Metro FC (formerly Metro Claremont Football Club) is a
football
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club formed in 1941 in the northern suburb of
Claremont,
Hobart
Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...
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Tasmania
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. They play at North Chigwell Oval. It has a range of teams for all ages and genders playing in competitions run by the
Football Federation Tasmania
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. Its teams range from under 7s right through to seniors. The teams' colours are yellow and blue.
Metro were relegated to the Southern Division 1 competition in 2008 and have placed 2nd in all but 2 seasons. In 2010 Metro narrowly missed out on promotion to the
Southern Tasmanian Premier League, that point the highest league on offer in
Tasmania
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coming second behind
Beachside with only one spot for promotion on offer. Metro had a very successful
2014 season taking out the State Vase Cup and Division 1 and 2 championships getting promoted to the
Southern Championship
The Southern Championship is an association football league in Southern Tasmania. It is jointly with the Northern Championship, the second highest level soccer competition in Tasmania. Nationally, it sits below the A-League and NPL Tasmania. ...
for the
2015 season.
Honours
*
State Championships
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: 4 times (1950,1951,1952,1954)
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Southern Premierships: 5 times (1949,1950,1951,1952,1954)
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Southern Premiership Runners-up: 4 times (1946,1947,1948,1953)
*Div 1 winners: once (2014)
*Div 2 winners: once (2014)
*KO Cup Runners-up: 2 times (1970,1971)
*Falkinder Cup Winners: Once (1947)
*Falkinder Cup Runners-up: 5 times (1949,1950,1953,1955,1957)
*Summer Cup Winners: Once (1995)
*Summer Cup Runners-up: Once (1977)
*Vase Cup Winners: 2 times (2000,2014)
* Southern Championship 4: Winner (2019)
* Social League 4 Cup: Winner (2019)
External links
Metro FC – Official Website
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Association football clubs established in 1941
Soccer clubs in Tasmania
1941 establishments in Australia