Auckland City FC

Auckland City Football Club is a semi professional football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. The team competes in the ASB Premiership. They are four times NZFC champions, having won the title in 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07 & 2008/09. Auckland City play their home matches at Kiwitea Street in Sandringham, Auckland.

Club Information

In the inaugural 2004/05 season Auckland City FC beat cross town rivals Waitakere United 3-2 in the final of the New Zealand Football Championship . ACFC(Auckland City FC) has developed a strong following over the years,

Rivalry

Auckland City FC's rival is cross-town team Waitakere United, and is the only city derby in the ASB Premiership. These games are fiercely contested drawing crowds between 1500 and 2500 strong, only beaten by the 2011 Grand Final which had a crowd of 3500.

2005/2006 season

Auckland City FC began the second NZFC season where they left off in 2004/2005, winning six out of their first eight matches to open the NZFC season strongly. After Auckland's second loss of the season, a 2-1 loss to Waikato FC, Auckland went on a five game winning streak defeating title contenders Canterbury United 4-3 and YoungHeart Manawatu 4-1. In the 14th Round of the League, Waikato FC again proved to be Auckland's bogey team, defeating Auckland by a single goal to nil. The week after this match, Auckland vented their frustrations on city rivals Waitakere by trashing them 5-1. Auckland's hot and cold form followed this however, as the...
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