Albany Creek Excelsior FC explained

Clubname:Moreton City Excelsior (FQLD)
Fullname:Moreton City Excelsior Football Club Reserves
Founded:1963
Ground:Wolter Park, Albany Creek
Manager:Steve Glockner
Website:https://www.moretoncityexcelsiorfc.com/

Moreton City Excelsior FC Reserves (formerly Albany Creek Excelsior FC) is an Australian football (soccer) club from Albany Creek, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The club was formed in 1963, and currently play in Brisbane Premier League.[1]

History

Albany Creek Excelsior Football Club was founded in 1963 by Hec Wolter, the headmaster of Albany Creek Primary School. The early years of the club focussed on providing teams for Brisbane's junior soccer competitions, with an emphasis on the development of local junior players.

The club is first recorded as competing in senior competition in 1977 when it played in Brisbane's Division Seven.[2] The club slowly rose up the ranks and was promoted to Division Two after winning the 1995 Division Three Grand Final against Capalaba. For the next 14 seasons from 1996 to 2009, Albany Creek Excelsior remained at the second tier of Brisbane competition, just one level below the Brisbane Premier League.

In 2007, Albany Creek Excelsior was the largest football club on Brisbane's northside with 63 junior teams, 5 senior squads and over 760 male and female players spanning the junior and senior ranks.

After relegation in 2009, a season when the club failed to win a game,[3] Albany Creek Excelsior bounced back and narrowly missed promotion in 2010 Premier League Two,[4] and achieved the best cup run in their history by reaching the semi-finals of the 2010 Brisbane Premier Cup before being knocked out by Rochedale Rovers.[5] [6]

Between 2007 and 2011, the club was able to invest heavily in infrastructure at Wolter Park and the South Pine Sports Complex, thanks to generous donations from supporters of the club together with government financial support. These investments contributed to the club being promoted to the Brisbane Premier League for the first time in 2013, and its associated club Moreton City Excelsior FC being selected into the National Premier Leagues Queensland.The Moreton City Excelsior FC NPL share with Moreton City Excelsior FC Reserves FQLD a home ground at Wolter Park, Albany Creek.

Albany Creek secured their first Brisbane Premier League Premiership in 2018.[7] They would fall short of the Championship to Grange Thistle losing 5–1 in the grand final. In 2019, Albany Creek would complete the double winning both the Brisbane Premier League Premiership with 52 points and the Championship beating Toowong FC 2–0 in the grand final. In 2022, Albany Creek were promoted to FQPL 2 after winning the 2021 FQPL 3 - Metro Premiership. In 2023, Albany Creek were promoted to FQPL after finishing 2nd in the 2022 FQPL 2.

Current squad

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Youth

Players from the U23s who have been featured in a first-team matchday squad for ACE in a competitive match

Recent Seasons

SeasonLeagueFFA Cup
width=9%Division (tier)width=2%width=2%width=2%width=2%width=2%width=2%width=2%width=2%width=2%Positionwidth=5%Finals Series
2008Premier Division 1 (4) 2232172067-471112thDNQNot yet founded
2009Premier Division 1 (4) 2202201373-602bgcolor=pink12th ↓DNQ
2010Premier Division 2 (5) 221426613328443rdRunners-up
2011Premier Division 2 (5) 26145772324047bgcolor=palegreen2nd ↑bgcolor=goldChampions
2012Premier Division 1 (4) 26174574482655bgcolor=gold1st ↑Semi-Finalist
2013Brisbane Premier League (3)2270153267-35219thDNQ
2014Brisbane Premier League (3)2271143556-21228thDNQPreliminary Round 3
2015Brisbane Premier League (3)2295842348326thDNQPreliminary Round 5
2016Brisbane Premier League (3)2295844377328thDNQPreliminary Round 4
2017Brisbane Premier League (3)2295842384325thDNQPreliminary Round 5
2018Brisbane Premier League (4)22156153233051bgcolor=gold1stRunners-upPreliminary Round 4
2019Brisbane Premier League (4)22164263204352bgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=goldChampionsPreliminary Round 4
2020*Brisbane Premier League* (4)161213512130372ndNo Finals Series*Suspended*
2021FQPL 3 - Metro (4)221930102198460bgcolor=gold1stRunners-upPreliminary Round 4
Source:
Key:Premiers / ChampionsPromoted ↑Relegated ↓

The tier is the level in the Australian soccer league system

Honours

See also

Moreton City Excelsior FC (NPL)

References

  1. Web site: History of Albany Creek Excelsior FC . Albany Creek Excelsior FC official website . 4 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Albany Creek FC . Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables . 10 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Football Brisbane, Season 2009 - Final Tables . Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables . 10 August 2018.
  4. Web site: Football Brisbane, Season 2010 - Final Tables . Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables . 10 August 2018.
  5. Web site: Brisbane Cup Competitions 1921-2016 . Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables . 10 August 2018.
  6. Web site: Brisbane Premier Cup 2010 Fixtures/Results . socceraust.co.uk website . 4 May 2017.
  7. Web site: Brisbane Premier League Tables 1983 to 2021 .
  8. Web site: Fqpl2 Mens Squad List. 27 December 2021.
  9. Web site: Albany Creek FC - Queensland Football (Soccer) Tables .