Ellerslie (soccer)
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Ellerslie AFC is an association football club based in Ellerslie
, New Zealand
. The senior team compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1
.
2010 - Lotto NRFL Div 1 (1st)
2010 - Lotto NRFL Div 1B (4th)
2009 - NRFL Div 1
Fred de Jong
Dave Witteveen
Michael Ridenton
Ellerslie, New Zealand
Ellerslie is a suburb of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. It is seven kilometres to the southeast of the city centre, close to State Highway 1...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The senior team compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1
Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1
The Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1 is a New Zealand Association football semi-professional status league competition that is run by the Auckland Football Federation and includes soccer clubs located in the northern part of the North Island, New Zealand...
.
Club history
The club was one of the founding seven teams of the Auckland Football Association in 1887, but went into hiatus shortly thereafter. The club was re-formed in 1953 and have played at Michaels Avenue ever since.Recent League Positions
2011 - Lotto NRFL Div 1 (in progress)2010 - Lotto NRFL Div 1 (1st)
2010 - Lotto NRFL Div 1B (4th)
2009 - NRFL Div 1
Notable former players
Michael BoxallMichael Boxall
Michael Joseph Boxall is an New Zealander professional footballer who plays for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer....
Fred de Jong
Fred de Jong
Fred de Jong was a New Zealand football striker who represented his country.-Club career:He player senior football with Mt. Wellington before moving to Australia, helping Marconi Stallions to consecutive National Soccer League titles in 1988 and 1989. De Jong then took advantage of his heritage,...
Dave Witteveen
Dave Witteveen
David Witteveen is a former football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Witteveen made his full New Zealand debut in a 4-2 win over Fiji on 17 September 1986 and ended his international playing career with five A-international caps to his credit, his final cap an appearance...
Michael Ridenton
Michael Ridenton
Michael Ridenton is a football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Ridenton made his full All Whites debut in a 4-0 win over Taiwan on 11 December 1988 and ended his international playing career with 14 A-international caps to his credit, his final cap an appearance in a 0-3...