Avatiu F.C.

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Avatiu FC is a Cook Islands football club located in Avatiu, Cook Islands. It currently plays in Cook Islands Round Cup the main football league competition. They have won six championships and nine Cook Islands Cups, more than any other team.

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Titles

1980, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999
1981, 1982, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000

Current squad

Squad for the 2021

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  COK Jimmy Katoa
GK Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  COK Ngatokorua Elikana
DF Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  COK Nathan Tisam
DF Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  COK Ngatuaine Mani
DF Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  COK Ford Henry
No.Pos.NationPlayer
DF Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  COK Kristian Young
MF Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  COK Edward Drollett
MF Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  COK Christian Teiva
MF Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  COK Tamatoa Nicholas

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The 1991 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the eighteenth recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 and also in 1986 and between 1988 and 1990 currently unknown. Avatiu won the championship, their second recorded championship, and only the fourth recorded time since the inaugural season in 1950 that the title had not been won by Titikaveka, following Avatiu's victory in the 1980 season and Arorangi's in the 1985 and 1987 seasons.

The 1994 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the twenty first recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 and also in 1986 and 1988–1990 currently unknown. Avatiu won the championship, their third recorded championship, although some sources indicate that they also won the 1993 season.

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The 1996 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the twenty third recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 and also in 1986 and 1988–1990 currently unknown. Avatiu won the championship, their fourth recorded championship, although some sources indicate that they also won the 1993 season.

The 1997 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the twenty fourth recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 and also in 1986 and 1988–1990 currently unknown. Avatiu won the championship, their fourth recorded championship, and second in a row, although some sources indicate that they also won the 1993 season.

The 2000 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the twenty seventh recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 and also in 1986 and 1988–1990 currently unknown. Nikao Sokattack won the championship, their first recorded championship. Tupapa Maraerenga were runners-up.

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The 2010 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup, named the "Lotto Premier Men's Competition" for sponsorship reasons, was the thirty seventh recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 and also in 1986 and 1988–1990 currently unknown. Tupapa Maraerenga won the championship, their eighth recorded championship, although other sources suggest that their victories in 1992 and 1993 were won by Takuvaine and Avatiu respectively. Nikao Sokattack were runners-up, with Takuvaine finishing in third place.

The 2011 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the thirty eighth recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 and also in 1986 and 1988–1990 currently unknown. Tupapa Maraerenga won the championship, and qualified for the 2012–13 OFC Champions League. This was their ninth recorded championship, although other sources suggest that their victories in 1992 and 1993 were won by Takuvaine and Avatiu respectively. Nikao Sokattack were runners-up, with Takuvaine finishing in third place, the same positions as they finished the previous season.

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