Peninsula Power is an Australian
soccer club from
Redcliffe, Queensland
Redcliffe is a town and suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It also refers colloquially to the Redcliffe Peninsula as a whole, a peninsula jutting into Moreton Bay which contains several other suburbs. Since the 1880s, R ...
. It was formed in 2000 following a merger of the Redcliffe City and Margate clubs.
It competes in the
National Premier Leagues Queensland
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.
History
Redcliffe City Soccer Club
The Redcliffe Soccer Club initially competed in Brisbane's junior competitions, fielding a team in junior first grade in 1948. The club first competed in Brisbane senior competition in 1952, entering the league in Division 4. In its first 20 years, the club's managed just one season in Division 2 in 1962, winning just two games and being relegated.
The club changed its name to Redcliffe City after the local government area was upgraded in status from a town to a city in 1959. After a decade in the lower divisions, the club played in Division 2 from 1973 to 1978.
With the formation of the Queensland State League in 1979, Redcliffe City was promoted to Division 1 but finished 11th and was relegated.
After coming third in Division 2 in 1982, Redcliffe City was promoted to Division 1 for 1983, the division below the newly formed
Brisbane Premier League. The following season, the club failed to win a game and was relegated to the third tier of Brisbane soccer in which it competed from 1985 to 1992. After four season in Division 4 (Tier 4), the club returned to the third tier for its final three seasons before merging with Margate after the 1999 season.
Margate Soccer Club
Margate Soccer Club first appeared in senior soccer in the 1977 season, playing a single season in Sunshine Coast Division One. After two season in Brisbane Division 4 in 1985 and 1986, Margate returned to its focus on junior soccer. Returning to senior competition in 1994, the club won the 1997 Division 2 premiership and was promoted to the third tier. In Division 1 (Tier 3) it completed its last two seasons in the same division as Redcliffe City before the two clubs merged in early 2000 to form Peninsula Power.
Peninsula Power FC
Peninsula Power FC was formed in 2000 upon the amalgamation of the Redcliffe City and Margate soccer clubs
and initially competed in Division 1, then the third tier of Brisbane soccer. It won its first honours in its first season taking out the Semi-Pro Youth competition. In the 2002 season the club finished top of Division 2 league table, winning the grand final 2–0 over
Beenleigh
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A government survey for the new town was conducted in 1866. The town is the terminus for the Beenl ...
. After grand final losses in 2004 and 2005, promotion to the
Brisbane Premier League was won in 2006 with a second-place finish in
Premier Division 1
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A premier will normally be a head of governm ...
.
In 2007, Peninsula Power survived a close relegation battle in their first
BPL season after achieving a 0–0 draw against fellow contenders
Ipswich Knights
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on the last day of the season. In 2008 Peninsula Power finished runners-up to
Rochedale Rovers in the league and runners-up in the final series after a 3–2 grand final loss to
Brisbane City. The following season Peninsula Power went one better, finishing top of the
Brisbane Premier League regular season for the first time in 2009. During this period the head coach was Terry Kirkham who saw the club became a mainstay of the
BPL during his four season in charge.
From 2008 to 2016, Peninsula Power have qualified for the
Brisbane Premier League finals series, never finishing lower than fourth place except for a sixth placing in 2010 when a Final Six finals system operated due to a 14 team league. The crowning achievement of this era was the three consecutive
BPLchampionships won in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Each time the club failed to win the regular season premiership, but peaked at the right time. Their grand finals wins were:
*2013 Won 5–1 vs
Lions FC (Scorers: Power – Ally Graham 4, Joshua Ahern; Lions FC – own goal)
*2014 Won 5–0 vs
Wolves FC (Scorers: Shaun Feuerriegel 2, Taylor Hart, Greig Henslee, Richard Hurlin)
*2015 Won 1–0 vs
Lions FC (Scorer: Shaun Feuerriegel)
Peninsula Power has also won Brisbane's
premier cup competition twice. Their cup final wins were:
*2008 Won 4–2 on penalties (0–0
a.e.t.
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) vs
Eastern Suburbs
*2013 Won 2–0 vs
Logan Lightning (Scorers: Ally Graham 2)
In 2017, Peninsula Power reached the
FFA Cup
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proper for the first time, qualifying with a 3–0 win over
Grange Thistle in the final preliminary round. In the Round of 32, Peninsula Power lost a close fought match 2–0 to
A-League
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club
Melbourne City at
Dolphin Oval
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witnessed by 4,017 spectators, a record attendance for an FFA Cup match in Queensland.
In May 2017,
Football Queensland
Football Queensland is recognised by both the State and Federal Governments and Football Australia as the governing body for association football and futsal in Queensland, Australia.
Tracing its history back to the establishment of the Angl ...
announced Peninsula Power FC were among the 14 clubs accepted to form the
Football Queensland Premier League for its initial season in 2018.
In 2018, Peninsula Power won the
Football Queensland Premier League and were promoted to the Queensland National Premier League (NPL).
In 2019, Peninsula Power finished 3rd in its inaugural season in the Football Queensland National Premier League. They were eliminated in the semi-finals by Gold Coast Knights 2–1.
In 2020, a season ravaged by COVID-19 and Peninsula Power's second season in the Football Queensland National Premier League competition, they finished Premiers, winning the league by 5 points ahead of Olympic FC. They were eliminated by Lions FC in the semi-finals, 4–1
Recent seasons
Source:
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Honours
Peninsula Power
*Tier 1 of Queensland competition
**Football Queensland National Premier League – Premiers 2020
**
Football Queensland Premier League – Premiers 2018; Champions 2018
**
Brisbane Premier League – Premiers 2009; Champions 2013, 2014, 2015
**
Brisbane Premier Cup
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– Winner 2008
**
Canale Cup – Winner 2013
*Tier 3 of Brisbane competition
**
Premier Division 2 – Premiers and Champions 2002
Redcliffe City
*Tier 5 of Brisbane competition
**Brisbane Division 5B – Premiers 1967
Margate
*Tier 4 of Brisbane competition
**Brisbane Division 2 – Premiers 1997
*Tier 6 of Brisbane competition
**Brisbane Division 6 – Premiers and Champions 1996
*Tier 9 of Brisbane competition
**Brisbane Division 9B – Champions 1994
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References
External links
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Association football clubs established in 2000
2000 establishments in Australia