Geelong SC
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| Full name | Geelong Soccer and Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Geelong, Makedonia | ||
| Founded | 1950's | ||
| Ground | Stead Park, Norlane | ||
| Chairman | Mick Nikolovski | ||
| Coach | Steve Laurie | ||
| League | State League 2 Nth-West | ||
| 2015 | 6th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Geelong Soccer Club is a club in founded in Geelong, Australia in the 1950s.
History
The Geelong Soccer and Sports Club was established in the early 1950s by a group of migrants from the UK and Europe as a way of playing soccer and socialising.
Not long after the club was established, it began competing in the local Geelong and Ballarat Soccer League where it experienced much success. In the early seventies the club was promoted to the Victorian Provisional League and later gained promotion to the Victorian State League.
The most recent significance in the club’s history was achieved in 1994 when the club merged with the East Geelong Soccer and Sports Club.
Since season 1968 the club has won 8 premierships. The premierships were won in the following seasons: 1968 – 1969 – 1970 – 1976 – 1980 – 1988 – 1996 – 1998.
Geelong had a strong second half of the season in 2015, but the poor first couple of months meant that the ambitious outfit had to settle for 6th place in State League 2 North-West. In the 2015 FFA Cup preliminary rounds, Geelong beat Waverley Wanderers 5–0, Hoppers Crossing 3–1 and Westgate FC 3–1 to progress to the fifth qualifying round. There, they met National Premier Leagues Victoria powerhouse Hume City FC, going down 4–0 at John Ilhan Memorial Reserve.
Upon the conclusion of the 2015 season, Geelong went on a heavy recruiting spree to aid their push for promotion in season 2016. Players signed in this period included 33-year-old former A-League player İsyan Erdogan, Victorian top-flight experienced Ross Harvey, Brodie Paterson, Craig Sweeney, Kingston City FC 2015 Top Goalscorer and Best and Fairest Sean McIlroy, the well-travelled Stuart Webster and, after Webster departed the club just a few weeks into his stay, former Chile youth goalkeeper Carlos Espinoza|.[1][2]
Current squad
First-team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Divisional History[3]
- Victorian State League Division 2 N/W 2014–
- Victorian State League Division 3 N/W 2012–2013
- Victorian State League Division 2 N/W 2011
- Victorian State League Division 3 N/W 2006–2010
- Victorian State League Division 2 N/W 2000–2005
- Victorian State League Division 2 1999
- Victorian State League Division 3 1997–1998
- Victorian State League Division 4 1994–1996
- Victorian State League Division 3 1992–1993
- Victorian State League Division 2 1991
Affiliated clubs
Geelong SC has a sister-club relationship with Preston Lions FC.
See also
References
- ↑ Reynolds, Ryan. "Key signings have Geelong soccer coach in buoyant mood". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ Reynolds, Ryan. "Geelong lures former Adelaide United defender Izzy Erdogan to Stead Park". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/G/GeelongDH.html