HNK O'Connor Knights

Football club infobox
clubname = O'Connor Knights FC


fullname = O'Connor Knights FC
nickname = Knights
founded = 1997
ground = Hawker Enclosed Oval, Hawker, ACT
capacity = 1,000
chairman =
manager =
league = ACT Premier League
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HNK O'Connor Knights is an Australian football (soccer) club from Canberra. The club plays in ACT competitions including the ACT Premier League.

The club was founded in 1997 by Canberra's Croatian community.

Based in the Northern Suburbs of Canberra, the Knights play out at Hawker Oval.

They have currently 5 teams particpating in the ACT Football Leagues:

• Premier League
• State League 2
• State League 4
• State League 7
• Women's Team - the Knightess

The O’Connor Knights have achieved an excellent reputation over the last year and is recognised in the Soccer Community as a high quality competitive club.

Motto

"O'Connor - its not just a suburb, its a way of life"

Honours

1997 - Inception1998 - State league 2 finalists1999 - State league 1 champions, grand finalistsState league 2 champions, grand finalists2000 - Croatian Tournament first round2001 - State league 1 finalistsCroatian Tournament Quarter finals2002 - State league 2 grand finalistsCroatian Tournament first round2003 - State league 1 champions (promotion), grand finalistsCroatian Tournament second round2004 - Premier league 6thPremier league reserves finalistState league 2 grand finalistCroatian Tournament Champions2005 - Premier league 2nd, Grand finalistsPremier Reserves Champions, Grand finalistsState league 2 finalistsState league 4 finalistsWomens State league 3 Champions, Grand Final Winners

Club Champion

2000 - Richard Milin2001 - Ante Nazor2002 - Richard Milin 2003 - Richard Milin2004 - Nathan Denham2005 - Anthony Radic

Player of the Year

1998 - Steven Celica1999 - Dominik Matic & Tony Radic2000 - Richard Milin2001 - Nikola Sporcic2002 - Rohan Coleman2003 - Rohan Coleman & Mark Djikic2004 - Adam Spaleta2005 - David Baillie

Miss O’Connor Knights

2003 - Kristina Krstin2004 - Katarina Franjic2005 - Nikolina Marcinko also crowned Miss Croatia Australia2006 - Angela Kelava

Links

*List of Croatian football clubs in Australia
*Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament
*Croatian Australian
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External links

* [http://www.oconnorknights.org/ Official Website of HNK O'Connor Knights]