Cooma FC
Full name | Cooma Tigers Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Tigers | ||
Founded | 1952 | ||
Ground | Nijong Oval | ||
Capacity | 1,000 | ||
Coordinates | 36°13′52.5″S 149°7′15.5″E / 36.231250°S 149.120972°ECoordinates: 36°13′52.5″S 149°7′15.5″E / 36.231250°S 149.120972°E | ||
Chairman | Harry Hovasapian | ||
Manager | TBA | ||
League | NPL Capital Football | ||
2020 | 3rd of 8 (second stage) (note 2021 season cancelled) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Cooma Tigers Football Club (also known in the ACT NPL as Tigers FC) is an Australian semi-professional association football club based in Cooma, New South Wales. The club is affiliated with Capital Football and currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Capital Football in the ACT. Cooma's home venue is Nijong Oval and the Tigers are twice league champions and once league premiers.
History[]
Cooma Football Club was formed in 1952 by the workforce of the Snowy Mountains Hydro Scheme which attracted people from all over the world to the Australian Alps. Cooma FC is one of the oldest continuous football clubs in Australia with a very proud tradition considering the small region in which it resides.[1]
In 2014, Cooma won the league premiership for the first time in the club's sixty-three-year history. The Tigers defeated title rivals Belconnen United 3–0 at home to clinch the title.[2]
In 2015, Cooma FC announced a partnership with Tuggeranong club Brindabella Blues FC. The partnership saw Brindabella Blues administer and run the U12, U14, U16 and U18 NPL programs out of Brindabella's home at Calwell District Playing Fields while the U20 and senior NPL programs remain based in Cooma with Cooma FC. At the time the NPL games were split between Calwell playing fields and Nijong, with U12, U14 and U16 playing at Calwell and U18, U20 and first grade playing at Nijong Oval Cooma, Capital Football Board insisted that the two clubs must form a new entity, the two clubs agreed to form Tigers FC as their NPL club.[3]
In 2016, the Tigers fell short of winning the league title by three points as Canberra Olympic claimed the premiership.[4] In the finals series Cooma lost the major semi-final to Olympic 5–3 on penalties after the two sides drew 2–2 after 120 minutes. The Tigers had looked certain to advance to the grand final as they headed into the final minutes of the match 2–1 up but a late goal by Colombian striker Phillippe Bernabo-Madrid sent the match into extra time.[5] Cooma advanced to the preliminary final against Canberra FC but a number of injuries in the lead up to the match saw a depleted Tigers lose the match 1–5 and end the club's season.[6] Cooma also missed out on reaching the round of 32 of the FFA Cup in 2016 when they lost the Capital Football Federation Cup final to Olympic 1–3 at Deakin Stadium on 18 June 2016.[7]
Staff[]
Football department[]
- As of 30 January 2020[8]
NPL First Team | |||
Pos | Name | Pos | Name |
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HC | Ryan Grogan | ||
Technical Director | |||
TD Ryan Grogan |
Club management[]
- As of 4th of February 2020[9]
Club identity[]
Club colours[]
Cooma FC has traditionally used yellow and black, including at a community level. However, between 2015 and 2018, with the partnership with Brindabella Blues at NPL level, the club also incorporated blue along with yellow and black. This was represented in the Tigers FC alternative crest and club kits over this period.
Club Grounds[]
Their home ground is Nijong Oval, located in the middle of Cooma. The National Premier League Youth's home ground is Keith Tournier Enclosed Oval (Ainslie 2), in Ainslie, Canberra.
Honours[]
- Premiers (1): 2014
- Champions (2): 2006, 2012
- Runner-up (5): 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2016 Winners 2019 Federation Cup
Season-by-season results[]
The below table is updated with the statistics and final results for Cooma FC (Tigers FC) following the conclusion of each National Premier League Capital Football season.
Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
Season | National Premier League ACT | NPL Finals |
Fed Cup |
FFA Cup |
Top scorer | Ref | ||||||||||
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GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | League | Finals | Name | Goals | |||||
2013 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 31 | 5th | – | – | RU | – | Robbie Catternach | 13 | [10] |
2014 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 17 | +37 | 40 | Premiers | PF | QF | 2R | – | Stephen Domenici | 12 | [11] |
2015 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 34[a] | 2nd | PF | – | SF | – | Alex Oloriegbe | 19 | [13] |
2016 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 42 | 2nd | PF | – | RU | – | Stephen Domenici | 21 | [14] |
2017 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 27 | 6th | – | – | QF | – | Nicolas Abot | 15 | [15] |
2018 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 28 | 3rd | PF | – | 2R | – | Nicolas Villafane | 19 | [16] |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Brief History". coomafc.net. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ Gaskin, Lee (17 August 2014). "Cooma Tigers win Capital Football NPL championship for first time". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "BBFC & Cooma SC form NPL partnership – Tigers FC". bbfc.org.au. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Entrants confirmed for PS4 NPL 2016 Finals Series". nationalpremierleagues.com.au. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Dutton, Chris (28 August 2016). "Capital Football: Canberra Olympic win tense shootout with Tigers to book grand final spot". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Helmers, Caden (5 September 2016). "Capital Football NPL: Canberra FC advance to the decider with Cooma thumping". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Hall, James (18 June 2016). "Canberra Olympic to play on national stage in FFA Cup". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "NPL Coaches". coomafc.net. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Committee". coomafc.net. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "2013 NPL Capital Football Ladder". socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "2014 NPL Capital Football Ladder". sportstg.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Cooma Tigers lose Canberra NPL competition points for playing-roster breach". The Canberra Times. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "2015 NPL Capital Football Ladder". sportstg.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "2016 NPL Capital Football Ladder". sportstg.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "2017 NPL Capital Football Ladder". sportstg.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "2018 NPL Capital Football Ladder". sportstg.com. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
External links[]
- National Premier Leagues clubs
- Soccer clubs in New South Wales
- Association football clubs established in 1952
- 1952 establishments in Australia