Beachside FC
Beachside Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in the suburb of Sandy Bay in Hobart, Tasmania. The club's colours are green and black. The club plays its home games at Sandown Park, known to fans as the Tropicana Cauldron or simply The Tropicana.[4]
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| Full name | Beachside Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | 'Blowflies' | ||
| Founded | 1975[1] | ||
| Ground | Sandown Park, Sandy Bay[2] | ||
| Capacity | 500 | ||
| Chairman | -[3] | ||
| League | Southern Championship | ||
| 2018 | 2nd | ||
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The club's nickname for the male teams is the Blowflies
History
Beachside FC was founded under the name Howrah Soccer Club because it played in the Hobart suburb of Howrah.[5] The club then adopted the name Beachside HSC when it moved to its current home near Long Beach, in Sandy Bay keeping the HSC from Howrah Soccer Club despite no longer playing in that suburb. In 2011, the name was changed subtly to the current Beachside FC.
Honours
- 2019 U20s Statewide Cup Champions
- Southern Championship 1 Champions (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- 2013 Southern Premier League Champions
- 2010 Southern Tasmanian Division One Champions (Promoted to Southern Championship)
- 2009 Southern Tasmanian Division One Reserves Champions
- 2008 Southern Tasmanian Division Reserves Champions
- 2007 Southern Tasmanian Division One Champions
- 2007 Southern Tasmanian Division One Reserves Champions
Seasons
A summary of the seasons of the Beachside Senior Men's Team:
| Season | League | National League Level | Final Position | Coach | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Southern Championship | 3 | 3rd | Brett Pullen | |
| 2018 | Southern Championship | 3 | 2nd | Daniel Lapolla | |
| 2017 | Southern Championship | 3 | 2nd | Daniel Lapolla | |
| 2016 | Southern Championship | 3 | 2nd | ||
| 2015 | Southern Championship | 3 | 4th | Brett Pullen | |
| 2014 | Southern Premier League | 3 | 4th | Farrell Shaw[6] | |
| 2013 | Southern Premier League | 3 | 1st | Nathan Robinson[7] | An FFT league restructure led to Beachside joining the SPL. |
| 2012 | Southern League One | 3 | 2nd | Brett Pullen | |
| 2011 | Southern Premier League | 2 | 8th(Last) | Brett Pullen | Relegated to SL1 at end of season. |
| 2010 | Southern League One | 3 | 1st | Nathan Robinson | Promoted to SPL next season. |
| 2009 | Southern League One | 3 | Tony Kavanagh |
Club traditions
The first senior home game of the season is known as Suit and Little Black Dress Day and all players and spectators must turn up to the game dressed appropriately or pay a small fine to the club. The first social team home game of the season is known as Hawaiian Shirt Day and a similar rule applies.
Teams
In 2014 the club has male teams playing in the Tasmanian Southern Premier League, Premier League Reserves, Under 20s & Social Division Three. The club also has a female teams playing in Division One and youth teams. All Beachside teams play in competitions run by Football Federation Tasmania.
Current competitions
Beachside has teams involved in the following competitions:
- Southern Championship
- Southern Championship 1
- Southern Womens Championship
- Southern Womens Championship 1
- Under 13 Boys
- Under 14 Boys
- Under 15 Boys
- Under 15 Girls
- Under 16 Boys
- Under 17 Girls
- Under 18 Boys
- Southern Championship 3
- Southern Championship 6
- Southern Womens Championship 1 Tier 1
- Statewide Lakoseljac Cup
- Statewide Women's Cup
- Southern Tasmanian Summer Cup
- Statewide u20s Cup
- Summer Cup Women Social
Individual honours
The club's best and fairest medal is named after Alistair Hales while a yearly award is presented for the best contributor to the club's off-field success. This is named after James Dunsby, a club life member who died in an SAS selection test in Wales.[8]
| Year | Alistair Hales Best and Fairest | James Dunsby Clubman |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | James Anderson & Brett Andrews | |
| 2018 | Ben Whitehall | |
| 2017 | ||
| 2016 | ||
| 2015 | ||
| 2014 | Jayden Welch | James Andrews |
| 2013 | ||
| 2012 | ||
| 2011[9] | Nathan Robinson, Jack Turner and Luke Atkin | Anthony Grznic |
See also
References
- "Beachside Football Club Official Site".
- "Zebras out to atone for last week's loss to Olympia". walterpless.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- Walter Pless. "Higginson replaces Brierley as Beachside president". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- "Beachside's surprise point". Hobart Mercury. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- "Former club Howrah to have reunion". Walter Pless on Association Football. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- "Beachside FC Coaches Blog". Archived from the original on 10 September 2014.
- ALEX LUTTRELL. "Grand finalists get the boot". The Mercury. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- Alex Ivett (2 August 2013). "Third solider [sic] to die after SAS heatwave test served in Aust army". AustralianTimes.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
The third solider [sic] to die following a SAS selection test in mid-Wales region of Brecon Beacons has been named as Corporal James Dunsby, a reservist who served with the Australian Army.
- Walter Pless (29 October 2011). "Beachside's top award is a three-way tie". Walter Pless on Association Football. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
Nathan Robinson, Jack Turner and Luke Atkin shared Beachside's Alistair Hales Best-and-Fairest Award with 24 votes each at last night's trophy presentation evening at the Lenah Valley RSL.