Auckland FC
| Full name | Auckland Football Club | |||
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| Nicknames | The Black Knights The Port (supporters) | |||
| Short name | AFC | |||
| Founded | 14 March 2024 | |||
| Ground | Go Media Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 25,000 (approx. ) | |||
| Coordinates | 36°50′25″S 174°45′54″E / 36.8402°S 174.7650°E | |||
| Owner(s) | Black Knight Sports and Entertainment group | |||
| Chairman | Bill Foley | |||
| Head coach | Steve Corica | |||
| League | A-League Men OFC Professional League | |||
| 2024–25 | 1st of 13 (premiers) Finals: Semi-finals | |||
| Website | aucklandfc | |||
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Auckland Football Club, commonly known as Auckland FC, is a professional football club based in Auckland, New Zealand that competes in the A-League, the top flight of Australian soccer. Established on 14 March 2024, the club is under license from the APL. The club's home ground is the Mount Smart Stadium, currently known as the Go Media Stadium for sponsorship reasons, in Penrose.
Auckland was given an A-League license under its chosen owner Bill Foley in November 2023, as part of the third tranche competition expansion. The club achieved early success by claiming the Premiership in the 2024–25 regular season, becoming only the second expansion side to win that title in their debut season, after Western Sydney Wanderers in the regular 2012-13 season.