Levin AFC

Levin AFC
Full nameLevin Association Football Club
Founded1959
GroundDonnelly Park, Levin
LeagueHorizons Premiership
2024Horizons Premiership, 1st of 7 (champions)
Websitehttps://www.sporty.co.nz/levinsoccer

Levin AFC are a football club from New Zealand based in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of the North Island. Its home ground is at Donnelly Park, Adkin Avenue in the town of Levin.

The club joined the Central Federation League in 2020.[1]

Levin AFC has competed for the Chatham Cup since 1970, reaching the fourth round twice in 1986[2] and 1989.[3]

Levin joined the Central League in 1976 and later won the Third Division in 1991.[1] The club last competed in the Central League in 1997.[4]

In 1969, under its original name Levin United, the club claimed the world record for Cot Pushing.[5]

Honours

• 1991 Central League Division Three Champions.[4]

• 2019 Horizon Premiership Champions

• 2023 Easter Cup Winners

• 2024 Horizon Premiership Runners-Up

• 2024 Easter Cup Winners

References

  1. ^ a b Ruane, Jeremy. "Levin". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  2. ^ "New Zealand 1986". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. ^ "New Zealand 1989". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b Ruane, Jeremy. "Levin". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Levin United Soccer Club, world record for cot pushing". digitalnz.org. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2022.