Papatoetoe AFC

Papatoetoe AFC is a semi-professional football club based in Papatoetoe, New Zealand. They currently compete in the Lotto NRFL Conference, however, have enjoyed successful spells at the top of the New Zealand game, namely in the former National League, and having won two Lotto NRFL Premier League crowns.

Papatoetoe
Full namePapatoetoe Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Reds, Toey
Founded1959
GroundMurdoch Park, Papatoetoe
Chairman
Sal Martin (President)
Pradeep Kumar (Junior's President)
David Robertson (Men's)
Hans Anema (Maintenance)
Pamela Luhrs (Secretary)
Sel Bradley
Simon Kerr (Media & Comm)
CoachHead Coach Kim Beale (Men's) Assistant Coach Kevin Meikle
LeagueLotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2
2019Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Conference, 2nd. Promoted.

The club prides itself for being an inclusive family oriented club that values the diversity of their local community and its relationships with surrounding schools, and is committed to providing a player pathway from youth to first-team level.

Over the years it has forged one of the strongest records for success in South Auckland often with limited resources. Many of their youth players have represented New Zealand at age-group national team level and some have gone on to full All Whites senior national team representation, Ricki Herbert being one of their players.

History

Papatoetoe AFC was founded in 1959 through the efforts of Ken Hastings. the club entered the new Franklin & Districts competitions in 1960, competing from a site at the Papatoetoe Recreation Ground on Great South Road. In 1965 the club moved to its current home at Murdoch Park and the same year its senior team entered the Northern League. It gained promotion to the premier division in 1971, and it spent much of the next decade in either the lower reaches of the premier league or the upper part of the second flight.

Papatoetoe have reached the Quarter-finals of the Chatham Cup on three occasions, in 1984, 1985, and 1986, but have yet to progress beyond this stage of the competition.

2019 First Team Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  FIJ Faizal Mohammed
— DF  NZL Daniel Thomas
— DF  NZL Sahil Kapadia
— DF  NZL Toby Edwards
— DF  NZL Caleb Hill
— DF  FIJ Nazhir Khan
— MF  NZL Fadheel Khan
— MF  IRQ Marn Nissan
— MF  FIJ Amit Narayan
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  NZL Louis Corkill
— MF  NZL Joel Frank
— MF  IRQ Rivan Jagoo
— MF  FIJ Sandip Singh (Captain)
— MF  FIJ Suvio Reddy
— FW  SLV Ernesto Lopez
— FW  CHI Axel Navarette
— FW  NZL Chris Groen
— FW  VAN Alex Saniel

Management staff
Role Name
Head Coach Kim Beale
Assistant Coach Kevin Meikle
1st Team Manager Daniel Jang
1st Team Physio Nivia Rattan
Reserves Coach Eric Jones
Reserves Assistant Ronaldo Lamel
Reserves Manager Ian Tarpey

Women's Current Squad and Appearances

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  NZL Ally Toaliloa
— MF  NZL Allysha Johnson
— MF  NZL Caitlin Turner
— DF  NZL Charlotte Maumeasagi
— MF  NZL Dana Jenkins
— GK  NZL Dani Bradley
— MF  NZL Danielle Hareb
— MF  NZL Daynika Lamb
— MF  SAM Hana Vaga
— DF  NZL Hannah Kelly
— MF  SAM Hazel Peleti
— MF  NZL Jax David
— MF  NZL Jess Snell
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Lauren McElearn
— MF  ENG Leonie Kerr
— DF  NZL Liz Wong
— FW  NZL Lucia Iaone
— MF  NZL Monique Fischer
— MF  NZL Nicole Lawrence
— MF  NZL Rosie Leota
— MF  NZL Sarah Reid
— FW  NZL Sharnia Blanchard
— DF  NZL Shayla Hagan
— MF  NZL Shontelle Steven
— FW  NZL Tayla Hetherington

Notable former players

Many notable national New Zealand representatives have played for Papatoetoe, among them 1982 FIFA World Cup goalkeeper Frank van Hattum.


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