Metro FC (New Zealand)

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Metro F.C.
Founded1899; 125 years ago (1899)
GroundPhyllis Street Reserve,
Mt Albert, Auckland, New Zealand
Capacity3000 500 + seated
ChairmanEngland Ants Owens
ManagerNeil Sykes
LeagueNRFL Championship
2023NRFL Championship, 11th of 12

Metro F.C. is a

Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2
during the 2019 season.

The club was known as Metro College until the 1980s. They were members of the former top premier

Northern League in the 1998 season and also managing to set a record of scoring the most goals in any match of the top New Zealand football national cup the Chatham Cup demolishing Norwest
21–0.

History

Metro was formed in 1899 as the Tabernacle-Metropolitan Club by parishioners of the local Baptist Church, and claims to Auckland's second-oldest existing club after

North Shore United (which was founded in 1898). The club shortened its name to Metropolitan in 1921. Following amalgamation with College United in 1929 it changed its name to Metro College; the name was finally shortened to Metro in 1986.[1]

The club's home ground is Phyllis Street Reserve in Mount Albert, Auckland, where it has been based since 1950.[2]

Metro jointly hold the record for the largest ever victory in any stage of the

Central United (coincidentally also against Norwest). Metro have twice reached the semi-finals of the cup, in 1946 and 1998
, but have yet to play in a final.

Youth team & Academy

Metro F.C. are known for their strong youth teams and organised academy system; The club's U-19 team had seen them reaching the Finals of the 2009 Auckland Football Federation U-19 tournament qualifications only to lose 2–1 to Mangere United U-19 team for a place at the top football national youth tournament in New Zealand the 2009 Napier National U-19 Championships where they had secured 2nd place and had qualified for the tournament then later going on to reach the semi-finals of the 2009 Napier National U-19 Championship Satellite(2nd tier).

Honours

Season(s) Achievement
1946 Semi-finals of the 1946 Chatham Cup
1971
Northern League
Division Two, 1st Winners
1987
Northern League
Division One Knockout, Winners
1994
Northern League
Division One, 1st Winners
1996 National Superclub & Northern Superclub championship, Winners
1998
Northern League
, 1st Winners

Semi-finals of 1998 Chatham Cup

1999 North Island Soccer League, 6th placed
2000 New Zealand National Soccer League, 10th placed
2001 New Zealand National Soccer League, 10th placed

References

  1. ^ UltimateNZSoccer website's Metro page
  2. ^ Club website history page Archived 2010-05-19 at the Wayback Machine

External links

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