Waitakere United
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Waitakere United was a football club based in Waitakere City, New Zealand. They were one of the franchises in the ISPS Handa Premiership. They played their home games at Fred Taylor Park in Kumeū and The Trusts Arena.
History
Waitakere United was formed as a special franchise club in 2004 to play in the New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC), New Zealand's top domestic football competition. The team represented 12 member clubs from Mt Albert to the Kaipara.
In the inaugural season (2004–05) of the NZFC, Waitakere United finished runners-up to the champions Auckland City but they followed up with a very disappointing 6th place in the next season. In the following season, however, Waitakere finished as NZFC premiers but lost in the grand final once again to Auckland City FC 3–2.
Due to the withdrawal of
Waitakere United defended their championship in capturing the
Waitakere had a notable rivalry with neighbours Auckland City. With the change of structure of football in New Zealand at the start of 2021, and the creation of the new New Zealand National League,[2] this saw the end of Waitakere United, and consequently the end of the Auckland Derby.[3]
Honours
Domestic
- New Zealand Football Championship
- Championship (5): 2012–13
- Premiership (5): 2012–13
- Championship (5):
- ASB Charity Cup
- Winners (1): 2012
Continental
Youth team
- ASB National Youth League
- Champions (2): 2008, 2011
Performance in OFC competitions
- OFC Champions League: 7 appearances
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Position |
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| 2007[4] | OFC Champions League | Group A |  Auckland City
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2–2 | 2–2 | 1st |
 Mont-Dore
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6–1 | 3–0 | ||||
| Final |  4R Electrical Ba
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1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 (a) | ||
| 2007–08[5] | OFC Champions League | Group A | Auckland City
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1–1 | 1–0 | 1st |
Mana-Ura
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2–1 | 1–1 | ||||
| Final | Kossa
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5–0 | 1–3 | 6–3 | ||
| 2008–09[6] | OFC Champions League | Group A | Auckland City
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1–3 | 2–2 | 2nd |
 Port Vila Sharks
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3–0 | 3–2 | ||||
| 2009–10[7] | OFC Champions League | Group A | Auckland City
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1–1 | 2–2 | 1st |
| Magenta
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4–1 | 1–1 | ||||
Manu-Ura
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2–0 | 5–1 | ||||
| Final | Hekari United
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2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | ||
| 2010–11[8] | OFC Champions League | Group B | Auckland City
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1–1 | 0–1 | 2nd |
 Magenta
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2–1 | 1–1 | ||||
 Tefana
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3–1 | 1–3 | ||||
| 2011–12[9] | OFC Champions League | Group A | Tefana
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10–0 | 0–3 | 2nd |
| Ba
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4–0 | 2–3 | ||||
| Mont-Dore
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4–0 | 1–0 | ||||
| 2012–13[10] | OFC Champions League | Group B | Auckland City
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1–3 | 1–0 | 1st |
Dragon
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0–0 | 1–0 | ||||
| Mont-Dore
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3–1 | 3–2 | ||||
| Semi Final | Amicale
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2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | ||
| Final | Auckland City
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1–2 | ||||
| 2013–14[11] | OFC Champions League | Group A | Pirae
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1–3 | 3rd | |
 Solomon Warriors
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1–1 | |||||
Kiwi
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2–0 |
FIFA Club World Cup History
| FIFA Club World Cup History | ||||
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| Year | Round | Score | Result | Scorers |
| 2007 | Play-off | Sepahan  |
Loss | Aghily  74' (o.g.)
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| 2008 | Play-off | Waitakere United 1 – 2 Adelaide United  |
Loss | Seaman 34'
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Current squad
As of 23 January 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
- Youth Team Coach:
Mark Holt - Goalkeeper coach: Kevin O'Leary
Managers
Chris Milicich (2004–05)- Steve Cain (1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007)
- Chris Milicich (1 July 2007 – 30 June 2009)
- Neil Emblen (1 July 2009 – 30 June 2012)
- Paul Marshall (1 July 2012 – 30 June 2013)
- Paul Temple &
Brian Shelley(1 July 2013–15) - Chris Milicich (2015 – 2019)
- Paul Hobson (30 November 2019 – Present)
References
- ^ "Trusts Stadium Grandstand, Waitakere". Engenium. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "New National League system". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Final whistle for famous names". New Zealand Football. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "2007 OFC Champions League - Oceania". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "2007-08 OFC Champions League - Oceania". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "2008-09 OFC Champions League - Oceania". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "2009-10 OFC Champions League - Oceania". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "2010-11 OFC Champions League - Oceania". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "2011–12 OFC Champions League - Oceania". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "2012–13 OFC Champions League - Oceania". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "2013–14 OFC Champions League - Oceania". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.