Eastern Suburbs AFC

Eastern Suburbs Association Football Club is a professional Association football club based in the suburb of Kohimarama in Auckland, New Zealand. The club competes in the Northern League.

This article is about a New Zealand football team. For the Australian team, see Eastern Suburbs FC.

Eastern Suburbs A.F.C.
Full nameEastern Suburbs Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Lilywhites
Founded1934 (1934)[1]
GroundMadills Farm
ChairmanTom Street
ManagerHoani Edwards
LeagueNorthern League
2021Northern League, 3rd of 12
WebsiteClub website

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 Hoani Edwards.

Players

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  NZL Ruben Parker
24 GK  NZL Declan Viljoen
25 GK  NZL Vadym Patkevych
3 DF  NZL Tyler Lissette
16 DF  NZL Christian Gray
12 DF  ENG Cory Vickers
30 DF  NZL Aaryan Raj
14 DF  NZL Jake Moosbally
19 DF  NZL Joel Clissold
4 DF  NZL Kelvin Kalua
15 MF  NZL Stafford Dowling
21 MF  NZL Ryan Verney
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  NZL Lucas Duncan
6 MF  NZL Jaiden van der Heijden
28 MF  NZL Dylan Laing-McConnell
8 MF  NZL Daniel Gleissner-Broom
13 MF  NZL Michael Built
27 MF  NZL Wilson Souphanthavong
18 FW  NZL Brooklyn Baker
7 FW  NZL Jay Shipman
11 FW  NZL Zach Tobin
5 FW  NZL Noah Tomlinson
17 FW  ENG Stephen Hoyle
20 FW  NZL Jacob Mechell

Performance in OFC competitions
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Position
2020[lower-alpha 1][5] OFC Champions League Group A Galaxy 2–2 1st
Hekari United 2–1
Hienghène Sport 4–0
  1. On 4 September 2020, OFC announced that the knockout stage was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Honours

[3][2][6]

  • Auckland FA
    • Champions (7): 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1962

References
  1. Eastern Suburbs AFC team profile globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021
  2. "Eastern Suburbs". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. "ESAFC". easternsuburbs.org.nz. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. "OFC Champions League 2020 cancelled". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  5. "2020 OFC Champions League - Oceania". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  6. Hilton, Tony; Smith, Barry (1991). An Association with Soccer: The NZFA Celebrates Its First 100 Years. New Zealand Football. ISBN 978-0473012915.
  7. "Callum McCowatt stars as Eastern Suburbs win national men's football league final". Stuff. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  8. "New Zealand 1951". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  9. "New Zealand 1953". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  10. "New Zealand 1965". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  11. "New Zealand 1968". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  12. "New Zealand 1969". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  13. "New Zealand 2014/15". RSSSF.
  14. "New Zealand 1971". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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