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The University of Newcastle Football Club, commonly referred to as UNI. Is a Australian football club based in the Newcastle, NSW suburb of Callaghan. The club began unofficialy in 1962 when students were invited to join the NSW Technical College team which competed localy. This club would go on to affiliate with the University Of Newcastle as the 'University Of Newcastle Mens Soccer Club' after the Technical College campus at Tighes Hill became The University Of Newcastle. There home games are played at Ray Watt Oval, or on occasion at any other of the University's sporting fields which are maintained by NUSport.
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Full name | Newcastle University Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Seahorses < /br> Uni | |||
Founded | 1965 as The University Of Newcastle Mens Soccer Club | |||
Ground | Ray Watt Oval | |||
Chairman | Luke Keating | |||
Head Coach | Michael Barnes | |||
League | Newcastle Zone Premier League | |||
2012 Zone Premier League | 8th | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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The clubs history is not well documented, but it is known the club took its first title when they won the Inter-varsity competition in 1966. Over the years the clubs home and away colors have changed time and time again, currently they play in a majority white with navy blue trim.
In 2009 the club returned to the Interdistrict Division One competition, after winning the minor premiership in both Interdistrict Division Two and Interdistrict Division Three over the previous years two years. In the 2009 season they finished 2nd to Mayfield United Senior Football Club, and lost the Grand Final on Penalties to Mayfield United Senior Football Club.
At the end of the 2010 season, its was decided by Newcastle Football that a new competition would be created and sit between Interdistrict Division One and the NewFM 1st Division, which itself leads to the NBN State League. This new competition is titled the Zone Premier League. The University of Newcastle Mens F.C. was choosen as one of the in-augural 10 teams to make up the new ZPL.