Team Taranaki
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Team Taranaki is an semi-professional association football club based in the Taranaki region, New Zealand
and they are competing in the Central Premier League
.
The club was formed in 2003 as a composite team for Central Premier League
competition, involving players from individual clubs in the Taranaki region. The club plays its home matches at Pukekura Park
, New Plymouth
.
. However, Gisborne City elected not to exercise their right to promotion as part of a club rebuilding strategy, and as such Team Taranaki were allowed to remain in the competition.
when they named their 2010 season squad, however he was released after having only played 2 full games to return to Samoa for personal reasons. This proved to be temporary, and Fa'aiuaso returned to Team Taranaki's starting line-up the following week.
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...
and they are competing in the Central Premier League
Central Premier League
The Central League is a semi-professional status league competition run by for Association football clubs located in the southern and central parts of the North Island, New Zealand...
.
The club was formed in 2003 as a composite team for Central Premier League
Central Premier League
The Central League is a semi-professional status league competition run by for Association football clubs located in the southern and central parts of the North Island, New Zealand...
competition, involving players from individual clubs in the Taranaki region. The club plays its home matches at Pukekura Park
Pukekura Park
thumb|right|The main lake at Pukekura, with Poet's Bridge and [[Mount Taranaki/Egmont|Mount Taranaki]] in the backgroundPukekura Park is a Garden of National Significance, covering 52ha near the heart of New Plymouth, Taranaki in New Zealand....
, New Plymouth
New Plymouth
New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....
.
Club history
The club was relegated from the Central League in 2007, to be replaced with Gisborne CityGisborne City
Gisborne City FC is a soccer club in Gisborne, New Zealand who play in the eastern league 1st division. Their home ground is Childers Road. They have won the National League, Air New Zealand cup, and the Chatham Cup....
. However, Gisborne City elected not to exercise their right to promotion as part of a club rebuilding strategy, and as such Team Taranaki were allowed to remain in the competition.
Present day
Taranaki selectors included Samoan international Desmond Fa'aiuasoDesmond Fa'aiuaso
Desmond Fa'aiuaso is a Football striker from Samoa who currently plays for ASB Premiership team YoungHeart Manawatu. He will play the New Zealand winter season with Team Taranaki in the Central Premier League-Club career:...
when they named their 2010 season squad, however he was released after having only played 2 full games to return to Samoa for personal reasons. This proved to be temporary, and Fa'aiuaso returned to Team Taranaki's starting line-up the following week.