Beachside FC
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| Full name | Beachside Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | 'Blowflies' | ||
| Founded | 1975[1] | ||
| Ground | Sandown Park, Sandy Bay[2] | ||
| Capacity | 500 | ||
| Chairman | -[3] | ||
| League | Southern Championship | ||
| 2014 | 4th | ||
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Beachside Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in the suburb of Sandy Bay in Hobart, Tasmania. The clubs colours are green and black. The club plays its home games at Sandown Park, known to fans as the Tropicana Cauldron or simply The Tropicana.[4]
The clubs nickname for the male teams is the Blowflies
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History
Beachside FC was originally known as Howrah Soccer Club because it played in the Hobart suburb of Howrah.[5] The club then adopted the name Beachside HSC when it moved to its current home near Long Beach, in Sandy Bay keeping the HSC from Howrah Soccer Club despite no longer playing in that suburb. In 2011 the name was changed subtly to the current Beachside FC.
Honours
- 2013 Southern Premier League Champions
- 2010-Southern Tasmanian Division One Champions (Promoted to Southern Championship)
- 2009-Southern Tasmanian Division One Reserves Champions
- 2008-Southern Tasmanian Division Reserves Champions
- 2007-Southern Tasmanian Division One Champions
- 2007-Southern Tasmanian Division One Reserves Champions
Seasons
A summary of the seasons of the Beachside Senior Men's Team:
| Season | League | Final Position | Coach | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Southern Championship | 4th | Brett Pullen | |
| 2014 | Southern Premier League | 4th | Farrell Shaw [6] | |
| 2013 | Southern Premier League | 1st | Nathan Robinson [7] | An FFT league restructure led to Beachside joining the SPL. |
| 2012 | Southern League One | 2nd | Brett Pullen | |
| 2011 | Southern Premier League | 8th(Last) | Brett Pullen | Relegated to SL1 at end of season. |
| 2010 | Southern League One | 1st | Nathan Robinson | Promoted to SPL next season. |
| 2009 | Southern League One | Tony Kavanagh |
Club traditions
The first senior home game of the season is known as Suit and Little Black Dress Day and all players and spectators must turn up to the game dressed appropriately or pay a small fine to the club. The first social team home game of the season is known as Hawaiian Shirt Day and a similar rule applies.
Teams
In 2014 the club has male teams playing in the Tasmanian Southern Premier League, Premier League Reserves, Under 20's & Social Division Three. The club also has a female teams playing in Division One and youth teams. All Beachside teams play in competitions run by Football Federation Tasmania.
Current competitions
Beachside has teams involved in the following competitions:
- Southern Tasmanian Premier League
- Premier League Reserves
- Under 20
- Division 3
- Women's Division 1
- Under 13 Boys
- Under 14 Boys
- Under 15 Girls
- Under 16 Boys
- Under 17 Girls
- Statewide Lakoseljac Cup
- Statewide Women's Cup
- Southern Tasmanian Summer Cup
- Summer Cup Women Social
Individual honours
The club's best and fairest medal is named after club great Alistair Hales while a yearly award is presented for the best contributor to the clubs off-field success. This is named after James Dunsby, a club Life Member who died in an SAS selection test in Wales.[8]
| Year | Alistair Hales Best and Fairest | James Dunsby Clubman |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Jayden Welch | James Andrews |
| 2011 [9] | Nathan Robinson, Jack Turner and Luke Atkin | Anthony Grznic |
See also
References
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