Hobart Zebras

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Hobart Zebras

Full name

Hobart Zebras Football Club

Founded

1956

Ground

Bell Street, New Town, Hobart
(Capacity 100)

Chairman

Michael Pace

Manager

Nick Lapolla

League

Southern Premier League

2006

7th





Home colours

Hobart Zebras (also known as Tilford Zebras or just Zebras) is an Australian Football (soccer) club based in Hobart, Tasmania. It competes in competitions run by the governing body Football Federation Tasmania.

The club uses the colours of Juventus and have links to the club. Prior to the decision in 1997 to end ethnic affiliations between Australian football teams, Hobart Zebras were known as "Hobart Juventus". Despite the ban on such affiliations, the club still has strong links to the expatriate Italian community in Hobart.

Hobart Zebras are one of the states most successful sides, having been state champions 8 times, most recently in 1993, and southern champions 9 times, most recently in 2004.

2007 was a great year for the club, winning State Premiers, Southern Premiers and Summer Cup.

1 Achievements
2 Current squad
3 Managers
4 External links

[edit] Achievements

State Championships: 9 times (1969,1971,1972,1973,1983,1984,1985,1993,2007)
State Championship Runners-up: 1966,2004
Southern Premierships: 10 times (1969,1971,1972,1973,1979,1983,1984,1985,2004,2007)
Southern Premiership Runners-up: 6 times (1960,1965,1966,1967,1970,2003)
KO Cup Winners: 7 times (1967,1971,1975,1982,1983,2001,2003)
KO Cup Runners-up: 7 times (1969,1976,1978,1981,1987,1988,1989)
Falkinder Cup Runners-up: 3 times (1963,1966,1967)
Falkinder Association Cup Winners: Twice (1970,1973)
Summer Cup Winners: 9 times (1971,1972,1978,1981,1984,1986,1987,1989,2007,2008)
Summer Cup Runners-up: 7 times (1976,1982,1985,1990,1991,1992,1996)
Association Cup Runners-up: )nce (1968)
Ascot Gold Cup Winners: Once (1960)
Ascot Gold Cup Runners-up: Once (1961)
DJ Trophy Runners-up: Once (1976)
Lloyd Triestino Cup Winners: Once (1974)
Cadbury Trophy Winners: 5 times (1984,1987,1989,1990,1991)
Cadbury Trophy Runners-up: 3 times (1982,1983,1985)
Cadbury Charity Trophy: Once (1992)
Cadbury Charity Runners-up: Once (1991)