Wellington Olympic AFC

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Wellington Olympic
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Full nameWellington Olympic Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Greeks
Founded1953;72 years ago (1953) (as Apollon AFC)
GroundWakefield Park
Capacity1,000
ChairmanPaul Kotrotsos
Manager Paul Ifill
League Central League
National League
2025 Central League, 1st of 10 (champions)
National League, TBC
Website www.olympicafc.org.nz
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Wellington Olympic Association Football Club is a New Zealand association football club based in Berhampore, Wellington. The club's premier team competes in the Central League, through which they can qualify for the New Zealand National League. [1]

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Club history

The club was formed in 1953 by Greek immigrants as Apollon AFC and is commonly known as 'The Greeks'. The club changed its name to Christian Youth FC (CYFC) in 1959, and became Wellington Olympic in 1983. The local Greek community continues to be the basis of the club's support and a significant number of players are of Greek heritage. [2]

2024 squad

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Scott Basalaj
2 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Gabrieli Matanisiga
3 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Adam Supyk
4 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Dylan Wood
5 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Justin Gulley (vice-captain)
6 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Tor Davenport-Petersen
8 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Eddie Wilkinson
9 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Hamish Watson
10 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Oliver Colloty
11 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Kailan Gould
12 GK Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Christopher Kotrotsos
13 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL William Vincent
14 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Jack-Henry Sinclair
15 DF Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  COK Ben Mata (captain)
16 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Joshua Apaapa-Preston
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Devon Thurston
18 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Luke Tongue
19 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Samuel Mitrakas
— MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Johnny Reynolds
20 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Tamupiwa Dimairo
21 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Isa Prins
22 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Lukas Halikias
23 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Gavin Hoy
24 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Jonty Roubos
25 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Joel Coustrain
26 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Oliver Davies
27 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Kaelin Nguyen
28 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Joshua Rudland
41 GK Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Alex Britton
42 GK Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Matthew King

2024 staff

Performance in OFC competitions

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2023 OFC Champions League National PO Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 1–13–54–6
2024 OFC Champions LeagueNational PO Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 3–30–13–4

Honours

National

Winners (1): 2023
Winners (1): 2024
Winners (3): 2009, 2024, 2025

Regional

Winners (7): 2010, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Season(s)Achievement
1970 [2] Joined the Central Region League (Division Two)
1991 [4] Central Region League (Division One) winners
1994 [4] Chatham Cup runners-up
National U19s Youth Championships winners
1995 [4] SuperClub Plate winners
2009 [2] Chatham Cup winners
2010 [2] Central League winners
2016 [4]
2021 [5]
2022
2023 New Zealand National League winners
Central League winners
2024 Chatham Cup winners
Charity Cup winners
Central League winners
2025 Central League winners [6]
Chatham Cup winners

League records

Most appearances [4]

Most goals in a season [4]

Most goals overall [4]

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ "Who'll join Rangers and Olympic in the National League?". New Zealand Football . Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "About Olympic". www.olympicafc.org.nz. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Our full squad for the 2024 season". Wellington Olympic. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024– via Instagram.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Club Honours". www.olympicafc.org.nz. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  5. ↑ Rollo, Phillip (15 August 2021). "Wellington Olympic claim Central League title with win over Miramar Rangers". Stuff .
  6. ↑ "Fifth straight title for Wellington Olympic in the Dettol Central League!". New Zealand Football . 24 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
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