Dunedin City Royals

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Dunedin City Royals
Dunedin City Royals logo.png
Full nameDunedin City Royals Football Club
Founded2021
Ground Tahuna Park and Caledonian Ground, Dunedin, New Zealand
CoachRichard Murray
League Southern League
2023 Southern League, 4th of 10
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Dunedin City Royals is an amateur football club based in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Formed in 2021, originally as South City Royals, the club is an initiative between existing Southern Dunedin based clubs, Caversham, Dunedin Technical, Hereweka Junior football club, and Melchester Rovers Junior football club forming a ‘hub’ where certain activities are conducted under a single team. [1] [2] From the 2022 season, the club changed their name and logo to Dunedin City Royals. [3] The team plays in light blue and white which is said to represent the teams location and "reflected the sea, the sky and the waves." [4]

Dunedin City Royals plays in the FootballSouth Premier League and the Southern League, one of three qualifying leagues for the New Zealand National League. [1] [5]

The club also competes in the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knockout tournaments for men. [6] The team received a bye in the 2021 Chatham Cup for the preliminary round [7] [8] so their first game of the competition was in Round 1 against follow FootballSouth Premier League team Roslyn-Wakari, which South City Royals won 3–1. [9] [10] They next faced another local team Mosgiel in Round 2, needing extra time to beat them 2–1. [11] [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cheshire, Jeff (27 January 2021). "Murray aiming high for new team". Otago Daily Times.
  2. ↑ Cheshire, Jeff (20 March 2021). "South City Royals keen to get going". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Dunedin City Royals FC Season 2022". Facebook. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Cheshire, Jeff (1 April 2021). "Joint venture club's new strip on display". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "New National League competition details confirmed". New Zealand Football . 26 February 2021. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "National knockout cup comps return to set records". New Zealand Football . Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup preliminary draws". New Zealand Football . Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  8. ↑ Ruane, Jeremy. "2021 Chatham Cup". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  9. ↑ Watson, Neville (17 May 2021). "South City Royals continue strong form". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Roslyn Wakari v South City Royals". New Zealand Football . Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Chatham Cup games go to the wire". Otago Daily Times. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "South City Royals v Mosgiel AFC". New Zealand Football .


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