South Hobart FC

South Hobart
Full nameSouth Hobart Football Club
Founded1910 (1910)
GroundSouth Hobart Oval
Capacity4,500
CoachKen Morton
LeagueNPL Tasmania
20251st of 8 (premiers and champions)
Websitehttp://southhobartfc.com/

South Hobart Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in Hobart, Tasmania. Founded in 1910, the club currently competes in the NPL Tasmania before transition to Australian Championship. South Hobart plays home games at South Hobart Ground and also fields teams in all junior divisions, as well as women's teams.

South Hobart has a continuing reputation for identifying quality youth players and involving them in the first team. Former Newcastle Jets forward Andy Brennan is a feature of this youth academy.

History

South Hobart is the oldest soccer club in Tasmania, as well as one of the most successful. They have won the State Championship a record 18 times. Add to this 21 Southern titles, 11 KO Cups, 3 Statewide KO Cups and 6 Falkinder Cups plus various other trophies, and stands out as Tasmania's most successful club. They played their first match on 21 May 1910. South Hobart won the league for the first time in 1919, and won the next four in a row. Although successful throughout their existence, they have only recently begun to again win trophies at the highest level. The 60s saw the influx of ethnic based clubs, and South Hobart has taken until the 21st century to return to their former glory.

Celebrating their centenary in 2010 the club enjoyed their most successful season ever achieving a clean sweep across Tasmanian soccer, finishing 1st in the Southern Premier League, winning the Championship play-off along with the Statewide Cup, Summer Cup and Steve Hudson Cup. They also retained all these titles in 2011.

With the creation of the National Premier Leagues as the official second tier of Australian soccer for 2013, South Hobart finished in first place in Tasmanian division and won the regional championship playoffs. Progressing the Final series they defeated Campbelltown City SC of South Australia in the semi-final. Taking on one of Australia's most famous and successful former NSL sides Sydney United 58 FC they were defeated 2–0 in the inaugural Grand Final.

2013 saw Kostas Kanakaris score the fastest hat-trick in Australian soccer when he scored three goals in almost 3 minutes against Launcestion City in the highest scoring match of that time.[1] In 2014 South Hobart became the first Tasmanian side to qualify for the FFA Cup. The club was drawn against Tuggeranong United in the round of 32, though lost the match 4–5 on penalties after 1–1 result after extra-time.[2] They competed in the 2015 edition as they went down in penalties again, this time to Sydney United 58.[3]

2025

They will also compete in the inaugural 2025 Australian Championship after becoming Tasmanian Premiers in the regular season.

Players

Current squad

As of 8 October 2025[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Nicholas O'Connell
3 DF  AUS Adam Gorrie
5 DF  JPN Musashi Kokubo
6 DF  AUS Jacob Lancaster
7 MF  AUS Samuel Berezansky
8 MF  AUS Kobe Kemp
9 MF  AUS Bradley Lakoseljac
10 MF  AUS Nicholas Morton
99 FW  SWE Alexander Eliasson
12 MF  AUS Oliver White
13 DF  AUS Reilly Morton
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  AUS Harrison Oates
15 FW  AUS Daniel Arnaiz
16 FW  AUS Patrick Both
17 FW  AUS Alex Walter
18 DF  AUS Eli Wright
19 DF  AUS Tobias Herweynen
20 FW  AUS Rex Maddock
21 FW  AUS Kasper Hallam
22 GK  AUS Kieran Brown
24 GK  AUS Thomas Cordell
25 MF  AUS Alfred Hess

Former players

Ground

South Hobart play their home games at South Hobart Ground, D'Arcy Street, South Hobart. The ground is a picturesque ground at the base of the slopes of Mount Wellington with sweeping views over the city and the River Derwent. The club's headquarters however and training ground are located nearby at Wellesley Park, Wellesley Street, South Hobart.

Records

As the most successful and oldest currently existing club in Tasmania the club holds a number of records. Some of these include the longest unbeaten run in Tasmanian soccer – 63 games without defeat, the most state championships won and also the record for fastest hat-trick in Australian history when Kostas Kanakaris scored three in two minutes and 51 seconds in part of an 11–0 thrashing of Launceston City on 12 May 2013.[1][5]

Seasons - Men

Season League Statewide Cup FFA Cup Summer Cup/Summer Series
Name (national level) Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Tasmanian Finals NPL Finals/Aus Champ Final Series
1996 State League (2) 18 6 2 10 35 47 −12 20 7th DNQ Not yet founded ? Not yet founded ?
1997 18 7 3 8 39 47 −8 24 6th DNQ Semi-final Runners-up
1998 18 7 1 10 36 40 −4 22 6th DNQ Not contested Runners-up
1999 16 5 0 11 31 46 −15 15 7th DNQ Fourth place
2000 South Conference (2) 16 2 1 13 22 41 −19 7 9th Not contested Quarter-final Group stage
2001 South Premier League (2) 18 11 4 3 52 22 30 37 2nd DNQ - Winners
2002 18 14 2 2 51 17 34 44 1st Champions Semi-final Semi-final
2003 18 9 3 6 40 20 20 30 4th DNQ Quarter-final Runners-up
2004 16 6 3 7 29 28 1 21 6th DNQ First round Winners
2005 16 4 8 4 20 18 2 20 6th DNQ Quarter-final Semi-final
2006 18 11 1 6 44 27 17 34 3rd DNQ Semi-final Group stage
2007 18 13 4 1 59 14 42 43 2nd DNQ Semi-final Group stage
2008 18 14 2 2 56 13 43 44 1st Champions Winners Runners-up
2009 21 15 3 3 49 15 34 48 1st Runners-up First round Group stage
2010 21 18 3 0 61 15 46 57 1st Champions Winners Winners
2011 21 16 3 2 77 22 55 51 1st Champions Winners Winners
2012 21 16 2 3 62 15 47 50 1st Champions Semi-final Semi-final
2013 Victory League (2) 21 18 2 1 79 25 54 56 1st Champions Runners-up Quarter-final Semi-final
2014 21 18 1 2 89 18 71 55 1st Champions Quarter-final Winners Round of 32 Group stage
2015 21 15 1 5 73 27 46 46 2nd Semi-final DNQ Winners Round of 32 Semi-final
2016 NPL Tasmania (2) 21 15 3 3 87 21 66 48 3rd Champions DNQ Runners-up Preliminary R7 Winners
2017 21 18 1 2 87 19 68 55 1st Champions Quarter-final Quarter-final Preliminary R5 DNE
2018 21 15 2 4 63 32 31 47 2nd Not held DNQ Runners-up Preliminary R7 DSQ
2019 24 14 5 5 80 30 50 47 3rd Not held DNQ Winners Round of 32
2020 14 7 2 5 30 24 +6 23 3rd Not held Cancelled TBD Cancelled
2021 21 13 4 4 58 24 34 43 3rd Cancelled
2022 21 14 3 4 64 23 41 45
2023 21 12 4 5 61 30 31 40 2nd Not held DNQ Champions Preliminary R7 DSQ
2024 21 14 5 2 58 29 29 47 2nd Not held DNQ Cancelled Preliminary R4
2025 19 15 3 1 74 20 +54 48 1st Not held Cancelled TBD Round of 32
Australian Championship (2) 6 0 – –

Honours

  • State Champions:
    • Winners (19): 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1929, 1937, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1959, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017
    • 'Runners-up (4): 1926, 2009, 2015, 2018
  • Milan Lakoseljac Memorial Trophy (Statewide Cup)
    • Winners (7): 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2025
    • Runners-up (2): 2016, 2018
  • National Premier Leagues Tasmania (NPL Tas Premiers)
    • Winners (4): 2013, 2014, 2017, 2025
    • Runners-up (2): 2015, 2018
  • Victory Cup / NPL Tas League Cup (NPL Tas Finals)
    • Winners (4): 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
  • National Premier Leagues
    • Runners-up: 2013
  • Southern Premierships
    • Winners (21): 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1929, 1937, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1959, 1978, 1980, 1999, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
    • Runners-up (15): 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1936, 1939, 1951, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 2001, 2007
  • KO Cup
    • Winners (11): 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1938, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955
    • Runners-up (8): 1929, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958
  • Summer Cup
    • Winners (6): 2001, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2022
    • Runners-up (7): 1971, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2020, 2021
  • NPL Summer Series
    • Winners (1): 2018
  • Vase Cup
    • Winners: (1): 2001
  • Falkinder Cup
    • Winners (6): 1919, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1946, 1948
    • Runners-up (10): 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1931, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1947, 1959
  • Steve Hudson Cup
    • Winners (4): 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • Association Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 1960
  • Ascot Gold Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 1960
  • Lloyd Triestino Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 1975

References

  1. ^ a b "South Hobart soccer player claims national record". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. ^ Luttrell, Alex (6 August 2014). "South Hobart hurting after heartbreaking FFA Cup exit to Tuggeranong United". The Mercury. Hobart. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Sydney United 3 (3) South Hobart 3 (1)". FFA. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Inaugural Australian Championship squads announced". Australian Championship. Football Australia. 8 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Tasmanian footballer Kostas Kanakaris breaks Australian record for fastest hat-trick ever scored". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
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