The club was founded in 1959, and is based at McLennan Park, Papakura.

Papakura City's best performance in the Chatham Cup was a quarter-final appearance in 2005.

Ex-club members who have gone on to higher honours include Tim Payne (current Wellington Phoenix FC) and All Whites), Thomas Spragg (NZ U-17 and U-20), Alex Greive (current Dundee United).

Current club membership stands at 815, with 64 teams covering all age groups (junior and youth - boys and girls, senior men, senior women).

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