Altona City SC

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Altona City Soccer Club
Full nameAltona City Soccer Club
Founded1965
GroundH.C. Kim Reserve, Altona
Senior Mens CoachMichael Calandrella
Senior Womens CoachGustavo Flores
League Victoria Premier League 2
2024 3rd of 12
Website https://altonacitysc.com

Altona City SC is an Australian all-inclusive association football (soccer) club from Altona, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club was formed in 1965 with four fundamental countries contributing it its establishment and growth - England, Scotland, Malta and The Netherlands.The club played in the Victorian State League from 1977 to 1981.

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In the 2000s the club then come one of the heavy hitters in women's soccer having a team in the WPL, The club's most notable alumni include Socceroos great Alan Edward Davidson and current Socceroo Jason Davidson. The club has produced many Socceroos and is one of major development clubs in Victoria.

• Alan Davidson - A former Australian Association football player / Nottingham Forest FC 84-85 / Padang FA Malaysia 1992 - voted the league's best player / Three World Cups / 1988 Seoul Olympics / Socceroo Captain / Football Hall of Fame 2001 / Named in Australia's Best 11 ever Socceroo Team in 2012 • Jason Davidson - Professional player for Ulsan Hyundai 2019 / Perth Glory 2018 - 2019 / Australian U20 squad 2009 / World Cup 2014 / AFC Asian Cup 2015 • Peter Laumets 1 Cap GK • Vlado Bozinovski U23 x 3 / Full Caps x 6 1 Goal / Seoul Olympics 1988 • John Little – U20 Australia • Steve Laurie – Joey's Australia U17's • Colin Cooper- Joey's Australia U17's • Melindaj Barbieri - Melbourne Victory Player / Represent Australia in the Australian Women's National U20 Soccer Team • Tony Cassar - Order of Australia

Recent History

The club was in financial ruins in 2013 with several former players led by Joe Tanti and Sam Borg pulled the club back from the brink of closing its doors. After achieving promotion in the 2015 season, [1] Altona City appointed Andy O'Dell as head coach for the remainder of the 2016 season, eventually finishing the season in third place. [2]

In 2017, City won the Victorian State League Division 2 North-West championship and subsequent promotion. [3] Ayodeji Omoboye won the club's golden boot with 17 goals and was runner-up in the league golden boot. [4] After the conclusion of the 2017 season, head coach Andy O'Dell announced his resignation and the job was handed to Paul Donnelly.

In 2018, Altona City consolidated its position in Victorian State League Division 1 with a ninth-place finish.

After the disruption of COVID, the committee of Altona City Soccer Club is focused and committed to success both on and off the pitch in 2022. This includes the appointment of new Senior Men's Coach, Michael Calandrella and Senior Women's Coach Gustavo Flores and together with Hobsons Bay City Council the development of new clubrooms at HC Kim Reserve.

Current squad

Senior Men's Team 2021

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Kile Kennedy
— GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Daniel Zilic
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ross Harvey(Captain)
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Matthew Trotter
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Barry Devlin
— DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Sam O'Regan
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Cameron Scerri
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jamie Gazelle
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jon Brooks
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Simon Tolli
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jesse Kewley-Graham
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jonathan Sebastian Munoz
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Macmillan Egan
— FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Rin Takagi
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Anthony Laus
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Liam Mizzi

Senior Women's Team 2021

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Irene Vecris
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sophia Dimitriou(Captain)
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Kiahann Namana
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Emma Fonua
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jamie Flores
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Rebecca Kovac
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ally Downie
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Denise Horner
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Maretta Palia
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Melissa Gugliara
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Renee Somoza
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Stella Campanaro
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sabina Ganic
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Peta Lepic
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Lisa Georgopoulos

Honours

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