West Coast Rangers

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West Coast Rangers FC
West Coast Rangers logo.png
Full nameWest Coast Rangers Football Club
Nickname(s)Rangers
Founded2021(2 years ago) (2021)
Ground Fred Taylor Park, Whenuapai, New Zealand
ChairmanMike Brooke
Coach Chad Coombes
League Northern League
2023 Northern League, 7th of 12
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

West Coast Rangers Football Club is an amateur football club based in Whenuapai, New Zealand.

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Formed in 2021 as an amalgamation between Waitakere City [1] and Norwest United, [2] West Coast Rangers previously competed in the Northern League [3] [4] [5] which is part of the qualifying leagues for the New Zealand National League but were relegated after one season. [6]

The women's team currently competes in the New Zealand Women's National League.

The club also competes in both the Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup, New Zealand's premier knockout tournaments for men and women. [7] Both teams received a bye in the 2021 Chatham Cup and 2021 Kate Sheppard Cup preliminary round [8] with the men's team also receiving a bye in the first round, along with other ranked teams. [9] [10] [11] The men lost their first game of the Chatham Cup when they lost to tier 4 side Ngaruawahia United 2–1. [12] [13] The women's team won their first game 2–0 over Hibiscus Coast in the Kate Sheppard Cup. [14] [15]

Current squad

As of 21 June 2021 [16]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
—Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Matthew Upton
—Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL James Dunn
—Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Sam McLaggan
—Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Luca Taylor
—Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Max Drake
—Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Josh Jones
—Flag of England.svg  ENG Ben Hutter
—Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Jason Alama
—Flag of Tuvalu.svg  TUV Maalosi Alefaio
—Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Jason Hicks
—Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Ignacio Machuca
—Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Caylem Nelson
No.Pos.NationPlayer
—Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Daniel McDowall
—Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Ben Gallagher
—Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Sahadev Pokhrel
—Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Joey Omotani
—Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Allan Pearce
—Flag of Botswana.svg  BOT Kwame Norku
—Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Steven MacDonald
—Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Matt Darrah
—Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Frank Clarke
—Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Joshua Armitt
—Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Franco Gandini

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