Canterbury United
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| Full name | Canterbury United Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Dragons |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Ground | ASB Football Park, Christchurch |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Chairman | Roger Georgieff |
| Manager | Willy Gerdsen |
| League | ASB Premiership |
| 2015–16 | 4th |
Canterbury United FC is an association football club from Christchurch, New Zealand. The club plays most of its matches at English Park in Christchurch, though they occasionally play in Nelson. The club competes in the ASB Premiership, the top level of football in New Zealand.
The club was founded in 2002 as a conglomerate of various Christchurch area clubs, in order to form a strong team to take part in the 2002 New Zealand National Soccer League. In 2004, the league was replaced by the New Zealand Football Championship, run on a regional franchise basis, and Canterbury United became one of the eight competing teams.
In Canterbury United's first season in the New Zealand Football Championship they missed out on the playoffs by four competition points, ultimately finishing fourth. In 2007, the club rebranded themselves as the "Canterbury United Dragons" with a new logo and mascot.
Final League placing at the end of the regular season:
(*) played in the New Zealand National Soccer League
ASB Phoenix Challenge
ASB Premiership Youth League
2015–16 Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Team Manager
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