Bayside United FC
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| Full name | Bayside United Football Club |
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| Founded | 1974 |
| Ground | Don Randall Oval, Lota |
| League | Capital League 1 |
| 2016 | 5th |
| Website | Club website |
Bayside United FC is an Australian football (soccer) club from Lota, an eastern suburb of Brisbane. The club was formed in 1974, and currently competes in Capital League 1. When the club celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2014 it had over 500 members and more than 440 registered junior players.
Bayside United FC was formed in 1974, arising out of the Bayside United Sports and Recreation Club which had been providing local children with the chance to play organised sports, including soccer since 1954. In the early 1970s, the local PCYC took over the running of all the sports other than soccer which remained with the sports club and was renamed the Wondall United Soccer Club until 1973. Bayside United FC built upon these beginnings after its establishment in 1974, expanding the club so that it was able to join the mainstream Brisbane soccer competitions.
For its first ten years, Bayside United played at Cox Park in Richard Street, Lota. The club moved to its current home at Don Randall Oval, Lota in 1984.
Bayside United’s first recorded season at senior level was in 1977 when the club finished second and achieved promotion from Brisbane’s Division Six. The club rose through the divisions to Division Two in 1983, but was relegated after a single season. By 1989, the club was back in Division Six, but won its first premiership the following season, achieving 16 wins from 20 matches. Since 1990 Bayside United has slowly risen through the divisions, being relegated just once in 1999.
Between 2003 and 2007, Bayside United spent five seasons in Metro League Division One, the fourth tier of Brisbane football. The club lost grand finals against Souths United in both 2005 and 2007, and finished second in 2006 but were suspended from the finals series. Bayside United won Metro League Division One in 2007 with 16 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses from 20 games and were promoted to Premier Division Two.
Five seasons in Premier Division Two culminated in winning the minor premiership and promotion in 2012, which coach Ben Ryan said achieved the club’s priority for the season. The club was still disappointed to lose another grand final, this time in a penalty shoot-out to Annerley. The club’s Premier Division Two reserves team did win the double in 2012, winning the premiership, and the grand final 3-1 against Holland Park Hawks FC .
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