University Azzurri FC
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

University Azzurri Football Club is an Australian semi-professional football club based in Darwin, the
Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aust ...
. Founded in 1999 as University Rangers, the club merged with Nakara Azzurri in 2010 to form University Azzurri. The club currently competes in the
NorZone Premier League The NorZone Premier League is a semi-professional soccer league in Darwin, Australia. The NorZone Premier League is one of three top tier state-level soccer competition in the Northern Territory of Australia. It comprises teams within the N ...
, with matches played at University Oval. The club maintains affiliation with
Charles Darwin University Charles Darwin University (CDU) is an Australian public university with a main campus in Darwin and eight satellite campuses in some metropolitan and regional areas. It was established in 2003 after the merger of Northern Territory University ...
.


History

The origins of University Rangers is traced to 1999, where the club was formed as an associated sporting club of the Northern Territory University Sports Association (now
Charles Darwin University Charles Darwin University (CDU) is an Australian public university with a main campus in Darwin and eight satellite campuses in some metropolitan and regional areas. It was established in 2003 after the merger of Northern Territory University ...
Sports Association). In 2010, the club merged with Nakara Azzurri, who themselves were founded in 2006 after the merger of Nakara SC and Darwin Azzurri SC. Both clubs had previously established themselves in the local leagues of Darwin.


Nakara Azzurri

Nakara Azzurri Football Club is a defunct Australian football club that was based in Darwin, the
Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aust ...
. Founded in 1994 as Darwin Azzurri, the club merged with Nakara Soccer Club in 2006 to form Nakara Azzurri. The club competed in the
NorZone Premier League The NorZone Premier League is a semi-professional soccer league in Darwin, Australia. The NorZone Premier League is one of three top tier state-level soccer competition in the Northern Territory of Australia. It comprises teams within the N ...
, with matches played form Nakara Oval, until it dissolved at the end of the 2009 season. In 2010, the club merged with University Rangers to form University Azzurri. The club's origins are traced to the founding of Darwin Azzurri on 28 November 1994. The club competed in the local Darwin football leagues. In 2006, Darwin Azzurri merged with Nakara Soccer Club to form Nakara Azzurri. In 2010, the club merged with University Rangers to form University Azzurri.


Honours

* 1999 DSL Winners. * 2004 TASL League Champions. * 2006 Northern Zone All Ages Division 2 Final Series Winners. * 2008 Northern Zone All Ages Division 1 League Champions. * 2008 Northern Zone All Ages Division 1 Final Series Winners. * 2008
Charles Darwin University Charles Darwin University (CDU) is an Australian public university with a main campus in Darwin and eight satellite campuses in some metropolitan and regional areas. It was established in 2003 after the merger of Northern Territory University ...
Sports Association 'Team of Year'. * 2009 Northern Zone All Ages Division 1 League runners up * 2009 Northern Zone All Ages Division 1 Final Series Winners. * 2014 Norzone Womens Premiers * 2015 Singa Cup under 18 runners up * 2015 Norzone Premiers under 18 Champions * 2016 Norzone Premier League Reserves Champion * 2016 Norzone Womens Open League Champions Pool B * 2018 Norzone Premier League Reserves Premiers * 2019 FFA CUP Darwin Finalist


References


External links


Official club website
Soccer clubs in the Northern Territory University soccer clubs in Australia Association football clubs established in 1999 1999 establishments in Australia Sport in Darwin, Northern Territory Italian-Australian backed sports clubs of Northern Territory {{NorthernTerritory-stub