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Canterbury United Dragons 
Full name Canterbury United Football Club Nickname(s) The Dragons Founded 2002 Ground English Park, Christchurch
(Capacity: 9,000)Chairman Craig Rhodes Manager Keith Braithwaite League ASB Premiership 2009-10 2nd 
Home coloursAway colours
Current seasonCanterbury United FC is an association football club from Christchurch, New Zealand. The club plays most of its matches at English Park in Christchurch, though they occasionally play in Nelson. The club competes in the ASB Premiership, the top level of football in New Zealand.
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History
Canterbury United logo 2004-2007
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. 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.
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. In 2007, the club rebranded themselves as the "Canterbury United Dragons" with a new logo and mascot.
Final League placings at the end of the regular season:
- 2010-11: 4th (Played 14 Won 6 Drew 2 Lost 6) Lost playoffs semi finals
- 2009-10: 4th (Played 14 Won 5 Drew 3 Lost 6) Lost playoffs grand final
- 2008-09: 8th (Played 14 Won 2 Drew 2 Lost 10) Missed playoffs
- 2007-08: 8th (Played 21 Won 3 Drew 3 Lost 15) Missed playoffs
- 2006-07: 4th (Played 21 Won 9 Drew 4 Lost 8) Missed playoffs
- 2005-06: 3rd (Played 21 Won 13 Drew 2 Lost 6) Lost playoffs grand final
- 2004-05: 4th (Played 21 Won 7 Drew 6 Lost 8) Missed playoffs
Current squad
2011-12 Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 1 
GK Tom Batty 2 
DF Dan Terris (Captain) 3 DF Mark Johnston 4 DF Nick Wortleboer 5 DF Tom Schwarz 6 MF Geoff MacIntyre 7 MF Darren White (Guest) 8 MF Aaron Clapham 9 
FW George Slefendorfas (Guest) 10 FW Russell Kamo 11 MF Matt Thomas 12 FW Andy Barton No. Position Player 14 MF Josh Smith 15 DF Julyan Collet 16 MF Joe Murray 17 MF Cole Peverley 18 DF Paul Dirou 19 MF Calvin Opperman (Academy) 20 FW Kanta Yamamoto (Academy) 21 DF Erik Panzer (Academy) 22 GK Adam Highfield 23 DF Te Atawahi Hudson-Whongi (Academy) 25 GK Eddie Ashton (Academy) Notable former players
- James Bannatyne-----Team Wellington
- Jeremy Brockie-----New Zealand Knights, Sydney FC, North Queensland Fury
- Greg Draper-----Wellington Phoenix FC
- Brent Fisher
- Jeff Fleming-----Green Gully, New Zealand Knights
- Sam Jasper-----New Zealand Knights
- Jack Pelter-----Sunderland
- Ben Sigmund-----Auckland City FC, Wellington Phoenix FC
- Michael White-----New Zealand Knights
Jacobo Egüés-----Athletic Club Bilbao Juvenil, Club Deportivo Laudio (Spain)
Non-playing staff
Head Coach
- Keith Braithwaite
Assistant Coach
- Andy Pitman (Also on playing roster)
Team Manager
- Martin Stewart
References
External links
ASB Premiership Seasons 
Teams 
Auckland City FC · 
Canterbury United · 
Hawke's Bay United · 
Otago United · 
Team Wellington · 
Waikato FC · 
Waitakere United · 
YoungHeart ManawatuRelated ASB Phoenix Challenge · ASB National Youth LeagueCricket Football (soccer) NZFC: Canterbury UnitedNetball Rugby League Rugby Union Categories:- Christchurch association football clubs
- Association football clubs established in 2004
- Sport in the Canterbury Region
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