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Matavera FC is a Cook Islands football club located in Matavera, Cook Islands. It currently plays in Cook Islands Round Cup the main football league competition. They have yet to win a championship but have won one Cook Islands Cup. [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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The Cook Islands national football team is the men's football team that represents the Cook Islands in international competition since 1971. It is governed by the Cook Islands Football Association which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and FIFA.
Rugby league is the most popular team sport played in the Cook Islands. Rugby league is recognised as the national sport of the country.
Tower Insurance Premiership is the top division of the Cook Islands Football Association in Cook Islands. The winner qualifies for the OFC Champions League.
The Cook Islands women's national football team represents the Cook Islands in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Cook Islands Football Association. With a population of around 18,000 people it remains one of the smallest FIFA teams.
Cook Islands Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Cook Islands Football Association in Cook Islands.
Richard Piakura is a Cook Island former high jumper, professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for the Cook Islands, and at club level for Ngatangiia/Matavera Sea Eagles, and representative level rugby union (RU) for the Cook Islands at rugby sevens.
Sonny Shepherd is a Cook Island former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for the Cook Islands, and at club level for Ngatangiia/Matavera Sea Eagles.
The sport of football in the country of Cook Islands is run by the Cook Islands Football Association, a full member of the OFC and FIFA. The association administers the national football team. CIFA registered 13 full members as in football clubs, 6 Rarotonga Football Clubs ; 7 Island associations Aitutaki Football Association, Atiu Football Association, Mangaia Football Association, Mauke Football Association, Mitiaro Football Association, Pukapuka Football Association and Rakahanga Football Association; and 3 associate members, Manihiki, Nassau and Penrhyn.
John Pareanga in Cook Islands is a footballer who plays as a defender who played for Matavera in the Cook Islands Round Cup and the Cook Islands national football team.
The 1984 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the fifteenth recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 currently unknown. Titikaveka won the championship, their fourteenth recorded championship, and fourth in a row following a run of nine consecutive titles in the 1970s.
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 2005 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the thirty second 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 third recorded championship. Either Tupapa Maraerenga or Matavera were runners up, with Takuvaine finishing in third place following a seven match unbeaten run at the end of the season.
The 2010 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup, named the "Lotto Premier Men's Competition" for sponsorship reasons, was the thirty 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. Tupapa Maraerenga won the championship, their eighth 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 2013 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup is the fortieth 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.
The 2016 OFC Champions League was the 15th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 10th season under the current OFC Champions League name. The final stage of the tournament was held in New Zealand for the first time under its current format, with the preliminary stage held in the Cook Islands.
The 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship was the 3rd edition of the OFC U-17 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the women's under-17 national teams of Oceania. The tournament was held in the Cook Islands between 13–23 January 2016. The tournament, which returned after the previous edition in 2014 was cancelled, was originally scheduled to be held between 13–28 September 2015.
The 2019 OFC Champions League qualifying stage was played from 26 January to 1 February 2019. A total of four teams competed in the qualifying stage to decide two of the 16 places in the group stage of the 2019 OFC Champions League.
The 2019 Cook Islands Round Cup was the 46th recorded edition of the Cook Islands Round Cup, the top association football league of the Cook Islands organised by the Cook Islands Football Association. This season kicked off on 2 August 2019, and was competed by six teams from the island of Rarotonga in triple round-robin format. Tupapa Maraerenga won the league for the third straight year and qualified for the 2020 OFC Champions League, though they withdrew from that competition in the group stage.
The 2020 Cook Islands Round Cup is the 47th recorded edition of the Cook Islands Round Cup, the top association football league of the Cook Islands organised by the Cook Islands Football Association. The season began on 14 August 2020 with six teams from the island of Rarotonga competing in triple round-robin format. Tupapa Maraerenga are the defending champions, having won the league for three straight years. The champions of the league will qualify for the 2021 OFC Champions League.
Toru Mateariki is a Cook Islands footballer who currently plays for Nikao Sokattak and the Cook Islands national team.
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