Bankstown United, is a semi-professional
soccer
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club, based and located in the
Bankstown
Bankstown is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 19 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Canterbury-Bankstown region. Bankstown is the administrative centre ...
area of
New South Wales
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. In season 2019, they are set to compete in the
NSW League Two
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competition.
Bankstown United is the representative side of the Bankstown District Amateur Football Association.
Senior Team History
In 2016 Bankstown United finished 4th out of 12 teams with 11 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. They lost their elimination final to Camden Tigers 2–4.
In 2017 the club improved on their result in 2016 finishing as Premiers with 14 wins and 4 losses. However they would miss out on promotion due to the Club Championship standings and go on to lose the grand final 4–2 in extra time to the team that knocked them out in 2016, Camden Tigers.
In 2018 the club found the result they were looking for. After a hard season battling hard with
Central Coast United for the premiership and promotion, a win in round 20 sent the side to the top of the table with 2 games remaining. They would go on to seal promotion however the grand final win would elude them once again, going down 2–0 to their Central Coast foes.
State League Men's Grand Final Preview
Football NSW 11 September 2018
In 2022 the club will play in the NPl 2 Mens competition
FNSW also announced the structure of the 2022 season which saw BUFC elevated into NPL 2 Youth (youth structure in season 2022 is 3 divisions of 16 team competitions ).
This announcement confirms that BUFC is the highest ranked Youth & SAP Football program in Bankstown.
Club colours
The club colours are green and yellow.
Honours
*NSW State League Premiers 2017, 2018
Notes and references
External links
Bankstown United WebsiteNPL 3 Competition Website
Soccer clubs in Sydney
National Premier Leagues clubs
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