Birkenhead United AFC - Beach Haven
About Birkenhead United AFC
Birkenhead United is a volunteer-led football club, based at Shepherds Park in Beach Haven. The primary player catchment is from the Beach Haven, Birkdale, Northcote, Birkenhead, Chatswood and Glenfield area, but players travel from all over Auckland to particiapte in the quality programmes the club offers.
The club was established as Birkenhead in 1960 before it amalgamated with Birkdale in 1963 taking its current name as Birkenhead United.
Since 1965, Birkenhead have mainly played either in Division 1 or Division 2 of the Northern League though we twice early on, made it into Premier Division in 1968 and 1970, only to be relegated again that same year. We also had one of our best early runs in the 1970 Chatham Cup, making it to the 5th round before losing to Eden 1–4. We wouldn't repeat that success in the cup again until 2010. Again going down in the 5th round, this time to Glenfield Rovers.
Birkenhead started to see more success in the 2010s, with us again making the Premier Division in 2013 and we have stayed there since. We have just missed out on winning the division four times in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.
The success in the local league was also replicated in the Chatham Cup, where in 2012 and 2013 we made the quarter-finals. In 2015 we made the semi-finals, only losing 3–4 on penalties to Napier City Rovers, before we finally won the cup in 2016, beating local rivals Waitakere City 3–2 in extra time.
We wouldn't have to wait very long before we won the cup again, when in the 2018 Chatham Cup, we made the finals. This time we were facing Wellington side Western Suburbs and after 120 minutes the score was tied 1–1 before Birkenhead prevailed on penalties 5–4 to claim the cup for a second time in three years.
In 2021, the club formed a strategic partnership with Scottish Premiership outfit, St Mirren FC alongside Nelson Suburbs.
In 2015 BUAFC attainted NZF ClubMark Level 1 status.
In 2019 we released our football philosophy document which can be read here https://issuu.com/buafc/docs/buafc_football_philosophy
Contact Birkenhead United AFC
| Address : | Shepherds Park Melba Street, Beach Haven, Auckland 0626, New Zealand |
| Phone : | π +989 |
| Postal code : | 0626 |
| Website : | http://www.birkenheadunited.org.nz/ |
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Raphael Ferraz on Google
β β β β β Top NZ team! Great structure for young and adults footballs. GO BU!
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Schalk Wasserman on Google
β β β β β Having a game of cricket with the lads.
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Gregorio Garcia on Google
β β β β β Nice for walking and leisure time.
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Kris Harrison on Google
β β β β β Good place. Needs more bathrooms around the place
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Tai Waru on Google
β β β β β This club is well kept... the fields to the venue... it supports many teams and ages .... love how they have 2 separate areas one above and below where you can position yourself well when a game is on
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Maxine Rutherford on Google
β β β β β Good place to take children to play they enjoy it very much good walking arra
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Rachel Simcox on Google
β β β β β If you are an away team be aware that parking is a nightmare so give yourself lots of time to walk. The club is great though and on game days there is good barrista coffee available plus a food van to help those winter mornings be a little less horrid. Plus the football is always top notch.
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Sri Ramana on Google
β β β β β Great soccer club for 5yrd old kids awesome team and great vibe
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