Wanaka AFC
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2019}}
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| ground = Wānaka Recreation Centre, Kelly's Flat, Wānaka
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| clubname = Wanaka AFC
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| fullname = Wanaka Association Football Club
| founded = {{Start date and age|2015|df=yes}}{{cite web |title=Wanaka Associated Football Club |url=https://nz.linkedin.com/company/wanaka-associated-football-club |website=LinkedIn |access-date=5 February 2025}}
| league = Southern League
| season = 2024
| position = Southern Premier League, 2nd of 10 (promoted via play-offs)
| manager = Ben Sippola, Thomas van Hees
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| website = [https://wanakafootball.nz/ wanakafootball.nz]
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Wanaka AFC is an association football club in Wānaka, New Zealand.
The club has several men's and women's teams across age-group levels, and has around 550 members.{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://wanakafootball.nz/about|website=Wanaka AFC|language=en-NZ|access-date=4 May 2024}} They compete in the Southern League.
History
The club's senior team competed in the Southern Premier League, from 2019 to 2024, in Level 3 of the New Zealand league system. Their traditional rivals and closest neighbours are Queenstown Rovers. Wanaka AFC has competed regularly in the country's top knock-out club competition, the Chatham Cup, since 2019, with their best performance coming in 2023, when they reached Round 4 (the last-16 stage of the competition) before being defeated 4–3 by Roslyn-Wakari.{{Cite web|title=Wanaka|url=https://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/DBSouthern/wanaka.htm|website=ultimatenzsoccer.com|language=en-NZ|access-date=4 May 2024}}
In 2024 the club finished second in the Southern Premier League. With Mosgiel AFC declining the opportunity at promotion, Wanaka as the next highest ranked team in the competition were handed the opportunity. They played Waimakariri United AFC in the play-off, winning 5–1 at home and 4–3 away for an aggregate 9-4 victory.{{Cite web |title=Mainland Football Review of SL Playoff |url=https://www.mainlandfootball.co.nz/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=www.mainlandfootball.co.nz}}
Honours
References
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External links
- [https://wanakafootball.nz/about Club website]
{{Southern League (New Zealand)}}
{{FootballSouth Premier League}}
Category:Association football clubs in New Zealand
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