Football Tasmania
Governing body for soccer in Tasmania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Football Tasmania (FT) is the governing body for soccer in the Australian state of Tasmania. The federation oversees competitions across Tasmania, Tasmanian representative teams, and development of the sport in the state. The federation was known as the Tasmanian Soccer Association until 1996, when it was renamed to Soccer Tasmania. In line with national changes in March 2006, it became Football Federation Tasmania. In February 2019, the organisation became simply Football Tasmania.[1]
Formation | 2005 |
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Headquarters | KGV Park, Glenorchy, Tasmania |
Membership | 14,000+ (2012) 32 clubs (and 7 junior associations) |
President | Bob Gordon |
CEO | Matt Bulkeley |
Parent organization | Football Australia |
Website | http://www.footballfedtas.com.au |
Football Tasmania sanctions all competitive football matches in Tasmania, either directly in the case of its own leagues, or indirectly, as is the case with local regional junior associations. FT also trains and appoints match officials in accordance with FIFA guidelines. FT governs the Tasmanian State League NPL Tasmania and the two underpinning domestic leagues, the Northern Championship, and the Southern Championship. FT also organises and runs several Tasmanian association football cup competitions. Responsibilities also include selecting and managing representative Tasmanian football sides at senior, men's, women's and youth levels.
Football Tasmania is a member of Football Australia, which is in turn a member of the Asian Football Confederation, and the world governing body FIFA.