Footscray JUST is a defunct association football (soccer) club from Melbourne, Australia

Australia

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Established in 1950 by migrants from Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

 they played in the Victorian leagues with a fair amount of success, winning five Victorian State League

Victorian Premier League

The Victorian Premier League is the highest State level association football competition in Victoria, Australia, and second highest nationally after the A-League...

 titles, and three Dockerty Cup

Dockerty Cup

The Dockerty Cup is a football competition held between clubs in Victoria, Australia. It is named after Harry Dockerty, a former president of the Victorian Soccer Federation. It has been in recess since 1996, except for the year 2004...

 titles. In 1977 they became a foundation member of the National Soccer League

National Soccer League

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, where they largely struggled, with the exception of 1986, where they lost to Adelaide City

Adelaide City

Adelaide City is a football club in Adelaide, South Australia. They are also known as The Zebras. They played in the National Soccer League for 27 Seasons but withdrew just prior to the 2003/2004 season. They now play in the South Australian Super League. City won the inaugural Super League...

 in the Southern Conference grand final. In that year Footscray recruited legendary 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...

 player and trainer Dragoslav Šekularac

Dragoslav Šekularac

Dragoslav Šekularac Dragoslav Šekularac (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгослав Шекуларац) Dragoslav Šekularac (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгослав Шекуларац) (born November 30, 1937 in Štip, Vardar Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia is a Serbian former football player and coach....

 who also brought with him Vlada Stošić

Vlada Stošic

Vlada Stošic is a retired Yugoslav/Serbian footballer.A midfielder, he his best known for his spell for Red Star Belgrade in the 80's/90's, being part of the side's European Cup victory in 1991....

 which immediately lifted the club from the bottom to the top of the league. Poor seasons returned though, and the team was relegated at the end of the 1989 season to the Victorian leagues, in which after one more poor season, finishing 15th, saw the club disband.

Honours

• Victorian State League (VPL) Champions 1957, 1963, 1969, 1971, 1973
• Victorian League 3 Division South Champions 1950
• National Soccer League South Finalists 1986
• Dockerty Cup
  Dockerty Cup
  The Dockerty Cup is a football competition held between clubs in Victoria, Australia. It is named after Harry Dockerty, a former president of the Victorian Soccer Federation. It has been in recess since 1996, except for the year 2004...
  
  Winners 1951, 1963, 1976,
• Victorian Ampol Night Soccer Cup Winners 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1965, 1975

Individual Honours

• Bill Fleming Medal
• 1956 - Pepe Cubero
• 1964 - Frank Micic
  Frank Micic
  Frank Micic is an Australian former association football player.-Club career:After playing junior football in Zadar, Micic moved to Australia where played for JUST in the Victorian State League. Micic played 18 seasons for JUST between 1959 and 1977 broken only by a season stint with South...
  
  
• 1967 - Frank Micic
• 1973 - Frank Micic

• Victorian Premier League Top Goalscorer Award
• 1971 - Dan Zoraja

International Players

Jim Milisavljevic

Jim Milisavljevic

James "Jim" Milisavljevic is a former football goalkeeper. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and represented Victoria in 1974. However, he never played a full international for Australia, and only played in unofficial matches.-References:* -See also:...

 Branko Buljevic

Branko Buljevic

Branislav "Branko" Buljević is a former Croatian Australian football player. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and represented Australia 30 times in total between 1972 and 1975.Throughout his club career, after playing with OFK Belgrade in the Yugoslav First...

 Doug Utjesenovic

Doug Utjesenovic

Dragan "Doug" Utjesenović is a former Serbian Australian football defender. He was a member of the Australian 1974 FIFA World Cup squad in West Germany...

 Peter Ollerton

Peter Ollerton

Peter Ollerton is a former Australian football forward who represented Australia 55 times between 1974 and 1977 scoring 20 goals. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and also represented Victoria.He was recently named as Head Coach of Victorian Premier League...

 Vlada Stosic

Vlada Stošic

Vlada Stošic is a retired Yugoslav/Serbian footballer.A midfielder, he his best known for his spell for Red Star Belgrade in the 80's/90's, being part of the side's European Cup victory in 1991....

 Oscar Crino

Oscar Crino

----Oscar Crino is a former Australian international footballer who played as a central midfielder.Crino played primarily in the National Soccer League with South Melbourne, Footscray JUST and Preston...

 Gary van Egmond

Gary van Egmond

Gary van Egmond is an Australian football manager of Dutch heritage who is currently the manager of Newcastle Jets in the A-League.-Playing career:Van Egmond began his playing career with APIA Leichhardt in 1982...

 Warren Spink

Warren Spink

Warren Spink is a former soccer player from Australia. He made 38 appearances for the Socceroos scoring 9 goals, and also represented Australia at under-20 and under-23 levels....

 Ernie Tapai

Ernie Tapai

Ernie Tapai is a former Australian football player. Currently, he is head soccer coach for Geelong Grammar School.-Club career:...

 Frank Micic

Frank Micic

Frank Micic is an Australian former association football player.-Club career:After playing junior football in Zadar, Micic moved to Australia where played for JUST in the Victorian State League. Micic played 18 seasons for JUST between 1959 and 1977 broken only by a season stint with South...