Palmerston FC

Palmerston FC
Full name Palmerston Football Club
Chairman Bill Miller
Manager Terry Daye
League NT Northern Zone Premier League
2009 TBD

Palmerston FC is an Australian soccer club from Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Palmerston FC currently play in the NT Northern Zone Premier League. It was relegated after the 2008 season, but was reinstated in the Territory's top league on the provision of relocating its training base closer to the centre of Palmerston.[1]

History

The club was formed as Palmerston La Faek in 1999, however prior to the club's incorporation in 1991, Palmerston's first soccer team in 1984 was the Palmerston and Rural Districts Junior Soccer Club. La-Faek came from the East Timorese word meaning crocodile, which was part of the club's emblem. Also on the emblem was a satellite dish, representing Palmerston as a satellite city to Darwin. The clubhousev is a customary building of Timor. In 2008 the club changed its name to Palmerston FC. Lost a match 18-1 in August

Club Numbers

Palmerston FC is the only soccer club in Palmerston. Out of fourteen clubs in the Northern Zone, and twenty-two clubs in the NT, Palmerston was the largest by team numbers in 2007.

References

  1. ↑ Aloia, Andrew (2009-04-04). "Palmo thrown lifeline". Northern Territory News. Retrieved 2009-05-13.

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