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class="vector-toc-numb">1.7</span> <span>Name and emblem change</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Name_and_emblem_change-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2000–04_Taking_on_the_World" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2000–04_Taking_on_the_World"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8</span> <span>2000–04 Taking on the World</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2000–04_Taking_on_the_World-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Return_to_Victorian_competition" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Return_to_Victorian_competition"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.9</span> <span>Return to Victorian competition</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Return_to_Victorian_competition-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-National_Premier_League_era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a 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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>Club</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Club-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Individual" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Individual"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>Individual</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Individual-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Managers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Managers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Managers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Managers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Records" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Records"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Melbourne_FC" title="South Melbourne FC – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="South Melbourne FC" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="South Melbourne Football Club – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="South Melbourne Football Club" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%82%AC%EC%9A%B0%EC%8A%A4_%EB%A9%9C%EB%B2%84%EB%A5%B8_FC" title="사우스 멜버른 FC – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="사우스 멜버른 FC" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" 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lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Саут Мельбурн" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%89_%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8_%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86" title="نادى جنوب ملبورن – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="نادى جنوب ملبورن" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Melbourne_FC" title="South Melbourne FC – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="South Melbourne FC" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a 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text-align:left">Full name</th><td class="infobox-data">South Melbourne Football Club</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Nickname(s)</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Hellas,</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1959<span class="noprint">; 65 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1959</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Ground</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Lakeside_Stadium" title="Lakeside Stadium">Lakeside Stadium</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Capacity</th><td class="infobox-data">12,000 (7,400 seated)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nicholas_Maikousis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nicholas Maikousis (page does not exist)">Nicholas Maikousis</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Chairman</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Bill Papastergiadis</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Coach</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Esteban Quintas</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Premier_Leagues_Victoria" title="National Premier Leagues Victoria">NPL Victoria</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2024_National_Premier_Leagues#Victoria" title="2024 National Premier Leagues">2024</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1st of 14 (Premiers)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; 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height: 40px; background-color: #ffffff"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Away_colours" title="Away colours">Away colours</a></b></div> </div></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>South Melbourne Football Club</b> is an Australian semi-professional <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">soccer</a> club based in suburb of <a href="/wiki/Albert_Park,_Victoria" title="Albert Park, Victoria">Albert Park</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a>. The club currently competes in the <a href="/wiki/National_Premier_Leagues_Victoria" title="National Premier Leagues Victoria">National Premier Leagues Victoria</a>, with matches played at <a href="/wiki/Lakeside_Stadium" title="Lakeside Stadium">Lakeside Stadium</a>. </p><p>The club was founded in 1959 by Greek migrants following <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> as <b>South Melbourne hellas </b> (<a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>: <span lang="el">Νότια Μελβούρνη Ελλάς</span>), with a basis in the <a href="/wiki/Greek_Australians" title="Greek Australians">Greek community</a>. </p><p>The club has won four Australian national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, numerous <a href="/wiki/Dockerty_Cup" title="Dockerty Cup">Dockerty Cups</a> and represented <a href="/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation" title="Oceania Football Confederation">Oceania</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2000_FIFA_Club_World_Championship" title="2000 FIFA Club World Championship">2000 FIFA Club World Championship</a>. Along with the <a href="/wiki/Marconi_Stallions_FC" title="Marconi Stallions FC">Marconi Stallions</a>, they were one of two clubs to compete in every season of the <a href="/wiki/National_Soccer_League" title="National Soccer League">National Soccer League</a>. </p><p>The club was chosen by the <a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_Football_History_%26_Statistics" class="mw-redirect" title="International Federation of Football History & Statistics">International Federation of Football History & Statistics</a> as the Oceania Club of the Century for the 20th century.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Performance_Chart_NSL_SOU.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Performance_Chart_NSL_SOU.svg/220px-Performance_Chart_NSL_SOU.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Performance_Chart_NSL_SOU.svg/330px-Performance_Chart_NSL_SOU.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Performance_Chart_NSL_SOU.svg/440px-Performance_Chart_NSL_SOU.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="864" data-file-height="607" /></a><figcaption>Chart of yearly table positions for South Melbourne in <a href="/wiki/National_Soccer_League" title="National Soccer League">NSL</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Formation">Formation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Formation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>South Melbourne was formed in 1959 with the amalgamation of three struggling Melbourne soccer clubs—<b>South Melbourne United</b>, the oldest of the three clubs with a history dating back to the early 1900s—the Greek-backed <b>Yarra Park Aias (Ajax)</b>, and <b>Hellenic</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-smfc-history-forming_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfc-history-forming-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-smfc-clubhistory_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfc-clubhistory-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Theo Marmaras, initiator of the merger proposal and president of Hellenic, became the first president of the new club.<sup id="cite_ref-smfc-history-forming_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfc-history-forming-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In recognition of the large <a href="/wiki/Greek_Australians" title="Greek Australians">Greek Australian</a> support base of Hellenic and Yarra Park, which were also the best-supported of the three clubs, the new club was named <b>South Melbourne Hellas</b>, the name by which it was to be known for the majority of its 50 years. The first emblem reflected the colour scheme of the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Greece" title="Flag of Greece">Greek national flag</a>. The first uniform consisted of jersey of white with a red 'V' around the collar, the was<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (February 2015)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> also that of South Melbourne United, as well as blue shorts and blue and white hooped socks. Later on they would adopt predominantly blue and white strips, with various designs throughout the seasons, with the most common being a predominantly royal blue strip. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1960–1969"><span id="1960.E2.80.931969"></span>1960–1969</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1960–1969"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>South Melbourne won the Victorian First Division (North) championship of 1960,<sup id="cite_ref-ozfootball-1960vicmetro-table_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ozfootball-1960vicmetro-table-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the club's inaugural year of competition. The club was promoted to the Victorian State League First Division the following year, where it finished fifth in its first year.<sup id="cite_ref-ozfootball-1961vsl-table_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ozfootball-1961vsl-table-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With a number of astute signings—Scottish journeyman <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Anderson_(footballer)" title="Tommy Anderson (footballer)">Tommy Anderson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sunshine_George_Cross_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunshine George Cross FC">George Cross</a>), Ernie Ackerley (<a href="/wiki/Manchester_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchester United">Manchester United</a>), Leo Damianakos (<a href="/wiki/Kalamata_F.C." title="Kalamata F.C.">Kalamata</a>), Jim Pyrgolios (<a href="/wiki/Panathinaikos_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Panathinaikos FC">Panathinaikos</a>) and Andreas Roussis, formerly of <a href="/wiki/Panathinaikos_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Panathinaikos FC">Panathinaikos</a> and <a href="/wiki/Apollon_Smyrni_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Apollon Smyrni F.C.">Apollon Athens</a><sup id="cite_ref-smfc-clubhistory_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfc-clubhistory-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>—the club won the division championship in 1962, 1964, and 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-victorianchampions_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-victorianchampions-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1965, South Melbourne secured the services of 35-year-old former <a href="/wiki/AEK_Athens_F.C." title="AEK Athens F.C.">AEK Athens</a> star, <a href="/wiki/Kostas_Nestoridis" title="Kostas Nestoridis">Kostas Nestoridis</a> as player-coach. The result was a significant increase in crowd attendances and a fourth league title in 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-victorianchampions_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-victorianchampions-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eager to repeat its success, the club recruited a number of Greek and local footballers, but they failed to make any impact. By 1969, the import experiment was considered a failure and most of the Greek players returned to their homeland.<sup id="cite_ref-smfc-clubhistory_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfc-clubhistory-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1970–77"><span id="1970.E2.80.9377"></span>1970–77</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1970–77"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1970, the club focused its attention on recruiting local soccer players. It soon signed two players that would become South Melbourne Men's greatest players, Steve Walker and striker Jim Armstrong. South Melbourne missed out on the title by a point in the 1971 season, edged out by <a href="/wiki/Footscray_JUST" title="Footscray JUST">Footscray JUST</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-ozfootball-1971vsl-table_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ozfootball-1971vsl-table-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but with Armstrong scoring goals aplenty, South Melbourne went on to win the championship in 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-victorianchampions_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-victorianchampions-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The season also saw coach Bill Curran consolidate the first team's strength by signing midfielder Peter Bourne (<a href="/wiki/Burnley_F.C." title="Burnley F.C.">Burnley</a>) and promoting highly skilled youngsters Giovanni Barticciotto, Fethon Ileris<sup id="cite_ref-smfc-clubhistory_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfc-clubhistory-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Bill Hasapis.<sup id="cite_ref-ozfootball-00-01-playoff_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ozfootball-00-01-playoff-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club continued its successful run with the 1974 title,<sup id="cite_ref-victorianchampions_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-victorianchampions-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> second place in 1975,<sup id="cite_ref-ozfootball-1975vsl-table_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ozfootball-1975vsl-table-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and with star recruits <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Mackay" title="Jimmy Mackay">Jimmy Mackay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Ollerton" title="Peter Ollerton">Peter Ollerton</a> and Duncan Cummings, capped off its final year in the Victorian State League by winning the 1976 championship.<sup id="cite_ref-smfc-clubhistory_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfc-clubhistory-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Soccer_League">National Soccer League</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: National Soccer League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>South Melbourne joined <a href="/wiki/Mooroolbark_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Mooroolbark FC">Mooroolbark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heidelberg_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Heidelberg United">Heidelberg United</a> and <a href="/wiki/Footscray_JUST" title="Footscray JUST">Footscray JUST</a>, as Melbourne's participants in the newly formed <a href="/wiki/National_Soccer_League_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Soccer League (Australia)">National Soccer League</a> (NSL) in 1977, which was Australia's first sporting national competition.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A mass exodus of its best players (Armstrong, Bourne, Mackay, Walker), saw the team slump to eleventh place in its inaugural year, but a recruiting drive by coach Dave Maclaren gave the club a respectable third in 1978. It was not to last as South Melbourne finished at the bottom of the league table in 1979.<sup id="cite_ref-smfc-clubhistory_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfc-clubhistory-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1978–89"><span id="1978.E2.80.9389"></span>1978–89</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1978–89"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:South_Melbourne_Hellas_(logo).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/South_Melbourne_Hellas_%28logo%29.svg/130px-South_Melbourne_Hellas_%28logo%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/South_Melbourne_Hellas_%28logo%29.svg/195px-South_Melbourne_Hellas_%28logo%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/South_Melbourne_Hellas_%28logo%29.svg/260px-South_Melbourne_Hellas_%28logo%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="632" data-file-height="797" /></a><figcaption>The first club emblem.</figcaption></figure> <p>The recruitment of <a href="/wiki/Alan_Edward_Davidson" class="mw-redirect" title="Alan Edward Davidson">Alan Davidson</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Campbell_(footballer_born_1957)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Campbell (footballer born 1957)">George Campbell</a> (<a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_F.C." title="Aberdeen F.C.">Aberdeen</a>), Steve Blair, <a href="/wiki/Branko_Buljevic" title="Branko Buljevic">Branko Buljevic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alun_Evans" title="Alun Evans">Alun Evans</a> (<a href="/wiki/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool</a>), and Charlie Egan, helped South Melbourne climb the <a href="/wiki/National_Soccer_League_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Soccer League (Australia)">NSL</a> ladder in the early part of the decade, with South becoming runners up in the NSL in 1981, which was their best ever NSL placing at the time. They also won the Ampol Cup in 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-smh-history-80s_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smh-history-80s-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some solid player signings such as (<a href="/wiki/Oscar_Crino" title="Oscar Crino">Oscar Crino</a>, <a href="/wiki/Duggie_Brown_(footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Duggie Brown (footballer)">Doug Brown</a>, Bobby Russell and <a href="/wiki/John_Yzendoorn" title="John Yzendoorn">John Yzendoorn</a>) gave the club some respectability, but a combination of committee problems and a string of coaches, never allowed the team to settle and gain consistency.<sup id="cite_ref-smh-history-80s_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smh-history-80s-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> South Melbourne finished first on the league ladder in 1984,<sup id="cite_ref-ozfootball-1984table_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ozfootball-1984table-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but in a newly restructured NSL competition, it also had to win the finals series to win the title. The club powered past local rivals <a href="/wiki/Heidelberg_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Heidelberg United">Heidelberg United</a> in the Southern Division play-offs, and edged out <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Olympic" class="mw-redirect" title="Sydney Olympic">Sydney Olympic</a> in the Grand Final to win the 1984 national championship.<sup id="cite_ref-smfc-clubhistory_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfc-clubhistory-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the departure of <a href="/wiki/George_Campbell_(footballer,_born_1957)" title="George Campbell (footballer, born 1957)">George Campbell</a> to rivals <a href="/wiki/Preston_Lions_FC" title="Preston Lions FC">Preston Makedonia</a> in 1983/84, <a href="/wiki/Branko_Buljevic" title="Branko Buljevic">Branko Buljevic</a> to Footscray Just in 1985 and others, South Melbourne could not repeat the success of the previous year. Despite finishing in first place,<sup id="cite_ref-ozfootball-1985table_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ozfootball-1985table-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it was knocked out of the finals series by local rivals <a href="/wiki/Brunswick_Juventus" class="mw-redirect" title="Brunswick Juventus">Brunswick Juventus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Preston_Lions_FC" title="Preston Lions FC">Preston</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ozfootball-1985playoffs_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ozfootball-1985playoffs-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A major overhaul by coach Brian Garvey saw a number of new signings being made, including youngsters <a href="/wiki/Paul_Trimboli" title="Paul Trimboli">Paul Trimboli</a>, David Healy, <a href="/wiki/Kimon_Taliadoros" title="Kimon Taliadoros">Kimon Taliadoros</a> and Harry Micheil.<sup id="cite_ref-smfc-clubhistory_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfc-clubhistory-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The young team put in some memorable performances as the decade came to a close, finishing in the top half of the league table, but failed to win another championship. The club appointed Footballing icon <a href="/wiki/Ferenc_Pusk%C3%A1s" title="Ferenc Puskás">Ferenc Puskás</a> as coach for the 1989/90 season, helping South win the NSL Cup tournament for that season, as well backing up their 1988 <a href="/wiki/Dockerty_Cup" title="Dockerty Cup">Dockerty Cup</a> win with victory in the 1989 tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-dockertycupwinners_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dockertycupwinners-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 28 November 1981, South Melbourne Hellas and Melbourne Hakoah announced that they had merged to form a second team for South Melbourne which would compete in the Victorian State League and act as a feeder club to the South Melbourne senior team. </p><p>The price paid for 54 years of Hakoah history was $35,000. The merger had been an ongoing discussion between the two co-tenants of <a href="/wiki/Middle_Park_(stadium)" title="Middle Park (stadium)">Middle Park</a> from the middle of the 1981 season. </p><p>The two clubs had shared Middle Park from 1961 until 1981. Melbourne Hakoah cited financial strains and lack of crowd support as the two prime reasons why the club was forced to accept the offer from South Melbourne. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990–95"><span id="1990.E2.80.9395"></span>1990–95</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1990–95"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The club's change of fortune continued next season, with the club winning its second national championship, beating rivals <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Knights" class="mw-redirect" title="Melbourne Knights">Melbourne Croatia</a> on penalties after a tense 1–1 score line in normal time with many describing it as one of Australian footballs best matches.<sup id="cite_ref-ozfootball-90/91playoffs_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ozfootball-90/91playoffs-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With Croatia dominating most of the proceedings, striker Joe Palatsides was put through on goal by Paul Trimboli who equalised with the last kick of the game. </p><p>The team boasted some of the finest Australian football talent in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Fernandes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paul Fernandes (page does not exist)">Paul Fernandes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Petersen_(soccer)" title="Mike Petersen (soccer)">Michael Petersen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Wade" title="Paul Wade">Paul Wade</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mehmet_Durakovic" class="mw-redirect" title="Mehmet Durakovic">Mehmet Durakovic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Trimboli" title="Paul Trimboli">Paul Trimboli</a> and <a href="/wiki/Con_Boutsianis" title="Con Boutsianis">Con Boutsianis</a>. The feat could not be repeated the next year as the club was eliminated by eventual premiers <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Adelaide City">Adelaide City</a> in a Preliminary Final.<sup id="cite_ref-ozfootball-91/92playoffs_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ozfootball-91/92playoffs-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Former player Jim Pyrgolios replaced Puskás for the 1992/93 season which saw the club finish first on the points table during the regular season.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> South Melbourne was again eliminated during the finals series by Adelaide City and Marconi-Fairfield, the latter inflicting a 7–0 thrashing.<sup id="cite_ref-ozfootball-9293-playoff_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ozfootball-9293-playoff-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-age-7-0_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-age-7-0-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1993/94, the club finished second,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but failed yet again to progress to the Grand Final, courtesy of Melbourne Croatia and their nemesis, Adelaide City.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the 1994/95 season, the club hired former <a href="/wiki/Socceroos" class="mw-redirect" title="Socceroos">Socceroos</a> coach <a href="/wiki/Frank_Arok" title="Frank Arok">Frank Arok</a> to replace Pyrgolios. The round one game from that season was the club's last at its <a href="/wiki/Middle_Park_(stadium)" title="Middle Park (stadium)">Middle Park</a> home before moving temporarily to <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Park_Stadium_(Melbourne)" title="Olympic Park Stadium (Melbourne)">Olympic Park</a> while they awaited the completion of their new home, the 14,000-capacity <a href="/wiki/Lakeside_Stadium" title="Lakeside Stadium">Lakeside Stadium</a>, on the site of the former <a href="/wiki/Lake_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Oval">Lake Oval</a>. The club finished sixth on the ladder,<sup id="cite_ref-rsssf-finaltables_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rsssf-finaltables-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but was eliminated again in the Preliminary Final by the Melbourne Knights in a 3-2 thriller in the rain with a hattrick to <a href="/wiki/Mark_Viduka" title="Mark Viduka">Mark Viduka</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Arok left the club after a disappointing 1995/96 season, which saw South miss the finals for the first time since 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Name_and_emblem_change">Name and emblem change</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Name and emblem change"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lakers_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Lakers_logo.svg/180px-Lakers_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Lakers_logo.svg/270px-Lakers_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Lakers_logo.svg/360px-Lakers_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="175" data-file-height="110" /></a><figcaption>The club emblem during South Melbourne Men's brief appearance as the Lakers.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1996, the club was required by <a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Federation Australia">Soccer Australia</a>, along with clubs all over the country, to change its emblem and name in an attempt to move soccer into the Australian mainstream and away from direct club-level association with its migrant roots. As a consequence, South Melbourne Hellas reappeared as <b>South Melbourne Lakers</b>. Its new name and emblem was not well received by many of its Greek supporters. The name change also drew attention from American <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a> team, the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">L.A. Lakers</a>, who threatened legal action.<sup id="cite_ref-age-returntohellas_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-age-returntohellas-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Under new coach and former captain <a href="/wiki/Ange_Postecoglou" title="Ange Postecoglou">Ange Postecoglou</a>, the club bounced back in season 1996/97, finishing third on the table<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and eventually being eliminated by <a href="/wiki/Sydney_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Sydney United">Sydney United</a> in the Preliminary Final.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club capped off the end of the decade with impressive performances, becoming Australian champions in 1998 and 1999, thanks to performances by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Trimboli" title="Paul Trimboli">Paul Trimboli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vaughan_Coveny" title="Vaughan Coveny">Vaughan Coveny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Con_Blatsis" title="Con Blatsis">Con Blatsis</a> and former <a href="/wiki/PAOK_FC" title="PAOK FC">PAOK</a> star <a href="/wiki/John_Anastasiadis" title="John Anastasiadis">John Anastasiadis</a>. </p><p>In the 1998 Grand Final, South Melbourne defeated league newcomer <a href="/wiki/Carlton_S.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Carlton S.C.">Carlton</a> 2–1 with a controversial late chip by Boutsianis, sending the crowd into pandemonium.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That win was followed up in 1999 with a come-from-behind 3–2 win against Sydney United in the Grand Final, which was the first time the club had gone back-to-back since the glory days of the 1960s. This win would be Hellas' fourth and final national championship.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By now, South Melbourne had dropped the <i>Lakers</i> moniker and become <b>South Melbourne Soccer Club</b>, and sported a new emblem—the current blue and white shield with stars (each star representing a national championship). They followed up their fourth domestic title with the <a href="/wiki/Oceania_Club_Championship_1999" class="mw-redirect" title="Oceania Club Championship 1999">1999 Oceania Club Championship</a>, a win that qualified them for the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Championship_2000" class="mw-redirect" title="FIFA Club World Championship 2000">2000 FIFA Club World Championship</a> in Brazil.<sup id="cite_ref-smfc-clubhistory_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfc-clubhistory-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000–04_Taking_on_the_World"><span id="2000.E2.80.9304_Taking_on_the_World"></span>2000–04 Taking on the World</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2000–04 Taking on the World"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Grouped with <a href="/wiki/Club_de_Regatas_Vasco_da_Gama" class="mw-redirect" title="Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama">Vasco Da Gama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Necaxa" class="mw-redirect" title="Necaxa">Necaxa</a>, and the treble-winning <a href="/wiki/Manchester_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchester United">Manchester United</a> in the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship,<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> South Melbourne lost all three games. Despite the losses and being the only non-professional club at the tournament, the club gained some respectability amongst its peers with its performance, as well as some much needed exposure on the world stage, something that had been severely lacking for Australian soccer clubs at the time. On its return from Brazil, South Melbourne failed to make the finals in the 1999/2000 season, finishing well outside the top six finals spots.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before the new season started, Postecoglou left South Melbourne in order to take up the position of Australian youth coach, and was replaced by former South player and teammate Mike Petersen.<sup id="cite_ref-smfc-clubhistory_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfc-clubhistory-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the end of the 2000/01 home and away season, South Melbourne had finished a comfortable eight points clear of <a href="/wiki/Wollongong_Wolves" class="mw-redirect" title="Wollongong Wolves">Wollongong</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but lost both legs of its major semi-final against the Wolves 2–1,<sup id="cite_ref-ozfootball-00-01-playoff_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ozfootball-00-01-playoff-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> meaning South Melbourne would have to win the preliminary final in order to earn a rematch. They duly did so, with a 2–0 victory over Sydney Olympic, but put in a lacklustre performance in the Grand Final, with a late revival not being enough once more losing 2–1.<sup id="cite_ref-ozfootball-00-01-playoff_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ozfootball-00-01-playoff-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to the start of the 2001/2002 season, South Melbourne suffered a major blow as Petersen, along with several players including Boutsianis and <a href="/wiki/Andy_Vlahos" class="mw-redirect" title="Andy Vlahos">Andy Vlahos</a> left to join the <a href="/wiki/Football_Kingz" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Kingz">Football Kingz</a>. A young squad under the management of <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Krncevic" title="Eddie Krncevic">Eddie Krncevic</a> struggled, occupying the bottom rungs of the table halfway through the season, before the return in controversial circumstances of Boutsianis sparked a major revival, which saw the club finish fifth in the standings,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> eventually being eliminated by eventual champions <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Olympic_FC" title="Sydney Olympic FC">Olympic Sharks</a> in the finals.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Krnčević was replaced by former player Danny Wright for the 2002/03 season, but the club failed to reach the finals by a point.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stuart Munro took over as coach for the 2003/04 season, with the club finishing fifth,<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> eventually being eliminated by a penalty deep into extra time against <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_United_FC" title="Adelaide United FC">Adelaide United</a><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in what turned out to be South's final game in the NSL. </p><p>With the combined factors of the demise of the NSL, and poor financial management, South Melbourne fell into voluntary administration and lost most of its squad. With Melbourne being allocated just one licence for an <a href="/wiki/A-League" class="mw-redirect" title="A-League">A-League</a> team, which was widely expected to go to a new franchise, and with the club in extreme financial difficulty, South Melbourne chose not to lodge an application to join the new competition. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_Victorian_competition">Return to Victorian competition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Return to Victorian competition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:South_Melbourne_FC_-_VPL_Grand_Final_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/South_Melbourne_FC_-_VPL_Grand_Final_2006.jpg/250px-South_Melbourne_FC_-_VPL_Grand_Final_2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/South_Melbourne_FC_-_VPL_Grand_Final_2006.jpg/375px-South_Melbourne_FC_-_VPL_Grand_Final_2006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/South_Melbourne_FC_-_VPL_Grand_Final_2006.jpg/500px-South_Melbourne_FC_-_VPL_Grand_Final_2006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>South Melbourne celebrate their 2006 VPL title</figcaption></figure> <p>Entering the <a href="/wiki/National_Premier_Leagues_Victoria" title="National Premier Leagues Victoria">Victorian Premier League</a> in 2005 as <b>South Melbourne Football Club</b>, and with a new team under former player and new coach <a href="/wiki/John_Anastasiadis" title="John Anastasiadis">John Anastasiadis</a>, the club reached the Preliminary Final of the VPL, going down to their old rivals Heidelberg United.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The season was highlighted by fluctuating crowd attendances at home games, national media attention paid to crowd trouble with fans of <a href="/wiki/Preston_Lions_FC" title="Preston Lions FC">Preston Lions</a>, but also by good performances by a young and talented side, which before the season had been a relegation favourite. </p><p>In 2006, South Melbourne finished third in the table, courtesy of a strong home record,<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated4_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated4-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including a record 7–0 thrashing of old foe Melbourne Knights.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They eventually progressed to the final, by defeating <a href="/wiki/Green_Gully" class="mw-redirect" title="Green Gully">Green Gully</a> and <a href="/wiki/Altona_Magic" class="mw-redirect" title="Altona Magic">Altona Magic</a> in successive weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated4_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated4-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the final itself, once more against Altona Magic, a second half goal by Gianni De Nittis was enough to see South Melbourne win the game 1–0,<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated4_41-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated4-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and win their eighth Victorian championship, their first in 30 years, and first since returning to the competition in 2005. </p><p>In 2007, South Melbourne had a poor year, finishing in seventh place, missing the finals; after a poor start in 2008, Anastasiadis resigned. With another former player Michael Michalakopoulos taking charge, the team moved away from the relegation zone, but still missed the finals. </p><p>The club celebrated its 50th anniversary year during the 2009 season, with several heritage strips and a logo reminiscent of the pre-1990s logo used to mark the occasion. The club secured the services of <a href="/wiki/Vaughan_Coveny" title="Vaughan Coveny">Vaughan Coveny</a>, recently retired from <a href="/wiki/A-League" class="mw-redirect" title="A-League">A-League</a> football, who went on to score his 100th goal for the club, with <a href="/wiki/Ramazan_Tavsancioglu" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramazan Tavsancioglu">Ramazan Tavsancioglu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fernando_de_Moraes" title="Fernando de Moraes">Fernando de Moraes</a> also marking personal milestones by playing their 100th games. Michalakopoulos departed, after the club bowed out early in the finals series, to be replaced as coach by Vaughan Coveny. </p><p>The 2010 season saw drastic changes to the club with the re-development of <a href="/wiki/Lakeside_Stadium" title="Lakeside Stadium">Bob Jane Stadium</a> commencing several rounds in the season. This forced the club to relocate the remainder of its 2010 home fixtures, and all of its 2011 home matches, to <a href="/wiki/John_Cain_Memorial_Park" title="John Cain Memorial Park">John Cain Memorial Park</a> in a sharing arrangement with <a href="/wiki/Northcote_City_FC" title="Northcote City FC">Northcote City</a>. The arrival of high-profile players including <a href="/wiki/Carl_Recchia" title="Carl Recchia">Carl Recchia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Zois" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Zois">Peter Zois</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joe_Keenan_(footballer)" title="Joe Keenan (footballer)">Joe Keenan</a> among others brought a renewed hope of on-field success to the supporters. Despite some good on-field performances and individual brilliance, with <a href="/wiki/Fernando_de_Moraes" title="Fernando de Moraes">Fernando de Moraes</a> winning the VPL Player of the Year and <a href="/wiki/Peter_Zois" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Zois">Peter Zois</a> taking out the Goalkeeper of the Year award, the promised success did not eventuate with the club narrowly missing out on a finals berth. </p><p>Meanwhile, the club gained much international recognition with the award of being the Oceania Club of the Century by the <a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_Football_History_%26_Statistics" class="mw-redirect" title="International Federation of Football History & Statistics">International Federation of Football History & Statistics</a> at a lavish gala ceremony at the <a href="/wiki/Hurlingham_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Hurlingham Club">Hurlingham Club</a> in <a href="/wiki/Fulham" title="Fulham">Fulham</a>, London in May 2010 and entry into the <a href="/wiki/2010_Singapore_Cup" title="2010 Singapore Cup">2010 Singapore Cup</a>. South Melbourne miraculously won its first-round match against <a href="/wiki/Gombak_United_FC" title="Gombak United FC">Gombak United</a> 2–1, and returned to Singapore in October for a two-legged playoff against <a href="/wiki/BG_Pathum_United_F.C." title="BG Pathum United F.C.">Bangkok Glass</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Jalan_Besar_Stadium" title="Jalan Besar Stadium">Jalan Besar Stadium</a>, but were knocked out by the eventual champions 6–4 on aggregate. Coveny was replaced as coach after the end of the VPL season for the Singapore Cup tie by <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Krncevic" title="Eddie Krncevic">Eddie Krncevic</a>, who returned to the club after a stint as coach in the 2001/2002 NSL season. The club travelled to Singapore again for the <a href="/wiki/2011_Singapore_Cup" title="2011 Singapore Cup">2011 Singapore Cup</a>, but were bundled out in the first round by <a href="/wiki/Albirex_Niigata_Singapore_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Albirex Niigata Singapore FC">Albirex Niigata</a>. </p><p>Under Krncevic, the club rallied late in the 2011 VPL season to finish fourth, but had their season ended in a penalty shootout in the semi-final by <a href="/wiki/Oakleigh_Cannons_FC" title="Oakleigh Cannons FC">Oakleigh Cannons</a>. Krncevic was replaced in 2012 by former player Peter Tsolakis, who moved across from <a href="/wiki/Northcote_City_SC" class="mw-redirect" title="Northcote City SC">Northcote City</a> with several players. 2012 saw the return of South Melbourne to their home ground, now known as <a href="/wiki/Lakeside_Stadium" title="Lakeside Stadium">Lakeside Stadium</a>, with vastly improved amenities, a second grandstand and an international-standard athletics track, which was opened in December 2011 with a friendly against old foes <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Olympic_FC" title="Sydney Olympic FC">Sydney Olympic</a>. However, the club could not capitalise on its own turf, with terrible home form condemning the club to finish outside the top five, and miss out on finals once again. </p><p>In July 2013, Tsolakis resigned from his post after the board sacked five senior squad members without his consultation<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the club appointed former <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Springs_George_Cross_FC" title="Caroline Springs George Cross FC">Sunshine George Cross</a>, Melbourne Knights and Dandenong Thunder manager Chris Taylor on a two-year deal. South Melbourne finished the season in fourth place. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Premier_League_era">National Premier League era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: National Premier League era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2014, the club entered the <a href="/wiki/National_Premier_Leagues_Victoria" title="National Premier Leagues Victoria">National Premier Leagues Victoria</a> competition, which replaced the old Victorian Premier League. South had a fantastic season, taking out their first league title since their 2000–01 NSL title. In the NPL National Finals Series, South Melbourne beat <a href="/wiki/South_Hobart_FC" title="South Hobart FC">South Hobart</a> 1–0 at the <a href="/wiki/Darcy_Street" title="Darcy Street">South Hobart Ground</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but lost to <a href="/wiki/North_Eastern_MetroStars_SC" title="North Eastern MetroStars SC">North Eastern MetroStars</a> in the semi-final 2–1.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, the club retained the NPL Victoria premiership, but lost to rivals <a href="/wiki/Bentleigh_Greens_SC" title="Bentleigh Greens SC">Bentleigh Greens</a> in the Grand Final. South Melbourne also won the Dockerty Cup, but lost to <a href="/wiki/Palm_Beach_SC" title="Palm Beach SC">Palm Beach</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2015_FFA_Cup" title="2015 FFA Cup">2015 FFA Cup</a> Round of 32. </p><p>South Melbourne then recruited the likes of <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Foschini" title="Matthew Foschini">Matthew Foschini</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Millar" class="mw-redirect" title="Matt Millar">Matt Millar</a> and Marcus Schroen for the following season.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> South got season 2016 off on a bad note, losing the FFV Community Shield 3–0 to Bentleigh, but opened the NPL Victoria season on an emphatic note, beating traditional rivals <a href="/wiki/Heidelberg_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Heidelberg United">Heidelberg United</a> 6–0 in front of over 3,000 fans at Lakeside.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 30 March 2016, South Melbourne announced that it had secured a 40-year lease of Lakeside Stadium, with the club now "able to commence building its new administrational offices, museum, futsal court and bistro / social room in its exclusive areas."<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> South Melbourne bowed out of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_FFA_Cup_qualifying_rounds&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2016 FFA Cup qualifying rounds (page does not exist)">2016 FFA Cup qualifying rounds</a> at the final qualifying round, losing 4–0 to rivals Bentleigh Greens.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club finished in third place in the league,<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but went on to win the Championship through the finals series, beating Hume City 3-0 and then Oakleigh Cannons 3–2 in the grand final.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> South Melbourne began construction on its exclusive areas at Lakeside Stadium in October 2016, with the development including the building of a new social club, futsal court and club offices.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, South Melbourne finished runners-up in the league behind traditional rivals <a href="/wiki/Heidelberg_United_FC" title="Heidelberg United FC">Heidelberg United</a>. In the finals series, Hellas lost to eventual champions <a href="/wiki/Bentleigh_Greens_SC" title="Bentleigh Greens SC">Bentleigh Greens</a> in a penalty shoot-out in the semi-final. After reaching the <a href="/wiki/2017_FFA_Cup" title="2017 FFA Cup">2017 FFA Cup</a> national stages, South Melbourne defeated <a href="/wiki/Edgeworth_FC" title="Edgeworth FC">Edgeworth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sorrento_FC" title="Sorrento FC">Sorrento</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_City_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Gold Coast City FC">Gold Coast City</a> to reach the semi-finals where they hosted <a href="/wiki/Sydney_FC" title="Sydney FC">Sydney</a> at Lakeside Stadium, eventually going down 5–1 to the reigning A-League champions in front of almost 6,000 people. </p><p>On the eve of the 2018 season, manager Chris Taylor and the club parted ways after four and a half seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was replaced by South Melbourne Men's U-20 manager Saša Kolman. </p><p>In the off-season, the club announced that Con Tangalakis had been appointed as the senior head coach on a permanent basis, after guiding them to survival while on an interim basis the season prior.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club then farewelled three-time NPL Golden Boot and five-time club Golden Boot winner Milos Lujic after five years of service to the club.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a start to the season, which saw the club manage two wins, a draw and four losses, leaving South Melbourne in eleventh place, senior coach Con Tangalakis offered his resignation, and senior assistant coach Estaban Quintas was appointed in a caretaker role to see out the 2019 season.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stadium">Stadium</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Stadium"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From its formation in 1959, Hellas played its home game at <a href="/wiki/Middle_Park_(stadium)" title="Middle Park (stadium)">Middle Park Stadium</a>. The ground with an 18,000 seat capacity was a fully enclosed venue by 1960, and a grandstand built by South Melbourne Hellas and Melbourne Hakoah, partly with funds lent to it by the Albert Park management authority was opened in the May 1961. The stadium saw many sellout crowds as South Melbourne made the jump to state league club to National league in 1977. </p><p>In 1993, the Victorian Government made a successful bid to bring the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix to Melbourne with the agreement that the running track would be in Albert Park. South Melbourne were forced to move from their home ground due to the installation of the track. On October 23, 1994, the final match at Middle Park was played as South Melbourne hosted traditional rivals Heidelberg Alexander beating them 4–1 in front of a sold-out crowd. </p><p>South Melbourne moved to Lakeside Stadium in 1995. The stadium was built with a capacity of 14,000 people. A <a href="/wiki/Grandstand" title="Grandstand">grandstand</a> with an approximate capacity of 3,000 people was situated on one side, with a social club, reception centre and administrative facilities built in, while the other three sides of the ground consisted of open terraces with wooden seats. At one stage, a second two tiered stand for the outer side was proposed, but only preliminary plans were produced. </p><p>As well as being the home of South Melbourne, the venue also hosted games by the <a href="/wiki/Socceroos" class="mw-redirect" title="Socceroos">Socceroos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_under-20_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Australia national under-20 football team">Young Socceroos</a>, Australia's national women's team the <a href="/wiki/Australia_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Australia women's national soccer team">Matildas</a>, and grand finals and finals matches of the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Premier_League" title="Victorian Premier League">Victorian Premier League</a> (now National Premier Leagues Victoria). It has also been a training base for the <a href="/wiki/Greece_national_football_team" title="Greece national football team">Greece national football team</a>, <a href="/wiki/France_national_football_team" title="France national football team">France national football team</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_football_national_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Brazilian football national team">Brazilian football national team</a>. </p><p>In May 2008, the state government announced that Lakeside Stadium would undergo a major redevelopment, in order to accommodate an athletics track, as part of moving Athletics Victoria from <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Park,_Melbourne" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic Park, Melbourne">Olympic Park</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Institute_of_Sport" title="Victorian Institute of Sport">Victorian Institute of Sport</a>, Athletics Victoria and South Melbourne FC would share tenancy of the venue. Major Projects Victoria committed $60 million to the project. South Melbourne played its final match under the old Lakeside Stadium's in April 2010, and construction work on the remodelled venue began in June 2010. Under the remodelling, the old grandstand stand was refurbished to house the VIS and included a state of the art gym, swimming pool and clubrooms. A blue running track in reference to the home colour of the club was also constructed for the Athletics division. </p><p>Today, Lakeside Stadium is one of Australia's premiere stadiums. </p> <div class="thumb tnone" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:508px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="overflow:auto"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lakeside_Stadium_SMFC_v_MCFC_2021_FFA_Cup.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A panorama of Lakeside Stadium before the 2021 FFA Cup match between South Melbourne and Melbourne City"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Lakeside_Stadium_SMFC_v_MCFC_2021_FFA_Cup.jpg/500px-Lakeside_Stadium_SMFC_v_MCFC_2021_FFA_Cup.jpg" decoding="async" width="500" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Lakeside_Stadium_SMFC_v_MCFC_2021_FFA_Cup.jpg/750px-Lakeside_Stadium_SMFC_v_MCFC_2021_FFA_Cup.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Lakeside_Stadium_SMFC_v_MCFC_2021_FFA_Cup.jpg/1000px-Lakeside_Stadium_SMFC_v_MCFC_2021_FFA_Cup.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6672" data-file-height="2976" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Lakeside_Stadium_SMFC_v_MCFC_2021_FFA_Cup.jpg" title="File:Lakeside Stadium SMFC v MCFC 2021 FFA Cup.jpg"> </a></div>A <a href="/wiki/Panorama" title="Panorama">panorama</a> of <a href="/wiki/Lakeside_Stadium" title="Lakeside Stadium">Lakeside Stadium</a> before the <a href="/wiki/2021_FFA_Cup" title="2021 FFA Cup">2021 FFA Cup</a> match between South Melbourne and <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_City_FC" title="Melbourne City FC">Melbourne City</a></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rivals">Rivals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Rivals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Being one of the top placed sides since their inception, South Melbourne have numerous rivalries stemming from their participation in the State Leagues, National Soccer League and VPL/NPL. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Knights_FC" title="Melbourne Knights FC">Melbourne Knights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heidelberg_United_FC" title="Heidelberg United FC">Heidelberg United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Lions_FC" title="Preston Lions FC">Preston Lions</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Olympic_FC" title="Sydney Olympic FC">Sydney Olympic</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Supporters">Supporters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Supporters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>South Melbourne have traditionally been one of the most well supported Football clubs in Australia, with fans across many countries and states. Their supporters have been noted for their vocal support and their dedication shown through banners and flags. </p><p>Currently, the main supporter faction is known as the Clarendon Corner, which has been present since the last few years of the NSL and place themselves in the corner of the stadium. Prior to that, the 'Hellas fans' would traditionally place themselves behind the goal South Melbourne was shooting at in large numbers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="A-League_aspirations">A-League aspirations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: A-League aspirations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since dropping out of the national competition at the demise of the NSL, the club has held aspirations to return to the top competition for football clubs in Australia. On 14 February 2007, South Melbourne announced their interest in becoming the second Victorian club in the <a href="/wiki/A-League" class="mw-redirect" title="A-League">A-League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-smfc-investors_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfc-investors-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2008, South Melbourne sent a letter of interest to join the league<sup id="cite_ref-smfc-aleaguebid_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfc-aleaguebid-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and lodged an application for the second Melbourne licence as part of the Southern Cross consortium, but on 26 September 2008 the <a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Federation Australia">Football Federation Australia</a> announced<sup id="cite_ref-smfc-southerncross-rejected_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfc-southerncross-rejected-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it was commencing exclusive negotiations with the rival <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_City_FC" title="Melbourne City FC">Melbourne Heart</a> bid, which went on to join the competition for the <a href="/wiki/2010-11_A-League" class="mw-redirect" title="2010-11 A-League">2010-11 A-League</a> season. </p><p>In March 2013, it was revealed that the club was in negotiations to take a stake in the cash-strapped <a href="/wiki/Central_Coast_Mariners" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Coast Mariners">Central Coast Mariners</a>, but talks cooled off when the Mariners ownership structure was consolidated under <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Charlesworth&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mike Charlesworth (page does not exist)">Mike Charlesworth</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-twg-marinersbid_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-twg-marinersbid-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2013, the club was revealed to have made several offers to take a 100 per cent stake in <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_City_FC" title="Melbourne City FC">Melbourne Heart</a>; however, these offers were rejected.<sup id="cite_ref-foxsports-heartbid_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-foxsports-heartbid-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Melbourne Heart management subsequently accepted an offer from <a href="/wiki/Manchester_City_F.C." title="Manchester City F.C.">Manchester City</a>. </p><p>In November 2016, it was reported that South Melbourne intended to submit a bid for an A-League licence, with the club intending to continue playing home games at Lakeside Stadium, if the bid is successful.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following this news, the club provisionally appointed <a href="/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team" title="Brazil national football team">Brazil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Real_Madrid_CF" title="Real Madrid CF">Real Madrid</a> legend <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Carlos" title="Roberto Carlos">Roberto Carlos</a> as the team's head coach should they be granted an expansion slot.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>South Melbourne submitted a bid to join the expanded A-League in September 2018;<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, were unsuccessful once again when, in December 2018, new consortium <a href="/wiki/Western_United_FC" title="Western United FC">Western Melbourne</a> was selected instead. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_squad">Current squad</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Current squad"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r973156043">.mw-parser-output .nogrid,.mw-parser-output .nogrid td,.mw-parser-output .nogrid tr,.mw-parser-output .nogrid th{border:0}</style> <p><small>Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under <a href="/wiki/FIFA_eligibility_rules" title="FIFA eligibility rules">FIFA eligibility rules</a>. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.</small> </p> <table role="presentation" border="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color:var(--background-color-base, #FFFFFF); color: inherit; vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable football-squad nogrid" style="display:inline-table;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style=";" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th style=";" scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th style=";" scope="col">Nation </th> <th style=";" scope="col">Player </th></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">1 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Goalkeeper_(association_football)" title="Goalkeeper (association football)"><abbr title="Goalkeeper">GK</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Spanish_Football_Federation" title="Royal Spanish Football Federation">ESP</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Javier_Lopez_(goalkeeper)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Javier Lopez (goalkeeper) (page does not exist)">Javier Lopez</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">3 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Defender_(association_football)" title="Defender (association football)"><abbr title="Defender">DF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Australia" title="Football Australia">AUS</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jordan_Lampard&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jordan Lampard (page does not exist)">Jordan Lampard</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">4 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Defender_(association_football)" title="Defender (association football)"><abbr title="Defender">DF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Australia" title="Football Australia">AUS</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marco_Jankovic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marco Jankovic (page does not exist)">Marco Jankovic</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">5 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Defender_(association_football)" title="Defender (association football)"><abbr title="Defender">DF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Australia" title="Football Australia">AUS</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jake_Marshall&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jake Marshall (page does not exist)">Jake Marshall</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">6 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Defender_(association_football)" title="Defender (association football)"><abbr title="Defender">DF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Australia" title="Football Australia">AUS</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lucas_Inglese&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lucas Inglese (page does not exist)">Lucas Inglese</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">7 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(association_football)" title="Forward (association football)"><abbr title="Forward">FW</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Australia" title="Football Australia">AUS</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Andy_Brennan" title="Andy Brennan">Andy Brennan</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">8 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Midfielder" title="Midfielder"><abbr title="Midfielder">MF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Argentina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Argentine_Football_Association" title="Argentine Football Association">ARG</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mario_Barcia" title="Mario Barcia">Mario Barcia</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">9 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(association_football)" title="Forward (association football)"><abbr title="Forward">FW</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Australia" title="Football Australia">AUS</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Sawyer_(soccer)" title="Harry Sawyer (soccer)">Harry Sawyer</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">10 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(association_football)" title="Forward (association football)"><abbr title="Forward">FW</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Australia" title="Football Australia">AUS</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jack_Pope_(soccer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jack Pope (soccer) (page does not exist)">Jack Pope</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">11 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Midfielder" title="Midfielder"><abbr title="Midfielder">MF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Australia" title="Football Australia">AUS</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joshua_Wallen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joshua Wallen (page does not exist)">Joshua Wallen</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">15 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Midfielder" title="Midfielder"><abbr title="Midfielder">MF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Australia" title="Football Australia">AUS</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zac_Spiteri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Zac Spiteri (page does not exist)">Zac Spiteri</a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td style="background-color:var(--background-color-base, #FFFFFF); color: inherit; vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable football-squad nogrid" style="display:inline-table;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style=";" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th style=";" scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th style=";" scope="col">Nation </th> <th style=";" scope="col">Player </th></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">16 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Midfielder" title="Midfielder"><abbr title="Midfielder">MF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Australia" title="Football Australia">AUS</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Emile_Peios&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Emile Peios (page does not exist)">Emile Peios</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">17 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Midfielder" title="Midfielder"><abbr title="Midfielder">MF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Australia" title="Football Australia">AUS</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cooper_Halfpenny&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cooper Halfpenny (page does not exist)">Cooper Halfpenny</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">18 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Defender_(association_football)" title="Defender (association football)"><abbr title="Defender">DF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Australia" title="Football Australia">AUS</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joshua_Francou_(soccer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joshua Francou (soccer) (page does not exist)">Joshua Francou</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">20 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Goalkeeper_(association_football)" title="Goalkeeper (association football)"><abbr title="Goalkeeper">GK</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Australia" title="Football Australia">AUS</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Willem_Lejuene&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Willem Lejuene (page does not exist)">Willem Lejuene</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">21 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Defender_(association_football)" title="Defender (association football)"><abbr title="Defender">DF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Australia" title="Football Australia">AUS</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ross_Archibald" title="Ross Archibald">Ross Archibald</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">22 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(association_football)" title="Forward (association football)"><abbr title="Forward">FW</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Australia" title="Football Australia">AUS</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Max_Mikkola&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Max Mikkola (page does not exist)">Max Mikkola</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">23 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Defender_(association_football)" title="Defender (association football)"><abbr title="Defender">DF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Australia" title="Football Australia">AUS</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Morgan_Evans_(soccer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Morgan Evans (soccer) (page does not exist)">Morgan Evans</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">24 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(association_football)" title="Forward (association football)"><abbr title="Forward">FW</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Argentina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Argentine_Football_Association" title="Argentine Football Association">ARG</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nahuel_Bonada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nahuel Bonada (page does not exist)">Nahuel Bonada</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">27 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Defender_(association_football)" title="Defender (association football)"><abbr title="Defender">DF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Australia" title="Football Australia">AUS</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jack_Painter-Andrews&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jack Painter-Andrews (page does not exist)">Jack Painter-Andrews</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">80 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Midfielder" title="Midfielder"><abbr title="Midfielder">MF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Australia" title="Football Australia">AUS</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Tsitsinaris&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George Tsitsinaris (page does not exist)">George Tsitsinaris</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">— </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Midfielder" title="Midfielder"><abbr title="Midfielder">MF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/List_of_South_Melbourne_FC_seasons" title="List of South Melbourne FC seasons">List of South Melbourne FC seasons</a></div> <p>South Melbourne won eight premierships, two <a href="/wiki/Dockerty_Cup" title="Dockerty Cup">Dockerty Cups</a>, and two Ampol Cups before their entrance into the <a href="/wiki/National_Soccer_League" title="National Soccer League">National Soccer League</a> (NSL) in 1977. In the <a href="/wiki/1984_National_Soccer_League" title="1984 National Soccer League">1984 season</a>, they won their first NSL premiership and their first championship, defeating <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Olympic_FC" title="Sydney Olympic FC">Sydney Olympic</a> 4–2 over a 2-legged Grand Final. They won another four premierships and three championships, only in <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_National_Soccer_League" title="1997–98 National Soccer League">the 1997–98 season</a> winning the double again, before the NSL folded in 2004. The club didn't enter the newly formed national competition, the <a href="/wiki/A-League" class="mw-redirect" title="A-League">A-League</a>, due to the bidding process and one team for one state rule, and returned to playing at state level, entering the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Premier_League" title="Victorian Premier League">Victorian Premier League</a>. Since then, they have won two premierships and two championships, with the most recent being in 2016. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Club">Club</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Club"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>National</b> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/National_Soccer_League" title="National Soccer League">National Soccer League</a></b> <ul><li>Champions (4): <a href="/wiki/1984_National_Soccer_League" title="1984 National Soccer League">1984</a>, <a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_National_Soccer_League" title="1990–91 National Soccer League">1990–91</a>, <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_National_Soccer_League" title="1997–98 National Soccer League">1997–98</a>, <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_National_Soccer_League" title="1998–99 National Soccer League">1998–99</a></li> <li>Premiers (3): <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_National_Soccer_League" title="1992–93 National Soccer League">1992–93</a>, <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_National_Soccer_League" title="1997–98 National Soccer League">1997–98</a>, <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_National_Soccer_League" title="2000–01 National Soccer League">2000–01</a></li> <li>Conference Winners (2): <a href="/wiki/1984_National_Soccer_League" title="1984 National Soccer League">1984</a>, <a href="/wiki/1985_National_Soccer_League" title="1985 National Soccer League">1985</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>National Soccer League Cup</b> <ul><li>Winners (2): 1989–90, 1995–96</li></ul></li> <li><b>Australian Club of the Decade</b> (1): 1990s</li></ul> <p><b>State</b> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/FFV_Community_Shield" class="mw-redirect" title="FFV Community Shield">FFV Community Shield</a></b> <ul><li>Champions (1): 2015</li> <li>Runners-up (2): 2016, 2017</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/National_Premier_Leagues" title="National Premier Leagues">National Premier Leagues</a></b>/<b><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Premier_League" title="Victorian Premier League">Victorian Premier League</a></b> <ul><li>Champions (10): 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1974, 1976, 2006, <a href="/wiki/2014_Football_Federation_Victoria_season" title="2014 Football Federation Victoria season">2014</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_Football_Federation_Victoria_season" title="2016 Football Federation Victoria season">2016</a></li> <li>Premiers (3): <a href="/wiki/2015_Football_Federation_Victoria_season" title="2015 Football Federation Victoria season">2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/2022_National_Premier_Leagues#Victoria" title="2022 National Premier Leagues">2022</a>, <a href="/wiki/2024_National_Premier_Leagues#Victoria" title="2024 National Premier Leagues">2024</a></li> <li>Runners-up (5): 1971, 1975, 2015, 2022, 2023</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Victorian_State_League_Division_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Victorian State League Division 1">Victorian State League Division 1</a></b> <ul><li>Champions (1): 1960</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Dockerty_Cup" title="Dockerty Cup">Dockerty Cup</a></b> <ul><li>Winners (9): 1974, 1975, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, <a href="/wiki/2015_Dockerty_Cup" title="2015 Dockerty Cup">2015</a>, 2024</li></ul></li> <li><b>Victorian Ampol Night Soccer Cup</b> <ul><li>Winners (4): 1969, 1970, 1976, 1982</li></ul></li> <li><b>Buffalo Cup</b> <ul><li>Winners (1) 1988</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Cup" title="Hellenic Cup">Hellenic Cup</a></b> <ul><li>Winners (4) 1984, 2007, 2009, 2011</li></ul></li></ul> <p><b>Continental</b> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/OFC_Champions_League" title="OFC Champions League">OFC Champions League</a></b> <ul><li>Winners (1): <a href="/wiki/1999_Oceania_Club_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 Oceania Club Championship">1999</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>Oceania Confederation Club of the Century</b></li></ul> <p><b>Worldwide</b> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="FIFA Club World Cup">FIFA Club World Cup</a></b> <ul><li>Eighth place (1): <a href="/wiki/2000_FIFA_Club_World_Championship" title="2000 FIFA Club World Championship">2000</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p><b>Youth</b> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/National_Soccer_Youth_League" class="mw-redirect" title="National Soccer Youth League">National Youth League</a></b></li></ul> <dl><dd>Champions (3): 1984, 1991, 1994</dd></dl> <p>'<i>Women's</i> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/National_Premier_Leagues_Victoria_Women" title="National Premier Leagues Victoria Women">National Premier Leagues Victoria Women</a></b></li></ul> <dl><dd>Champions (5): 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2023</dd> <dd>Premiers (4): 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018</dd></dl> </td> <td class="col-break"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Individual">Individual</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Individual"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Warren_Medal" title="Johnny Warren Medal">Johnny Warren Medal</a>/Player of the Year</b> </p> <ul><li>1986 – Bobby Russell</li> <li>1988 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Wade" title="Paul Wade">Paul Wade</a></li> <li>1992/93 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Trimboli" title="Paul Trimboli">Paul Trimboli</a></li> <li>1997/98 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Trimboli" title="Paul Trimboli">Paul Trimboli</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Joe_Marston_Medal" title="Joe Marston Medal">Joe Marston Medal</a></b> </p> <ul><li>1997/98 – <a href="/wiki/Fausto_De_Amicis" title="Fausto De Amicis">Fausto De Amicis</a></li> <li>1998/99 – <a href="/wiki/Goran_Lozanovski" title="Goran Lozanovski">Goran Lozanovski</a></li></ul> <p><b>Leading Goalscorer</b> </p> <ul><li>1983 – <a href="/wiki/Duggie_Brown_(footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Duggie Brown (footballer)">Doug Brown</a></li> <li>1984 – <a href="/wiki/Duggie_Brown_(footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Duggie Brown (footballer)">Doug Brown</a></li> <li>1985 – <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Egan" title="Charlie Egan">Charlie Egan</a></li> <li>1991/92 – <a href="/wiki/Kimon_Taliadoros" title="Kimon Taliadoros">Kimon Taliadoros</a></li> <li>1992/93 – <a href="/wiki/Francis_Awaritefe" title="Francis Awaritefe">Francis Awaritefe</a></li></ul> <p><b>Sam Papasavas Award (Under 21 NSL player of the year)</b> </p> <ul><li>1983 – <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Crino" title="Oscar Crino">Oscar Crino</a></li> <li>1988 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Trimboli" title="Paul Trimboli">Paul Trimboli</a></li> <li>1989 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Trimboli" title="Paul Trimboli">Paul Trimboli</a></li></ul> <p><b>NSL Goalkeeper of the Year</b> </p> <ul><li>1998/99 – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Petkovic" title="Michael Petkovic">Michael Petkovic</a></li> <li>2000/01 – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Petkovic" title="Michael Petkovic">Michael Petkovic</a></li> <li>2001/02 – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Petkovic" title="Michael Petkovic">Michael Petkovic</a></li></ul> <p><b>NSL Coach of the Year</b> </p> <ul><li>1980 – John Margaritis</li> <li>1988 – Brian Garvey</li> <li>1992/93 – Jim Pyrgolios</li> <li>1997/98 – <a href="/wiki/Ange_Postecoglou" title="Ange Postecoglou">Ange Postecoglou</a></li> <li>2000/01 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Petersen_(soccer)" title="Mike Petersen (soccer)">Mike Petersen</a></li></ul> <p><b>Bill Fleming Award</b> </p> <ul><li>1971 – Jim Pyrgolios</li> <li>1974 – Jimmy Armstrong</li></ul> <p><b>Victorian Premier League Top Goalscorer Award</b> </p> <ul><li>1966 – <a href="/wiki/Kostas_Nestoridis" title="Kostas Nestoridis">Kostas Nestoridis</a></li> <li>1972 – Jimmy Armstrong</li> <li>1974 – Jimmy Armstrong</li> <li>1975 – Fethon Ileris</li></ul> <p><b>Victorian Premier League Goalkeeper of the Year</b> </p> <ul><li>1975 – Reno Lia</li> <li>2005 – <a href="/wiki/Dean_Anastasiadis" title="Dean Anastasiadis">Dean Anastasiadis</a></li> <li>2006 – <a href="/wiki/Dean_Anastasiadis" title="Dean Anastasiadis">Dean Anastasiadis</a></li> <li>2010 – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Zois" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Zois">Peter Zois</a></li> <li>2013 – Peter Gavalas</li></ul> <p><b>Jimmy Rooney Medal</b> </p> <ul><li>2006 – <a href="/wiki/Fernando_de_Moraes" title="Fernando de Moraes">Fernando de Moraes</a></li></ul> <p><b>Victorian Premier League player of the year</b> </p> <ul><li>2010 – <a href="/wiki/Fernando_de_Moraes" title="Fernando de Moraes">Fernando de Moraes</a></li> <li>2014 – Milos Lujic</li></ul> <p><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>   </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Managers">Managers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Managers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col div-col-small" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Second_Hellenic_Republic" title="Second Hellenic Republic"><img alt="Second Hellenic Republic" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Christos Georgoussis (1960–1961)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> Len Young (1961)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt"><img alt="Egypt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1008" data-file-height="672" /></a></span></span>/<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> Manny Poulakakis (1961–1964)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> Ron Sawecki (1965–1966)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Second_Hellenic_Republic" title="Second Hellenic Republic"><img alt="Second Hellenic Republic" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kostas_Nestoridis" title="Kostas Nestoridis">Kostas Nestoridis</a> (1966)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span>/<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/John_Anderson_(footballer,_born_1937)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Anderson (footballer, born 1937)">John Anderson</a> (1967)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Second_Hellenic_Republic" title="Second Hellenic Republic"><img alt="Second Hellenic Republic" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kostas_Nestoridis" title="Kostas Nestoridis">Kostas Nestoridis</a> (1967–1968)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Serbia" title="Kingdom of Serbia"><img alt="Kingdom of Serbia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Serbia_%281882%E2%80%931918%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia_%281882%E2%80%931918%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Serbia_%281882%E2%80%931918%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Serbia_%281882%E2%80%931918%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Serbia_%281882%E2%80%931918%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Serbia_%281882%E2%80%931918%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1350" data-file-height="900" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ljubi%C5%A1a_Bro%C4%87i%C4%87" title="Ljubiša Broćić">Ljubiša Broćić</a> (1968)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> Ron Sawecki (1968–1969)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt"><img alt="Egypt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1008" data-file-height="672" /></a></span></span>/<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> Manny Poulakakis (1969)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Serbia" title="Kingdom of Serbia"><img alt="Kingdom of Serbia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Serbia_%281882%E2%80%931918%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia_%281882%E2%80%931918%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Serbia_%281882%E2%80%931918%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Serbia_%281882%E2%80%931918%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Serbia_%281882%E2%80%931918%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Serbia_%281882%E2%80%931918%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1350" data-file-height="900" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ljubi%C5%A1a_Bro%C4%87i%C4%87" title="Ljubiša Broćić">Ljubiša Broćić</a> (1970–1971)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> Bill Curran (1972)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt"><img alt="Egypt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1008" data-file-height="672" /></a></span></span>/<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> Manny Poulakakis (1972–1973)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> Jim Pyrgolios (1974)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> John Margaritis (1975)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Brian_Edgley" title="Brian Edgley">Brian Edgley</a> (1976)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt"><img alt="Egypt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Egypt_%281922-1958%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1008" data-file-height="672" /></a></span></span>/<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> Manny Poulakakis (1976)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> John Margaritis (1977)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dave_MacLaren" title="Dave MacLaren">Dave MacLaren</a> (1977–1979)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Duncan_MacKay_(footballer)" title="Duncan MacKay (footballer)">Duncan MacKay</a> (1979)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> John Margaritis (1979–1981)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Docherty" title="Tommy Docherty">Tommy Docherty</a> (1982–1983)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> Mick Watson (1983)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia" title="Kingdom of Yugoslavia"><img alt="Kingdom of Yugoslavia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281918%E2%80%931941%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281918%E2%80%931941%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281918%E2%80%931941%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281918%E2%80%931941%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281918%E2%80%931941%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281918%E2%80%931941%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rale_Rasic" title="Rale Rasic">Rale Rasic</a> (1983)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> Len McKendry (1983–1985)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> John Margaritis (1986)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Brian_Garvey_(footballer)" title="Brian Garvey (footballer)">Brian Garvey</a> (1987–1989)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Hungary" title="Kingdom of Hungary"><img alt="Kingdom of Hungary" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Flag_of_Hungary_%281915-1918%2C_1919-1946%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary_%281915-1918%2C_1919-1946%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Flag_of_Hungary_%281915-1918%2C_1919-1946%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hungary_%281915-1918%2C_1919-1946%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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Puskás">Ferenc Puskás</a> (1989–1992)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> Jim Pyrgolios (1992–1994)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia" title="Kingdom of Yugoslavia"><img alt="Kingdom of Yugoslavia" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Petersen_(soccer)" title="Mike Petersen (soccer)">Mike Petersen</a> (2000–2001)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" 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href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/John_Anastasiadis" title="John Anastasiadis">John Anastasiadis</a> (2005–2008)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> Michael Michalakopoulos (2008–2009)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand"><img alt="New Zealand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" 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/></a></span></span> Peter Tsolakis (2012–2013)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span>/<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" 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(2018)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> Con Tangalakis (2018–2019)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina"><img alt="Argentina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> Estaban Quintas (2019–present)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records">Records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Melbourne_FC&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Best Result in the NSL:</b> 7–0 vs <a href="/wiki/Adamstown_Rosebuds" class="mw-redirect" title="Adamstown Rosebuds">Newcastle Rosebud</a> at <a href="/wiki/Middle_Park_(stadium)" title="Middle Park (stadium)">Middle Park</a> 22 July 1984<sup id="cite_ref-smfcstats_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfcstats-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Best Result in the VPL:</b> 10–1 vs Moonee Ponds at Middle Park 30 April 1960<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Worst Result in the NSL:</b> 0–7 vs <a href="/wiki/Marconi_Stallions_FC" title="Marconi Stallions FC">Marconi-Fairfield</a> at <a href="/wiki/Parramatta_Stadium" title="Parramatta Stadium">Parramatta Stadium</a> 2 May 1993<sup id="cite_ref-smfcstats_68-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfcstats-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Worst Result in the VPL:</b> 0–5 vs <a href="/wiki/Western_Eagles" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Eagles">Maribyrnong Polonia</a> at <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Park_Stadium_(Melbourne)" title="Olympic Park Stadium (Melbourne)">Olympic Park</a> 14 June 1964<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Best Regular Season NSL Crowd:</b> 17,228 vs <a href="/wiki/Marconi_Stallions_FC" title="Marconi Stallions FC">Marconi-Fairfield</a> at Middle Park 23 April 1978<sup id="cite_ref-smfcstats_68-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfcstats-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Best Regular Season VPL Crowd:</b> 23,000 vs <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_Georgies" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunshine Georgies">George Cross</a> at <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Park_Stadium_(Melbourne)" title="Olympic Park Stadium (Melbourne)">Olympic Park</a> 5 August 1962</li> <li><b>Best Finals Series NSL Crowd:</b> 23,318 vs <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Croatia" class="mw-redirect" title="Melbourne Croatia">Melbourne Croatia</a> (1990/91 Grand Final) at Olympic Park<sup id="cite_ref-smfcstats_68-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfcstats-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Best Finals Series VPL Crowd:</b> 8,000 vs <a href="/wiki/Heidelberg_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Heidelberg United">Heidelberg United</a> (2005 Preliminary Final) at <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Village" title="Olympic Village">Olympic Village</a> 11 September 2005</li> <li><b>Best FFA Cup Crowd:</b> 5,745 vs <a href="/wiki/Sydney_FC" title="Sydney FC">Sydney FC</a> (2017 Semi-Final) at <a href="/wiki/Lakeside_Stadium" title="Lakeside Stadium">Lakeside Stadium</a> 11 October 2017</li> <li><b>Most Games Coached</b>: 127 – <a href="/wiki/Ange_Postecoglou" title="Ange Postecoglou">Ange Postecoglou</a><sup id="cite_ref-smfcstats_68-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfcstats-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Most Games Played:</b> 430 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Trimboli" title="Paul Trimboli">Paul Trimboli</a></li> <li><b>Most Goals Scored:</b> 115 – Paul Trimboli</li> <li><b>Most Goals in Season:</b> 22 – <a href="/wiki/Duggie_Brown_(footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Duggie Brown (footballer)">Doug Brown</a> (1984),<sup id="cite_ref-smfcstats_68-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfcstats-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jimmy Armstrong (1974)</li> <li><b>Best Games to Goal Ratio:</b> 0.56 – Doug Brown, 48 goals in 86 games<sup id="cite_ref-smfcstats_68-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfcstats-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Most Clean Sheets:</b> 105 – Dean Anastasiadis, 158 games<sup id="cite_ref-smfcstats_68-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfcstats-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Biggest Winning Streak:</b> 9 games – 30 September 1984 to 24 March 1985<sup id="cite_ref-smfcstats_68-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfcstats-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Biggest Losing Streak:</b> 6 games – 27 October 1995 to 2 December 1995<sup id="cite_ref-smfcstats_68-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfcstats-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Biggest Unbeaten Streak:</b> 21 games – 12 August 1984 to 28 April 1985<sup id="cite_ref-smfcstats_68-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smfcstats-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.smfc.com.au/club/lakeside-stadium/">"Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park - Home of South Melbourne Football Club"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151223034426/http://www.smfc.com.au/club/lakeside-stadium/">Archived</a> from the original on 23 December 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 January</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Lakeside+Stadium%2C+Albert+Park+-+Home+of+South+Melbourne+Football+Club&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smfc.com.au%2Fclub%2Flakeside-stadium%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouth+Melbourne+FC" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171219132224/http://iffhs.de/xx-century-clubs-real-madrid/">"Oceania's club of the Century"</a>. <i>IFFHS official website</i>. 17 November 2017. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://iffhs.de/xx-century-clubs-real-madrid/">the original</a> on 19 December 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 November</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=IFFHS+official+website&rft.atitle=Oceania%27s+club+of+the+Century&rft.date=2017-11-17&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fiffhs.de%2Fxx-century-clubs-real-madrid%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouth+Melbourne+FC" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-smfc-history-forming-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-smfc-history-forming_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-smfc-history-forming_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710230811/http://www.smfc.com.au/club/history/origins/">"The Forming Of South Melbourne Greeks"</a>. South Melbourne FC. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.smfc.com.au/club/history/origins/">the original</a> on 10 July 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 May</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Forming+Of+South+Melbourne+Greeks&rft.pub=South+Melbourne+FC&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smfc.com.au%2Fclub%2Fhistory%2Forigins%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouth+Melbourne+FC" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-smfc-clubhistory-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-smfc-clubhistory_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-smfc-clubhistory_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-smfc-clubhistory_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-smfc-clubhistory_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-smfc-clubhistory_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-smfc-clubhistory_4-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-smfc-clubhistory_4-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-smfc-clubhistory_4-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-smfc-clubhistory_4-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-smfc-clubhistory_4-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081107224723/http://www.smfc.com.au/clubinfo/default.aspx">"History of South Melbourne FC"</a>. South Melbourne FC. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.smfc.com.au/clubinfo/default.aspx">the original</a> on 7 November 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 May</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=History+of+South+Melbourne+FC&rft.pub=South+Melbourne+FC&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smfc.com.au%2Fclubinfo%2Fdefault.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouth+Melbourne+FC" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ozfootball-1960vicmetro-table-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ozfootball-1960vicmetro-table_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPunshon,_John" class="citation web cs1">Punshon, John. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1960M1NT.html">"1960 Victorian Metropolitan League Division One North Table"</a>. OzFootball. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122552/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1960M1NT.html">Archived</a> from the original on 24 September 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 May</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=1960+Victorian+Metropolitan+League+Division+One+North+Table&rft.pub=OzFootball&rft.au=Punshon%2C+John&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ozfootball.net%2Fark%2FStates%2FVIC%2F1960M1NT.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouth+Melbourne+FC" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ozfootball-1961vsl-table-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ozfootball-1961vsl-table_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPunshon,_John" class="citation web cs1">Punshon, John. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1961SLT.html">"1961 Victorian State League Table"</a>. OzFootball. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924124233/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1961SLT.html">Archived</a> from the original on 24 September 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 May</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=1961+Victorian+State+League+Table&rft.pub=OzFootball&rft.au=Punshon%2C+John&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ozfootball.net%2Fark%2FStates%2FVIC%2F1961SLT.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouth+Melbourne+FC" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-victorianchampions-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-victorianchampions_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-victorianchampions_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-victorianchampions_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-victorianchampions_7-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPunshon,_John" class="citation web cs1">Punshon, John. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/CHAMPS.html">"National Premier Leagues Victoria Champions"</a>. OzFootball. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924125936/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/CHAMPS.html">Archived</a> from the original on 24 September 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 May</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=National+Premier+Leagues+Victoria+Champions&rft.pub=OzFootball&rft.au=Punshon%2C+John&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ozfootball.net%2Fark%2FStates%2FVIC%2FCHAMPS.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouth+Melbourne+FC" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ozfootball-1971vsl-table-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ozfootball-1971vsl-table_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPunshon,_John" class="citation web cs1">Punshon, John. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1971SLT.html">"1971 Victorian State League Table"</a>. OzFootball. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924124248/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1971SLT.html">Archived</a> from the original on 24 September 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 May</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=1971+Victorian+State+League+Table&rft.pub=OzFootball&rft.au=Punshon%2C+John&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ozfootball.net%2Fark%2FStates%2FVIC%2F1971SLT.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouth+Melbourne+FC" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ozfootball-00-01-playoff-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ozfootball-00-01-playoff_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ozfootball-00-01-playoff_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ozfootball-00-01-playoff_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEsamie,_Thomas" class="citation web cs1">Esamie, Thomas. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20002001/Playoff.html">"2000–2001 Season Playoff Series Matches"</a>. OzFootball. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924080708/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20002001/Playoff.html">Archived</a> from the original on 24 September 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 May</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=2000%E2%80%932001+Season+Playoff+Series+Matches&rft.pub=OzFootball&rft.au=Esamie%2C+Thomas&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ozfootball.net%2Fark%2FNSL%2F20002001%2FPlayoff.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouth+Melbourne+FC" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ozfootball-1975vsl-table-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ozfootball-1975vsl-table_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPunshon,_John" class="citation web cs1">Punshon, John. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1975SLT.html">"1975 Victorian State League Table"</a>. OzFootball. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924124258/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1975SLT.html">Archived</a> from the original on 24 September 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 May</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=1975+Victorian+State+League+Table&rft.pub=OzFootball&rft.au=Punshon%2C+John&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ozfootball.net%2Fark%2FStates%2FVIC%2F1975SLT.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouth+Melbourne+FC" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Hay, 2006, The World Game Downunder, pp 121–122</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-smh-history-80s-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-smh-history-80s_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-smh-history-80s_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120321093937/http://www.smfc.com.au/history/1980-s/">"History – 1980s"</a>. South Melbourne FC. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.smfc.com.au/history/1980-s/">the original</a> on 21 March 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 May</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=History+%E2%80%93+1980s&rft.pub=South+Melbourne+FC&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smfc.com.au%2Fhistory%2F1980-s%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouth+Melbourne+FC" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ozfootball-1984table-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ozfootball-1984table_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1984/NSLTable.html">"1984 Table"</a>. OzFootball. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924063631/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1984/NSLTable.html">Archived</a> from the original on 24 September 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 May</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=1984+Table&rft.pub=OzFootball&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ozfootball.net%2Fark%2FNSL%2F1984%2FNSLTable.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouth+Melbourne+FC" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ozfootball-1985table-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ozfootball-1985table_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1985/NSLTable.html">"1985 Table"</a>. OzFootball. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924063639/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1985/NSLTable.html">Archived</a> from the original on 24 September 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 May</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=1985+Table&rft.pub=OzFootball&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ozfootball.net%2Fark%2FNSL%2F1985%2FNSLTable.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouth+Melbourne+FC" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ozfootball-1985playoffs-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ozfootball-1985playoffs_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPunshon,_John" class="citation web cs1">Punshon, John. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1985/Playoff.html">"1985 Season Playoff Series Matches"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 April</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.ozfootball.net&rft.atitle=Australian+Soccer&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ozfootball.net%2Fark%2FNSL%2F9596%2FALTable.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouth+Melbourne+FC" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-age-returntohellas-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-age-returntohellas_27-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFReid,_Michael1997" class="citation news cs1">Reid, Michael (16 December 1997). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=news971216_0152_8013">"South to consider return to Hellas"</a>. <i>The Age</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150518093125/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=news971216_0152_8013">Archived</a> from the original on 18 May 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Olympic_FC" title="Sydney Olympic FC">Sydney Olympic</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/National_Soccer_League#Champions_and_runners_up" title="National Soccer League">NSL Champions</a> </b><br />1990/91 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_City_FC" title="Adelaide City FC">Adelaide City</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Strikers" class="mw-redirect" title="Brisbane Strikers">Brisbane Strikers</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/National_Soccer_League#Champions_and_runners_up" title="National Soccer League">NSL Champions</a> </b><br 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Premier_League_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria Premier League 1">VPL 1</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bentleigh_Greens_SC" title="Bentleigh Greens SC">Bentleigh Greens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunswick_City_SC" title="Brunswick City SC">Brunswick City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FC_Bulleen_Lions" title="FC Bulleen Lions">Bulleen Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FC_Melbourne_Srbija" title="FC Melbourne Srbija">FC Melbourne Srbija</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caroline_Springs_George_Cross_FC" title="Caroline Springs George Cross FC">Caroline Springs George Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Lions_SC" title="Eastern Lions SC">Eastern Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingston_City_FC" title="Kingston City FC">Kingston City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Langwarrin_SC" title="Langwarrin SC">Langwarrin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manningham_United_Blues_FC" title="Manningham United Blues FC">Manningham United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_City_FC_Youth" title="Melbourne City FC Youth">Melbourne City Youth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moreland_City_FC" title="Moreland City FC">Moreland City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Sunshine_Eagles_FC" title="North Sunshine Eagles FC">North Sunshine Eagles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northcote_City_FC" title="Northcote City FC">Northcote City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_United_FC_Youth" title="Western United FC Youth">Western United Youth</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Premier_League_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria Premier League 2">VPL 2</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Altona_City_SC" title="Altona City SC">Altona City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boroondara-Carey_Eagles_FC" title="Boroondara-Carey Eagles FC">Boroondara-Carey Eagles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Box_Hill_United_FC" title="Box Hill United FC">Box Hill United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunswick_Juventus_FC" title="Brunswick Juventus FC">Brunswick Juventus</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eltham_Redbacks_FC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eltham Redbacks FC (page does not exist)">Eltham Redbacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Royals_SC" title="Essendon Royals SC">Essendon Royals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geelong_SC" title="Geelong SC">Geelong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goulburn_Valley_Suns_FC" title="Goulburn Valley Suns FC">Goulburn Valley Suns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Geelong_Warriors_FC" title="North Geelong Warriors FC">North Geelong Warriors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nunawading_City_FC" title="Nunawading City FC">Nunawading City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pascoe_Vale_FC" title="Pascoe Vale FC">Pascoe Vale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Springvale_White_Eagles_FC" title="Springvale White Eagles FC">Springvale White Eagles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Werribee_City_FC" title="Werribee City FC">Werribee City</a></li> <li>Whittlesea United</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Victorian_State_League_Division_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Victorian State League Division 1">State League 1</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North-West</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ballarat_City_FC" title="Ballarat City FC">Ballarat City</a></li> <li>Beaumaris</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brimbank_Stallions_FC" title="Brimbank Stallions FC">Brimbank Stallions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corio_Soccer_Club" title="Corio Soccer Club">Corio SC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FC_Clifton_Hill" title="FC Clifton Hill">FC Clifton Hill</a></li> <li>FC Strathmore</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keilor_Park_SC" title="Keilor Park SC">Keilor Park</a></li> <li>Sydenham Park</li> <li>Upfield</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westgate_FC" title="Westgate FC">Westgate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whittlesea_Ranges_FC" title="Whittlesea Ranges FC">Whittlesea Ranges</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yarraville_Glory_Football_Club&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yarraville Glory Football Club (page does not exist)">Yarraville Glory</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">South-East</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Banyule_City_SC" title="Banyule City SC">Banyule City</a></li> <li>Bentleigh United Cobras</li> <li>Brandon Park</li> <li>Casey Comets</li> <li>Collingwood City</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doveton_SC" title="Doveton SC">Doveton</a></li> <li>Gippsland United</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malvern_City_FC" title="Malvern City FC">Malvern City</a></li> <li>Mazenod</li> <li>Mornington</li> <li>Old Scotch</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Springvale_SC" title="South Springvale SC">South Springvale</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Victorian_State_League_Division_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Victorian State League Division 2">State League 2</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North-West</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albion_Rovers_FC_(Cairnlea)" title="Albion Rovers FC (Cairnlea)">Albion Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Altona_East_Phoenix_SC" title="Altona East Phoenix SC">Altona East Phoenix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Rangers_FC" title="Geelong Rangers FC">Geelong Rangers</a></li> <li>Hoppers Crossing</li> <li>Hume United</li> <li>Lalor United</li> <li>Mill Park</li> <li>Uni Hill Eagles</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Suburbs_SC" title="Western Suburbs SC">Western Suburbs</a></li> <li>Westvale Olympic</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">South-East</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Bayside Argonauts</li> <li>Bentleigh United Cobras</li> <li>Berwick City</li> <li>Chisholm United</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doncaster_Rovers_SC" title="Doncaster Rovers SC">Doncaster Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frankston_Pines_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Frankston Pines FC">Frankston Pines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Dandenong_FC" title="Greater Dandenong FC">Greater Dandenong</a></li> <li>Hampton East Brighton</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knox_City_FC" title="Knox City FC">Knox City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mooroolbark_Soccer_Club" title="Mooroolbark Soccer Club">Mooroolbark</a></li> <li>North Caulfield</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peninsula_Strikers_FC" title="Peninsula Strikers FC">Peninsula Strikers</a></li> <li>Skye United</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Victorian_State_League_Division_3" class="mw-redirect" title="Victorian State League Division 3">State League 3</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North-West</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Altona North</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunswick_Zebras_Football_Club" title="Brunswick Zebras Football Club">Brunswick Zebras</a></li> <li>Bundoora United</li> <li>Craigieburn City</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Valley_United_SC" title="Diamond Valley United SC">Diamond Valley United</a></li> <li>Epping City</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fawkner_SC" title="Fawkner SC">Fawkner</a></li> <li>Heidelberg Eagles</li> <li>Laverton FC</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point_Cook_SC" title="Point Cook SC">Point Cook Jets</a></li> <li>Sebastopol Vikings</li> <li>Sunbury United</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Eagles_FC" title="Western Eagles FC">Western Eagles</a></li> <li>Westside Strikers</li> <li>Williamstown</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">South-East</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Ashburton United</li> <li>Dandenong South</li> <li>Elwood City</li> <li>Heatherton United</li> <li>Middle Park</li> <li>Monbulk Rangers</li> <li>Noble Park United</li> <li>Rowville Eagles</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandringham_SC" title="Sandringham SC">Sandringham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_SC" title="St Kilda SC">St Kilda</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Yarra_Soccer_Club&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="South Yarra Soccer Club (page does not exist)">South Yarra</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=White_Star_Dandenong_SC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="White Star Dandenong SC (page does not exist)">White Star Dandenong</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Victorian_State_League_Division_4" class="mw-redirect" title="Victorian State League Division 4">State League 4</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Darebin_United_SC" title="Darebin United SC">Darebin United</a></li> <li>Greenvale United</li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Trobe_University#Athletics" title="La Trobe University">La Trobe University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Melbourne#Melbourne_University_Sport" title="University of Melbourne">Melbourne University</a></li> <li>Moreland United</li> <li>North Melbourne Athletic</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Falcons_FC" title="Northern Falcons FC">Northern Falcons</a></li> <li>Plenty Valley Lions</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thornbury_Athletic_FC" title="Thornbury Athletic FC">Thornbury Athletic</a></li> <li>Watsonia Heights</li> <li>West Preston</li> <li>Yarra Jets</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">West</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Barnstoneworth United</li> <li>Barwon</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_Park_Sports_Club" title="Bell Park Sports Club">Bell Park</a></li> <li>Gisborne</li> <li>Keilor Wolves</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Footscray_JUST" title="Footscray JUST">Melbourne City</a></li> <li>Moonee Ponds United</li> <li>Moonee Valley Knights</li> <li>Spring Hills</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surf_Coast_FC" title="Surf Coast FC">Surf Coast</a></li> <li>Truganina</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">South</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Baxter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brighton_SC" title="Brighton SC">Brighton</a></li> <li>Chelsea</li> <li>Endeavour United</li> <li>Hampton Park United Sparrows</li> <li>Keysborough</li> <li>Lyndale United</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monash_University_SC" class="mw-redirect" title="Monash University SC">Monash University</a></li> <li>Sandown Lions</li> <li>Somerville Eagles</li> <li>Springvale City</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">East</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Albert Park</li> <li>Boronia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croydon_City_Arrows_SC" title="Croydon City Arrows SC">Croydon City</a></li> <li>East Bentleigh</li> <li>Kings Domain</li> <li>Knox United</li> <li>Manningham Juventus</li> <li>Monash City Villarreal</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ringwood_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Ringwood City">Ringwood City</a></li> <li>Riversdale</li> <li>Waverley Wanderers</li> <li>Whitehorse United</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Victorian_State_League_Division_5" class="mw-redirect" title="Victorian State League Division 5">State League 5</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Doreen United</li> <li>Glenroy Lions</li> <li>Heidelberg Stars</li> <li>Keon Park</li> <li>Maidstone United</li> <li>Meadow Park</li> <li>Mitchell Rangers</li> <li>Roxburgh Park United</li> <li>FC Tullamarine</li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Melbourne#Melbourne_University_Sport" title="University of Melbourne">University of Melbourne</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">West</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Ballarat</li> <li>Balmoral</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bendigo_City_FC" title="Bendigo City FC">Bendigo City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deakin_Ducks_Football_Club" title="Deakin Ducks Football Club">Deakin Ducks</a></li> <li>ETA Buffalo</li> <li>Lara United</li> <li>Melton Phoenix</li> <li>Surfside Waves</li> <li>Tarneit United</li> <li>West Point</li> <li>Wyndham</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">South</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Aspendale</li> <li>Barton United</li> <li>Bunyip District</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casey_Panthers_SC" class="mw-redirect" title="Casey Panthers SC">Casey Panthers</a></li> <li>Cleeland United</li> <li>FC Noble Hurricanes</li> <li>Mentone</li> <li>Mount Eliza</li> <li>Mount Martha</li> <li>Pakenham United</li> <li>Rosebud</li> <li>Seaford United</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">East</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Alphington</li> <li>East Kew</li> <li>Glen Waverley</li> <li>Lilydale Montrose United</li> <li>Mount Waverley City</li> <li>Noble Park</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivanhoe_Grammar_School#Sports" title="Ivanhoe Grammar School">Old Ivanhoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Grammar_School#Sport" title="Melbourne Grammar School">Old Melburnians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinity_Grammar_School,_Kew#Old_Trinity_Grammarians_sporting_clubs" title="Trinity Grammar School, Kew">Old Trinity Grammarians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Kevin%27s_College,_Melbourne#Sport" title="St Kevin's College, Melbourne">St Kevins Old Boys</a></li> <li>Templestowe Wolves</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Regional_Leagues" title="Victorian Regional Leagues">Regional Leagues<br />& Associations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albury_Wodonga_Football_Association" title="Albury Wodonga Football Association">Albury Wodonga Football Association</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ballarat_%26_District_Soccer_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ballarat & District Soccer Association (page does not exist)">Ballarat & District Soccer Association</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bayside_Football_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bayside Football Association (page does not exist)">Bayside Football Association</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bendigo_Amateur_Soccer_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bendigo Amateur Soccer League (page does not exist)">Bendigo Amateur Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cobram_Junior_Soccer_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cobram Junior Soccer Association (page does not exist)">Cobram Junior Soccer Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GRFA" class="mw-redirect" title="GRFA">Football Victoria Geelong Region</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gippsland_Soccer_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gippsland Soccer League (page does not exist)">Gippsland Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Eastern_Soccer_League" title="North Eastern Soccer League">Goulburn North East Football Association</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moama-Echuca_Soccer_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Moama-Echuca Soccer Association (page does not exist)">Moama-Echuca Soccer Association</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shepparton_Junior_Soccer_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shepparton Junior Soccer Association (page does not exist)">Shepparton Junior Soccer Association</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_Victoria_Sunraysia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Football Victoria Sunraysia (page does not exist)">Football Victoria Sunraysia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swan_Hill_Soccer_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swan Hill Soccer League (page does not exist)">Swan Hill Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrnambool_%26_District_Soccer_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Warrnambool & District Soccer League (page does not exist)">Warrnambool & District Soccer League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1909_Victorian_soccer_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1909 Victorian soccer season">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Victorian_soccer_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1910 Victorian soccer season">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Victorian_soccer_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1911 Victorian soccer season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Victorian_soccer_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1912 Victorian soccer season">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Victorian_soccer_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1913 Victorian soccer season">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Victorian_soccer_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1914 Victorian soccer season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Victorian_soccer_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1915 Victorian soccer season">1915</a></li> <li><s>1916–1918</s></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Victorian_soccer_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1919 Victorian soccer season">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Victorian_soccer_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1920 Victorian soccer season">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Victorian_Premier_League" title="2008 Victorian Premier League">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Victorian_Premier_League" title="2009 Victorian Premier League">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Victorian_Premier_League" title="2010 Victorian Premier League">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Victorian_Premier_League" title="2011 Victorian Premier League">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Victorian_Premier_League" title="2012 Victorian Premier League">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Victorian_Premier_League" title="2013 Victorian Premier League">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Football_Federation_Victoria_season" title="2014 Football Federation Victoria season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Football_Federation_Victoria_season" title="2015 Football Federation Victoria season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Football_Federation_Victoria_season" title="2016 Football Federation Victoria season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Football_Federation_Victoria_season" title="2017 Football Federation Victoria season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Football_Federation_Victoria_season" title="2018 Football Federation Victoria season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Football_Victoria_season" title="2019 Football Victoria season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Football_Victoria_season" title="2020 Football Victoria season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Football_Victoria_season" title="2021 Football Victoria season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Football_Victoria_season" title="2022 Football Victoria season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Football_Victoria_season" title="2023 Football Victoria season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Football_Victoria_season" title="2024 Football Victoria season">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dockerty_Cup" title="Dockerty Cup">Dockerty Cup</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1909_Victorian_soccer_season#Dockerty_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="1909 Victorian soccer season">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Victorian_soccer_season#Dockerty_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="1910 Victorian soccer season">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Victorian_soccer_season#Dockerty_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="1911 Victorian soccer season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Victorian_soccer_season#Dockerty_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="1912 Victorian soccer season">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Dockerty_Cup" title="2014 Dockerty Cup">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Dockerty_Cup" title="2015 Dockerty Cup">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Dockerty_Cup" title="2016 Dockerty Cup">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Dockerty_Cup" title="2017 Dockerty Cup">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Dockerty_Cup" title="2018 Dockerty Cup">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Dockerty_Cup" title="2019 Dockerty Cup">2019</a></li> <li><s>2020</s></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Dockerty_Cup" title="2021 Dockerty Cup">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Dockerty_Cup" title="2022 Dockerty Cup">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Dockerty_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Dockerty Cup">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2024_Dockerty_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2024 Dockerty Cup (page does not exist)">2024</a></li></ul> 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<li><a href="/wiki/1981_National_Soccer_League" title="1981 National Soccer League">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_National_Soccer_League" title="1982 National Soccer League">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_National_Soccer_League" title="1983 National Soccer League">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_National_Soccer_League" title="1984 National Soccer League">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_National_Soccer_League" title="1985 National Soccer League">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_National_Soccer_League" title="1986 National Soccer League">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_National_Soccer_League" title="1987 National Soccer League">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_National_Soccer_League" title="1988 National Soccer League">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_National_Soccer_League" title="1989 National Soccer League">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_National_Soccer_League" title="1989–90 National Soccer League">1989–90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_National_Soccer_League" title="1990–91 National Soccer League">1990–91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_National_Soccer_League" title="1991–92 National Soccer League">1991–92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_National_Soccer_League" title="1992–93 National Soccer League">1992–93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_National_Soccer_League" title="1993–94 National Soccer League">1993–94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_National_Soccer_League" title="1994–95 National Soccer League">1994–95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_National_Soccer_League" title="1995–96 National Soccer League">1995–96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_National_Soccer_League" title="1996–97 National Soccer League">1996–97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_National_Soccer_League" title="1997–98 National Soccer League">1997–98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_National_Soccer_League" title="1998–99 National Soccer League">1998–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_National_Soccer_League" title="1999–2000 National Soccer League">1999–2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_National_Soccer_League" title="2000–01 National Soccer League">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_National_Soccer_League" title="2001–02 National Soccer League">2001–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_National_Soccer_League" title="2002–03 National Soccer League">2002–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_National_Soccer_League" title="2003–04 National Soccer League">2003–04</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#07462f; color:white; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #fcaf1e, inset -1px -1px 0 #fcaf1e;;;width:1%">Grand Finals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_National_Soccer_League_Grand_Final&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1984 National Soccer League Grand Final (page does not exist)">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1985_National_Soccer_League_Grand_Final&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1985 National Soccer League Grand Final (page does not exist)">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_National_Soccer_League_Grand_Final&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1986 National Soccer League Grand Final (page does not exist)">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_National_Soccer_League_Grand_Final" title="1988 National Soccer League Grand Final">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_National_Soccer_League_Grand_Final&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1989 National Soccer League Grand Final (page does not exist)">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1990_National_Soccer_League_Grand_Final&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1990 National Soccer League Grand Final (page does not exist)">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_National_Soccer_League_Grand_Final&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1991 National Soccer League Grand Final (page does not exist)">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1992_National_Soccer_League_Grand_Final&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1992 National Soccer League Grand Final (page does not exist)">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_National_Soccer_League_Grand_Final&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 National Soccer League Grand Final (page does not exist)">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1994_National_Soccer_League_Grand_Final&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1994 National Soccer League Grand Final (page does not exist)">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_National_Soccer_League_Grand_Final" title="1995 National Soccer League Grand Final">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_A-League_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 A-League Grand Final">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_National_Soccer_League_Grand_Final" title="1997 National Soccer League Grand Final">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_National_Soccer_League_Grand_Final" title="1998 National Soccer League Grand Final">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_National_Soccer_League_Grand_Final" title="1999 National Soccer League Grand Final">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_National_Soccer_League_Grand_Final" title="2000 National Soccer League Grand Final">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_National_Soccer_League_Grand_Final" title="2001 National Soccer League Grand Final">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_National_Soccer_League_Grand_Final" title="2002 National Soccer League Grand Final">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_National_Soccer_League_Grand_Final" title="2003 National Soccer League Grand Final">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_National_Soccer_League_Grand_Final" title="2004 National Soccer League Grand Final">2004</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#07462f; color:white; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #fcaf1e, inset -1px -1px 0 #fcaf1e;;;width:1%">Clubs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#07462f; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #fcaf1e, inset -2px -2px 0 #fcaf1e;;;width:1%">Last</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_United_FC" title="Adelaide United FC">Adelaide United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Strikers_FC" title="Brisbane Strikers FC">Brisbane Strikers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_Kingz_FC" title="Football Kingz FC">Football Kingz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marconi_Stallions_FC" title="Marconi Stallions FC">Marconi Stallions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Knights_FC" title="Melbourne Knights FC">Melbourne Knights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Jets_FC" title="Newcastle Jets FC">Newcastle United Jets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladesville_Hornsby_Football_Association_Spirit_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Gladesville Hornsby Football Association Spirit FC">Northern Spirit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parramatta_Power_SC" title="Parramatta Power SC">Parramatta Power</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perth_Glory_FC" title="Perth Glory FC">Perth Glory</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">South Melbourne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Olympic_FC" title="Sydney Olympic FC">Sydney Olympic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_United_58_FC" title="Sydney United 58 FC">Sydney United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wollongong_Wolves_FC" title="Wollongong Wolves FC">Wollongong Wolves</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#07462f; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #fcaf1e, inset -2px -2px 0 #fcaf1e;;;width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/APIA_Leichhardt_FC" title="APIA Leichhardt FC">APIA Leichhardt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_City_FC" title="Adelaide City FC">Adelaide City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blacktown_City_FC" title="Blacktown City FC">Blacktown City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_City_FC" title="Brisbane City FC">Brisbane City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queensland_Lions_FC" title="Queensland Lions FC">Brisbane Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunswick_Zebras_Football_Club" title="Brunswick Zebras Football Club">Brunswick Juventus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canberra_City_FC" title="Canberra City FC">Canberra City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canberra_Cosmos_FC" title="Canberra Cosmos FC">Canberra Cosmos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_Bankstown_FC" title="Canterbury Bankstown FC">Canterbury-Marrickville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_SC" title="Carlton SC">Carlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Warriors_SC" title="Collingwood Warriors SC">Collingwood Warriors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Footscray_JUST" title="Footscray JUST">Footscray JUST</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Gully_SC" title="Green Gully SC">Green Gully Cavaliers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heidelberg_United_FC" title="Heidelberg United FC">Heidelberg United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inter_Monaro_SC" class="mw-redirect" title="Inter Monaro SC">Inter Monaro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mooroolbark_Soccer_Club" title="Mooroolbark Soccer Club">Mooroolbark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gippsland_Falcons_SC" class="mw-redirect" title="Gippsland Falcons SC">Morwell Falcons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Breakers_FC" title="Newcastle Breakers FC">Newcastle Breakers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_KB_United" title="Newcastle KB United">Newcastle KB United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adamstown_Rosebud_FC" title="Adamstown Rosebud FC">Newcastle Rosebud United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parramatta_FC" title="Parramatta FC">Parramatta Eagles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penrith_City_SC" title="Penrith City SC">Penrith City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Lions_FC" title="Preston Lions FC">Preston Makedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_George_FC" title="St George FC">St George Saints</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunshine_George_Cross_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunshine George Cross FC">Sunshine George Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hakoah_Sydney_City_East_FC" title="Hakoah Sydney City East FC">Sydney City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Adelaide_SC" title="West Adelaide SC">West Adelaide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Suburbs_SC_(NSW)" title="Western Suburbs SC (NSW)">Western Suburbs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wollongong_United_FC" title="Wollongong United FC">Wollongong Macedonia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#07462f; color:white; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #fcaf1e, inset -1px -1px 0 #fcaf1e;;;width:1%">Competition</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_National_Soccer_League_clubs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of National Soccer League clubs (page does not exist)">Teams</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NSL_champions" title="List of NSL champions">winners</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Performance_record_of_clubs_in_the_National_Soccer_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Performance record of clubs in the National Soccer League (page does not exist)">performance record</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NSL_players" class="mw-redirect" title="List of NSL players">Players</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_foreign_National_Soccer_League_players&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of foreign National Soccer League players (page does not exist)">foreign</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_foreign_National_Soccer_League_goalscorers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of foreign National Soccer League goalscorers (page does not exist)">foreign scorers</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_National_Soccer_League_winning_players&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of National Soccer League winning players (page does not exist)">winners</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_National_Soccer_League_managers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of National Soccer League managers (page does not exist)">Managers</a></li> 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