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Full name | Burwood Association Football Club |
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Founded | 1970 |
Ground | Clare Park, Marshland, Christchurch |
Manager | Mark Hilhorst |
League | Canterbury Premier League |
2023 |
Canterbury Premier League, 6th of 8 |
Website | Club website |
Burwood AFC is a football club based in Christchurch, New Zealand. They currently play in the Canterbury Premier League. [1]
The club was formed in 1970 as a junior football club, before introducing senior teams in 1980. [2] [3] In 1992, the club won promotion to the Southern Qualifying League by winning the CFA Districts League. [4]
In 2023 Burwood partnered with 5 other Christchurch clubs to form the youth club Ōtākaro FC. They have started working together to better develop their Youth Talent Development and Junior Skills Center programs. [5] [6]
The club has competed in the Chatham Cup 19 times first competing in 1983, with their best appearance being in 1996, 2014, and 2021 where they reached the third round. [3] In 2017 they received their heaviest defeat in the competition, losing 17–0 to Cashmere Technical in Round 1. [3]
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Full name | Burwood Association Football Club |
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Founded | 1970 |
Ground | Clare Park, Marshland, Christchurch |
Manager | Mark Hilhorst |
League | Canterbury Premier League |
2023 |
Canterbury Premier League, 6th of 8 |
Website | Club website |
Burwood AFC is a football club based in Christchurch, New Zealand. They currently play in the Canterbury Premier League. [1]
The club was formed in 1970 as a junior football club, before introducing senior teams in 1980. [2] [3] In 1992, the club won promotion to the Southern Qualifying League by winning the CFA Districts League. [4]
In 2023 Burwood partnered with 5 other Christchurch clubs to form the youth club Ōtākaro FC. They have started working together to better develop their Youth Talent Development and Junior Skills Center programs. [5] [6]
The club has competed in the Chatham Cup 19 times first competing in 1983, with their best appearance being in 1996, 2014, and 2021 where they reached the third round. [3] In 2017 they received their heaviest defeat in the competition, losing 17–0 to Cashmere Technical in Round 1. [3]