Western Pride FC
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Western Pride Football Club was a soccer club based in Ipswich, Queensland. The club is best known for winning the NPL Queensland Grand Final in 2017. Pride's Senior Men currently play in the Football Queensland Premier League, following relegation in 2018, while the juniors and Senior Women teams play in their respective NPL or FQPL Queensland competitions.
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Full name | Western Pride Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | Pride |
Founded | 2012 |
Dissolved | 2023 (Merged with Ipswich City FC) |
Ground | Briggs Rd Sporting Complex |
Capacity | ~3,500 |
Owner | Football Ipswich Inc. |
Manager | Vacant (Men) and Russell Yarrow (Women) |
League | FQPL |
2023 | 5th of 12 |
Website | Club website |
The club was founded in 2012 by a new entity called Football Ipswich, set up by local football clubs to represent the Greater Ipswich Region and surrounding Western Corridor.[1]
Pride were inaugural members of the Men and Women's NPL Queensland competitions, the 2nd tier of Australian football.[2]
In 2023 it was announced that Pride and Ipswich City FC would merge ahead of the 2024 season, with the new club being called Ipswich FC.