Canterbury United FC

Canterbury United Dragons
Full name Canterbury United Football Club
Nickname(s) The Dragons
Founded 2002
Ground ASB Football Park, Christchurch
Capacity 3,000
Chairman Roger Georgieff
Manager Willy Gerdsen
League ISPS Handa Premiership
2016-17 6th

Canterbury United FC is an association football club from Christchurch, New Zealand. The club plays most of its matches at English Park in Christchurch, though they occasionally play in Nelson. The club competes in the ISPS Handa Premiership, the top level of football in New Zealand.

History

Canterbury United logo 2004–2007

The club was founded in 2002 as a conglomerate of various Christchurch area clubs, in order to form a strong team to take part in the 2002 New Zealand National Soccer League. In 2004, the league was replaced by the New Zealand Football Championship, run on a regional franchise basis, and Canterbury United became one of the eight competing teams.

In Canterbury United's first season in the New Zealand Football Championship they missed out on the playoffs by four competition points, ultimately finishing fourth. In 2007, the club rebranded themselves as the "Canterbury United Dragons" with a new logo and mascot.

Final League placing at the end of the regular season:

  • 2002 5th (Played 18 Won 8 Drew 4 Lost 6) Missed play–offs (*)
  • 2003 6th (Played 18 Won 7 Drew 5 Lost 6) Missed play–offs (*)
  • 2004–05: 4th (Played 21 Won 7 Drew 6 Lost 8) Missed play-offs
  • 2005–06: 3rd (Played 21 Won 13 Drew 2 Lost 6) Lost play-offs grand final
  • 2006–07: 4th (Played 21 Won 9 Drew 4 Lost 8) Missed play-offs
  • 2007–08: 8th (Played 21 Won 3 Drew 3 Lost 15) Missed play-offs
  • 2008–09: 8th (Played 14 Won 2 Drew 2 Lost 10) Missed play-offs
  • 2009–10: 4th (Played 14 Won 5 Drew 3 Lost 6) Lost play-offs grand final
  • 2010–11: 4th (Played 14 Won 6 Drew 2 Lost 6) Lost play-offs semi-finals
  • 2011–12: 2nd (Played 14 Won 9 Drew 2 Lost 3) Lost play–offs semi–finals
  • 2012–13: 3rd (Played 14 Won 9 Drew 1 Lost 4) Lost Play–offs semi–finals
  • 2013–14: 5th (Played 14 Won 6 Drew 4 Lost 4) Missed play–offs
  • 2014–15: 8th (Played 14 Won 4 Drew 2 Lost 10) Missed play–offs
  • 2015-16: 4th (Played 14 Won 8 Drew 2 Lost 4) Lost play–offs semi–finals

(*) played in the New Zealand National Soccer League

Honours

ASB Phoenix Challenge

  • Winners (1): 2012

ASB Premiership Youth League

  • Winners (2): 2009–10, 2011–12

Current squad

As of 26 January 2018[1]

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

No. Position Player
1 New Zealand GK Coey Turipa
2 England DF Dan Terris
3 Papua New Guinea MF Aaron Spain
4 New Zealand MF Harrison Bowman
5 England DF Tom Schwarz
6 England MF Gary Ogilvie
7 Guam MF Travis Nicklaw
8 New Zealand DF Luke Tongue
9 New Zealand DF James Pendrigh
10 Japan FW Futa Nakamura
11 Guatemala FW Juan Chang
No. Position Player
12 England DF George King
13 New Zealand GK Lewis Gordon
14 New Zealand DF Sean Liddicoat
15 England DF Andreas Wilson
16 Papua New Guinea MF Cory Mitchell
17 England DF Stephen Hoyle
19 New Zealand DF Francis de Vries
20 New Zealand MF Roddy Lockhart
21 New Zealand GK Tom Batty
23 England MF Joseph Hall

Non-playing staff

Head Coach

  • Willy Gerdsen

Assistant Coach

  • Joe Hall

Team Manager

  • Martin Stewart

Managers

  • New Zealand Danny Halligan (1 July 2006–4 February 2008)
  • Iran Korouch Monsef (5 February 2008–30 June 2009)
  • New Zealand Keith Braithwaite (1 July 2009–1 December 2014)
  • Republic of Ireland Sean Devine (1 December 2014 – May 2015)
  • New Zealand Willy Gerdsen (20 May 2015–)

References

  1. ↑ "#ISPSHandaPrem – Updated squad lists released". New Zealand Football. 26 January 2018.
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