Clubname: | Takapuna |
Fullname: | Takapuna Association Football Club |
Nickname: | Taka |
Ground: | Taharoto Park, Takapuna |
Chairman: | Glyn Taylor |
Coach: | Daniel Semp |
League: | NRFL Championship |
Season: | 2023 |
Position: | Northern League, 11th of 12 (relegated) |
Current: | 2023 New Zealand National League |
Kit Alt1: | yellow jersey, blue shorts, blue socks |
Pattern B1: | _upper_blue |
Pattern La1: | _yellowborder |
Pattern Ra1: | _yellowborder |
Leftarm1: | 0000bb |
Body1: | ffff00 |
Rightarm1: | 0000bb |
Shorts1: | 0000bb |
Socks1: | 0000bb |
Takapuna is an amateur football club based in Takapuna, New Zealand. They compete in the Northern League.
The club was founded as Takapuna City AFC in 1964 as a junior club, with the first senior men's teams being added in 1967.[1] By 1971 they were playing in the Northern league first division, a competition which they won at their first attempt.[1] They entered the New Zealand National Soccer League for the first time in 1981 but only lasted one season before being relegated.[1] Their best results in the Chatham Cup was making the semi-finals in 1980[2] and 1999.[1] [3]