Papatoetoe AFC

Papatoetoe
Full name	Papatoetoe Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Reds, Toey
Founded	1959
Ground	Murdoch Park, Papatoetoe
Chairman	; Chris Webb (President) ; Pradeep Kumar (Junior's President) ; David Robertson (Men's) ; Hans Anema (Maintenance) ; Pamela Luhrs (Secretary) ; Sel Bradley ; Simon Kerr (Media & Comm)
Coach	Nardi Vuksanlekaj (Men's) ; Andrew Kirk (Women's)
League	Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2
2016	Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2, 7th
Home colours	Away colours

Papatoetoe AFC is a semi-professional football club based in Papatoetoe, New Zealand. They currently compete in the Lotto NRFL Division 2, however, have enjoyed successful spells at the top of the New Zealand game, namely in the former National League, and having won two Lotto NRFL Premier League crowns.

The club prides itself for being an inclusive family oriented club that values the diversity of their local community and its relationships with surrounding schools, and is committed to providing a player pathway from youth to first-team level.

Over the years it has forged one of the strongest records for success in South Auckland often with limited resources. Many of their youth players have represented New Zealand at age-group national team level and some have gone on to full All Whites senior national team representation, Ricki Herbert being one of their players.

History

Papatoetoe AFC was founded in 1959 through the efforts of Ken Hastings. the club entered the new Franklin & Districts competitions in 1960, competing from a site at the Papatoetoe Recreation Ground on Great South Road. In 1965 the club moved to its current home at Murdoch Park and the same year its senior team entered the Northern League. It gained promotion to the premier division in 1971, and it spent much of the next decade in either the lower reaches of the premier league or the upper part of the second flight.

Papatoetoe have reached the Quarter-finals of the Chatham Cup on three occasions, in 1984, 1985, and 1986, but have yet to progress beyond this stage of the competition.

First Team squad

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

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Nick Bland
		DF	Will Moody
		DF	Ben McCafferty
		DF	Savuth Thay
		MF	Chris Dale
		MF	Nick Snedden
		MF	Imraan Shah
		MF	Paulo Montino

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Kevin Lindo
		MF	Salesh Kumar
		MF	Callum Christopher
		FW	Grant Duncan
		DF	Thomas Kelly
		FW	Cody Patterson
		FW	Josh Ming
		FW	George Konusi

Women's Current Squad and Appearances

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

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Ally Toaliloa
		MF	Allysha Johnson
		MF	Caitlin Turner
		DF	Charlotte Maumeasagi
		MF	Dana Jenkins
		GK	Dani Bradley
		MF	Danielle Hareb
		MF	Daynika Lamb
		MF	Hana Vaga
		DF	Hannah Kelly
		MF	Hazel Peleti
		MF	Jax David
		MF	Jess Snell

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Lauren McElearn
		MF	Leonie Kerr
		DF	Liz Wong
		FW	Lucia Iaone
		MF	Monique Fischer
		MF	Nicole Lawrence
		MF	Rosie Leota
		MF	Sarah Reid
		FW	Sharnia Blanchard
		DF	Shayla Hagan
		MF	Shontelle Steven
		FW	Tayla Hetherington

Notable former players

Many notable national New Zealand representatives have played for Papatoetoe, among them 1982 FIFA World Cup goalkeeper Frank van Hattum.

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