Nickname(s) The Rovers Ground Capacity 600 Coach Adam Bennett Founded 1949 | Ground Jack Speare Park Chairman Joann Kirby League Brisbane Premier League Capacity 600 | |
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Full name Taringa Rovers Soccer Football Club Profiles | ||
Taringa Rovers is an Australian soccer club based at Indooroopilly, in the west of Brisbane, Australia. The club was founded in 1949 by Jack Speare and Ernie Dixon.
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The club started with one junior team, playing out of Moore Park, Indooroopilly and moved to the Indooroopilly Recreation Reserve (now named Jack Speare Park) at Fairley Street Indooroopilly, in 1955. Taringa Rovers may be the oldest club in its original form and still using its original name that has played continuously in the Brisbane senior competitions.
The club has remained in the top division of the Brisbane competition (the Brisbane Premier League) longer than any other club currently in that division, having been in the division continuously since its promotion in 1983, until a decision by Football Brisbane to offer places to clubs based on criteria of facilities and juniors saw the club relegated to the Capital League in 2013 Promotion back to the Premier League for 2015 was sealed with a second-place finish. The club has won this league once, in 1993 (see Football Brisbane Men's Competition Archive)
2009 season
The 2009 season was one of frustration for the first team, with injuries causing many headaches for the coaching staff. Senior players Nick Kuyper and Tom Guttormsen missed almost the whole season and Luke Harper succumbed to a serious knee injury after round 14. However, it was with goalkeepers where the team had most issues, using nine different keepers during the season, due to injuries. Despite this, the young squad kept to their task and finished the league in 9th position.
2010 season
A new grandstand was built and the playing field re-surfaced for season 2010. Taringa started the season woefully, and looked likely to be relegated after a long winless streak. However coach Joe Fenech turned the team around as they fought back to finish 11th out of 14 teams in the Brisbane Premier League. The club will be remembered by others in 2010 for scoring an average of more than 2 goals per game, while conceding more than 3 goals per game, making matches involving Taringa an often exciting affair.
2011 season
Of the club's 13 senior teams, 8 played semi finals. Four of the teams were successful in reaching their competitions Grand Finals, with only the U21s being successful, defeating Souths Utd 3–2 aet.
The Women's Division 1 team were crowned Premiers with three rounds still to be played.
Matt Biggins was named as the Brisbane Men's Premier League Players Player of the Year.
2012 season
Of the club's 14 senior & 6 competitive junior teams, 7 teams competed in semi finals of which 3 teams, the U12 division 3, U14 division 3 and Women's Division 4 teams making their respective finals. The U 12 Division 3 lost 2–1 but the U 14 Division 3 and the Women's Division 4 both won 5–0 and 4–0 respectively.
Taringa Rovers top women's team competed at the top level, Diamond League formerly Women's Premier League, for the first time in the club's history having won Division 1 last year.
Nick Tubbs was named Goalkeeper in the Brisbane Men's Premier Select Team.
2013
With the revamping of the Men's Brisbane Premier League, after a record 30 continuous years in the top flight, Taringa Rovers SFC was controversially omitted and relegated to the second tier of football, Capital League 1. The major outcome was a substantial loss of junior players to nearby clubs in the BPL. The club has now entered a rebuilding phase with plans to return to the BPL in the near future. The women's Diamond League team maintained their top flight status for the 2014 season.
2014
After a successful season the Capital 1 team finished second with a late winner away against Annerley in the final game of the season. This booked the club's place in the BPL for the 2015 season. The team then, two days later, went to Premiers Mitchelton for the first semi final and came away with 2–0 win to book their place in the Grand Final. A very late equaliser from Jessie Devereaux and then some brilliant penalty saves from Douglas Blaikie saw Taringa Rovers walk away with the trophy 3–1 on penalties.
2015
BPL squad was assembled and coach Mick Matthews was happy with what he had assembled. However by the midpoint of the season it was clear they were short a few premier league hardened players and were also lacking that one player of real quality who could lift the rest of the team. The club was relegated back to the Capital 1 competition after just one season back.
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.