Holland Park Hawks FC

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Holland Park Hawks FC
Holland Park Hawks Logo.jpg
Full nameHolland Park Hawks Football Club
Nickname(s)Hawks
Founded1977
GroundWhites Hill Reserve; Camp Hill
Head coachDanny Gnjidic
League Queensland Premier League 2
2022 5th of 12

Holland Park Hawks FC is a football club based in Camp Hill, Queensland. They are currently competing in the Football Queensland Premier League 2 the 4th division on the football pyramid of Australia. The club has youth teams which also compete in Football Queensland Academy Leagues which starts at U9 and ends at U18's.

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History

Holland Park Hawks Football Club was formed in 1976 with its home ground located at Whites Hill Reserve in Camp Hill. [1] The club first entered senior competition in 2008 and achieved promotion by finishing top of the Metro League Division Two table in their first season. [2]

Further promotions occurred in 2010, 2014 and 2015 enabling the club to climb from fifth tier of the Football Brisbane structure to the first tier in just eight seasons. Holland Park Hawks won each of these promotions by topping the league table to become premiers, and were champions three time after grand final victories. [2] The three grand final wins were:

In 2010, Holland Park Hawks also had cup success, winning the Metro Cup competition (also known as the Veto Cup) after beating Souths United 2–1 in the Final. [4] [5]

Holland Park Hawks FC had a successful debut in the 2016 Brisbane Premier League season, finishing in third place on the league table and qualifying for the finals series in which they reached the preliminary final. [6]

To build upon its success, the club applied to be part of the new National Premier Leagues structure which will commence in the 2018 season. [7] In May 2017, Football Queensland announced Holland Park Hawks were among the 14 clubs accepted to form the Football Queensland Premier League for its initial season in 2018. [8]

Seasons

SeasonLeague FFA Cup
Division (tier)PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPositionFinals Series
2008Metro League 2 (7)221714742252521st ↑Semi-finalNot yet founded
2009Metro League 1 (6)20811145441256thDNQ
2010Metro League 1 (6)211317503416401st ↑Champions
2011Premier Division 2 (5)261367583919453rdPreliminary Final
2012Premier Division 2 (5)221435472324453rdSemi-final
2013 Capital League 2 (5)221066603723366thDNQ
2014 Capital League 2 (5)221714912764521st ↑Champions Preliminary Round 4
2015 Capital League 1 (4)211542692544491st ↑Champions Preliminary Round 3
2016 Brisbane Premier League (3)221237513417393rdPreliminary Final Preliminary Round 4
2017 Brisbane Premier League (3)22868564511307thDNQ Preliminary Round 6
2018 Football Queensland Premier League (3)2481155369-162510thDNQ Preliminary Round 4
2019 Football Queensland Premier League (3)1831143170-391010thDNQ Preliminary Round 6
2020 Football Queensland Premier League (3)2034132445-21139thDNQ COVID-19 pandemic

Source: [2]

Key:Premiers / Champions Promoted ↑ Relegated ↓

The tier is the level in the Australian soccer league system

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