Metro Claremont SC
Wikipedia - Metro FC (Australia)
Metro FC (formerly Metro Claremont Football Club) is a football club formed in 1941 in the northern suburb of Claremont, Hobart, Tasmania. 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. 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 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 for the 2015 season.
Metro Claremont SC har en lång och framgångsrik historia inom fotbollen i västra Australien. Klubben har vunnit åtta National Premier Leagues Western Australia-titlar och fyra Federation Cups. Metro Claremont SC har också representerat Western Australia i den nationella FFA Cup vid flera tillfällen.
Klubbens hemmaarena är Claremont Showground, en anläggning med en kapacitet på 4 000 personer. Metro Claremont SC har en stark supportrarbas och är en av de mest populära klubbarna i Western Australia.
Bland klubbens mest kända spelare genom tiderna finns Stan Lazaridis, Jason van Blerk och Robbie Slater. Metro Claremont SC har också producerat ett antal spelare som har representerat det australiska landslaget, inklusive Mile Jedinak och Rhys Williams.