BeachSide HSC
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BeachSide FC is a football (soccer)
club that play in the beachside suburb of Sandy Bay
in Hobart
. The teams colours are green, black and white. The team plays its home games at Sandown Park, known to fans as the Tropicana Cauldron or simply The Tropicana.
The clubs nickname for the male teams is the Blowflies
and the female teams are known as the Beaver
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. The club then adopted the name 'BeachSide HSC' when it moved to its current home near Long Beach, in Sandy Bay
keeping the 'HSC' from 'Howrah Soccer Club' despite no longer playing in that suburb. In 2011 the name was changed subtly to the current 'BeachSide FC'.
and Little Black Dress
Day and all players and spectators must turn up to the game dressed appropriately or pay a small fine to the club. The first social team home game of the season is known as Hawaiian Shirt Day and a similar rule applies.
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Seniors
Reserves
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club that play in the beachside suburb of Sandy Bay
Sandy Bay, Tasmania
Sandy Bay is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, located immediately south of the central business district.The suburb is home to many large homes, and adjoins the waterfront Salamanca area and Battery Point. The suburb is known as one of the city's prestigious areas...
in Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
. The teams colours are green, black and white. The team plays its home games at Sandown Park, known to fans as the Tropicana Cauldron or simply The Tropicana.
The clubs nickname for the male teams is the Blowflies
Blow-fly
Calliphoridae are insects in the Order Diptera, family Calliphoridae...
and the female teams are known as the Beaver
Beaver
The beaver is a primarily nocturnal, large, semi-aquatic rodent. Castor includes two extant species, North American Beaver and Eurasian Beaver . Beavers are known for building dams, canals, and lodges . They are the second-largest rodent in the world...
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Club history
BeachSide FC was originally known as 'Howrah Soccer Club' because it played in the Hobart suburb of HowrahHowrah, Tasmania
Howrah is a suburb of the City of Clarence, part of the greater Hobart area, Tasmania, Australia. It is south of Bellerive and north of Tranmere.Howrah is a beachside suburb, with views across the Derwent River and Storm Bay to Hobart City...
. The club then adopted the name 'BeachSide HSC' when it moved to its current home near Long Beach, in Sandy Bay
Sandy Bay, Tasmania
Sandy Bay is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, located immediately south of the central business district.The suburb is home to many large homes, and adjoins the waterfront Salamanca area and Battery Point. The suburb is known as one of the city's prestigious areas...
keeping the 'HSC' from 'Howrah Soccer Club' despite no longer playing in that suburb. In 2011 the name was changed subtly to the current 'BeachSide FC'.
Honours
- 2010-Southern Tasmanian Division One Champions (Promoted to Southern Tasmanian Premier League)
- 2009-Southern Tasmanian Division One Reserves Champions
- 2008-Southern Tasmanian Division Reserves Champions
- 2007-Southern Tasmanian Division One Champions
- 2007-Southern Tasmanian Division One Reserves Champions
Club Traditions
The first senior home game of the season is known as SuitSuit
-Garments:*Suit , a set of garments with matching pieces, including at least a coat and trousers**Formal wear, the general terms for clothing suitable for formal social events*Boilersuit, or coverall, a loose-fitting one-piece garment...
and Little Black Dress
Little black dress
A little black dress is an evening or cocktail dress, cut simply and often quite short. Fashion historians ascribe the origins of the little black dress to the 1920s designs of Coco Chanel, intended to be long-lasting, versatile, affordable, accessible to the widest market possible and in a neutral...
Day and all players and spectators must turn up to the game dressed appropriately or pay a small fine to the club. The first social team home game of the season is known as Hawaiian Shirt Day and a similar rule applies.
Teams
In 2011 the club has male teams playing in the Southern Tasmanian Premier League, Premier League Reserves, Under 19, Division Three and Division 4. The club also has a female teams playing in Division One and youth teams. All BeachSide teams play in competitions run by Football Federation TasmaniaFootball Federation Tasmania
Football Federation Tasmania is the governing body for Association football in the Australian state of Tasmania. The federation oversees leagues in Northern and Southern Tasmania, Tasmanian representative teams, and development of the sport in the state...
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Current squads
As of end of season 2009Seniors
Reserves
Current competitions
Beachside has teams involved in the following competitions:- Southern Tasmanian Premier League
- Premier League Reserves
- Under 19
- Division 3
- Division 4
- Women's Division 1
- Statewide Lakoseljac Cup
- Statewide Women's Cup
- Southern Tasmanian Summer Cup
- Summer Cup Women Social
Individual honours
The clubs best and fairest medal is named after club great Alistair Hales while a yearly medal is presented for the best contributor to the clubs off-field success.| Year | Alistair Hales Best and Fairest | Clubman |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Nathan Robinson, Jack Turner and Luke Atkin | Anthony Grznic |