Coburg Football Club

Coburg Football Club
Names
Full nameCoburg Football Club Limited[1]
Former name(s)Coburg-Fitzroy Football Club (1999–2000)
Nickname(s)Lions, Burgers[2]
Former nickname(s)Tigers (2001–2013)
Club songTune of "California, Here I Come"
2024 season
Home-and-away seasonVFL: 20th
VAFAW: 7th
Club details
Founded1891; 133 years ago (1891)
Colours  Navy   Red
CompetitionVFL: Senior men
VAFAW: Senior women FIDA: Mixed EDFL: Juniors (mixed)
PresidentMichelle Johnston[3]
CoachJamie Cassidy-McNamara
PremiershipsVFA/VFL (6)[a]
Ground(s)Piranha Park (capacity: 15,000)
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official websitecoburgfc.com.au

The Coburg Football Club, nicknamed the Lions, is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Coburg. It has been based at Coburg City Oval since 1915.[4]

Coburg's men's team currently plays in the Victorian Football League (VFL), while the women's team has competed in the VAFA Women's (VAFAW) since 2023. The club also has a team in the Victorian FIDA Football League, a competition for people with intellectual disabilities, and junior teams in the Essendon District Football League (EDFL).[5][6]

  1. ^ "Current details for ABN 97 005 715 971". abr.business.gov.au. Australian Government. November 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. ^ McNerney, Elly. "Bradley Joins The Burgers". coburgfc.com.au. Coburg Football Club. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. ^ New board of directors coburgfc.com.au [dead link]
  4. ^ "Coburg City Oval set to become Iconic Premier Football Facility". AFL Victoria. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Congrats to the Coburg FIDA Lions who became Division 3 Premiers today beating Ringwood in the Grand Final". Coburg Football Club. 25 August 2019. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Coburg JFC". Coburg Football Club. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.


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