▁is ▁notable ▁for ▁winning ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Ch ath am ▁Cup ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁NR FL ▁Premier ▁seasons . ▁ ▁History ▁East ▁Coast ▁B ays ▁was ▁founded ▁following ▁a ▁public ▁meeting ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Hall ▁( since ▁demol ished ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁B ays ▁Club ) ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁The ▁committee ▁formed ▁from ▁this ▁meeting ▁entered ▁four ▁junior ▁teams ▁for ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁season . ▁As ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁members ▁were ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Glasgow ▁R angers , ▁the ▁colours ▁of ▁Royal ▁Blue ▁sh ir ts , ▁white ▁short s ▁and ▁royal ▁Blue ▁so cks ▁were ▁adopted . ▁The ▁white ▁short s ▁were ▁changes ▁in ▁later ▁years ▁to ▁royal ▁blue ▁when ▁that ▁colour ▁became ▁available . ▁ ▁Since ▁then ▁club room ▁facilities ▁have ▁been ▁developed ▁to ▁rank ▁amongst ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁further ▁grounds ▁have ▁been ▁obtained ▁at ▁Ash ley ▁Reserve , ▁deb t ▁has ▁been ▁retired ▁and ▁the ▁club ▁is ▁progress ing . ▁Under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Head ▁coach , ▁Wil ly ▁G erd sen , ▁co aching ▁path ways ▁have ▁been ▁developed ▁and ▁the ▁club ▁has ▁emb rac ed ▁the ▁Wh ole ▁of ▁Football ▁plan ▁developed ▁by ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Football . ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁around ▁ 9 0 0 ▁juni ors , ▁some ▁very ▁tal ented ▁youth ▁sides , ▁an ▁ever - g row ing