Yagoona Lions
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Yagoona Lions FC is a football (soccer)
club located in the Bankstown suburb of Yagoona, New South Wales
. Their home ground is O'Neill Park
. The club was formed by local Macedonian Australian
s. Yagoona Lions compete in the Bankstown District Amateur Football Association (BDAFA).
Yagoona Lions Football Club (YLFC) is a sporting organisation that aims to identify and develop grass root footballers within the Bankstown District. Yagoona Lions FC is a long serving affiliate of the Bankstown District Amateur Football Association (BDAFA) and continues to compete under BDAFA. The club has both female and male teams ranging from under 6’s right through to over 35’s.
O’Neill Park is the home of Yagoona Lions which consists of three playing fields. All the fields have lighting, however two have lighting capable of hosting night fixtures. O’Neill Park also does have change room facilities as well as an open operating kiosk. The club has maintained its traditional red and black strip since the early 1980s and has continued using the Lion as the official symbol of the club.
By 1975, the club had grown sizeably leading to a split and formation of the club we know today, albeit under a different moniker – Yagoona Macedonia Soccer Club.
Yagoona Macedonia was formed as a focal point for the newly immigrated Macedonian community to gather and socialise, and to provide the then Australian-Macedonian youth with the opportunity to learn and play this ‘world game’ that was so popular back in their homeland of Macedonia. The club soon earnt its stripes in the Inter Urban 5th Division, and to the surprise of many, won the title in just their second year. This success led to promotion to the heady heights of the Inter Urban 3rd Division and the club further consolidated its position by claiming the title in 1987.
In 1989, the club again changed its name – becoming the recognisable Yagoona Lions Soccer Club. This secured Yagoona’s position in the Bankstown District Soccer Association. The move also saw Yagoona adopt its new colours (red and black) and the lion became the official emblem of the club.The first few years in Alliance League were tough, with the club finishing near the bottom of the ladder each year until 1997 when they reached the semi finals for the first time. Soon after in 2000 they won a major trophy for the first time when they claimed the prestigious Premiership of Alliance League.
This began a long period of success for the club based almost entirely on homegrown talent, a policy which has been fostered by the club to the present day. It wasn’t until 2006 that Yagoona Lions celebrated its highest achievement claiming a season treble, winning the Premier League Minor Premiership, Grand Final Premiership and NSW Champion of Champions.
The Lions began to build a formidable outfit which saw further success in 2008 and saw Yagoona claim the NSW State Cup and Minor Premiership. The following year Yagoona replicated its double success claiming the Minor Premiership and NSW Champions of Champions for the second time in the clubs rich history.
In 2010 under coach Sash Talevski, the club had mixed fortunes, winning the 2010 Minor Premiership and Grand Final, however fell short of claiming back to back NSW Champion of Champions. 2010 also saw major improvements being carried out to O’neill Park, including the long awaited construction of improved lighting worthy of night fixtures.
The past 40 years has seen many changes with both success and disappointment to the Lions, but all involved with the club are positive the local spirit and pride will herald continued success well into the future.
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In: Tony Simonovski - From Liverpool Bossy FC Alex Stevanoski - From Bass Hill RSL FC Terry Volkov - From Bass Hill RSL FC Steve Nastevski - From North Bankstown FC Raymond Remmon - From Free Agent Danny Petreski - From Free Agent
Out: Andrew Kazis - To Belmore Hercules FC Tommy Markovski - To Bankstown City Lions
Deniz Huseyin - To Fairfield Pats FC Bobby Ognenovski - To Padstow Hornet FC Deren Huseyin - To Released Borce Dimeski - To Released Dimi Seremetkovski - To Released Ozan Gunce - To Released Kris Joveski - To Released
Senior Squad Coaching and Medical staff
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 located in the Bankstown suburb of Yagoona, New South Wales
Yagoona, New South Wales
Yagoona, a suburb of local government area City of Bankstown, is located 20 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the South-western Sydney region. Yagoona is an Aboriginal word meaning 'now' or...
. Their home ground is O'Neill Park
O'Neill Park
O'Neill Park is located on the corner of Nobbs and Cooper Roads, Yagoona, Sydney, Australia, within the Bankstown City Council municipality. It is the homeground of the Yagoona Lions amateur football club....
. The club was formed by local Macedonian Australian
Macedonian Australian
Macedonian Australians are Australians of ethnic Macedonian descent. Many have their origins in the 1920s and 1930s although larger numbers came to Australia after World War II and the Greek Civil War...
s. Yagoona Lions compete in the Bankstown District Amateur Football Association (BDAFA).
Yagoona Lions Football Club (YLFC) is a sporting organisation that aims to identify and develop grass root footballers within the Bankstown District. Yagoona Lions FC is a long serving affiliate of the Bankstown District Amateur Football Association (BDAFA) and continues to compete under BDAFA. The club has both female and male teams ranging from under 6’s right through to over 35’s.
O’Neill Park is the home of Yagoona Lions which consists of three playing fields. All the fields have lighting, however two have lighting capable of hosting night fixtures. O’Neill Park also does have change room facilities as well as an open operating kiosk. The club has maintained its traditional red and black strip since the early 1980s and has continued using the Lion as the official symbol of the club.
History
Yagoona Lions have a longer and more intriguing history than many might imagine. Despite the adversity of a small population base and relative isolation, the seeds of the current football club was sown as far back as 1971 with the formation of Yagoona Districts Soccer Club.By 1975, the club had grown sizeably leading to a split and formation of the club we know today, albeit under a different moniker – Yagoona Macedonia Soccer Club.
Yagoona Macedonia was formed as a focal point for the newly immigrated Macedonian community to gather and socialise, and to provide the then Australian-Macedonian youth with the opportunity to learn and play this ‘world game’ that was so popular back in their homeland of Macedonia. The club soon earnt its stripes in the Inter Urban 5th Division, and to the surprise of many, won the title in just their second year. This success led to promotion to the heady heights of the Inter Urban 3rd Division and the club further consolidated its position by claiming the title in 1987.
In 1989, the club again changed its name – becoming the recognisable Yagoona Lions Soccer Club. This secured Yagoona’s position in the Bankstown District Soccer Association. The move also saw Yagoona adopt its new colours (red and black) and the lion became the official emblem of the club.The first few years in Alliance League were tough, with the club finishing near the bottom of the ladder each year until 1997 when they reached the semi finals for the first time. Soon after in 2000 they won a major trophy for the first time when they claimed the prestigious Premiership of Alliance League.
This began a long period of success for the club based almost entirely on homegrown talent, a policy which has been fostered by the club to the present day. It wasn’t until 2006 that Yagoona Lions celebrated its highest achievement claiming a season treble, winning the Premier League Minor Premiership, Grand Final Premiership and NSW Champion of Champions.
The Lions began to build a formidable outfit which saw further success in 2008 and saw Yagoona claim the NSW State Cup and Minor Premiership. The following year Yagoona replicated its double success claiming the Minor Premiership and NSW Champions of Champions for the second time in the clubs rich history.
In 2010 under coach Sash Talevski, the club had mixed fortunes, winning the 2010 Minor Premiership and Grand Final, however fell short of claiming back to back NSW Champion of Champions. 2010 also saw major improvements being carried out to O’neill Park, including the long awaited construction of improved lighting worthy of night fixtures.
The past 40 years has seen many changes with both success and disappointment to the Lions, but all involved with the club are positive the local spirit and pride will herald continued success well into the future.
First Grade Squad
Second Grade Squad
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In: Tony Simonovski - From Liverpool Bossy FC Alex Stevanoski - From Bass Hill RSL FC Terry Volkov - From Bass Hill RSL FC Steve Nastevski - From North Bankstown FC Raymond Remmon - From Free Agent Danny Petreski - From Free Agent
Out: Andrew Kazis - To Belmore Hercules FC Tommy Markovski - To Bankstown City Lions
Bankstown City Lions
Bankstown City Lions is an Australian football club from the Sydney suburb of Sefton in New South Wales, Australia...
Deniz Huseyin - To Fairfield Pats FC Bobby Ognenovski - To Padstow Hornet FC Deren Huseyin - To Released Borce Dimeski - To Released Dimi Seremetkovski - To Released Ozan Gunce - To Released Kris Joveski - To Released
Personnel
Senior Club Officials- President: Sash Talevski
- Senior Vice President: Tony Taleski
- Junior Vice President: Zoran Bozinovski
- Secretary: TBA
- Treasurers: Chris Cakovski
- Registar: Tina Kocev
- Media Manager: David Naumovski
- Canteen/Social Manager: TBA
Senior Squad Coaching and Medical staff
- Football Operations Manager: TBA
- Manager: Sash Talevski
- Assistant Manager:
- Goalkeeping Coach: TBA
- Strength & Conditioning Coach: TBA
- Sports Scientist: TBA
- Physiotherapist: Robert Andonovski
- Doctor: Dr TBA