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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
NicknameThe Lilywhites
Founded1934; 92 years ago (1934)[1]
GroundMadills Farm
ManagerMichael Built
LeagueNorthern League
2025Northern League, 5th of 12
Websitewww.easternsuburbs.org.nz
Current season

Club history

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Chart of yearly ladder positions for Eastern Suburbs in NZ 1st division soccer

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 Michael Built.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 20 March 2024[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  NZL Jackson Jarvie
3 DF  NZL Tyler Lissette
4 DF  NZL Kelvin Kalua
5 DF  NZL Aaryan Raj
6 DF  NZL Adam Thomas
10 FW  NZL Noah Karunaratne
14 MF  NZL Campbell Strong
16 DF  NZL Noah Billingsley
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  NZL Ralph Rutherford
21 MF  NZL Ryan Verney
23 MF  NZL Sam Twigg
25 GK  NZL Ernest (Big Ern) Wong
27 FW  NZL Dylan Laing-McConnell
28 DF  NZL Riley Dalziell
29 MF  NZL James Mitchell
30 MF  JPN Aoi Hamao

Season by season record

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Season Qualifying league League National League Chatham
Cup		 Top scorer
P W D L F A GD Pts Pos P W D L F A GD Pts Pos Name Goals
2021[5] Northern League1910453121+10343rdCancelled[a]R4New Zealand Jake Mechell12
2022[7] 2255122436-122010thDid not qualify2ndNew Zealand Michael Built, Australia Daniel Champness4
2023[8] 2217505117+34562nd94322311+12154thSFUruguay Martín Bueno10
2024 2214263820+18443rd 9126817−959th R3 New Zealand Jacob Mechell23
2025 2212463527+8405th Did not qualify SF Argentina Eber Ramirez6
Champions
Runners-up
Third Place
♦Top scorer in competition

Performance in OFC competitions

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Position
2020[b] OFC Champions League Group A Vanuatu Galaxy 2–2 1st
Papua New Guinea Hekari United 2–1
New Caledonia Hienghène Sport 4–0

Honours

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Source: [3][2][11]

Notes

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  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

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  1. ↑ Eastern Suburbs AFC team profile Archived 15 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021
  2. 1 2 "Eastern Suburbs". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "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.
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