Matamata Swifts AFC is a semi-professional association football club in Matamata

Matamata

Matamata is a rural Waikato town in New Zealand with a population of around 12,000 . It is located near the base of the Kaimai Ranges, and is a thriving farming area known for Thoroughbred horse breeding and training pursuits...

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New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

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Matamata Swifts currently compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1

Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1

The Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1 is a New Zealand Association football semi-professional status league competition that is run by the Auckland Football Federation and includes soccer clubs located in the northern part of the North Island, New Zealand...

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History

Matamata Swifts Association Football Club was established in 1930 and football has been played at different levels and with varying success every year since.

In 2010, Matamata Swifts AFC fielded five senior teams (four men and one ladies), ten junior teams (players aged 8 to 12) and ten mini-kickers teams (players aged 4 to 7). The club sponsors football at Matamata College, which fielded seven teams in 2010.

Current squad

Honours

• 2009 Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Division 1, Winners
• 2008 Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Division 1, Runners-Up
• 2007 Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Division 1, Runners-Up
• 2006 Waikato Premier League, Winners
• 2006 Caper Cup, Winners
• 2005 Waikato Premier League, Winners
• 1995 Northern League Division 4, Runners-Up
• 1994 Northern League Division 4, Runners-Up
• 1985 Northern League Division 4 (South), Winners

External links

• UltimateNZSoccer website's Matamata Swifts page
• Club website