Kaponga Soccer Club
| Full name | Kaponga Soccer Club | |
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| Founded | 1906 | |
| Ground | Victoria Park, Kaponga | |
| League | Taranaki Division Two | |
| 2025 | 4th of 8 | |
| Website | https://www.sporty.co.nz/kapongasoccer/Home | |
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Kaponga Soccer Club is an association football club based in the South Taranaki town of Kaponga, New Zealand, initially founded in 1906.[1][2]
The Kaponga senior men's team currently play in the Taranaki Division Two administered by Central Football as Charrúa Kaponga.
History
Early years
1906 - 1914
Kaponga won the Taranaki Championship (Julian Cup) twice in 1909 [3] and 1912. [4]
1923 - 1926
After reformation in 1923, Kaponga won the Taranaki Championship for a third time in 1924.[5]
1954 - 1959
Kaponga again reformed in 1954 and won the Taranaki Southern Division.
The 1954 Taranaki Championship Final was lost to Taranaki Northern Division champions and eventual 1954 Julian Cup winner, New Plymouth Old Boys.
Kaponga once again disbanded before 1960.
1970 - 2025
Grounds
The club is centered at Victoria Park in Kaponga, where the primary clubrooms are located. Matches are also frequently held at Alamein Park, located at the southern end of the township.
Honours
- Taranaki Championship (H.R. Julian Cup)
- Winners (3): 1909, 1912, 1924
- Manaia Hibernian Society 7-a-side Cup
- Winners (1): 1926
- Taranaki Southern Division
- Winners (1): 1954
See also
References
- ^ "Football". Hawera & Normanby Star. 28 April 1906. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Sport 1900–08 | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ specified, Not. "Group portrait of a male soccer team from Kaponga". Group portrait of a male soccer team ... | Items | National Library of New Zealand | National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 June 2020.