The first Statewide Cup draw of the season has been staged, with the two fixtures to be played in the Qualifying Round of the Lakoseljac Cup drawn out today at KGV, Football House.
With 18 teams entered into the competition, two games were necessary to cut the field down ahead of the Round of 16. The following games have been drawn, with the home side named first.
Northern Rangers FC v Ulverstone Soccer Club
South East United Football Club v Hobart United
The games will be held on Saturday 29 February, kick off times and venues T.B.D
New Town Eagles members have officially voted to rename their club to 'New Town White Eagles Soccer Club' in a nod to their traditional Polish heritage.
The Club was previously known as the White Eagle Sports Club from 1961 to 1996 before the governing body brought in rules to ban ethnic names, prompting the change to New Town Eagles in 1997.
But with the recent relaxation in Football Australia regulations, clubs can once again acknowledge their ethnic background in their club logos, names and identities once more, which has led to this change.
A brace from English front-man Jack Ryan has helped guide the Olympia to a 2-1 victory over the Glenorchy Knights in the opening game of the 2020 Summer Cup. Ryan nodded them into the lead in the first half, before a rapid fire second half response by the way of Ryan Backhouse restored parity for Knights. But the Warriors seized control of the game late on and Ryan blasted home a second after being put through by Warren Wadawu to secure the win.
The game was played in extremely hot conditions, with the mercury still hitting 33 degrees at kick off despite the 8:30 kick off time. It certainly…
With the Statewide Refereeing Conference taking place over the weekend, former Barclays Premier League referee Bobby Madley was in the State to pass on his experience to the Tasmanian referees.
The Englishman presented at the Conference, helping guide the Tasmanian Referee team by covering rule interpretations, maintaining self confidence and offering a wealth of on-field practical advice.
In addition to speaking at the conference, Madley took charge of Friday night's Olympia v Glenorchy Knights game at KGV, working with three of the brightest up and coming local officials in Nathan Coad,…
Football Tasmania has welcomed the return of Ticket to Play program which was launched today by new Minister for Sport and Recreation Jane Howlett.
Football Tasmania CEO Matt Bulkeley thanked the Tasmanian Government for continuing the initiative, which was designed to reduce the cost of participating in club sporting activities for Tasmanian children. Children listed on valid concessions cards can use the voucher to receive up to $100 discount on the cost of a sports membership or registration.
“We know cost can be a barrier to sports participation access for many families, and we…
Polling conducted by EMRS has revealed that 20 per cent of Tasmanian households were directly involved in local football matches in 2019, up from 17 per cent in 2018.
Combined with results released last year from Sport Australia’s AusPlay survey showing that 7.4 per cent of Tasmanians, or approximately 38,000 play football in some capacity, the polling cements the World Game’s position as Tasmania’s favourite sport.
Across the same Ausplay data set, around 22,000 Tasmanians played Australian Rules.
Football Tasmania CEO Matt Bulkeley said it was extremely encouraging to see that Tasmania’s…
Some of the most talented junior footballers in the country are set to descend upon Devonport this weekend for the 2020 National SAP festival.
The event, which will showcase some of the best under 12 and 13 players in the country, will feature teams from around Tasmania and Australia in three days of nonstop footballing action taking place from Friday 21 February to Sunday 23 February. With Valley Road undergoing ground resurfacing, this years event will be held at Meercroft Park.
The aim of the festival is to provide young players in this age group a high level of competition to…
Football Tasmania is excited to announce that recently retired Matilda Michelle Heyman is visiting Tasmania as part of Rebel Female Football Week and will host a female football clinic at D'Arcy Street football ground on March 13th at 4:30pm until 5:30pm.
Michelle has represented Australia in two World Cups and at the Rio Olympics, being capped 61 times for the Matildas.
Numbers are limited to 150 so register now for your chance to meet and learn from an Australian footballing legend!
You can Register At
https://form.jotform.com/200547428794059
Fairness in funding a priority as Football Tasmania releases State of Play report
Achieving a fair level of funding which reflects the World Game’s position as Tasmania’s most-played sport is a key priority for Football Tasmania in 2020, according to the annual State of Play report which has been released today.
The State of Play report takes a warts and all look at football in Tasmania and looks ahead to what can be expected in the coming year.
Football Tasmania CEO Matt Bulkeley said the benefits grassroots football delivers to the Tasmanian community through its huge participation base…
Olympia FC Warriors made it two wins from two in the Summer Cup last night, after defeating the Kingborough Lions 3-1 on a cold night at Warrior Park. A brace from new signing Benjamin Hamlett lead the home side to victory in what was an even encounter for most of the game.
Hamlett nearly had his first in the opening minutes when he lobbed a ball over Lions keeper Lee Mackie but defender Danny Cowen rushed back in time and made a goal line clearance.
After a shaky opening few minutes of Warriors pressure, the travelling Lions began to settle and press higher up the field.
Shooting practice will be at the top of the agenda for the Kingborough Lions and Glenorchy Knights after they played out a 0-0 draw in their Summer Cup clash at KGV on Thursday evening. The scoreless result was not through a lack of chances as both sides freely created chances but failed to convert them in what was an overall scrappy encounter. Knights ultimately walked away with the bonus point from the game after winning the penalty shootout 4-3 following six rounds of spot kicks, giving them the edge in what is looming as a battle for second place to meet Olympia in the Summer Cup final.…
The Women's Summer Cup kicked off on Sunday, with the opening pair of fixtures played at Olinda Grove that saw South Hobart and the Clarence Zebras walking away with the first points of season 2020.
The Summer Cup competition comprises of two groups of three teams, with each side playing the other 2 sides in their group and the respective group winners then meeting in the Summer Cup Final.
In Group A, it was a closely fought encounter between South Hobart and Kingborough Lions, with South running out narrow 3-2 victors. Goals from Charlotte Ingram and Eve Swain had South 2-0 ahead at the…
Olympia take on South Hobart at Warrior Park in midweek Summer Cup action. The Warriors are 2 from 2 in the pre-season competition and can lock in their spot in the final with a win tonight. South will be making their first appearance in the competition, having played friendlies with Pascoe Vale and Devonport over the past fortnight.
You can follow the game via the LIVE BLOG from 7:30pm
The Olympia Warriors secured their place in the Summer Cup Final with a 3-2 win over South Hobart at Warrior Park on Wednesday night, but they won't necessarily walk away thrilled with the manner in which they did so. Coming in as heavy favourites against an inexperienced South Hobart side, the Warriors were made to work hard by a plucky South Hobart team who had the better of the first half, before finding themselves overrun in the second 45 as the Warriors flexed their attacking muscle.
With all the player departures dominating the off-season discourse around South, they entered this…
A first look at the newly formed Clarence Zebras as they take on the Kingborough Lions at KGV in Summer Cup action. The Lions are 0 from 2 so far in the pre-season tournament and will be looking to get some points on the board following their defeats to the Knights and Warriors. The Zebras played a friendly with Riverside last week, but this will be their first fixture in this competition.
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A hat-trick from Luke Huigsloot ensured Clarence Zebras competitive debut was a successful one, as they easily accounted for the Kingborough Lions 4-1 at KGV. The big front man had a day out as he tore the Lions defence to pieces in a dominant showing to secure a first up victory for the newly amalgamated club.
It was the Lions who drew first blood when Kenneth Trac found some room in the box and fired home a rebound to give his side the lead just minutes into the contest. But that would be as good as things got for the Lions, who ceded the lead soon after and never really looked like…
In the second weekend of Women's Summer Cup action, the Clarence Zebras put in another dominant display as they thumped Taroona 8-0 to book their place in the Cup Final, where a likely match up with Olympia looms after they overcame Kingborough 2-0 at Olinda Grove.
Off the back of a 15-0 thumping of University a week prior, the Zebras once again made short work of their opponents racing to a 5-0 lead inside of the opening 20 minutes against Taroona. Rachel Gill fired in a brace, as did new signing Bronte Gadon, with fellow newcomer to the WSL title winning squad Zara Dixon also getting in on…
In a major bombshell the Devonport Strikers have announced a coaching change, replacing Suraj Pillai with former boss Chris Gallo as the head coach of the clubs NPL TAS side.
The dramatic move comes just under month out from the commencement of the 2020 NPL TAS season on March 21.
The Strikers' board met over the weekend after an intra-club hit out on Saturday morning and arrived at the decision to relieve Pillai of his head coaching duties.
The decision is believed to have been largely driven by squad discontent surrounding the sides' pre-season preparations, which didn't stack up with…
