Eastern Suburbs Soccer Club
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| Full name | Eastern Suburbs Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Easts, The Tigers |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Ground | Heath Park |
| Capacity | 1200 |
| Chairman | Glen Brown |
| Head Coach | Steve Glockner |
| League | Brisbane Premier League |
| 2013 | The Trophy Superstore BPL, 5th |
Eastern Suburbs Football Club is an Australian soccer club from East Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Easts competes in the Brisbane Premier League, in both the men's and women's competitions, and play their home games at Heath Park, East Brisbane.
The club was formed in 1922, making it one of the oldest and most established clubs in Queensland. It is the most centrally located of all the semi-professional clubs in Brisbane, situated approximately 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) from the city centre. The history of the club and its association with Heath Park goes back to the 1960s. In 1969 the Easts-Aston Villa Club, a successful 2nd Division competitor consisting mainly of young players who had advanced through their junior ranks, amalgamated with the 1st Division Merton Rovers. It was the blend of experience and youth that ensured the newly founded Merton-East Football Club continued success.
The current name of the club, Eastern Suburbs FC, was introduced in September 1980 and was incorporated the same year. This most recent name change was done primarily to identify the club with a specific area of Brisbane, as well as to promote sponsorship and to differentiate the club for its prospective entry into the Queensland State League.
Under its various guises, including Merton Rovers, Merton-Easts and finally Eastern Suburbs FC, the club has played in 11 First Division Grand Finals and have been successful on 6 occasions.
Eastern Suburbs FC has been affiliated with Football Queensland (formerly Queensland Soccer Federation) for 88 years.
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In the junior ranks East's suffered a decline in numbers during the 1980s as urban sprawl saw young families move to outlying suburbs of Brisbane in search of new houses and affordable land. However, the club has seen a strong resurgence in the number of junior registrations, particularly among the very young players. This would indicate that families are now beginning to move back into an area that has been so greatly affected by redevelopment in the last decade. The increasingly favorable demographics give the club great hopes for the future.
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