Launceston City FC

Football club infobox


clubname = Launceston City
fullname = Launceston City Soccer Club
founded = 1956
ground = "Mitsubishi Park", Prospect, Launceston
capacity = 100
chairman = Noel Van Est
manager = Peter Savill
league = Northern Premier League
season = 2007
position = 4th
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Launceston City is an Australian football (soccer) club based in Launceston, Tasmania. It competes in the Northern Premier League run by the governing body Football Federation Tasmania.The junior club is run as the "Westside Devils Soccer Club".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.

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 also has a women's team which has been dominate at the turn of the new century picking up 4 out of 6 Premier League titles and gone 3 Premier League seasons unbeaten.

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
*Statewide Cup:1966,1976,1991,2004,2007
*Statewide Cup Runners-up:2005,2006

*Northern Women's Premier League:2001,2002,2005,2006,2007
*Women's State Championship:2007

Club Presidents

*1958: flagicon|Italy Frank Buttazoni
*1978: flagicon|Scotland Alec McNeil
*1979 - 1983: flagicon|Netherlands Peter Mies
*1984: flagicon|Australia Frank Stolp
*1985 - 1987: flagicon|England Ross Wesson
*1988: flagicon|Australia Doc Burdon
*1989 - 1991: flagicon|England Ross Wesson
*1992: flagicon|Australia Frank Stolp
*1993: flagicon|England Ross Wesson
*1994: flagicon|Australia Kerry Dennis
*1995 - 1997: flagicon|England Ross Wesson
*1998 - 2000: flagicon|Netherlands Peter Mies
* 2001 - 2003: flagicon|Australia Robert Luciani
* 2004 - Current: flagicon|Australia Noel Van Est

Life Members

* 1979: flagicon|Italy E. Vedovelli
* 1979: flagicon|Italy A. De Santi
* 1980: flagicon|Netherlands Peter Mies
* 1980: flagicon|Australia H. Streit
* 1980: flagicon|England Tom Strickland
* 1981: flagicon|Australia S. Del Grande
* 1982: flagicon|Australia E. Visentin
* 1982: flagicon|Italy M. Morosini
* 1983: flagicon|Australia C. Mies
* 1987: flagicon|England Ross Wesson
* 1990: flagicon|Australia E. De Santi
* 1990: flagicon|Australia Leighton Hodge
* 1990: flagicon|England Peter Savill
* 1992: flagicon|Australia B. Hemsley
* 1999: flagicon|Australia Roger Mies
* 2000: flagicon|Australia Mandy Di Gugliemo
* 2000: flagicon|Australia Robert Luciani
* 2002: flagicon|Australia Luigi Gugliotti
* 2005: flagicon|Scotland Jessie McKay

Current squad

"As of January 2008

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External links

* [http://launcestoncity.com/homepage.html Official Site]