This article is about a New Zealand football team. For the Australian team, see Eastern Suburbs FC.
Eastern Suburbs AFC
ClubnameEastern Suburbs A.F.C.
FullnameEastern Suburbs Association Football Club
Founded1934 (age 92)[1]
ManagerMichael Built
GroundMadills Farm
LeagueNorthern League
Season2025
PositionNorthern League, 5th of 12
Current2023 New Zealand National League
Websitewww.easternsuburbs.org.nz
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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.

Club history

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

Current squad

[4]

Season by season record

SeasonQualifying leagueLeagueNational LeagueChatham
Cup		Top scorer
PWDLFAGDPtsPosPWDLFAGDPtsPosNameGoals
2021[5]Northern League1910453121+10343rdCancelled[a]R4Jake Mechell12
2022[6]2255122436-122010thDid not qualify2ndMichael Built, Daniel Champness4
2023[7]2217505117+34562nd94322311+12154thSFMartín Bueno10
20242214263820+18443rd9126817−959thR3Jacob Mechell23
20252212463527+8405thDid not qualifySFEber Ramirez6
Champions
Runners-up
Third Place
♦Top scorer in competition

Performance in OFC competitions

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayPosition
2020[b]OFC Champions LeagueGroup AGalaxy2–21st
Hekari United2–1
Hienghène Sport4–0

Honours

Source: [3][2][8]

Notes

  1. ^ 2021 National League season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Northern regions.[17] 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.[18][19]

References

  1. ^ Eastern Suburbs AFC team profile Archived 15 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021
  2. ^ "Eastern Suburbs". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ^ "ESAFC". easternsuburbs.org.nz. Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. 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 12 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  6. ^ "2022 Northern League – New Zealand". Archived 24 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  7. ^ "2023 Northern League – New Zealand". Archived 24 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  8. ^ Hilton, Tony & Smith, Barry (1991). An Association with Soccer: The NZFA Celebrates Its First 100 Years. New Zealand Football. ISBN 978-0473012915.
  9. ^ "New Zealand 1971". RSSSF. Archived 2 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Callum McCowatt stars as Eastern Suburbs win national men's football league final". Stuff. 31 March 2019. Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  11. ^ "New Zealand 1951". RSSSF. Archived 30 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  12. ^ "New Zealand 1953". RSSSF. Archived 30 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  13. ^ "New Zealand 1965". RSSSF. Archived 28 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  14. ^ "New Zealand 1968". RSSSF. Archived 29 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  15. ^ "New Zealand 1969". RSSSF. Archived 2 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  16. ^ "New Zealand 2014/15". RSSSF. Archived 29 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  17. ^ "National League Championship cancelled, new interregional competition announced and Chatham Cup moved to 2022". New Zealand Football. Archived 2 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  18. ^ "OFC Champions League 2020 cancelled". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 September 2020. Archived 27 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  19. ^ "2020 OFC Champions League - Oceania". Soccerway. Archived 11 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 April 2021.