Shearwater FC

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Shearwater
Full nameShearwater Football Club
GroundKingswharf, Breton
Ground Capacity40,500
ManagerSavojarna Olaf Jurtanen
LeagueKFL Championship

Shearwater FC is a professional football club playing in the first division of the Kelssek Football League. It takes its name from the Shearwater district of Breton, where it was founded as a sports club for members of the Kelssek Navy. While no longer officially linked to the armed forces, the club's badge references this heritage in its resemblance to a ship's badge. The club's stadium is now located across Breton Harbour from the Shearwater naval base adjacent to Breton's central business district in a redeveloped docklands area.

Shearwater's triumph in Champions League 11 made it the first Kelssek club to win a major international trophy. This followed its first KFL title win in thirty years coming in the first season under manager Olaf Jurtanen. The managerial change that heralded Jurtanen's arrival was widely seen as a risky move in replacing Ryan Potter, who had brought the club consistently into the top four but had failed to win the title or make progress in the Patriotes Cup in his six years at the club.

Notable players developed at Shearwater include Kelssek internationals Shaheen Taleb and Damien Halliger.

Honours

International
National
  • Kelssek Football League Championship (3): 36, 40, 70

  1. KFL season 71

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season League Cup IFCF/UICA Other
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Rank
68 Cship 38 21 7 10 68 46 70 3rd 4R
69 Cship 38 22 8 8 64 35 74 2nd 4R ChC R16
70 Cship 38 28 4 6 82 34 82 1st 4R ChC R32