Victoria University of Wellington Association Football Club
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Nickname(s) | Vic Uni, Varsity | |||
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Short name | VUWAFC | |||
Founded | 1943; 75 years ago | |||
Ground | Kelburn Park, Wellington | |||
Chairman | Simon Davies | |||
Coach | Men's: Juan Pablo De Las Casas - Women's: Alex Brodie | |||
League | Men's: Capital One - Women's: Capital Premier | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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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 clubs home games are played on turf and Boyd Wilson Field just down the road. The club is affiliated to the Capital Football Federation who is in turn affiliated with New Zealand Football. The Women's First Team competes in the Capital Premier competition and the Men's First Team competes in the Capital 1 competition. VUWAFC was established in 1943 and now has 20 teams (4 women's and 16 men's) and over 300 registered members. 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.
History
VUWAFC was founded in 1943. A book containing comprehensive details of the clubs history is set to be published to commemorate the clubs 75th anniversary in 2018.
Club Honours
VUWAFC 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: Runners Up 1995, 1996, 2012, 2018 Third 2005, 2013
- Women's Second Division: Winners 1981 Women's
- Premier Cup: Winners 2010, 2011
Players
Women's First team squad
- Women's First team squad as of 03 May 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Men's Senior Squad
- Men's First team squad as of 03 May 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club Officials
Coaching Staff
- Men's and Women's Coaching Staff as of 03 May 2018
Committee
The Club Committee was elected at the club's Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 12 October 2016. Craig Harris, Simon Davies, Heather Davie, Matt Lamb, Michael Roberts, Mitch Bradley, and Zak Murray were incumbents from the 2015/16 executive.
Club Committee as of 01 January 2018.
Position | Name |
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Club President | Craig Harris |
Men's Club Captain | Simon Davies |
Women's Club Captain | Izzy Boyd |
Secretary | Matt Lamb |
Treasurer | Brad McLachlan |
Gear Manager | Michael Roberts |
Funding Officer | Zac Murray |
Funding Officer | Chris Scarrott |
Bar Manager | Alastair Hill |
Bar Manager | Marcus Ebert |
Social Media Coordinator | Nicole Baird |
Social Media and Website Lead | Alex Brodie |
Committee Member | Matt Walker |
Committee Member | Connor Clements |
Committee Member | Nick Stubbs |
Committee Member | Brodie Pritchard |
Committee Member | Sean Prattley |
League standings
League standings for all women's teams as of 28 August 2018
Division | Name | Position | Played | Won | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points | Notes |
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Premier | Women's Firsts | 2nd | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 14 | 34 | 41 | Promoted to Women's Central 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 |
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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
- ↑ "A Meeting of muscle and minds". Stuff.co.nz. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2017.