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Fortuna 60 SC
Fortuna '60 Soccer Club is a soccer club based in Morwell, Victoria, Australia. The club was founded in 1960, currently competes in Victorian Men's State League Division 5 South and the Latrobe Valley Soccer League and is regularly referred to as Fortuna. They are among the most successful club in the history of the Latrobe Valley Soccer League, winning 10 league championships. From 2025, for the first time in their history, Fortuna will compete in the Victorian State League, where they have been added to the Men's State League 5 South. The club will field seniors and reserves in the State League, whilst it will also field a side in the LVSL Men's Second Division, whilst its women's and junior teams will also play in the LVSL. History The highly successful Morwell Soccer Club – which was formed in the 1930s – enjoyed an influx of migrant players in the 1950s and by the start of the 1954 season, the club was described as "a team comprising Dutch migrants under former int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorian State League Division 5
The Victorian State League, known as VETO Sports State League for sponsorship purposes is an Australian soccer league based in Victoria that was founded in 1958 and administered by Football Victoria. It consists of five divisions (separated by two zones for divisions 1–3, and four zones for divisions 4–5), and is used for promotion to the Victorian Premier League. The league was formerly known as the ''Victorian Metropolitan League'' from 1958 to 1984 and ''Victorian League'' from 1985 to 1990. History The league was formed in 1958; it has had many name changes such as Metropolitan League, and Victorian League. It was only known as State League since 1991. Prior to the 2014 season, the league was the second highest in the Victoria. In the 2012 season's first division, Pascoe Vale and Port Melbourne Sharks were promoted to the Victorian Premier League, while Whittlesea Ranges, Dandenong City and Springvale White Eagles were relegated. In the 2013 season, Heidelberg Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latrobe Valley Soccer League
Latrobe Valley Soccer League (LVSL) is a soccer league encompassing much of Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley in ( Victoria. As the region with the National Soccer League's only regional participant, as well as being home to multiple Victorian state champions, the LVSL is widely acknowledged as being one of the strongest soccer leagues in regional Australia. History The earliest known organised soccer competition in Gippsland was the Wonthaggi and District Soccer Association, which began in 1912, followed by the North Gippsland Soccer League (featuring Sale United, Yallourn SC and clubs from Maffra, Glenmaggie and Nambrok) beginning in 1926 - although both leagues ceased to exist by the late 1930s. An association focused on the Latrobe Valley did not arrive until the formation of the Central Gippsland Soccer Football Association - which featured multiple teams from Yallourn SC ('Wanderers' and 'Rovers' initially, then 'Celtic', 'Swifts' and 'Milita' followed), Yallourn North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morwell
Morwell is a town in the Latrobe Valley area of Gippsland, in South-Eastern Victoria, Australia approximately 152 km (94 mi) east of Melbourne. Morwell has a population of 14,389 people at the . It is both the capital and administrative centre for the City of Latrobe and the city’s second most populous town after the neighbouring Traralgon. Morwell is located in the centre of the Latrobe Valley urban area, which has a population of 77,168 at the 2021 Census and is home to many of the greater urban area's civic institutions, administrative functions and infrastructure. The city is known for its role as a major energy production centre for Victoria as the centre of a major coal mining and fossil-fuel power generation industry. Morwell's centenary rose garden located in the central business district, won an award in 2009 for being a 'garden of excellence'. Since 2018, the town has hosted the International Rose Garden Festival Morwell (IRGFM). Naming The name of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria, Australia
Victoria, commonly abbreviated as Vic, is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state (after Tasmania), with a land area of ; the second-most-populated state (after New South Wales), with a population of over 7 million; and the most densely populated state in Australia (30.6 per km2). Victoria's economy is the second-largest among Australian states and is highly diversified, with service sectors predominating. Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west and is bounded by the Bass Strait to the south (with the exception of a small land border with Tasmania located along Boundary Islet), the Southern Ocean to the southwest, and the Tasman Sea (a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean) to the southeast. The state encompasses a range of climates and geographical features from its temperate coastal and central regions to the Victorian Alps in the northeast and the semi-arid northwest. The majority of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorian State League
The Victorian State League, known as VETO Sports State League for sponsorship purposes is an Australian soccer league based in Victoria that was founded in 1958 and administered by Football Victoria. It consists of five divisions (separated by two zones for divisions 1–3, and four zones for divisions 4–5), and is used for promotion to the Victorian Premier League. The league was formerly known as the ''Victorian Metropolitan League'' from 1958 to 1984 and ''Victorian League'' from 1985 to 1990. History The league was formed in 1958; it has had many name changes such as Metropolitan League, and Victorian League. It was only known as State League since 1991. Prior to the 2014 season, the league was the second highest in the Victoria. In the 2012 season's first division, Pascoe Vale and Port Melbourne Sharks were promoted to the Victorian Premier League, while Whittlesea Ranges, Dandenong City and Springvale White Eagles were relegated. In the 2013 season, Heidelberg U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morwell Soccer Club
Morwell SC was a soccer club based in Morwell, Victoria, Australia. The earliest documented record of the club is from 1923 and they went on to compete in both the Central Gippsland Soccer Association from 1933 and the Latrobe Valley Soccer League from 1951. The club is credited with starting football in Morwell and playing a key role in the formation of the Latrobe Valley Soccer League - which it won in 1954, 1955 and 1957 - before its dissolution at the end of the 1957 season. History Despite early efforts to bring the game to the Latrobe Valley, largely spearheaded by local pastor Norman Minor, the only confirmed team to have been in the region was that belonging to Yallourn SC, who commenced playing in 1923. Minor was later awarded the very first life membership of the Latrobe Valley Soccer Association in 1953. Mentions of a "Morwell United" team exist from 1923, but detail remains scant as to their consistency of matches, organisation and affiliation. Victory to the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falcons 2000 SC
Falcons 2000 Soccer Club (formerly Morwell Falcons, Gippsland Falcons and Eastern Pride) is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in the regional Victorian city of Morwell in Latrobe Valley, Gippsland. The club currently participates in the Latrobe Valley Soccer League, currently rated as a Tier 9 league. As Morwell Falcons, the club achieved the rare feat of promotion to Tier 1 status in the Australian National Soccer League from what is described now as the Tier 9 Latrobe Valley Soccer League, via promotions in the Australian Association Football pyramid between 1973 and 1992 when promotion to the highest tier was available. Origins Originally founded in 1961 by the local Latrobe Valley Italian-Australian Community as ''IASCOG'' (Italian-Australian Social Club of Gippsland), a sponsorship deal in 1962 saw them renamed as the Morwell Falcons to help promote the Ford Falcon, of which Ford Australia had just launched its first ever model, the XK. The club participat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football Clubs Established In 1960
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1960 Establishments In Australia
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Morwell, Victoria
Morwell is a town in the Latrobe Valley area of Gippsland, in South-Eastern Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia approximately 152 km (94 mi) east of Melbourne. Morwell has a population of 14,389 people at the . It is both the seat of local government, capital and administrative centre for the City of Latrobe and the city’s second most populous town after the neighbouring Traralgon. Morwell is located in the centre of the Latrobe Valley urban area, which has a population of 77,168 at the 2021 Census and is home to many of the greater urban area's civic institutions, administrative functions and infrastructure. The city is known for its role as a major Energy in Victoria, energy production centre for Victoria as the centre of a major coal mining and fossil-fuel power station, fossil-fuel power generation industry. Morwell's centenary rose garden located in the central business district, won an award in 2009 for being a 'garden of excellence'. Since 2018, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Sports Clubs In Australia
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