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| fullname      = Latrobe Athletic and Football Club
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| ground        = [[Macquarie Docklands]], [[Latrobe]]
| capacity      = 55,800
| manager       = Bryce Graughan
| league        = [[Kelssek Championship]]
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'''Latrobe Athletic''' is a professional multi-sports club known primarily for its rugby union and football teams, which both play in Kelssek's highest leagues, the [[Rugby Superleague]] and [[Kelssek Football League]], respectively. Known for most of its history as '''Latrobe AFC''', the club made the controversial decision to go by "Latrobe Athletic" in 185 FE. Latrobe Athletic was the first Kelssek sports club to have reached an international final, and in two different sports, but have won none of the international finals they've reached. The rugby section made it to the 35th Rugby Union Challenge Trophy final, losing to the Torino Terriers of [[Neu Engollon]]. The football section was the first from Kelssek to reach (and lose) the [[Challengers Cup]], [[Champions League]], and [[Cup Winners' Cup]] finals.

Both the rugby and football team have provincial rivalries with Clayquot-based teams. The rugby section has contested the People's Cup challenge trophy against the Clayquot Reds for over 150 years. The football section's version of this rivalry is against [[Clayquot City]]. 

==Football history==
On the football side, with [[Nephara]]n manager Warner Dranz taking the helm Latrobe was also the first Kelssek team to reach an international club football final, losing to [[FC Yassaca]] in [[Challengers Cup 6]]. Dranz went on to deliver the club's first league championship in 16 years by winning the 69th KFL season and reaching the [[Champions League 10 final]] for another historic high. Dranz was unable to sustain his early success however, and despite strong fan support and a catchy chant to the tune of "Bad Romance" working in his favour, his contract was not renewed after the KFL 73 season after three straight years of failing to qualify for [[IFCF]] competitions. 

Former [[Banija]] international [[Obey Chidebere]] was recruited from [[Coquitlam United]], where he had managed the Easties above Latrobe in the table and won a [[Patriotes Cup]], to replace Dranz. Latrobe finished as league runners-up in his first full season in charge and Chidebere soon delivered silverware as Latrobe won Patriotes Cup 24 in his second season at the helm. In 196-97 FE Latrobe saw hopes of a league title fade away over the last third of the season but added a second Patriotes Cup win in three years to the trophy cabinet with a 4-0 victory over [[Strathcona Internationals]] in the final. With key signings Marten Solomonson and Caspian Garberg, this was followed by Latrobe's first league championship in nine years. 

On the strength of this season Latrobe reached the Challengers Cup 19 final but lost 3–1 against Zwangzug side FTC United, making it three IFCF finals reached and lost, although they won the Patriotes Cup. With Chidiebere setting an impressive record of four trophies in five years, he was offered the [[Kelssek national football team|Kelssek]] job at the end of the 199-200 season. This close season was also marked by the club's record outgoing transfer as Chike Obident was signed by [[CF Outineau]] for a fee of ϑ2.45 million, which fans heavily criticized and saw as due to the executives making decisions in absence of a manager to oppose the transfer, as it took place during the hiring process for Chidiebere's replacement. That managerial replacement was Bryce Graughan, who in his first season won Latrobe's fifth Patriotes Cup to tie CF Outineau for the most national cups. The team followed up in 201-02 by reaching and losing both the Patriotes Cup and [[Cup Winners' Cup]] finals, stretching a streak of futility in international finals.

==Fan culture==
The club's fans have become known for their song "Docklands Dream": ''They get my heart racing in their red and white / Be my Docklands dream tonight!''

==Honours==
*[[Kelssek Championship]]
**Winners (8): 2, 14, 21, 24, 34, 53, 69, 78
**''Runners-up: 55, 64, 65, 74''
*[[Patriotes Cup]]
**Winners (5): 4, 24, 26, 28, 30
**''Runners-up: 1, 12, 31''
;International
*IFCF [[Champions League]]
**''Runners-up: 10''
*IFCF [[Challengers Cup]]
**''Runners-up: 6, 19''
*[[Cup Winners' Cup]]
**''Runners-up: 70''
==Results==
<small>
;Key:
*''n''QR–''n''th qualifying round; ''n''R–''n''th round; PO–Playoff round; GS–Group stage; R16–Round of 16; R32–Round of 32; QF–Quarterfinals; SF–Semifinals; F–Finalist; W–Winner
*'''CL''' [[Champions League]]; '''ChC''' [[Challengers Cup]]; '''AT''' [[Associations Trophy]]; '''CWC''' [[Cup Winners' Cup]]
</small>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Results of league and cup competitions by season
|-
!rowspan="2" scope="col"|Season
!colspan="9" |League
!rowspan="2" scope="col"|[[Patriotes Cup|Cup]]
!rowspan=2 scope="col"|[[IFCF]]/[[UICA]]
!rowspan=2 scope="col"|Other
|-
!scope="col"|Division
!width="20" scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|Pld
!width="20" scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|W
!width="20" scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|D
!width="20" scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|L
!width="20" scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|GF
!width="20" scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|GA
!width="20" scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|Pts
!width="20" scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|Rank
|-
| 65 || Champ || 38 || 21 || 6 || 11 || 67 || 43 || 69 || 2nd || 4R || style="border-left:4px solid #33bbff" | ChC PO ||
|-
| 66 || Champ || 38 || 16 || 11 || 11|| 41 ||27 || 59 || 9th || 4R || style="border-left:4px solid #33bbff" | {{Silver2}} ChC F ||
|-
| 67 || Champ || 38	|| 19 || 9 || 10 || 83 || 56 || 66 || 5th || QF || ||
|-
| 68 || Champ || 38 || 19 || 8 || 11 || 64 || 49 || 65 || 7th || SF || style="border-left:4px solid #33bbff" | ChC GS ||
|-
| 69 || Champ || 38 || 23 || 8 || 7 || 62 || 31 || 77 || bgcolor="gold" | 1st || 3R || style="border-left:4px solid #33bbff" | [[Challengers Cup|ChC]] 3QR ||
|-
| 70 || Champ || 38 || 24 || 6 || 8 || 83 || 38 || 78 || 4th || QF  || style="border-left:4px solid #ff9900" | {{Silver2}} CL F ||
|-
| 71 || Champ || 38 || 21 || 5 || 12 || 69 || 44 || 68 || 7th || 3R || style="border-left:4px solid #33bbff" | ChC R32 ||
|-
| 72 || Champ || 38 || 19 || 8 || 11 || 55 || 38 || 65 || 7th || 5R || ||
|-
| 73 || Champ || 38 || 19 || 4 || 15 || 59 || 46 || 61 || 8th || 5R || ||
|-
| 74 || Champ || 38 || 22 || 11 || 5 || 85 || 43 || 77 || 2nd || 5R || ||
|-
| 75 || Champ || 38 || 20 || 8 || 10 || 71 || 45 || 68 || 6th || bgcolor="gold" | W || style="border-left:4px solid #ff8800" |  CL QF 
|-
| 76 || Champ || 38 || 19 || 6 || 13 || 63 || 52 || 63 || 6th || 5R || style="border-left:4px solid #33bbff" | ChC 2QR || style="border-left:4px solid #880088" | CWC 1R 
|-
| 77 || Champ || 38 || 22 || 4 || 12 || 71 || 44 || 70|| 3rd || bgcolor="gold" | W || ||
|-
| 78 || Champ || 38 || 29 || 5 || 4 || 105 || 36 || 92 || bgcolor="gold" | 1st || 4R || style="border-left:4px solid #33ffbb" | AT R32 || style="border-left:4px solid #880088" | CWC SF 
|-
| 79 || Champ || 38 || 22 || 9 || 7 || 78 || 41 || 75 || 3rd || bgcolor="gold" | W || style="border-left:4px solid #33bbff" | {{Silver2}} ChC F
|-
| 80 || Champ || 38 || 24 || 3 || 11 || 81 || 42 || 75 || 5th || 3R || style="border-left:4px solid #33bbff" | ChC 4QR ||style="border-left:4px solid #880088" | CWC R16
|-
| 81 || Champ || 38 || 21 || 4 || 13 || 84 || 52 || 67 || 5th || bgcolor="gold" | W || style="border-left:4px solid #33bbff" | ChC GS
|-
| 82 || Champ || 38 ||24||3||11||81||42 || 75 || 7th || F || style="border-left:4px solid #33bbff" | ChC 3QR || style="border-left:4px solid #880088" | {{Silver2}} CWC F
|-
| 83 || Champ || 38 ||  19  || 6 || 13 || 79 || 50 || 63 || 8th || SF ||
|}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ class="nowrap" | International club competitions
! Year (FE)
! Competition
! Round
! Opposition
! Home
! Away
! Aggregate
|-
| rowspan=4 | || rowspan=4 | [[Globe Cup]] 41 || rowspan=4| Group B
|-
| {{UICAclublt|Mardi Lopunnies|NSI}} || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | 1-1 || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | 2-2 || rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 4th
|-
| {{UICAclublt|Ciudad Soluca|SRG}} ||style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | 1-1 ||style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 0-2
|-
| Kaje Football (UGO) || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3-0 || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1-2 
|-
| rowspan=4 | || rowspan=4 | [[Globe Cup]] 42 || rowspan=4 | Group G
|-
| {{UICAclublt|Astograth University|ASG}} || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | 2-2 || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 0-2 || rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 4th
|-
| {{UICAclublt|Iturributa United|ITB}} ||style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1-3 ||style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3-2
|-
| {{UICAclublt|Rolalas FC|VAL}} || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1-0 || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2-4 
|-
| || [[Cygnus Cup]] 43 || 1st round || {{UICAclublt|Colonial Sile|VIL}} || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1-2 || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 0-3 || style="text-align:center" | 1-5
|-
| rowspan=9 | 185-86 || rowspan=9 | [[Challengers Cup 6]] || rowspan=4 | Group E
|-
| {{UICAclublt|René Skaé|FFD}} || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 0-1 ||  style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2-0 || rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2nd
|-
| {{UICAclublt|Langmere Green Rovers|FVA}} || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 0-2 || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1-4
|-
| {{UICAclublt|Sporting Iturributa|ASG}} ||style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4-2 || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4-1
|-
| Round of 32 || {{UICAclublt|Rosenpfelblatz City|AFT}} ||style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | 1-1 || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3-2 || style="text-align:center" | 4-3
|-
| Round of 16 || {{UICAclublt|Admiral Storevik|STL}} ||style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2-1 || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3-2 (aet) || style="text-align:center" | 5-3
|-
| Quarterfinal || {{UICAclublt|Aleiusia Capital|ZRH}} ||style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 0-1 || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1-0 || style="text-align:center" | 1-1 (pen.)
|-
| Semifinal || {{UICAclublt|Rülândéá Kôstä|FFD}} ||style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | 1-1 || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5-2 || style="text-align:center" | 6-3
|-
| Final || {{UICAclublt|FC Yassaca|SRS}} || colspan=3 style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#dddddd" | 0-3 (N)
|-
| rowspan=3 | 187-88 || rowspan=3 | [[Challengers Cup 8]] || rowspan=3| Group || {{UICAclublt|Gortz United|ASG}} || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | 2-2 || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1-0 || rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 4th
|-
| {{UICAclublt|Crystal Fair HC|CRY}} || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1-2 || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 0-4
|-
| {{UICAclublt|Southern Star|BRE}} || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1-2 || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 0-2
|-
| 195-96 || [[Cup Winners' Cup]] 64 || 1st round || {{UICAclublt|Olympia FC|EFL}} || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | 2-2 || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1-2 || style="text-align:center" | 3-4
|-
| rowspan=8 | 198-99 || rowspan=3 | [[Champions League 19]] || rowspan=3 | Group D || {{UICAclublt|Litala 93|MYT}} || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1-0 || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1-2 || rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 3rd
|-
| {{UICAclublt|Athletic Saint Eleanor|EXT}} || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | 2-2 || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1-2
|-
| {{UICAclublt|Tupí|YGZ}} || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3-1 || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1-2
|-
| rowspan=5 | [[Challengers Cup 19]] || Round of 32 || {{UICAclublt|Herzegovina City FC|BNJ}} || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2-0|| style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2-0 || style="text-align:center" | 4-0
|-
| Round of 16 || {{UICAclublt|St. John's Arsenal|QUE}} || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2-3 || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4-1 || style="text-align:center" | 6-4
|-
| Quarterfinal || {{UICAclublt|Cerro Pintado|YGZ}} || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2-1|| style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | 1-1 || style="text-align:center" | 3-2
|-
| Semifinal || {{UICAclublt|Capitol Athletic|SYL}} || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2-0 || style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2-1 || style="text-align:center" | 4-1
|-
| Final || {{UICAclublt|FTC United|ZWZ}} || colspan=3 style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#dddddd" | 1-3 (N)
|}
==Players==
===Current squad===
:As of KFL season 82
{{Football squad start}}
{{Football squad player|no=1|nat=Kelssek|name=Alison Troczynski|pos=GK|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=17|nat=Kelssek|name=Dominic Tessier|pos=GK|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=2|nat=Kelssek|name=Jordan Mansbridge|pos=DF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=3|nat=Chromatika|name=Sasha Stepanov|pos=DF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=4|nat=Mertagne|name=Karon Murell|pos=DF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=5|nat=Nephara|name=Crispin Fremont|pos=DF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=14|nat=Kelssek|name=Marc Wenger|pos=DF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=20|nat=Kelssek|name=Monica Saint Pierre|pos=DF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=26|nat=Kelssek|name=Brendan Crawford|pos=DF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=27|nat=Crpostran|name=Mitchell Abraham|pos=DF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=7|nat=Cassadaigua|name=Tessa Locke|pos=MF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=8|nat=Farfadillis|name=Logane Hannigan|pos=MF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=10|nat=Polar Islandstates|name=Marten Solomonson|pos=MF|other=}}
{{Football squad mid}}
{{Football squad player|no=15|nat=Kelssek|name=Neil Ferry|pos=MF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=16|nat=Mytanija|name=Senad Tkalcic|pos=MF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=18|nat=Kelssek|name=Kieran McCurdy|pos=MF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=19|nat=Valanora|name=Anke Waechter|pos=MF|other=captain}}
{{Football squad player|no=21|nat=SRS|name=Akhil Neviud|pos=MF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=23|nat=Qusmo|name=Belaj-Rilan Dar|pos=MF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=25|nat=Farfadillis|name=Émîróînó Üjíkân|pos=MF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=13|nat=Kelssek|name=Chike Obident|pos=MF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=37|nat=Kelssek|name=Kevin Joseph|pos=MF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=9|nat=Valanora|name=Caspian Garberg|pos=FW|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=11|nat=Kelssek|name=Aidan Caoidheach|pos=FW|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=28|nat=Kelssek|name=Ariana Coulter|pos=FW|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=30|nat=Kelssek|name=Charlotte Boyle|pos=FW|other=}}
{{Football squad end}}
===Notable players===
*{{flagicon|Kelssek}} [[Ruslan Demetriev]] - Former Kelssek captain, played for Workers Union and Honeybadgers in the [[Eura]]league, before returning to Kelssek and finishing his career with two seasons at [[Star of Confederation]].
*{{flagicon|Siovanija and Teusland}} [[Aleksandr Lukonov]]
*{{flagicon|Savojarna}} Erland Stromby - Stalwart striker always reliable for goals during the Salthill/Dranz era.
*{{flagicon|Saint Eleanor}} Bridget Coombe - Rock in the midfield, captain of the Patriotes Cup 24 winners, left for a bunch of money
*{{flagicon|SRS}} Hermann Eld -  Key striker in the Patriotes Cup 24 win, though he didn't stay long.
*{{flagicon|Kelssek}} Chike Obident - A breakout star in the 197-98 league title win, fans regard the decision to sell to [[CF Outineau]] the following year for a club record fee a terrible misjudgement.

;Played in major international tournaments while at the club
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break|width=25%}}
*{{flagicon|Kelssek}} Ruslan Demetriev (WC85)
*{{flagicon|Kelssek}} Raïf Ducharne (WC92-93)
*{{flagicon|Sajnur}} Hela Ishargie (WC93)
*{{flagicon|Kelssek}} Cassie Mrythe (WC93-94)
*{{flagicon|Saint Eleanor}} Bridget Coombe (WC94)
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*{{flagicon|Valanora}} Anke Waechter (WC95)
*{{flagicon|Kelssek}} Alison Troczynski (WC96)
*{{flagicon|Kelssek}} Chike Obident (WC96)
*{{flagicon|Qusmo}} Belaj-Rilan Dar
*{{flagicon|Valanora}} Caspian Garberg (WC98)
{{col-end}}
==Coaching staff==
*Manager: {{flagicon|Kelssek}} Bryce Graughan
*Assistant manager: {{flagicon|Brenecia}} Reeve Sheehan
*Coaches: {{flagicon|Kita-Hinode}} Iroha Irei, {{flagicon|Kelssek}} Fioniann Baalbaki
===Managerial history===
*{{flagicon|Kelssek}} Darach Salthill (58-64)
*{{flagicon|Nephara}} Warner Dranz (65-73)
*{{flagicon|Banija}} Obey Chidebere (74-80)
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