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Central United FC
Full nameCentral United Football Club
Nickname(s)Central
Founded1962; 62 years ago (1962) (as Central Soccer Club)
GroundKiwitea Street
Auckland, New Zealand
Capacity2,500 (500 seated)
ChairmanNew Zealand Mate Tolj
ManagerNew Zealand Paul Posa
LeagueNRFL Northern Conference
2024NRF League One, 1st of 8 (promoted)

Central United Football Club is an amateur association football club based in Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand who complete in the NRFL Northern Conference.

The team was officially called Central Soccer Club until 1996 when it changed its name to "Central United Football Club".[citation needed]

History

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Following a restructure of New Zealand's national league system their spot in the Northern League was taken by sister club Auckland City FC ahead of the 2021 season [1] they subsequently entered the NRF Championship in 2022.

Current squad

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Season by season record

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National League

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Season Qualifying league League New Zealand National League Chatham
Cup
Top scorer
P W D L F A GD Pts Pos P W D L F A GD Pts Pos Name Goals
2021 NRF Championship [1] Did not qualify
2022 21 16 2 3 70 31 +39 50 1st 3R Unknown
2023 NRFL Conference 16 4 3 9 22 42 −20 15 9th PR New Zealand Ben Ruffell, New Zealand Luke Pank 4
2024 NRF League One 21 16 3 2 78 27 +51 51 1st 3R New Zealand Sam Lloyd 18
Champions
Promoted
Relegated

International competitions record

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Continental

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Continental results
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1999 Oceania Club Championship Group C Tonga Lotoha'apai 16–0 1st
Vanuatu Tafea 2–2
SF Fiji Nadi 0–1

Honours

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Chart of yearly ladder positions for Central United in NZ 1st division soccer

References

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  1. ^ a b "Football: Auckland City FC find way to survive New Zealand club football restructure". Newshub. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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