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Otago United is a soccer club based in Dunedin, New Zealand.
It participates in the New Zealand Football Championship. Their home stadium is Carisbrook. However for their first three seasons they were based at the much smaller (approx 25,000 seats smaller) Caledonian Ground
In the inaugural season (2004/2005), Otago United finished second from bottom but they improved to finish 5th out of 8 in the next season. However Otago United went from bad to worse in the 2006/07 finshing in dead last and ending the season being humiliated 8-0 by league winners Waitakere United.
[edit] History
Otago United was formed in 2004 to compete in the New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC). Based in Dunedin, Otago United, the sole representative from Federation 7, is one of eight teams competing in the NZFC. The club was formed by 21 clubs and 4 associations from within the geographic area from Timaru south to Invercargill.
[edit] Current Season Standings
[edit] Current squad
As of November 1, 2007
Head Coach Terry Phelan
Assistant Coach Mike Fridge
Team Manager Andy Deeey
Nationality given from place of birth
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| No. |
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Position |
Player |
| 12 |
 |
FW |
Aaron Burgess |
| 13 |
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GK |
Callum Flaws |
| 14 |
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FW |
Tom Connor |
| 15 |
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DF |
John Chisholm |
| 16 |
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MF |
Jesse Molloy |
| 17 |
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MF |
Croyden Wheeler |
| 18 |
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DF |
Mike Smith |
| 19 |
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FW |
Richard Smith |
| 20 |
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DF |
Nick Cape |
| 21 |
 |
MF |
Ben Keat |
| 22 |
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MF |
Morgan Day |
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