Full name Central United FC Ground Capacity 3,500 Founded 1962 Chairman Ivan Vuksich | Nickname(s) Central Manager Jose Figueira Arena/Stadium Kiwitea Street | |
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Ground Kiwitea Street Stadium, Sandringham, Auckland,
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Central United Football Club (formed in 1962) is an amateur Association football (soccer) club based in Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand. They currently compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier.
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The team was officially called Central until 1996, when it added "United" to its name.
History
The football club, formed by a group of young Croatian immigrants from Dalmatia, played initially in the lower division of the Northern League before rising to become one of New Zealand's top football clubs by the late 1990s.
Titles
Central United FC were the New Zealand champions in 1999, 2001 and were runner-up in 1998.
Central United FC also won the Chatham Cup in 1997, 1998, 2005, 2007 and 2012 and were runners-up in 2000 and 2001.
Stadium
Their home ground, Kiwitea Street Stadium, is located in the suburb of Sandringham.
First-team squad
As of 15 April 2016Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.