Tasmania Football Club

Tasmania Football Club
Names
Full nameTFC AFL Limited[1]
Nickname(s)Devils, Tassie
Club details
Founded2 May 2023; 18 months ago (2023-05-02)
Colours
  •   Myrtle green
  •   Primrose yellow
  •   Rose red[2]
Competition
  • AFL: Senior men
  • AFLW: Senior women
  • VFL: Reserves men
ChairmanGrant O'Brien[3]
CEOBrendon Gale (2025)[4]
Ground(s)Bellerive Oval
York Park
Macquarie Point Stadium
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official websitehttps://tasmaniafc.com/

The Tasmania Football Club, nicknamed the Devils, is a professional Australian rules football club expected to compete in the Australian Football League (AFL) from the 2028 season and the AFL Women's (AFLW) from an unspecified date.[5][6] The club will be based in Tasmania, with matches to be played across the state. Both York Park in Launceston and Bellerive Oval in Hobart will host games initially, with the southern matches moving to the future Macquarie Point Stadium upon its construction.[7]

In May 2023, Tasmania secured an AFL licence following a unanimous vote of AFL club presidents.[7] The club will likely first compete in the Victorian Football League (VFL), starting in either 2025 or 2026.[8]

  1. ^ "Terms and Conditions". Tasmania Football Club. 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Presenting the @FC_Tasmania colours!". Twitter. AFL. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024.
  3. ^ Ex-Woolies boss lands AFL job from The Mercury 5 July 2023
  4. ^ https://www.afl.com.au/news/1125841 10 May 2024
  5. ^ "Full statement: Tasmania awarded 19th AFL licence". AFL.com.au. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledges $240 million for Hobart stadium at Macquarie Point". ABC News. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  7. ^ a b "AFL presidents approve Tasmania for 19th team licence after decades of campaigning". ABC News. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Tasmania granted 19th AFL team licence with 2028 slated for men's start date". The Guardian. 3 May 2023.