South Hobart SC
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South Hobart Football Club is an association football club which plays in the Tasmania
n Southern Premier League
. The club also fields teams in all junior divisions, as well as women's teams.
South Hobart play their home games at South Hobart Ground, a picturesque ground at the base of the slopes of Mount Wellington
with sweeping views over the city and Derwent River
. However the Club's headquarters and training ground are located at Wellesley Park , Wellesley Street, South Hobart .
South Hobart Football Club is the oldest Association football club in Tasmania, as well as one of the most successful. They have won the State Championship
a record 15 times. Add to this a remarkable 21 Southern
titles, 11 KO Cups, 3 Statewide KO Cups and 6 Falkinder cups plus various other trophies, and they stand out as Tasmania's most successful club. They played their first match on 21 May 1910 . South Hobart won the league for the first time in 1919, and won the next four in a row. Although successful through their existence, they have only recently begun to again win trophies at the highest level. The 60's saw the influx of ethnic based clubs, and South Hobart has taken until the 21st Century to return to their former glory.
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 Southern Premier League
Southern 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...
. The club also fields teams in all junior divisions, as well as women's teams.
South Hobart play their home games at South Hobart Ground, a picturesque ground at the base of the slopes of Mount Wellington
Mount Wellington (Tasmania)
Mount Wellington is a mountain on whose foothills is built much of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is often referred to simply as 'the Mountain' by the residents of Hobart, and it rises to AHD over the city....
with sweeping views over the city and Derwent River
Derwent River (Tasmania)
The Derwent is a river in Tasmania, Australia. It was named after the River Derwent, Cumbria by British Commodore John Hayes who explored it in 1793. The name is Brythonic Celtic for "valley thick with oaks"....
. However the Club's headquarters and training ground are located at Wellesley Park , Wellesley Street, South Hobart .
South Hobart Football Club is the oldest Association football club in Tasmania, as well as one of the most successful. They have won the State Championship
Tasmanian football championship
The 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...
a record 15 times. Add to this a remarkable 21 Southern
Southern 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...
titles, 11 KO Cups, 3 Statewide KO Cups and 6 Falkinder cups plus various other trophies, and they stand out as Tasmania's most successful club. They played their first match on 21 May 1910 . South Hobart won the league for the first time in 1919, and won the next four in a row. Although successful through their existence, they have only recently begun to again win trophies at the highest level. The 60's saw the influx of ethnic based clubs, and South Hobart has taken until the 21st Century to return to their former glory.
Honours
- FFT: (15 times) 1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1929,1937,1946,1947,1948,1959,2002,2008,2010, 2011
- State Championship Runners-up: (twice) 1926,2009
- Statewide KO Cup: (3 times) 2008,2010, 2011
- 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...
: (21 times) 1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1926,1929,1937,1940,1946,1947,1948,1959,1978,1980,1999,2002,2008,2009,2010,2011 - Southern Premier Runners-up: (15 times) 1924,1925,1927,1928,1930,1933,1936,1939,1951,1956,1957,1958,1961,2001,2007
- KO Cup Winners: (11 times) 1927,1928,1930,1931,1932,1938,1946,1949,1950,1951,1955
- KO Cup Runners-up: (8 times) 1929,1933,1936,1937,1954,1956,1957,1958
- Summer Cup Winners: (4 times)2001,2004,2010,2011
- Summer Cup Runners-up: (4 times) 1971,1997,1998,2003,2008
- Vase Cup Winners: (once)2001
- Falkinder Cup Winners: (6 times) 1919,1921,1924,1928,1946,1948
- Falkinder Cup Runners-up: (10 times) 1922,1923,1925,1926,1931,1935,1936,1937,1947,1959
- Association Cup Runners-up: (once)1960
- Ascot Gold Cup Runners-up: (once)1960
- Lloyd Triestino Cup Runners-up: (once)1975
- Steve Hudson Cup 2008,2009,2010,2011