Canberra City FC
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| Full name | Canberra City Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | City, Arrows | ||
| Founded | 1977 | ||
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Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra, ACT | ||
| Capacity | 25,011 | ||
| League | ACT Premier League | ||
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Canberra City Football Club, also known for some time as the Canberra Arrows, is a semi-professional soccer club based in Canberra in the ACT. It currently participates in the ACT Premier League and competed in the National Soccer League from 1977 to 1986.
National Soccer League
Canberra City entered the new national competition for the inaugural season in 1977 as the only team representing the ACT. In its first season, home games were played at Manuka Oval, but in 1978 the club moved to the newly constructed Bruce Stadium. Canberra remained competitive throughout its tenure in the league, but had limited success being unable to reach the finals series in any season. The most successful seasons were in 1981 with a fifth-placed finish, and in 1985 finishing sixth in the Northern Conference, missing out on the finals series on goal difference to St George. A restructure of the national league for the 1987 season saw Canberra relegated to the NSW State League.
Statistics by Season [1]
| Season | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Table Position | National League Cup |
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| 1977 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 17 | 13th of 14 | Quarter final |
| 1978 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 41 | 20 | 13th of 14 | Semi final |
| 1979 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 20 | 12th of 14 | Semi final |
| 1980 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 10th of 14 | Quarter final |
| 1981 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 32 | 33 | 5th of 16 | First round |
| 1982 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 54 | 24 | 15th of 16 | Quarter final |
| 1983 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 47 | 53 | 38 | 10th of 16 | Quarter final |
| 1984 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 47 | 39 | 25 | 9th of 12 (Nth) | Group stage |
| 1985 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 22 | 6th of 12 (Nth) | Quarter final |
| 1986 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 10th of 12 (Nth) | Semi final |
(Pld)=Games Played, (W)=Wins, (D)=Draws, (L)=Losses, (GF)=Goals For, (GA)=Goals Against, (Pts)=Points, (Nth)=Northern Conference
Back to the ACT Premier League
In the early 1990s Canberra City men achieved considerable Premiership success and more recently won the Federation Cup in 2005 under the coaching guidance of an ex player from the 1980s era, Steve Bryant. Also in 2005, Canberra City Premier League Women won just about everything on offer under the guidance of 2005 Women’s Coach of the Year, Pat Mills. Canberra City has close links with one of Canberra’s largest junior organisations the Gungahlin United FC.
Canberra City currently participates in Capital Football’s Men's and Women's Premier League, Men's and Women's State League, and Women's Masters. As part of the men's Premier League, Canberra City fields two youth teams, Under 16 and Under 18 men's Premier League a PL 20s team (former Pathway / Reserves) and First Grade side.
Notable players
- Category:Canberra City FC players
Australia
- Frank Farina
- Tony Franken - awarded 1984 Under 21 Player of the Year
- Adrian Alston
- James Perry
- Pat Ross-Magee
- Sam McDonald
England
- Andy Brockbank (1984) 22 apps 1 goal
- Steve Bryant (1986–1989) 68 Apps 11 Goals
Scotland
- Ian Purdie (1980)
- Peter Marinello (1978)
- Tom Sermanni (1984–85)
New Zealand
Argentina
- Luis Salgado
- Miguel Arispon
- Oscar Langone
Macedonia
- Dim Ristevski
Notable Managers
- Johnny Warren
- Pat Caggiano
- Matt Moore
- Nick Palagyi
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Nick Tsakiris
References
External links
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