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Full name | South Lismore Celtic Football Club Inc | |
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Nickname(s) | Celtic, Souths, South Lismore | |
Founded | 1946 | |
Ground | Caniaba Street Fields (Sth Lis) | |
President | Steve Towner | |
League | FFNC Premier League | |
2024 | 2nd | |
South Lismore Celtic FC is an amateur Australian soccer club from Lismore, New South Wales, Australia. The club was founded in 1946.
South Lismore plays its games at Caniaba Street Fields, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia. This is located opposite to Nesbitt Park. [1]
South Lismore Celtic FC is heavily inspired by the Glasgow club, Celtic F.C.
South Lismore FC are part of the Football Far North Coast. Their men's team currently compete in the top division, the FFNC Premier League. In their most recent season (2024) they finished 2nd on the ladder with 39 points after achieving 13 wins and 5 losses in 18 matches.
In 2023, they finished 3rd on the ladder. After beating Byron Bay in the qualifying final 1-0, they fell short to Bangalow 2-0 in the Semi Final 2. This loss meant they had to play in the Preliminary Final. They would eventually fall short to Byron Bay losing 3-2. [2]
In 2022, South Lismore finished 3rd on the Ladder by the end of the season. They qualified for the Semi Final 2 game with Alstonville FC. When the final whistle was blown, the game was tied at 1-1. South Lismore eventually won the penalty shootout 6-5. In the grand final, they had to play away from home against Richmond Rovers in East Lismore. South Lismore won the grand final 3-1 to become the champions. [3]
Due to the club being heavily inspired by Celtic F.C., they wear a very similar design and have a very similar crest. South Lismore Celtic F.C. uses green and white hoops for their shirt. The shorts and socks use a slightly darker shade of green as the shirt. The shorts and the socks are both fully green. Their alternate strip contains white and golden hoops with white socks.
South Lismore's crest uses a very similar design to Celtic F.C. [1]
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