Olympic Football Club is a semi-professional

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club based in

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. The club was founded in 1967 and currently competes in the

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, with home matches played at

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. The club has grown tremendously in the past 15 years growing from 190 registered players to over 855 players.

History

Olympic FC was founded in 1967 by Greek immigrants, under the name Pan Rhodian Soccer Club, affiliated with Queensland Soccer Association. The following year the club joined the

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, changing its name to Brisbane Olympic United as a condition of joining the federation. The club colours were originally blue and white until changing to red and white in the late 2000s. In 2008, the club again changed its name to Olympic FC upon joining the Queensland State League (QSL). After playing in the QSL in 2008 and 2009, the club elected to play in the

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for the 2010 season. The Queensland State League was ultimately superseded by the National Premier Leagues competition. In 2013, Olympic FC was awarded a licence to compete in the inaugural Queensland

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season, a recognition of the club's stature in the state. The NPL is Australia's second highest footballing tier.

Club performance

Olympic has won NPL Queensland competition on one occasion. In the competition's inaugural 2013 season, Olympic secured a league premiership with two rounds remaining, defeating Moreton Bay United 3–1. Olympic FC then secured a victory over Brisbane City 3–3 (3–0) on penalties in the NPL Queensland Grand Final at Goodwin Park. Since 2013, Olympic FC has continued to perform well in the competition, securing multiple top table finishes. The club lost 2–1 to Lions FC again in the 2018 NPL Queensland Grand Final at

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. Olympic FC has played in the national rounds of the FFA Cup on two occasion. The club qualified in 2014, progressing to the Round of 16 before losing narrowly to the Central Coast Mariners, an A-League, professional side. The club qualified again in 2018, but lost to local rivals Lions FC in the Round of 32.

Home ground

Olympic FC first played at Pineapple Park, a field near the Gabba Cricket Ground in Kangaroo Point. In the 1970s, Olympic moved to Dutton Park. In 1982, the club moved to the current home ground in Yeronga,

Notable players

Olympic FC has developed notable players.

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, A-League champion and

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, played for Olympic FC as a boy.

Jai Ingham Jai Emile Mau'u Ingham (born 14 August 1993) is a professional footballer who plays a winger for National Premier Leagues club South Melbourne. Born in Australia and of New Zealand and Samoan descent, Ingham has represented the New Zealand inter ...

and

Dane Ingham Dane Ingham (born 8 June 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a right wing-back for A-League club Newcastle Jets. Born and raised in Australia, he plays for the New Zealand national team. Mainly a right wing-back or right-back, Ingh ...

both spent formative years at the club before playing professionally in the A-League. Both brothers have played for New Zealand internationally, with

notably starting all of New Zealand's matches at the

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, competing against

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when playing Portugal. Dane was just 18 when making his debut, making him the second youngest player to ever play at the

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Current squad

References

External links

Olympic FC Official Website
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