Killarney District Soccer Club is an Australian
football
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club based in
Bateau Bay
Bateau Bay is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the local government area. Bateau Bay lies in the area known as Darkinjung to Indigenous Australians. "Bateau" is French for "boat." The subur ...
, a suburb on the
Central Coast of
New South Wales
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, Australia. The club currently competes in the Central Coast Premier League.
History
Killarney District SC was founded in 1972. The club first won silverware in 1999, winning the Association Cup, and in 2003 winning the League Grand Final.
The clubs main success has come in recent years however with 6 straight League Championships from 2016 to 2022 and 4 straight Grand Final Premierships from 2016 to 2019, both Central Coast Premier League records. It also achieved a
treble
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in 2016.
In 2022, Killarney broke history in the Premier League by completing the regular season with 18 wins out of 18, becoming the first club on the Central Coast to achieve this.
The club has also participated in the
Australia Cup
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qualifying rounds 4 times and are somewhat of a giant killer, defeating
NSW NPL outfits on several occasions, namely
Stanmore Hawks and
Mt Druitt Town Rangers in the
2016
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competition and
Blacktown Spartans
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in the
2017
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competition. Killarney is the only club from
Central Coast Football
Central Coast Football is a governing body and football (soccer) competition located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales. Its administrative headquarters are based at Pluim Park, Lisarow, New South Wales. The association consists of ...
to have made the sixth preliminary round in the cup, just two wins away from the national rounds.
Honours
Senior
League
*;Central Coast Premier League League Champions
**Winners: 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
**Runners-up: 2003
*;Central Coast Premier League Grand Final Premiers
**Winners: 2003, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
**Runners-up: 2020, 2022
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Central Coast Football
Central Coast Football is a governing body and football (soccer) competition located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales. Its administrative headquarters are based at Pluim Park, Lisarow, New South Wales. The association consists of ...
Division 1/Premier League 2 League Champions
**Winners: 1990, 1993, 2001
**Runners-up: 1988, 1989, 2010
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Central Coast Football
Central Coast Football is a governing body and football (soccer) competition located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales. Its administrative headquarters are based at Pluim Park, Lisarow, New South Wales. The association consists of ...
Division 1/Premier League 2 Grand Final Premiers
**Winners: 1988, 1989, 2001, 2010
**Runners-up: 1990, 1993, 2008
Cup
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Central Coast Football
Central Coast Football is a governing body and football (soccer) competition located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales. Its administrative headquarters are based at Pluim Park, Lisarow, New South Wales. The association consists of ...
Association Cup Champions
**Winners: 1999, 2016
**Runners-up: 1983
Junior
*;Jack Atkins Trophy
**Winners: 1978, 1980, 1981, 1997, 2002, 2011, 2020
*;Bill Pluim Trophy
**Winners: 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2013, 2014
Seasons
Notes
References
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External links
Soccer clubs on the Central Coast, New South Wales
Association football clubs established in 1972
1972 establishments in Australia