Panorama FC is an amateur association football club based in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. The club was formed in 2012 and currently competes in the Western Premier League (WPL).Western Premier League officially confirmed to return in 2020 in Western Advocate, 17 February 2020 It also has clubs in the local Bathurst District Football junior and senior competitions.
History
Panorama FC were formed in 2012 with two teams competing in local Bathurst District Football senior grade competition. The club has since grown to more than 10 teams in the local senior grade competition, claiming its maiden Bathurst District Football Premier League title in both men's and women's in 2018.Panorama win maiden first grade premiership with win over Mudgee in Western Advocate, 24 September 2018Panorama defeats CSU to win first women’s top tier title in Western Advocate, 24 September 2018
Panorama was also a founding member of the revived Western Premier League competition for the 2020 season.WPL season preview | A look at the seven clubs taking part in Lithgow Mercury, 4 July 2020 The Goats also competed in the FFA Cup for the first time in 2020, going down to Central Coast Premier League side Southern & Ettalong FC 7–3 in the second round of qualifying.Southern & Ettalong defeat Panorama 7-3 in FFA Cup preliminary round match on the Central Coast in Western Advocate, 13 March 2020 The remaining qualifying rounds and competition proper were cancelled in May because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled in The World Game, 20 May 2020
Panorama currently play all of its home games at Proctor Park, however, the club has expressed its desire to use Alec Lamberton Field, the former ground of Bathurst '75, which has since become derelict after the former tenant abandon the ground at the end of 2012.'Just doesn't make sense': Councillor slams snub for Lamberton groups in Western Advocate, 1 April 2018
Honours
Bathurst District Football Men's Premier League Winners (1): 2018 Runners-Up (1): 2017
Bathurst District Football Men's Second Grade Winners (1): 2019
Bathurst District Football Men's Third Grade Winners (1): 2016 Runners-UP (1): 2020
Bathurst District Football Men's Fourth Grade Winners (1): 2020
Bathurst District Football Women's Premier League Winners (2): 2018, 2020 Runners-Up (2): 2017, 2019
Bathurst District Football Women's Third Grade Winners (1): 2017, 2020
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