Logan United FC

Logan United Football Club were a professional Australian football (soccer) club based in Logan, Queensland which played in the Queensland State League. They did not apply to stay in the league for the 2010 Queensland State League season.

History

Logan United was formed in 2008 to join the Queensland State League, a new league formed to fill the gap between the A-League and various city competitions around the state. In their first season in the competition the team placed fifth (out of ten teams), then sixth (out of eleven) in the 2009 season. The club started with a strong squad, including some former A-League players, such as Switzerland-born Remo Buess^[1] who had played with FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League as well as Queensland Roar (now Brisbane Roar) in the A-League. They had also signed Papua New Guinean international Reggie Davani^[2], Fijian national team player Raj Oshen ^[3] and Vanuatu national football team Goalkeeper Chikau Mansale ^{[4] [5]}. Former English Premier League Goalkeeper Jason Kearton works as the Club's Goalkeeping coach. ^[6]

Colours and badge

The club's home kit is black and white strip jerseys, with white pants and white socks. Similar to the strips of English Premier League club Newcastle United FC and Italian Serie A club Juventus FC. The club's away jersey is yellow, with black pants and yellow socks. Crestmead based company 'BWS' are Logan United's major sponsor, with their logo on the club's strip on both the front and back of their squad jerseys. ^[7]

Previous squad

2009 Queensland State League Squad Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Representatives

The following players are currently or were formerly members of their respective national teams:

• Reggie Davani
• Chikau Mansale
• Raj Oshen

The following players are currently or were formerly members of their respective national youth teams:

• Remo Buess
• Blake Kallis
• Damien Kallis
• Sebastian Usai

Club Partnerships

In 2009, Logan United signed several partnerships with local clubs in the area in order to strengthen their own team as well as provide opportunities to share coaching information as well as players with developmental clubs^[8]. These clubs included:

• Greenbank Seniors FC
• Logan Uniting Church SC
• Eagle United FC

Club Achievements

All-Time Most Appearances

• Sebastian Usai - 41 Games

All-Time Leading Goalscorer

• Blake Kallis - 29 Goals

Most Yellow Cards In A Season

• Josh Filewood - 7 Yellow Cards

Most Red Cards In A Season

• Josh Filewood - 2 Red Cards

All-Time Most Assists

• Damien Kallis - 18 Assists

First Player to score a goal

• Robert Laslo Vs North Queensland Razorbacks, Round 1 - 30 March 2008

First player to score over 1 goal in a game

• Blake Kallis - 2 goals vs Redlands City Devils, Round 4 - 19 April 2008 ^{[9] [10]}

Youngest Player to Play For Logan United FC

• Damien Kallis - 16 years 196 days Vs QAS - 2 August 2008 ^[11]

See also

• Queensland State League

References