Edge Hill United FC
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Full name | Edge Hill United Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | Tigers |
Founded | 1967 |
Ground | Tiger Park |
League | Far North Queensland Premier League |
Website | Club website |
Edge Hill United FC is an Australian football club based in the Cairns, Queensland that plays in the fifth-tier Far North Queensland Premier League.
Club information
Edge Hill United FC was founded in 1967.[1]
In 2019 and 2020, both their men's and women's sides have been dominant teams in the community divisions of Far North Queensland winning back-to-back trebles.[2][3]
In 2021, they qualified for the FFA Cup as a fifth tier side, after defeating second tier NPL Queensland side Magpies Crusaders United in the final round of qualifying by a score of 3–1, becoming the only community club to advance to the Final Rounds of the 2021 FFA Cup.[4] They were defeated 2–0 in the Round of 32 by second-tier NPL Queensland side Gold Coast Knights after allowing two late goals.[5]
Notable players
Frank Farina[1]
Takuya Iwata[6]
Nathaniel Lepani[7]
Shane Stefanutto[1]
Michael Thwaite[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "About Us". Edge Hill United FC.
- ^ Cattell, Adam (28 June 2021). "Cairns Minnows Edge Hill Want to be FFA Cup Giant Killers". FTBL.
- ^ "Edge Hill primed for regional FFA Cup showdown". FFA Cup. 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Queensland clubs qualify for the FFA Cup Round of 32". My Football. 20 June 2021.
- ^ Berthier, Thibault (15 September 2021). "Late showing earns Gold Coast Knights a spot in the Round of 16". FFA Cup.
- ^ Rugari, Vince (16 December 2014). "Ex-Edge Hill player stars with Auckland City at Club World Cup". The Cairns Post.
- ^ "Famous Soccer Players from Papua New Guinea". Ranker.
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association zones
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- NQ
- Far North & Gulf
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- Whitsunday Coast
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- Southern Cross United
- Surfers Paradise Apollo
- Tugan Jets / Twin Towns
- Whitsunday Miners
- Wide Bay Buccaneers
- Queensland State League (2008–2012)
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