Gisborne City AFC

Gisborne City
Full name Gisborne City Association Football Club
Nickname(s) Sky Blues
Founded 1939 (1939) as Eastern Union
Ground Childers Road Reserve
Ground Capacity 1655
League New Zealand National Soccer League

Gisborne City AFC was an association football club in Gisborne, New Zealand.

Gisborne City set the New Zealand record for the most players from one club to be selected for the New Zealand national football team to compete at a FIFA World Cup. Five players were selected to participate in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.

In 1984 Gisborne City became the first team from outside of New Zealand's three biggest cities Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch to win the national championship.

Honours

National

League

Champions (1) 1984

Cup

Champions (1) 1987

Super Cup

Champions (1) 1985

Notable players

FIFA World Cup

The following players represented their country at a FIFA World Cup whilst playing for Gisborne City:

1982 FIFA World Cup

References

Preceded by
North Shore United
Chatham Cup Winner
1987
Succeeded by
Waikato United


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