Canterbury United Dragons

Canterbury United Dragons are 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 competes in the ISPS Handa Premiership, the top level of football in New Zealand.

Canterbury United Dragons
Full nameCanterbury United Dragons
Nickname(s)The Dragons
Founded2002 (2002)
GroundASB Football Park, Christchurch
Capacity3,000
ChairmanJulian Bowden
ManagerLee Padmore
LeagueISPS Handa Premiership
2019-2010th (regular season)

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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[2] In 2007, the club rebranded themselves as the "Canterbury United Dragons" with a new logo and mascot.[3]

Current squad
As of 23 January 2021[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NZL Eddie Ashton
3 DF  NZL Ben Stroud
5 DF  ENG Tom Schwarz
6 DF  NZL Matthew Jones
7 MF  ENG George King
8 DF  NZL Luke Tongue
9 FW  IRL Garbhan Coughlan
10 FW  NZL Ihaia Delaney
12 MF  NZL Samuel Field
13 DF  NZL Andrew Storer
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  NZL Sean Liddicoat
15 MF  NZL Max Chretien
16 MF  NZL Cory Mitchell
17 DF  NZL Simon Chretien
19 FW  RSA Lyle Matthysen
20 DF  NZL Jacob Richards
21 DF  NZL Caleb Cottom
22 GK  NZL Danny Knight
24 MF  NZL Edward Wilkinson

Club Officials

Coaching and Medical Staff[5]

  • 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[6] – 21 April 2015)[7]
  • Willy Gerdsen (1 July 2015 – 14 June 2019)[8]
  • Lee Padmore (1 July 2019 – Current)

Honours

ASB Phoenix Challenge[9]

  • Winners (1): 2012

ASB Premiership Youth League

  • Winners (2): 2009–10, 2011–12[10]

Statistics and records

Year-by-year history
Wellington League History
SeasonTeamsLeague Ladder
Position		Finals
Qualification		Finals
Position
2002105thDid not qualify
2003106thDid not qualify
2004–0584thDid not qualify
2005–0683rdQualified for PlayoffsRunners-up
2006–0784thDid not qualify
2007–0888thDid not qualify
2008–0988thDid not qualify
2009–1084thQualified for PlayoffsRunners-up
2010–1184thQualified for Playoffs3rd
2011–1282ndQualified for Playoffs3rd
2012–1383rdQualified for Playoffs3rd
2013–1485thDid not qualify
2014–1598thDid not qualify
2015–1684thQualified for Playoffs3rd
2016–17106thDid not qualify
2017–18103rdQualified for Playoffs3rd
2018–19103rd[11]Qualified for Playoffs3rd
2019–201010thNo Playoffs due to Covid-19[12]

Season summaries
Season Stats
Season Pos W D L GF GA GD PTS
2002 5 8 4 6 31 30 +1 28
2003 6 7 5 6 34 34 0 26
2004–05 4 7 6 8 31 38 -7 27
2005–06 3 13 2 6 36 22 +14 41
2006–07 4 9 4 8 33 30 +3 31
2007–08 8 3 3 15 22 48 -26 12
2008–09 8 2 2 10 11 32 -21 8
2009–10 4 5 3 6 23 16 +7 18
2010–11 4 6 2 6 20 19 +1 20
2011–12 2 9 2 3 38 12 +26 29
2012–13 3 9 1 4 34 19 +15 28
2013–14 5 6 4 4 22 16 +6 22
2014–15 8 4 2 10 22 32 -10 14
2015–16 4 8 2 4 28 23 +5 26
2016–17 6 6 6 6 32 28 +4 24
2017–18 3 11 3 4 35 20 +15 36
2018–19 3 10 4 4 34 29 +5 34
2019–20 10[nb 1] 2 4 10 19 36 -17 10

Notes
  1. Season finished early due to Covid-19[12]

References
  1. "Canterbury United". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. "Canterbury United". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. "Tasman United v Canterbury United Programme" (PDF). Tasman United. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  4. https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/99324
  5. "Mainland Football - CANTERBURY UNITED". www.mainlandfootball.co.nz. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  6. "Canterbury skipper backs new Dragons coach". Stuff. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  7. "Sean Devine departs Canterbury Dragons football coaching job by 'mutual consent'". Stuff. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  8. "Canterbury United part company with coach Willy Gerdsen". Stuff. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  9. Smith, Tony (29 November 2012). "Canterbury United upset Phoenix reserves". The Press. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  10. Smith, Tony (18 December 2011). "Young Canterbury Dragons praised for win". Stuff. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  11. "Canterbury United end regular season ahead of Team Wellington". Stuff. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  12. "Premiership concluded, Auckland City champions". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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