Perth RedStar Football Club is an Australian

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club from

Joondalup, Western Australia Joondalup () is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, approximately north of Perth central business district, Perth's central business district. It contains the central business district of the regional City of Joondalup and acts as the primar ...

currently playing in the

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and National Premier Leagues WA Women.They are often a very talented team with good working players that are determined to go somewhere in the football world. Their home ground is the RedStar Arena at the Joondalup campus of

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History

The club was formed in 1992 as Joondalup City Soccer Club and played at the Gumblossom Park in Quinns Rocks. They moved to the

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in 1995 and in their first season in the Semi-pro league finished third in the Professional Soccer Federation of WA third division a great start to top-flight

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in the state. In the first season of the Soccer West Coast Division One, City won promotion to the

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as Champions in 1996. Joondalup City's first season in the top flight in 1997 was a moderately successful one, where they finished in a mid-table position and improved to third place in 1998. In 1999 the club changed its name to ECU Joondalup SC. A successful season saw Paul Simmons' side win the club's first major trophy by taking out the

title, which was their first-ever Premiership after only four seasons in the professional ranks. Under the guidance of former

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manager

Kenny Lowe Kenny Lowe (born 6 November 1961) is an English football coach and former player who is the manager of Australian side Perth SC. Kenny played for ten clubs in England, and had a stint in Australia also. He later managed Gateshead F.C., Gateshea ...

, ECU Joondalup SC won their first Championship in 2020 (no Premier was awarded), with striker Danny Hodgson also claiming the season's Golden Boot award with 17 goals. In February 2022, ECU Joondalup SC and Northern Redbacks WSC announced a merger to create Perth RedStar FC as a new club.

Current men's squad

Current women's squad

Staff

*Technical director: Andrew Ord *First-team coach: Callum Salmon *Assistant coach: David Butterfield

Notable past players

List includes players from ECU Joondalup youth or senior teams that have gone on to represent the Australian national team. *

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Brandon O'Neill Brandon O'Neill (born 12 April 1994) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Perth Glory in the A-League Men. Club career Perth Glory Born in Perth, Western Australia, O'Neill signed a youth contra ...

Josh Risdon Joshua Robert Risdon (born 27 July 1992) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Perth Glory in the A-League Men competition in Australia. Risdon has represented Australia on several occasions since debuting in ...

Adam Taggart Adam Jake Taggart (born 2 June 1993) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a striker (association football), striker for Perth Glory FC, Perth Glory in the A-League Men, A-League competition. Taggart has also represented the Australia nati ...

* Rhys Williams * Ryan Williams

Coaches

* Paul Simmons (1992–2002) * Stuart Kamasz (2003) * Paul Simmons (2004) * Stuart Currie (2005) * Eric Williams (2005) * John Brown (2006) * Willie McNally (2006–2008) * Syd Amphlett (2008–2011) * Salv Todaro (2011–2013) * Dale McCulloch (2013–2019) *

(2020–present)

Honours

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

NPL WA Champions * 1998, 2002 Boral Challenge Cup Winners * 1999, 2023 WA Premier League/NPL WA Minor Premiers * 1996 First Division Winners

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ecu Joondalup National Premier Leagues clubs National Premier Leagues Western Australia Association football clubs established in 1992 1992 establishments in Australia