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Box Hill United Football Club is an Australia
n association football (soccer) club based in the Melbourne
suburb of Box Hill
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When the league restarted in 1946 Box Hill remained in Victoria's top division, until 1961 when they were relegated to division two. In this period Box Hill were once crowned champions (1948) and once finished runners up (1950). Over the next 20 years the club remained mainly in the second division, achieving promotion to the state league for just 4 seasons.
From the 1983 season until they were relegated in 1990, Box Hill achieved 3 top 5 finishes. After being relegated it would take three seasons for Box Hill to return to the state league (which was now known as the Victorian Premier League) in 1995. Finishing ninth in 1995 and then twelfth in 1996, they then merged with Bulleen Lions and Brunswick Juventus to form the Bulleen Inter Kings.
From their foundation in 1922 until their merger in 1996, Box Hill had won 9 Championships and 11 promotions. Winning the Victorian State League title on just one occasion in 1948, and finishing in second place on two occasions.
Box Hill is still running to this day and the club has achieved a reputation for being one of the best junior development clubs in Victoria. In 2009 the club appointed Dutchman Martin De Korte as Director of Coaching. The coaching curriculum is now very much centred around quality player development at all age levels. During the next few years the club will be gradually introducing junior training methods from successful European clubs such a Ajax.
Box Hill also fields a team in the Victorian Women's Premier League competition. Box Hill's women have enjoyed enormous success since the turn of the century, winning the first of their six WPL titles in 2001. Fourth in 2002, Box Hill then reclaimed its title in 2003, beginning a run of four straight championship wins. Heidelberg United defeated Box Hill in the 2007 Grand Final to break the winning sequence but Box Hill avenged that loss in 2008 to win back its crown under the careful guidance of coach Ariel Perez Reigosa.
During the same period, Box Hill players have also claimed the WPL's Gold Medal for player of the season on four occasions; Louisa Bisby in 2003, Anthea Vardakas in 2005, Georgia Koutrouvelis in 2006, and in 2008 there was a tie between Vardakas and teammate Daniela Digiammarco.
WPL Champions:
2001 (First-past-the-post)
2003 (First-past-the-post)
2004 (Defeated Cranbourne Comets 1-0 in Grand Final)
2005 (Defeated Cranbourne Comets 1-1 [4-3 on penalties] in Grand Final)
2006 (Defeated Heidelberg United 1-0 in Grand Final)
2008 (Defeated Heidelberg United 1-0 in Grand Final)
In 1996 Bulleen Zebras and Brunswick Juventus merged together with Box Hill to create the Bulleen Inter Kings for the 1997 Victorian Premier League season. Box Hill's juniors then became known as Box Hill-Clayton Inter Kings.
At the time of the merger with Bulleen and Brunswick many of the original Clayton Inter club members broke away to form another club, Clayton SC, which still remains to this day.
In December 2010 the club merged with Southern Suburbs
to form Box Hill United SC and adopted the Pythagoras nickname associated with the club.
Wembley Park's facilities include a 300+ seat grand stand, press box, function room (condemned) as well as a second change room facility.
Training is conducted opposite the main ground at 'Sparks Reserve Upper'.
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...
n association football (soccer) club based in the Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
suburb of Box Hill
Box Hill, Victoria
Box Hill is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Box Hill had a population of 8,616....
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History
Box Hill entered the Victorian Division 4 in 1925. In their first season they lost one game and drew once to became champion and win promotion to division 3 for the 1926 season. This season proved to be just as successful as they once again became league champions, this time losing just two games throughout the season. The following year they participated in the Victorian District League, where they finished fourth. The league was then suspended for three seasons before restarting in 1931. Box Hill were once again crowned champions and moved up to division one. After a couple of solid seasons placing mid table, the league was again suspended due to World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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When the league restarted in 1946 Box Hill remained in Victoria's top division, until 1961 when they were relegated to division two. In this period Box Hill were once crowned champions (1948) and once finished runners up (1950). Over the next 20 years the club remained mainly in the second division, achieving promotion to the state league for just 4 seasons.
From the 1983 season until they were relegated in 1990, Box Hill achieved 3 top 5 finishes. After being relegated it would take three seasons for Box Hill to return to the state league (which was now known as the Victorian Premier League) in 1995. Finishing ninth in 1995 and then twelfth in 1996, they then merged with Bulleen Lions and Brunswick Juventus to form the Bulleen Inter Kings.
From their foundation in 1922 until their merger in 1996, Box Hill had won 9 Championships and 11 promotions. Winning the Victorian State League title on just one occasion in 1948, and finishing in second place on two occasions.
Box Hill is still running to this day and the club has achieved a reputation for being one of the best junior development clubs in Victoria. In 2009 the club appointed Dutchman Martin De Korte as Director of Coaching. The coaching curriculum is now very much centred around quality player development at all age levels. During the next few years the club will be gradually introducing junior training methods from successful European clubs such a Ajax.
Box Hill also fields a team in the Victorian Women's Premier League competition. Box Hill's women have enjoyed enormous success since the turn of the century, winning the first of their six WPL titles in 2001. Fourth in 2002, Box Hill then reclaimed its title in 2003, beginning a run of four straight championship wins. Heidelberg United defeated Box Hill in the 2007 Grand Final to break the winning sequence but Box Hill avenged that loss in 2008 to win back its crown under the careful guidance of coach Ariel Perez Reigosa.
During the same period, Box Hill players have also claimed the WPL's Gold Medal for player of the season on four occasions; Louisa Bisby in 2003, Anthea Vardakas in 2005, Georgia Koutrouvelis in 2006, and in 2008 there was a tie between Vardakas and teammate Daniela Digiammarco.
WPL Champions:
2001 (First-past-the-post)
2003 (First-past-the-post)
2004 (Defeated Cranbourne Comets 1-0 in Grand Final)
2005 (Defeated Cranbourne Comets 1-1 [4-3 on penalties] in Grand Final)
2006 (Defeated Heidelberg United 1-0 in Grand Final)
2008 (Defeated Heidelberg United 1-0 in Grand Final)
Naming
The club was originally formed in 1922 as Box Hill Soccer Club. This name remained until the conclusion of the 1991 season where they merged with Clayton Inter to become Box Hill Inter Soccer Club.In 1996 Bulleen Zebras and Brunswick Juventus merged together with Box Hill to create the Bulleen Inter Kings for the 1997 Victorian Premier League season. Box Hill's juniors then became known as Box Hill-Clayton Inter Kings.
At the time of the merger with Bulleen and Brunswick many of the original Clayton Inter club members broke away to form another club, Clayton SC, which still remains to this day.
In December 2010 the club merged with Southern Suburbs
Southern Suburbs
Southern Suburbs is an Australian association football club from Clayton, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club was formed in 1979 as Oakleigh Suburbs by local Greek Australians. The club then changed their name to South Caufield in 1992, and finally to Southern Suburbs in 2004...
to form Box Hill United SC and adopted the Pythagoras nickname associated with the club.
Wembley Park
Wembley Park is situated on Canterbury Road, Box Hill South.Wembley Park's facilities include a 300+ seat grand stand, press box, function room (condemned) as well as a second change room facility.
Training is conducted opposite the main ground at 'Sparks Reserve Upper'.