Cooma Football Club was formed in 1952 by the workforce of the Snowy Mountains Hydro Scheme which attracted people from all over the world to the Australian Alps.

Cooma FC is one of the oldest continuous football clubs in Australia with a very proud tradition considering the small region in which it resides.

The partnership saw Brindabella Blues administer and run the U12, U14, U16 and U18 NPL programs out of Brindabella's home at Calwell District Playing Fields while the U20 and senior NPL programs remain based in Cooma with Cooma FC.

[3] In 2016, the Tigers fell short of winning the league title by three points as Canberra Olympic claimed the premiership.

[4] In the finals series Cooma lost the major semi-final to Olympic 5–3 on penalties after the two sides drew 2–2 after 120 minutes.