Launceston City FC
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 and has over 100 registered players across senior, women and social leagues.
The junior club is run as the "Westside Devils Soccer Club" with age groups from Under 7 to Under 16, and one of the largest junior soccer clubs in the state with over 400 junior soccer players. 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 4 Premier League seasons unbeaten from 2005 to 2008.
Launceston City fields teams in the Northern Premier League, Premier League Reserves, Under 18's, and currently has two Northern Premier League Teams as well as two Northern Division One teams with over 100 registered players.
In 1978 Launceston Juventus relocated from the their home ground at White City Greyhound Stadium to Mitsubishi Park located in Prospect where the club is still playing home games till this day. Mitsubishi Park has two playing grounds, fully functional flood lights for night games, clubrooms, change rooms.
Honours
- State Championships: (once) 1961
- State Championships Runners-up: (10 times) 1960,1964,1969,1971,1972,1975,1976,1995,2001,2005
- Northern Premierships: (19 times) 1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1965,1966,1967,1968, 1969,1971,1972,1975,1976,1982,1984,1986,2001,2005
- Statewide Cup:1966,1976,1991,2004,2007
- Statewide Cup Runners-up:2005,2006
- Steve Hudson Cup:1987,1989,1991,1993,1996,2002,2004,2005,2007
- Northern Women's Premier League:2001,2002,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010
- Women's State Championship:2007
Club Presidents
- 1958: Frank Buttazoni
- 1978: Alec McNeil
- 1979 - 1983: Peter Mies
- 1984: Frank Stolp
- 1985 - 1987: Ross Wesson
- 1988: Doc Burdon
- 1989 - 1991: Ross Wesson
- 1992: Frank Stolp
- 1993: Ross Wesson
- 1994: Kerry Dennis
- 1995 - 1997: Ross Wesson
- 1998 - 2000: Peter Mies
- 2001 - 2003: Robert Luciani
- 2004 - 2008: Noel Van Est
- 2009 - : Jason Jones
Life Members
- 1979: E. Vedovelli
- 1979: A. De Santi
- 1980: Peter Mies
- 1980: H. Streit
- 1980: Tom Strickland
- 1981: S. Del Grande
- 1982: E. Visentin
- 1982: M. Morosini
- 1983: C. Mies
- 1987: Ross Wesson
- 1990: E. De Santi
- 1990: Leighton Hodge
- 1990: Peter Savill
- 1992: B. Hemsley
- 1999: Roger Mies
- 2000: Mandy Di Gugliemo
- 2000: Robert Luciani
- 2002: Luigi Gugliotti
- 2005: Jessie McKay
- 2010: Noel Van Est
- 2010: Tony Rossi
Current squad
As of May 2011
Nationality given from place of birth Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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GK |
David Smith |
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DF |
Luke Kolodjashnij |
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Alex Sciulli |
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DF |
Stephen Throup |
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DF |
Trevor Allen |
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DF |
Luke Keddie |
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DF |
Michael Beechey |
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DF |
Matthew Reynier |
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DF |
Jacob Farran |
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MF |
Michael Frost |
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MF |
Chris Tantari |
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MF |
Shane Egan |
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MF |
Lindsay Duncan |
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MF |
Sam Morley |
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MF |
Jame Richardson |
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MF |
Mitchell Dent |
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FW |
Nathan Jones |
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FW |
Trent Mitchell |
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FW |
Josh Duncan |
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FW |
Antonio Macri |
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Past Players
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