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South Armidale United FC

South Armidale United Football Club is a football club based in Armidale, Australia.

South Armidale United FC
Founded1994
GroundArmidale Sportsground
Capacity3,500
Head coachSam Fisher
LeagueSport UNE Football League
WebsiteClub website

It has a long running rivalry with East Armidale and Norths Utd, the former due to the circumstances surrounding its formation and that latter due to some on-field incidents in the mid-1990s. The club's song is "Yellow" by Coldplay, and its victory song is a reworded version of the Beatles classic, "Yellow Submarine".

History

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The club was founded in 1994 by a group of disaffected members of the East Armidale Football Club.[1]

The club is supported by The Royal Hotel Armidale and New England Toyota and continues to enjoy strong community support from local businesses.

In the first year of its inception it reached the Grand Final of the Armidale & District Football Association (ADFA). Since that time the club has secured minor premierships in the regional competition, the Northern Inland Premier League, and won the Reserve Grade major premiership on two occasions. It won its way through to the Grand Final of the Northern Inland Premier League in 2014, ultimately losing to Oxley Vale Attunga FC (Tamworth) in the final.[2]

The Club won the Northern Inland Football Cup on 4 May 2015, defeating Tamworth side, North Companions FC following a penalty shootout.[3]

South Armidale Utd FC featured in the Northern NSW Football playoffs in the 2015 FFA Cup, after defeating the Football Mid North Coast Cup Champions, Forster Tuncurry Tigers FC, 2–1 in Tuncurry.[4]

Broadmeadow Magic FC defeated South Armidale 7–1 at the Lake Macquarie Football Facility on 20 June 2015, ending the Scorpions' FFA Cup run. The Scorpions trailed 3–1 at half-time with Cody Watts scoring for the Yellow and Green from the penalty spot.[5]

Current squad

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As of 5 May 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   AUS William “gone home early” Wald
— GK   AUS Jaiden “bonglord” Stevens
— MF   AUS Joshua Frost
— DF   IND Ruwan Cooper
— DF   AUS Michael Forster
— ANY   AUS Joshua “Skip” Frost
— DF   AUS Paul Wright
— MF   AUS Kaleb “The Hammer” Morhaus
— FW   VIR Josh “MD” Stace
— DF   GRE Ari 'game changer' Georkas
— FW   AUS Jaime Wright
— FW   AUS Dom “Bomb” Waters
— FW   AUS Gus “My Knee” Wheatley
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   AUS Tom Campbell
— DF   AUS Christopher Hueston
— MF   AUS Joshua “Reserve grade” Tanner
— FW   AUS Ryan MacDonald
— DF   AUS Michael Lord
— MF   AUS Hayden Westcott
— FW   AUS Ben Laurie
— DF   AUS Derek Lowe
— FW   AUS Jordan Watts
— MF   AUS Steve Berder
— MF   AUS Paul Woodford Jnr
— FW   GRE Liam 'Lily said No' Georkas

Achievements

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  • Northern Inland Premier League Grand Final: Runners-up – 2005, 2014
  • Northern Inland Premier League Minor Premiers: Winners – 2005
  • Northern Inland Premier League Reserves Grand Final: Winners – 2002, 2013
  • Mann Cup: Winners – 2007
  • Northern Inland Football Cup: Winners – 2015
  • East Armidale FC & South Armidale Utd FC Annual Charity Shield: Winners – 2015
  • FFA Cup: Sixth Round – 2015
  • Sport UNE Football League 1st Division: Winners - 2020
  • Sport UNE Football League 2nd Division: Winners - 2020

References

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  1. ^ www.southarmidalefc.com. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. ^ [1] South Armidale Scorpions keep marching on – retrieved 2015-05-18
  3. ^ [2] South Armidale Scorpions masters of the shootout – retrieved 2015-05-18
  4. ^ [3] SCORPIONS SHOW THEIR STING ON THE NORTH COAST – retrieved 2015-05-18
  5. ^ [4] FFA CUP Magic Warned to Watch West Wallsend – retrieved 2015-07-23
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