Hobart Zebras

Football club infobox
clubname = Hobart Zebras
fullname = Hobart Zebras Football Club
founded = 1956
ground = KGV, Grove Road, Glenorchy
capacity = 100
chairman = Michael Pace
manager = Nick Lapolla
league = Southern Premier League
season = 2007
position = 1st
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Hobart Zebras (also known as "Tilford Zebras" or just "Zebras") is an Australian Football (soccer) club based in Hobart, Tasmania. It competes in competitions run by the governing body Football Federation Tasmania.

The club uses the colours of Juventus and have links to the club. Prior to the decision in 1997 to end ethnic affiliations between Australian football teams, Hobart Zebras were known as "Hobart Juventus". Despite the ban on such affiliations, the club still has strong links to the expatriate Italian community in Hobart.

Hobart Zebras are one of the states most successful sides, having been state champions 8 times, most recently in 1993, and southern champions 9 times, most recently in 2004.

2007 was a great year for the club, winning the State Premiership, Southern Premiership and the Summer Cup.

Achievements

*State Championships: 9 times (1969,1971,1972,1973,1983,1984,1985,1993,2007)
*State Championship Runners-up: 1966,2004
*Southern Premierships: 10 times (1969,1971,1972,1973,1979,1983,1984,1985,2004,2007)
*Southern Premiership Runners-up: 6 times (1960,1965,1966,1967,1970,2003)
*KO Cup Winners: 7 times (1967,1971,1975,1982,1983,2001,2003)
*KO Cup Runners-up: 7 times (1969,1976,1978,1981,1987,1988,1989)
*Falkinder Cup Runners-up: 3 times (1963,1966,1967)
*Falkinder Association Cup Winners: Twice (1970,1973)
*Summer Cup Winners: 9 times (1971,1972,1978,1981,1984,1986,1987,1989,2007,2008)
*Summer Cup Runners-up: 7 times (1976,1982,1985,1990,1991,1992,1996)
*Association Cup Runners-up: )nce (1968)
*Ascot Gold Cup Winners: Once (1960)
*Ascot Gold Cup Runners-up: Once (1961)
*DJ Trophy Runners-up: Once (1976)
*Lloyd Triestino Cup Winners: Once (1974)
*Cadbury Trophy Winners: 5 times (1984,1987,1989,1990,1991)
*Cadbury Trophy Runners-up: 3 times (1982,1983,1985)
*Cadbury Charity Trophy: Once (1992)
*Cadbury Charity Runners-up: Once (1991)

Current squad

"As of May 20, 2007

Nationality given from place of birth

Managers

*2007 - Present flagicon|Australia Nick Lapolla

External links

* [http://www.hobartzebras.com.au/ Official Hobart Zebras website]