Team Solent was a football club attached to

Solent University Southampton Solent University (formerly and commonly known as Solent University) is a public university based in Southampton, United Kingdom. It has approximately 10,500 students (2019/20). Its main campus is located on East Park Terrace near ...

, based in

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. They were affiliated to the

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, as a FA Charter Standard club and from 2011-20 were members of the

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History

Team Solent FC were formed in 2005 as the competitive sporting arm of Southampton Solent University. A side was entered in the Southampton League and enjoyed immediate success winning trophies galore, before becoming a founder member of the

Hampshire Premier League The Hampshire Premier League or uhlsport Hampshire Premier League, for sponsorship reasons, is a football (soccer), football competition based in Hampshire, England. The league was formed in 2007 and currently consists of a 'Senior Division' of ...

in 2007. They were winners of the inaugural League Cup in 2008 and won their first Southampton Senior Cup in 2009. Further successes followed, and after moving to a redeveloped Test Park, they won promotion to the

Division One in 2011. The next few seasons, saw Team Solent narrowly miss out on promotion before going up in 2015 as champions. They quickly adjusted to life in the Premier Division and in 2016 won the Southampton Senior Cup for the fourth time and also the Wessex League Cup. In 2017 Team Solent enjoyed an extended run in the national FA Vase, reaching Round 5 before going down 2-5 at home against eventual winners South Shields. In 2019, the club was renamed Solent University FC but on 10th June 2020, they were suddenly disbanded with the University citing the "changing landscape of Higher Education which has caused a realignment of the priorities and the desire to support other sporting ambitions" as the reason for this decision.https://www.wessexleague.co.uk/solent-university-resign

Ground

The club's home ground was Test Park Sports Ground, Lower Brownhill Road,

SO16 9QZ. The venue has several pitches (including an artificial one) and remains very much in use today. Solent University continue to run student sides in the national BUCS (British University & Colleges Sports) competitions and happily, in 2021 Wessex League football returned when neighbours Millbrook took up residence.

League Career 2007-20

Honours

*Wessex League **Division 1 Champions 2014/15 **League Cup Winners 2015/16 *Hampshire Premier League **Senior Division Runners-up 2009/10 and 2010/11 **League Cup Winners 2007/08 and 2010/11 *Hampshire FA **Junior 'A' Cup Winners 2005/06 *Southampton FA **Senior Cup Winners 2008/09, 2010/11, 2014/15 and 2015/16 **Senior Cup Finalists 2009/10 and 2016/17 **Junior 'A' Cup Winners 2005/06 *Southampton League **Senior Division 1 Champions 2006/07 **Junior Division 1 Champions 2005/06

References

External links

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Hampshire Premier League page on Team Solent
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