League before rising to become one of New Zealand's top football clubs by the late 1990s.

Titles

Central United FC were the New Zealand champions in 1999, 2001 and were runner-up in 1998.

Central United FC also won the Chatham Cup in 1997, 1998, 2005, 2007 and 2012 and were runners-up in 2000 and 2001.

Stadium

Their home ground, Kiwitea Street Stadium, is located in the suburb of Sandringham.

Players

First-team squad

As of 15 April 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
New Zealand GK Danyon Drake
New Zealand GK Matti Hamnett
Samoa DF Faitalia Hamilton-Pama
New Zealand DF Jacob Hall
New Zealand DF Scott Hilliar
New Zealand DF Finn Cochran
New Zealand DF Dean Lausev (Captain)
New Zealand DF Adam Mitchell
New Zealand MF Reid Drake
No. Position Player
Samoa MF Joseph Dan-Tyrell
New Zealand MF Ollie Wright
Samoa MF Seli Fuimaono
New Zealand MF James Hoyt
New Zealand MF Mario Ilich
New Zealand FW Nicholas Zambrano
Kosovo FW Regont Murati
New Zealand FW Vincent Pineau
New Zealand FW Maro Bonsu-Maro

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