Launceston United Soccer Club, is a football (soccer)

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 which represents Launceston

Launceston, Tasmania

Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...

 in the Tasmania

Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...

n Northern Premier League

Northern Premier League (Tasmania)

The Tasmania North Premier League is the highest level of association football competition in Northern Tasmania. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the A-League and is controlled by the Football Federation Tasmania , the state's governing body...

. It should not be mistaken with the fellow Launceston team, Launceston City

Launceston City FC

Launceston City is an Australian football club based in Launceston, Tasmania. It competes in the Northern Premier League run by the governing body Football Federation Tasmania and has over 100 registered players across senior, women and social leagues.The junior club is run as the "Westside...

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The club also fields teams in all junior divisions, as well as women's teams.
Launceston United play their home games at Birch Avenue, in Launceston, Tasmania.

Launceston United Soccer Club was formed in 1958 and merged with "Launceston Matric" under the name of "Launceston Soccer & Sports Club" in 1989.
Matric was promoted to the Tasmanian State League from the Northern Premier League

Northern Premier League (Tasmania)

The Tasmania North Premier League is the highest level of association football competition in Northern Tasmania. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the A-League and is controlled by the Football Federation Tasmania , the state's governing body...

 for the 1988 season, and Merged with Launceston United the following season. However they only lasted two seasons in the top flight before withdrawing in 1990 back to the Northern Premier League.
Launceston United reverted back to their original name in 2008.

Launceston Matric had been successful in lower division competitions, however top tier successes have eluded them, and they fail to live up to the successes of fellow "Tamar-side" rivals.

Website - http://www.launcestonunited.com

Honours

• State Championships
  Tasmanian football championship
  The Tasmanian association football championship has been decided using three different formats; a short lived statewide league, a playoff between Northern and Southern league Champions and lastly a statewide finals system with top teams from Northern and Southern leagues.-The Tasmanian Statewide...
  
  : Once (1967)
• State Championships Runners-up
  Tasmanian football championship
  The Tasmanian association football championship has been decided using three different formats; a short lived statewide league, a playoff between Northern and Southern league Champions and lastly a statewide finals system with top teams from Northern and Southern leagues.-The Tasmanian Statewide...
  
  : Once (1964)
• Northern Premierships
  Northern Premier League (Tasmania)
  The Tasmania North Premier League is the highest level of association football competition in Northern Tasmania. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the A-League and is controlled by the Football Federation Tasmania , the state's governing body...
  
  : 2 Times (1964, 1993)