Olympic was founded in the early 1950s by the local Greek community of Canberra. Formally the name Olympic was decided in a General Meeting of players and committee members in 1956 with the alternative name AEK losing out in the vote.[1]
Olympic have won the ACT top division league (premiership) on seven occasions under the names Canberra Olympic, Olympic and Downer Olympic. The most recent title was the NPL Capital Football premiership in 2017.[2]
In 1980, as Downer Olympic, the club won their closest premiership ahead of Croatia Deakin (now Canberra FC) by one goal. After 21 games both clubs finished on 32 points and had scored 53 goals with Olympic claiming the title on the back of their superior defence with the side conceding only 16 goals compared to Deakin's 17.[4]
Canberra Olympic have succeeded in winning the premiership and championship 'double' three times in the club's history in 1993 1994 and 2016. In 1993, Olympic won the premiership by three points ahead of Southern Cross while they beat the same opposition in the grand final on penalties 8-7.[5] In 1994, Olympic finished first in the league ahead of Tuggeranong United while they beat Tuggers in the grand final 3-1.[6]
In 2016, Canberra Olympic won the premiership by three points ahead of Cooma FC, while they beat Canberra FC 3-0 in the Grand Final.
On 18 June 2016, Canberra Olympic qualified for their first FFA Cup with a 3-1 victory over Cooma FC in the 2016 ACT Federation Cup final, played at Deakin Stadium.[7]
Canberra Olympic advanced to the 2016 FFA Cup semi finals as the last remaining NPL club in the cup that year, before being defeated by A-League side Sydney FC 3-0 at Viking Park in front of a ground record 5,581 crowd.[8][9] On the way to the semi-finals Olympic advanced past Surfers Paradise Apollo SC 1-0 (round 32),[10]Redlands United FC 2-0 (round 16)[11] and Green Gully SC 1-0 (quarter finals) at Deakin Stadium.[12]
In 2017, Canberra Olympic won the premiership by 11 points ahead of the FFA Centre of Excellence, only losing one game during the regular season.
In 2017, Canberra Olympic qualified for their second successive FFA Cup with victory over Tuggeranong FC in the 2017 ACT Federation Cup final, played at Deakin Stadium.
Olympic's primary colours of blue and white reflect the club's Greek heritage as it shares the colours of the Greek national flag. Olympics alternative colours are red and white. The club's crest is a traditional shield of white with a blue trim encompassing the club's name, location and the Olympic torch and rings.
Club nameedit
The club was founded as Olympic Soccer Club in 1956 by the local Greek community which settled in Canberra. in 1973 the club changed its name to Downer Olympic before changing it back to simply Olympic in 1991. Finally, in 1997 the club changed its name to Canberra Olympic, which it has retained as its name since that point.
^"FFA Cup: Sydney FC beats Canberra Olympic 3-0 at Viking Park in first Cup semi-final". ABC News (Australia). 21 October 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
^Helmers, Caden (3 August 2016). "FFA Cup: Canberra Olympic move into the Round of 16 with win over Surfers Apollo". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
^Helmers, Caden (24 August 2016). "FFA Cup: Canberra Olympic through to the quarter-finals with defeat of Redlands". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
^Hall, James (28 September 2016). "FFA Cup: Canberra Olympic stun by reaching semi-final". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
^"Canberra Olympic's FFA Cup dream crushed in round of 32". The Daily Advertiser. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^"Canberra Olympic squad". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
^"Premier League - Players". www.canberraolympic.com.au. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
^"Men's Coaches". www.canberraolympic.com.au. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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Canberra Olympic FC is an Australian semi professional Association football club based in the suburb of O Connor in the north of Canberra Australian Capital Territory The club was founded in 1956 and currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Capital Football Canberra Olympic FCFull nameCanberra Olympic Football ClubNickname s OlympicFounded1956GroundO Connor EnclosedCapacity1 000Coordinates35 15 39 S 149 7 25 E 35 26083 S 149 12361 E 35 26083 149 12361PresidentJohn EfkarpidisHead CoachPaul MacorLeagueNPL Capital Football20233rd of 8WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursCurrent season Contents 1 History 2 Club identity 2 1 Colours and crest 2 2 Club name 3 Current squad 4 Coaching staff 5 Honours 6 Season by season results 7 References 8 External linksHistory editOlympic was founded in the early 1950s by the local Greek community of Canberra Formally the name Olympic was decided in a General Meeting of players and committee members in 1956 with the alternative name AEK losing out in the vote 1 Olympic have won the ACT top division league premiership on seven occasions under the names Canberra Olympic Olympic and Downer Olympic The most recent title was the NPL Capital Football premiership in 2017 2 In addition to this Olympic have won six grand finals championship The most recent being 2016 NPL Capital Football Grand Final defeating Canberra FC 3 0 at Deakin Stadium in front of 2 782 people 3 In 1980 as Downer Olympic the club won their closest premiership ahead of Croatia Deakin now Canberra FC by one goal After 21 games both clubs finished on 32 points and had scored 53 goals with Olympic claiming the title on the back of their superior defence with the side conceding only 16 goals compared to Deakin s 17 4 Canberra Olympic have succeeded in winning the premiership and championship double three times in the club s history in 1993 1994 and 2016 In 1993 Olympic won the premiership by three points ahead of Southern Cross while they beat the same opposition in the grand final on penalties 8 7 5 In 1994 Olympic finished first in the league ahead of Tuggeranong United while they beat Tuggers in the grand final 3 1 6 In 2016 Canberra Olympic won the premiership by three points ahead of Cooma FC while they beat Canberra FC 3 0 in the Grand Final On 18 June 2016 Canberra Olympic qualified for their first FFA Cup with a 3 1 victory over Cooma FC in the 2016 ACT Federation Cup final played at Deakin Stadium 7 Canberra Olympic advanced to the 2016 FFA Cup semi finals as the last remaining NPL club in the cup that year before being defeated by A League side Sydney FC 3 0 at Viking Park in front of a ground record 5 581 crowd 8 9 On the way to the semi finals Olympic advanced past Surfers Paradise Apollo SC 1 0 round 32 10 Redlands United FC 2 0 round 16 11 and Green Gully SC 1 0 quarter finals at Deakin Stadium 12 In 2017 Canberra Olympic won the premiership by 11 points ahead of the FFA Centre of Excellence only losing one game during the regular season In 2017 Canberra Olympic qualified for their second successive FFA Cup with victory over Tuggeranong FC in the 2017 ACT Federation Cup final played at Deakin Stadium Canberra Olympic lost their 2017 FFA Cup Round of 32 play off to Sorrento FC in Perth 1 0 13 Club identity editColours and crest edit Olympic s primary colours of blue and white reflect the club s Greek heritage as it shares the colours of the Greek national flag Olympics alternative colours are red and white The club s crest is a traditional shield of white with a blue trim encompassing the club s name location and the Olympic torch and rings Club name edit The club was founded as Olympic Soccer Club in 1956 by the local Greek community which settled in Canberra in 1973 the club changed its name to Downer Olympic before changing it back to simply Olympic in 1991 Finally in 1997 the club changed its name to Canberra Olympic which it has retained as its name since that point Club Name Changes Name From To1 Olympic 1956 19722 Downer Olympic 1973 19903 Olympic 1991 19964 Canberra Olympic 1997 CurrentCurrent squad editAs of 15 March 2020 14 15 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp AUS Sebastian Usai2 DF nbsp AUS Nick Faust3 FW nbsp AUS Lasse Olrik4 DF nbsp AUS Adrian Macor7 MF nbsp AUS Max Mellick9 FW nbsp AUS Tom Consentini10 DF nbsp AUS Nicholas Subasic11 FW nbsp AUS Nik Popovich14 MF nbsp AUS Tupaia Ringi15 MF nbsp AUS Luca Macor16 DF nbsp AUS Cale Brown17 MF nbsp AUS Allen James18 DF nbsp AUS Nelson Curley20 DF nbsp AUS Isaac Clements21 MF nbsp AUS Callum Smith23 DF nbsp AUS Seamus Carr24 DF nbsp AUS Nathan Megic35 DF nbsp AUS Daniel Linstead40 FW nbsp AUS Luca Florez45 FW nbsp AUS Elie Darwich98 MF nbsp AUS Thomas JaneCoaching staff editAll the Canberra Olympic NPL men s and women s team staff for the 2023 season As of 26 January 2023 16 Men Position NameHead coach nbsp Paul MacorAssistant coach nbsp Daniel Macor Women Position NameHead coach nbsp Nicole BeggAssistant coach nbsp Mick BeggHonours editACT League Premiers and Finals ChampionsPremiers 7 1975 1980 1993 1994 2006 2016 2017 Champions 6 1958 1993 1994 1997 2013 2015 2016Capital Football Federation CupWinners 6 1979 1981 1983 1997 1999 2016 2017Season by season results editChampions Runners up Third PlaceCanberra Olympic Season by Season Results Season National Premier League ACT NPLFinals FedCup FFACup Top scorerGP W D L GF GA GD PTS League Finals Name Goals2013 23 13 6 4 47 25 22 45 3rd Champions QF Mark Shields 192014 16 8 3 5 41 28 13 27 3rd Semi final SF Mark Shields 152015 16 7 4 5 38 21 17 25 5th Champions QF Philippe Bernabo Madrid 102016 18 15 0 3 50 16 34 45 Premiers Champions QF W SF Philippe Bernabo Madrid 102017 18 15 2 1 66 22 44 47 Premiers Runner up QF W R32 Stephen Domenici 282018 16 11 0 5 40 21 19 33 2nd Runner up QF Michael John 12References edit Our History www canberraolympic com au 20 July 2010 Retrieved 8 February 2017 A C T Champions www socceraust co uk Retrieved 8 February 2017 PS4 NPL Olympic win back to back Grand Finals Capital Football 12 September 2016 Retrieved 30 January 2017 ACT Division One 1980 www socceraust co uk Retrieved 8 February 2017 ACT Division One 1993 www socceraust co uk Retrieved 8 February 2017 ACT Division One 1994 www socceraust co uk Retrieved 8 February 2017 Hall James 18 June 2016 Canberra Olympic to play on national stage in FFA Cup The Canberra Times Retrieved 8 February 2017 Canberra Olympic v Sydney FC Football Federation Australia 19 October 2016 Retrieved 4 February 2017 FFA Cup Sydney FC beats Canberra Olympic 3 0 at Viking Park in first Cup semi final ABC News Australia 21 October 2016 Retrieved 4 February 2017 Helmers Caden 3 August 2016 FFA Cup Canberra Olympic move into the Round of 16 with win over Surfers Apollo The Canberra Times Retrieved 8 February 2017 Helmers Caden 24 August 2016 FFA Cup Canberra Olympic through to the quarter finals with defeat of Redlands The Canberra Times Retrieved 8 February 2017 Hall James 28 September 2016 FFA Cup Canberra Olympic stun by reaching semi final The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 30 January 2017 Canberra Olympic s FFA Cup dream crushed in round of 32 The Daily Advertiser 26 July 2017 Retrieved 25 November 2017 Canberra Olympic squad www sportstg com Retrieved 9 February 2017 Premier League Players www canberraolympic com au Retrieved 9 February 2017 Men s Coaches www canberraolympic com au Retrieved 13 February 2017 External links edit nbsp Australia portal nbsp Association football portalOfficial club website Current Squad Capital Football home NPL Capital Football home Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Canberra Olympic FC amp oldid 1164482879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
