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Logan United Football Club were a professional Australian 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.
| Full name | Logan United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | LUFC | ||
| Founded | 2008 | ||
| Dissolved | 2010 | ||
| Ground | Clem Jones Field Logan, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Capacity | 5000 | ||
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History
editLogan 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
editThe club's home kit was black and white strip jerseys, with white pants and white socks. The club's away jersey is yellow, with black pants and yellow socks. Crestmead based company 'BWS' wereLogan 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
edit2009 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
editThe following players are currently or were formerly members of their respective national teams:
Daniel Gecic
Reggie Davani
Chikau Mansale
Raj Oshen
The following players are currently or were formerly members of their respective national youth teams:
Remo Buess- Daniel Gecic
Blake Kallis- Damien Kallis
- Sebastian Usai
Club Partnerships
editIn 2009, Logan United signed several partnerships with local clubs in the area 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 Greenbank Seniors FC, Logan Uniting Church SC and Eagle United FC
Club achievements
editAll-Time Most Appearances
- Sebastian Usai – 41 Games
All-Time Leading Goalscorer
- Daniel Gecic – 38 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
- Daniel Gecic – 22 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]
Youngest Player to Play For Logan United FC
- Damien Kallis – 16 years 196 days Vs QAS – 2 August 2008[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Logan United FC snare Buess Archived 31 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Logan United FC sign PNG star Reggie Davani". Archived from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
- ^ "QSL - Queensland State League - Our State of Play". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ "QSL - Queensland State League - Our State of Play". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ "QSL - Queensland State League - Our State of Play". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ "QSL - Queensland State League - Our State of Play". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ "BDS in for LUFC major sponsorship". Qldsl.com.au. Football Queensland. 10 March 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "First Partner Club Agreements signed, sealed and delivered". Archived from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
- ^ Tobin, Michelle (3 September 2008). "Queensland State League Round 4 Weekend Wrap". Australian FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "QSL - Queensland State League - Our State of Play". Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.