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First Team Coaching Appointment

We are delighted to officially announce Tim Ragg as the new First Team Head Coach for Albany United FC for the upcoming 2025 season.Tim brings a wealth of experience, passion, and a commitment to excellence that aligns with the vision and values of our club. We are excited about the journey ahead and look forward to the positive impact Tim will bring both on and off the field.Message from Tim Ragg:...

First Team Coaching Announcement

The club would like to announce that following the completion of the 2024 season, Andrew Mobberley made the difficult decision to resign from his position has head coach of the first team. Andy has been involved with Albany United as a player, director of football and most recently the first team head coach. In that time, he has left his mark on the club in many ways and we are eternally grateful for his hardwork over the last few years. Andy plans to devote more time to his growing yo...

Life Member Announcement - Kieron Henare

Following the club AGM on the 6th of December, the club will like to announce the induction of a new life member to Albany United. After 8 years as president of Albany United, Kieron Henare has decided to step down from the role. The club would like to express their sincere appreciation for his dedication and leadership. Often putting the club ahead of his own interests, Kie has earned a break and extra-time to spend with his family. At the AGM, it was announced that Kie would be induc...

AGM Thank You

Following a busy year, the 2024 AGM was held on the 6th of December at Rosedale clubrooms. In what was one of the biggest AGM turnouts in recent history, the club thanked long term executive members for the years of service and a new board was elected. Thank you to all that turned out and further updates on the new board will be posted in due course. ...

2024 Albany United AGM

As we close the 2024 season, the club is now starting to look towards 2025. With that in mind, we would like to announce the clubs AGM will be happening on December 6th at 6:30pm at our clubrooms in Rosedale Park. If you would like to submit a nomination to the board, please email president@albanyunited.org to request a nomination form. All nomination forms should be completed and returned by no later than the 29th of November, one week before the AGM. No nominations will be taken dire...

2024 U19 National Tournament Squad Announcement

Labour Weekend means the annual U19 tournament hosted by Napier City Rovers at Park Island in Napier. Teams from all over New Zealand descend on Napier, with boys and girls divisions tightly contested. This year, Albany United is sending a boys team under the banner of North Harbour FC for the third time. This year's team is full of exciting youth talent from Albany United who will be looking to make their mark on the tournament. Coached by Sergio Alva, the team is one of the youngest we ha...

Senior Prizegiving 2024

With the 2024 season finished, it was time to celebrate our players' successes and our volunteers' hard work following another long season. Hosted at New Brew Bar & Restaurant, it was a chance for everyone to get together to cap off the year. As always, the team awards celebrated the on-field achievements, congratulations to all the winners from the teams that attended. Then we had the main club awards, celebrating the hard work of our volunteers who work so selflessly behind the scenes to m...