Victoria University of Wellington Association Football Club (VUWAFC) is an amateur football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. The clubrooms are located beneath the Wellington Cable Car at Kelburn Park, across the road from the Victoria University Kelburn Campus,[1] however, many of the club's home games are played on artificial turf at Boyd Wilson Field. The club is affiliated to the Capital Football which is in turn affiliated with New Zealand Football. The Women's First Team competes in the W-League competition and the Men's First Team competes in the Capital 1 competition. The club has a strong association with Victoria University of Wellington but membership within the club is not restricted to past or present students of the university.
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| Nickname(s) | Vic Uni, Varsity | |||
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| Short name | VUWAFC | |||
| Founded | 1943; 81 years ago | |||
| Ground | Kelburn Park, Wellington | |||
| Chairman | Chris Scarrott | |||
| Coach | Men's: Michael Roxburgh - Women's: Andre Cantin-Buckley | |||
| League | Men's: Capital 1 Women's: Capital Football W-League | |||
| 2024 | Men's: Capital 1, 5th of 10 | |||
| Website | https://vuwafc.com/ | |||
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History
editVictoria University of Wellington Association Football Club was founded in 1943 and is the third-oldest University football club in New Zealand.[2] It now has 19 teams (4 women's and 15 men's) and over 300 registered members.[2] Past players include New Zealand international Alan Preston and Brian Sutton-Smith who was awarded the first Education PhD in New Zealand.[2] The club's top period was in the 1950s when it played in the Capital Football top grade as well as making the semi-final of the Chatham Cup.[2][3] Since then the club has mainly played in the Capital Premier and Capital 1 grades.[4] They have made the fourth round of the Chatham Cup a number of times including in 1979 Chatham Cup, 1988 Chatham Cup, 1994 Chatham Cup and 2014 Chatham Cup.[4]
Club honours
editVUWAFC Men's and Women's First team honours include:
- Central League Division Two: Winners 1998, Third 1992
- Capital Premier* (Venus Shield): Runners Up 1956, 1973, Third 1979
- Capital One (Power Cup): Winners 1950, 1952, 1965, 2001, 2018 Runners Up 1988, 1992, 2012, Third 1999, 2006
- Capital Two: Winners 1998, Runners Up 2010, 2011, 2012
- Hilton Petone Cup Winners: 1990, 1992
- Women's Premier Division: Winners 2020 Runners Up 1995, 1996, 2012, 2018 Third 2005, 2013
- Women's Second Division: Winners 1981 Women's
- Premier Cup: Winners 2010, 2011
League standings
editLeague standings for all women's teams as of 28 August 2018
| Division | Name | Position | Played | Won | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier | Women's Firsts | 2nd | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 14 | 34 | 41 | Promoted to W-League |
| Division 1 (1) | Women's Reserves | 1st | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 25 | Champions: Division 1 First Half of the Season |
| Division 1 (2) | Women's Reserves | 2nd | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 19 | Promoted to Women's Premier |
| Division 2 (1) | Women's Thirds | 5th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | (5) | 7 | |
| Division 2 (2) | Women's Thirds | 8th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 24 | (15) | 3 | Relegated to Division 3 |
| Division 2 (1) | Unified | 6th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 6 | |
| Division 2 (2) | Unified | 6th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | (5) | 8 |
Note - Women's Tier two competitions (Division 1 - Division 3) were split into two rounds as indicated by (1) and (2).
League standings for all men's teams as of 28 August 2018
| Division | Name | Position | Played | Won | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital 1 | Men's Firsts | 1st | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 23 | 38 | Promoted to Capital Premier |
| Capital 2 | Men's Reserves (Gossies) | 4th | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 33 | |
| Capital 3 | Stallions | 9th | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 52 | (23) | 12 | Relegated to Capital 4 |
| Capital 3 | Men's Thirds | 7th | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 57 | (17) | 19 | |
| Capital 4 | Accies | 2nd | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 37 | Promoted to Capital 3 |
| Capital 5 (1) | Beavers | 7th | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 27 | (6) | 9 | |
| Capital 5 (2) | Beavers | 7th | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 25 | (10) | 12 | |
| Capital 6 (1) | Unibrow | 8th | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 31 | (18) | 7 | |
| Capital 6 (2) | Unibrow | 9th | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 35 | (22) | 6 | Relegated to Capital 7 |
| Capital 6 (1) | Scarfies | 9th | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | (12) | 5 | Relegated to Capital 7 |
| Capital 7 (2) | Scarfies | 10th | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 34 | (-17) | 7 | Relegated to Capital 8 |
| Capital 7 (1) | Raiders | 4th | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 16 | |
| Capital 7 (2) | Raiders | 2nd | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 19 | Promoted to Capital 6 |
| Capital 8 (1) | Unicycles | 1st | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 11 | 36 | 23 | Promoted to Capital 7 |
| Capital 7 (2) | Unicycles | 4th | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 16 | |
| Capital 8 (1) | Wanderers | 4th | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 18 | |
| Capital 8 (2) | Wanderers | 1st | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 22 | Promoted to Capital 7 |
| Capital 9 (1) | Unicorns | 5th | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 15 | |
| Capital 9 (2) | Unicorns | 4th | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 18 | |
| Capital 10 (1) | Goldenrods | 7th | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 25 | (8) | 8 | |
| Capital 10 (2) | Goldenrods | 9th | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 36 | (20) | 8 | Relegated to Capital 11 |
| Capital 11 (1) | Unilateral | 1st | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 20 | Promoted to Capital 10 |
| Capital 10 (2) | Unilateral | 10th | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 27 | (-15) | 4 | Relegated to Capital 11 |
| Masters 4 | Bombers | 10th | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 59 | (-25) | 16 | Relegated to Masters 5 |
Note - Men's Tier two competitions (Capital 5 - Capital 12) were split into two rounds as indicated by (1) and (2).
References
edit- ^ "A Meeting of muscle and minds". Stuff.co.nz. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d "75 years of football". Victoria University of Wellington. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand 1955". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Victoria University". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 May 2021.