Launceston City FC
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| Full name | Launceston City Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | City, Juventus, Juve | ||
| Founded | 1958 | ||
| Ground | Mitsubishi Park, Prospect | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Chairman | Austin Fagan | ||
| Manager | Lino Sciulli | ||
| League | NPL Tasmania | ||
| 2016 | 5th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Launceston City Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in Launceston, Tasmania. The club was founded in 1956 and currently participating in the Tasmanian NPL Tasmania 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 350 junior soccer players. The club also has a women's team which has been dominate since the turn of the new century picking up 9 Premier League titles and going 4 league seasons between 2005 and 2008 unbeaten.
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 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 NPL Tasmania, Northern Championship, 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.
Seasons
| Season | League | Statewide Cup | FFA Cup | |||||||||||
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| Name (national level) | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Tasmanian Finals | NPL Finals | |||
| 2013 | Victory League (2) | 21 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 117 | −103 | 1 | 8th | DNQ | DNQ | Round of 16 | Didn't Exist |
| 2014 | Victory League (2) | 21 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 86 | −57 | 10 | 8th | DNQ | DNQ | Quarter Finals | DNQ |
| 2015 | Victory League (2) | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 24 | 5th | Quarter Finals | DNQ | Quarter Finals | DNQ |
| 2016 | NPL Tasmania (2) | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 23 | 5th | Quarter Finals | DNQ | Round of 16 | DNQ |
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
- Northern Premier League Reserves:2005,2006
- Northern Premier League u18:2015
- 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:2001,2002,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2016
- Women's State Championship:2007
- Women's Statewide Cup:2015
Individual Honours
State League Player of the Year
- 1986 –
Colin Guest - 1987 – Peter Savill
- 1989 – Peter Savill
Club Presidents
| Years | President |
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| 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 |
| 2014–2014 | Dave Backhouse |
| 2015 – |  Austin Fagan |
Life Members
| Years | Life Member |
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| 1979 | Aldo De Santi |
| 1980 | Hans Streit | Tom Strickland |
| 1981 | Sergio Del Grande |
| 1982 | Mario Morosini |
| 1983 | Christine Mies |
| 1987 | Ross Wesson |
| 1990 | Leighton Hodge | Peter Savill |
| 1992 | Barry Hemsley |
| 1999 | Roger Mies |
| 2000 | Robert Luciani |
| 2002 | Luigi Gugliotti |
| 2005 | Jessie McKay |
| 2008 | Jenny Duffy | Jeff Butler | Jill Couch |
| 2010 | Tony Rossi | Jason Jones |
| 2014 | Matthew Heather |
| 2015 | Mick Egan |
| 2016 | Bill Couch |
References
External links
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