Sunshine Coast FC









































SCFCFIRE.jpg
Full name Sunshine Coast Football Club
Nickname(s) Fire
Founded 2007
Ground Sunshine Coast Stadium
Capacity 12,000
Head Coach Richard Hudson
League NPL Queensland
Website Club website

















Home colours














Away colours




Sunshine Coast Football Club is a semi-professional Australian soccer club based in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Nicknamed "The Fire", the club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Queensland.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Home Ground


  • 3 Current squad


  • 4 Current Senior Coaching Staff


  • 5 Honours


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





History


Sunshine Coast FC were founded in 2007 by Noel Woodall in order to participate in the inaugural season of the Queensland State League, a competition designed to bridge the gap between the A-League and the various regional and city-based leagues across Queensland.[1]


Sunshine Coast kicked off in the new competition in March 2008, finding instant success as the club managed to win the inaugural Queensland State League Grand Final by defeating the Brisbane Strikers 1–0 through a goal from Bryan Gilfillan.[2] However, after a run of injuries and difficulty in getting permits for foreign players, the Fire have had a less successful season in 2009, placed 3rd from 11 teams after 20 games, on 41 points.[3]


In 2010 the Club again captured the Premiership and Championship. Former head coach Richard Hudson led the Fire to the 2012 QSL Grand Final where they would capture the final Championship before the new National Premier League. Kevin Aherne-Evans took over from Richard Hudson as head coach for the 2013 and 2014 NPL Queensland seasons, before being replaced in 2015 by Paul Arnison.[4]


In 2016 the clubs form began to drop with an 11th place finish followed by last place finishes in 2017 & 2018. Midway through the 2018 season the club replaced former Head Coach Ali Demircam with QSL winner Richard Hudson who returned to the club after a 6 year hiatus. [5]


The club currently have a very successful youth programme (Players aged 12-16) headed up by former Manchester City and West Bromich Albion coach Melvyn Wilkes. In the 2018 season the club were also accepted back into the Skill Acquisition Programme (Players aged 8-11). The programme is currently led by Scottish native Gareth Thomson who recently moved over from New Zealand. [6]



Home Ground


Sunshine Coast's stadium is the Sunshine Coast Stadium, which has a capacity of 12,000.



Current squad


2018 NPL Queensland Squad, correct as of 12 February 2018.[7]


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






























































No.

Position
Player
1

Australia

GK

Dan Hyde
2

Australia

DF

Sam Standish
3

Australia

DF

Elliot Marsay
4

Australia

FW

Josh McMillan
5

Australia

MF

Douglas Brown
6

Australia

MF

Alex Smith
7

Japan

MF

Shoichi Koshimizu
8

Australia

DF

Ryan Macmaster


























































No.

Position
Player
10

Australia

MF

Josh Sancuise
11

Australia

FW

Kurtis Modlin
12

Australia

MF

Gabriel Durand
13

Australia

MF

Blake Kallis
14

Australia

MF

Taj Hudson
15

Australia

MF

Matthew Sanchez
19

Australia

FW

Matt Gray
21

Australia

GK

Shane Dix



Current Senior Coaching Staff


Senior staff at the club for the 2019 season[8]:























Role Name
Technical Director Melvyn Wilkes
Senior Head Coach Richard Hudson
U20's Head Coach Gary Newcome
U18's Head Coach Gareth Thomson


Honours



  • Queensland State League Premiers: 2008, 2010, 2011

  • Queensland State League Grand Final Champions: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012



References





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  2. ^ "FourFourTwo". Au.fourfourtwo.com. 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2015-11-07.


  3. ^ [1] Archived April 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine


  4. ^ Mark Bode (2013-01-06). "Fired up to dominate". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 2015-11-07.


  5. ^ http://sunshinecoastfc.com.au/fire-sign-richard-hudson-senior-mens-coach/


  6. ^ http://sunshinecoastfc.com.au/new-arrival-gareth-thomson/


  7. ^ "NPL Selected Teams – FOX SPORTS PULSE". Sportingpulse.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.


  8. ^ http://sunshinecoastfc.com.au/club/technical-staff/




External links



  • Sunshine Coast FC Official Website

  • Queensland State League

  • Football Queensland

  • National Premier League










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