Napier City Rovers is a football team based in Napier, New Zealand, competing in the Central League.

Club history

Chart of yearly ladder positions for Napier City Rovers

The team was founded in 1973 by the merger of Napier Rovers and Napier City. Napier City Rovers have won New Zealand's premier knockout football competition (the Chatham Cup) five times, in 1985, 1993, 2000, 2002, and 2019, and won the old New Zealand National Soccer League in 1989, 1993, 1998, and 2000. They represented New Zealand at the Oceania Club Championship in 2001, finishing third. The Hawke's Bay region, of which Napier is a part, was represented by Napier City Soccer in the first year of the Football Championship in 2004.

Squad

Squad for the 2024 Central Premier League Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF NZL George Andrew 3 DF NZL Adam Hewson 4 DF NZL Kaeden Atkins 5 DF NZL Jack Albertini 6 DF NZL Matthew Jones 7 MF ENG Liam Schofield 8 MF NZL Sam Lack 9 MF NZL Cameron Emerson 10 MF ENG Kieran Richards 11 FW ENG Jonathan McNamaraNo. Pos. Nation Player 12 MF NZL Alex Mort 13 FW NZL Harry Mason 15 DF ENG Jim Hoyle 16 FW NZL Ethan Spencer 17 DF NZL Fergus Neil 18 FW SWE Oscar Faulds 19 FW ENG Benjamin Stanley 20 MF NZL Christian Leopard 21 GK SCO Kyle Baxter 22 GK NZL Ben Graney
2DFNZLGeorge Andrew
3DFNZLAdam Hewson
4DFNZLKaeden Atkins
5DFNZLJack Albertini
6DFNZLMatthew Jones
7MFENGLiam Schofield
8MFNZLSam Lack
9MFNZLCameron Emerson
10MFENGKieran Richards
11FWENGJonathan McNamara
No.Pos.NationPlayer
12MFNZLAlex Mort
13FWNZLHarry Mason
15DFENGJim Hoyle
16FWNZLEthan Spencer
17DFNZLFergus Neil
18FWSWEOscar Faulds
19FWENGBenjamin Stanley
20MFNZLChristian Leopard
21GKSCOKyle Baxter
22GKNZLBen Graney

Season-by-season record

SeasonQualifying leagueLeagueNational LeagueChatham CupTop scorer
PWDLFAGDPtsPosPWDLFAGDPtsPosNameGoals
2021Central League1852113751−14177thCancelledR3England Kailan Gould11
2022188463528+7284th91351423−968thR4England Jonathan McNamara9
20231810355032+18333rd92161326−1379thR4England Deri Corfe21
20241813145323+30403rd95222114+7174thQFNew Zealand Oscar Faulds27
2025188464524+21285thDid not qualifyR4New Zealand Sam Lack11

Honours

Chatham Cup
Preceded byManurewaWinner 1985 Chatham CupSucceeded byNorth Shore United
Preceded byMiramar RangersWinner 1993 Chatham CupSucceeded byWaitakere City FC
Preceded byDunedin TechnicalWinner 2000 Chatham CupSucceeded byUniversity-Mount Wellington
Preceded byUniversity-Mount WellingtonWinner 2002 Chatham CupSucceeded byUniversity-Mount Wellington
Preceded byBirkenhead UnitedWinner 2019 Chatham CupSucceeded by2020 Competition cancelled due COVID-19 2021 Cashmere Technical

Performance in OFC competitions

2000–01 – 3rd place

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayPosition
2001Oceania Club ChampionshipGroup APapua New Guinea Unitech2–02nd
Solomon Islands Laugu United1–1
Tonga Lotoha'apai9–0
Fiji Foodtown Warriors4–0
Australia Wollongong Wolves0–1
Semi-finalsVanuatu Tafea2–4
Third place play-offFrench Polynesia Vénus3–2

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