Hawke's Bay United FC
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| Full name | Hawke's Bay United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Bay | ||
| Founded | 2005 | ||
| Dissolved | 2021[1] | ||
| Ground | Bluewater Stadium Napier | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Paula Walker | ||
| Coach | Chris Greatholder, Bill Robertson | ||
| League | ISPS Handa Premiership | ||
| 2018–19 | 7th | ||
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Hawke's Bay United was a professional Association football club based in Napier, New Zealand. HB United most recently played in the ISPS Handa Premiership – a semi-professional franchise based league, which ran independently of the winter club season. Local winter clubs provide the player pool for each franchise. Their home stadium is Bluewater Stadium.
History
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Hawke’s Bay United (HBU) was founded in 2005 under the name of Napier City Soccer, as the summer entity of Central League club Napier City Rovers. In the inaugural NZFC season (2004–05), they finished 5th out of 8. The following season, Napier City Soccer was renamed to their current moniker of "Hawke's Bay United" and changed their kit colour to the Hawke's Bay provincial sporting colours of white and black, as part of an effort to greater represent the greater East Coast instead of just the city of Napier. The rebranded Hawkes Bay United finished last in the season standings.
Current squad
[edit]- As of 17 February 2021
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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Staff
[edit]Current as of 6 December 2018[2]
| Position | Name |
| Co-Coach | Chris Greatholder |
| Co-Coach | Bill Robertson |
| Youth Coach | Bruce Barclay |
| Team Manager |  James Calder
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| Physiotherapist | Aaron Shirley
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| Fitness Coach | Christopher Treacher
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| Technical Analyst | Tim Motu
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Managers
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Jonathan Gould (2006–09)
Matt Chandler (2009–11)- Chris Greatholder (2011–14)
Brett Angell (2014–2018)
References
[edit]- ^ Voerman, Andrew (14 March 2021). "Auckland City to face Team Wellington in final as a national football league era ends". Stuff. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "About Us | Hawkes Bay United". Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official site Archived 1 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine