Metro Claremont
Encyclopedia
Metro FC is a football
club formed in 1941 in the northern suburb of Claremont
, Hobart
, Tasmania
. They play at North Chigwell oval. It has a range of teams for all ages and genders playing in competitions run by the Football Federation Tasmania
. Its teams range from under 7s right through to seniors. The teams colours are yellow and blue.
Metro were relegated to the Southern Division 1 competition in 2008 and will play there for 2009, and will continue to play in Tasmania's second tier after failing to secure promotion for the 2010 season. In 2010 Metro narrowly missed out on promotion into the Southern Tasmanian Premier League coming 2nd behind BeachSide HSC
with only one spot for promotion on offer.
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 formed in 1941 in the northern suburb of Claremont
Claremont, Tasmania
Claremont is a suburb of the City of Glenorchy, part of the greater Hobart area, Tasmania, Australia. It is named after Claremont House, which was built in the 1830s by local settler Henry Bilton, who named it after one of the royal homes of England. Claremont was the home of an Army training...
, Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
, 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...
. They play at North Chigwell oval. It has a range of teams for all ages and genders playing in competitions run by the Football Federation Tasmania
Football Federation Tasmania
Football Federation Tasmania is the governing body for Association football in the Australian state of Tasmania. The federation oversees leagues in Northern and Southern Tasmania, Tasmanian representative teams, and development of the sport in the state...
. Its teams range from under 7s right through to seniors. The teams colours are yellow and blue.
Metro were relegated to the Southern Division 1 competition in 2008 and will play there for 2009, and will continue to play in Tasmania's second tier after failing to secure promotion for the 2010 season. In 2010 Metro narrowly missed out on promotion into the Southern Tasmanian Premier League coming 2nd behind BeachSide HSC
BeachSide HSC
BeachSide FC is a football club that play in the beachside suburb of Sandy Bay in Hobart. The teams colours are green, black and white...
with only one spot for promotion on offer.
Honours
- State Championships: 4 times (1950,1951,1952,1954)
- Southern PremiershipsSouthern Premier League (Tasmania)The Tasmania South Premier League is, jointly with the Tasmania North Premier League, the highest level association football competition in Tasmania. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the A-League and is controlled by the Football Federation Tasmania...
: 5 times (1949,1950,1951,1952,1954) - Southern Premiership Runners-upSouthern Premier League (Tasmania)The Tasmania South Premier League is, jointly with the Tasmania North Premier League, the highest level association football competition in Tasmania. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the A-League and is controlled by the Football Federation Tasmania...
: 4 times (1946,1947,1948,1953) - KO Cup Runners-up: 2 times (1970,1971)
- Falkinder Cup Winners: Once (1947)
- Falkinder Cup Runners-up: 5 times (1949,1950,1953,1955,1957)
- Summer Cup Winners: Once (1995)
- Summer Cup Runners-up: Once (1977)
- Vase Cup Winners: Once (2000)