Western Pride FC
- Leagues Played
- Austrália - Queensland - Premier League 106 Austrália - NPL Queensland 99 Austrália - Amigáveis 14 Austrália - Taça FFA 5 Austrália - Taça FFA - Qualificação 4 Austrália - Queensland - Pro Series 3
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- Related Teams
- Western Pride FC - Feminino Western Pride FC Sub20 Western Pride FC Sub23
Resultados
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Estat.
| Total | Casa | Visitante | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partidas disputadas | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Wins | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Losses | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Goals for | 26 | 17 | 9 |
| Goals against | 31 | 19 | 12 |
| Clean sheets | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Failed to score | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Wikipedia - Western Pride FC
Western Pride Football Club was a soccer club based in Ipswich, Queensland. The club is best known for winning the NPL Queensland Grand Final in 2017. Pride's Senior Men currently play in the Football Queensland Premier League, following relegation in 2018, while the juniors and Senior Women teams play in their respective NPL or FQPL Queensland competitions.
The club was founded in 2012 by a new entity called Football Ipswich, set up by local football clubs to represent the Greater Ipswich Region and surrounding Western Corridor.
Pride were inaugural members of the Men and Women's NPL Queensland competitions, the 2nd tier of Australian football.
In 2023 it was announced that Pride and Ipswich City FC would merge ahead of the 2024 season, with the new club being called Ipswich FC.
History
Pride's inaugural men's player/coach was former Socceroo Kasey Wehrman who led the team from 2012 until his resignation in July 2014 to return to Norway.
In October 2014, former A-League player Karl Dodd accepted the position of Head Coach of the Western Pride FC Senior Men's Team in the National Premier League (Qld). Former Matilda Karla Reuter signed on as Assistant Manager of the Men's team.
Dodd led the team to an impressive start to the season, however in June 2015 he was recruited by Brisbane Roar FC to take up a position as the High Performance Manager.
Dodd was replaced by former Whitsunday Miners FC coach Graham Harvey.
Pride Women's team first appeared in the SEQ Premier League, and were coached by Byron Hellmuth. In 2015 Pride gained a licence to the newly formed NPL Queensland Women'scompetition. Byron Hellmuth and New player/coach Lorena Maggio led the team to an 8th-placed finish.
On 18 May 2016 Pride Men played the New Zealand national football team at Briggs Rd Sporting Complex as part of the visitors preparations for the OFC Nations Cup. New Zealand prevailed 2–0 in front of a crowd of 1,200 fans.
Pride Men signed Papua New Guinea international Nigel Dabinyaba late in the season, who became the first current international to play in the NPL Queensland competition.
Two of Pride's 2016 squad were signed by Brisbane Roar's Youth team. Hayden Mchenery signed mid-season after 12 months at Pride where he rebuilt his career after suffering osteitis pubis. Joe Duckworth signed at the end of the season after top scoring for Pride with 11 goals in 21 appearances.
O Western Pride FC manda seus jogos no estádio Briggs Road Sporting Complex, que tem capacidade para 5.000 pessoas. O clube tem uma forte rivalidade com o Brisbane Strikers, com quem disputa o clássico conhecido como "O Dérbi".
O Western Pride FC nunca venceu um título importante, mas foi vice-campeão da National Premier Leagues Queensland em 2014. O clube também chegou à final da FFA Cup em 2015, mas perdeu para o Adelaide United por 2 a 0.
O Western Pride FC é um clube popular na região de Ipswich e tem uma grande base de fãs. O clube é conhecido por seu estilo de jogo atraente e por revelar jovens talentos.