Shearwater

Shearwater

Full name	Shearwater Football Club
Ground	Kingswharf, Breton
Capacity	40,500
Manager	Olaf Jurtanen
League	KFL Championship
Home colours Away colours

Shearwater 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 the Champions League 11 final 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

• IFCF Champions League (1): 11

National

• KFL Championship (4): 36, 40, 70, 71
• KFL National South (1): 56

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season

Season	League									Cup	IFCF/UICA	Other
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Rank
61	Cship	38	15	7	16	63	58	52	12th	3R
62	Cship	38	11	9	18	56	69	42	14th	SF
63	Cship	38	11	12	15	54	59	45	12th	3R
64	Cship	38	15	6	17	37	43	51	11th	4R
65	Cship	38	18	12	8	73	57	66	3rd	4R
66	Cship	38	20	6	12	59	50	66	4th	SF	ChC R32
67	Cship	38	16	7	15	57	56	55	9th	QF	ChC R32
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
71	Cship	38	27	8	3	85	37	89	1st	4R	CL W

Players

Current squad

As of KFL season 71

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under international eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one nationality.

No. Position Player 41 GK Cathal Gallagher 1 GK Tomas Janaczek 37 GK Denise Witt 49 GK Kardos Szûcs 2 DF Loisé Camserhe 3 DF Jordan Ilic 5 Tara Kreidel 18 DF Tzevaada Muur 16 DF Russell McDougal 17 DF Shane Reilly 29 DF Kurispin Moloses 33 DF Nikolai Seabury 24 MF Eamon Breault 12 MF Cory Grossman

No. Position Player 19 MF Coalan O'Reilly 14 MF Timurdogan Yerli 11 MF Manda Iara 6 Rémond Leste 28 MF Bryce Graughan 15 MF Kai Fukushima 20 MF Aaron Lyybeck 12 MF Peter Marsh 36 Rainier Froboess 9 FW Brion Steinno (captain) 25 FW Tatjana Pistor 10 FW Brent Valiser

Notable former players

• Coretta Corcrain - Right midfielder who captained the club for two years in the mid-60s.
• Tomasz Janaczek - Retired at age 40 after backstopping the club to the KFL70 title and winning the Champions League. Was also Delaclava's number two goalkeeper during his career.
• Shaheen Taleb - Cool-headed attacker who is first-choice penalty taker for Kelssek. Moved on to Aries Chariots in Nephara.
• Damien Halliger - Stalwart centre-back for the national team, transferred to Eura's Holdenburg City.

Played in the World Cup finals or Cup of Harmony while with the club
Damien Halliger (CoH73) Tara Kreidel (90, 91)

Managerial history

• Ryan Potter, 62-69
• Olaf Jurtanen, 70-present