Tasman United

Tasman United
Full nameTasman United
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
Dissolved2020 (2020)
GroundSaxton Sports Ground
Capacity18,000[1]
ChairmanMark Sheehan
ManagerAndy Hedge
LeagueISPS Handa Premiership
2018-198th
Websitehttp://www.tasmanunited.nz/
Current season

Tasman United was a professional football club based in Nelson, New Zealand. The club competed in the ISPS Handa Premiership with home games played at Trafalgar Park.[2][3]

The club succeeded Nelson Falcons as the city's football team on the national stage (albeit the Falcons were participants only in the National Youth League).[3] The club additionally had an affiliated women's team in the Mainland Women's Premier League; they finished third in their inaugural season.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Trafalgar Park Nelson Rugby Venue Information". Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. ^ "New trio to join ASB Premiership". nzfootball.co.nz. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b "New ASB Premiership club profiles". New Zealand Football. 16 December 2015. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. ^ "A big score for women's football". Stuff. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Mainland Football boss hails Tasman's introduction". Stuff. 22 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2016.