Logan United FC

Logan United Football Club were a professional Australian soccer club based in Logan, Queensland which played in the Queensland State League. They did not apply to stay in the league for the 2010 Queensland State League season.

Logan United FC
Full nameLogan United Football Club
Nickname(s)LUFC
Founded2008
Dissolved2010
GroundClem Jones Field
Logan, Queensland, Australia
Capacity5000

History

Logan United was formed in 2008 to join the Queensland State League, a new league formed to fill the gap between the A-League and various city competitions around the state. In their first season in the competition the team placed fifth (out of ten teams), then sixth (out of eleven) in the 2009 season. The club started with a strong squad, including some former A-League players, such as Switzerland-born Remo Buess[1] who had played with FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League as well as Queensland Roar (now Brisbane Roar) in the A-League, Papua New Guinean international Reggie Davani,[2] Fijian national team player Raj Oshen [3] and Vanuatu national football team Goalkeeper Chikau Mansale.[4][5] Former English Premier League Goalkeeper Jason Kearton works as the Club's Goalkeeping coach.[6]

Colours and badge

The club's home kit was black and white strip jerseys, with white pants and white socks. The club's away jersey is yellow, with black pants and yellow socks. Crestmead based company 'BWS' wereLogan United's major sponsor, with their logo on the club's strip on both the front and back of their squad jerseys.[7]

Previous squad

2009 Queensland State League Squad Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Sebastian Usai
2 MF  AUS Ryan Stenhouse
3 DF  AUS Mitch Nelis
4 DF   SUI Remo Buess
5 DF  AUS Jackson Dixon-Best
6 DF  FIJ Raj Oshen
7 MF  AUS Damien Kallis
8 MF  AUS Filip Nechifor
9 FW  AUS Blake Kallis
10 DF  AUS Robert Laslo
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW  CRO Daniel Gecic
12 MF  AUS Luke Howell
13 FW  AUS Jon San Martin
14 MF  JPN Nobuhiro Iwami
15 MF  ARG Jair Wilk
16 DF  AUS Jesse McDonnell
17 DF  AUS Josh Filewood
18 MF  AUS Chris Roulston
19 FW  PNG Reggie Davani
20 GK  VAN Chikau Mansale

Representatives

The following players are currently or were formerly members of their respective national teams:

The following players are currently or were formerly members of their respective national youth teams:

Club Partnerships

In 2009, Logan United signed several partnerships with local clubs in the area in order to strengthen their own team as well as provide opportunities to share coaching information as well as players with developmental clubs.[8] These clubs included Greenbank Seniors FC, Logan Uniting Church SC and Eagle United FC

Club Achievements

All-Time Most Appearances

All-Time Leading Goalscorer

  • Daniel Gecic – 38 Goals

Most Yellow Cards In A Season

  • Josh Filewood – 7 Yellow Cards

Most Red Cards In A Season

  • Josh Filewood – 2 Red Cards

All-Time Most Assists

  • Daniel Gecic – 22 Assists

First Player to score a goal

First player to score over 1 goal in a game

Youngest Player to Play For Logan United FC

  • Damien Kallis – 16 years 196 days Vs QAS – 2 August 2008 [10]

See also

References
  1. Logan United FC snare Buess Archived 31 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Logan United FC sign PNG star Reggie Davani".
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "BDS in for LUFC major sponsorship". Qldsl.com.au. Football Queensland. 10 March 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  8. "First Partner Club Agreements signed, sealed and delivered".
  9. Tobin, Michelle (3 September 2008). "Queensland State League Round 4 Weekend Wrap". Australian FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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