Central will take on Uni/Mt.Wellington at Bill McKinley park on Anniversary Day 28/01/2002 in a ‘winner takes all’ unofficial challenge match. The format is similar to the Charity Shield format where the previous years league champions play the cup winners in a one-off match the week before the league season commences.
The match kicks off at 1pm.
Feb 11 – 6.30pm Central United v Onehunga Sports @ Waikaraka Park
Feb 14 – 11.00am Central United Res v Onehunga Mangere Res @ Kiwitea Street
Feb 14 – 2.45pm Central United v Onehunga Mangere @ Kiwitea Street
Feb 18 – 6.30pm Central United v Central United @ Kiwitea Street
Feb 21 – 12.30pm Central United Res v East Coast Bays Res @ Bay City Park
Feb 21 – 2.45pm Central United v East Coast Bays @ Bay City Park
Feb 25 – 6.30pm Central United v Kingz Academy @ Unitec
Feb 28 – 2.45pm Central United v Birkenhead @ Kiwitea Street
Central played a double header pre-season friendy (2nd team and 1st team) against Napier City Rovers at Crown Park in Taupo on Saturday 18th January at 1pm and 3pm respectively.
Both sides recorded good wins with the 2nd team winning 3 – 0 and the 1st team 4 – 1, in hot conditions on a superb playing surface.
| Central have signed former Kingz crowd favourite Aaron Silva for the 2002 Southern Trust National League season. Chilean-born Silva played at the Kingz for two seasons before returning to Chile Prior to coming to New Zealand in 1999 he played for top South American club Colo-Colo at U20 level, winning three National Club Cup finals while there. Silva has also represented his birth nation at U23 level (in 1995). It is hoped that he will prove to be a more than adequate replacement for striker Campbell Banks who recently joined the Football Kingz from Central United. |
 Aaron Silva |
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James Patterson has also move to Kiwitea Street. James was a stalwart of the useful Uni/Mt.Wellington side who defeated Central in the Chatham Cup final in 2001.
Anthony Nemeth has joined the club from Hungary where he played in the second division for ESMTK in Budapest. Everyone at the club wishes them well for the 2002 season. |
 James Patterson |
 Anthony Nemeth |