Avatiu FC

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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.

Cook Islands state in the South Pacific Ocean

The Cook Islands is a self-governing island country in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand. It comprises 15 islands whose total land area is 240 square kilometres (92.7 sq mi). The Cook Islands' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 1,800,000 square kilometres (690,000 sq mi) of ocean.

Avatiu is a settlement on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It is located on the north coast to the west of the capital Avarua.

Cook Islands Round Cup is the top division of the Cook Islands Football Association in Cook Islands. The winner qualifies to the OFC Champions League.

Contents

Current squad

As of 2013/14 season: [1]

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

As the governing body of association football, FIFA is responsible for maintaining and implementing the rules that determine whether an association football player is eligible to represent a particular country in officially recognised international competitions and friendly matches. In the 20th century, FIFA allowed a player to represent any national team, as long as the player held citizenship of that country. In 2004, in reaction to the growing trend towards naturalisation of foreign players in some countries, FIFA implemented a significant new ruling that requires a player to demonstrate a "clear connection" to any country they wish to represent. FIFA has used its authority to overturn results of competitive international matches that feature ineligible players.

No.PositionPlayer
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg GK Tahiri Elikana
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg GK Chrismagne Elikana
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg DF Jimmy Katoa
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg DF Ngatuaine Mani
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg DF Nathan Tisam
No.PositionPlayer
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg DF Kristian Young
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg DF Benjamin Rairoa
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg MF Aturangi Putere
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg MF Christian Tauira

Titles

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

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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 1999 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the twenty sixth 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 fifth recorded championship, although some sources indicate that they also won the 1993 season. Nikao Sokattack were runners-up.

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.

The 2002 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the twenty ninth 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 fifth recorded championship and second in a row, although other sources suggest that their victories in 1992 and 1993 were won by Takuvaine and Avatiu respectively. Avatiu were runners-up, losing 1–3 to Tupapa in the final round.

The 2003 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the thirtieth 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 fifth recorded championship and third in a row, although other sources suggest that their victories in 1992 and 1993 were won by Takuvaine and Avatiu respectively. Nikao Sokattack were runners-up, with Avatiu finishing in third place. This season was the first time in the history of the Round Cup that a team had won three Championships in a row since Titikaveka in 1983.

The 2004 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the thirty 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. Nikao Sokattack won the championship, their second recorded championship. Tupapa Maraerenga were runners-up, with Matavera finishing in third place following a seven match unbeaten run at the end of the season.

The 2009 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the thirty sixth 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 sixth recorded championship. Tupapa Maraerenga were runners-up, with Arorangi 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.

The 2012 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the thirty ninth 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 2013–14 OFC Champions League. This was their tenth recorded championship, although other sources suggest that their victories in 1992 and 1993 were won by Takuvaine and Avatiu respectively. It was also their second hat trick of titles following their successes in the 2001, 2002 and 2003 seasons. Nikao Sokattack were runners-up, with Arorangi finishing in third place.

References

  1. ↑ "2013 Squad List". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Cook Islands – List of Champions Archived October 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine . from RSSSF
  3. ↑ Cook Islands – List of Cup Winners from RSSSF
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