# Team 5663: Ground Control

Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Rookie year 2015.

## Who backs them

- School: Curtin University
- Sponsors (2019): Curtin STEM Outreach, School Pathways Program, Government of Western Australia, Department of Education, The Australian Government Department of Defence, BAE Systems, Altronics, AECOM, PLE Computers, ASUS, Bosch Australia
- Website: http://www.firstinspires.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frc5663
- GitHub: https://github.com/curtinfrc

## 2026 season

This team has no 2026 season on this site. It either did not compete that year, or the season is not one this site holds.

## Name history

Every name FIRST recorded for this team, newest first. A span states the first and last season the name was on the team.

- 2016 – 2019: Ground Control
- 2015: Rio Tinto Ground Control

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 6, over 3 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2018, 2017 |
| Winner | 1 | 2018 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2016 |
| Industrial Design | 1 | 2016 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2016 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 | South Pacific Regional | Alliance 2 · backup robot | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Newton Division | Alliance 7 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | South Pacific Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2017 | Hopper Division |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | South Pacific Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2016 | Carson Division |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Australia Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2015 | Australia Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 | 19.3 | 1218 / 3763 | 67.7 | 5-5-0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 112.9 | 489 / 3617 | 86.5 | 21-7-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 75.4 | 1622 / 3331 | 51.3 | 13-11-3 | 2 |
| 2016 | 30.2 | 959 / 3114 | 69.2 | 19-8-1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 6.0 | 2718 / 2873 | 5.4 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 |

A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL.

The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/5663](https://www.match13.com/team/5663).

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