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Eastern Suburbs AFC

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This article is about a New Zealand football team. For the Australian team, see Eastern Suburbs FC.

Eastern Suburbs Association Football Club is an association football club based in the suburb of Kohimarama in Auckland, New Zealand. The club competes in the Northern League.

Eastern Suburbs A.F.C.
Full nameEastern Suburbs Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Lilywhites
Founded1934; 90 years ago (1934)[1]
GroundMadills Farm
ManagerKane Wintersgill
LeagueNorthern League
National League
2024Northern League, 3rd of 12
Websitewww.easternsuburbs.org.nz
Current season

Club history

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Chart of yearly ladder positions for Eastern Suburbs in NZ 1st division soccer

Eastern Suburbs was formed in 1934 as a result of the merger of Tamaki United AFC (formed 1924) and Glen Innes (formed 1930).[2] One of the country's strongest clubs, it has won all major honours in the country, including winning the prestigious national Chatham Cup on six occasions.[3]

Eastern Suburbs First Team is coached by Kane Wintersgill.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 20 March 2024[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2   NZL Jackson Jarvie
3   NZL Tyler Lissette
4 DF   NZL Kelvin Kalua
5   NZL Aaryan Raj
6 DF   NZL Adam Thomas
7   NZL Michael Built
8   NZL Josh Galletly
10   NZL Noah Karunaratne
14   NZL Campbell Strong
16   NZL Noah Billingsley
No. Pos. Nation Player
17   NZL Ralph Rutherford
20   NZL Jake Mechell
21   NZL Ryan Verney
23   NZL Sam Twigg
25   NZL Ernest (Big Ern) Wong
27   NZL Dylan Laing-McConnell
28   NZL Riley Dalziell
29   NZL James Mitchell
30   NZL Aoi Hamao

Season by season record

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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[5] Northern League 19 10 4 5 31 21 +10 34 3rd Cancelled[a] R4   Jake Mechell 12
2022[7] 22 5 5 12 24 36 -12 20 10th Did not qualify 2nd   Michael Built,   Daniel Champness 4
2023[8] 22 17 5 0 51 17 +34 56 2nd 9 4 3 2 23 11 +12 15 4th SF   Martín Bueno 10
Champions
Runners-up
Third Place
♦ Top scorer in competition


Performance in OFC competitions

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Position
2020[b] OFC Champions League Group A   Galaxy 2–2 1st
  Hekari United 2–1
  Hienghène Sport 4–0

Honours

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Source: [3][2][11]

Notes

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  1. ^ 2021 National League season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Northern regions.[6] Championship played as South Central Series, with the northern clubs missing in the first edition.
  2. ^ On 4 September 2020, OFC announced that the knockout stage was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Eastern Suburbs AFC team profile Archived 15 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021
  2. ^ a b "Eastern Suburbs". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "ESAFC". easternsuburbs.org.nz. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Introducing our 2024 Men's Premier Squad, consisting entirely of New Zealand players 🤝". Eastern Suburbs AFC. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "2021 Northern League – New Zealand". Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  6. ^ "National League Championship cancelled, new interregional competition announced and Chatham Cup moved to 2022". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  7. ^ "2022 Northern League – New Zealand". Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  8. ^ "2023 Northern League – New Zealand". Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  9. ^ "OFC Champions League 2020 cancelled". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 September 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  10. ^ "2020 OFC Champions League - Oceania". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  11. ^ Hilton, Tony; Smith, Barry (1991). An Association with Soccer: The NZFA Celebrates Its First 100 Years. New Zealand Football. ISBN 978-0473012915.
  12. ^ "New Zealand 1971". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Callum McCowatt stars as Eastern Suburbs win national men's football league final". Stuff. 31 March 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  14. ^ "New Zealand 1951". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  15. ^ "New Zealand 1953". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  16. ^ "New Zealand 1965". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  17. ^ "New Zealand 1968". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  18. ^ "New Zealand 1969". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  19. ^ "New Zealand 2014/15". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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Chatham Cup
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1951 Chatham Cup 		Succeeded by
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1953 Chatham Cup 		Succeeded by
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1965 Chatham Cup 		Succeeded by
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1968 Chatham Cup 		Succeeded by
Eastern Suburbs
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Eastern Suburbs
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1969 Chatham Cup 		Succeeded by
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2015 Chatham Cup 		Succeeded by
Kate Sheppard Cup
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2019 Kate Sheppard Cup 		Incumbent
  

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