Northern Rovers FC
Football club
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Northern Rovers Football Club is a Semi-Professional football club based in Glenfield, New Zealand.
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| Full name | Northern Rovers Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2020 | ||
| Ground | McFetridge Park, Glenfield, New Zealand | ||
| Chairman | John Limna | ||
| Coach | Daniel Donegan | ||
| League | NRFL Championship | ||
| 2025 | NRFL Championship, 3rd of 12 | ||
| Website | northernroversfc | ||
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Formed in 2020 as an amalgamation between Glenfield Rovers[1] and Forrest Hill-Milford United,[2] Northern Rovers men's team currently competes in the NRFL Championship,[3][4] while the women's team competes in the NRFL Premiership which is part of the qualifying leagues for the New Zealand Women's National League.[5]
The club also competes in both the Chatham and Kate Sheppard Cups, New Zealand's premier knockout tournaments for men and women.[6] Both teams received byes in the 2021 Chatham Cup and 2021 Kate Sheppard Cup for the preliminary[7] and first round, along with other ranked teams.[8][9][10] The men got their first win of the Chatham Cup when they beat West Hamilton 4–0,[11][12] however they were deemed to have fielded an ineligible player and the result was overturned.[13] The women's team won their first game 9–1 over Onehunga Sports in the Kate Sheppard Cup.[14][15]
Current squad
- As of 13 June 2021[16]
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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