- Canberra United FC
Infobox Football club
clubname = Canberra United
fullname = Canberra United Football Club
nickname =
shortname =
founded = 2008
dissolved =
ground =Belconnen Soccer Centre
capacity = 2000
chrtitle = Chair
chairman =Kate Lundy
ceo =
mgrtitle = Coach
manager =Robbie Hooker
league = W-League
season =
position =
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leftarm2=FFFFFF |body2=FFFFFF |rightarm2=FFFFFF |shorts2=3CB371 |socks2=FFFFFFCanberra United Football Club is an
Australia nfootball (soccer) club that competes in the W-League, the national women's competition. Based inCanberra , the club was formed in 2008 for the league's inaugural season. [cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24089401-23215,00.html|title=W-League to debut in October|date=2008-07-28|accessdate=2008-07-30|publisher=Fox Sports] Canberra is the only team in the league that is not affiliated to a men'sA-League club.Canberra United home strip is green.
In August 2008, Canberra appointed
Matildas assistant coachRobbie Hooker as coach for the inaugural season, and ACT SenatorKate Lundy as club chair. [citeweb| url=http://www.capitalfootball.com.au/notice.asp?nID=814 |title=Canberra United appoint Chair and Head Coach |publisher=Capital Football |accessdate=2008-08-29] [citenews| url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/soccer/canberras-best-players-on-national-stage/1228759.aspx |title=Canberras best players on national stage |publisher=The Canberra Times |author=Sherwood, M |date=2008-07-28 |accessdate=2008-08-01]quad
Correct as of
4 October 2008 ee also
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Association football in the Australian Capital Territory External Links
* [http://www.capitalfootball.com.au/ Capital Football website]
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