Canberra Olympic FC

Football club

Canberra Olympic FC

Full name| Canberra Olympic Football Club
Nickname(s)| Olympic
Founded| 1956
Ground| O'Connor Enclosed
Capacity| 1,000
Coordinates| 35°15′39″S 149°7′25″E﻿ / ﻿35.26083°S 149.12361°E﻿ / -35.26083; 149.12361
President| John Efkarpidis
Head Coach| Victor Yanes
League| NPL Capital Football
2023| 3rd of 8
Website| Club website

Home colours

Away colours

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Current season

Canberra Olympic FC is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in the suburb of O'Connor in the north of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The club was founded in 1956, and currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Capital Football.

## History[edit]

Olympic was founded in the early 1950s by the local Greek community of Canberra. Formally the name Olympic was decided in a General Meeting of players and committee members in 1956 with the alternative name AEK losing out in the vote.[1]

Olympic have won the ACT top division league (premiership) on seven occasions under the names Canberra Olympic, Olympic and Downer Olympic. The most recent title was the NPL Capital Football premiership in 2017.[2]

In addition to this, Olympic have won six grand finals (championship). The most recent being 2016 NPL Capital Football Grand Final, defeating Canberra FC 3-0 at Deakin Stadium in front of 2,782 people.[3]

In 1980, as Downer Olympic, the club won their closest premiership ahead of Croatia Deakin (now Canberra FC) by one goal. After 21 games both clubs finished on 32 points and had scored 53 goals with Olympic claiming the title on the back of their superior defence with the side conceding only 16 goals compared to Deakin's 17.[4]

Canberra Olympic have succeeded in winning the premiership and championship 'double' three times in the club's history in 1993 1994 and 2016. In 1993, Olympic won the premiership by three points ahead of Southern Cross while they beat the same opposition in the grand final on penalties 8-7.[5] In 1994, Olympic finished first in the league ahead of Tuggeranong United while they beat Tuggers in the grand final 3-1.[6]

In 2016, Canberra Olympic won the premiership by three points ahead of Cooma FC, while they beat Canberra FC 3-0 in the Grand Final.

On 18 June 2016, Canberra Olympic qualified for their first FFA Cup with a 3-1 victory over Cooma FC in the 2016 ACT Federation Cup final, played at Deakin Stadium.[7]

Canberra Olympic advanced to the 2016 FFA Cup semi finals as the last remaining NPL club in the cup that year, before being defeated by A-League side Sydney FC 3-0 at Viking Park in front of a ground record 5,581 crowd.[8][9] On the way to the semi-finals Olympic advanced past Surfers Paradise Apollo SC 1-0 (round 32),[10] Redlands United FC 2-0 (round 16)[11] and Green Gully SC 1-0 (quarter finals) at Deakin Stadium.[12]

In 2017, Canberra Olympic won the premiership by 11 points ahead of the FFA Centre of Excellence, only losing one game during the regular season.

In 2017, Canberra Olympic qualified for their second successive FFA Cup with victory over Tuggeranong FC in the 2017 ACT Federation Cup final, played at Deakin Stadium.

Canberra Olympic lost their 2017 FFA Cup Round of 32 play off to Sorrento FC in Perth 1-0.[13]

## Club identity[edit]

### Colours and crest[edit]

Olympic's primary colours of blue and white reflect the club's Greek heritage as it shares the colours of the Greek national flag. Olympics alternative colours are red and white. The club's crest is a traditional shield of white with a blue trim encompassing the club's name, location and the Olympic torch and rings.

### Club name[edit]

The club was founded as Olympic Soccer Club in 1956 by the local Greek community which settled in Canberra. in 1973 the club changed its name to Downer Olympic before changing it back to simply Olympic in 1991. Finally, in 1997 the club changed its name to Canberra Olympic, which it has retained as its name since that point.

Club Name Changes  #  | Name  | From  | To

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1  | Olympic  | 1956 | 1972
2  | Downer Olympic  | 1973 | 1990
3  | Olympic  | 1991 | 1996
4  | Canberra Olympic  | 1997 | Current

## Current squad[edit]

As of 15 March 2020 [14][15]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  AUS | Sebastian Usai
2  | DF |  AUS | Nick Faust
3  | FW |  AUS | Harry Truman
4  | DF |  AUS | Elie Darwich
7  | MF |  AUS | Noah Steinacker
9  | FW |  AUS | Tom Consentini
10  | DF |  AUS | Nicholas Subasic
11  | FW |  AUS | Adam Neou
14  | MF |  AUS | Tupaia Ringi
15  | MF |  AUS | Nathan Tokley
16  | DF |  AUS | Cale Brown
17  | MF |  AUS | Allen James
18  | DF |  AUS | Patrick Shore
20  | DF |  AUS | Isaac Clements
21  | MF |  AUS | Samuel Roestbakken
23  | DF |  AUS | Lasse Olrik
24  | DF |  AUS | Nathan Megic
35  | DF |  AUS | Daniel Linstead
40  | FW |  AUS | Luca Florez
45  | FW |  AUS | Michael John
98  | MF |  AUS | Stephen Domenici

## Coaching staff[edit]

All the Canberra Olympic NPL men's and women's team staff for the 2023 season.

As of 26 January 2023 [16]
Men  | Position | Name

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Head coach |  Victor Yanes
Assistant coach |  Marcin Zygmunt
Women  | Position | Name

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Head coach |  Frank Cachia
Assistant coach |  Matthew Cachia

## Honours[edit]

* ACT League Premiers and Finals Champions

Premiers (7): 1975, 1980, 1993, 1994, 2006, 2016, 2017
Champions (6): 1958, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2013, 2015, 2016

* Capital Football Federation Cup

Winners (6): 1979, 1981, 1983, 1997, 1999, 2016, 2017

## Season-by-season results[edit]

Champions | Runners-up | Third Place

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Canberra Olympic Season-by-Season Results  Season  | National Premier League ACT | NPL
Finals | Fed
Cup | FFA
Cup | Top scorer

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GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | League | Finals | Name  | Goals
2013 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 45 | 3rd | Champions | - | QF | - | Mark Shields | 19
2014 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 27 | 3rd | Semi-final | - | SF | - | Mark Shields | 15
2015 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 25 | 5th | Champions | - | QF | - | Philippe Bernabo-Madrid | 10
2016 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 16 | +34 | 45 | Premiers | Champions | QF | W | SF | Philippe Bernabo-Madrid | 10
2017 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 22 | +44 | 47 | Premiers | Runner-up | QF | W | R32 | Stephen Domenici | 28
2018 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 33 | 2nd | Runner-up | - | QF | - | Michael John | 12

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Our History". www.canberraolympic.com.au. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
2. ^ "A.C.T Champions". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
3. ^ "PS4 NPL: Olympic win back-to-back Grand Finals". Capital Football. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
4. ^ "ACT Division One 1980". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
5. ^ "ACT Division One 1993". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
6. ^ "ACT Division One 1994". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
7. ^ Hall, James (18 June 2016). "Canberra Olympic to play on national stage in FFA Cup". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
8. ^ "Canberra Olympic v Sydney FC". Football Federation Australia. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
9. ^ "FFA Cup: Sydney FC beats Canberra Olympic 3-0 at Viking Park in first Cup semi-final". ABC News (Australia). 21 October 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
10. ^ Helmers, Caden (3 August 2016). "FFA Cup: Canberra Olympic move into the Round of 16 with win over Surfers Apollo". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
11. ^ Helmers, Caden (24 August 2016). "FFA Cup: Canberra Olympic through to the quarter-finals with defeat of Redlands". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
12. ^ Hall, James (28 September 2016). "FFA Cup: Canberra Olympic stun by reaching semi-final". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
13. ^ "Canberra Olympic's FFA Cup dream crushed in round of 32". The Daily Advertiser. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
14. ^ "Canberra Olympic squad". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
15. ^ "Premier League - Players". www.canberraolympic.com.au. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
16. ^ "Men's Coaches". www.canberraolympic.com.au. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

## External links[edit]

* Australia portal
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* Official club website
* Current Squad
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| Men's|

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A-League Men|

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A-League Women|

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Y-League|

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F-League|

* Boomerangs F.S.

NPL1|

* Canberra Croatia FC
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Capital Premier League|

* ANU FC
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Capital League Division 1|

* ADFA Vikings
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Other associated clubs|

* Canberra City
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* Narrabundah FC
* Riverina Rhinos
* Southern Tablelands United

League seasons (20th century)|

* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929

League seasons (21st century)|

* 2013
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* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021

Federation Cup|

* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~

Former Teams|

* Canberra Cosmos (NSL)
* Canberra Eclipse (WNSL)
* FFA Centre of Excellence (NPL)

International Youth Cup|

* Kanga Cup

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* Canberra Capitals

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| ABL:|

* Canberra Cavalry

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| AIHL:|

* CBR Brave

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NRC:|

* University of Canberra Vikings

Soccer|

| A-League Women:|

* Canberra United

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NYL:|

* AIS

Venues

* AIS Arena
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* Deakin Stadium
* Gungahlin Enclosed Oval
* Manuka Oval
* McKellar Park
* Narrabundah Ballpark
* Phillip Ice Skating Centre
* Phillip Oval
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see also: Sport in Australia

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Grand Finals|

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Member Federations|

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Associated competitions|

* A-League Men
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* Y-League
* Australia Cup

Awards|

* John Kosmina Medal

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