Shearwater

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Shearwater
Shearwater FC logo.png
Full nameShearwater Football Club
GroundKingswharf, Breton
Capacity40,500
ManagerSavojarna Olaf Jurtanen
LeagueKFL Championship

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 in 118 FE 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
National
  • KFL Championship (4): 36, 40, 70, 71
  • Patriotes Cup (1): 21
  • KFL National South (1): 56

  1. KFL season 71

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 Kelssek GK Cathal Gallagher
1 Delaclava GK Tomas Janaczek
37 Kelssek GK Denise Witt
49 Pasarga GK Kardos Szûcs
2 Kelssek DF Loisé Camserhe
3 Kelssek DF Jordan Ilic
5 Cassadaigua Tara Kreidel
18 Mriin DF Tzevaada Muur
16 Kelssek DF Russell McDougal
17 Kelssek DF Shane Reilly
29 Kelssek DF Kurispin Moloses
33 Kelssek DF Nikolai Seabury
24 Kelssek MF Eamon Breault
12 Kelssek MF Cory Grossman
No. Position Player
19 Murphtannia MF Coalan O'Reilly
14 Timuria MF Timurdogan Yerli
11 Chromatika MF Manda Iara
6 Kelssek Rémond Leste
28 Kelssek MF Bryce Graughan
15 Kelssek MF Kai Fukushima
20 Kelssek MF Aaron Lyybeck
12 Flavovespia MF Peter Marsh
36 Kelssek Rainier Froboess
9 Squornshelan Remnant States FW Brion Steinno (captain)
25 Kelssek FW Tatjana Pistor
10 Kelssek FW Brent Valiser

Notable former players

  • Brenecia Coretta Corcrain - Right midfielder who captained the club for two years in the mid-60s.
  • Delaclava 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.
  • Kelssek Shaheen Taleb - Cool-headed attacker who is first-choice penalty taker for Kelssek. Moved on to Aries Chariots in Nephara.
  • Kelssek 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
  • Kelssek Damien Halliger (CoH73)
  • Cassadaigua Tara Kreidel (90, 91)

Managerial history

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