Puaikura F.C.

Puaikura

Full name	Puaikura Football Club
Nickname	The Reds
Founded	1969
Ground	Raemaru Park
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Tuaine Fatiaki
Manager	Matt Calccott
League	Cook Islands Round Cup
2025	6th
Home colours Away colours

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

Current squad

Squad for the 2025 Cook Islands Round Cup

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 Tuka Tisam — MF  COK William Napa — MF  COK JJ Karika — FW  COK Dwayne Tiputoa — FW  COK Oscar Wichman (left mid-season) — FW  COK Joseph Tuaputa — FW  COK Daniel Taokia

No. Pos. Nation Player —  COK Genesis Teio —  COK David Aerepo —  COK Alex Arona —  COK Koronui Koronui —  COK David Tuaputa

Senior internationals

• Tuka Tisam - Head coach for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
• Jarves Aperau - 2023 Pacific Games
• Daniel Taokia - 2023 Pacific Games
• Oscar Wichman - 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
• Dwayne Tiputoa - 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Titles

• Cook Islands Round Cup: 4^[3]

1985, 1987, 2013, 2016

• Cook Islands Cup: 3^[4]

1985, 2016, 2017

References

1. Cook Islands – 2013 at RSSSF
2. Cook Islands 2004 at RSSSF
3. Cook Islands – List of Champions from RSSSF
4. Cook Islands – List of Cup Winners from RSSSF

https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campeonato_Cookense_de_Futebol