Holland Park Hawks FC is a football club based in Camp Hill, Queensland. They will be competing in the Football Queensland Premier League, the 3rd division on the football pyramid of Australia, after achieving promotion from Football Queensland Premier League 2 in 2024. The club has youth teams which also compete in Football Queensland Academy Leagues which starts at U9 and ends at U18's.
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| Full name | Holland Park Hawks Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Hawks or Hawkies | ||
| Founded | 1977 | ||
| Ground | Whites Hill Reserve; Camp Hill | ||
| Head coach | Gabriel Hawash | ||
| League | Football Queensland Premier League 1 | ||
| 2024 | Football Queensland Premier League 2 1st of 12 (Promoted) | ||
| Website | https://hphawksfc.com.au/ | ||
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History
editHolland Park Hawks Football Club was formed in 1976 with its home ground located at Whites Hill Reserve in Camp Hill.[1] The club first entered senior competition in 2008 and achieved promotion by finishing top of the Metro League Division Two table in their first season.[2]
Further promotions occurred in 2010, 2014 and 2015 enabling the club to climb from fifth tier of the Football Brisbane structure to the first tier in just eight seasons. Holland Park Hawks won each of these promotions by topping the league table to become premiers, and were champions three time after grand final victories.[2] The three grand final wins were:
- 2010 Metro League Division 1: Won 2–1 vs. Ridge Hills United[3]
- 2014 Capital League 2: Won 3–2 vs. Park Ridge
- 2015 Capital League 1: Won 3–0 vs. North Pine
In 2010, Holland Park Hawks also had cup success, winning the Metro Cup competition (also known as the Veto Cup) after beating Souths United 2–1 in the Final.[4][5]
Holland Park Hawks FC had a successful debut in the 2016 Brisbane Premier League season, finishing in third place on the league table and qualifying for the finals series in which they reached the preliminary final.[6]
To build upon its success, the club applied to be part of the new National Premier Leagues structure which will commence in the 2018 season.[7] In May 2017, Football Queensland announced Holland Park Hawks were among the 14 clubs accepted to form the Football Queensland Premier League for its initial season in 2018.[8]
In their first season in the Football Queensland Premier League 1 (FQPL 1), the Hawks finished 10th out of the 13 teams in the competition. 3 years later though, in the 2021 season, they finished 10th out of 11, relegating them to Football Queensland Premier League 2 (FQPL 2).
In late 2022, club Technical Director, Gabriel Hawash was appointed as the Head Coach for the senior team. In the 2024 season, Hawash's second in charge, Hawks were premiers of FQPL2, winning the league and achieving promition back to FQPL1. Hawks lost just one league game and amassed a total of 57 points over the season, the equal highest ever points tally in a single season in FQPL2, tied with Broadbeach United S.C. who achieved the same points in the previous season. Holland Park's #9 Connor McAuley scored 23 league goals and was awarded the league's golden boot in this season, achieving the third highest individual goal tally ever in a single FQPL 2 season.[9][10]
Players
editFirst team squad
edit- As of 16 September 2024 [10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules, some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
editBoard
edit| Position | Name [11] |
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| President |  Sharon Flannery
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| Vice-president |  Nigel Hemer
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| Treasurer | Stefan Keller |
| Secretary | Navin D’Silva |
| Committee Member | Lee Sawyer |
| Gary Wier | |
| Chris Allmond |
Staff members
edit| Position | Name [11] |
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| Technical Director (TD) | Gabriel Hawash |
| Junior Technical Director | Nick Hansen |
| Office Manager | Ivana Barozzi |
| Community Director | Jhonny Javier Olivares |
| Female Football Director | Liam Murphy |
| Head of Analysis | Alex Accini |
Senior team staff
edit| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | Gabriel Hawash |
| First assistant | Jhonny Javier Olivares |
| Second Assistant | Jack Mestric |
| Physio | Steve de Waard |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Jason Kearton |
| Team Manager | Carrie Simpson |
Seasons
edit| Season | League | FFA Cup | ||||||||||
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| Division (tier) | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Finals Series | ||
| 2008 | Metro League 2 (7) | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 74 | 22 | 52 | 52 | 1st ↑ | Semi-final | Not yet founded |
| 2009 | Metro League 1 (6) | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 25 | 6th | DNQ | |
| 2010 | Metro League 1 (6) | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 40 | 1st ↑ | Champions | |
| 2011 | Premier Division 2 (5) | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 39 | 19 | 45 | 3rd | Preliminary Final | |
| 2012 | Premier Division 2 (5) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 45 | 3rd | Semi-final | |
| 2013 | Capital League 2 (5) | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 37 | 23 | 36 | 6th | DNQ | |
| 2014 | Capital League 2 (5) | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 91 | 27 | 64 | 52 | 1st ↑ | Champions | Preliminary Round 4 |
| 2015 | Capital League 1 (4) | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 69 | 25 | 44 | 49 | 1st ↑ | Champions | Preliminary Round 3 |
| 2016 | Brisbane Premier League (3) | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 39 | 3rd | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Round 4 |
| 2017 | Brisbane Premier League (3) | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 45 | 11 | 30 | 7th | DNQ | Preliminary Round 6 |
| 2018 | Football Queensland Premier League (3) | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 53 | 69 | -16 | 25 | 10th | DNQ | Preliminary Round 4 |
| 2019 | Football Queensland Premier League (3) | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 31 | 70 | -39 | 10 | 10th | DNQ | Preliminary Round 6 |
| 2020 | Football Queensland Premier League (3) | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 45 | -21 | 13 | 9th | DNQ | COVID-19 pandemic |
Source:[2]
| Key: | Premiers / Champions | Promoted ↑ | Relegated ↓ |
The tier is the level in the Australian soccer league system
Honours
edit- FQPL 3 Metro Women's – Premiers 2024
- Football Queensland Premier League 2- Premiers 2024
- Capital League 1 – Premiers and Champions 2015
- Capital League 2 – Premiers and Champions 2014
- Metro League 1 – Premiers and Champions 2010
- Metro Cup – Winner 2010
- Metro League 2 – Premiers 2008
References
edit- ^ "Club History". Holland Park Hawks FC official website. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "Holland Park Hawks FC". Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ Brisbane Metro Division One 2010 Fixtures/Results socceraust.co.uk
- ^ Brisbane Metro Cup 2010 Fixtures/Results socceraust.co.uk
- ^ "Cup Finals". Football Brisbane official website. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ Brisbane Premier League 2016 Fixtures/Results socceraust.co.uk
- ^ "Hawks spread wings with NPL/QPL 2018 application". Holland Park Hawks FC official website. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Football Queensland Unveils Clubs For New Two-Tiered State Competition". Football Queensland website. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ https://websites.mygameday.app/comp_info.cgi?c=0-9385-0-582633-0&a=LADDER
- ^ a b https://footballqueensland.com.au/fqpl-2/
- ^ a b https://hphawksfc.com.au/our-club/our-team/