Hurstville ZFC ''(also known as Hurstville Zagreb FC and Hurstville FC)'' is a
soccer club based in the suburban district of
St George,
New South Wales
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Australia. The club currently competes in the along with the NPL Juniors and on an Association level, in the Football St. George competitions.
Being an
Australian
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soccer club of
Croatia
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n heritage, it is affiliated and syndicated with the
Croatian Soccer Association of Australia as well as
Football Federation Australia
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History
Hurstville Zagreb was established by
Croatian migrants on 23 November 1970.
Registered with
St George FA in 1971, the club rapidly advanced through several divisions until they reached the semi-professional
NSW State League
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and became the second largest Croatian-heritage club in
Sydney, behind
Sydney United 58 FC, in the process.
Tournaments
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Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament
The Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament is a tournament run by the Croatian Soccer Federation of Australia and New Zealand, an organisation founded in 1974. The inspiration for the tournament came from the successful Croatian-North American S ...
was hosted by Hurstville Zagreb in 1999.
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Martin Knežević Cup – a 6-a-side tournament in honor and memory of club stalwart Martin Knežević (1974–1996) that is held on an annual basis with 36 teams competing in 2017.
Notable players
This club has produced some notable professionals over the decades, most of whom are of
Croatian heritage or ethnicity.
''Below listed are footballers who have played for Hurstville and the
Australia national football team Australia national soccer team may refer to:
* Australia men's national soccer team
** Australia men's national under-23 soccer team
** Australia men's national under-20 soccer team
** Australia men's national under-17 soccer team
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at various levels.''
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Ante Covic
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Tomi Juric
Tomi Juric ( ; hr, Jurić, ; born 22 July 1991) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a striker for A-League club Melbourne Victory and the Australia national soccer team.
Club career Adelaide United
On 10 February 2013, aft ...
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Ante Milicic
Ante Milicic ( ; hr, Ante Miličić ; (born 4 April 1974) is an Australian soccer manager and former professional player.
Personal life
The son of Croatian immigrants, Milicic grew up in Strathfield, a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney. Mi ...
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Mark Babic
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Ante Moric
Ante Tomislav Moric (born 19 April 1974) is an Australian professional soccer coach and former player who is the head coach for Bankstown City FC.
A midfielder, Moric represented Australia at youth, Olympic, and senior levels. After retirement ...
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Richard Pleša
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Joe Vrkić
References
External links
Soccerway Profile
Soccer clubs in Sydney
Croatian sports clubs in Australia
1970 establishments in Australia
Association football clubs established in 1970
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