South Hobart have claimed a 2-0 win over Clarence Zebras in their Wednesday night Summer Cup clash at D'Arcy Street. A goal in each half, one from Siyar Kurdistan and the other from Sam Berezansky settled what was an entertaining contest featuring plenty of exciting young talent on display.
South had the best of the opening ten minutes firing off three shots that were all saved by Zebras keeper Nathan Reid, as their pace in attack challenged a Zebras defence that was looking a little shaky out of the blocks.
It was the Zebras who should have taken the lead on 10 minutes however when Cody…
There is no shortage of exciting Cup footballing action taking place around this state this weekend, with the Summer Cup competitions reaching the crunch stage of the group phase and a pair of Lakoseljac Cup Qualifying Round games set to determine the final make up of the Round of 16.
In the Lakoseljac Cup, there are games at either end of the State, both kicking off at 2:00pm. Up at Valley Road, Northern Rangers make their return to the competition after sitting out last season and they will meet Ulverstone in an all Northern affair. Rangers will go in as favourites having claimed the…
In a bumper Saturday of Cup football, Northern Rangers and Hobart United secured their places in the Lakoseljac Cup Round of 16, whilst a South Hobart and Olympia Summer Cup Final appears on the cards after they both walked away winners from the KGV Double Header.
In the Lakoseljac Cup, it was a lone goal from Wes Chugg that secured Northern Rangers passage to the next round as they overcame Ulverstone in an all Northern Affair. After a scoreless first half, Chugg scored early in the second half to put his side into the lead and from there they held on, defending stoutly to protect the lead…
The Olympia Warriors were given a tremendous scare, before launching a dramatic fightback to secure their place in the Summer Cup Final. Trailing 2-0 at the half, the Warriors ignited in the second half and scored four times in a stirring come from behind win to book a date with the Clarence Zebras in the decider on March 14th.
A major upset had appeared on the cards after 45 minutes with South putting in a tremendous first 45 minutes effort against the defending Summer Cup champions and threatening a boil-over. Sharpshooter Phoebe Djakic had her side ahead early on before Niki Moutsatsos…
Football Tasmania is pleased to announce two events with former Matildas representative Michelle Heyman set for Friday 13 March as part of the Female Football Week festivities.
First up, from 4:30pm to 5:30pm, Heyman will host a female football clinic at D'Arcy Street offering a chance for female players of any age to come meet and learn from an Australian footballing legend!
Then afterwards, from 6:00pm - 7:00pm, head up to the Wellesley Park Clubrooms, for An Evening With Michelle Heyman: where Michelle will talk in depth about her career in football and take questions from those in…
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While the number of confirmed cases in Australia is growing, the Australian Government has advised that there is no cause for alarm, with the risk to the Australian public remaining relatively low at this stage.
FFA is committed to ensuring that all Members have access to information on the Coronavirus in order to address the challenges posed by it.
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Football Tasmania has today (Friday 6 March) officially been informed that Nelson United Eastern Suburbs will be withdrawing from the Southern Championship and Southern Championship 1 competitions for season 2020.
This represents a potentially significant change to the competitions as we will likely now need to move from the 13/14 team roster model to an 11/12 team model.
Due to the extremely short notice afforded it has been determined that tomorrow's other scheduled games will still be played for competition points regardless of any future changes to rosters brought about by the…
Football Tasmania will be conducting Skill Training Certificate in March and April, this will develop your ability to coach in the "Skill acquisition phase" for coaches training 9-13 year old players.
In the Skill Acquisition Phase the coach MUST focus on building a solid foundation of technical skill.
The course is conducted over 2 days, is fully practical and deals with the development of the 4 Functional Game Skills: First Touch, Striking the Ball, Running with the Ball and 1 v 1.
The course manual should be downloaded prior to attending the course and can be viewed here: …
With the Summer Cup finals falling in National Rebel Female Football Week, to celebrate there will be a Female Football Festival being held at KGV, this Saturday the 14th of March.The festival will begin at 11:00am with a Junior Youth Girls game, and a host of fun activations to take part in, with prizes from Lorna Jane and Rebel Sport.
Former Matilda Michelle Heyman will be in attendance on the day, involved in a 100 metre sprint challenge and she will also present the Summer Cup trophy later in the day.
Optus will be there with their truck that will screen photos of…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today confirmed that the remainder of the Hyundai A-League 2019/20 regular season, and the Westfield W-League 2020 Grand Final scheduled for this weekend will go ahead, but with all matches to be played behind closed doors and with no fans permitted to attend. This policy will apply for the remaining six rounds of the Hyundai A-League 2019/20 regular season and will be reviewed for the Hyundai A-League 2020 Finals Series.
The decision by the Federal Government that all travellers to Australia…
Football Tasmania understands that many in the Footballing community are anxious to know whether football matches and other activities will be proceeding as planned this weekend following the FFA press conference this morning and the media release that was distributed.
Football Tasmania is meeting with the Premier this evening and will seek the specific advice of the State Government. We are also discussing this with our Member Federation colleagues. It is likely that the FT Board will meet via teleconference within the next 24 hours or so to determine the most appropriate way to move forward…
A year after the collapse of their Women's program, Launceston City have officially announced that they will be returning to the Veto Women's Northern Championship in 2020.
A former powerhouse of the Women's game in the state, City's program slumped in 2019 as they lost their top flight status and had to withdraw from the Women's Super League and Northern Championship competitions due to low player numbers.
But the club has used that disappointment to fuel an overhaul of the entire Women's program with the efforts spearheaded by newly installed Women's Development Officer, Amy Geach, who…
The final two games of the Men's Summer Cup group stage will be staged at KGV on Friday night with South Hobart needing just a point to secure their passage through the final.
South will take on the Kingborough Lions in the first game of the double header at 6:15pm and are in the box seat to progress through to the March 14 decider against Olympia.
Sitting on six points after three games, South know a point against the winless Lions is all they require tonight, but even if they were to lose they could still progress.
Sitting in third on 3 points are the Clarence Zebras, who take on the…
The Men's Summer Cup group stage reached its conclusion on Friday night at KGV and despite falling to a 2-1 loss at the hands of the Kingborough Lions, it was South Hobart who advanced onward to the final. Their defeat in the opening game of the double header had left the door ajar for the Clarence Zebras if they could beat the Glenorchy Knights by 3 goals, however they also fell to a 2-1 defeat meaning South will take on Olympia in next Saturday's decider.
For the Kingborough Lions, they will be delighted to have gotten off the mark with their first victory of the pre-season tournament and…
One of Tasmanian Football's fiercest modern rivalries is set to play out in the Men’s Summer Cup Final on Saturday, as the Olympia Warriors take on South Hobart FC. The Cup final will be played at KGV, kicking off at 4:30pm and will see the first piece of Silverware for the season up for grabs.
Olympia have remained perfect through the group stage, winning all four of their games to finish on top of the group at the end of the Round Robin. They didn't have it all their own way however, and were tested in multiple games, coming from behind to defeat the Clarence Zebras in one game and finding…
Football Tasmania was today (Friday 6 March) officially informed that Nelson United Eastern Suburbs will be withdrawing from the Southern Championship and Southern Championship 1 competitions for season 2020.
This represents a potentially significant change to the competitions as there will likely now need to be a move from a 13/14 team roster model to an 11/12 team model.
Due to the extremely short notice afforded it has been determined by FT that tomorrow’s other scheduled games will still be played for competition points regardless of any future changes to rosters brought about by…
With the Summer Cup finals falling in National Rebel Female Football Week, to celebrate there will be a Female Football Festival being held at KGV, this Saturday the 14th of March.The festival will begin at 11:00am with a Junior Youth Girls game, and a host of fun activation's to take part in, with prizes from Lorna Jane and Rebel Sport.
Former Matilda Michelle Heyman will be in attendance on the day, involved in a 100 metre sprint challenge and she will also present the Summer Cup trophy later in the day.
Optus will be there with their truck that will screen photos of …
