Bonnyrigg Sports Club
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Bonnyrigg Sports Club is the home of the Bonnyrigg White Eagles
football (soccer) club in Bonnyrigg, New South Wales
, Australia
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The ground has played host to some notable matches over the years but none more so than the friendly clash between the Bonnyrigg White Eagles
and the high-profile 1991 European Cup
Champions Red Star Belgrade
who were in Australia on a mid-season break in January 2001.
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In 2001, an additional 3 acres (12,140.6 m²) of land was purchased as part of a plan to renovate the club and expand the training grounds. This was completed in October of 2005.
Bonnyrigg White Eagles
Bonnyrigg White Eagles F.C. is a football club in Sydney currently playing in the New South Wales Premier League.- History :Established by Serbian migrants from the Cabramatta area of south-west Sydney, their primary supporter base has been the local Serbian community...
football (soccer) club in Bonnyrigg, New South Wales
Bonnyrigg, New South Wales
Bonnyrigg is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bonnyrigg is located 36 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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The ground has played host to some notable matches over the years but none more so than the friendly clash between the Bonnyrigg White Eagles
Bonnyrigg White Eagles
Bonnyrigg White Eagles F.C. is a football club in Sydney currently playing in the New South Wales Premier League.- History :Established by Serbian migrants from the Cabramatta area of south-west Sydney, their primary supporter base has been the local Serbian community...
and the high-profile 1991 European Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
Champions Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
who were in Australia on a mid-season break in January 2001.
History
The ground dates back to May 1966 when 7 acres (28,328 m²) of land was purchased for the building of a social club and footballing grounds. Over the years the grounds and club itself were improved when in 1986 it became the permanent home ground for the Bonnyrigg White EaglesBonnyrigg White Eagles
Bonnyrigg White Eagles F.C. is a football club in Sydney currently playing in the New South Wales Premier League.- History :Established by Serbian migrants from the Cabramatta area of south-west Sydney, their primary supporter base has been the local Serbian community...
.
In 2001, an additional 3 acres (12,140.6 m²) of land was purchased as part of a plan to renovate the club and expand the training grounds. This was completed in October of 2005.