Matamata Swifts
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| Full name | Matamata Swifts Association Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Swifts | ||
| Founded | 1930 | ||
| Ground | Matamata Domain, Hohaia St, Matamata, New Zealand | ||
| Capacity | 550 | ||
| Chairman | Malcolm Raynel | ||
| Coach | Paul Richardson | ||
| League | WaiBOP Federation Premiership League | ||
| 2017 |
WaiBOP Federation Premiership League 3rd | ||
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Matamata Swifts AFC is a semi-professional association football club in Matamata, New Zealand.
Matamata Swifts competes in the WaiBOP Federation League Division 1 Template:Premiership during the 2017 season. The club will also compete in the Chatham Cup.
History
Matamata Swifts Association Football Club was established in 1930 and football has been played at different levels and with varying success every year since.
In 2017,Matamata Swifts AFC will field four senior teams (three men and one ladies), two youth teams (U-19 & U-13), nine junior teams (players aged 8 to 12) and eight mini-kickers teams (players aged 4 to 7). The club sponsors football at Matamata College, which fielded five teams in 2014. Matamata's historical rivals are Te Awamutu FC, but the two clubs have not been in the same league for several years. Currently the club's main rivals are near neighbours, Cambridge FC.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- 2010 Promotion to Lotto NRFL Division 1
- 2009 Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Division 1, Winners
- 2008 Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Division 1, Runners-Up
- 2007 Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Division 1, Runners-Up
- 2006 Waikato Premier League, Winners
- 2006 Caper Cup, Winners
- 2005 Waikato Premier League, Winners
- 1995 Northern League Division 4, Runners-Up
- 1994 Northern League Division 4, Runners-Up
- 1985 Northern League Division 4 (South), Winners