HISTORY OF KDSA INVOLVEMENT
IN REPRESENTATIVE FOOTBALL

:: First Ku-ring-gai representative teams entered NSW Amateur Soccer Association competitions in 1959 or 1960.

:: Ku-ring-gai United was formed in 1963 and entered the NSW Soccer Federation's Amateur League. This was the first Senior representative team.

:: Ku-ring-gai United became Ku-ring-gai Soccer Club Ltd. in 1970 and merged with Artarmon to form Artarmon-Ku-ring-gai. They competed in the NSW Soccer Federation Division Two competition.

:: Name changed to Ku-ring-gai SC in 1971.

:: In 1975 Ku-ring-gai played a curtain-raiser at the SCG before the Australia v Glasgow Rangers match.

:: Ku-ring-gai SC merged with North Sydney/Artarmon in 1989 to form North Shore United. This folded in 1990.

:: In 2001 Ku-ring-gai enter a Senior team and an U18 team in the NSW Soccer Association Premier League. The U18's won the Grand Final.

:: KDSA purchased a NSW Soccer Federation Division 1 license from Balmain Tigers in 2002. The name was changed to Northern Tigers. The U21's won the Grand Final.

:: In 2003 Northern Tigers won promotion to the Super League by winning the First Division title. Ku-ring-gai had won this trophy when it was the Division Two trophy in the 1980's. Ku-ring-gai reps in the U13 - U18 age groups changed their names to Northern Tigers. The U11 and U12 teams continue as Ku-ring-gai Association.

:: In 2007 Northern Tigers Senior team won the Winter Super League Competition. The U20's won the competition and the Grand Final in 2008.

:: Northern Tigers players have twice won the Silver Medal for Best Player in the Super League. Paul Davies in 2006 and Stuart Page in 2008.

:: The first Girl's team to represent KDSA was formed in 2002. In the late 70's and early 80's a separate Women's association was formed and a Senior team and U15 team competed as Ku-ring-gai. In 2005 Northern Tigers entered a Senior team and an U21 team in the Women's Super League.

:: Over the years teams representing KDSA have won several competitions and grand finals and produced many State representatives. The most notable players to have represented KDSA include:

:: Socceroos
Murray Barnes, Robert Hooker, Bruce Djite, Grant Lee, Robert Wheatley

:: Matildas
Leigh Wardell, Thea Slatyer

:: U20 Youth International
Brett Hughes

:: Australian Schoolboys
Brian Ellem, Derek Poimer, Greg Fuchs

:: National League
Andy Harper, Brett Hughes, Brian Ellem, Duncan Worthington, Stuart Robertson, Adam Snyder,
James Stubbs-Mills, Grant Last, Derek Poimer,