Adelaide Blue Eagles

Last updated

Adelaide Blue Eagles
Adelaideblueeagles.jpg
Full nameAzzurri Sports Club Inc
Nickname(s)Blue Eagles, Azzurri, ABE
Founded1958;64 years ago (1958)
Ground Marden Sports Complex
Capacity6,000
ChairmanRep Giordano
Senior CoachAndrej Rastovac
League SA State League 1
2022 3rd of 12
Website Club website

The Azzurri Sports Club is home to the Adelaide Blue Eagles (ABE), a soccer club based at the Marden Sports Complex, South Australia. It has formerly been known as Napoli Sports Club, Eastern Districts, Eastern Districts Napoli Sports Club, and Eastern Districts Azzurri. Blue Eagles is a participant in the National Premier Leagues South Australia. ABE is a predominantly Italian Australian-supported club.

Contents

History

Current squad

As of 2022 the main squad includes:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
11Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Agustín Moreira
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Christopher Annicchiarico
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Brylon Nthoane
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sheikman Hutton-Addy
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Damien Crettenden
9Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Dante Isla
10Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Gianmarco Mancini
26Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Evan Kounavelis
13Flag of Eritrea.svg  ERI Alemayo Kebede
14Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Stefan Gluscevic
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Christian D'Angelo
16Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Hamish McCabe
17Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Liam McCabe
20Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Julian Spadavecchia
21Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Beau Ieraci
24Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Antoni Panagoulias
23Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Adrian Barone
25Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jack Vanderhaak
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Nikolas Harpas

Club honours

1st Division Champions: 10

1981, 1982, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2011

Federation Cup Winners: 6

1984, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2010

1st Division Minor Premiers: 6

1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2001 and 2002

Coca-Cola Cup Winners: 3

1981, 1982 & 1990

Former players

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">S.S.C. Napoli</span> Italian association football club based in Naples

Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is an Italian professional football club based in the city of Naples, Campania that plays in Serie A, the top flight of Italian football. Napoli has won two Serie A titles, six Coppa Italia titles, two Supercoppa Italiana titles, and one UEFA Cup.

Soccer in South Australia is organised by Football Federation of South Australia (FFSA) who organise local competitions. FFSA is a member of Football Federation Australia

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Football South Australia</span>

The Football South Australia (FSA), formerly known as Football Federation South Australia (FFSA), is the governing body of football in South Australia, established in 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adelaide City FC</span> Association football club in South Australia, Australia

Adelaide City Football Club is a soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The club was known historically as Juventus — the original name given to the club by its founders in Adelaide's Italian community.

Azzurri may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Soccer in Australia</span> Association football practiced in Australia

Soccer, also known as football, is the most played outdoor club sport in Australia, and ranked in the top ten for television audience as of 2015. The national governing body of the sport is Football Australia (FA), which until 2019, organised the A-League Men, A-League Women, and still organises the Australia Cup, as well as the men's and women's national teams. The FA comprises nine state and territory member federations, which oversee the sport within their respective region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adelaide Olympic FC</span> Football club

Adelaide Olympic F.C. is a football club from Adelaide, South Australia. The club competes in the National Premier Leagues South Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Campbelltown City SC</span> Football club

Campbelltown City Soccer Club is an Australian association football club based in Adelaide, South Australia. Campbelltown competes in Australia's second-tier, NPL South Australia, playing home matches at Newton Village Sports Complex and are the local club of the Campbelltown-Newton area in Adelaide's north-east suburbs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Eastern MetroStars SC</span> Australian semi-professional soccer club

North Eastern MetroStars Soccer Club, commonly known as MetroStars, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1994, the club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues South Australia, with matches played at the T.K. Shutter Reserve in the north-eastern suburb of Klemzig. It has generally been a strong club and has dominated in the top division of South Australian Football.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adelaide Croatia Raiders SC</span> Football club

Adelaide Croatia Raiders Soccer Club is a professional soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia, they currently plays in the South Australian State League 1. It is a Croatian Australian-backed club and its home ground is the Croatian Sports Centre in Gepps Cross, a northern suburb of Adelaide.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marden Sports Complex</span>

Marden Sports Complex is a multi-use stadium in Marden, South Australia. It is mainly used for soccer and is the home ground for National Premier League side Adelaide Blue Eagles. It was also used for the 2004 OFC Nations Cup and the 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Perth SC</span> Football club in Perth, Western Australia

Perth Soccer Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in West Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1987 as the result of a merger between three local sides, though its pre-merger history is regarded to be that of Perth Azzurri after taking full control of the club in 2002. Perth currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Western Australia, with matches played at Dorrien Gardens.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Adelaide SC</span> Football club

West Adelaide Soccer Club is an Australian soccer club currently playing in the South Australian State League 1. Traditionally named Hellas, the club was founded by members of the Greek community of Adelaide. West Adelaide became a founding member of the National Soccer League in 1977 and a year later became the first Adelaide team to be crowned national champion when it won the 1978 National Soccer League after a 1–1 draw in the final round match with Adelaide City in the local derby.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dandenong City SC</span> Football club

Dandenong City Soccer Club, formerly known as Chelsea Hajduk, is an Australian soccer club based in the South-East region of Melbourne, Victoria. The club's home is at Frank Holohan Soccer Complex in the suburb of Endeavour Hills. They compete in the NPL Victoria, which is the top tier of football in Victoria, having been promoted for the first time for the 2019 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charlestown Azzurri FC</span> Football club

Charlestown Azzurri FC is an Australian soccer club based in Whitebridge, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">S.C. Adelaide</span> Ghanaian football club

Sportiva Calcio Adelaide commonly referred to as Adelaide or the abbreviation S.C. Adelaide, is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Tema, Greater Accra, who are competing in the Ghana Division Three League. The club has spent most of their history as a youth football team, but recently converted into a senior team in second tier of the Ghana Football Leagues. Adelaide was initially started as a football club, as a club oriented to multiple sports. Adelaide has departments for athletics, basketball, football, handball, swimming, volleyball, and others. Their motto is Deo Juvante (Latin) meaning with God's Help.

Adelaide United Football Club is an Australian women's soccer team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 2008, it is the affiliated women's team of Adelaide United. The team competes in the country's premier women's soccer competition, the A-League Women.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Awer Mabil</span> Soccer player (born 1995)

Awer Bul Mabil is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger for La Liga club Cádiz. Born in Kenya, he represents the Australia national team at international level.

Thomas Jok Deng is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Japanese club Albirex Niigata. Born a South Sudanese refugee in Kenya, he has represented the Australia national team.

Peter Deng, is a Kenyan-born South Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a left back for Australian club Heidelberg United FC in the National Premier Leagues Victoria and the South Sudan national football team.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "History". Azzurri Sports Club. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Thomas Deng". Perth African Nations Sports Association. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2022.