New Zealand Knights
| New Zealand Knights | |||
| Full name | New Zealand Knights Football Club | ||
| place | |||
| Founded | 2004 (as successor club to Football Kingz) | ||
| Dissolved | 2007 | ||
| Club colors | |||
| Stadion |
North Harbor Stadium , Auckland |
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| Top league | A-League | ||
| successes | |||
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The New Zealand Knights FC soccer club from Auckland , New Zealand was the first professional soccer team in New Zealand.
history
She played in the 2005/06 and 2006/07 seasons in the 2005 newly created Hyundai A-League , the Australian professional league. In both seasons they took eighth and last place in the table, in the eternal table of the A-League they are also in last place with only 25 points from 42 games. In total, only six wins were achieved in both seasons.
Poor athletic performance, a low number of spectators and financial problems finally led to the Australian Association's license being withdrawn in December 2006. The New Zealand Association took over the team provisionally until the end of the season, then the New Zealand Knights were dissolved. After long negotiations, New Zealand's place in the A-League could be held, and Wellington Phoenix from Wellington was accepted as the new representative of New Zealand .
Stadion
The Knights played their games in the 25,000-seat North Harbor Stadium in North Shore near Auckland.
Trainer
| Surname | Nat | from | to | Balance sheet | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | S. | U | N | T | GT | TD | Pt | ||||
| John Adshead |
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January 2005 | April 2006 | 21st | 1 | 3 | 17th | 15th | 47 | −32 | 6th |
| Paul Nevin |
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May 2006 | November 2006 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4th | 26th | −22 | 7th |
| Barry Simmonds |
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November 2006 | November 2006 | 4th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8th | −5 | 2 |
| Ricki Herbert |
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December 2006 | January 2007 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| total | August 2005 | January 2007 | 42 | 6th | 7th | 29 | 28 | 86 | -58 | 25th | |
Club records
- First goal: Joshua Rose (v Sydney FC) September 2, 2005
- Biggest win: 3-1 against Queensland Roar , December 29, 2006
- Biggest loss: 5-0 to Queensland Roar, September 15, 2006
- Attendance record: 9,827 against Sydney FC on September 2, 2005
Placements
- 2005/06: 8th place
- 2006/07: 8th place
- For a list of all players in the club see here .
Individual evidence
- ^ Kingz in new A-League - Television New Zealand, November 1, 2004
- ↑ Knights have license revoked by soccer body - nzherald.co.nz, December 14, 2006
- ↑ NZ Soccer willing to rescue 'embarrassing' Knights - nzherald.co.nz, December 14, 2006
- ↑ Kiwis alive as Townsville pulls pin - Fox Sports, March 19, 2007 (English)