Canberra Olympic FC
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| Full name | Canberra Olympic Football Club |
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| Founded | 1955 |
| Ground | O'Connor Enclosed |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Chairman | John Efkarpadis |
| Manager | Frank Cachia |
| League | NPL Capital Football |
| 2016 | 1st |
| Website | www |
Canberra Olympic FC is an Australian semi-professional Association football club based in the suburb of O'Connor in the north of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The club was founded in 1955, and currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Capital Football.
Olympic was founded in the early 1950s by the local Greek community of Canberra. Formally The name Olympic was formally decided in a General Meeting of players and committee member in 1955 with the alternative name AEK losing out in the vote.
Olympic have won the ACT top division league (premiership) on six occasions under the names Canberra Olympic, Olympic and Downer Olympic. The most recent title was the NPL Capital Football premiership in 2016. However, this title did not come without controversy as Cooma FC lodged a protest complaint with Capital Football after Cooma manager, Gaby Wilk, claimed his team should have been awarded three additional points in a match against Tuggeranong United when Tuggers fielded an ineligible player. This protest amounted to nothing as Olympic were eventually named league winners.
In addition to this, Olympic have won six grand finals (championship). The most recent championship title Olympic have claimed was the 2016 NPL Capital Football Grand Final, defeating Canberra FC 3-0 at Deakin Stadium in front of 2,782 people.
In 1980, as Downer Olympic, the club won their closest premiership ahead of Croatia Deakin (now Canberra FC) by one goal. After 21 games both clubs finished on 32 points and had scored 53 goals with Olympic claiming the title on the back of their superior defence with the side conceding only 16 goals compared to Deakin's 17.
Canberra Olympic have succeeded in winning the premiership and championship 'double' twice in the club's history in 1993 and 1994. In 93, Olympic won the premiership by three points ahead of Southern Cross while they beat the same opposition in the grand final on penalties 8-7. In 94, Olympic finished first in the league ahead of Tuggeranong United while they beat Tuggers in the grand final 3-1.
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