Auckland City FC
association football club
Auckland City Football Club is an association football club based in the suburb of Sandringham in Auckland, New Zealand. The football club was founded in 2004 following the inception of the New Zealand Football Championship. They currently compete in the National League.
Auckland City have established themselves as a major force in both New Zealand and Oceania, having won eleven New Zealand Football Championship and 14 OFC Champions League titles. The club is the most successful in Oceania, having won seven consecutive OFC Champions League titles between 2011 and 2017 – the most consecutive continental titles of any football team in history. This has resulted in Auckland becoming a regular fixture at the FIFA Club World Cup, famously achieving a third-placed finish in the 2014 edition. Auckland City's youth team play in the New Zealand Youth National League, and are the most successful team in national youth competition history with seven titles.
Auckland City currently play their home matches at Kiwitea Street in Sandringham, New Zealand. Their regular kit colours are faintly striped royal blue shirts and shorts with white socks. The current crest, in use since the club's inception, features the Sky Tower, an iconic Auckland landmark.
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