Full name Wanderers Special Club Founded 2013 | Dissolved 2015 2014–15 7th Manager Darren Bazeley Home ground North Harbour Stadium | |
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Wanderers Special Club (often abbreviated as Wanderers SC) were a football club based in Auckland, New Zealand.
The team was age-restricted and featured only players below 20 years of age. The club was created to develop players for the New Zealand national under-20 football team. New Zealand Football High Performance Director Fred de Jong said "One of the objectives is to retain our top young players in New Zealand for longer and entry into the ASB Premiership gives us an opportunity to prepare in a cost effective manner when compared to touring the team internationally."
The club is considered to be a continuation of Northern-Based, an U17 team that played in the ASB Youth League and provided several players to New Zealand for the 2013 OFC U-17 Championship.
The team entered the 2013–14 ASB Premiership season, replacing outgoing YoungHeart Manawatu.
The team was withdrawn from the ASB Premiership following the completion of the 2014–15 season.