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| Full name | Eastern Suburbs Association Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Lilywhites | ||
| Founded | 1934 [1] | ||
| Ground | Madills Farm | ||
| Manager | Kane Wintersgill | ||
| League | Northern League National League | ||
| 2024 | Northern League, 3rd of 12 | ||
| Website | www.easternsuburbs.org.nz | ||
Eastern Suburbs Association Football Club is an association football club based in the suburb of Kohimarama in Auckland, New Zealand. The club competes in the Northern League.
Eastern Suburbs was formed in 1934 as a result of the merger of Tamaki United AFC (formed 1924) and Glen Innes (formed 1930). [2] One of the country's strongest clubs, it has won all major honours in the country, including winning the prestigious national Chatham Cup on six occasions. [3]
Eastern Suburbs First Team is coached by Kane Wintersgill.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||
| 2021 [5] | Northern League | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 34 | 3rd | Cancelled [a] | R4 |  Jake Mechell | 12 | |||||||||
| 2022 [7] | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 20 | 10th | Did not qualify | 2nd | Michael Built,  Daniel Champness | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2023 [8] | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 17 | +34 | 56 | 2nd | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 15 | 4th | SF |  Martín Bueno | 10 | ||
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| ♦ | Top scorer in competition |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Position |
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| 2020 [b] | OFC Champions League | Group A |  Galaxy | 2–2 | 1st | |
 Hekari United | 2–1 | |||||
 Hienghène Sport | 4–0 |
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