Cooma FC

Cooma Tigers Football Club (also known in the ACT NPL as Tigers FC) is an Australian semi-professional association football club based in Cooma, New South Wales. The club is affiliated with Capital Football and currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Capital Football in the ACT. Cooma's home venue is Nijong Oval and the Tigers are twice league champions and once league premiers.

Cooma FC
Full nameCooma Football Club
Nickname(s)Tigers
Founded1952
GroundNijong Oval
Capacity1,000
Coordinates36°13′52.5″S 149°7′15.5″E
ChairmanHarry Hovasapian
ManagerTBA
LeagueNPL1 ACT
20204th
WebsiteClub website

History

Cooma Football Club was formed in 1952 by the workforce of the Snowy Mountains Hydro Scheme which attracted people from all over the world to the Australian Alps. Cooma FC is one of the oldest continuous football clubs in Australia with a very proud tradition considering the small region in which it resides.[1]

In 2014, Cooma won the league premiership for the first time in the club's sixty-three-year history. The Tigers defeated title rivals Belconnen United 3–0 at home to clinch the title.[2]

In 2015, Cooma FC announced a partnership with Tuggeranong club Brindabella Blues FC. The partnership saw Brindabella Blues administer and run the U12, U14 and U16 NPL programs out of Brindabella's home at Calwell District Playing Fields while the U18, U20 and senior NPL programs remain based in Cooma with Cooma FC. Premier League teams playing under this agreement would thereafter be known as Tigers FC.[3]

In 2016, the Tigers fell short of winning the league title by three points as Canberra Olympic claimed the premiership.[4] In the finals series Cooma lost the major semi-final to Olympic 5–3 on penalties after the two sides drew 2–2 after 120 minutes. The Tigers had looked certain to advance to the grand final as they headed into the final minutes of the match 2–1 up but a late goal by Colombian striker Phillippe Bernabo-Madrid sent the match into extra time.[5] Cooma advanced to the preliminary final against Canberra FC but a number of injuries in the lead up to the match saw a depleted Tigers lose the match 1–5 and end the club's season.[6] Cooma also missed out on reaching the round of 32 of the FFA Cup in 2016 when they lost the Capital Football Federation Cup final to Olympic 1–3 at Deakin Stadium on 18 June 2016.[7]

Staff

Football department
As of 30 January 2020[8]
2020 Coaching Staff Tigers FC
NPL First Team
Pos Name Pos Name
HC Ryan Grogan
Technical Director
TD Ryan Grogan

Club management
As of 4th of February 2020[9]
Club Management
PositionName
Club President Harry Hovasapian
Vice President Daniel Walker
Secretary Libby Hovasapian
Treasurer Donna Anderson
Junior Coordinator Mark Burke
State League Coordinator Dave Reading

Club identity

Club colours
Tigers FC alternative crest used in the NPL between 2015 and 2018 by combined Cooma FC and Brindabella Blues FC teams
Cooma FC has traditionally identified with yellow and black colours but between 2015 and 2018, with the partnership with Brindabella Blues at NPL level, the club also incorporated blue along with yellow and black. This was represented in the Tigers FC alternative crest and club kits over this period. In 2019 BBFC decided to go alone in the newly formed NPL2 division, Tigers FC removed the Blue from its home playing colours. Cooma Tigers the community division maintains its Black and gold colours.

Club philosophy and culture

Cooma FC has developed a clear vision, mission and set of values for the club and everyone involved with the club to incorporate and aspire to.[10]

  • The Tiger's vision: "To have the highest standard of sportsmanship and good fellowship while promoting the sport and spirit of football (the World Game) in our region."
  • The Tiger's mission: To be a positive and safe football centre of excellence, where players of all ages can reach and excel at the highest levels of competition.
  • The Tiger's values: Development | Respect | Fairness | Family | Fun

Club facilities

The Tiger's home ground is Nijong Oval, located in the middle of Cooma. The facility has three grass fields and a clubhouse with a canteen, change rooms, bathrooms and storage.

Honours
Premiers (1): 2014
Champions (2): 2006, 2012
Runner-up (5): 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2016 Winners 2019 Federation Cup

Season-by-season results

The below table is updated with the statistics and final results for Cooma FC (Tigers FC) following the conclusion of each National Premier League Capital Football season.

Champions Runners-up Third place
Cooma FC (Tigers FC) Season-by-Season Results
Ref Season National Premier League ACT NPL
Finals		 Fed
Cup		 FFA
Cup		 Top scorer
GP W D L GF GA GD PTS League Finals Name Goals
[11]201323101122854−26315th––RU–Robbie Catternach13
[12]20141613125417+3740PremiersPFQF2R–Stephen Domenici12
[13]20151612135227+2534!2ndPF–SF–Alex Oloriegbe19
[14]20161813326128+33422ndPF–RU–Stephen Domenici21
[15]2017189094037+3276th––QF–Nicolas Abot15
[16]2018169164138+3283rdPF–2R–Nicolas Villafane19

! Cooma Tigers were penalised three competition points due to a breach of NPL playing roster conditions.[17]

References
  1. "Brief History". coomafc.net. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  2. Gaskin, Lee (17 August 2014). "Cooma Tigers win Capital Football NPL championship for first time". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. "BBFC & Cooma SC form NPL partnership – Tigers FC". bbfc.org.au. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  4. "Entrants confirmed for PS4 NPL 2016 Finals Series". nationalpremierleagues.com.au. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  5. Dutton, Chris (28 August 2016). "Capital Football: Canberra Olympic win tense shootout with Tigers to book grand final spot". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  6. Helmers, Caden (5 September 2016). "Capital Football NPL: Canberra FC advance to the decider with Cooma thumping". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. Hall, James (18 June 2016). "Canberra Olympic to play on national stage in FFA Cup". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. "NPL Coaches". coomafc.net. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  9. "Committee". coomafc.net. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  10. "Cooma FC & Brindabella Blues FC Launch New NPL Partnership Tigers FC". coomafc.net. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  11. "2013 NPL Capital Football Ladder". socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  12. "2014 NPL Capital Football Ladder". sportstg.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  13. "2015 NPL Capital Football Ladder". sportstg.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  14. "2016 NPL Capital Football Ladder". sportstg.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  15. "2017 NPL Capital Football Ladder". sportstg.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  16. "2018 NPL Capital Football Ladder". sportstg.com. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  17. "Cooma Tigers lose Canberra NPL competition points for playing-roster breach". The Canberra Times. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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