Oxford FC

Last updated

Oxford FC
Full nameOxford Football Club
Founded2004 [1]
GroundPearsons Park, Oxford
CoachJeroen Dunnink
LeagueSenior Men's Division 1
2024Senior Men's Division 1, 1st of 10
Website Club website

Oxford FC is an association football club in Oxford, Canterbury, New Zealand. The Men's First team competes in Mainland Football's Senior Men's Division 1 and has previously climbed up the tiers in the last few years.

Contents

They competed in Division 10 in 2022, winning the league before regrading pushed them up to Division 8 half way through the season, winning both the leagues in the same season. In 2023, they competed in Division 4, again winning the league before regrading pushed them up to Division 3 half way through the season, where they won Division 3 as well. In 2024, they were meant to play in Division 2 but due to team entries they were pushed up to Division 1. [2]

The club is based at Pearsons Park and they have 5 junior and 2 senior teams. The men's first team participated in the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knockout tournament for the first time in 2024, losing 13–1 to Waimakariri United. They also competed in the English Cup, Canterbury's knockout tournament for the first time as well, beating Southern League side FC Twenty 11 1–0 in the first round to advance to the quarter-finals. [2] [3] [4] They met Canterbury Premiership League side Western, losing 5–2.

With the men's first team being in the community leagues, they are eligible to compete in the Mainland Charity Cups. In the 2024 Whero Cup, they bet Canterbury Premiership League side Cashmere Technical's Reserves 1–0 advancing to play Canterbury Championship League side Cashmere Technical's U20 Reserves in the Quarter Finals, losing 1–2. [5]

Honours

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Zealand Football Championship</span> Football league

The New Zealand Football Championship was a men's association football league at the top of the New Zealand league system. Founded in 2004, the New Zealand Football Championship was the successor to a myriad of short-lived football leagues in the country, including the National Soccer League, the National Summer Soccer League and the New Zealand Superclub League. The league was contested by ten teams in a franchise system. For sponsorship reasons, the competition was known as the ISPS Handa Men's Premiership. From the 2021 season, it was replaced by the New Zealand National League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bankstown City FC</span> Football club

Bankstown City Lions Football Club, commonly referred to as Bankstown City Lions or simply Bankstown City, is an Australian football club from Bankstown, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They compete in the NSW League One Men's, playing their home games at Jensen Oval.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oxford City F.C.</span> Association football club in Marston, England

Oxford City Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Marston, Oxford, England. They compete in the National League North, the sixth tier of the English football league system. They play their home matches at Marsh Lane.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christchurch United</span> New Zealand association football club

Christchurch United Football Club is an 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 seven Chatham Cup trophies. Christchurch United are the current Southern League champions, Chatham Cup champions and English Cup champions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Souths United FC</span> Football club

Souths United Football Club is an Australian football (soccer) club based in Runcorn, a southern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed in 1962, and currently competes in the Brisbane Premier League. In May 2017, Football Queensland announced Souths United FC were among the 14 clubs accepted to form the Football Queensland Premier League for its initial season in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Albany Creek Excelsior FC</span> Football club

Moreton City Excelsior FC Reserves is an Australian football (soccer) club from Albany Creek, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The club was formed in 1963, and currently play in Brisbane Premier League.

Oxford United Women's Football Club is an English women's football club affiliated with Oxford United, and founded as Oxford Ladies F.C. in the 1991–92 season. Although there were earlier women's football clubs playing in the Oxfordshire area with an Oxford name, the 1991–92 season represents the inaugural season of Oxford Ladies F.C., which would go on to be formally affiliated to Oxford United F.C. just one year later. On affiliation to the men's club before the 1992–93 football season, Oxford Ladies changed their name to Oxford United Ladies to maintain a one-club ethos. Whilst initially playing at Witney Town's Marriotts Stadium, the first women's football match played at The Manor Ground was against Horsham Ladies F.C. on 25 October 1992 and this was also the first Oxford United women's team match to be televised on Central Television.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canterbury Premiership League</span> Football league

The Canterbury Premiership League, formally Mainland Premier League and also known as New World Canterbury Premiership League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition run by Mainland Football for association football clubs located in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is at the third tier of New Zealand Football, below the Southern Leagues and above the Canterbury Championship League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canterbury Bankstown FC</span> Australian football club

The Canterbury Bankstown Football Club is a soccer club based in Bankstown, New South Wales. It competes in the NSW League One after gaining promotion at the end of the 2022 season. The club was formed in 1886 and was an original member of the NSW Federation of Soccer Clubs when it broke away from the New South Wales Soccer Football Association and competed in its inaugural season in 1957.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Annalie Longo</span> New Zealand footballer (born 1991)

Annalie Antonia Longo is an association football player who plays for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League Women and represents New Zealand at international level. She has played for Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League. From her time in the W-League with Melbourne Victory, Longo is dubbed the Kiwi Messi by the fans for her ability on the ball and goalscoring prowess.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coastal Spirit FC</span> Association football club based in New Zealand

Coastal Spirit FC is an association football club in Christchurch, New Zealand and are a part of Mainland Football's federation. Their Premier Men's team currently competes in the Southern League. Their Premier Women's team competes in the Women's South Island League and were the 2013 National Knockout Cup winners.

Stuart Kelly is a Scottish former footballer. He started his professional career at Rangers F.C. in 1998. A central midfielder and striker, Kelly has played for top division clubs in New Zealand, Australia and Thailand.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Southampton F.C. Women</span> Football club

Southampton Football Club Women is an English women's football club affiliated with Southampton FC. Based in Southampton, the club plays in the FA Women's Championship in the 2024–25 season after winning promotion from the FA Women's National League South in 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Southern League (New Zealand)</span> Football league

The Southern League is an amateur status league competition run by Southern Football and Mainland Football for Association football clubs located in the South Island of New Zealand. It is at the second level of New Zealand Football behind the national association based New Zealand National League, and the highest level of club based football available to teams within the region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Selwyn United FC</span> Football club

Selwyn United Football Club is an amateur football club based in Rolleston in the Selwyn region of New Zealand. Formed in 2013 following the merger of Ellesmere FC and Rolleston FC, they currently compete in the Southern League, one of three qualifying leagues for the New Zealand National League.

The 2023 New Zealand Men's National League was the third season of the National League since its restructuring in 2021. 32 clubs compete in the competition, with four qualifying from the Northern League, three qualifying from the Central League and two qualifying from the Southern League for the National Championship phase. Each team can field a maximum of four foreign players as well as one additional foreign player who has Oceania Football Confederation nationality. Over the course of the season, each team must also ensure players aged 20 or under account for 10% of available playing minutes.

The 2024 Mainland Football Leagues is the 25th season of football in the Mainland Football federation. There are four main men's leagues and four main women's leagues. The main men's leagues are: Southern League, Canterbury Premiership League, Nelson Bays Premiership League, and Canterbury Championship League, respectively tier 2, 3, 3 and 4 among New Zealand men's league system. The main women's leagues are: South Island League, Canterbury Women's Premiership League, Nelson Bays Women's Premiership League, and Canterbury Women's Championship League, respectively tier 2, 3, 3 and 4 among New Zealand women's league system.

University of Canterbury AFC is an association football club in Christchurch, New Zealand. The Men's First team competes in the Southern League and has previously competed in the Canterbury Premiership League. The Women's First team competes in the Women's South Island Qualifying League and were unable to make it out into the South Island League, now competing in the Women's Premiership League.

The Canterbury Championship League, also known as New World Canterbury Championship League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition run by Mainland Football for association football clubs located in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is at the fourth tier of New Zealand Football, below the Canterbury Premiership League and above the Canterbury Senior Men's Division 1.

St Albans Shirley FC is an association football club in Christchurch, New Zealand. The Men's First team competes in Mainland Football's Senior Men's Division 1 and has previously competed in the Canterbury Championship League. The Women's First team competes in a joint enterprise with Coastal Spirit, where they compete the Women's South Island Qualifying League and were successful to make it into the South Island League.

References

  1. "OXFORD FOOTBALL CLUB". Oxfordfc.co.nz. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Fourth-tier Oxford FC pull off fairytale win in Canterbury's English Cup". FriendsofFootballnz. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. "Preview: ANZAC Day Cup Games". Mainland Football . Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  4. "English Cup Round One Review". Mainland Football . Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. "Charity Cups". Mainland Football . Retrieved 17 June 2024.