Stop Out
- Leagues Played
- Nuova Zelanda - Central League 86 New Zealand Cup 8
- Links
- Wikipedia
Wikipedia - Stop Out Sports Club
Stop Out Sports Club, commonly known as Stop Out, is an association football club in Lower Hutt, New Zealand is based at Hutt Park, Moera in Lower Hutt.
History
The Stop Out organisation started in 1919 with the aim of providing recreation to Te Aro Flat children in Wellington associated with the Wellington City Mission so as to prevent them becoming "stop outs" – period slang for "troubled youth". The club has been involved in a myriad of sports, including Boxing, Athletics and Softball; however, these days football is the heart and soul of the club.
Despite the change of sporting-code focus, the club highly values the founding principles and continues to abide by them. The football branch, established in 1929 as the club Moera Stop Out, changed its name to Stop Out in 1932. The club won the Chatham Cup in 1956, and was runner-up in the National League in 1977. In 1983 and 1984 Stop Out won the Central League title.
In the 2006 season, club's men's first team played in Central League for the first time in over a decade however at the 2008 season the team was relegated again to the Capital Premier League. After promotion in 2014, they once again played in the Central League
In men's football Stop Out were the 2014 Capital Premier League champions, a title they also won in 2013.
The Women's first team has also won the Capital Premier Women's League in 2011 and again in 2013 as well as being runners-up in the Kelly Cup in 2015.
Lo Stop Out ha vinto la Central League quattro volte, nel 1995, 1999, 2001 e 2005. Ha inoltre raggiunto la finale della Chatham Cup, la coppa nazionale neozelandese, per tre volte, nel 1988, 1989 e 2000, perdendo in tutte le occasioni.
Lo Stop Out è una squadra molto seguita dai tifosi della zona di Wellington. La squadra gioca le partite casalinghe al Petone Recreation Ground, che ha una capienza di 10.000 spettatori.
Alcuni dei giocatori più famosi che hanno giocato nello Stop Out sono:
* Wynton Rufer, attaccante della Nuova Zelanda che ha giocato in Europa negli anni '80 e '90
* Chris Wood, attaccante della Nuova Zelanda che attualmente gioca nel Burnley, in Premier League
* Michael Boxall, difensore della Nuova Zelanda che attualmente gioca nel Minnesota United, in Major League Soccer
Lo Stop Out è una squadra con una lunga storia e una ricca tradizione. La squadra è impegnata a sviluppare giovani talenti e a promuovere il calcio nella zona di Wellington.