Devonport City FC
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Devonport City Football Club, or the "Strikers" is a football (soccer)
club which represents Devonport
in the Tasmania
n Northern Premier League
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The club also fields teams in all junior divisions, as well as women's teams.
Devonport City play their home games at Valley Road, in Devonport, Tasmania.
Devonport City was formed in 1982 as an amalgamation of Devonport and Devonport Rovers, and has become a successful side winning the state title 4 times.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club which represents Devonport
Devonport, Tasmania
-Sport:The Devonport Football Club is an Australian Rules team competing in the Tasmanian Statewide League. The Devonport Rugby Club is a Rugby Union team competing in the Tasmanian Rugby Union Statewide League...
in the Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
n Northern Premier League
Northern Premier League (Tasmania)
The Tasmania North Premier League is the highest level of association football competition in Northern Tasmania. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the A-League and is controlled by the Football Federation Tasmania , the state's governing body...
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The club also fields teams in all junior divisions, as well as women's teams.
Devonport City play their home games at Valley Road, in Devonport, Tasmania.
Devonport City was formed in 1982 as an amalgamation of Devonport and Devonport Rovers, and has become a successful side winning the state title 4 times.
Honours
- State ChampionshipsTasmanian football championshipThe Tasmanian association football championship has been decided using three different formats; a short lived statewide league, a playoff between Northern and Southern league Champions and lastly a statewide finals system with top teams from Northern and Southern leagues.-The Tasmanian Statewide...
: 4 times (1994,1998,2003,2004) - State Championships Runners-upTasmanian football championshipThe Tasmanian association football championship has been decided using three different formats; a short lived statewide league, a playoff between Northern and Southern league Champions and lastly a statewide finals system with top teams from Northern and Southern leagues.-The Tasmanian Statewide...
: 2 times as Devonport (1974,1977)7 times as Devonport City (1982,1983,1992,1993,1997,2002,2008) - Northern PremiershipsNorthern Premier League (Tasmania)The Tasmania North Premier League is the highest level of association football competition in Northern Tasmania. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the A-League and is controlled by the Football Federation Tasmania , the state's governing body...
: 5 times (2000,2002,2003,2004,2008) 4 times as Devonport Rovers (1985,1987,1988,1989) 2 times as Devonport (1974,1977)