Eastern Suburbs AFC
New Zealand football club
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Eastern Suburbs Association Football Club is an association football club based in the suburb of Kohimarama in Auckland, New Zealand. The club competes in the Northern League.
Full nameEastern Suburbs Association Football Club
NicknameThe Lilywhites
Founded1934[1]
GroundMadills Farm
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| Full name | Eastern Suburbs Association Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Lilywhites | ||
| Founded | 1934[1] | ||
| Ground | Madills Farm | ||
| Manager | Michael Built | ||
| League | Northern League | ||
| 2025 | Northern League, 5th of 12 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Club history
Eastern Suburbs was formed in 1934 as a result of the merger of Tamaki United AFC (formed 1924) and Glen Innes (formed 1930).[2] One of the country's strongest clubs, it has won all major honours in the country, including winning the prestigious national Chatham Cup on six occasions.[3]
Eastern Suburbs First Team is coached by Michael Built.
Players
Current squad
- As of 20 March 2024[4]
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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Season by season record
| Season | Qualifying league | League | National League | Chatham Cup |
Top scorer | ||||||||||||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||
| 2021[5] | Northern League | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 34 | 3rd | Cancelled[a] | R4 |  Jake Mechell | 12 | |||||||||
| 2022[7] | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 20 | 10th | Did not qualify | 2nd | Michael Built,  Daniel Champness | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2023[8] | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 17 | +34 | 56 | 2nd | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 15 | 4th | SF |  Martín Bueno | 10 | ||
| 2024 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 44 | 3rd | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 5 | 9th | R3 | Jacob Mechell | 23 | ||
| 2025 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 40 | 5th | Did not qualify | SF |  Eber Ramirez | 6 | ||||||||||
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third Place | |
| ♦ | Top scorer in competition |
Performance in OFC competitions
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Position |
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| 2020[b] | OFC Champions League | Group A |  Galaxy |
2–2 | 1st | |
 Hekari United |
2–1 | |||||
 Hienghène Sport |
4–0 |
Honours
Notes
- 2021 National League season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Northern regions.[6] Championship played as South Central Series, with the northern clubs missing in the first edition.
