Eastern Suburbs AFC

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
ChairmanTom Street
ManagerKane Wintersgill
LeagueNorthern League
2023Northern League, 2nd of 12
National League, 4th of 10
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Club history edit

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 edit

Current squad edit

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. NationPlayer
1GK  NZLRegan Diver
2  NZLJackson Jarvie
3  NZLTyler Lissette
4DF  NZLKelvin Kalua
5  NZLAaryan Raj
6  NZLAdam Thomas
7  NZLMichael Built
8  NZLJosh Galletly
10  NZLNoah Karunaratne
11  NZLRyan Feutz
13  NZLJaymis Grubjesic
14  NZLCampbell Strong
No.Pos. NationPlayer
16  NZLNoah Billingsley
17  NZLRalph Rutherford
18  NZLFinn McKenlay
20  NZLJake Mechell
21  NZLRyan Verney
23  NZLSam Twigg
24  NZLLuis Toomey
25  NZLErnest Wong
27  NZLDylan Laing-McConnell
28  NZLRiley Dalziell
29  NZLJames Mitchell
30  NZLAoi Hamao

Season by season record edit

SeasonQualifying leagueLeagueNew Zealand National LeagueChatham
Cup
Top scorer
PWDLFAGDPtsPosPWDLFAGDPtsPosNameGoals
2021[5]Northern League1910453121+10343rdCancelled[a]R4 Jake Mechell12
2022[7]2255122436-122010thDid not qualify2nd Michael Built, Daniel Champness4
2023[8]2217505117+34562nd94322311+12154thSF Martín Bueno10
Champions
Runners-up
Third Place
Top scorer in competition


Performance in OFC competitions edit

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayPosition
2020[b]OFC Champions LeagueGroup A Galaxy2–21st
Hekari United2–1
Hienghène Sport4–0

Honours edit

Source: [3][2][11]

Notes edit

  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 edit

  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.

External links edit

Chatham Cup
Preceded by Winner
1951 Chatham Cup
Succeeded by
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1953 Chatham Cup
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1965 Chatham Cup
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1968 Chatham Cup
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Eastern Suburbs
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Eastern Suburbs
Winner
1969 Chatham Cup
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2015 Chatham Cup
Succeeded by
Kate Sheppard Cup
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2019 Kate Sheppard Cup
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