North Eastern MetroStars Soccer Club, commonly known as MetroStars, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in

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. Founded in 1994, the club currently competes in the

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, with matches played at the T.K. Shutter Reserve in the north-eastern suburb of Klemzig. It has generally been a strong club and has dominated in the top division of South Australian Football.

History

The club was initially known as the Metro Knights before a name change to the North Eastern MetroStars in 1998. It started playing in Division 2 of the Saturday Amateur league in 1995, won promotion into Division 1, and quickly became the dominant side in the league. The club entered the SASF State League in 1999 and won promotion to the Premier League in its first season. MetroStars has subsequently cemented its position in the top South Australian football league and has developed into one of the league's leading clubs. During the formation of the FFSA and the Super League, MetroStars supported the federation, and in early 2006 was the first club to become a member. They have recently become a more dominant force in the Super League over the last few years winning in both the senior and reserves squads. They have also produced young talents such as Jason Spagnuolo, Fabian Barbiero and Francesco Monterosso, all who have been recruited by

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, whilst

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and

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have gone onto other A-League clubs' books. On 25 August 2012 they won the Federation Cup final against Para Hills Knights for the third time. In September 2012, the club won its third League championship. MetroStars won back to back

Minor Premierships in 2013 and 2014. In October 2014, MetroStars defeated New South Wales outfit Bonnyrigg White Eagles 1–0 to claim the NPL National Championship. In June 2016, MetroStars defeated Adelaide Comets 1-0 at

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to win the

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and qualify for the

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. In June 2017, MetroStars defeated

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2-0 at

to win the

and qualify for the

Round of 32 for the third year running.

Current squad

Non-playing staff

Ref:

Notable former players

''* List of professional footballers who have played for the club.'' *

Adam van Dommele Adam van Dommele (born 5 September 1984 in Elizabeth, South Australia, Elizabeth, South Australia, Australia) is an Australian Football (soccer), footballer who last played for North Eastern MetroStars, MetroStars. Club career In 2005 after re ...

* Christian Esposito * Fabian Barbiero * Francesco Monterosso * Jason Spagnuolo * Liam Wooding *

Louis Brain Louis Karl Brain (born 9 May 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Adelaide United in the Hyundai A-League's inaugural season. Born in England, he represented the Australia U17 and U20 national tea ...

* Michael Matricciani * Scott Tunbridge * Travis Dodd *

* James Troisi

Club honours

* 2014 National Premier Leagues Champions *First Division League Champions , 2004, 2009, 2012 *First Division Minor Premiers , 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 * FFSA Federation Cup Champions , 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2017 *Preseason Champions , 2003, 2008, 2011 Ref:

References

External links

Official Website
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