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Rotorua City
FORMED 1967
following merger of Rangers (1950) and Kahukura (1947).
Kahukura initially known as Crusaders, then Kahukura
Crusaders (1954), then Kahukura (1960).
Merged with Rotorua Suburbs to become Rotorua United in 2007.
HONOURS
1966
|
Northern League Division Two A
|
1967
|
Northern League Division One
|
1989
|
Chatham Cup runners-up
|
NORTHERN LEAGUE RECORD
Year
|
Division
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Pos
|
From
|
1966
|
Two A
|
9
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
38
|
15
|
23
|
15
|
1st
|
10
|
1967
|
One
|
18
|
15
|
1
|
2
|
65
|
18
|
47
|
31
|
1st
|
10
|
1968
|
Premier
|
18
|
2
|
1
|
15
|
22
|
60
|
-38
|
5
|
10th
|
10
|
1969
|
One
|
18
|
9
|
3
|
6
|
24
|
39
|
-15
|
21
|
3rd
|
10
|
1970
|
One
|
18
|
4
|
6
|
8
|
25
|
30
|
-5
|
14
|
9th
|
10
|
1971
|
Two
|
18
|
4
|
0
|
14
|
15
|
55
|
-40
|
8
|
10th
|
10
|
1972
|
Three
|
18
|
5
|
2
|
11
|
24
|
30
|
-6
|
12
|
8th
|
10
|
1973
|
Three
|
18
|
11
|
6
|
1
|
49
|
18
|
31
|
28
|
2nd
|
10
|
1974
|
Two
|
18
|
5
|
5
|
8
|
23
|
32
|
-9
|
15
|
7th
|
10
|
1975
|
Two
|
18
|
11
|
4
|
3
|
41
|
22
|
19
|
24
|
2nd
|
10
|
1976
|
One
|
18
|
6
|
4
|
8
|
19
|
38
|
-19
|
16
|
8th
|
10
|
1977
|
One
|
18
|
7
|
1
|
10
|
22
|
41
|
-19
|
15
|
6th
|
10
|
1978
|
One
|
18
|
4
|
5
|
9
|
18
|
30
|
-12
|
13
|
8th
|
10
|
1979
|
One
|
18
|
3
|
3
|
12
|
14
|
48
|
-34
|
10
|
9th
|
10
|
1980
|
Two
|
18
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
40
|
18
|
22
|
23
|
2nd
|
10
|
1981
|
One
|
22
|
8
|
6
|
8
|
29
|
26
|
3
|
22
|
7th
|
12
|
1982
|
One
|
22
|
9
|
6
|
7
|
33
|
33
|
0
|
24
|
4th
|
12
|
1983
|
Grading
|
13
|
5
|
1
|
7
|
18
|
22
|
-4
|
11
|
10th
|
14
|
|
One B
|
14
|
6
|
6
|
2
|
21
|
14
|
7
|
18
|
2nd
|
8
|
1984
|
Premier
|
18
|
10
|
1
|
7
|
38
|
26
|
12
|
31
|
3rd
|
10
|
1985
|
Premier
|
21
|
7
|
2
|
12
|
26
|
39
|
-13
|
23
|
8th
|
12
|
1986
|
Premier
|
22
|
6
|
7
|
9
|
30
|
31
|
-1
|
25
|
8th
|
12
|
1987
|
Premier
|
26
|
3
|
5
|
18
|
30
|
81
|
-51
|
14
|
14th
|
14
|
1988
|
One
|
22
|
13
|
5
|
4
|
48
|
33
|
15
|
44
|
2nd
|
12
|
1989
|
Premier
|
26
|
8
|
6
|
12
|
40
|
47
|
-7
|
30
|
9th
|
14
|
1990
|
Premier
|
26
|
3
|
6
|
17
|
22
|
55
|
-33
|
14
|
14th
|
14
|
1991
|
One
|
22
|
13
|
4
|
5
|
40
|
27
|
13
|
43
|
2nd
|
12
|
1992
|
Premier
|
22
|
6
|
4
|
12
|
24
|
33
|
-9
|
22
|
10th
|
12
|
1993
|
Premier
|
22
|
6
|
3
|
13
|
22
|
40
|
-18
|
21
|
10th
|
12
|
1994
|
Premier
|
21
|
2
|
2
|
17
|
11
|
57
|
-46
|
8
|
12th
|
12
|
1995
|
One
|
22
|
1
|
3
|
18
|
16
|
63
|
-47
|
6
|
12th
|
12
|
CHATHAM CUP RECORD
Year
|
Round
|
Score
|
Opponents
|
Notes
|
1965
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
2-1
|
Rotorua Rangers
|
|
|
Three
|
8-1
|
Greerton Rovers
|
|
|
Four
|
7-1
|
Otangarei United
|
|
|
Five
|
2-8
|
Eastern Suburbs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1966
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
4-0
|
Rotorua Rangers
|
|
|
Four
|
1-7
|
Eastern Suburbs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1967
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One-Three incl.
|
|
Four
|
5-0
|
Hamilton
|
|
|
Five
|
2-3
|
North Shore United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1968
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One-Three incl.
|
|
Four
|
1-3
|
Hamilton
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1969
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One-Three incl.
|
|
Four
|
0-7
|
North Shore United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1970
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One-Three incl.
|
|
Four
|
4-1
|
Whakatane Town
|
|
|
Five
|
0-1
|
Hamilton
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1971-73
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
1974
|
One
|
2-1
|
Tauranga City
|
|
|
Two
|
5-2
|
Kawerau Town
|
|
|
Three
|
2-0
|
Whakatane Town
|
|
|
Four
|
0-3
|
Eastern Suburbs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1975
|
One
|
2-1
|
Taupo
|
|
|
Two
|
12-1
|
Turangi Wanderers
|
|
|
Three
|
3-0
|
Rotorua City
|
|
|
Four
|
0-4
|
Mt. Wellington
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1976
|
One
|
5-0
|
Kawerau Town
|
|
|
Two
|
6-0
|
Whakatane Town
|
|
|
Three
|
7-0
|
Rotorua Suburbs
|
|
|
Four
|
4-0
|
Takapuna City
|
|
|
Five
|
1-1
|
North Shore United
|
won 4-3 on pens.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1977
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
5-1
|
Tauranga City
|
|
|
Three
|
2-0
|
Rotorua Suburbs
|
|
|
Four
|
0-6
|
Mt. Wellington
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1978
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
3-0
|
Tauranga City
|
|
|
Three
|
4-1
|
Rotorua Suburbs
|
|
|
Four
|
0-1
|
Whangarei City
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1979
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
3-0
|
Mt. Maunganui
|
|
|
Three
|
3-0
|
Ngongotaha
|
|
|
Four
|
1-3
|
Mt. Roskill
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1980
|
One
|
2-1
|
Mt. Maunganui
|
|
|
Two
|
5-1
|
Rotorua Suburbs
|
|
|
Three
|
0-0
|
Ngaruawahia Affco United
|
lost 4-2 on pens.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1981
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
8-2
|
Taupo
|
|
|
Three
|
1-0
|
Ngaruawahia Affco United
|
|
|
Four
|
0-3
|
North Shore United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1982
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
4-2
|
Ngongotaha
|
|
|
Three
|
2-1
|
Clendon United
|
|
|
Four
|
2-1
|
Eastern Suburbs
|
|
|
Five
|
1-5
|
North Shore United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1983
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
2-0
|
Tokoroa
|
|
|
Three
|
0-1
|
Takapuna City
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1984
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
0-2
|
Ellerslie
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1985
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
0-1
|
Mt. Maunganui
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1986
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
0-1
|
Howick
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1987
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
0-1
|
Glenfield Rovers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1988
|
One
|
1-0
|
Kawerau Town
|
|
|
Two
|
1-2
|
Lynndale
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1989
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
3-2
|
Metro
|
|
|
Three
|
4-1
|
South Auckland Rangers
|
|
|
Four
|
3-2
|
Massey
|
|
|
Five
|
2-1
|
Oratia United
|
|
|
Six
|
4-3
|
New Plymouth Old Boys
|
|
|
Semis
|
2-0
|
Mt. Maunganui
|
|
|
Final
|
1-7
|
Christchurch United
|
runners-up
|
|
|
|
|
|
1990
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
4-1
|
University
|
|
|
Three
|
1-2
|
Western Springs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1991
|
One
|
1-2
|
Onehunga Sports
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1992
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
2-1
|
Takapuna City
|
|
|
Three
|
0-0
|
Manurewa
|
lost 7-6 on pens.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1993
|
One
|
2-1
|
Blockhouse Bay
|
|
|
Two
|
0-1
|
Ngaruawahia United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1994
|
One
|
4-1
|
Manukau City
|
|
|
Two
|
1-2
|
Waikato Unicol
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1995
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
1-1
|
Mt. Albert-Ponsonby
|
lost 5-3 on pens.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1996
|
One
|
0-13
|
Ellerslie
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1997
|
One
|
0-8
|
Takapuna City
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1998-99
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2000
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2001
|
One
|
3-1
|
Te Aroha
|
|
|
Two
|
0-1
|
Greerton Rovers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
2-4
|
Ngaruawahia United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
0-5
|
Ngaruawahia United
|
|