RED: Matchday Magazine of Cambridge Football Club (May 23, 2015)

MAY 23, 2015

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INSIDE JUNIOR TEAMS EXCEL AT HRFC TOURNAMENT

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Cambridge v Katikati John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge

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Five of our teams through to second round of cup

KEY CONTACTS Our club has a number of Facebook groups which you are invited to join. Search for Cambridge FC NZ (general club), Cambridge Football Club — Juniors or Cambridge Football Club — Women for the most popular.

2015 committee members President and chair Peter Martens

Vice chair Steve Thomas

Secretary Josh Easby

Mobile: 027 2943044

Mobile: 021 746863 E: masterpiece@xtra.co.nz

Mobile: 021 0558854 E: josh@hurricane–press.co.nz

Junior club co–captain Catherine Clark

Junior club co–captain Ingrid Cook

Senior gear Jim Thomassen

E: cfcjuniors@gmail.com

E: davegrid@xtra.co.nz

Mobile: 027 6811264 E: thomassen@xtra.co.nz

Men’s club captain Lee Turpitt

Women’s club captain Fern Feaver

Mobile: 027 2320100 E: lee.turpitt@gmail.com

Mobile: 021 1323829 E: paris@xtra.co.nz

Grounds Harry Bomans Mobile: 027 4985075

Facilities & Events Tania Zeuren Mobile: 027 2723830

Bar manager Fairlie Morton Mobile: 021 2043412

E: zeuren@xtra.co.nz

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Purchasing manager Chrissy Goodin Mobile: 021 307294 E: chrissy.goodin@gmail.com

Policy & planning Pauline Lewis

Volunteer co–ordinator Michaela McQuarters

Mobile: 027 2747578 E: paulinelewis173@gmail.com

Mobile: 021 621904 E: fareya123@gmail.com

Treasurer (acting) Craig Clark

Treasurer (incoming) Paul Blackstock

Mobile: 027 9153273 E: c.d.clark@xtra.co.nz

Mobile: 021 1282091 E: paul@herbertmorton.co.nz

Keep in touch

E: bomans@xtra.co.nz

Immediate past chairman Greg Zeuren Mobile: 027 5030629 E: zeuren@xtra.co.nz

Building project manager Geoff Wheeler Mobile: 027 4952777 E: Geoff@jetcreative.co.nz

Club news, go to www.cambridgesoccer.co.nz

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‘regardless of who wins, (the tournament’s) success will depend on the legacy it creates ...’

Josh Easby, the secretary of Cambridge Football Club, looks forward to an opening ... WE’RE A week away from seeing the world’s second biggest football event take place on our doorstep.

The FIFA U–20 World Cup launches next Saturday (May 30) with an opening ceremony, followed by New Zealand’s first group game against Ukraine.

In the Waikato, we’ll get the chance to watch eight matches at the Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, and those of us who are really keen can easily get to Auckland and New Plymouth for more games.

The track record of the tournament is that it helps launch the young players who

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Editor: Josh Easby Club photographer: Louis Roberts.

Copyright: None of the contents of this publication should be reproduced without prior permission.

Inquiries: cambridgesoccer@gmail.com Cambridge FC John Kerkhof Park Vogel St Cambridge 3434

are ready to become the next generation of big stars. Examples are Argentinians Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero, France’s Thierry Henry and Paul Pogba, Brazil’s Ronaldinho, Holland’s Arjen Robben, Spain’s Andres Iniesta, Chile’s Alexis Sanchez, and Columbia’s James Rodriguez.

Many Cambridge club members have bought tickets for every game in Hamilton, and I’m sure our club will be visible (and noisy if cheerleader Kim Brierley has anything to do with it).

Some of our members are working as volunteers at the tournament, and we wish them well.

The tournament finishes on June 20 and regardless of who wins, and how well New Zealand fares, its success will depend on the legacy it creates.

Local organisers and the region’s councils have talked much of the importance that football is stronger after the event, because of the tournament, than before.

Certainly, our club has seen the Waikato– based organising staff, Seamus Marten and James Bannatyne, working hard to ensure the tournament is successful in the Waikato.

We wish them well for the month ahead.

Mailing address: PO Box 214 Cambridge 3450 W WW.CAMBRIDGESOCCER.CO.NZ

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CAMBRIDGE FC’s annual Quiz Night has been re–scheduled for Saturday July 29.

It will be held at Cambridge East School.

The date has been moved from Saturday June 13 to avoid clashes with other events in Cambridge.

Remember to put the date in your diary and start putting together your quiz team of six members.

If you can help provide prizes for us to use in raffles and auctons, please get in touch with event organiser Jim Thomassen on 027 6811264 (mob) or email him at thomassen@ xtra.co.nz.

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PRINT HOUSE WAIKATO CUP

Five teams remain in cup CAMBRIDGE teams have their best chance in many years to make progress in this year’s Print House Waikato Cup, with five sides drawn in this weekend’s second round.

Going into the last 32 round on Saturday, our club’s five remaining entries have all managed to avoid each other in the draw.

The draw: 12.30pm: Cambridge C v Waikato Unicol A (John Kerkhof Park).

1.30pm: West Hamilton C v Cambridge B1 (away).

1.30pm: Cambridge D1 v Hamilton North Debacles D (John Kerkhof Park).

1.30pm: Claudelands Rovers C2 v Cambridge B2 (away) 2.30pm: Waikato Unicol C v Cambridge A (away).

The 16 winners from this round play in the third round draw on June 27, followed by quarter finals on July 11 and semi-finals on August 1.

The cup and plate finals will be staged on Saturday August 22.

Meanwhile, the only Cambridge side knocked out of the cup so far — the D2 team who lost to Waihi after a penalty shoot out — have a first round bye in the Print House Waikato Plate.

Two years ago, Cambridge reached the final of both competitions with our Division A team losing to Wanderers while our Division C side won the plate 3–2 against Waihi.

Sides ride high on league tables CAMBRIDGE teams are flying high in their leagues after a weekend of top results.

The men’s first team sits atop the WaiBOP Premiership with a lead of three points (and with a game in hand) over second–placed Papamoa, after returning from Rotorua United with a 2-0 victory.

The club’s second side has moved into clear second spot on the WaiBOP Championship ladder with a 1-0 win at the home of table leaders Claudelands Rovers.

In the men’s Waikato A division, the club secured a 2-0 win at Te Kuiti, cementing a mid-table position with an improving record.

Meanwhile, the women’s first team drew 1–1 at Tokoroa in the Waikato A division and our Cambridge Red side won 4-0 to remain in contention for the Waikato B division title.

In Rotorua, Cambridge went ahead through a well-taken Kieran Hill goal in the 48th minute.

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Just after the hour, skipper Patrick Woodlock made sure of the points with a headed goal.

The Carters Cambridge Player of the Day was Jason Szabo.

Josh Clark, who has returned home from a spell playing college football in Oklahoma, scored the winner against Claudelands Rovers in the WaiBOP Championship clash.

In the women’s Waikato A league, Cambridge took the lead at Tokoroa when Jo Chambers helped scramble home a Paige Pretswell corner in the 76th minute. However Cambridge then conceded from a corner in the 83rd minute to cough up a draw.

The result means Cambridge has 10 points from a possible 15 and remains in touch with the league leaders, Wanderers, who visit John Kerkhof Park this Sunday.

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OUR JUNIOR TEAMS

Cambridge 8th grade Clarets

Youngsters excel at tournament CAMBRIDGE JUNIOR teams had an outstanding day at the Hukunui Rototuna FC tournament in Hamilton.

The tournament was staged for 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th grade teams from throughout the Waikato.

• A local derby in the 8th grade cup final saw our Clarets win against our Avengers.

• Our Comets side won the Plate final in the 10th grade section.

• Our 10th grade Hatrix won the cup final in their division.

• Our 11th grade Tornadoes won their grade’s cup final.

Congratulations to all the Cambridge teams who took part in the tournament.

Photographs: The Avengers display their runners–up medals after their final (above right) while coach Simon Lockwood joins FIFA U–20 World Cup mascot Woolliam to celebrate victory with the 11th grade Tornadoes (lower right).

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Apparel on sale at club store CAMBRIDGE club members and supporters can now buy a stunning range of apparel through the club’s recently– launched online store.

The online store will be managed by The Soccer Shop, New Zealand’s leading retailer of specialist football gear.

The Nike–branded apparel comes in all sizes and is competitively priced because our club won’t need to hold stock, as this will be managed by The Soccer Shop.

Check out what’s available at http:// cambridge.clubstore.co.nz/.

Photo: Robbie Greenhalgh, who plays for Cambridge’s Premiership side, and Ashton Clark, who plays for the 8th grade Avengers, show some of the new apparel.

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CLUB NEWS / www.cambridgesoccer.co.nz THANKS to supporter Graham Clark for volunteering to help linemark our pitches at short notice last week.

We need more volunteers for this vital role so if you are available to help either on a regular or occaasional basis, please let Harry Bomans know on 027 4985075 (mob) or email bomans@xtra.co.nz. CONGRATULATIONS to Red Devils’ Brett Halliday and women’s player Suzie Halliday who are expecting their second child.

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CAMBRIDGE players and supporters can download a mobile application that tells them which teams are playing when and where.

And for many teams, it will show you squad lists and who has scored in each game.

The app is called Fox Sports Pulse and it's been developed by the company that provides the fixture scheduling software used by WaiBOP Football.

You can download the app to a smart phone or a tablet. Then click on 'football' and search for WaiBOP. You should find a menu of different WaiBOP competitions, enabling you to access fixture lists and lots more.

The app is available free from the iTunes store.

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2015 squad

Cambridge 2015: Back (from left) Bernardo Belladares, Sam Garmonsway, Rex Fowler, Kyle Wisnewski, Matt Wheeler, Tom Woutersen, Jason Szabo, Glen Carmichael, Fraser Nicholls. Front: Richard Armstrong, Henry Stephen, Adrian Clark, Jason Chewins, Nathan Claridge, Patrick Woodlock.  Fraser Nicholls (goalkeeper) Joined Cambridge in 2013 after five years between the posts for Otorohanga, including two seasons of Federation 1. Four appearances for the Waikato All Stars .  Rex Fowler (goalkeeper) A promising young goalkeeper who has joined Cambridge for the 2015 season from Hukanui-Rototuna.  Jason Chewins (defender or midfield) Rejoins Cambridge for 2015 after a spell with Northern League club Melville United, having won their Player of the Year title in 2011 and played national league football for Waikato FC. Before emigrating, Chewins set an all– time club record with 489 appearances for professional club Aldershot Town.  Matt Wheeler (defender) A member of WaiBOP United’s youth team in the ASB Youth League for the past two summers, Wheeler rejoins Cambridge in RED: The matchday magazine of Cambridge FC

2015 after a spell with northern league club Ngaruawahia United.  Adrian Clark (defender) Experienced and reads the game well, played for top Wellington clubs Lower Hutt and Stop Out before joining Cambridge.  Henry Stephen (defender) Talented left–sided wide player with pace and an excellent cross, Stephen joins the Cambridge club for the 2015 season.  Kieran Hill (defender) A first team regular at Ngaruawahia United until his transfer to John Kerkhof Park last year, he brings considerable Northern League experience to Cambridge.  Nathan Claridge (defender or midfield) Made his Northern League debut at 16. Won the club’s Young Player of the Year Award in 2011 when he captained the club’s U19s at the national youth championships.

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 Patrick Woodlock (midfield/captain) In his second spell at Cambridge, with Northern League experience here and with Wanderers and Ngaruawahia Utd. Waikato FC Youth player and Waikato age group rep .

 Adam Brady (forward) Joins the club as a new arrival from the United Kingdom, where he played for Melbourne Inn in the Plymouth and West Devon Combination Football League.

 Jason Szabo (forward or midfield) Experienced attacking midfielder who has emigrated from the UK. Gets amongst the goals and was 2013 top scorer and ‘Player of the Year’ for our Waikato A team.

 Kyle Wisnewski (winger) This 17-year-old member of the WaiBOP futsal team has transferred to Cambridge from Melville United for the 2015 season.

 Josh Clark (defender or midfield) Made his Northern League debut at 15 and expected to return to Cambridge in mid– 2015 after playing for Murray State College, in Oklahoma, United States.  Ben Latham (defender or midfield) Played Northern League for Ngaruawahia United, joining them in 2011 as a 20–year– old before transferring to Cambridge in 2015.

Played ASB Premiership with WaiBOP United in 2013–14 season.  Glen Carmichael (defender or midfield) Joined Cambridge for the 2013 season after playing for Matamata Swifts in Northern League Divisions 1 and 2. Selected for last season’s Waikato All Stars team.  Robbie Greenhalgh (midfield/player coach) Signed for Cambridge in 2013 after an illustrious career as skipper of Northern League winners Bay Olympic, and a member of the Waikato FC national league squad.

Previously at Central United and a former NZ U–17 international. Voted the Supporters’ Player of the Year for WaiBOP United after the 2014–15 ASB Premiership season.  Tom Woutersen (forward) Learned his football with Cambridge, helping win the U–19 Satellite Youth Tournament in Napier, before spending three seasons with Palmerston North Marist. Returned to Cambridge for 2013. Won the team’s Golden Boot in 2013.

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 Sam Garmonsway (defender or winger) Former Cambridge High School player who joined the club in 2014 after playing for Universities AFC while studying at Canterbury University.  Richard Armstrong (defender) Joined Cambridge for the start of the 2014 season from Ngaruawahia United where he was a regular in the Northern League Reserves Division.  Jordan Sylvester (defender or winger) Joined Cambridge for the 2014 season from Universities AFC, Christchurch.  Brett Clark (forward) Veteran player with the club and former first team player who has taken the reins in 2015, leading a newly–formed coaching group.  Mike Woodlock (assistant coach) Coached Cambridge between 2008 and 2010 in Northern League Division 2 and brings vast experience to the 2015 coaching team.  Kim Brierley (goalkeeper coach) Runs the Just4Keepers goalkeeping academy, coaches WaiBOP Federation goalkeepers and has been the WaiBOP women’s ASB League goalkeeper coach for the past two seasons.  Chrissy Goodin (team manager) The first woman to manage a Cambridge men’s first team, Goodin is an established member of the women’s first team and serves on the club’s executive committee.

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‘Cambridge unbeaten after six ...’

CHAMPIONSHIP Team Claudelands Rovers CAMBRIDGE West Hamilton Kawerau Sports TOKOROA Matamata Swifts Te Puke United Te Awamutu Tauranga Old Blues Ngongotaha Whakatane Town ane Tow

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‘Katikati are newcomers to the Premiership after winning promotion last season ...’

LAST WEEK

Rotorua United 0 (0) Cambridge 2 (0)

TODAY’S VISITORS

Katikati Founded: 1973

May 16, 2015. Neil Hunt Park, Rotorua

Ground: Moore Park

Scorers

Last season: Promoted

Rotorua United: Cambridge: Kieran Hill (48th min), Patrick Woodlock (61st min).

Katikati are newcomers to the WaiBOP Premiership, having won promotion last season when taking the Federation 2 title.

With the Stollery brothers, Dane and Troy, leading the goalscoring charge, Katikati looked likely to go unbeaten through 2014 with 14 consecutive wins. Despite losing their last two games, Katikati’s performance was enough to ensure promotion.

The last time Cambridge met Katikati was on July 28, 2012, when a long–range goal by Jamie Coomber earned a 1–1 draw at Moore Park and clinched our own promotion to the top tier of federation football.

The last time Katikati played our first team at John Kerkhof Park was on May 26, 2012, when Cambridge won their Federation 2 fixture 1–0 with a goal from Jack Taylor.

Carters Cambridge Player of the Day Jason Szabo

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‘Cambridge lead after round 7 ...’

PREMIERSHIP Team CAMBRIDGE Papamoa Melville United Ngongotaha Waikato Unicol Matamata Swifts Tauranga Old Blues KATIKATI Otumoetai Tauranga City United Rotorua United Tauranga Boys’ Coll g Boys

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WEEKEND FIXTURES This weekend’s Premiership games: Cambridge v Katikati Papamoa v Ngongotaha Otumoetai v Rotorua United* Tauranga City Utd v Melville Utd Matamata Swifts v Tauranga Boys Coll Tauranga Old Blues v Waikato Unicol * WaiBOP Shield Challenge match Off–field apparel for our Premiership and Championship squads is sponsored by Jet Creative.

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GOLDEN BOOT

Tom Woutersen Jason Szabo Robbie Greenhalgh Glen Carmichael Jason Chewins Kieran Hill Ben Latham Patrick Woodlock Own goal

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Established: 1948

Established: 1973

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GK FFraser Nicholls 2 Tom Woutersen 3 Nathan Claridge 4 Sam Garmonsway 5 Glen Carmichael 6 Kyle Wisnewski 8 Jason Szabo 9 Henry Stephen 10 Jason Chewins 11 Kieran Hill 12 Adrian Clark 13 Jordan Silvester 14 Patrick Woodlock (c) 15 Ben Latham 16 Matthew Wheeler 17 Robbie Greenhalgh GK Rex Fowler Coach: Brett Clark Coach: Robbie Greenhalgh Goalkeeper coach: Kim Brierley Assistant coach: Michael Woodlock Team manager: Chrissy Goodin

GK Corybyn Hillll 2 Allan Sherriff 3 James Cousins 4 Michael Podbury 5 Fax McKernan 6 Casey Jowers 7 Josh Boyes 8 Richard James 9 Dane Stollery 10 Grant Purcell 11 Michael Peck 12 Ben Canaguier 13 Rohan Blyde 14 Tam Willacy 15 Nic Millichip 16 Jaspreet Singh Badyal 17 Rudolphus Sas Player–coach: Nic Millichip TODAY’S OFFICIALS

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CELEBRATING OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

‘ ... a golden season for the Cambridge Football Club’ — Cambridge Edition

Our club’s most successful year CAMBRIDGE Football Club swept a number of prestigious awards in 2014 — a period called the club’s “golden season” by the Cambridge Edition.

The club was named WaiBOP Football’s Club of the Year for 2014, chosen from the region’s 106 affiliated clubs.

The honour reflected the work by Cambridge’s army of volunteers to not only provide football for its own members but also to stage regional and national events for the sport.

These include hosting WaiBOP–run coaching courses and game days for youngsters, as well as being the home ground for ASB Premiership side WaiBOP United.

Cambridge is one of six bases for national league football (the others are Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin).

Cambridge was named the 2014 Waipa District Sports Club of the Year and was a finalist in the Waikato Sports Club of the Year.

Its chairman, Greg Zeuren, was named Administrator of the Year for both Waipa District and for the Waikato, for his leadership of the club’s committee.

The club was also awarded the Supreme

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Award (pictured) for the Waipa District’s Trustpower Community Awards, becoming only the second sports club to take the trophy which recognises services to the local community.

Our club was a finalist at the national Trustpower Community Awards held in Wellington in late March.

Cambridge also won two WaiBOP Football Best Practice awards.

Success in 2014 also came on the pitch. Our senior men’s first team won the Federation Challenge Shield last year and went into 2015 as the holder. The team were runners–up in the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Federation Division 1.

Our women’s first team won the Waikato Women’s Cup, beating the previously unbeaten Claudelands Rovers 2–1 in the final.

Our Under 15 boys’ youth team won the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Nike Cup tournament, a feat repeated this year. The side also won the WaiBOP Federation U–15 Youth League.

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OUR CLUB’S HISTORY

From humble beginnings ... CAMBRIDGE Football Club has been serving its community since its formation in 1948 when football enthusiasts began organising games for two junior teams.

In its early days, the teams played in light the first time in 1983. blue after the colours used by Cambridge  1984: The club achieved its first University, England. significant success at senior level, winning  1951: The club held its first formal the Northern League’s 4th Division in 1984. meeting on March 20, 1951, appointing Viv  1993: The club reached new heights Butler as its first president, and R.S.Entwistle in 1993, winning the Northern League 2nd as its patron. division.

Butler’s support of English club Arsenal led  1995: The club built a concrete car to a change of club colours and from the mid- park that’s still in use today. The car park is 1950s, Cambridge teams have played in red where the club sometimes erects temporary and white strips. grandstands for major fixtures.  1957: The club played its home games  2005: The Waipa District Council on the Town Square until 1957 when a approved the transfer of the Polo Grounds to two-room wooden shed was built on the the football club for use by its junior players, Leamington Domain for £134.19. while the polo club moved to new grounds in  1964: On December 1, 1964, the Lamb St, Leamington.

Cambridge Borough Council agreed to  2007: The old polo clubhouse was provide the club with land on the town belt knocked down to make way for a new in Vogel Street and plans were drawn up for junior building. The Cambridge junior teams the clubrooms to be built. celebrated their new home by winning all five  1967: The club moved into the Vogel St 8th-Open grade WJSA knockout trophies, a grounds, where it has been based since. The first for both Cambridge and the WJSA. grounds were renamed John Kerkhof Park  2008: The club’s main senior clubrooms after Dutch immigrant John Kerkhof who, with survived a tornado in late 2008 but suffered members of his family and other supporters, damage to walls, roof and windows, while built the clubrooms and changing facilities. shattered glass was sprayed over the nearby The grounds are now owned by the Waipa number one pitch. Other sports clubs and District Council but leased to the club on a community groups came to help the club long-term basis. and helped it rebuild.  1972: The club applied for its senior  2010: The club launched a five–year men’s team to join the Northern League plan for its membership which had now competition. grown to more than 600 players, with men’s,  1974: Extensions to the clubrooms women’s and junior teams. and playing fields became necessary and  2011: After many seasons in the were built in 1974, with new junior grounds Northern League the club was relegated from established beside the Polo Club grounds the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2 in 2011 further north on Vogel St. after finishing 12th and losing the challenger  1978: The club elected its first women series playoff vs Manukau City AFC. committee member.

The club won the New Zealand Match  1983: Junior teams (11,12 and 13 year Programme of the Year Award for 2011. olds) entered the Waikato competitions for  2012: The club elected to drop two

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Senior clubrooms at John Kerkhof Park : Home since 1967 with major extensions added to the original building in 1974 and 2015. divisions into the Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Division Two to rebuild under coach Karl Dagnall and won promotion in 2012 to Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Division One. In 2012, Cambridge FC announced that John Kerkhof Park would also become the home base for Cambridge Baseball Club.  2013: Cambridge FC and the neighbouring Cambridge Harriers and Athletics Club began a partnership, enabling the football club to play some games at the adjacent athletics track while it developed John Kerkhof Park.

In 2013, the club won the Soccer Shop Waikato Plate and hosted premium events such as the Soccer Shop Waikato Cup Final, the Waikato v Bay of Plenty All Stars game, and the WaiBOP Women's All Stars v WaiBOP National League side.

In late 2013, the club was appointed as the home ground for five ASB Premiership matches for new franchise WaiBOP United.

This meant Cambridge became one of six bases for national league football in New Zealand (the others are Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin).

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The appointment led to the club becoming an all-year operation, with investment in better facilities including upgraded playing surfaces, new changing rooms (scheduled for mid–2014) and a new irrigation system.  2014: The club's first team finished runners–up in the 2014 WaiBOP Federation Division 1, while the U-15 team won the Federation Youth League. Our women won the Waikato Women's Cup. The Cambidge Lacrosse Club moved its playing base to John Kerkhof Park in 2014.

In 2014, the club won a series of high profile awards for its work in football and in the wider community.

WaiBOP Football named the club its 2014 Club of the Year for its successful efforts to host ASP Premiership fixtures and other premium matches.

Cambridge also won two WaiBOP Best Practice awards in 2014 (for building partnerships with sponsors, and for the participation of women at our club).

The club was named Waipa District’s 2014 Supreme winner for the Truspower Community Awards, becoming only the second sports club to take this award. This

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also led to the club’s nomination for the national Trustpower Community Awards to be held in Wellington in March 2015.

Cambridge completed its hat-trick of major awards in 2014, being named Waipa District’s Sports Club of the Year. We were finalists in the Waikato Sports Club of the Year while chairman Greg Zeuren was named Sports Administrator of the Year for both Waipa and the Waikato in 2014.  2015: As the club entered its 68th season, it did so as an all–year operation, providing winter football for 600+ players, spring/early summer 5-a-side football for social players and acting as a base for national league summer football.

It continued to make history — on February 6, 2015, it staged the first game of beach football by women played to FIFA rules and pitch standards in New Zealand, at the Karapiro Sandcourts.

In March 2015, construction began of the club’s $200,000 extension to its changing rooms, providing six more sets of showers/

changing rooms for local and visiting players.  Our players Probably the club's best known past player is New Zealand international striker Chris Wood who joined English Championship club Leicester City in January 2012 from West Bromwich Albion.

Wood made his senior debut at Cambridge as a 14–year–old, having previously played for our juniors.

Another former New Zealand international is Maria Anderton, who played for the Football Ferns in 1987, and captained the Cambridge women’s A team for 12 seasons until her retirement as a player in 2014.  Life Members Elected life members: Vic Butler, W.J.Sugden, Bert van Doorne, Eric Sugden, John Kerkhof, Alan Busst, Harry Bekkers, Hans Rakely, Rod Larnach, Kerry Dauphin, Bill Brown, Robert Bradley, Peter Martens.

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