Logan United FC
| Full name | Logan United Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2008 | ||
| Dissolved | 2010 | ||
| Ground |
Clem Jones Field Logan, Queensland Australia | ||
| Capacity | 5000 | ||
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Logan United Football Club were a professional Australian football (soccer) club based in Logan, Queensland which played in the Queensland State League. They did not apply to stay in the league for the 2010 Queensland State League season.
History
Logan United was formed in 2008 to join the Queensland State League, a new league formed to fill the gap between the A-League and various city competitions around the state. In their first season in the competition the team placed fifth (out of ten teams), then sixth (out of eleven) in the 2009 season. The club started with a strong squad, including some former A-League players, such as Switzerland-born Remo Buess[1] who had played with FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League as well as Queensland Roar (now Brisbane Roar) in the A-League, Papua New Guinean international Reggie Davani,[2] Fijian national team player Raj Oshen [3] and Vanuatu national football team Goalkeeper Chikau Mansale.[4][5] Former English Premier League Goalkeeper Jason Kearton works as the Club's Goalkeeping coach.[6]
Colours and badge
The club's home kit is black and white strip jerseys, with white pants and white socks. Similar to the strips of English Premier League club Newcastle United FC and Italian Serie A club Juventus FC. The club's away jersey is yellow, with black pants and yellow socks. Crestmead based company 'BWS' are Logan United's major sponsor, with their logo on the club's strip on both the front and back of their squad jerseys.[7]
Previous squad
2009 Queensland State League Squad Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Representatives
The following players are currently or were formerly members of their respective national teams:
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Reggie Davani -
Chikau Mansale -
Raj Oshen
The following players are currently or were formerly members of their respective national youth teams:
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Remo Buess -
Daniel Gecic -
Blake Kallis - Damien Kallis
- Sebastian Usai
Club Partnerships
In 2009, Logan United signed several partnerships with local clubs in the area in order to strengthen their own team as well as provide opportunities to share coaching information as well as players with developmental clubs.[8] These clubs included:
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Greenbank Seniors FC - Logan Uniting Church SC
- Eagle United FC
Club Achievements
All-Time Most Appearances
- Sebastian Usai – 41 Games
All-Time Leading Goalscorer
- Blake Kallis – 29 Goals
Most Yellow Cards In A Season
- Josh Filewood – 7 Yellow Cards
Most Red Cards In A Season
- Josh Filewood – 2 Red Cards
All-Time Most Assists
- Damien Kallis – 18 Assists
First Player to score a goal
- Robert Laslo Vs North Queensland Razorbacks, Round 1–30 March 2008
First player to score over 1 goal in a game
- Blake Kallis – 2 goals vs Redlands City Devils, Round 4–19 April 2008 [9][10]
Youngest Player to Play For Logan United FC
See also
References
- ↑ Logan United FC snare Buess
- ↑ Logan United FC sign PNG star Reggie Davani
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- ↑ http://www.qldsl.com.au/article.php?display=archive&id=313
- ↑ http://www.qldsl.com.au/article.php?id=355
- ↑ First Partner Club Agreements signed, sealed and delivered
- ↑ http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/74385,queensland-state-league-round-4-weekend-wrap.aspx
- ↑ http://www.qldsl.com.au/article.php?display=archive&id=91
- ↑ http://qldsl.com.au/article.php?display=archive&id=273
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