Mosgiel AFC

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Mosgiel AFC
Mosgiel AFC.jpg
Full nameMosgiel Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Plainsmen
Founded1913
Ground Memorial Park, Mosgiel
Capacity3000
ManagerMax Frear
League FootballSouth Premier League
2024 FootballSouth Premier League, 1st of 10 (champions)

Mosgiel AFC is a semi-professional association football club in Mosgiel, New Zealand. They currently compete in the ODT FootballSouth Premier League.

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Club history

The club was formed in 1913 and is based at Memorial Park. The club provides teams for men, women and juniors at all levels. The club's nickname, The Plainsmen, comes from Mosgiel's location on the Taieri Plains.

Mosgiel have twice reached the final of the Chatham Cup, in 1938 and 1940, but have never won the competition. In more recent times their best performance has been to reach the last 16 of the competition in 1985, 2005 and 2015.

Present day

The club is currently in the ODT Southern Premier League. They have been crowned champions in 2019, 2023 and 2024 while also competing in the Southern League during the 2022 season. [1]

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References

  1. "Mosgiel".