Somerset FC
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Somerset Football Club, also known as the "Sharks", is a football (soccer)
Club which represents Somerset
in the Tasmania
n Northern Premier League
.
The club also fields teams in all junior divisions, as well as women's teams.
Somerset play their home games at Somerset Recreation Ground, in Somerset, Tasmania.
Somerset Football Club was formed in 1979 by a dedicated group of player on the northwest coast seeking a club for the Somerset and Wynyard
area. They began their life playing home games at Wynyard High School, before relocating to the Somerset Recreation Ground.
Somerset are the current Tasmanian champions, having won the Northern Premier League
title, and then going on to beat Glenorchy Knights
3-1 (2-2aet) in a penalty shootout to become Tasmanian Champions
for 2006, for the first time ever.
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 Somerset
Somerset, Tasmania
Somerset is a small township to the west of Burnie, Tasmania, Australia. Today the city of Burnie encompasses the entire Burnie-Somerset urban area; however, the town is part of the Waratah/Wynyard municipal area.-Geography:...
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...
.
The club also fields teams in all junior divisions, as well as women's teams.
Somerset play their home games at Somerset Recreation Ground, in Somerset, Tasmania.
Somerset Football Club was formed in 1979 by a dedicated group of player on the northwest coast seeking a club for the Somerset and Wynyard
Wynyard, Tasmania
Wynyard is a rural town on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It lies west of Burnie on the Bass Highway at the mouth of the Inglis River....
area. They began their life playing home games at Wynyard High School, before relocating to the Somerset Recreation Ground.
Somerset are the current Tasmanian champions, having won 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...
title, and then going on to beat Glenorchy Knights
Glenorchy Knights
Glenorchy Knights Football Club is a football club which represents Glenorchy in the Tasmanian Southern Premier League.The club also fields teams in all junior divisions, as well as women's teams....
3-1 (2-2aet) in a penalty shootout to become Tasmanian Champions
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...
for 2006, for the first time ever.
Honours
- State Championships: (once) 2006
- Northern PremiershipsNorthern 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...
: (twice) 2006,2007