Napier City Rovers is a football team based in Napier, New Zealand, competing in the Central League.
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Club history
The team was founded in 1973 by the merger of Napier Rovers and Napier City. Napier City Rovers have won New Zealand's premier knockout football competition (the Chatham Cup) five times, in 1985, 1993, 2000, 2002, and 2019, and won the old New Zealand National Soccer League in 1989, 1993, 1998, and 2000. They represented New Zealand at the Oceania Club Championship in 2001, finishing third. The Hawke's Bay region, of which Napier is a part, was represented by Napier City Soccer in the first year of the Football Championship in 2004.
Squad
Squad for the 2026 Central Premier League
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Honours
New Zealand National Soccer League
Champions (4): 1989, 1993, 1998, 2000
Chatham Cup
Champions (5): 1985, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2019
Central Premier League
Champions (3): 2012, 2015, 2018
Performance in OFC competitions
Oceania Club Championship (1 appearance)
2000–01 – 3rd place