Dunedin City Royals FC
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- Nueva Zelanda - Southern League 56 Copa de Nueva Zelanda 3
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- Dunedin City Royals FC - Femenino
Wikipedia - Dunedin City Royals
Dunedin City Royals is an amateur football club based in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Formed in 2021, originally as South City Royals, the club is an initiative between existing Southern Dunedin based clubs, Caversham, Dunedin Technical, Hereweka Junior football club, and Melchester Rovers Junior football club forming a ‘hub’ where certain activities are conducted under a single team. From the 2022 season, the club changed their name and logo to Dunedin City Royals. The team plays in light blue and white which is said to represent the teams location and "reflected the sea, the sky and the waves."
Dunedin City Royals plays in the FootballSouth Premier League and the Southern League, one of three qualifying leagues for the New Zealand National League.
The club also competes in the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knockout tournaments for men. The team received a bye in the 2021 Chatham Cup for the preliminary round so their first game of the competition was in Round 1 against follow FootballSouth Premier League team Roslyn-Wakari, which South City Royals won 3–1. They next faced another local team Mosgiel in Round 2, needing extra time to beat them 2–1.
El Dunedin City Royals FC tiene una fuerte rivalidad con el Southern United FC, otro club de Dunedin. Los dos equipos se enfrentan regularmente en partidos de liga y copa, y la rivalidad siempre es muy intensa.
El Dunedin City Royals FC es un club muy popular en Dunedin y cuenta con una gran base de seguidores. El club juega sus partidos en el Forsyth Barr Stadium, un estadio con capacidad para 30.000 espectadores.
El Dunedin City Royals FC es un club con una rica historia y una fuerte tradición. El club ha sido un pilar del fútbol neozelandés durante muchos años y ha contribuido al desarrollo del deporte en el país.