Darwin Cubs FC
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| Full name | Darwin Cubs Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Cubs |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Dissolved | 1995 |
| Ground | Marrara Oval |
| Capacity | 14,000 |
| President |  Nicholas Mitaros |
| Manager | Frank Falzon |
| League | Singapore Premier League |
| 1994 | 2nd |
Darwin Cubs is a now-defunct soccer club from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
The Cubs played as a foreign team in the Singapore Premier League in 1994 and finished runners-up to another Australian team, Perth Kangaroos IFC. The Cubs lost just three games for the season, two of those to the Kangaroos.[1] The club also entered the Singapore league the following year, but had to withdraw mid-season due to financial difficulties.
The Cubs' nickname was derived from the club's sponsorship with Carlton & United Breweries, whose mascot at the time was a cub (due to the initials of the brand). When the Darwin side was provided with a number of shirts featuring a cub mascot, the nickname was born and the team decided to keep it.[1]
The Cubs were managed by Frank Falzon. Some of the team's higher-profile players included Luis Rodriguez, Peter Politis, Manuel Lolias, Barbero, Hamilton Thorpe, Jason Petkovic, Cyrille Ndongo-Keller and Carlo Talladira, all of whom moved to or returned to Australian National Soccer League clubs after the demise of the Cubs.
References[]
- ^ a b McIntyre, Scott (20 May 2016). "Untold Stories, Southeast Asian Clubs: Darwin Cubs, Australia". FourFourTwo Singapore. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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