Northern Tigers
Wikipedia - Northern Tigers FC
Northern Tigers FC is a semi-professional Association football club based in the northern suburbs area of Sydney, spanning the Lower North Shore, Upper North Shore and reaching up to Brooklyn on the banks of the Hawkesbury River. The Northern Tigers enter teams in the Football NSW League One (formerly National Premier Leagues NSW Men's 2) (Men and Boys), National Premier Leagues NSW Women's (Women and Girls), FNSW Skills Acquisition Program (Mixed Under 9 - Under 12 and Girls Under 10 - Under 13).
Home games are played at North Turramurra Recreation Area (NTRA), with Charles Bean Sports Field, at the former Ku-ring-gai Campus of the University of Technology, Sydney acting as an additional facility.
History
Ku-ring-gai & District Soccer Association purchased a NSW Soccer Federation Division One license from the Balmain Tigers FC in 2002. The name was then changed to Northern Tigers and the Northern Tigers FC was established.
In 2003 they were premiers of FNSW Men's Division 1 and were promoted to the NSW Super League (the second tier of soccer in New South Wales). In 2007 they were premiers of the Super League but declined promotion to NSW Premier League (the top tier of NSW soccer). In 2010 they were again champions of the Super League after defeating St George FC 4–0 in the grand final.
In 2015, the Northern Tigers were crowned champions of the NPL NSW2 season, however due to the club championship promotion criteria by Football NSW in which are points accumulated across the U-20's and U-18's as well, they were not promoted.
I Northern Tigers giocano le partite casalinghe al North Sydney Oval, un impianto di calcio situato a North Sydney, a circa 12 chilometri dal centro di Sydney. Lo stadio ha una capienza di circa 10.000 spettatori.
I Northern Tigers hanno una lunga e ricca storia nel calcio australiano, avendo vinto numerosi campionati e coppe. Il club ha vinto il campionato del Nuovo Galles del Sud per due volte, nel 2001 e nel 2013. Ha anche vinto la Waratah Cup, la principale coppa calcistica del Nuovo Galles del Sud, per tre volte, nel 2001, 2002 e 2013.
I Northern Tigers hanno anche rappresentato l'Australia a livello internazionale, partecipando alla OFC Champions League, la principale competizione calcistica per club dell'Oceania. Il club ha raggiunto la finale della OFC Champions League nel 2014, ma ha perso contro l'Auckland City FC.
I Northern Tigers sono una squadra di calcio conosciuta e rispettata in Australia. Il club è noto per il suo stile di gioco offensivo e per la sua capacità di segnare molti gol. I Northern Tigers sono anche una squadra molto popolare tra i tifosi, che affollano sempre lo stadio per le partite casalinghe.