Canberra Olympic FC

Canberra Olympic FC
Full name Canberra Olympic Football Club
Founded 1956
Ground O'Connor Enclosed
Ground Capacity 1,000
Chairman John Efkarpadis
Manager Frank Cachia
League NPL Capital Football
2016 1st
Website Club website

Canberra Olympic FC is an Australian semi-professional Association football club based in the suburb of O'Connor in the north of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The club was founded in 1956, and currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Capital Football.

History

Olympic was founded in the early 1950s by the local Greek community of Canberra. Formally the name Olympic was decided in a General Meeting of players and committee members in 1956 with the alternative name AEK losing out in the vote.[1]

Olympic have won the ACT top division league (premiership) on six occasions under the names Canberra Olympic, Olympic and Downer Olympic. The most recent title was the NPL Capital Football premiership in 2016.[2] However, this title did not come without controversy, Cooma FC lodging a protest complaint with Capital Football after Cooma manager, Gaby Wilk, claimed his team should have been awarded three additional points in a match against Tuggeranong United, in which Tuggeranong fielded a player who was ineligible due to being an Under-20 Squad player. This protest was dismissed, Olympic being named league winners[3] and eventually winning the championship, in the process defeating Cooma in the Semi-Final.

In addition to this, Olympic have won six grand finals (championship). The most recent being 2016 NPL Capital Football Grand Final, defeating Canberra FC 3-0 at Deakin Stadium in front of 2,782 people.[4]

In 1980, as Downer Olympic, the club won their closest premiership ahead of Croatia Deakin (now Canberra FC) by one goal. After 21 games both clubs finished on 32 points and had scored 53 goals with Olympic claiming the title on the back of their superior defence with the side conceding only 16 goals compared to Deakin's 17.[5]

Canberra Olympic have succeeded in winning the premiership and championship 'double' twice in the club's history in 1993 and 1994. In 93, Olympic won the premiership by three points ahead of Southern Cross while they beat the same opposition in the grand final on penalties 8-7.[6] In 94, Olympic finished first in the league ahead of Tuggeranong United while they beat Tuggers in the grand final 3-1.[7]

On 18 June 2016, Canberra Olympic qualified for their first FFA Cup with a 3-1 victory over Cooma FC in the 2016 ACT Federation Cup final, played at Deakin Stadium.[8]

Canberra Olympic advanced to the 2016 FFA Cup semi finals, before being defeated by Sydney FC 3-0.[9][10]

Current squad

As of 3 August 2016 [11][12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Australia GK Angelo Konstantinou
2 Australia DF Timothy Bobolas
3 Australia DF Joshua Calabria
4 Australia MF Daniel Colbertaldo
5 Australia DF Phillip Yarnold
6 Australia MF Jeremy Habtermariam
7 Australia FW Patrick Ross-Magee
8 Mauritius DF Bernard Rene
9 Colombia FW Philippe Bernabo-Madrid
10 Australia FW Robert Cattanach
11 Australia MF Michael Reeve
12 Australia MF Adam Rogic
No. Position Player
13 Australia MF Benjamin Basser-Silk
14 Australia FW Callum Smith
15 Australia MF Thomas McLachlan
16 Australia Adam Neou
17 Australia DF Nicholas Bobolas
18 Australia FW Jordan Tsekenis
19 Australia Joel Valtonen
20 Australia GK Jack Pettit
21 Australia GK George Kazolis
23 Switzerland FW Oliver Wiederkher
24 Australia Daniel Giovinazzo
99 Brazil FW Victor Yanes

Coaching staff

As of 13 February 2017 [13]
2017 Coaching Staff
Senior Head Coaches
Team Name Team Name
NPL Australia Frank Cachia
Junior Head Coaches
U20s Australia Grant Davoren U18s Australia Fitsum Habtemariam
U16s Australia Samuel Nadir
U14s Australia Ignacio Marquez U13s Australia Nick Roufagalis

Honours

Premiers (6): 1975, 1980, 1993, 1994, 2006, 2016
Champions (6): 1958, 1993, 1994, 2013, 2014, 2016
Winners (6): 1979, 1981, 1983, 1997, 1999, 2016

Season-by-season results

The below table is updated with the statistics and final results for Canberra Olympic FC following the conclusion of each National Premier League Capital Football season.

Canberra Olympic FC Season-by-Season Results
Ref Season GP W D L GF GA GD PTS Finish Finals
[14] 2013 23 13 6 4 47 25 +22 45 3rd Won Minor Semi-Final vs. Woden Valley, 3-1
Won Preliminary Final vs. Belconnen United, 4-2
Won Grand Final vs. Canberra FC, 2-0 (a.e.t)
[15] 2014 16 8 3 5 41 28 +13 27 3rd Lost Minor Semi-Final vs. Canberra FC, 2-3 (a.e.t)
[16] 2015 16 7 4 5 38 21 +17 25 5th Won Minor Semi-Final vs. Belconnen United, 4-2
Won Preliminary Final vs. Tigers FC, 4-1
Won Grand Final vs. Canberra FC, 3-1
[17] 2016 18 15 0 3 50 16 +34 45 1st Won Major Semi-Final vs. Tigers FC, 2-2 (7-5 p.s)
Won Grand Final vs. Canberra FC, 3-0

References

  1. ↑ "Our History". www.canberraolympic.com.au. 2010-07-20. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  2. ↑ "A.C.T Champions". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  3. ↑ Corrigan, Tom (2016-08-26). "NPL Preview: Tigers coach Gaby Wilk says Cooma should be Capital Football champions". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  4. ↑ "PS4 NPL: Olympic win back-to-back Grand Finals". Capital Football. 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  5. ↑ "ACT Division One 1980". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  6. ↑ "ACT Division One 1993". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  7. ↑ "ACT Division One 1994". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  8. ↑ Hall, James (2016-06-18). "Canberra Olympic to play on national stage in FFA Cup". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  9. ↑ "Canberra Olympic v Sydney FC". Football Federation Australia. 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  10. ↑ "FFA Cup: Sydney FC beats Canberra Olympic 3-0 at Viking Park in first Cup semi-final". ABC News (Australia). 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  11. ↑ "Canberra Olympic squad". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  12. ↑ "Premier League - Players". www.canberraolympic.com.au. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  13. ↑ "Men's Coaches". www.canberraolympic.com.au. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  14. ↑ "2013 NPL Capital Football Ladder". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  15. ↑ "2014 NPL Capital Football Ladder". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  16. ↑ "2015 NPL Capital Football Ladder". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  17. ↑ "2016 NPL Capital Football Ladder". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
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