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| Full name | Onehunga Sports Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | OSFC | ||
| Short name | Sports | ||
| Founded | 1956; 69 years ago (1956) | ||
| Ground | Waikaraka Park,Onehunga, New Zealand | ||
| League | NRF Division 4 | ||
| 2025 | NRF Division 4, 3rd of 10 | ||
| Website | onehungasports | ||
Onehunga Sports Football Club is a youthfootball club based inOnehunga,New Zealand. A senior side formerly competed in theLotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier, last appearing in the competition in 2019.
The club is widely regarded within New Zealand for their strong focus on youth development.In recent years, Onehunga Sports have most notably producedNew Zealand internationalsChris Wood,Sarpreet Singh andAlex Paulsen, and former head coachHiroshi Miyazawa.[1]
The club was founded in 1956 asCornwall AFC, originally as a youth-oriented breakaway ofEllerslie AFC; Cornwall began play in the 1957 season, holding home games first atAuckland Domain until Fergusson Domain was made available in 1961. The club's change of name toOnehunga Sports and Soccer Club came in 1986, soon followed by the club's first promotion to the NRFL Premier in 1991.
As Onehunga gradually progressed, gaining promotion into higher divisions, tighter restrictions on the playing surface at Fergusson Domain were placed on the club. Relocation discussions began in 1995, and following the construction of clubrooms and training facilities the club moved to Waikakara Park for the 2004 season.[2]
In 2010, Onehunga Sports won theNRFL Division 1 title, winning promotion to the regional top flight.[3]
In 2017 and 2018, Onehunga Sports won consecutiveNRFL Premier titles; 2017 also saw the team lift theChatham Cup for the first time, defeatingCentral United in thefinal.[4]
In 2020, Onehunga Sports merged withThree Kings United to formAuckland United, which assumed Onehunga's position in the 2020 NRFL Premier season; the youth, women's and social sectors of Onehunga Sports remain in operation.[5][6]
The following players went on to play professionally following their time at Onehunga Sports.
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