Launceston City FC

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Launceston City
Full name Launceston City Soccer Club
Founded 1956
Ground Mitsubishi Park, Prospect, Launceston
(Capacity 100)
Chairman Noel Van Est
Manager Peter Savill
League Northern Premier League
2007 4th
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Launceston City is an Australian football (soccer) club based in Launceston, Tasmania. It competes in the Northern Premier League run by the governing body Football Federation Tasmania. The junior club is run as the "Westside Devils Soccer Club". The club uses the colours of Juventus and have links to the club. Prior to the cessation of ethnic affiliations by Australian football clubs in 1997, Launceston City were known as Launceston Juventus.

City was particularly dominant in the 1960s, when they won every season except 1964. Although Northern Tasmania's most successful club with 19 Northern titles, they have failed to repeat their dominance of the 60s.

The club also has a women's team which has been dominate at the turn of the new century picking up 4 out of 6 Premier League titles and gone 3 Premier League seasons unbeaten.

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[edit] Honours

  • Northern Women's Premier League:2001,2002,2005,2006,2007
  • Women's State Championship:2007

[edit] Club Presidents

  • 1958: Flag of Italy Frank Buttazoni
  • 1978: Flag of Scotland Alec McNeil
  • 1979 - 1983: Flag of the Netherlands Peter Mies
  • 1984: Flag of Australia Frank Stolp
  • 1985 - 1987: Flag of England Ross Wesson
  • 1988: Flag of Australia Doc Burdon
  • 1989 - 1991: Flag of England Ross Wesson
  • 1992: Flag of Australia Frank Stolp
  • 1993: Flag of England Ross Wesson
  • 1994: Flag of Australia Kerry Dennis
  • 1995 - 1997: Flag of England Ross Wesson
  • 1998 - 2000: Flag of the Netherlands Peter Mies
  • 2001 - 2003: Flag of Australia Robert Luciani
  • 2004 - Current: Flag of Australia Noel Van Est

[edit] Life Members

  • 1979: Flag of Italy E. Vedovelli
  • 1979: Flag of Italy A. De Santi
  • 1980: Flag of the Netherlands Peter Mies
  • 1980: Flag of Australia H. Streit
  • 1980: Flag of England Tom Strickland
  • 1981: Flag of Australia S. Del Grande
  • 1982: Flag of Australia E. Visentin
  • 1982: Flag of Italy M. Morosini
  • 1983: Flag of Australia C. Mies
  • 1987: Flag of England Ross Wesson
  • 1990: Flag of Australia E. De Santi
  • 1990: Flag of Australia Leighton Hodge
  • 1990: Flag of England Peter Savill
  • 1992: Flag of Australia B. Hemsley
  • 1999: Flag of Australia Roger Mies
  • 2000: Flag of Australia Mandy Di Gugliemo
  • 2000: Flag of Australia Robert Luciani
  • 2002: Flag of Australia Luigi Gugliotti
  • 2005: Flag of Scotland Jessie McKay


[edit] Current squad

As of January 2008

Nationality given from place of birth

No. Position Player
Flag of Australia GK Brodie Harris
Flag of Australia GK Thomas Garwood
Flag of Australia DF Alex Brownlie
Flag of Australia DF Andrew Clarke
Flag of Australia DF Richard Brown - Price
Flag of England MF Michael Frost
Flag of Australia MF Sam Morley
Flag of Australia MF Michael Beechey
Flag of Australia MF Jamie Richardson
Flag of Australia MF Luke Kolodjashnij
Flag of Australia MF Carlo Tedeschi
Flag of Australia MF Stuart Parr
Flag of Australia MF Chris Tantari

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