Launceston City FC
Launceston City
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| Full name |
Launceston City Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) |
City, Juventus, Juve |
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| Founded |
1958 |
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| Ground |
Mitsubishi Park, Prospect |
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| Ground Capacity |
1,000 |
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| Chairman |
Dave Backhouse |
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| Manager |
Kurt Reynolds |
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| League |
T-League |
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| 2013 |
8th |
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| Website |
Club home page |
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Launceston City FC is a semi-professional soccer club based in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. The club was founded in 1956 and currently participating in the Tasmanian T-League since 2013, run by the governing body Football Federation Tasmania. The club has over 100 registered players across senior, women and social leagues.
The junior club "Westside Devils Soccer Club" has age groups from Under 7 to Under 16, and is one of the largest and most successful junior soccer clubs in the state with over 340 junior soccer players. 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.
History
Launceston City founded in 1958. 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 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.
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.
Launceston City fields teams in the Tasmanian State League T-League, Northern Premier League, Northern League 1, Under 18's, and currently has two Northern Women's Premier League Teams along with two Northern League 2 teams with over 100 registered players.
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:2001,2002,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013
- Women's State Championship:2007
Individual Honours
State League Player of the Year
- 1986 –
Colin Guest
- 1987 – Peter Savill
- 1989 – Peter Savill
Club Presidents
| Years | President |
| 1958 - 1961 |  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 - 2013 | Jason Jones |
| 2014 - | Dave Backhouse |
Life Members
| Years | Life Member |
| 1979 | A. De Santi |
| 1980 | H. Streit | Tom Strickland |
| 1981 | S. Del Grande |
| 1982 | M. Morosini |
| 1983 | C. Mies |
| 1987 | Ross Wesson |
| 1990 | Leighton Hodge | Peter Savill |
| 1992 | B. Hemsley |
| 1999 | Roger Mies |
| 2000 | Robert Luciani |
| 2002 | Luigi Gugliotti |
| 2005 | Jessie McKay |
| 2008 | Jenny Duffy | Jeff Butler | Jill Couch |
| 2010 | Tony Rossi |
As of May 2011 - Edited 2015
Nationality given from place of birth
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position |
Player
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GK |
Nicholas Abougelis
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DF |
Luke Kolodjashnij
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DF |
Alex Sciulli
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DF |
Abraham Kargbo
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DF |
Shane Egan
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DF |
Luke Keddie
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DF |
Daniel Egan
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DF |
Dominic Rossi
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MF |
Gukhyeon Kim
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MF |
Johnny Mcsorley
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MF |
Samuel Reibel
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MF |
Toby Omenihu
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MF |
Aaron Campbell
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MF |
Aaron Mattarozzi
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MF |
Isaac Degetto
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MF |
Harry Trethowan
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FW |
Chris Hill
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FW |
Nathan Bartlett
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FW |
Paul Scicluna
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FW |
Mark Cristy
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FW |
Andrew Compagne |
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Past Players
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