Victoria University of Wellington Association Football Club

Victoria University of Wellington Association Football Club (VUWAFC) is an amateur football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. The clubrooms are located beneath the Wellington Cable Car at Kelburn Park, across the road from the Victoria University Kelburn Campus,[1] however, many of the club's home games are played on turf at Boyd Wilson Field just down the road. The club is affiliated to the Capital Football Federation which is in turn affiliated with New Zealand Football. The Women's First Team competes in the W-League competition and the Men's First Team competes in the Capital Premier competition. VUWAFC was established in 1943 and now has 20 teams (4 women's and 16 men's) and over 300 registered members. The club has a strong association with Victoria University of Wellington but membership within the club is not restricted to past or present students of the university.

Victoria University of Wellington Association Football Club
Nickname(s)Vic Uni, Varsity
Short nameVUWAFC
Founded1943; 76 years ago
GroundKelburn Park, Wellington
ChairmanNicole Baird and Izzy Boyd
CoachMen's: Tomas Godoy Fouquet - Women's: Alex Brodie
LeagueMen's: Capital Premier - Women's: Womens Premier (Women's Premier League)
WebsiteClub website

History

VUWAFC was founded in 1943. A book containing comprehensive details of the club's history is set to be published to commemorate the club's 75th anniversary in 2018.

Club Honours

VUWAFC Men's and Women's First team honours include:

  • Central League Division Two: Winners 1998, Third 1992
  • Capital Premier* (Venus Shield): Runners Up 1956, 1973, Third 1979
  • Capital One (Power Cup): Winners 1950, 1952, 1965, 2001, 2018 Runners Up 1988, 1992, 2012, Third 1999, 2006
  • Capital Two: Winners 1998, Runners Up 2010, 2011, 2012
  • Hilton Petone Cup Winners: 1990, 1992
  • Women's Premier Division: Runners Up 1995, 1996, 2012, 2018 Third 2005, 2013
  • Women's Second Division: Winners 1981 Women's
  • Premier Cup: Winners 2010, 2011

Players

Women's First team squad
Women's First team squad as of 29 July 2020

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  NZL Alex Loo
— GK  NZL Laurel Smith
— DF  NZL Annabelle Webster
— DF  NZL Emma Palmer
— DF  NZL Georgia Whelan
— DF  NZL Steph McGrath
— MF  NZL Adele Lonergan
— MF  NZL Georgia Moore
— MF  NZL Kristen Beattie
— MF  NZL Isobel Boyd
— MF  NZL Laura Phillips
— MF  NZL Liv Donovan-Grammer
— MF  NZL Tyler Bartlett
— MF  NZL Eden Kleiman
— MF  NZL Sam Gard
— MF  NZL Madison Kerr
— FW  NZL Isobel Douglas
— FW  NZL Reina Flavell
— FW  NZL Nicole Baird (captain)

Men's Senior Squad
Men's First team squad as of 03 May 2018

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  NZL Matt Walker
— DF  NZL Simon Davies (captain)
— DF  NZL Matt Lamb
— DF  NZL Stuart Caird
— DF  NZL Sean Limmer
— DF  NZL Oliver Christie-Limbrick
— MF  NZL Alex Brodie
— MF  NZL Tyler Paterson
— MF  NZL Qais Fawzi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  NZL Scott Cameron
— MF  NZL Joel Glynn
— MF  NZL Marcus Ebert
— FW  NZL Josh Bayly
— FW  GBR Nathan Clarke
— FW  NZL Patrick Waller
— FW  NZL Yeshnil Naiker
— FW  NZL Trevor Everett
— FW  JPN Nanya Kanno

Club Officials

Coaching Staff
Men's and Women's Coaching Staff as of 29 July 2020
Position Name
Women's First Team Coach Alex Brodie
Women's First Team Assistant Coach Andrew Staples
Women's First Team Assistant Coach Oliver Davie
Women's Reserve Team Coach Connor Clements
Women's Reserve Team Assistant Coach Ethan Williams
Women's Goalkeeping Coach Josh Tan
Men's First Team Coach Tomas Godoy Fouquet
Men's Reserve Team Coach Shannon Smith
Men's Goalkeeping Coach Chamsy El-Ojeili

Committee

Club Committee as of 01 January 2018.

Position Name
Club President Craig Harris
Club Captain and Social Media Nicole Baird
Club Captain Isobel Boyd
Treasurer Heather Davie
Women's Club Development Officer, Website Lead Alex Brodie
Events Manager Laurel Smith
Men's Registrations and Funding Officer Zac Murray
Club Secretary and Funding Officer Chris Scarrott
Bar Manager Marcus Ebert
Social Media Connor Clements
Committee Member Brodie Pritchard
Gear Manager Michael Roberts
Strategy Lead Byron Terris

League standings

League standings for all women's teams as of 28 August 2018

Division Name Position Played Won Draw Loss GF GA GD Points Notes
Premier Women's Firsts 2nd 14 11 1 2 44 14 34 41 Promoted to W-League
Division 1 (1) Women's Reserves 1st 9 8 1 0 24 4 20 25 Champions: Division 1 First Half of the Season
Division 1 (2) Women's Reserves 2nd 9 6 1 2 22 8 14 19 Promoted to Women's Premier
Division 2 (1) Women's Thirds 5th 7 2 1 4 12 17 (5) 7
Division 2 (2) Women's Thirds 8th 7 1 0 6 9 24 (15) 3 Relegated to Division 3
Division 2 (1) Unified 6th 7 2 0 5 20 19 1 6
Division 2 (2) Unified 6th 7 2 2 3 12 17 (5) 8

Note - Women's Tier two competitions (Division 1 - Division 3) were split into two rounds as indicated by (1) and (2).

League standings for all men's teams as of 28 August 2018

Division Name Position Played Won Draw Loss GF GA GD Points Notes
Capital 1 Men's Firsts 1st 18 12 2 4 53 30 23 38 Promoted to Capital Premier
Capital 2 Men's Reserves (Gossies) 4th 18 10 3 5 51 50 1 33
Capital 3 Stallions 9th 18 3 3 12 29 52 (23) 12 Relegated to Capital 4
Capital 3 Men's Thirds 7th 18 5 4 9 40 57 (17) 19
Capital 4 Accies 2nd 18 11 4 3 40 26 14 37 Promoted to Capital 3
Capital 5 (1) Beavers 7th 9 3 0 6 21 27 (6) 9
Capital 5 (2) Beavers 7th 9 4 0 5 15 25 (10) 12
Capital 6 (1) Unibrow 8th 9 2 1 6 13 31 (18) 7
Capital 6 (2) Unibrow 9th 9 2 0 7 13 35 (22) 6 Relegated to Capital 7
Capital 6 (1) Scarfies 9th 9 1 2 6 10 22 (12) 5 Relegated to Capital 7
Capital 7 (2) Scarfies 10th 9 2 1 6 17 34 (-17) 7 Relegated to Capital 8
Capital 7 (1) Raiders 4th 9 5 1 3 25 23 2 16
Capital 7 (2) Raiders 2nd 9 6 1 2 32 14 18 19 Promoted to Capital 6
Capital 8 (1) Unicycles 1st 9 7 2 0 47 11 36 23 Promoted to Capital 7
Capital 7 (2) Unicycles 4th 9 5 1 3 22 22 0 16
Capital 8 (1) Wanderers 4th 9 6 0 3 20 16 4 18
Capital 8 (2) Wanderers 1st 9 7 1 1 21 12 9 22 Promoted to Capital 7
Capital 9 (1) Unicorns 5th 9 4 3 2 36 21 15 15
Capital 9 (2) Unicorns 4th 9 5 3 1 27 21 6 18
Capital 10 (1) Goldenrods 7th 9 2 2 5 17 25 (8) 8
Capital 10 (2) Goldenrods 9th 9 2 2 5 16 36 (20) 8 Relegated to Capital 11
Capital 11 (1) Unilateral 1st 8 6 2 0 26 7 19 20 Promoted to Capital 10
Capital 10 (2) Unilateral 10th 9 1 1 7 12 27 (-15) 4 Relegated to Capital 11
Masters 4 Bombers 10th 18 5 1 12 34 59 (-25) 16 Relegated to Masters 5

Note - Men's Tier two competitions (Capital 5 - Capital 12) were split into two rounds as indicated by (1) and (2).

References
  1. "A Meeting of muscle and minds". Stuff.co.nz. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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