Kangaroo Point Rovers FC

Full name Kangaroo Point Rovers Football Club
Nickname(s)

KPR

The Piney Boys
Founded 1886 (1886), as Pineapple Rovers[1]
1996 (1996) as Pineapple Rovers Soccer FC
Ground Raymond Park, Kangaroo Point
Club President Duncan Tranent
Head Coach Julien McNamee
League Capital League 2
2017 3rd
Website Club website
StateLibQld 1 184763 Pineapple Rovers Soccer Club excursion on the river, ca. 1918

Kangaroo Point Rovers FC is an Australian football (soccer) club from Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed in 1996 and currently fields first and reserve grade teams in Football Brisbane's Capital League 2 competition, and competes in the Men's City League and the Brisbane Women's competitions.[2]

History

The club was formed as Pineapple Rovers Soccer Football Club in 1996.[2] The club is a reincarnation of the original Pineapple Rovers, one of the oldest clubs in Queensland, thought to have been formed in the late 1880s and playing out of Raymond Park (then known as the Pineapple Sportsfield, named for the adjacent Pineapple Hotel).[1][2] This earlier Pineapple Rovers club won three Brisbane Division 1 premierships (in 1919, 1924 and 1925) and had an unbroken history from 1912 until November 1938[3] when it merged with Shafston Rovers to form Eastern Suburbs.[4]

The current club first entered Football Brisbane competition in 2001, starting in Division 2, then the fourth tier of Brisbane's football system. The following season, the club won its first honours, defeating Clairvaux FC 2-1 in the Division 3 Grand Final.[5]

In 2005 the club was renamed Kangaroo Point Rovers FC after relocating to its current ground and spiritual home at Raymond Park, Kangaroo Point.[2]

The newly renamed club won the Metropolitan League Division 1 Grand Final in 2006 and promotion to Premier Division 2. Kangaroo Point Rovers remained in this division for six seasons until finishing last in 2012 and being relegated to Capital League 3.[5]

Kangaroo Point Rovers bounced back immediately, finishing top of 2013 Capital League 3 and winning the Grand Final 2-1 over Redcliffe PCYC.[6] The club had its best ever cup run in the 2014 Canale Cup which doubled as the 2014 FFA Cup preliminary rounds, winning through four consecutive rounds until losing to Peninsula Power in the fifth round.[7] The club's cup form was not replicated in 2014 Capital League 2 and the club was relegated after finishing in 10th place. A further relegation in 2015 has seen Kangaroo Point Rovers FC compete in Capital League 4 since 2016.[5]

With the rebuilding phase well underway after back to back relegations, 2017 saw the return of success both on and off the pitch at KPR with numerous improvements made within the club which culminated in a 3rd place finish in the league, only to miss promotion and 2nd place by the way of goal difference. This didn't deter the squad as they made history winning the last ever Capital 4 Grand Final over Samford Rangers 2-0.

In January 2018, with the league restructure of Football Brisbane's footballing pyramid underway, KPR saw themselves in the newly reformed Capital 3 league. This all suddenly changed when Pine Rivers decided to withdraw from the Capital League structure meaning an availability opened up for Cap 2 football in 2018. After careful consideration, the coaching staff and committee took on the chance of returning back to Cap 2 with open arms and returned to the league they once called home some 4 years ago.

New challenges, with some and old rivalries will resume when the new season kicks off in late February 2018 with KPR looking to maintain their new Capital League 2 position.

The Capital 4 Grand Final winning squad.

Honours

  • Brisbane Division 3 – Champions 2002
  • Brisbane Metro League 1 – Champions 2006
  • Capital League 3 – Premiers and Champions 2013
  • Capital League 4 – Champions 2017

Recent seasons

Season League FFA Cup
Division (Tier) Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Finals Series
2008Premier Division 2 (5)2273122944-15249thDNQNot yet founded
2009Premier Division 2 (5)226884854-6269thDNQ
2010Premier Division 2 (5)2262143366-33209thDNQ
2011Premier Division 2 (5)2673162656-302412thDNQ
2012Premier Division 2 (5)2222182984-55812th ↓DNQ
2013 Capital League 3 (6)201613922369491st ↑Champions
2014 Capital League 2 (5)2242162668-421410th ↓DNQPreliminary Round 4
2015 Capital League 3 (6)2250172964-351511th ↓DNQPreliminary Round 2
2016 Capital League 4 (7)2492134365-22298thDNQPreliminary Round 2
2017 Capital League 4 (7) 16 12 1 3 39 13 26 37 3rd Champions Preliminary Round 2

Source:[5]

Key: Premiers / Champions Promoted ↑ Relegated ↓

The tier is the level in the Australian soccer league system

References

  1. 1 2 History of association football in Brisbane, Queensland
  2. 1 2 3 4 "About Us". Kangaroo Point Rovers FC official website. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Pineapple Rovers". Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "SOCCER CLUBS AMALGAMATE". The Courier-mail (1618). Queensland, Australia. 8 November 1938. p. 12. Retrieved 16 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Kangaroo Point Rovers FC". Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Brisbane Capital League Division Three 2013 Fixtures/Results". socceraust.co.uk website. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Brisbane Canale Cup 2014 Fixtures/Results". socceraust.co.uk website. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
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