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Nickname(s)
  
The Dragons

Chairman
  
Roger Georgieff

Founded
  
2002

Location
  
Christchurch, New Zealand

Ground Capacity
  
3,000

Manager
  
Willy Gerdsen

Arena/Stadium
  
English Park

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Full name
  
Canterbury United Football Club

Ground
  
ASB Football Park, Christchurch

League
  
New Zealand Football Championship

Canterbury United FC is an association football club from Christchurch, New Zealand. The club plays most of its matches at English Park in Christchurch, though they occasionally play in Nelson. The club competes in the ASB Premiership, the top level of football in New Zealand.

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History

The club was founded in 2002 as a conglomerate of various Christchurch area clubs, in order to form a strong team to take part in the 2002 New Zealand National Soccer League. In 2004, the league was replaced by the New Zealand Football Championship, run on a regional franchise basis, and Canterbury United became one of the eight competing teams.

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In Canterbury United's first season in the New Zealand Football Championship they missed out on the playoffs by four competition points, ultimately finishing fourth. In 2007, the club rebranded themselves as the "Canterbury United Dragons" with a new logo and mascot.

Final League placing at the end of the regular season:

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  • 2002 5th (Played 18 Won 8 Drew 4 Lost 6) Missed play–offs (*)
  • 2003 6th (Played 18 Won 7 Drew 5 Lost 6) Missed play–offs (*)
  • 2004–05: 4th (Played 21 Won 7 Drew 6 Lost 8) Missed play-offs
  • 2005–06: 3rd (Played 21 Won 13 Drew 2 Lost 6) Lost play-offs grand final
  • 2006–07: 4th (Played 21 Won 9 Drew 4 Lost 8) Missed play-offs
  • 2007–08: 8th (Played 21 Won 3 Drew 3 Lost 15) Missed play-offs
  • 2008–09: 8th (Played 14 Won 2 Drew 2 Lost 10) Missed play-offs
  • 2009–10: 4th (Played 14 Won 5 Drew 3 Lost 6) Lost play-offs grand final
  • 2010–11: 4th (Played 14 Won 6 Drew 2 Lost 6) Lost play-offs semi-finals
  • 2011–12: 2nd (Played 14 Won 9 Drew 2 Lost 3) Lost play–offs semi–finals
  • 2012–13: 3rd (Played 14 Won 9 Drew 1 Lost 4) Lost Play–offs semi–finals
  • 2013–14: 5th (Played 14 Won 6 Drew 4 Lost 4) Missed play–offs
  • 2014–15: 8th (Played 14 Won 4 Drew 2 Lost 10) Missed play–offs
  • 2015-16: 4th (Played 14 Won 8 Drew 2 Lost 4) Lost play–offs semi–finals

    • (*) played in the New Zealand National Soccer League

    Honours

    ASB Phoenix Challenge

  • Winners (1): 2012

    • ASB Premiership Youth League

  • Winners (2): 2009–10, 2011–12

    • Current squad

    2015–16 Squad

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

    Non-playing staff

    Head Coach

  • Willy Gerdsen

    • Assistant Coach

  • Joe Hall

    • Team Manager

  • Martin Stewart

    • Managers

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  • Danny Halligan (1 July 2006–4 February 2008)
  • Korouch Monsef (5 February 2008–30 June 2009)
  • Keith Braithwaite (1 July 2009–1 December 2014)
  • Sean Devine (1 December 2014 – May 2015)
  • Willy Gerdsen (20 May 2015–)

    • References

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