High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Waitakere United is a football (soccer) club based in Waitakere City, New Zealand. They are one of the franchises in the New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC). They play their home games at Douglas Field, part of the Trusts Stadium complex in Henderson.Waitakere United was formed as a special franchise club in 2004 to play in the (NZFC), New Zealand's top domestic football competition. The team represents 12 member clubs from Mt Albert to the Kaipara.In the inaugural season (2004/2005) of the (NZFC), Waitakere United finished runners-up to champions Auckland City FC but they followed up with a very disappointing 6th place in the next season. In the following season, however, Waitakere finished as (NZFC) premiers but lost in the grand final once again to Auckland City FC 3 - 2.