Central United F.C.
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| Full name | Central United FC | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Central | ||
| Founded | 1962 as Central | ||
| Ground |
Kiwitea Street Stadium, Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| Chairman |
 Ivan Vuksich | ||
| Manager |
 Jose Figueira | ||
| League | Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier | ||
| 2011 | Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier, 5th | ||
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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.
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.
Current Players
Goalkeepers
- Jacob Spoonely
- Patrick George
- Blaz Bugarin
Defenders
- Nick Dale
- Kris Carpenter
- Takuya Iwata
- Nick Patterson
- Jacob Hall
- Ivan Vicelich
- Riki van Steeden
Midfielders
- Sam Jenkins
- Jason Hicks
- David Mulligan
- Albert Riera
- Mauro Rodriguez
Strikers
- Paul Urlovic
- Milosh Nikolic
- Adam Dickinson
- Ouadhah Ragued
- Daniel Koprivcic
- Emiliano Tade
- Guilherme Pereira Chitan
External links
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