Mitchelton FC
| Full name | Mitchelton Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Mitchie |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Ground | Teralba Park |
| Capacity | 2000 |
| League | [Brisbane Premier League from 2015] |
| 2014 | League Premiers in Capital League 1 |
| Website | Club home page |
Mitchelton Football Club is an Australian soccer club from Mitchelton, a suburb in Brisbane's inner-west, Queensland, Australia.
The club was founded in 1920, being the second oldest registered football club in Brisbane. This family-based club had 1125 playing members in the 2014 season and has members ranging from 4 to 60 years old, having 13 fields to cater for all ages. Mitchelton FC were lucky enough to have received the Ausport Club Development Award in 2005 awarded by the Australian Sports Commission.
After 83 years, Mitchelton finally got promoted to the highest competition in Queensland, the Brisbane Premier League for the 2004 season.
In 2009, Mitchelton were relegated to the Brisbane Premier League Division 1 after only scoring 1 point in the entire season.
In the 2010 season, Mitchelton finished 11th on the Ladder scoring 35 points.
The 2011 season sparked a revival for the club under coach Leo Sirianni, finishing 6th on the ladder and making it to the qualifying finals, where they were beaten by the 3rd placed, Ipswich Knights Soccer Club.
The 2012 season showed continued improvement with a 3rd-place finish in the league.
2013 however will go down as a season to remember for Mitchelton FC. Playing in Capital League 1 (renamed Division 1 – same league as last 3 years) Mitchelton incredibly won all 22 regular season games, semi-final and Grand Final to complete 24 consecutive wins, a Brisbane record. Due to a Football Brisbane ruling, no teams would be promoted to the Brisbane Premier League in 2014, so Mitchelton again play in Capital League 1.
2014. Mitchie have a record 1125 playing members in 90 teams. The senior men's team win the Capital League 1 title by 11 points to gain promotion to the Brisbane Premier League
Some of the pioneering families of the district played soccer but due to World War 1 the Club was not officially registered
Mitchelton Soccer Club registered/founded
The team then known as the Black Diamonds won the YMCA Inter-suburban Cup in 3 consecutive seasons
Establishment of a Mitchelton Junior team A meeting called by Fred Gray, his father and George Green was held on a footpath under a convenient street light. The outcome was a team of youngsters, known as Mitchelton Rovers, who wore white shirts with blue trim, being formed. The team played Junior Minor for Mitchie, graduated to Junior, were interrupted by World War II, reassembled in 1947 as Juniors and graduated to Senior (Third Division) in 1948.
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