Brooklyn Northern United AFC
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Brooklyn Northern United AFC is an association football club in Wellington, New Zealand.
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Full name | Brooklyn Northern United AFC | ||
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Nickname(s) | BNU | ||
Founded | 1972 (1916 as Institute Old Boys) | ||
Ground | Wakefield Park | ||
Manager | Andrew Vines | ||
League | Capital 1 | ||
2023 | Capital 1, 6th of 10 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Commonly referred to as 'BNU', the club is an amalgamation of Northern, formed by members of Wellington's Chinese community in 1949, and Brooklyn United, founded as Institute Old Boys in 1916 before renaming in 1956. The two clubs amalgamating in 1972.[1]
In 2004 Brooklyn Northern United became an Associate Member Club of Team Wellington who played in the New Zealand Football Championship.[2]