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Matamata Swifts
Full nameMatamata Swifts Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Swifts
Founded1930
GroundMatamata Domain Matamata, New Zealand
Capacity900
ChairmanDwayne Barlow
ManagerDuncan Lowry
LeagueWaiBOP League One
2023WaiBOP League One, 3rd of 8

Red jersey, Red shorts, Red socks

Home colours

Red jersey, red shorts, red socks

Away colours

Matamata Swifts AFC is a semi-professional association football club in Matamata, New Zealand.

Matamata Swifts competes in the WaiBOP SoccerShop Premiership. The club will also compete in the Chatham Cup, having reached a record last 32 position in New Zealand's only national cup competition. In the 2021 season, The Swifts finished 10th in the WAIBOP Soccer Shop Premiership, narrowly avoiding relegation to the Championship.

History

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Matamata Swifts Association Football Club was established in 1930 and football has been played at different levels and with varying success every year since.

In 2019, Matamata Swifts AFC fielded four senior teams (three men and one ladies), nine junior teams (players aged 8 to 12) and eight mini-kickers teams (players aged 4 to 7). The club supports football at Matamata College, which fielded five youth teams in 2019. Matamata's historical rivals are Te Awamutu AFC.

Current squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player


1 GK New Zealand NZL Andrew Gibbs
13 GK New Zealand NZL Callum Roberson
2 MF Philippines PHI Radge Avegonzado
3 DF New Zealand NZL Chris Monteith
4 DF New Zealand NZL Jamie Baxter
5 DF New Zealand NZL Adam Harris
6 DF New Zealand NZL Ruben Wigelsworth
7 MF New Zealand NZL Brad West
8 MF New Zealand NZL Scott Parsonage
9 FW New Zealand NZL Chris Walker
10 MF New Zealand NZL Andrew Clothier
11 MF New Zealand NZL Kyle Wisnewiski
12 MF England ENG Mike Smith
13 DF New Zealand NZL Dwayne Signel
16 MF New Zealand NZL Lawrence Clothier
17 DF England ENG Danny Styles
18 MF Chile CHI Hardy Ross
19 MF New Zealand NZL Hayden Turlington
20 DF New Zealand NZL Bjorn Vossen
21 MF England ENG Sam Hills
22 DF New Zealand NZL Mike Candy
23 MF Philippines PHI Anton Ganas

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Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Matamata Swifts 2019 | Matamata Swifts Football".
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