Kangaroo Point Rovers FC
| Full name | Kangaroo Point Rovers Football Club | ||
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| Nicknames | KPR, Pineapple Rovers, The Piney Boys, The Piney Girls | ||
| Founded | 1886, as Pineapple Rovers[1] 1996 as Pineapple Rovers Soccer FC | ||
| Ground | Raymond Park | ||
| Club President | Steve Silvester | ||
| Head Coach | Sean Grady | ||
| League | Football Queensland Premier League 5 − Metro | ||
| 2023 | 4th (GF Champions) | ||
| Website | https://www.kangaroopointrovers.com.au/ | ||
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Kangaroo Point Rovers FC is an Australian soccer club from Brisbane, Queensland. It was formed in 1996 and currently competes in Division 5 of the Football Queensland Premier League - Metro.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]The club was formed as Pineapple Rovers Soccer Football Club in 1996.[2] The club is a reincarnation of the original Pineapple Rovers, which was one of the earliest soccer clubs in Queensland. This earlier Pineapple Rovers club won Brisbane Division 1 premierships in 1919, 1924, and 1925 before merging with Shafston Rovers in 1938 to form Eastern Suburbs FC.[3][4]
The current club first entered Football Queensland Metro competition in 2001 in Division 2, then the fourth tier of Brisbane's football system. The following season, the club won its first honours, defeating Clairvaux FC 2–1 in the Division 3 Grand Final.[5]
In 2005 the club was renamed Kangaroo Point Rovers FC after relocating to its current ground at Raymond Park in Kangaroo Point.[2] The newly renamed club won the Metropolitan League Division 1 Grand Final in 2006 and promotion to Premier Division 2. Kangaroo Point Rovers remained in this division for six seasons until finishing last in 2012 and being relegated to Capital League 3.[5]
The club bounced back immediately, finishing atop Capital League 3 in 2013 and winning the Grand Final 2–1 over Redcliffe PCYC.[6] KPR then had its best-ever cup run in the 2014 Canale Cup (which doubled as the 2014 FFA Cup preliminary rounds), winning through four consecutive rounds until losing to Peninsula Power in the fifth round.[7]
The club's cup form was not replicated in 2014 Capital League 2 and it was relegated after finishing in 10th place. A further relegation in 2015 sent Kangaroo Point Rovers FC compete to Capital League 4.[5]
Honours
[edit | edit source]- Brisbane Division 3
- Champions: 2002
- Brisbane Metro League 1
- Champions: 2006
- Capital League 2/Football Queensland Premier League 5 − Metro
- Champions: 2023
- Capital League 3
- Premiers: 2013
- Champions: 2013
- Capital League 4
- Champions: 2017
Recent seasons
[edit | edit source]| Season | League | FFA Cup | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division (tier) | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Finals Series | ||
| 2008 | Premier Division 2 (5) | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 44 | -15 | 24 | 9th | DNQ | Not yet founded |
| 2009 | Premier Division 2 (5) | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 54 | -6 | 26 | 9th | DNQ | |
| 2010 | Premier Division 2 (5) | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 66 | -33 | 20 | 9th | DNQ | |
| 2011 | Premier Division 2 (5) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 56 | -30 | 24 | 12th | DNQ | |
| 2012 | Premier Division 2 (5) | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 29 | 84 | -55 | 8 | 12th ↓ | DNQ | |
| 2013 | Capital League 3 (6) | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 92 | 23 | 69 | 49 | 1st ↑ | Champions | |
| 2014 | Capital League 2 (5) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 68 | -42 | 14 | 10th ↓ | DNQ | Preliminary Round 4 |
| 2015 | Capital League 3 (6) | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 64 | -35 | 15 | 11th ↓ | DNQ | Preliminary Round 2 |
| 2016 | Capital League 4 (7) | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 43 | 65 | -22 | 29 | 8th | DNQ | Preliminary Round 2 |
| 2017 | Capital League 4 (7) | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 37 | 3rd | Champions | Preliminary Round 2 |
| 2018 | Capital League 2 (6) | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 51 | -14 | 24 | 8th | DNQ | Preliminary Round 2 |
| 2019 | Capital League 2 (6) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 39 | 4th | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Round 3 |
Source:[5]
| Key: | Premiers / Champions | Promoted ↑ | Relegated ↓ |
The tier is the level in the Australian soccer league system
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ History of association football in Brisbane, Queensland
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