Hobart Zebras Football Club (also known as Tilford Zebras or just Zebras) was an association football club based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It competed in the NPL Tasmania. The club used the colours of Juventus FC and had historical ties to the club.

History The club was founded in 1956 under the name "Juventus Soccer Club". The club competed on the national stage in the 1985 and 1986 NSL Cup competitions. They were primarily known as "Hobart Juventus" until 1997. In 1997, Australian soccer made the decision to end ethnic affiliations between Australian football teams, as a result the club changed its name to Hobart Zebras FC in 1998. Despite the ban on such affiliations, the club still has strong links to the expatriate Italian community in Hobart. Hobart Zebras were one of the states most successful sides, having been state champions 8 times, most recently in 1993, and southern champions 9 times, most recently in 2004. 2007 saw the club win the State Premiership, Southern Premiership and the Summer Cup. The women's team won the Super League in 2019. At the end of the 2019 season, they merged with Clarence United to form Clarence Zebras FC.

Managers 2010–2011: Romeo Frediani 2012: Eammon Kelly 2015: Chris Hey 2016–2017: Peter Savill 2017: Tommy Fotak 2017–2018: Gabriel Markaj 2018–2019: David Smith

Seasons (men) SeasonLeagueStatewide CupFFA CupName (national level)PositionTasmanian FinalsNPL Finals2012South Premier League (2)218585152-1295thDNQDid not existQuarter-finalsDid not exist2013Victory League (2)211164684127393rdSemi-finalsDNQFinal2014Victory League (2)211524632043472ndSemi-finalsDNQFinalDNQ2015Victory League (2)211254572433413rdFinalDNQQuarter-finalsDNQ2016NPL Tasmania (2)2116236227+35502ndSemi-finalsDNQ Quarter-finalsDNQ2017NPL Tasmania (2)219664919+30334thQuarter-finalsDNQSemi-finalsDNQ2018NPL Tasmania (2)2112366544+21393rdN/ADNQQuarter-finalsDNQ2019NPL Tasmania (2)2412667436+38424thN/ADNQSemi-finalsDNQ

Honours State Championships: 9 (1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993, 2007) Southern Premierships: 10 (1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2004, 2007) KO Cup: 7 (1967,1971,1975, 1982, 1983, 2001, 2003) Falkinder Association Cup: 2 (1970, 1973) Summer Cup: 9 (1971, 1972,1978, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2007, 2008, 2009) Ascot Gold Cup: 1960 Lloyd Triestino Cup: 1974 Cadbury Trophy: 5 (1984,1987, 1989, 1990, 1991) Cadbury Charity Trophy: 1992

Notable past players List includes players from Hobart Zebras youth or senior teams that have gone on to represent the Australian national team.

Dominic Longo

See also

List of sports clubs inspired by others

References