Canterbury United Dragons
New Zealand football club
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Canterbury United Dragons was a semi-professional football club from Christchurch, New Zealand. The team plays most of its matches at English Park in Christchurch, though they occasionally play in Nelson. The club last played in the ISPS Handa Premiership, the now folded top level of football in New Zealand.
| Full name | Canterbury United Dragons | ||
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| Nickname | The Dragons | ||
| Founded | 2002 | ||
| Dissolved | 2021[1] | ||
| Ground | English Park, Christchurch | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Chairman | Julian Bowden | ||
| Manager | Lee Padmore | ||
| League | ISPS Handa Premiership | ||
| 2019–20 | 10th (regular season) | ||
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History
The club was founded in 2002 as a conglomerate of various Christchurch area clubs, in order to form a strong team to take part in the 2002 New Zealand National Soccer League.[2] In 2004, the league was replaced by the New Zealand Football Championship, run on a regional franchise basis, and Canterbury United became one of the eight competing teams.[3]
In Canterbury United's first season in the New Zealand Football Championship they missed out on the playoffs by four competition points, ultimately finishing fourth.[3] In 2007, the club rebranded themselves as the "Canterbury United Dragons" with a new logo and mascot.[4]
Current squad
- As of 23 January 2021[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club Officials
Coaching and Medical Staff[6]
- Head coach: Lee Padmore
- Assistant coach: Dan Terris
- Goalkeeping coach: Alan Stroud
- Manager: Marcus Beaton
- Strength and conditioning: James Deehan
- Video analysis: Jesse Rawlings
- Sports science: Blair Minton
- Performance/wellbeing: Martin Field Dodgson
- Physiotherapist: James McCormack
- Club doctor: Phil Fletcher
Managers
Danny Halligan (1 July 2006 – 4 February 2008)
Korouch Monsef (5 February 2008 – 30 June 2009)- Keith Braithwaite (1 July 2009 – 30 June 2013)
Sean Devine (1 July 2014[7] – 21 April 2015)[8]- Willy Gerdsen (1 July 2015 – 14 June 2019)[9]
- Lee Padmore (1 July 2019 – Current)
Honours
Statistics and records
Year-by-year history
| Season | Teams | League Ladder Position | Finals Qualification | Finals Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10 | 5th | did not qualify | |
| 2003 | 10 | 6th | did not qualify | |
| 2004–05 | 8 | 4th | did not qualify | |
| 2005–06 | 8 | 3rd | Qualified for Playoffs | Runners-up |
| 2006–07 | 8 | 4th | did not qualify | |
| 2007–08 | 8 | 8th | did not qualify | |
| 2008–09 | 8 | 8th | did not qualify | |
| 2009–10 | 8 | 4th | Qualified for Playoffs | Runners-up |
| 2010–11 | 8 | 4th | Qualified for Playoffs | 3rd |
| 2011–12 | 8 | 2nd | Qualified for Playoffs | 3rd |
| 2012–13 | 8 | 3rd | Qualified for Playoffs | 3rd |
| 2013–14 | 8 | 5th | did not qualify | |
| 2014–15 | 9 | 8th | did not qualify | |
| 2015–16 | 8 | 4th | Qualified for Playoffs | 3rd |
| 2016–17 | 10 | 6th | did not qualify | |
| 2017–18 | 10 | 3rd | Qualified for Playoffs | 3rd |
| 2018–19 | 10 | 3rd[12] | Qualified for Playoffs | 3rd |
| 2019–20 | 10 | 10th | No playoffs due to Covid-19[13] |
Season summaries
| Season | Pos | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 28 |
| 2003 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 26 |
| 2004–05 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 27 |
| 2005–06 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 41 |
| 2006–07 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 31 |
| 2007–08 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 48 | -26 | 12 |
| 2008–09 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 32 | -21 | 8 |
| 2009–10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 18 |
| 2010–11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 20 |
| 2011–12 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 29 |
| 2012–13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 28 |
| 2013–14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 22 |
| 2014–15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 14 |
| 2015–16 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 26 |
| 2016–17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 24 |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 36 |
| 2018–19 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 34 |
| 2019–20 | 10[nb 1] | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 36 | -17 | 10 |