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The UTS Australian Football Club (UTSAFC), also known as "The Bats", is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

club based in the eastern Sydney suburb of Paddington

Paddington, New South Wales

Paddington is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Paddington is located 3 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of the City of Sydney and the Municipality of Woollahra...

, which plays its home games at Trumper Park Oval

Trumper Park Oval

Trumper Park Oval is a sporting oval in Paddington, New South Wales.The oval is located at the corner of Glenmore Road & Hampden Street, Paddington and is named in honour of Victor Trumper. The oval caters for cricket as well as Australian Rules and athletics...

, Paddington. The club is affiliated with the University of Technology, Sydney

University of Technology, Sydney

The University of Technology Sydney is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1981, although its origins trace back to the 1870s. UTS is notable for its central location as the only university with its main campuses within the Sydney CBD...

. It competes in the Sydney AFL

Sydney AFL

The "AFL Sydney" is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia.The AFL Sydney competition comprises 21 clubs playing across 5 senior divisions with 2 under 18 competitions.-History:...

competition, running sides in the Sydney AFL Premier Division, along with three lower division sides.

Formation

The club was founded in 2000 by Marty Lynch, a UTS student at the time, adopting the "Bats" nickname as a result of an initial sponsorhip from Bacardi Rum. The club was founded after competing in the 1998 and 1999 Australian University Games.

Club colours

The club follows the colours of the University, which are teal and black; however, this is also referenced as green and black.

Home grounds

2000 - Current Trumper Park Oval
Trumper Park Oval
Trumper Park Oval is a sporting oval in Paddington, New South Wales.The oval is located at the corner of Glenmore Road & Hampden Street, Paddington and is named in honour of Victor Trumper. The oval caters for cricket as well as Australian Rules and athletics...

, Paddington

Paddington, New South Wales

Premierships

2000 - Sydney AFL
Sydney AFL
The "AFL Sydney" is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia.The AFL Sydney competition comprises 21 clubs playing across 5 senior divisions with 2 under 18 competitions.-History:...

SFA Division Two Premiers

2002 - Sydney AFL
Sydney AFL
The "AFL Sydney" is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia.The AFL Sydney competition comprises 21 clubs playing across 5 senior divisions with 2 under 18 competitions.-History:...

SFA Division Two Premiers

2004 - Sydney AFL
Sydney AFL
The "AFL Sydney" is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia.The AFL Sydney competition comprises 21 clubs playing across 5 senior divisions with 2 under 18 competitions.-History:...

Sydney AFL Division One Reserves

2006 - Sydney AFL
Sydney AFL
The "AFL Sydney" is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia.The AFL Sydney competition comprises 21 clubs playing across 5 senior divisions with 2 under 18 competitions.-History:...

Sydney AFL Division One Seniors

2006 - Sydney AFL
Sydney AFL
The "AFL Sydney" is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia.The AFL Sydney competition comprises 21 clubs playing across 5 senior divisions with 2 under 18 competitions.-History:...

Sydney AFL Division One Reserves

2007 - Sydney AFL
Sydney AFL
The "AFL Sydney" is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia.The AFL Sydney competition comprises 21 clubs playing across 5 senior divisions with 2 under 18 competitions.-History:...

Sydney AFL First Division Reserves

2008 - Sydney AFL
Sydney AFL
The "AFL Sydney" is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia.The AFL Sydney competition comprises 21 clubs playing across 5 senior divisions with 2 under 18 competitions.-History:...

Sydney AFL First Division Senior

2008 - Sydney AFL
Sydney AFL
The "AFL Sydney" is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia.The AFL Sydney competition comprises 21 clubs playing across 5 senior divisions with 2 under 18 competitions.-History:...

Sydney AFL First Division Reserves

2009 - Sydney AFL
Sydney AFL
The "AFL Sydney" is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia.The AFL Sydney competition comprises 21 clubs playing across 5 senior divisions with 2 under 18 competitions.-History:...

Sydney AFL First Division

2010 - Sydney AFL

Sydney AFL

Sydney AFL First Division

Intervarsity

The club also participates in inter-varsity football at both the state and national level. The club has competed at every Australian University Games since 1998.

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