Otago University AFC

Otago University AFC is a semi-professional association football club in Dunedin, New Zealand. The Men's First team competes in the ODT FootballSouth Premier League and the Women's First Team in the Kingsgate Hotel Women's Premier League.

Otago University AFC
Full nameOtago University Association Football Club
Nickname(s)Varsity, Uni, OUAFC
Founded1939
GroundCaledonian Ground, Dunedin North
Capacity7,500
PresidentMegan O'Malley
CoachDarren Hart
LeagueODT FootballSouth Premier League
2017ODT FootballSouth Premier League, 7th

The club is affiliated with the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand; it is one of the oldest clubs associated with the University of Otago, established in 1939. They are based at Logan Park in an area immediately beside the university campus, and play their home fixtures at the nearby Caledonian Ground. The club currently consists of nine teams playing in Football South leagues. The men's first team also participates in the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knockout tournament. As a member of Football South, the club is also affiliated with Southern United of the ASB Premiership.

The club's most recent successes came in 2006 with the men's second team coached by Mark Schollum and James Coombes and third team coached by Richard Wright winning their respective leagues. Most notable news of late includes the foreign acquisition and subsequent loss of starlet Michael Hurley and the leading tally in disciplinary points, by quite a wide margin, courtesy of Luuk van den Berg.

The club strip is traditionally the Otago region colours of blue and varsity gold, the away strip is traditionally baby blue.

The Men's first XI in 2014 wearing home strip

Leagues OUAFC participates in

  • ODT Footballsouth Premier League (Men's 1st Team: Darren Hart)
  • A J Grant Playgear Division 1 (Men's 2nd Team: Kingsley McConnochie)
  • Amalgamated Builders Division 2 (Men's 3rd Team: Chris Mahan)
  • Downie Stewart Division 3 (Men's 4th Team: Mason Zhou)
  • Downie Stewart Division 3 (Men's 5th Team: Evan Curry)
  • Kingsgate Women's Premier League (Women's 1st Team: James 'The Chosen One' Coombes)
  • Kingsgate Women's Premier League (Women's 2nd Team: Paul Winter)
  • Women's Division 1 (Women's 3rd Team: Mark Kelly)
  • Women's Division 1 (Northern/Varsity: Arnon Tapp)


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