Brooklyn Northern United AFC explained

Clubname:Brooklyn Northern United
Fullname:Brooklyn Northern United AFC
Nickname:BNU
Founded:1972 (1916 as Institute Old Boys)
Ground:Wakefield Park
League:Capital 1
Season:2023
Position:Capital 1, 6th of 10
Manager:Andrew Vines
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Website:http://www.bnu.org.nz

Brooklyn Northern United AFC is an association football club in Wellington, New Zealand.

Commonly referred to as 'BNU', the club is an amalgamation of Northern, formed by members of Wellington's Chinese community in 1949, and Brooklyn United, founded as Institute Old Boys in 1916 before renaming in 1956. The two clubs amalgamating in 1972.[1]

In 2004 Brooklyn Northern United became an Associate Member Club of Team Wellington who played in the New Zealand Football Championship.[2]

Club history

Season(s)Achievement
1978Central League Division Two (Men), Winner
2002Capital Division One (Men), Winner
2010Central Women's Premier
2014Capital Premier Division (Women), winner
2014Capital Division One (Men), runner-up (promoted)

Coaching staff

PositionName
First Team Head CoachAndrew Vines
First Team ManagerBen Irving
Reserve Team Head CoachMichael James

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brooklyn Northern United . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website . 11 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210512202326/https://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/Database/id1491.htm . 12 May 2021.
  2. Web site: TW Background and Aims . Team Wellington . 11 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100514213052/http://tw.org.nz/index.php?page=background . 14 May 2010 . dead.