Matamata Swifts Explained

Clubname:Matamata Swifts
Fullname:Matamata Swifts Association Football Club
Nickname:The Swifts
Founded:1930
Ground:Matamata Domain Matamata, New Zealand
Capacity:900
Chairman:Dwayne Barlow
Manager:Duncan Lowry
League:WaiBOP League One
Season:2023
Position:WaiBOP League One, 3rd of 8
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Matamata Swifts AFC is a semi-professional association football club in Matamata, New Zealand.

Matamata Swifts competes in the WaiBOP SoccerShop Premiership. The club will also compete in the Chatham Cup, having reached a record last 32 position in New Zealand's only national cup competition. In the 2021 season, The Swifts finished 10th in the WAIBOP Soccer Shop Premiership, narrowly avoiding relegation to the Championship.

History

Matamata Swifts Association Football Club was established in 1930 and football has been played at different levels and with varying success every year since.

In 2019, Matamata Swifts AFC fielded four senior teams (three men and one ladies), nine junior teams (players aged 8 to 12) and eight mini-kickers teams (players aged 4 to 7). The club supports football at Matamata College, which fielded five youth teams in 2019. Matamata's historical rivals are Te Awamutu AFC.

Current squad

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Honours

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matamata Swifts 2019 | Matamata Swifts Football.