| Clubname: | Canterbury United Dragons |
| Current: | 2020–21 New Zealand Football Championship |
| Fullname: | Canterbury United Dragons |
| Nickname: | The Dragons |
| Ground: | English Park, Christchurch |
| Capacity: | 3,000 |
| Chairman: | Julian Bowden |
| Manager: | Lee Padmore |
| League: | ISPS Handa Premiership |
| Season: | 2019-20 |
| Position: | 10th (regular season) |
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Canterbury United Dragons was a semi-professional football club from Christchurch, New Zealand. The team plays most of its matches at English Park in Christchurch, though they occasionally play in Nelson. The club last played in the ISPS Handa Premiership, the now folded top level of football in New Zealand.
The club was founded in 2002 as a conglomerate of various Christchurch area clubs, in order to form a strong team to take part in the 2002 New Zealand National Soccer League.[1] In 2004, the league was replaced by the New Zealand Football Championship, run on a regional franchise basis, and Canterbury United became one of the eight competing teams.[2]
In Canterbury United's first season in the New Zealand Football Championship they missed out on the playoffs by four competition points, ultimately finishing fourth.[2] In 2007, the club rebranded themselves as the "Canterbury United Dragons" with a new logo and mascot.[3]
Coaching and Medical Staff[5]
Danny Halligan (1 July 2006 – 4 February 2008)
Korouch Monsef (5 February 2008 – 30 June 2009) Keith Braithwaite (1 July 2009 – 30 June 2013) Willy Gerdsen (1 July 2015 – 14 June 2019)[8] Lee Padmore (1 July 2019 – Current)ASB Phoenix Challenge[9]
ASB Premiership Youth League
| 2002 | 10 | 5th | did not qualify | ||
| 2003 | 10 | 6th | did not qualify | ||
| 2004–05 | 8 | 4th | did not qualify | ||
| 2005–06 | 8 | 3rd | Qualified for Playoffs | Runners-up | |
| 2006–07 | 8 | 4th | did not qualify | ||
| 2007–08 | 8 | 8th | did not qualify | ||
| 2008–09 | 8 | 8th | did not qualify | ||
| 2009–10 | 8 | 4th | Qualified for Playoffs | Runners-up | |
| 2010–11 | 8 | 4th | Qualified for Playoffs | 3rd | |
| 2011–12 | 8 | 2nd | Qualified for Playoffs | 3rd | |
| 2012–13 | 8 | 3rd | Qualified for Playoffs | 3rd | |
| 2013–14 | 8 | 5th | did not qualify | ||
| 2014–15 | 9 | 8th | did not qualify | ||
| 2015–16 | 8 | 4th | Qualified for Playoffs | 3rd | |
| 2016–17 | 10 | 6th | did not qualify | ||
| 2017–18 | 10 | 3rd | Qualified for Playoffs | 3rd | |
| 2018–19 | 10 | 3rd[11] | Qualified for Playoffs | 3rd | |
| 2019–20 | 10 | 10th | No playoffs due to Covid-19[12] |
| Season | Pos | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 28 | ||
| 2003 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 26 | ||
| 2004–05 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 38 | style="text-align:center;" | -7 | 27 | |
| 2005–06 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 41 | ||
| 2006–07 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 31 | ||
| 2007–08 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 48 | style="text-align:center;" | -26 | 12 | |
| 2008–09 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 32 | style="text-align:center;" | -21 | 8 | |
| 2009–10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 18 | ||
| 2010–11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 20 | ||
| 2011–12 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 29 | ||
| 2012–13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 28 | ||
| 2013–14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 22 | ||
| 2014–15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 32 | style="text-align:center;" | -10 | 14 | |
| 2015–16 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 26 | ||
| 2016–17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 24 | ||
| 2017–18 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 36 | ||
| 2018–19 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 34 | ||
| 2019–20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 36 | style="text-align:center;" | -17 | 10 |