Papamoa FC

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Pāpāmoa FC
Full namePāpāmoa Football Club
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
GroundGordon Spratt Reserve, Papamoa Beach
Capacity1,000
ChairmanMaaka Nelson[1]
ManagerVacant
LeagueNRFL Southern Conference
2023NRFL Southern Conference, 5th of 8
WebsiteClub website

Pāpāmoa FC is a football club based in Papamoa Beach, Tauranga, New Zealand. They currently play in the NRFL Southern Conference.

History[edit]

The club were formed in 1995,[2] by Alan Bright and Iain Cargill.[3] The crest features the sun, sea and the sand, representing the clubs philosophies.[4]

The club has competed in the Chatham Cup seven times first competing in 1999, with their best appearance being in 2018 and 2022 where they reached the fourth round.[2] In 2018 they were knocked out by Birkenhead United losing 5–1, and in 2022 they lost 3–0 to Hamilton Wanderers.

Pāpāmoa signed an agreement in 2023 with Tauranga City to form a shared-entity FC Tauranga Moana.[5] Initially only having youth teams, Otumoetai joined Papamoa and Tauranga City to form a women's team in 2024 to take part in the NRFL Women's Championship.[6]

Past players[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Committee/Board Members". Papamoa FC. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Papamoa". ultimatenzsoccer.com. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Learn about our history". Papamoa FC. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  4. ^ "The Papamoa Way". Papamoa FC. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  5. ^ "FC Tauranga Moana to hit the ground running in 2023". WaiBOP Football. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. ^ "New era for female football in Tauranga". SunLive. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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