Club history
The club was formed by the merger of Masterton and Carterton in 1996; a composite team that started to dominate Women's football winning the league in 2000 and 2002. The team was coached by Wendi Henderson and competed in the New Zealand Knockout Cup, finishing runners up in 1999 and 2000.
In the 2000s, the club focused on the men's game, competing in the Capital Football Men's Central League 2009–2021. In Wairarapa's first season in the Central League, the club finished sixth in the league. Wairarapa's highest finish in the league is third place which they achieved in both 2010 and 2011. [1] The club defeated four-time champions Napier Rovers 2–1 to win the Chatham Cup in 2011, their first appearance in the final. [2]
In 2013 Wairarapa United switched their home ground; from Howard Booth Park in Carterton for the 2013 Central Premier League season, to play at Memorial Park in Masterton.
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