Caroline Springs George Cross FC
Caroline Springs George Cross Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in Fraser Rise, a north-western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and plays in State League Division 1, the fourth tier of football in Victoria. George Cross play at the City Vista Recreation Reserve, following a move from Chaplin Reserve in 2019, where the club spent 38 seasons. The move to Fraser Rise coincided with a name change for the club, from Sunshine George Cross to the current name. The club was founded by Maltese immigrants. Having been one of eight Victorian clubs to have participated in Australia's National Soccer League, the club's best achievement was reaching the playoffs as finalists in the 1986 season. Winners of the Australian Cup in 1964, Sunshine George Cross were named champions of the 1977 Victorian State League and were also runners up on 9 occasions. Producing 5 Weinstein Medalists and three Bill Fleming Medalists throughout its history. The club was once proudly ho ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fraser Rise, Victoria
Fraser Rise is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melton local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi .... Fraser Rise recorded a population of 9,097 at the 2021 census. The suburb was gazetted by the Office of Geographic Names on 9 February 2017, following a proposal for eleven new suburbs by the City of Melton. The new name officially came into effect in mid-2017. Prior to the suburb's creation, the area was part of Plumpton. References External links Suburbs of Melbourne Suburbs of the City of Melton {{melbourne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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North Sunshine Eagles FC
North Sunshine Eagles FC is a soccer club from St Albans, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is an Albanian Australian-backed club. In 2019 the Club competed in the Victorian State League Division 1 North-West division, after promotion in 2014. However, with a successful year, NSEFC will be promoted to NPL Victoria 3 in 2020; entering a new era of professional football. History Early years The club was founded in 1975 as Klubi Futbollistik Shqiponja - Albanian Eagle Soccer Club by Albanian migrants. In 1989 the club moved its home base from McIvor Reserve in Yarraville to Keilor Downs. Just two years later in 1991, the club moved its home base once more to its current location at Larissa Reserve in the Western Melbournian suburb of St Albans. In 1993, the club changed its name from Albanian Eagle SC to North Sunshine Eagles Soccer Club. In 2000, NSEFC was promoted from Victorian Provisional League 1 to Victorian State League Division 3. Another promot ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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National Premier Leagues Victoria 3
The National Premier Leagues Victoria 3, commonly referred to as NPL Victoria 3, is a semi-professional soccer league in Victoria, Australia. The league is the third-highest in the Victorian league system, behind NPL Victoria and NPL Victoria 2, and forms part of the fourth tier of the overall Australian pyramid. The league was created from the bottom halves of NPL Victoria 2 East and West, when the league was reorganised from two geographic conferences to two separate vertical NPL divisions. The competition is administered by Football Victoria, the governing body of the sport in the state. Due to start 2020 season NPL Victoria 3 has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Format The NPL Victoria 3 is contested by 12 teams. Each team plays home and away against teams against all other teams in the league for a total of 22 fixtures per team each season. The winner of each conference gains automatic promotion to the NPL Victoria 2 while 2nd in both conferences will play off ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brimbank Stallions FC
Brimbank Stallions Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club from Sunshine. The club competes in the Victorian State League Division 1 West. The club was founded in 1986 by the local Italian community in Sunshine and the surrounding suburbs of Melbourne's west. Recent history Brimbank Stallions FC finished second in the 2015 Victorian State League Division 4 season just missing out on promotion. However the club would go on to win three consecutive promotions in 2016, 2017 and 2018, lifting the club from State 4 to State League 1, the latter two after hiring former National Soccer League player Andrew Marth. The club has ambitions to become a National Premier Leagues Victoria The National Premier Leagues Victoria, commonly known as NPL Victoria, is a semi-professional soccer league in Victoria, Australia. The league is a part of the National Premier Leagues, and is the highest level within the Victorian soccer leagu ... club. References External l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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COVID-19 Pandemic In Australia
The COVID-19 pandemic in Australia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The first confirmed case in Australia was identified on 25 January 2020, in Victoria, when a man who had returned from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, tested positive for the virus. , Australia has reported over 9,588,977 cases, over 9,224,255 recoveries, and 12,200 deaths. Victoria's second wave having the highest fatality rate per case. In March 2020, the Australian government established the intergovernmental National Cabinet and declared a human biosecurity emergency in response to the outbreak. Australian borders were closed to all non-residents on 20 March, and returning residents were required to spend two weeks in supervised quarantine hotels from 27 March. Many individual states and territories also closed their borders to varying degrees, with some remaining closed until late 2020, and contin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ethan Gage
Ethan Gage (born May 8, 1991) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Victorian State League Division 1 side Caroline Springs George Cross FC. Club career Youth Born in Cochrane, Alberta, Gage won a gold medal with Alberta at the 2007 BMO Financial Group U16 Boys National All-Star Championship and won a gold medal with the Calgary Elbow Valley Villains at the 2007 BMO National Championships U-16 adidas Cup Boys Club Championship in Sherwood Park, Alberta. Professional Gage was a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency team which won the 2008 USL Premier Development League Southwest Division title in 2008. On August 15, 2008, following the conclusion of the 2008 PDL season, he was called up to the senior Vancouver Whitecaps squad. On January 31, 2011, Gage signed with Reading in the English Football League Championship. After being released by Reading, Gage signed for Swedish Division 2 Södra Svealand side Nyköping. Gage joined Norwegian side Bærum SK ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Francesco Stella (footballer)
Francesco Stella (; born 25 July 1991) is an Australian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Port Melbourne in the National Premier Leagues Victoria. Club career Early Years Francesco Stella spent the 2007–08 season with the AC Chievo Verona youth team before returning to Australia to play for South Melbourne FC in the Victorian Premier League. Stella made his South debut against Altona Magic late in the 2008 season, when he replaced Fernando de Moraes. He made another substitute appearance against Richmond the following week before making a more consistent 19 appearances in 2009, scoring 2 goals. Stella was named as South Melbourne's U/21 player of the year for the 2009 season. A.C Siena In late 2009, he went to Italy where he was offered a three-year contract by Siena. Stella was part of the senior squad, at the time managed by Antonio Conte, although during his first year at the club he mainly played with the Primavera squad managed my Michele Mignani. From 2011†... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andrezinho (footballer, Born 1985)
André Luiz Rodrigues Lopes, or simply Andrezinho (born February 15, 1985), is a Brazilian footballer. Club career Early career Prior to playing in Australia, Andrezinho had spent time with Brazilian clubs Atlético Mineiro, CENE, Juventude and Roma. He's also played in Uruguay for River Plate Montevideo and in China for Liaoning Whowin. Andrezinho played in Japan for Tokushima Vortis and Consadole Sapporo. Perth Glory On 4 August 2011, he signed a contract with A-League club, Perth Glory after the club decided to find a replacement for injured Victor Sikora. He made his debut in the A-League in Round 1 against Adelaide United. Andrezinho suffered an injury that prevented him from playing in the 2012 A-League Grand Final. In July 2012, he joined Cypriot side AEP Paphos. In June 2013 Andrezinho joined Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Ordabasy. In July 2013 Andrezinho joined Thai Division 1 League side Phuket F.C. In 2019, Andrezinho returned to Australia to sign wi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Western United FC
Western United Football Club is an Australian professional football club. The club is based in the western Melbourne suburb of Truganina, the club aims to represent western Victoria, incorporating the western suburbs of Melbourne; the regional cities of Ballarat, Bendigo, and Geelong; and regional and country towns in western Victoria. The club was first established as part of an expansion process in the country's premier football competition, the A-League. It began playing in the 2019–20 A-League season, under licence from Football Australia (FA). Western United currently play home matches at AAMI Park in Melbourne, Mars Stadium in Ballarat and University of Tasmania Stadium in Launceston, though plan to permanently relocate matches to Wyndham City Stadium, a soccer-specific stadium in Tarneit, Wyndham. History Origins In August 2018, the Western Melbourne Group was one of the eight teams that the FFA had accepted in the official bidding phase, as part of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Port Melbourne SC
Port Melbourne SC is an Australian soccer club based in Port Melbourne, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club was formed in 1968 by local Greek Australians, and was promoted over the years to the Victorian Premier League in 1994. It spent the years 1994–2003 in the Victorian Premier League, winning the minor premiership twice, but was unable to secure the title during its time in the VPL. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria. History The club was formed in 1968 by local Greek Australians. The club spent the majority of its early years in the lower Divisions of Victorian football. From 1973 to 1989, the club competed between Victorian League Division 2 and 3. The club was promoted to Victorian League Division 1 for the first time in 1989, but were relegated back to Division 2 in 1991. The club then achieved successive promotions in 1992 and 1993 to take Port Melbourne to the Victorian Premier League for the first time in its history in 1994 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vaughan Coveny
Vaughan Coveny (born 13 December 1971) is a retired football player who frequently represented New Zealand in international matches. Coveny's senior club career spanned 20 years, with his most notable stint being at South Melbourne during their National Soccer League era. He was primarily a striker although he also played as a winger. After retiring from playing, he pursued a coaching career. Club career Coveny began his NSL career at the Melbourne Knights, then moved to Wollongong City. South Melbourne FC The majority of Coveny's career was spent at South Melbourne in the NSL, and later on, Victorian Premier League. Coveny, affectionately known by fans as ''Horsey'' due to his speed primarily played as a striker for South Melbourne. Coveny would dominate the NSL with his pace and would capture 2 NSL Championships under Ange Postecoglou in 1997/98 and 1998/99. Additionally, his goalscoring form in the OFC Championship in 1999 fired South to claim the title as Oceania's b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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St Albans Saints
St Albans Saints Soccer Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in St Albans, Victoria. Established by local Croatian Australians as Dinamo, the club is a regular participant in the Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament. The club is well known for having produced many great players over the years, including many that have gone on to play for its sister club the Melbourne Knights. Dinamo won promotion to the National Premier League (NPL) Victoria for the 2017 season but, after finishing second last, was relegated to the NPL 2. History Formation and early years The club was formed by Croatian migrants as Dinamo in 1975. The club based its identity on the Croatian club GNK Dinamo Zagreb. In 1982, Dinamo took over the German backed St Albans Soccer Club, which was near bankruptcy. The club took on the name St Albans Dinamo and took residence at Churchill Reserve in St Albans. The club still remains there to this day. The club would go on to build a social club t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |