Croydon City Arrows SC

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Croydon City Arrows
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Full nameCroydon City Arrows Soccer Club
Nickname(s)The Arrows, City
Founded1957
GroundDorset Recreational Reserve
Capacity3,000
Club presidentJody Altmann
Head CoachJohn Gabrielson [1]
League Victorian State League Division 4
20179th
Website Club website

Croydon City Arrows is an Australian soccer club based in Croydon, Victoria, currently playing in the 5th tier of the Victorian association football structure and the seventh tier nationally. The club was established 1957 and has won two Victorian titles, in 1985 and 1986, and plays at the Dorset Recreational Reserve. The club was briefly known as Maroondah Arrows in 1997 and 1998.

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Croydon City Arrows senior men's team currently participates in the Victorian State League Division 4 East.

Croydon City Arrows senior women's team currently participates in the Victorian State League Division 1 South-East.

Notable former players

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References

  1. "Teams | Croydon City Soccer Club".