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Canberra Olympic FC

Coordinates: 35°15′39″S 149°7′25″E / 35.26083°S 149.12361°E / -35.26083; 149.12361
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Canberra Olympic FC
Logo: Canberra Olympic FC
Full nameCanberra Olympic Football Club
Nickname(s)Olympic
Founded1956
GroundO'Connor Enclosed
Capacity1,000
Coordinates35°15′39″S 149°7′25″E / 35.26083°S 149.12361°E / -35.26083; 149.12361
PresidentJohn Efkarpadis
Head CoachFrank Cachia
LeagueNPL Capital Football
20171st
Websitehttp://www.canberraolympic.com.au/
Current season

Canberra Olympic FC is an Australian semi-professional Association football club based in the suburb of O'Connor in the north of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The club was founded in 1956, and currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Capital Football.

History

Olympic was founded in the early 1950s by the local Greek community of Canberra. Formally the name Olympic was decided in a General Meeting of players and committee members in 1956 with the alternative name AEK losing out in the vote.[1]

Olympic have won the ACT top division league (premiership) on seven occasions under the names Canberra Olympic, Olympic and Downer Olympic. The most recent title was the NPL Capital Football premiership in 2017.[2]

In addition to this, Olympic have won six grand finals (championship). The most recent being 2016 NPL Capital Football Grand Final, defeating Canberra FC 3-0 at Deakin Stadium in front of 2,782 people.[3]

In 1980, as Downer Olympic, the club won their closest premiership ahead of Croatia Deakin (now Canberra FC) by one goal. After 21 games both clubs finished on 32 points and had scored 53 goals with Olympic claiming the title on the back of their superior defence with the side conceding only 16 goals compared to Deakin's 17.[4]

Canberra Olympic have succeeded in winning the premiership and championship 'double' three times in the club's history in 1993 1994 and 2016. In 1993, Olympic won the premiership by three points ahead of Southern Cross while they beat the same opposition in the grand final on penalties 8-7.[5] In 1994, Olympic finished first in the league ahead of Tuggeranong United while they beat Tuggers in the grand final 3-1.[6]

In 2016, Canberra Olympic won the premiership by three points ahead of Cooma FC, while they beat Canberra FC 3-0 in the Grand Final.

On 18 June 2016, Canberra Olympic qualified for their first FFA Cup with a 3-1 victory over Cooma FC in the 2016 ACT Federation Cup final, played at Deakin Stadium.[7]

Canberra Olympic advanced to the 2016 FFA Cup semi finals as the last remaining NPL club in the cup that year, before being defeated by A-League side Sydney FC 3-0 at Viking Park in front of a ground record 5,581 crowd.[8][9] On the way to the semi finals Olympic advanced past Surfers Paradise Apollo SC 1-0 (round 32)[10], Redlands United FC 2-0 (round 16)[11] and Green Gully SC 1-0 (quarter finals) at Deakin Stadium.[12]

In 2017, Canberra Olympic won the premiership by 11 points ahead of the FFA Centre of Excellence, only losing one game during the regular season.

In 2017, Canberra Olympic qualified for their second successive FFA Cup with victory over Tuggeranong FC in the 2017 ACT Federation Cup final, played at Deakin Stadium.

Canberra Olympic lost their 2017 FFA Cup Round of 32 play off to Sorrento FC in Perth 1-0.[13]

Club identity

Colours and crest

      Olympics primary colours of blue and white reflect the clubs Greek heritage as it shares the colours of the Greek national flag. Olympics alternative colours are red and white. The clubs crest is a traditional shield of white with a blue trim encompassing the clubs name, location and the Olympic torch and rings.

Club name

The club was founded as Olympic Soccer Club in 1956 by the local Greek community which settled in Canberra. in 1973 the club changed its name to Downer Olympic before changing it back to simply Olympic in 1991. Finally, in 1997 the club changed its name to Canberra Olympic, which it has retained as its name since that point.

Club Name Changes
# Name From To
1 Olympic 1956 1972
2 Downer Olympic 1973 1990
3 Olympic 1991 1996
4 Canberra Olympic 1997 Current

Current squad

As of 3 August 2017 [14][15]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Angelo Konstantinou
2 DF Australia AUS Timothy Bobolas
3 DF Australia AUS Joshua Calabria
4 MF Australia AUS Daniel Colbertaldo
5 DF Australia AUS Phillip Yarnold
6 MF Australia AUS Jeremy Habtermariam
7 FW Australia AUS Adrian Macor
8 DF Mauritius MRI Bernard Rene
9 FW Australia AUS David Carder
10 FW Australia AUS Stephen Domenici
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF Australia AUS Michael Reeve
12 MF Australia AUS Robert Cattanach
14 FW Australia AUS Callum Smith
15 MF Australia AUS Thomas McLachlan
16 FW Australia AUS Josh Gulevski
17 DF Australia AUS Nicholas Bobolas
18 FW Australia AUS Jordan Tsekenis
20 GK Australia AUS Jack Pettit
23 DF Australia AUS Nathen Megic
99 FW Brazil BRA Victor Yanes

Coaching staff

As of 13 February 2017 [16]
2017 Coaching Staff
Senior Head Coaches
Team Name Team Name
NPL Australia Frank Cachia CL Vacant
Junior Head Coaches
U20s Australia Grant Davoren U18s Australia Fitsum Habtemariam
U16s Australia Samuel Nadir
U14s Australia Ignacio Marquez U13s Australia Nick Roufagalis

Honours

Premiers (7): 1975, 1980, 1993, 1994, 2006, 2016, 2017
Champions (6): 1958, 1993, 1994, 2013, 2015, 2016
Winners (6): 1979, 1981, 1983, 1997, 1999, 2016, 2017

Season-by-season results

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

Season GP W D L GF GA GD PTS League Finals
2013 23 13 6 4 47 25 +22 45 3rd Champions
2014 16 8 3 5 41 28 +13 27 3rd Lost Minor Semi-Final
2015 16 7 4 5 38 21 +17 25 5th Champions
2016 18 15 0 3 50 16 +34 45 Premiers Champions
2017 18 15 2 1 66 22 +44 47 Premiers Lost Grand Final

References

  1. ^ "Our History". www.canberraolympic.com.au. 2010-07-20. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  2. ^ "A.C.T Champions". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  3. ^ "PS4 NPL: Olympic win back-to-back Grand Finals". Capital Football. 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  4. ^ "ACT Division One 1980". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  5. ^ "ACT Division One 1993". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  6. ^ "ACT Division One 1994". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  7. ^ Hall, James (2016-06-18). "Canberra Olympic to play on national stage in FFA Cup". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  8. ^ "Canberra Olympic v Sydney FC". Football Federation Australia. 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  9. ^ "FFA Cup: Sydney FC beats Canberra Olympic 3-0 at Viking Park in first Cup semi-final". ABC News (Australia). 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  10. ^ Helmers, Caden (2016-08-03). "FFA Cup: Canberra Olympic move into the Round of 16 with win over Surfers Apollo". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  11. ^ Helmers, Caden (2016-08-24). "FFA Cup: Canberra Olympic through to the quarter-finals with defeat of Redlands". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  12. ^ Hall, James (2016-09-28). "FFA Cup: Canberra Olympic stun by reaching semi-final". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  13. ^ "Canberra Olympic's FFA Cup dream crushed in round of 32". The Daily Advertiser. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  14. ^ "Canberra Olympic squad". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  15. ^ "Premier League - Players". www.canberraolympic.com.au. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  16. ^ "Men's Coaches". www.canberraolympic.com.au. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
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