Full name | Taupo Association Football Club | |
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Founded | 1956 | |
Ground | Crown Reserve, Taupō | |
Chairman | John McCartney | |
Coach | Mike McGrath | |
League | NRFL Southern Conference | |
2023 | NRFL Southern Conference, 3rd of 8 | |
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Taupo is an amateur football club based in Taupō, New Zealand. It competes in the NRFL Southern Conference.
The club was founded as Taupo United in 1956. [1] It was officially formed on 12 March 1956 after a meeting chaired by J. L. Burge at Rickit's Supper Room. [2] Mr F. Howes was elected as the club's first president. [2] Taupo played its first game on 14 April 1956 against Whakatāne, losing 3–4. [3] The first game to be played in Taupo was on 16 June against the Crusaders of Rotorua, which ended in a nil-all draw. [4] Taupo achieved its first win by defeating the Rotorua team, Caledonian United, at home with a score of 3–1 on 14 July. [5] At the end of its first season, Taupo had played 17 competition and friendly games, winning four, drawing four, and losing nine, with 34 goals scored for and 18 against. [6] In 1957, Taupo withdrew from Bay of Plenty competitions due to players having work commitments on Saturdays. [7] The club was reformed in 1962 under the name Taupo Soccer Club. [8] In 1969, the club changed its name once again to Taupo. [1]
Taupo has entered the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knock-out tournament, on multiple occasions. [1] Its best run in the Chatham Cup was in 2001 when it reached the final 16, only to lose 4–1 to Eastern Suburbs. [9] [10]
Full name | Taupo Association Football Club | |
---|---|---|
Founded | 1956 | |
Ground | Crown Reserve, Taupō | |
Chairman | John McCartney | |
Coach | Mike McGrath | |
League | NRFL Southern Conference | |
2023 | NRFL Southern Conference, 3rd of 8 | |
|
Taupo is an amateur football club based in Taupō, New Zealand. It competes in the NRFL Southern Conference.
The club was founded as Taupo United in 1956. [1] It was officially formed on 12 March 1956 after a meeting chaired by J. L. Burge at Rickit's Supper Room. [2] Mr F. Howes was elected as the club's first president. [2] Taupo played its first game on 14 April 1956 against Whakatāne, losing 3–4. [3] The first game to be played in Taupo was on 16 June against the Crusaders of Rotorua, which ended in a nil-all draw. [4] Taupo achieved its first win by defeating the Rotorua team, Caledonian United, at home with a score of 3–1 on 14 July. [5] At the end of its first season, Taupo had played 17 competition and friendly games, winning four, drawing four, and losing nine, with 34 goals scored for and 18 against. [6] In 1957, Taupo withdrew from Bay of Plenty competitions due to players having work commitments on Saturdays. [7] The club was reformed in 1962 under the name Taupo Soccer Club. [8] In 1969, the club changed its name once again to Taupo. [1]
Taupo has entered the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knock-out tournament, on multiple occasions. [1] Its best run in the Chatham Cup was in 2001 when it reached the final 16, only to lose 4–1 to Eastern Suburbs. [9] [10]