Puaikura F.C.

Puaikura
Full namePuaikura Football Club
NicknameThe Reds
Founded1969
GroundRaemaru Park
Capacity3,000
ChairmanTuaine Fatiaki
ManagerMatt Calccott
LeagueCook Islands Round Cup
20256th

Puaikura F.C. (known historically as Arorangi)[1] is a Cook Islands football club based in Arorangi. It currently competes in Cook Islands Round Cup, the main domestic football league. They have won two Cook Islands Round Cup championships, in 1985 and 1987, and one Cook Islands Cup in 1985. They competed in the 2004 Cook Islands Round Cup under the name Puaikura FC, finishing sixth.[2]

Current squad

As of 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  COK Tuaite Tuariki
DF  COK Moses Taokia
DF  COK Jarves Aperau (captain)
MF  COK Eli Mokotupu
MF  COK Tamatoa Matutu
MF  COK William Napa
MF  COK J.J. Karika
FW  COK Dwayne Tiputoa
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  COK Joseph Tuaputa
FW  COK Daniel Taokia
 COK Genesis Teio
 COK David Aerepo
 COK Alex Arona
 COK Koronui Koronui
 COK David Tuaputa

Senior internationals

Honours

1985, 1987, 2013, 2016
1985, 2016, 2017

References