Mosgiel AFC is a semi-professional association football club in Mosgiel, New Zealand. They currently compete in the ODT FootballSouth Premier League.
Full name | Mosgiel Association Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Plainsmen | ||
Founded | 1913 | ||
Ground | Memorial Park, Mosgiel | ||
Capacity | 3000 | ||
Manager | Max Frear | ||
League | FootballSouth Premier League | ||
2024 | FootballSouth Premier League, 1st of 10 (champions) | ||
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Club history
editThe club was formed in 1913 and is based at Memorial Park. The club provides teams for men, women and juniors at all levels. The club's nickname, The Plainsmen, comes from Mosgiel's location on the Taieri Plains.
Mosgiel have twice reached the final of the Chatham Cup, in 1938 and 1940, but have never won the competition. In more recent times their best performance has been to reach the last 16 of the competition in 1985, 2005 and 2015.
Present day
editThe club is currently in the ODT Southern Premier League. They have been crowned champions in 2019, 2023 and 2024 while also competing in the Southern League during the 2022 season.[1]