Port Pirie City
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The Port Pirie City Spirit is a football (soccer)
club from Port Pirie, South Australia
. Port Pirie play in the South Australian State League
. Their home ground is at Savoy Park. They are great rivals of fellow Port Pirie club, the Northern Demons
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The first meetings were held in a room above the Savoy Milk Bar in Alexander Street. The milk bar was owned by Domenic Mezzino. The foundation committee comprised President M. Porcelli, Chairman A.Balice, Secretary D. Mezzino, Treasurer M. Caldarola, L. Angione and team coach M. Capurso.
The first clubrooms were officially opened on Saturday 31 October 1959 after the committee had agreed to purchase a house and proceed with very substantial renovations. The converted house was used as clubrooms until 1964. In 1964 the committee directed that the old building be demolished and a complete new structure be built on the same site. The new clubrooms were opened on 16 April 1965. Many extensions and improvements have been made to the clubrooms over the years.
The Savoy Park ground was first opened in 1957. The pitch was replanted in 1991
In December 2008, the club was told by the FFSA that it would not be admitted into the State League competition for 2009. However, after a hectic period of 3 weeks, this decision was overturned. It was rumoured that the reasoning behind this initial decision is the reluctance of Adelaide clubs to travel to Port Pirie twice, for fixtures against Port Pirie City and Northern Demons.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club from Port Pirie, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. Port Pirie play in the South Australian State League
South Australian State League
The South Australian State League is now the third-tier state-level football competition in South Australia. It is conducted by the Football Federation of South Australia , the state's governing body. Each season, the top two clubs are promoted to the Premier League while the bottom two sides in...
. Their home ground is at Savoy Park. They are great rivals of fellow Port Pirie club, the Northern Demons
Virtus Soccer Club
Virtus Soccer Club, known as Northern Demons are a football club from Port Pirie, South Australia. Northern Demons play in the South Australian State League. Their home ground is Byrne Park. Aside from their senior teams, the club currently have three sides in the Junior Premier League which play...
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History
The club was founded in 1949 under the name of Savoy Soccer Club. The name stayed with the club until it entered the SASF State league in 1996, when it was renamed the Port Pirie City Soccer Club Inc.The first meetings were held in a room above the Savoy Milk Bar in Alexander Street. The milk bar was owned by Domenic Mezzino. The foundation committee comprised President M. Porcelli, Chairman A.Balice, Secretary D. Mezzino, Treasurer M. Caldarola, L. Angione and team coach M. Capurso.
The first clubrooms were officially opened on Saturday 31 October 1959 after the committee had agreed to purchase a house and proceed with very substantial renovations. The converted house was used as clubrooms until 1964. In 1964 the committee directed that the old building be demolished and a complete new structure be built on the same site. The new clubrooms were opened on 16 April 1965. Many extensions and improvements have been made to the clubrooms over the years.
The Savoy Park ground was first opened in 1957. The pitch was replanted in 1991
In December 2008, the club was told by the FFSA that it would not be admitted into the State League competition for 2009. However, after a hectic period of 3 weeks, this decision was overturned. It was rumoured that the reasoning behind this initial decision is the reluctance of Adelaide clubs to travel to Port Pirie twice, for fixtures against Port Pirie City and Northern Demons.
Club honours
| State League Grand Finalists: | 2000 |
| PPSA Champions: | 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 |
| NASA League Champions: | 1958, 1959, 1960, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1994 |
| NASA Minor Premier & Grand Finalist: | 1994 |
| NASA Cup Winners: | 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1995 |
| Port Pirie Premiers: | 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994 |