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| Full name | Adamstown Rosebud Football Club (formerly Newcastle Rosebud) | ||
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| Nicknames | Rosebuds; Buds | ||
| Founded | 12 July 1889 | ||
| Ground | Adamstown Oval | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 | ||
| Coordinates | 32°56′00.8″S 151°43′50″E / 32.933556°S 151.73056°E | ||
| President | Rick Naylor | ||
| Head Coach | Chris Moylan | ||
| League | NPL NNSW | ||
| 2026 | 9th of 12 | ||
| Website | http://www.adamstownrosebudfc.org.au/ | ||
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Adamstown Rosebud Football Club is a semi-professional Australian soccer club based in Adamstown a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales. Adamstown Rosebud currently competes in the Northern NSW Football National Premier Leagues NNSW competition; the highest division of the NNSW Football Leagues and the second tier of soccer in Australia.
Founded in 1889, Adamstown Rosebud is widely recognised as the oldest NPL club in Australia.
Adamstown Rosebud competed in the National Soccer League between 1984 and 1986, playing under the name Newcastle Rosebud United during its time in the national competition.
In 2019, the club celebrated its 130th year of competition. To mark the milestone, Adamstown Rosebud wore a special commemorative strip honouring both its long history and the Australian representatives the club has produced.
The badge for Adamstown Rosebud is a classic circular football crest, built around a central rose emblem, the defining symbol of Adamstown Rosebud FC. A horizontal banner runs across the rose with the founding year of 1889 on it. The club colours are Red and Green.
Adamstown Rosebud has played at Adamstown Oval since its formation in 1889, making the ground one of the oldest continuously used football venues in Australia.
