Selwyn United FC

Selwyn United
Full nameSelwyn United Football Club
Founded2013
GroundFoster Park, Rolleston, New Zealand
LeagueSouthern League
2024Southern League, 8th of 10
Websitehttps://sufc.co.nz/
Current season

Selwyn United Football Club is an amateur football club based in Rolleston in the Selwyn region of New Zealand. Formed in 2013 following the merger of Ellesmere FC and Rolleston FC, they currently compete in the Southern League, one of three qualifying leagues for the New Zealand National League.[1][2]

The club also competes in the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knockout tournaments for men.[3] The best Selwyn United have done in the competition is make it to the third round, which they have done three times in 2016[4] and 2018[5] and 2021[6] before losing to local rivals Cashmere Technical each time.[7][8]

  1. ^ "About Us". Selwyn United FC. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. ^ "New National League competition details confirmed". New Zealand Football. 26 February 2021. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ^ "National knockout cup comps return to set records". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  4. ^ "New Zealand 2015/16". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. ^ "New Zealand 2017/18". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Chatham and Kate Sheppard Cups - wrap". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Selwyn United". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Ngaruawahia upset Northern League side in Chatham Cup". NZ Sports Wire. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.