Centenary Stormers FC

Centenary Stormers FC
Full nameCentenary Stormers Football Club
Founded2000
GroundAtthows Park, Darra
LeagueFQPL 3 – Metro
20248th of 12
Websitehttp://www.centenarystormers.com.au/

Centenary Stormers FC is an Australian football (soccer) club from Darra, a southwestern suburb of Brisbane. The club is a relative newcomer to the Brisbane football scene, having been formed in 2000.[1] The club currently has a strong emphasis on the development of its junior players with a focus on the age groups running from Under 6s to Under 12s.[1]

The club has participated in senior Football Brisbane competition since 2007 and is expected to compete in the Brisbane Premier League for the first time in 2018.[2]The club currently plays in the Football Queensland Premier League 3 – Metro.

History

Centenary Stormers Football Club was formed in 2000 and has been registered with Football Brisbane since the beginning of the 2000 season.[1] The club first fielded a team in Football Brisbane competitions in 2007, starting in Metro League Division Five which was then the eighth tier of the FB structure. A second-place finish and Grand Final win the following season resulted in the club being promoted to Metro League Division Three.[2]

Centenary Stormers then achieved a further four promotions between 2011 and 2015, rising four divisions from Metro League 3 Blue to Capital League 1. During this period the club formed a partnership with former national representative Craig Moore and Viva Soccer in late 2012 to run a pilot coaching program to set sporting standards by which a junior player's performance can be measured, managed and accredited, as part of its drive to support all junior players.[3]

Centenary Stormers FC won its first premiership, finishing top of the table in Capital League 3 in 2014.[4]

In 2016, Centenary Stormers was relegated for the first time in their history, appearing safe in Capital League 1 with three rounds to go, but then being overtaken by a late four match winning run by Mount Gravatt.[5] Centenary Stormers bounced back by winning the 2017 Capital League 2 premiership and are expected to compete in the Brisbane Premier League for the first time in 2018 due to a restructure of senior men's competitions by Football Brisbane.[6][7]

Seasons

Season League FFA Cup
Division (tier) Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Finals Series
2007 Metro League 5 (9) 20 2 1 17 22 80 -58 7 11th DNQ Not yet founded
2008 Metro League 5 Silver (10) 22 16 3 3 65 23 42 51 2nd ↑ Champions
2009 Metro League 3 (8) 20 14 3 3 51 27 24 45 2nd Semi Final
2010 Metro League 3 Blue (8) 20 13 1 6 70 35 35 40 3rd Semi Final
2011 Metro League 3 Blue (8) 20 10 3 7 45 42 3 33 3rd ↑ Runners-up
2012 Metro League 2 (7) 21 14 3 4 59 30 29 45 3rd ↑ Semi Final
2013 Capital League 3 (6) 20 7 2 11 51 61 -10 23 7th DNQ
2014 Capital League 3 (6) 22 17 3 2 86 31 55 54 1st ↑ Preliminary Final Preliminary Round 4
2015 Capital League 2 (5) 22 16 2 4 70 37 33 50 2nd ↑ Preliminary Final Preliminary Round 5
2016 Capital League 1 (4) 22 4 5 13 38 62 -24 17 11th ↓ DNQ Preliminary Round 4
2017 Capital League 2 (5) 22 18 2 2 77 26 51 56 1st ↑ Runners-up Preliminary Round 4

Source:[2]

Key: Premiers / Champions Promoted ↑ Relegated ↓

The tier is the level in the Australian soccer league system

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c "About Centenary Stormers". Centenary Stormers FC official website. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Centenary Stormers FC". Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. ^ James Drew (25 October 2012). "Big changes are on the horizon at the Centenary Stormers soccer club and confidence is high". South-West News, Quest Newspapers.
  4. ^ "Brisbane Capital League Division Three 2014 Fixtures/Results". socceraust.co.uk website. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Brisbane Capital League Division One 2016 Fixtures/Results". socceraust.co.uk website. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Capital League 2 - Fixtures/Results". sportstg.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  7. ^ "FB Senior Men's Competitions Review 2018". Football Brisbane website. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.