Wynton Alan Whai Rufer is a New Zealand retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent more than a decade of his professional career in Switzerland and Germany, achieving his greatest success at Werder Bremen, where he won a total of four major titles and finished the top scorer in the UEFA Champions League 1993–94 season. He was also a member of the New Zealand national team in its first FIFA World Cup appearance in 1982. He was named the Oceania Footballer of the Century by the Oceania Football Confederation.
Ivan Robert Vicelich is a former New Zealand professional footballer who is currently assistant coach at Auckland City FC in the ASB Premiership.
North Shore United Association Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in the North Shore, Auckland. They compete in the Northern League, where they last won the competition in 2019.
Brian Alfred Turner, was a New Zealand football player, who was a prominent squad member during the country's first successful campaign to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, in 1982. He was assistant coach for the New Zealand national team that played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Steven Paul Sumner was an English-born, New Zealand football player, who was captain of the national team during the country's first successful campaign to qualify for the World Cup, in 1982.
Ricki Lloyd Herbert is a New Zealand former footballer and manager. He is the current technical director at Cambridge FC.
Napier City Rovers is a football team based in Napier, New Zealand, as of 2021 competing in the Central Premier League.
Christchurch United is an amateur association football club in Christchurch, New Zealand. They compete in various Mainland Football competitions at Junior and Senior level. The club has won six National League titles and six Chatham Cup trophies.
Eastern Suburbs Association Football Club is a professional Association football club based in the suburb of Kohimarama in Auckland, New Zealand. The club competes in the Northern League.
Miramar Rangers AFC is an amateur New Zealand association football club in the Wellington suburb of Miramar. The club is one of the most successful in New Zealand having won the Chatham Cup four times and the National League title twice. Over the last decade the club has played in the Central League and has won the division seven times, most recently in 2020.
Birkenhead United AFC is an amateur football club based in Beach Haven, on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. They currently compete in the Northern League.
Ross Nicholson is an association football goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level.
Kenneth Armstrong was an English association footballer who represented both England and New Zealand at national level.
Association football, also known as football or soccer, is a popular recreation sport in New Zealand. The sport is administered in New Zealand by the governing body New Zealand Football (NZF). It is the third-most popular men's team sport after rugby union and cricket.
Team Taranaki was an amateur association football composite club based in the Taranaki region of New Zealand which drew its players from the 13 local football clubs. After winning promotion in 2016 Team Taranaki contested the Central Premier League in 2017 then withdrew from the competition in 2018
Waikato United was an association football club in Waikato, New Zealand.
Ivor Evans is a Fijian retired midfielder.
Moturoa AFC is one of New Zealand's oldest association football clubs. Based in New Plymouth, the club traces its establishment back to the Watersiders Association Football Club of New Plymouth.
Gisborne Central is the central business district and central suburb of Gisborne, in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located east of Elgin, south of Whataupoko and west of Kaiti.
Stokes Valley Football Club is an amateur football club based in Lower Hutt, New Zealand.
