Northern Tigers FC
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| Full name | Northern Tigers Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2002 | ||
| Ground | Mills Park | ||
| Capacity | 1500 | ||
| Owner | Northern Suburbs Football Association | ||
| Head Coach | Jason Eagar | ||
| League | NPL NSW2 | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Northern Tigers FC is a semi-professional soccer club based in the Hornsby area of Sydney. The Northern Tigers enter teams in the Football NSW National Premier Leagues NSW Men's 2 (Men and Boys), National Premier Leagues NSW Women's 2 (Women and Girls), FNSW Skills Acquisition Program (Under 9, 10 and 11) and the NSW Futsal Super League.
Home games are played at Mills Park, Asquith with occasional games at Parklands Oval, Mt. Colah and the Lindfield Campus of the University of Technology, Sydney. They are one of 19 "feeder" clubs that maintain a working relationship with A-League club, Sydney FC.[1]
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History
Ku-ring-gai & District Soccer Association purchased a NSW Soccer Federation Division 1 license from the Balmain Tigers in 2002. The name was then changed to Northern Tigers and Northern Tigers FC was established.[2]
In 2003 they were premiers of FNSW Men's Division 1 and were promoted to the FNSW Super League (now National Premier Leagues NSW Men's 2). In 2007 they were Premiers of Super League but declined promotion to FNSW Premier League (now National Premier Leagues NSW Men's 1). In 2010 they were Champions of FNSW Super League after defeating St. George FC 4-0 in the Grand Final.
The 2015 NPL NSW2 season, saw their senior side crowned champions however due to the club championship promotion criteria by Football NSW (which are points accumulated across the U20' and U18's as well), they were not promoted.
Location
The Northern Tigers have an intake area for players that includes most of the northern corridor of Sydney that stretches from the Sydney Harbour Bridge to the Hawkesbury River.
Players come from suburbs including Berowra, Gordon, Pymble, Lindfield, Killara, Lane Cove, Chatswood, Wahroonga, Artamon, Hornsby, Willoughby, Turramurra and Northern Beaches.
Club Colours
Northern Tigers FC players wear white with bottle green when playing at home and purple with white when playing away.
Pre-season scheduled demonstration matches
Each year, the Northern Tigers' First Grade team play 'demonstration' games against A-League clubs Sydney FC and the Central Coast Mariners.[3]
Sydney FC is based in Sydney, about 45 mins South of the Northern Tigers home ground while The Mariners are based on the Central Coast about 45 mins North.
These matches have, in the past, been watched by up to 1500 spectators.
Notable former players
Socceroos
- Murray Barnes
- Robert Hooker
- Bruce Djite
- Grant Lee
- Robert Wheatley
Matildas
- Leigh Wardell
- Thea Slatyer
International
U20 Youth International
AFC U19 Young Socceroos
- Travis Cooper
National League or A League
- Andy Harper
- Brett Hughes
- Brian Ellem
- Duncan Worthington
- Stuart Robertson
- Adam Snyder
- James Stubbs-Mills
- Grant Last
- Derek Poimer
References
- ↑ Sydney FC: Your local club
- ↑ Club History - Northern Tigers FC
- ↑ About - Northern Tigers FC
