Whyalla Croatia is an Australian football (soccer) club from the regional city of Whyalla, South Australia

Whyalla, South Australia

-Demographics:According to the 2006 Census the population of the Whyalla census area was 21,122 people, making it the second largest urban area in the state outside of Adelaide...

. The club was founded by Whyalla's Croatian Australian

Croatian Australian

Croatia has been a source of migrants to Australia, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s. In 2006, 128,051 persons resident in Australia identified themselves as having Croatian ancestry.- History :...

 community. The club is part of the Whyalla Soccer Association and plays in the citys top league. The clubs biggest honour came in 1977 when they won the Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament

Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament

The Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament is a tournament run by the Croatian Soccer Federation of Australia and New Zealand, an organisation founded in 1974. The inspiration for the tournament came from the successful Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament founded in 1964...

. Whyalla's best player is former Adelaide United player Carl Veart

Carl Veart

Carl Veart is a former Australian football player who last played as a striker for Adelaide United.-Club career:...

. As a Whyalla local he started his football career at the club.

External links

• List of Croatian football clubs in Australia
• Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament
  Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament
  The Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament is a tournament run by the Croatian Soccer Federation of Australia and New Zealand, an organisation founded in 1974. The inspiration for the tournament came from the successful Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament founded in 1964...