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Matamata Swifts
Full nameMatamata Swifts Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Swifts
Founded1930
GroundMatamata Domain Matamata, New Zealand
Capacity900
ChairmanDwayne Barlow
ManagerDuncan Lowry
LeagueWaiBOP League One
2023WaiBOP League One, 3rd of 8

Matamata Swifts AFC is a semi-professional association football club in Matamata, New Zealand.

Matamata Swifts competes in the WaiBOP SoccerShop Premiership. The club will also compete in the Chatham Cup, having reached a record last 32 position in New Zealand's only national cup competition. In the 2021 season, The Swifts finished 10th in the WAIBOP Soccer Shop Premiership, narrowly avoiding relegation to the Championship.

History

Matamata Swifts Association Football Club was established in 1930 and football has been played at different levels and with varying success every year since.

In 2019, Matamata Swifts AFC fielded four senior teams (three men and one ladies), nine junior teams (players aged 8 to 12) and eight mini-kickers teams (players aged 4 to 7). The club supports football at Matamata College, which fielded five youth teams in 2019. Matamata's historical rivals are Te Awamutu AFC.

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player


1 GK New Zealand  NZL Andrew Gibbs
13 GK New Zealand  NZL Callum Roberson
2 MF Philippines  PHI Radge Avegonzado
3 DF New Zealand  NZL Chris Monteith
4 DF New Zealand  NZL Jamie Baxter
5 DF New Zealand  NZL Adam Harris
6 DF New Zealand  NZL Ruben Wigelsworth
7 MF New Zealand  NZL Brad West
8 MF New Zealand  NZL Scott Parsonage
9 FW New Zealand  NZL Chris Walker
10 MF New Zealand  NZL Andrew Clothier
11 MF New Zealand  NZL Kyle Wisnewiski
12 MF England  ENG Mike Smith
13 DF New Zealand  NZL Dwayne Signel
16 MF New Zealand  NZL Lawrence Clothier
17 DF England  ENG Danny Styles
18 MF Chile  CHI Hardy Ross
19 MF New Zealand  NZL Hayden Turlington
20 DF New Zealand  NZL Bjorn Vossen
21 MF England  ENG Sam Hills
22 DF New Zealand  NZL Mike Candy
23 MF Philippines  PHI Anton Ganas

[1]

Honours

  • 2010 Promotion to Lotto NRFL Division 1
  • 2009 Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Division 1, Winners
  • 2008 Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Division 1, Runners-Up
  • 2007 Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Division 1, Runners-Up
  • 2006 Waikato Premier League, Winners
  • 2006 Caper Cup, Winners
  • 2005 Waikato Premier League, Winners
  • 1995 Northern League Division 4, Runners-Up
  • 1994 Northern League Division 4, Runners-Up
  • 1985 Northern League Division 4 (South), Winners

References

  1. ^ "Matamata Swifts 2019 | Matamata Swifts Football".

External links

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Matamata Swifts
Full nameMatamata Swifts Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Swifts
Founded1930
GroundMatamata Domain Matamata, New Zealand
Capacity900
ChairmanDwayne Barlow
ManagerDuncan Lowry
LeagueWaiBOP League One
2023WaiBOP League One, 3rd of 8

Matamata Swifts AFC is a semi-professional association football club in Matamata, New Zealand.

Matamata Swifts competes in the WaiBOP SoccerShop Premiership. The club will also compete in the Chatham Cup, having reached a record last 32 position in New Zealand's only national cup competition. In the 2021 season, The Swifts finished 10th in the WAIBOP Soccer Shop Premiership, narrowly avoiding relegation to the Championship.

History

Matamata Swifts Association Football Club was established in 1930 and football has been played at different levels and with varying success every year since.

In 2019, Matamata Swifts AFC fielded four senior teams (three men and one ladies), nine junior teams (players aged 8 to 12) and eight mini-kickers teams (players aged 4 to 7). The club supports football at Matamata College, which fielded five youth teams in 2019. Matamata's historical rivals are Te Awamutu AFC.

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player


1 GK New Zealand  NZL Andrew Gibbs
13 GK New Zealand  NZL Callum Roberson
2 MF Philippines  PHI Radge Avegonzado
3 DF New Zealand  NZL Chris Monteith
4 DF New Zealand  NZL Jamie Baxter
5 DF New Zealand  NZL Adam Harris
6 DF New Zealand  NZL Ruben Wigelsworth
7 MF New Zealand  NZL Brad West
8 MF New Zealand  NZL Scott Parsonage
9 FW New Zealand  NZL Chris Walker
10 MF New Zealand  NZL Andrew Clothier
11 MF New Zealand  NZL Kyle Wisnewiski
12 MF England  ENG Mike Smith
13 DF New Zealand  NZL Dwayne Signel
16 MF New Zealand  NZL Lawrence Clothier
17 DF England  ENG Danny Styles
18 MF Chile  CHI Hardy Ross
19 MF New Zealand  NZL Hayden Turlington
20 DF New Zealand  NZL Bjorn Vossen
21 MF England  ENG Sam Hills
22 DF New Zealand  NZL Mike Candy
23 MF Philippines  PHI Anton Ganas

[1]

Honours

  • 2010 Promotion to Lotto NRFL Division 1
  • 2009 Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Division 1, Winners
  • 2008 Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Division 1, Runners-Up
  • 2007 Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Division 1, Runners-Up
  • 2006 Waikato Premier League, Winners
  • 2006 Caper Cup, Winners
  • 2005 Waikato Premier League, Winners
  • 1995 Northern League Division 4, Runners-Up
  • 1994 Northern League Division 4, Runners-Up
  • 1985 Northern League Division 4 (South), Winners

References

  1. ^ "Matamata Swifts 2019 | Matamata Swifts Football".

External links


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