UTS Australian Football Club

Infobox
title = UTS Australian Football Club


caption = UTSAFC Logo

headerstyle = background:#ccf;

header1 = Names
label2 = Full Name
data2 = University of Technology, Sydney Australian Football Club
label3 = Abbreviation
data3 = UTSAFC
label4 = Nickname(s)
data4 = The Bats, Batters, Uni
header20 = Club Details
label21 = Founded
data21 = 2000
label22 = Colours
data22 = Teal and Black
label23 = Competition
data23 = Sydney AFL - First Division
label23 = Ground
data23 = Trumper Park Oval
header30 = Other Information
label31 = Official Website
data31 = [http://www.utsafc.com utsafc.com] The UTS Australian Football Club (UTSAFC), also know as "The Bats", is an Australian rules football club based in the eastern Sydney suburb of Paddington, which plays its home games at Trumper Park Oval, Paddington. The club is affiliated with the University of Technology, Sydney. It competes in the Sydney AFL competition, running sides in the Sydney AFL First and second divisions.

Formation

The club was founded in 2000 by Marty Lynch, a UTS student at the time, adopting the "Bats" nickname as a result of an initial sponsorhip from Bicardi Rum. The club was founded after competing in the 1998 and 1999 Australian University Games.

Club Colours

The club follows the colours of the University, which is teal and black, however this is also referenced as green and black.

Home Grounds

2000 - Current "Trumper Park Oval", Paddington

Premierships

2000 - "Sydney AFL SFA Division Two Premiers"
2002 - "Sydney AFL SFA Division Two Premiers"
2004 - "Sydney AFL Sydney AFL Division One Reserves"
2006 - "Sydney AFL Sydney AFL Division One Seniors"
2006 - "Sydney AFL Sydney AFL Division One Reserves"
2007 - "Sydney AFL Sydney AFL First Division Reserves"
2008 - "Sydney AFL Sydney AFL First Division Senior"
2008 - "Sydney AFL Sydney AFL First Division Reserves"

Intervarsity

The club also participates in inter-varsity football at both the state and national level. The club has competed at every Australian University Games since 1998.

External links

* [http://www.utsafc.com UTSAFC Official Club Website]
* [http://www.sydneyafl.com.au Sydney AFL]
* [http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/services/parks/parks_and_playgrounds_by_alphabet/trumper_park_oval Woollahra Municipal Council - Trumper Park]