Tuan Olympic FC
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| Full name | Tuan Olympic Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) |
Olympians Lions |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Ground |
Tuan Island Stadium (capacity: 1,000) |
| Chairman | Tony Jackson |
| Manager | Diego Chicago |
| League | Davinson Islands A-Division |
| 2023 | Ongoing |
Tuan Olympic Football Club or simply Tuan Olympic is a professional football club based on the Tuan Island of the Davinson Islands. The club is the oldest professional football club in the islands and is the oldest running one too, the club also fields a rugby sections which competes in the Davinson Premiership. The soccer section plays it's games in the Tuan Island Stadium which has been the historical home of the section for years.
Being the oldest club on the islands, the Olympians are known as the most popular club in the country as its fanbase is passed on from generation to generation. Most of the club's home games are usually packed and full as the local residents cram to enter the Tuan Island Stadium to watch their games.
History
Founded as Tuan Brothers Football CLUB by Harvey Kingsman, Jamal Nwhab and James Roland in 1886, the club was the first proper established football club on the islands and was responsible for creating and managing tournaments during the island's early days. The team founded the Tuan Island Football League and sent their First XI to compete in the competition, the team however falled short of the league winners by 1 point and lost the first edition of the tournament as favourites. The team would then be given a spot in the lower divisions when the Davinson Islands Football Governing Body (now Davinson Islands Football Federation) was founded, the soccer section's First XI spent most of their best years in the lower leagues and never really challenged for promotion.
The team is best known for its Davinson Island Cup triumph which saw the team go undefeated in all rounds of the competition, winning the cup as underdogs against favourites Redmayne FC. The team was then inactive and participated in 7-aside tournaments around the islands for fun as they lacked funding.
The olympians made their return to professional football ahead of the 2021 A-Division season, returning to the top flight after 100 years.
Rivalries
Tuan FC
The Olympians' arch rivals are the Big Islanders as they both are commonly known as the "Big 2" due to their historical past and their trophy record. The rivalry is called the Le Classique as it is the most watched game of the season, home or away. The stadiums are packed to the brim and players will fight with all they can to bring glory to their side. The derby usually includes alot of fights, brawls and a number of derogatory chants despite both sets of clubs trying to distance themselves away from such language.
Facilities
Tuan Olympic is the only football team to own a stadium, being the Tuan Island Stadium. The team trains and plays there as it is their own stadium. They have shared the stadium in the past with rivals Tuan FC as they were stadiumless.
Players
Current first team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FMF eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FMF nationality.
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Olympic B squad
The B squad competes in the Davinson Islands B-Division and is mainly composed of Under-23 players.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FMF eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FMF nationality.
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