| Ground | Avarua National Stadium | ||
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| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
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| League | Cook Islands Round Cup | ||
| 2017 | 3rd | ||
Puaikura FC (also known historically as Arorangi FC [1] ) is a Cook Islands football club located in Arorangi, Cook Islands. It currently plays in Cook Islands Round Cup the main football league competition. They have won two Cook Islands Round Cup championships in 1985 and 1987 and one Cook Islands Cup in 1985 as Arorangi FC. They competed in the 2004 Cook Islands Round Cup under the name Puaikura FC, where they finished sixth. [2]
The Cook Islands is a self-governing island country in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand. It comprises 15 islands whose total land area is 240 square kilometres (92.7 sq mi). The Cook Islands' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 1,800,000 square kilometres (690,000 sq mi) of ocean.
Arorangi is one of the five districts that make up the island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It is located in the west of the island, to the northwest of the district of Titikaveka, and southwest of the district of Avarua.
Cook Islands Round Cup is the top division of the Cook Islands Football Association in Cook Islands. The winner qualifies to the OFC Champions League.
Squad for the 2017 OFC Champions League
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
FIFA's eligibility rules also demand that in men's competitions, only men are eligible to play, and that in women's competitions, only women are eligible to play.
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Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club, abbreviated as KCCA FC, is a Ugandan football club from Kampala, the largest city and capital of Uganda. Kampala City Council which was rebranded to Kampala Capital City Authority and the club title has been changed accordingly. Many sources and news reports still refer to the club's traditional title, Kampala City Council Football Club, abbreviated as KCC.
Cook Islands Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Cook Islands Football Association in Cook Islands.
Vital'O FC, is a football (soccer) club from Bujumbura, Burundi. They were founded as Rwanda Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name to ALTECO in 1971, to Tout Puissant Bata in 1973, then merged with Rapid to become Espoir soon after and finally became Vital'ô around 1975.
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Tupapa Maraerenga Football Club is a Cook Islands football club located in Avarua, Cook Islands. It currently plays in the Cook Islands Round Cup and plays the Cook Islands Cup.
Nikao Sokattak FC is a Cook Islands football club located in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. It currently plays in Cook Islands Round Cup, the top level of football in the Cook Islands.
Titikaveka FC is a Cook Islands football club located in Avarua, Cook Islands. It currently plays in Cook Islands Round Cup which is the name for its main football league competition, they have won 14 league titles from 1950 to 1984. The last time the club won the Cook Islands FA Cup was in 1984 when they beat Arorangi 6–1. They have achieved the Double three times in 1950, 1975 and 1984
The 1985 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the sixteenth recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 currently unknown. Arorangi won the championship, their first recorded championship, and only the second recorded time since the inaugural season in 1950 that the title had not been won by Titikaveka, following Avatiu's victory in the 1980 season.
The 1987 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the seventeenth recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 and also in 1986 currently unknown. Arorangi won the championship, their second recorded championship, and only the third recorded time since the inaugural season in 1950 that the title had not been won by Titikaveka, following Avatiu's victory in the 1980 season and Arorangi's in 1985.
The 1991 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the eighteenth recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 and also in 1986 and between 1988 and 1990 currently unknown. Avatiu won the championship, their second recorded championship, and only the fourth recorded time since the inaugural season in 1950 that the title had not been won by Titikaveka, following Avatiu's victory in the 1980 season and Arorangi's in the 1985 and 1987 seasons.
Avatiu FC is a Cook Islands football club located in Avatiu, Cook Islands. It currently plays in Cook Islands Round Cup the main football league competition. They have won six championships and nine Cook Islands Cups, more than any other team.
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.
Takuvaine FC is a Cook Islands football club located in Rarotonga, 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 two Cook Islands Cups.
The 1988–89 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the twenty fifth 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 third recorded championship, although other sources suggest that their victories in 1992 and 1993 were won by Takuvaine and Avatiu respectively.
The 2009 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the thirty sixth 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 sixth recorded championship. Tupapa Maraerenga were runners-up, with Arorangi finishing in third place.
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 2012 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the thirty ninth 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, and qualified for the 2013–14 OFC Champions League. This was their tenth recorded championship, although other sources suggest that their victories in 1992 and 1993 were won by Takuvaine and Avatiu respectively. It was also their second hat trick of titles following their successes in the 2001, 2002 and 2003 seasons. Nikao Sokattack were runners-up, with Arorangi finishing in third place.
The 2015 Cook Islands Round Cup is the forty-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. Tupapa Maraerenga won the title by four points from second place finishers Titikaveka. This was Tupapa's second title in a row and the fifth time they had won the Round Cup in the last six seasons.
The 2016 Cook Islands Round Cup is the forty-third 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. Puaikura won the championship going unbeaten through the entire season to qualify for the 2017 OFC Champions League.