Miramar Rangers AFC

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Miramar Rangers
Miramar Rangers AFC logo.png
Full nameMiramar Rangers AFC
Founded1907;117 years ago (1907)
Ground David Farrington Park, Wellington
ChairmanJohn Cameron
CoachKale Herbert
League Central League
2024 Central League, 4th of 10
Website https://miramarrangers.co.nz

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. [1]

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In 2004 it became one of the founding principal clubs of the Team Wellington franchise in the ASB Premiership. [2]

Club history

Chart of yearly ladder positions for Miramar Rangers in NZ 1st division soccer Performance chart nzsl MIR.svg
Chart of yearly ladder positions for Miramar Rangers in NZ 1st division soccer

Miramar won the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knockout tournaments for men, in 1966, [3] 1992, [4] 2004 [5] and 2010, [6] and were Central League winners in 1997, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2020. [1] [7] Miramar also won the now-defunct club National League in 2002 [8] and 2003; [9] the latter was the final National League season before it was revived again in 2021, which Miramar have since qualified for the Championship phase. [10]

Oceania Footballer of the Century Wynton Rufer played 8 games for the club in the 1982 season.

Stadium

Miramar Rangers play all their home games at David Farrington Park in Miramar. [11]

Current squad

As of 24 July 2021 [12] [13] [14]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Jack De Groot
2 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Joseph Chiari
3 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Tiahn Manuel
4 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Luke Searle
5 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Liam Wood
6Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Taylor Schrijvers(Captain)
7 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Ryen Lawrence
8Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Sam Dewar
10 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Sebastian Barton-Ginger
11 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Nathan Simes
No.Pos.NationPlayer
12 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Andy Bevin
13 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Scott Midgley
14 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Sam Mason-Smith
15 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Andron Kagramanyan
17 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Jake Harris
19 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Blake Inder
20 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Bradley Whitworth
23 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kenny Akamatsu
24 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Jonty Roubos

Coaching and medical staff

[15]

PositionName
Head coachTo be filled for 2025
Assistant coachLee Taylor
Goalkeeper coachFlappa #1
Goalkeeper coachFlappa #2
Team managerLee Taylor
PhysiotherapistTBC
Strength and conditioningTBC

Major honours

Champions (3): 2002, 2003, 2021
Premiers (1): 2021
Champions (7): 1997, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2020
Winners (4): 1966, 1992, 2004, 2010

League records

[16] Most Appearances:

Most Goals:

Biggest Win [1]

Biggest Defeat [1]

Most Goals in a Season

Notable former players

[16]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Club History". Miramar Rangers AFC. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "New Zealand 1966". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "New Zealand 1992". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "New Zealand 2004". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "New Zealand 2010". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Honours Board". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "New Zealand 2002". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "New Zealand 2003". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Miramar, Olympic book spots in National League Championship". NZ Sports Wire. 18 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "David Farrington Park". Miramar Rangers. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "2021 Northern and Central League Player Lists". 26 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "Central League Squad 2021". Miramar Rangers AFC. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Lower Hutt City v Miramar Rangers 24th July 2021". New Zealand Football . Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "Central League Staff 2021". Miramar Rangers AFC. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  16. 1 2 "Club Stats". Miramar Rangers AFC. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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