Nerds FC
| Nerds FC | |
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Nerds FC program logo
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| Starring |
Series 1 Cast Series 2 Cast |
| Country of origin |
 Australia
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| No. of episodes | 17 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 minutes approx. |
| Production company(s) | Grundy Television (2006) Fremantle Media (2007) |
| Release | |
| Original network | SBS |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | 14 April 2006 – 2007 |
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| Website | |
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| Full name | Nerds FC Season 1 |
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| Founded | 2006 |
| Ground | Wentworth Park |
| Capacity | Unknown |
| Coach | Andy Harper |
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| Full name | Nerds FC Season 2 |
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| Nickname(s) | Nerds FC version 2.0 Nerds FC 2.0: Upgraded |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Ground | Sydney Academy of Sports |
| Capacity | Unknown |
| Coach | Craig Foster |
Nerds FC is an Australian television documentary featuring soccer. The first series of the show was aired as a lead-in for the 2006 FIFA World Cup on the Special Broadcasting Service network that featured coverage of the Australian national soccer team.
The show follows a football team of 14 nerds who were trained over 3 months, climaxing with a match against a professional team. Nerds FC is produced by SBS independent and Grundy Television (which has now merged with Crackerjack to become FremantleMedia Australia).
Nerds FC's format, FC Nerds, is based on the Danish reality TV hit FC Zulu.
The first series aired on Australian TV from 14 April 2006, encored from 8 June 2006, and encored again from 21 April 2007. The DVD for the first series was released on 6 June 2007.
The second series aired from 9 June 2007. The DVD for the second series was released on 16 August 2007.
The team was specifically selected to have little to no knowledge of football, and also little physical ability or aptitude for the game. To find such individuals, ads were placed in local university newspapers and internet chat rooms seeking 18- to 25-year-old men, Could you be described as an intelligent geek? Do you bore your friends with technical, scientific or obsessional details? Grundy Television wants you!
The aim of the program is to build a group of nerds into a side, able to play with reasonable ability against (semi) professional teams, give some nerds a physical challenge, and to make a TV program.
Unlike other reality television series, the team was meant to bond and produce a cohesive group that was capable of excellent results. There is no 'voting off' or winner, or strategic plotting against fellow participants, the team participates as a whole.
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