Central United F.C.

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Central United FC

Full name	Central United Football Club
Nickname(s)	Central
Founded	1962;63 years ago (1962) (as Central Soccer Club)
Ground	Kiwitea Street Auckland, New Zealand
Capacity	2,500 (500 seated)
Chairman	Mate Tolj
Manager	Paul Posa
League	NRFL Northern Conference
2024	NRF League One, 1st of 8 (promoted)
Home colours

Central United Football Club is an amateur association football club based in Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand who complete in the NRFL Northern Conference.

The team was officially called Central Soccer Club until 1996 when it changed its name to "Central United Football Club".^{[ citation needed ]}

History

Following a restructure of New Zealand's national league system their spot in the Northern League was taken by sister club Auckland City FC ahead of the 2021 season ^[1] they subsequently entered the NRF Championship in 2022.

Season by season record

National League

Season	Qualifying league	League										National League									Chatham Cup	Top scorer
		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Pos		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Pos		Name	Goals
2021	NRF Championship	— [1]										Not eligible									—	—	—
2022		21	16	2	3	70	31	+39	50	1st											3R	Unknown
2023	NRFL Conference	16	4	3	9	22	42	−20	15	9th											PR	Ben Ruffell, Luke Pank	4
2024	NRF League One	21	16	3	2	78	27	+51	51	1st											3R	Sam Lloyd	18
2025	NRFL Conference									—											TBD

	Champions
	Promoted
	Relegated

International competitions record

Continental

Continental results

Season	Competition	Round	Club		Home	Away	Aggregate
1999	Oceania Club Championship	Group C		Lotoha'apai	16–0	1st
				Tafea	2–2
		SF		Nadi	0–1

Honours

Chart of yearly ladder positions for Central United in NZ 1st division soccer

• New Zealand National Soccer League
  • Champions (2): 1999, 2001
• Northern League
  • Champions (4): 2004, 2007, 2008, 2016
• NRF League One
  • Champions (2): 2022, 2024
• Chatham Cup
  • Champions (5): 1997, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2012

References

1. "Football: Auckland City FC find way to survive New Zealand club football restructure". Newshub . Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

External links

• Official website
• The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website

Chatham Cup
Preceded by Waitakere City	Winner 1997 Chatham Cup	Succeeded by Central United
Preceded by Central United	Winner 1998 Chatham Cup	Succeeded by Dunedin Technical
Preceded by Miramar Rangers	Winner 2005 Chatham Cup	Succeeded by Western Suburbs
Preceded by Western Suburbs	Winner 2007 Chatham Cup	Succeeded by East Coast Bays
Preceded by Wairarapa United	Winner 2012 Chatham Cup	Succeeded by Cashmere Technical