University of Queensland FC explained

Clubname:UQFC Inc.
Nickname:UQFC, Uni, Uni of Qld, UQ, The Students
Founded:1955
Ground:Kenmore and St Lucia Campus, Brisbane
Owntitle:President
Owner:Andrew Bird
Chrtitle:Treasurer
Chairman:James Wragg
Mgrtitle:Secretary
Manager:Jo Grainger
Website:http://www.uqfc.com.au
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The University of Queensland Football Club is the soccer club of the University of Queensland. The club was formed in 1955, and currently hosts its highest teams in Football Brisbane's Capital League One (Men & Women) and the Women's National Premier League. The club has a tradition of playing attractive, attacking soccer and, with 90 teams in junior and senior football in 2017, it is one of the largest clubs in both Brisbane and Queensland.

History

Long known as 'The University of Queensland Soccer Club', the club achieved a long-held desire to incorporate football into its name and was reborn in 2010 as 'The University of Queensland Football Club Inc'. To secure a future in Brisbane's top-flight competitions and a strong junior base, the club merged with Kenmore Juniors in 2012 and is now known as UQFC Inc with fields on the campus in St Lucia and at Cubberla Creek Reserve, Kenmore.

In August 2009, the club made history with two teams making the Football Brisbane Metro Cup final – the first, and still only, time this has been achieved. In a close encounter, UQ's Metro 1 side defeated the club's Metro 4 team (known as the Shaggy Dogs) with a score of 3–2 at Perry Park. This was UQFC's first cup title in 20 years with the last Cup win back in 1989.[1] The 'Shaggy Dogs' also made history, being the first team below second division to reach a cup final.

In 2010, the men's Premier Division 1 team secured promotion to the Brisbane Premier League followed by the women's Sapphire team in 2015 - the same year, UQFC joined the Women's NPL competition. In 2016, both Men's & Women's Brisbane Premier League teams were relegated to Capital League One, although the club still maintains its Women's NPL license in 2017 [2] [3]

On 20 September 2010, the club took out several major awards at the 2010 Football Brisbane Gala Awards ceremony.[4] The club was awarded:

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.uq.edu.au/news/index.html?article=19483 Soccer win breaks twenty-year drought – UQ News
  2. http://www.uq.edu.au/news/index.html?article=21882 UQ soccer stars qualify for Brisbane Premier League – UQ News
  3. http://westside-news.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/uni-step-up-in-2011/ Uni Step Up in 2011 – Westside News
  4. http://www.footballbrisbane.com.au/pageitem.aspx?id=31002&id2=1&eID=8763&entityID=8763 Football Brisbane Announce 2010 Football Award Winners