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Mackay & Whitsundays Magpies Crusaders United

Full name	Mackay & Whitsundays Magpies Crusaders United FC
Nickname(s)	Magpies Crusaders, MCU
Founded	2017
Ground	Sologinkin Oval, Mackay
Capacity	6000
Chairman	Barry Jensen
Manager	Jamie Dunning
League	None
2022	5th of 11 Queensland Premier League
Website	https://www.magpiescrusaders.com.au
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Mackay & Whitsundays Magpies Crusaders United Football Club, also known as Magpies Crusaders FC, is an Australian professional association football club based in Mackay, Queensland. The club was established in 2017 as an amalgamation of Magpies Sporting Club and Mackay Crusaders Football Club.

Magpies Crusaders represents the Mackay & Whitsundays region in the Queensland Premier League competition. In 2020, they withdrew from the NPL during the mid-season hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

In mid-2022 the Mackay & Whitsundays Magpies Crusaders United Football Club (MCU) will not continue to participate in the South East Queensland conference of the Football Queensland Premier League 1 (FQPL 1) beyond 2022.

Club history

Magpies Crusaders made their competitive debut in the 2018 National Premier Leagues Queensland competition, finishing in 11th place in the 14-team competition.

Crusaders made their FFA Cup debut in 2019, defeating Coomera Colts 2–1 on 24 July 2019.

Current squad

2022 season squad. Updated to 12 March 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AUS Ethan Reed 2 DF  AUS Zac Cavali 3 DF  AUS Jayden Bell 4 DF  JPN Junya Yabe 5 DF  AUS Daniel Simic 6 DF  RWA Jean-Delors Tuyishime 7 MF  AUS Makhaya Quakawoot 8 FW  AUS Angus McKenzie 9 FW  ENG Michael Lyall 10 MF  AUS Diego Cuba 11 MF  AUS Anthony Goweid 12 DF  AUS Angus Huang 13 MF  AUS Brandon Callaghan

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  AUS Jayden Salam 15 MF  AUS Denzel Bobongie 16 MF  AUS Harry Black 17 DF  AUS Benjamin Binney 18 FW  AUS Aref Nazary 19 DF  AUS Kougha Dunkerley 20 MF  AUS Liam Shipton (captain) 21 GK  AUS Harrison Myers 22 MF  AUS Jaymayne Salam 23 DF  AUS Kieran Waters 24 FW  AUS Ashton Smith 25 DF  AUS Malachi Kennell

References

1. "2020 NPL MEN'S, NPL WOMEN'S AND FQPL SENIOR COMPETITION STRUCTURES CONFIRMED". footballqueensland.com.au. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
2. "FOOTBALL QUEENSLAND STATEMENT ON MAGPIES CRUSADERS UNITED FC". footballqueensland.com.au. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
3. "Ladder for NPL QLD". SportsTG. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
4. "Magpies Crusaders vs Coomera Colts, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 24th Jul 2019". FFA Cup. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
5. "QPL1 Senior Team - Magpies Crusaders". Magpies Crusaders. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

External links

• Official website

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