West Adelaide SC
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West Adelaide Soccer Club is an Australian football (soccer)
club from Adelaide, Australia. Currently it plays in the FFSA State League Competition. It participated in the National Soccer League
from the 1977 season until the end of the 1998/99 season, except for the periods 1987-89 and 1990-91. It was also known as West Adelaide Hellas and Adelaide Sharks. They played in various blue and white strips, and played most of their NSL home games at Hindmarsh Stadium
. In 2008 West Adelaide will play in Blue and White Stripes, Blue Shorts and blue Socks.
community. The almalgamated club played under the name West Adelaide Hellas, and quickly became one of the dominant clubs in the South Australian 1st Division, winning six titles from 1966-76. Joining the NSL as a foundation member in 1977, in 1978 the club became the only non-Sydney based team to win the NSL championship in the years 1977-1983, a late goal by Vic Bozanic earning a draw against local rival Adelaide City
on the final day of the season, which was enough to win the title by a point from Sydney City
.
From 1979 until 1986 however, the club struggled, with a best finish of seventh in 1979 for that era, and a failure to make the finals in the conference system years of 1984-86 making them a prime candidate as one of the clubs to be dumped back to the state leagues when the NSL reformed its conference system back to a single division. A three season spell in the South Australian 1st Division followed, which saw two titles and a second place finish. Re-instated to the NSL for the 1989/90 season, the club performed poorly finishing 13th, and was bumped back to the state league for another two year spell, where they won another two titles.
West Adelaide were once again re-instated into the NSL for season 1991/92, and despite another 13th place finish, the club managed to reach the finals in two of the three following seasons. During this time the club also changed its name to the Adelaide Sharks in an attempt to broaden its appeal outside its Greek migrant base. But gradually declining performances on the field, and a worsening financial situation off it, saw the club's senior arm fold at the end of 1998/99 season. The West Adelaide Juniors continued at Park B27 for the next seven years and finally in 2008 were reinstated with seniors. The West Adelaide Soccer Club are currently in the South Australian State League
(3rd division) for the 2011 season.
National Soccer League Player of the Year
National Soccer League U/21 Player of the Year
COACH - Ross Aloisi
RESERVES
COACH - Jim Cupkovic
UNDER 19'S
COACH - Jonathan Petiniris
Australia
Argentina
England
Germany
Greece
Israel
Scotland
Singapore
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 Adelaide, Australia. Currently it plays in the FFSA State League Competition. It participated in the National Soccer League
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
from the 1977 season until the end of the 1998/99 season, except for the periods 1987-89 and 1990-91. It was also known as West Adelaide Hellas and Adelaide Sharks. They played in various blue and white strips, and played most of their NSL home games at Hindmarsh Stadium
Hindmarsh Stadium
Hindmarsh Stadium is a rectangular stadium located in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the home of the Australian A-League team, Adelaide United....
. In 2008 West Adelaide will play in Blue and White Stripes, Blue Shorts and blue Socks.
History
The club was formed in 1962 as an amalgamation between West Adelaide Soccer Club (formed 1910) and Hellenic Athletic & Soccer Club (formed 1945 as Olympic Soccer Club) which had been banned by the state association due to spectator violence. Hellas was supported by the local Greek AustralianGreek Australian
Greeks are the seventh-largest ethnic group in Australia, after those declaring their ancestry simply as "Australian". In the 2006 census, 365,147 persons declared having Greek ancestry, either alone or in conjunction with another ethnicity....
community. The almalgamated club played under the name West Adelaide Hellas, and quickly became one of the dominant clubs in the South Australian 1st Division, winning six titles from 1966-76. Joining the NSL as a foundation member in 1977, in 1978 the club became the only non-Sydney based team to win the NSL championship in the years 1977-1983, a late goal by Vic Bozanic earning a draw against local rival 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...
on the final day of the season, which was enough to win the title by a point from Sydney City
Sydney City Soccer Club
Sydney City Soccer Club is a football club from Sydney, Australia.The club was formed in 1939 as Sydney Hakoah by members of the Sydney Jewish community. They played between 1977 and 1986 in the National Soccer League as Eastern Suburbs and Sydney City...
.
From 1979 until 1986 however, the club struggled, with a best finish of seventh in 1979 for that era, and a failure to make the finals in the conference system years of 1984-86 making them a prime candidate as one of the clubs to be dumped back to the state leagues when the NSL reformed its conference system back to a single division. A three season spell in the South Australian 1st Division followed, which saw two titles and a second place finish. Re-instated to the NSL for the 1989/90 season, the club performed poorly finishing 13th, and was bumped back to the state league for another two year spell, where they won another two titles.
West Adelaide were once again re-instated into the NSL for season 1991/92, and despite another 13th place finish, the club managed to reach the finals in two of the three following seasons. During this time the club also changed its name to the Adelaide Sharks in an attempt to broaden its appeal outside its Greek migrant base. But gradually declining performances on the field, and a worsening financial situation off it, saw the club's senior arm fold at the end of 1998/99 season. The West Adelaide Juniors continued at Park B27 for the next seven years and finally in 2008 were reinstated with seniors. The West Adelaide Soccer Club are currently 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...
(3rd division) for the 2011 season.
Honours
- National Soccer League Australian Champions 1978
- National Soccer League Finalists 1992/1993, 1994/1995
- South Australian 1st Division Champions 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991
- South Australian 2nd Division Champions 1982
- South Australian Federation Cup Winners 1964, 1967, 1999
- South Australian U/19 Federation Cup Winners 1969, 1971,
- South Australian SF Premier Cup Winners 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
- South Australian Ampol Cup Winners 1964, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1988, 1993
- South Australian Coca-Cola Cup Winners 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1986, 1987, 1988
- FFSA Junior U/15 Cup Winners 2007
- FFSA Finals 5 State League Winners 2008
Individual Honours
South Australia Player of the Year- 1989 - Alby Kidd
National Soccer League Player of the Year
- 1985 - Graham Honeyman
National Soccer League U/21 Player of the Year
- 1977 - John KosminaJohn KosminaAlexander John Kosmina , known as John Kosmina, is a former Australian football player and manager of Polish Australian ethnicity. He was most recently the manager of Sydney FC...
- 1995/1996 - Jim Tsekinis
Current Squads
FIRST TEAM- Kon Tsacos
- Cameron Wiegl
- Adam Mehicic
- Piotr Sapa
- Brad Weaver
- Luca Di Girolami
- Michael Alexandrou
- Tomi Zilic
- Aaron Westervelt (c)
- Kristian Zefi
- ANthony Trimboli
- George Paspaliaris
- Spero Koulianos
- Daniel Reynolds
- Yianni Sarris
- Harry Skoumbros
- Yiani Koulocheris
- Meni Haralampopoulos
- George Piliouras
COACH - Ross Aloisi
Ross Aloisi
Ross Aloisi is a former Australian football player who was known for being the captain of Adelaide United in the Hyundai A-League - a team he guided to a minor premiership, a pre-season cup and earning entry into 2 Asian Champions League campaigns...
RESERVES
COACH - Jim Cupkovic
UNDER 19'S
COACH - Jonathan Petiniris
Former players
Australia
- Anthony LaPagliaAnthony LaPagliaAnthony M. LaPaglia is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as FBI agent Jack Malone on the American TV series Without a Trace, for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama...
- Ted DeLyster
- Martin Crook
- Vic BozanicVic BozanicVic Bozanic is an Australian former association footballer. He is the father of Oliver Bozanic.-Club career:Bozanic played for Polonia Adelaide before moving to West Adelaide in the National Soccer League...
- Graham Norris
- Barry Reynolds
- Robbie DunnRobbie DunnRobert "Robbie" Dunn is an Australian former football player. Dunn played as a defender in a career that spanned 15 years.-Club career:...
- David JonesDavid Jones (footballer born 1955)David Jones is an Australian former association football player and coach.-Club career:Jones played his junior football for Kwinana before graduating to the senior team in 1970. He remained at Kwinana until the end of the 1975 season. In 1976 Jones played for East Fremantle Tricolore...
- Paul AgostinoPaul AgostinoPaul Agostino is an retired Australian football player who played as a striker. He played the majority of his club football outside Australia, most notably with 1860 Munich in Germany for ten years...
- Stan LazaridisStan LazaridisStanley "Stan" Lazaridis is a former football player. He was predominantly a left winger though he had been known to perform at left-back...
- Joel PorterJoel PorterJoel William Porter is an Australian football player who plays as a striker for the Hyundai A-League team Gold Coast United...
- Peter BlazincicPeter BlazincicPeter Blazincic , is a former Australian football Goalkeeper, now the goalkeeping coach at A-League side Adelaide United FC....
- Richie AlagichRichie AlagichRichie Alagich is a retired Australian football player. He was a right full back mostly known for playing for Adelaide United in the A-League...
- Robbie HookerRobbie HookerRobert Hooker is a former Australian football player and current manager. He is currently the assistant manager of the Australia national association football team.-Playing career:...
- Ross AloisiRoss AloisiRoss Aloisi is a former Australian football player who was known for being the captain of Adelaide United in the Hyundai A-League - a team he guided to a minor premiership, a pre-season cup and earning entry into 2 Asian Champions League campaigns...
- Adrian Santrac
- Branko MilosevicBranko MilosevicBranko Milosevic is a midfielder who made several appearances for the Socceroos. Milosevic was known for his extremely fast bursts of speed, vision, goal scoring ability, positioning, work rate, distribution and skill with the ball.-Europe:...
- Jimmy Keramidas
- Lemmy Vatsilas
- Greg MillsGreg MillsGregory John Barrington "Greg" Mills heads the Brenthurst Foundation, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Foundation was established in 2005 by the Oppenheimer family to strengthen African economic performance....
- Paul PezosPaul PezosPaul Pezos is an Australian football player from South Australia. He has played in the NSL with West Adelaide SC from 1996 until 1999 and then went to play in the South Australian Super League with Adelaide City...
- Lindsay Sanders
- Gilligan Sanders
- Derek PoimerDerek PoimerDerek Poimer is an Australian football striker. He previously played for APIA Leichhardt, Sydney Olympic and West Adelaide in the now defunct National Soccer League between 1990 and 1999....
Argentina
- Jose IriarteJose IriarteJose Iriarte is a retired Argentine football player.-External links:* * * *...
- Hugo Gimenez
England
- Richard Yeeles
- David Pillans
- Billy Birch
- Barry KingBarry KingBarry King is an English former decathlete who is now an author, corporate director and specialist in Olympic marketing and sports development...
- Greg BrownGreg Brown (Australian rules footballer)Greg Brown is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL during the 1960s.Brown was recruited to Essendon locally and he made his debut for the seniors in 1963. He played as a defender, usually at full-back and it was it that position that he was a member of...
Germany
- Udo Joske
Greece
- Nick Pantelis
- Alex Zervas
- Peter Tsitsos
- Laki Vagianos
- George Koulianos
- Steve Papadopoulos
- Con Cambas
- Loui Christodoulou
Israel
- Shraga Topaz
Scotland
- Graeme SounessGraeme SounessGraeme James Souness is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.Souness was the captain of the successful Liverpool team of the early 1980s and player-manager of Rangers in the late 1980s as well as captain of the Scottish national team. He also played for Tottenham Hotspur,...
- Graham Honeyman
- Peter BoylePeter Boyle (footballer born 1951)Peter Boyle , is a former Scottish-born football striker and manager, who played for Australia at international level.-Career:Boyle began his career with Scottish junior side Larkhall Thistle, before signing for Clyde in 1972...
- Neil Machagy
- Alec Byrne
- Hammy Macmehan
- Ian Magregor
- Brian McLaughlinBrian McLaughlin (footballer born 1954)Brian McLaughlin was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic, Ayr United, Motherwell, Hamilton Academical and Falkirk. After his playing career ended, he was a member of St Mirren's coaching staff....
- Ray Blair (1989–94) 91 apps 17 goals
- Martin Doak (1989–90)
- Albert KiddAlbert KiddAlbert Kidd is a Scottish former football player who now lives in Australia. He is best known in Scottish football for scoring two goals for Dundee against Hearts on the final day of the 1985–86 season to deny Hearts the championship.Going into the final day of the 1985–86 season,...
(1987–89) - Eeli McDilan
Singapore
- Aleksander Duric