Latrobe Athletic

Latrobe Athletic
Full name	Latrobe Athletic and Football Club
Ground	Macquarie Docklands, Latrobe
Capacity	55,800
Manager	Bryce Graughan
League	Kelssek Championship
Home colours	Away colours

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 has never won an international in four attempts. The rugby section made it to the 35th Rugby Union Challenge Trophy to the Torino Terriers of Neu Engollon. The football section was the first from Kelssek to reach the Challengers Cup and Champions League final, losing both times.

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 Nepharan 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.

Latrobe reached the Challengers Cup 19 final but lost 3–1 against Zwangzug side FTC United, making it three IFCF finals reached without claiming a trophy.

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 (4): 4, 24, 26, 28
- Runners-up: 1, 12, 30

International

IFCF Champions League
- Runners-up: 10
IFCF Challengers Cup
- Runners-up: 6, 19
Cup Winners' Cup
- Runners-up: 70

Results

Key

nQR–nth qualifying round; nR–nth 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

Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season	League									Cup	IFCF/UICA	Other
Season	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Rank	Cup	IFCF/UICA	Other
65	Champ	38	21	6	11	67	43	69	2nd	4R	ChC PO
66	Champ	38	16	11	11	41	27	59	9th	4R	ChC F
67	Champ	38	19	9	10	83	56	66	5th	QF
68	Champ	38	19	8	11	64	49	65	7th	SF	ChC GS
69	Champ	38	23	8	7	62	31	77	1st	3R	ChC 3QR
70	Champ	38	24	6	8	83	38	78	4th	QF	CL F
71	Champ	38	21	5	12	69	44	68	7th	3R	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	W	CL QF
76	Champ	38	19	6	13	63	52	63	6th	5R	ChC 2QR	CWC 1R
77	Champ	38	22	4	12	71	44	70	3rd	W
78	Champ	38	29	5	4	105	36	92	1st	4R	AT R32	CWC SF
79	Champ	38	22	9	7	78	41	75	3rd	W	ChC F
80	Champ	38	24	3	11	81	42	75	5th	3R	ChC 4QR	CWC R16
81	Champ	38	21	4	13	84	52	67	5th	W	ChC GS
82	Champ	38	24	3	11	81	42	75	7th	F	ChC 3QR	CWC F

International club competitions
Year (FE)	Competition	Round	Opposition	Home	Away	Aggregate
	Globe Cup 41	Group B
			Mardi Lopunnies (NSI)	1-1	2-2	4th
			Ciudad Soluca (SRG)	1-1	0-2
			Kaje Football (UGO)	3-0	1-2
	Globe Cup 42	Group G
			Astograth University (ASG)	2-2	0-2	4th
			Iturributa United (ITB)	1-3	3-2
			Rolalas FC (VAL)	1-0	2-4
	Cygnus Cup 43	1st round	Colonial Sile (VIL)	1-2	0-3	1-5
185-86	Challengers Cup 6	Group E
			René Skaé (FFD)	0-1	2-0	2nd
			Langmere Green Rovers (FVA)	0-2	1-4
			Sporting Iturributa (ASG)	4-2	4-1
		Round of 32	Rosenpfelblatz City (AFT)	1-1	3-2	4-3
		Round of 16	Admiral Storevik (STL)	2-1	3-2 (aet)	5-3
		Quarterfinal	Aleiusia Capital (ZRH)	0-1	1-0	1-1 (pen.)
		Semifinal	Rülândéá Kôstä (FFD)	1-1	5-2	6-3
		Final	FC Yassaca (SRS)	0-3 (N)
187-88	Challengers Cup 8	Group	Gortz United (ASG)	2-2	1-0	4th
			Crystal Fair HC (CRY)	1-2	0-4
			Southern Star (BRE)	1-2	0-2
195-96	Cup Winners' Cup 64	1st round	Olympia FC (EFL)	2-2	1-2	3-4
198-99	Champions League 19	Group D	Litala 93 (MYT)	1-0	1-2	3rd
			Athletic Saint Eleanor (EXT)	2-2	1-2
			Tupí (YGZ)	3-1	1-2
	Challengers Cup 19	Round of 32	Herzegovina City FC (BNJ)	2-0	2-0	4-0
		Round of 16	St. John's Arsenal (QUE)	2-3	4-1	6-4
		Quarterfinal	Cerro Pintado (YGZ)	2-1	1-1	3-2
		Semifinal	Capitol Athletic (SYL)	2-0	2-1	4-1
		Final	FTC United (ZWZ)	1-3 (N)

Players

Current squad

As of KFL season 82

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under World Cup Committee eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WCC nationality.

No.		Position	Player
1		GK	Alison Troczynski
17		GK	Dominic Tessier
2		DF	Jordan Mansbridge
3		DF	Sasha Stepanov
4		DF	Karon Murell
5		DF	Crispin Fremont
14		DF	Marc Wenger
20		DF	Monica Saint Pierre
26		DF	Brendan Crawford
27	Error creating thumbnail:	DF	Mitchell Abraham
7		MF	Tessa Locke
8		MF	Logane Hannigan
10		MF	Marten Solomonson

No.	Position	Player
15	MF	Neil Ferry
16	MF	Senad Tkalcic
18	MF	Kieran McCurdy
19	MF	Anke Waechter (captain)
21	MF	Akhil Neviud
23	MF	Belaj-Rilan Dar
25	MF	Émîróînó Üjíkân
13	MF	Chike Obident
37	MF	Kevin Joseph
9	FW	Caspian Garberg
11	FW	Aidan Caoidheach
28	FW	Ariana Coulter
30	FW	Charlotte Boyle

Notable players

Ruslan Demetriev - Former Kelssek captain, played for Workers Union and Honeybadgers in the Euraleague, before returning to Kelssek and finishing his career with two seasons at Star of Confederation.
Aleksandr Lukonov
Erland Stromby - Stalwart striker always reliable for goals during the Salthill/Dranz era.
Bridget Coombe - Rock in the midfield, captain of the Patriotes Cup 24 winners, left for a bunch of money
Hermann Eld - Key striker in the Patriotes Cup 24 win, though he didn't stay long.
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.