Eastern Suburbs AFC

Eastern Suburbs Association Football Club is a professional Association football club based in the suburb of Kohimarama in Auckland, New Zealand. The club competes in the ISPS Handa Premiership, the highest level of domestic football in the country.

Eastern Suburbs A.F.C.
Full nameEastern Suburbs Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Lilywhites
Founded1934 (1934)
GroundBill McKinlay Park
Capacity5,000
ChairmanTom Street
ManagerHoani Edwards
LeagueISPS Handa Premiership
2019–204th
WebsiteClub website

Alongside their ISPS Handa Premiership club status, in the winter the club fields a reserve team in the highest level of winter football in New Zealand, which is contested regionally, in the NRFL Premier.

Club history

Eastern Suburbs was formed in 1934 as a result of the merger of Tamaki United AFC (formed 1924) and Glen Innes (formed 1930). One of the country's strongest clubs, it has won all major honours in the country, including winning the prestigious national Chatham Cup on six occasions.[1]

Danny Hay is the current Head Coach of the Eastern Suburbs Premier First Team while the Premier Winter Team is coached by Hoani Edwards.

Current squad

As of 23 January 2021 [2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NZL Danyon Drake
2 DF  NZL Adam Thomas (captain)
3 DF  NZL Tyler Lissette
4 DF  NZL Kelvin Kalua
5 DF  NZL Jaiden van der Heijden
6 DF  NZL Josh Rogerson
7 MF  ENG Adam Thurston
8 MF  NZL Daniel Edwards
9 MF  NZL Kingsley Sinclair
10 MF  NZL Reid Drake
11 FW  NZL Ryan Feutz
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF  NZL Michael Built
14 MF  NZL Otto Ingham
15 FW  NZL Stafford Dowling
16 DF  NZL Christian Gray
17 FW  ENG Stephen Hoyle
18 DF  NZL Robert Sabo
19 MF  NZL Joel Clissold
20 FW  NZL Jacob Mechell
21 MF  NZL Ryan Verney
23 MF  NZL Campbell Strong
23 GK  NZL Declan Viljoen
25 FW  NZL Dylan Laing-McConnell

Staff
Position Staff
Head Coach Hoani Edwards
Assistant Coach Kane Wintersgill
Ben Sippola
Michael Built
Technical Director Darren Bazeley
Goalkeeping Coach Isaac Tetteh
Fitness Coach Sunz Singh
Royston Dsouza
Head Physiotherapist Hamish Donnison
Team Manager Dani Briggs
Gear Steward Zach Haydon

Honours
  • Auckland FA
    • Champions (7): 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1962

References
  1. http://www.easternsuburbs.org.nz/history.php
  2. https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/99324


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