Bucklands Beach AFC is a semi-professional football club based in Bucklands Beach, New Zealand. It currently competes in the NRFL Northern Conference.

Bucklands Beach AFC
Full nameBucklands Beach Association Football Club
Founded1976
GroundLloyd Elsmore Park, Bucklands Beach
ChairmanNew Zealand Andy Pullar
CoachCzech Republic Rudolf Mozr
LeagueNRFL Northern Conference
2023NRFL Northern Conference, 2nd of 9

Having won promotion to the NRFL Division 2 for the first time in the 2016 season, Bucklands Beach immediately won promotion to NRFL Division 1 in 2017.[1]

The club has also completed in the Chatham Cup a number of times including every year since 2013.[2] Their best run was in 2018 when it made it to the third round before losing 0–5 to East Coast Bays.[3]

Notable Players edit

 Milly Clegg

 Jacqui Hand[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Our History". Bucklands Beach AFC.
  2. ^ "Bucklands Beach Club Profile". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. ^ "2018 Chatham Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  4. ^ Plummer, Ben (16 July 2023). "Ex-BBAFC players to suit up for Football Ferns". Times. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

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