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Olympic FC
Full nameOlympic Football Club
Nickname(s)Olympic
Founded1967
GroundGoodwin Park
Capacity1,500
ChairmanPeter Ioannidis
Head CoachJim Bellas
LeagueNPL Queensland
20143rd
WebsiteClub website

Olympic Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was founded in 1967 and currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Queensland, with matches played at Goodwin Park.

History

Olympic was founded in 1967 under the name Pan Rhodian. The following year the club joined the Queensland Soccer Federation, changing its name to Brisbane Olympic United as a condition of joining the federation. In 2008, the club again changed its name to Olympic FC upon joining the Queensland State League (QSL). After playing in the QSL in 2008 and 2009, the club elected to play in the Brisbane Premier League for the 2010 season. Olympic finished 5th in their first season back in the division, losing out in the finals series to Capalaba Bulldogs in the semi-final. In 2013, Olympic FC was awarded a licence to compete in the inaugural National Premier Leagues season, appointing UEFA A Licensed coach Gabor Ganczer as Technical Director.[1]

Olympic was crowned NPL Queensland premiers on August 4, 2013, defeating Moreton Bay United 3-1 to secure in insurmountable lead with two rounds remaining. Following a 2-0 semi-final win over Brisbane Strikers, the club added to its 2013 silverware by defeating Brisbane City 3-3 (3-0) on penalties in the Grand Final at Goodwin Park on September 8, 2013.

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Australia AUS Mark Fisk
3 DF Australia AUS James Cuminao
4 DF Australia AUS Matthew Byrne
6 DF Australia AUS Matt Mundy
7 DF Australia AUS Daniel Crack
8 DF Japan JPN Kazuya Ito
9 FW Australia AUS Rhys Meredith
10 FW Australia AUS Danny Byrne (Captain)
11 FW Australia AUS Tim Smits
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF Australia AUS Costa Psaros
13 MF Australia AUS Darren Gray
14 FW Australia AUS Dylan Wenzel-Halls
15 MF Australia AUS Sam Cronin
16 FW Australia AUS Mustafa Jafari
17 MF Australia AUS Scott Bow
18 MF Australia AUS Michael Lee
19 DF Australia AUS Nick Efstathis
20 GK Australia AUS Brandon Cuminao

References

  1. ^ "History". olympicfc.net.au. Retrieved 1 July 2015.