Napier City Rovers is a football team based in Napier, New Zealand, competing in the .
Club history
The team was founded in 1973 by the merger of Napier Rovers and Napier City. Napier City Rovers have won New Zealand's premier knockout football competition (the Chatham Cup) five times, in 1985, 1993, 2000, 2002, and 2019, and won the old New Zealand National Soccer League in 1989, 1993, 1998, and 2000. They represented New Zealand at the Oceania Club Championship in 2001, finishing third. The Hawke's Bay region, of which Napier is a part, was represented by Napier City Soccer in the first year of the Football Championship in 2004.
Squad Squad for the 2026 Central League and National League Championship
Season-by-season record SeasonQualifying leagueLeagueNational LeagueChathamCupNameGoals2021Central League1852113751−14 17 7th Cancelled R3 Kailan Gould 112022188463528+728 4th91351423−96 8thR4 920231810355032+1833 3rd92161326−137 9thR4 Deri Corfe 2120241813145323+3040 3rd95222114+7174thQF Oscar Faulds 272025188464524+21285thDid not qualifyR4 Sam Lack 1120261814225215 +37441st
SeasonLeague LeaguePositionChathamCupNameGoals 2027National League 1 TBD
Honours New Zealand National Soccer League Champions (4): 1989, 1993, 1998, 2000
Chatham Cup Champions (5): 1985, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2019
Central League Champions (4): 2012, 2015, 2018, 2026
Performance in OFC competitions Oceania Club Championship (1 appearance) 2000–01 – 3rd place
SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayPosition2001Oceania Club ChampionshipGroup A Unitech2–0rowspan=5; style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" Laugu United1–1 Lotoha'apai9–0 Foodtown Warriors4–0 Wollongong Wolves0–1Semi-finals Tafea2–4Third place play-off Vénus3–2
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References
External links
Official website Ultimate NZ Soccer page