{{Short description|Football club in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia}} {{EngvarB|date=September 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}} {{Tone|date=November 2017}} {{Infobox football club | nickname = "The Bees", "The Students" | ground = ''Olinda Grove Football Ground'', [[Mount Nelson, Tasmania|Mount Nelson]] | capacity = 600 | pattern_la1 = _thickblackhoop | pattern_la2 = _thickclarethoop | pattern_b2 = _claretstripeonright | pattern_ra1 = | pattern_ra2 = | leftarm1 = FF8800 | leftarm2 = FFFFFFF | body1 = FF8800 | body2 = FFFFFFF | rightarm1 = FF8800 | rightarm2 = FFFFFFF | shorts1 = 000000 | shorts2 = 000000 | socks1 = FF8800 | socks2 = 000000 | clubname = | fullname = University of Tasmania Soccer Club | founded = 1949 | chairman = Rowan Dix | manager = Mark Astley | website = http://tasuniversitysoccer.org.au/ | pattern_b1 = _blackstripeonright| | chrtitle = Chairperson | image = | mgrtitle = Coach | league = {{Australian soccer updater|University}} | season = {{Australian soccer updater|University2}} | position = {{Australian soccer updater|University3}} }}
'''The University Soccer Club''' is a soccer club that represents the [[University of Tasmania]] in the [[Tasmania]]n [[Southern Championship]], which fields both men's and women's teams.
==History== The university first competed in the KO Cup in 1957, although it is believed football was played here prior to this time. They did well in their inaugural year, although drawing the KO Cup final 1–1 against [[South Hobart SC|South Hobart]], they won on the toss of a coin. They won again after a 1–1 draw the following year, this time against ANM and by right of the most corners in extra-time.
Crowned 1960 Division 1 champions, and promoted into the [[Southern Premier League (Tasmania)|Southern Premier League]] for the first time where they finished 5th in their first season. University only lasted 1 season before being relegated in 1962, moving in and out of the premier league for most of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. 1983 saw University finish 3rd, their best result in over 20 years of league football, but they were soon finishing mid to low table again. The club dominated the [[Southern Premier League (Tasmania)|Southern Premier League]] in the early 1990s, but failed to win promotion into the State League due to poor facilities.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} The club's first real success came with their first ever [[Tasmanian football championship#The Tasmanian Statewide League|Tasmanian State League]] title in 1999, just one season after receiving promotion into the State League for the first time ever. They followed this up with a second state title via play-off versus [[Northern Premier League (Tasmania)|Northern]] champions [[Launceston City FC|Launceston City]] in 2001. University have not found statewide success since, losing the 2003 state title play-off to [[Devonport City FC]], following their [[Southern Premier League (Tasmania)|Southern Premier League]] title win.
Most recently, they have performed well in the newly renamed [[Southern Championship]], with back to back titles in 2014 and 2015, and runners-up in 2019 and 2020.
==Home ground== University play their home games at Olinda Grove Football Ground, in [[Mount Nelson, Tasmania|Mount Nelson]], [[Tasmania]]. Olinda Grove has two full size grounds and a smaller youth ground. The pitch has an enclosed canteen area above the change rooms that overlooks all three pitches.
==Honours== *'''[[Tasmanian football championship#The Tasmanian Statewide League|State Championship]]''': (twice) 1999, 2001 *'''[[Southern Premier League (Tasmania)|Southern Premierships]]''': (10 times) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2014, 2015 *'''Southern Premier Runners-up''': (3 times) 2004, 2019, 2020 *'''KO Cup Winners''': (3 times) 1957, 1958, 2006 *'''KO Cup Runners-up''': (4 times) 1959, 1963, 1965, 2004 *'''Cadbury Trophy Runners-up''': (once) 1994 *'''Summer Cup Winners''': (3 times) 2002, 2006, 2023 *'''Falkinder Cup Runners-up''': (once) 1961
==Individual honours== '''Tasmanian Southern Premier League Player of the Year Award''' *2013 – Miles Barnard<ref>{{Cite web|title = Miles Barnard wins 2013 Vic Tuting Medal|url = http://www.walterpless.com.au/2013/october/miles-barnard-wins-2013-vic-tuting-medal.html|website = walterpless.com.au|access-date = 31 January 2016|first = Walter|last = Pless}}</ref> *2014 – Luke Huigsloot<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Football Federation Tasmania: University's Huigsloot takes home Vic Tuting|url = http://www.footballfedtas.com.au/index.php?id=15&tx_ttnews%255Byear%255D=2014&tx_ttnews%255Bmonth%255D=10&tx_ttnews%255Btt_news%255D=1110&cHash=b24fae053fb6bd0508652f2bf5ed80b0|website = footballfedtas.com.au|access-date = 31 January 2016}}</ref> *2015 – Luke Huigsloot<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = Football Federation Tasmania: Huigsloot collects second Vic Tuting|url = http://www.footballfedtas.com.au/index.php?id=15&tx_ttnews%255Byear%255D=2015&tx_ttnews%255Bmonth%255D=09&tx_ttnews%255Btt_news%255D=1348&cHash=5f5214a4d3473ee046fa169f282ec7d7|website = footballfedtas.com.au|access-date = 31 January 2016}}</ref> *2019 – Tom Roach<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title = Southern Awards Wrap: Roach Claims Vic Tuting|url = https://footballfedtas.com.au/southern-awards-wrap-roach-claims-vic-tuting/|website = footballfedtas.com.au|access-date = 17 September 2019}}</ref>
'''Tasmanian Southern Championship 1 Player of the Year''' *2019 – Patrick Watts<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title = Southern Awards Wrap: Roach Claims Vic Tuting|url = https://footballfedtas.com.au/southern-awards-wrap-roach-claims-vic-tuting/|website = footballfedtas.com.au|access-date = 17 September 2019}}</ref> *2020 – Samuel Howcroft
'''Tasmanian Southern Premier League Leading Goalscorer Award''' *2014 – Luke Huigsloot<ref name=":0" /> *2015 – Luke Huigsloot<ref name=":1" /> *2022 – George Ivanov
'''Tasmanian Southern Premier League Reserve Leading Goalscorer Award''' *2014 – John Buga<ref name=":0" /> *2015 – Sam Platts<ref name=":1" /> *2019 – Manny Hennicke<ref name=":4" />
'''Tasmanian Southern Premier League Under 20 Leading Goalscorer Award''' *2014 – Ronald John<ref name=":0" /> *2015 – Connor Thompson<ref name=":1" />
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.tasuniversitysoccer.org.au Official website]
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