Collingwood Football Club

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Collingwood Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League (AFL), renowned for its large supporter base and rich history.


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instanceOf Australian rules football club
professional sports club
captain Darcy Moore
cityRegion inner-city Melbourne
clubColors black
white
clubSong Good Old Collingwood Forever
coach Craig McRae
competitionLevel elite national competition
country Australia
derby Anzac Day match vs Essendon Football Club
Queen’s Birthday match vs Melbourne Football Club
fanCulture strong working-class roots
formerLeague Victorian Football League
founded 1892
governingBody Australian Football League
governingCode Australian rules football
governingStructure board-elected president
guernseyPattern black and white vertical stripes
hasLargeSupporterBase true
hasNetballTeam former Suncorp Super Netball licence holder
hasWomenTeam Collingwood Football Club (AFLW)
historicalStatus foundation club of the VFL
homeCity Melbourne
homeGround Melbourne Cricket Ground
homeGroundCapacity over 100000 at MCG (shared venue)
joinedVFL 1897
league Australian Football League
location Melbourne
mascot magpie
mediaProfile high
membershipType paid club membership
nickname Magpies
Pies
notableEra 1927–1930 four consecutive premierships
premiershipsAFL_VFL 16
president Jeff Browne
primaryCompetition AFL home-and-away season and finals series
reputation one of the most widely supported clubs in the AFL
rival Carlton Football Club
Essendon Football Club
Melbourne Football Club
Richmond Football Club
shortName Collingwood
sport Australian rules football
state Victoria
traditionalHomeSuburb Collingwood
trainingBase Olympic Park precinct
wonPremiership 2023 AFL season


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