Launceston United Soccer Club, is a semi-professional soccer club that represents the city of Launceston in the National Premier Leagues Tasmania. It should not be mistaken with the fellow Launceston team, Launceston City. The club fields teams in all junior NTJSA (Northern Tasmanian Junior Soccer Association) divisions. The senior club consists of the Senior Men's National Premier Leagues Tasmania team (first team), Women's Super League Team, Men's Northern Championship League 1 reserve team, Men's Northern Championship Under 18's team, Northern Championship League 2 team (social League) as well as women's teams.
The club has over 500 registered players in senior and junior competitions.
Launceston United play their home games at Floorworld Park, in Launceston, Tasmania. The club's home ground is located in the suburb of Newstead. The Complex consists of features two full-size FIFA playing fields and floodlights for night matches and training sessions. Launceston United Soccer Club was formed in 1958 and merged with "Launceston Matric" under the name of "Launceston Soccer & Sports Club" in 1989. Matric was promoted to the Tasmanian State League from the Northern Premier League for the 1988 season and Merged with Launceston United the following season. However, they only lasted two seasons in the top flight before withdrawing in 1990 back to the Northern Premier League. Launceston United reverted to their original name in 2008.
The home playing kit of Launceston United is Royal Blue and White, and the away kit is either green or white. The home kit is very distinctive and features a Royal Blue jersey, the home kit also features Royal Blue shorts and Royal Blue socks. The away kits are either alternatively Green or Red.
For sponsorship reasons, the NPL Men's home and away kits are sponsored by Jackson Volkswagen. The WSL Women's Team is sponsored by Launceston Floorworld. All senior kits are manufactured and designed by Covo Australia.
The club theme song is 'Boys/Girls of Launnie' and is sung by the club's senior teams in the change rooms after a victory.
The club motto is Esse Quam Videri, which is a Latin phrase meaning "To be, rather than to seem".
Launceston United 50th Anniversary Club Emblem with motto Esse Quam Videri
Women's Senior Team
In 2020 Launceston United SC won the bid to enter into the statewide Women's Super League, after the squad won the 2020 Women's Northern Championship League title with the club.
As of 2021 the inaugural Launceston United SC WSL Squad consists of:
Katie Hill (C)
Dani Gunton (VC)
Nichola Clark
Laura Dickinson
Madi Gilpin
Jess Robinson
Jess McCullum-smith
Abigail Thomas
Amy Littlechild
Annika Reitsema
Elodie Gray
Gonya Luate
Imogen Mccormick (GK)
Isabella Duff
Isobel Cootes
Karla Jones
Madeline Lohse
Sofie Verhaegen
Sydney Carnie (GK)
Tahlia Vanderheide
Tess Klower
New clubrooms
On Saturday, 1 August 2015, Club President Tony Pearce and Michael Ferguson MHA officially opened the new Launceston United clubrooms. The opening was the culmination of a seven-year journey of development applications with the Launceston City Council, grants applications with the Tasmanian Government's Sports and Recreation Department, Football Federation Australia (FFA) and many club fundraising events. The club needed to replace the older, out of date existing clubroom building that had been in service since 1965, to more modern facilities. The new clubrooms feature four changing rooms catering for home and away teams, two separate player shower and toilet block facilities adjacent to the change rooms, referee room, club house facilities for functions, and a fully serviced bar and canteen.
Michael and Tony jointly opened the state of the art building for the present and future generations of the Launceston United Soccer Club and the community of Launceston. The new clubrooms are among the best soccer facilities in Tasmania and adequately reflect the size of the club, once being the largest in Tasmania with over 800 players.
Senior Men's Team
In 2022 Launceston United SC won the bid to enter into the statewide National Premier League, after the squad came 2nd place in the 2022 Northern Championship with the club.
This is the team that came 2nd in the Northern Championship in 2022
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