Nelson Eastern Suburbs FC

Nelson Eastern Suburbs FC

Full name	Nelson Eastern Suburbs Football Club
Founded	1977
Ground	North Warrane Oval, Warrane
Capacity	200
Manager	Marcello Marchiolli
League	Southern Championship
2015	7th
Home colours Away colours

Nelson Eastern Suburbs Football Club is an association football club based in the suburb of Warrane in Hobart, Australia. The club currently participates in the Tasmanian Southern Championship, at present, the highest level of football in Southern Tasmania. The club also has women's teams and teams in all junior divisions. Founded in 1977 the club spent much of its history playing in the highest level of Southern Tasmanian football.^[1]

Recent History

North Warrane Oval, home of Nelson Eastern Suburbs FC.

2012 Season

In 2012, the Football Federation Australia rebranded and revitalised the state-based competitions incorporating them under the National Premier Leagues banner, starting in the 2013 season. The subsequent league restructuring saw Nelson Eastern Suburbs promoted from the Southern League One (Tasmania) to the Southern Premier League, despite finishing last with four wins in 18 matches.^[2]

2013 Season

The 2013 season saw some positive results for the newly promoted club, including a narrow 4-3 loss to eventual champions South Hobart and defeating minor premiers Beachside 1-0. They finished the season 9th on the ladder, with five wins, four draws and 13 losses.^[3]

2014 Season

For the 2014 season, Nelson Eastern Suburbs were awarded a Skill Acquisition Program (SAP) licence. They were the only club outside the T-League to be granted this licence.^[4] The league had several teams withdraw before the season had started, with just six teams continuing on from the previous season. Poor results saw the club kick just 18 goals in their 20 matches, while conceding 74. They ended the season in 5th position, with three wins, two draws and 15 losses.^[5]

Team List Seniors

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Steve Mclarin 2 DF Toby Colgrave 3 DF Troy Hoppitt (C) 4 MF Luke Batchelor 5 FW Nathan Wardle 6 DF Mathew Graham 7 MF Ziad Ahmeh-Zeki 8 MF Andrew Reason 9 MF Ollie Lang 10 MF Roland Sterne 11 MF Marcello Marchioli 12 GK Collin Jackson 13 MF Stuart Bauld 14 FW Patt Kloser

References

1. "Tasmania Past Seasons". Soccer Aust. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
2. "Tasmania South Division One 2012". Soccer Aust. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
3. "Tasmania South Premier League 2013". Soccer Aust. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
4. "Nelson Eastern Suburbs have firm base on which to build in 2014". Walter Pless. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
5. "Tasmania South Premier League 2014". Soccer Aust. Retrieved 2015-01-22.

External links

• Nelson Eastern Suburbs FC Official Site
• Nelson Eastern Suburbs Facebook page