Gisborne City AFC

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Gisborne City
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Full name Gisborne City Association Football Club
Nickname(s) Sky Blues
Founded 1939 (85 years ago) (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 holds 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

  • New Zealand Football Association Challenge Trophy

Champions (1) 1985

Pre Season Cup

  • Air New Zealand Cup

Champions (1) 1984

Players

FIFA World Cup

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

1982 FIFA World Cup

Club Legends

Note: The following former Gisborne City players appeared in a FIFA senior tournament or in the Premier League as a player or staff member:

National Team Friendlies

1985

vs. New Zealand New Zealand lost 4–3

Professional Club Friendlies

1982

  • AFC Bournemouth Tour of New Zealand

vs. England Bournemouth lost 0–4

References

Preceded by Chatham Cup Winner
1987
Succeeded by
Waikato United


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