Dulwich Hill FC
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Dulwich Hill FC are an football team located in the Inner West
suburb of Dulwich Hill
in Sydney
. They currently play in the NSW Super League, the second tier of football in New South Wales
, and third tier in Australia.
flavour to it, with there being many people with Portuguese background living in the suburb of Dulwich Hill. The club has had a mixture of success in the NSW Super League in recent years, after being demoted from the Super League, down to NSW State League Division One after the 2006 season. However, after some strong results in the years to come, they would finally be promoted back into the Super League in 2010 after finishing 1st in the 2009 Division One season.
Dulwich Hill FC also have a close affiliation with Fraser Park FC
who were founded by Portuguese immigrants in 1961. Due to their close geographical proximity as well as cultural ties, they consider themselves fierce rivals, which has increased dramatically since Dulwich Hill and Fraser Park both compete in the Super League. The Senior Mens team is coached by Paul Carter
Inner West (Sydney)
The Inner West is a general term which is used to describe the metropolitan area directly to the west of the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia...
suburb of Dulwich Hill
Dulwich Hill, New South Wales
Dulwich Hill is a residential suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dulwich Hill is located 9 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Marrickville Council...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. They currently play in the NSW Super League, the second tier of football in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, and third tier in Australia.
History
Dulwich Hill FC has a very PortuguesePortugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
flavour to it, with there being many people with Portuguese background living in the suburb of Dulwich Hill. The club has had a mixture of success in the NSW Super League in recent years, after being demoted from the Super League, down to NSW State League Division One after the 2006 season. However, after some strong results in the years to come, they would finally be promoted back into the Super League in 2010 after finishing 1st in the 2009 Division One season.
Dulwich Hill FC also have a close affiliation with Fraser Park FC
Fraser Park FC
Fraser Park FC, otherwise known as just Fraser Park, are an Australian association football team founded in the 1960s by Portuguese immigrants as 'Clube Portugues de Sydney'. It was originally founded in Sydney's Paddington in the Eastern suburbs, but is currently based in the Inner West suburb of...
who were founded by Portuguese immigrants in 1961. Due to their close geographical proximity as well as cultural ties, they consider themselves fierce rivals, which has increased dramatically since Dulwich Hill and Fraser Park both compete in the Super League. The Senior Mens team is coached by Paul Carter