Canterbury United Dragons was a semi-professional football club from Christchurch, New Zealand. The team plays most of its matches at English Park in Christchurch, though they occasionally play in Nelson. The club last played in the ISPS Handa Premiership, the now folded top level of football in New Zealand.
History
The club was founded in 2002 as a conglomerate of various Christchurch area clubs, in order to form a strong team to take part in the 2002 New Zealand National Soccer League. In 2004, the league was replaced by the New Zealand Football Championship, run on a regional franchise basis, and Canterbury United became one of the eight competing teams.
In Canterbury United's first season in the New Zealand Football Championship they missed out on the playoffs by four competition points, ultimately finishing fourth. In 2007, the club rebranded themselves as the "Canterbury United Dragons" with a new logo and mascot.
Current squad
Club Officials Coaching and Medical Staff Head coach: Lee Padmore Assistant coach: Dan Terris Goalkeeping coach: Alan Stroud Manager: Marcus Beaton Strength and conditioning: James Deehan Video analysis: Jesse Rawlings Sports science: Blair Minton Performance/wellbeing: Martin Field Dodgson Physiotherapist: James McCormack Club doctor: Phil Fletcher
Managers Danny Halligan (1 July 2006 – 4 February 2008) Korouch Monsef (5 February 2008 – 30 June 2009) Keith Braithwaite (1 July 2009 – 30 June 2013) Sean Devine (1 July 2014 – 21 April 2015) Willy Gerdsen (1 July 2015 – 14 June 2019) Lee Padmore (1 July 2019 – Current)
Honours ASB Phoenix Challenge Winners (1): 2012
ASB Premiership Youth League Winners (2): 2009–10, 2011–12
Statistics and records
Year-by-year history
+Wellington League HistorySeason Teams League LadderPosition FinalsQualification Finals Position2002 10 5th did not qualify 2003 10 6th did not qualify 2004–05 8 4th did not qualify 2005–06 8 3rd Qualified for Playoffs Runners-up2006–07 8 4th did not qualify 2007–08 8 8th did not qualify 2008–09 8 8th did not qualify 2009–10 8 4th Qualified for Playoffs Runners-up2010–11 8 4th Qualified for Playoffs 3rd2011–12 8 2nd Qualified for Playoffs 3rd2012–13 8 3rd Qualified for Playoffs 3rd2013–14 8 5th did not qualify 2014–15 9 8th did not qualify 2015–16 8 4th Qualified for Playoffs 3rd2016–17 10 6th did not qualify 2017–18 10 3rd Qualified for Playoffs 3rd2018–19 10 3rd Qualified for Playoffs 3rd2019–20 10 10th No playoffs due to Covid-19
Season summaries + Season Stats Season Pos W D L GF GA GD PTS200258463130+1282003675634340262004–0547683138-7272005–06313263622+14412006–0749483330+3312007–08833152248-26122008–09822101132-2182009–1045362316+7182010–1146262019+1202011–1229233812+26292012–1339143419+15282013–1456442216+6222014–15842102232-10142015–1648242823+5262016–1766663228+4242017–18311343520+15362018–19310443429+5342019–201024101936-1710
Notes
References
External links
The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website Club database. . Old New Zealand Football Championship website (archived)