Deakin Ducks Football Club

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Deakin Ducks
Full nameDeakin Ducks Football Club
Founded1978
Ground Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct
League Victorian State League
Website https://deakinducks.com.au/

Deakin Ducks Football Club is an Australian amateur soccer club based in the Victorian city of Geelong.

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The club has senior teams across Men's State League 5 West competition and local men's and women's teams in various divisions of the Geelong football league.

History

The club was founded in 1978 a year after Deakin University opened its first campus. [1]

In 2017 the Ducks men's team was promoted to State League 5 from Geelong Division 1 after success in the local Geelong competition. [2]

In 2020 the club struggled to field teams when student numbers dwindle due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. [3]

In 2024 the men's senior team won promotion to State League 4 for the 2025 season. [4] [5]

Facilities

The Ducks play at the $8.1 million Elite Sports Precinct established in 2016 that features a synthetic pitch at the university's Waurn Ponds campus. [6] In 2017 The Chinese women's national football team was based at the universities Elite Sports Precinct ahead of their clash with the Matildas. [7]

Honours

Women

Men

Recent Seasons

Key
WinnersRunners-up Promoted Relegated
Results of league and cup competitions by season
SeasonLeagueLeague Finals Dockerty Cup Top goalscorer(s) [a]
DivisionTierPldWDLGFGAPtsPosPlayer(s)Goals
2012 Geelong Division 2 ↑71812335627392ndSemi-Finals-Jim Koldas19
2013 Geelong Division 1 81810175333314thRunners-Up-Colby Hart15
2014 Geelong Division 1 9169254727292ndWinners-Christopher De Hoog9
2015 Geelong Division 1 9168263619265thDid not qualify- Troy Harrison4
2016 Geelong Division 1 ↑9131210729371stWinners-Harry Woolley31
2017 Victorian State League Division 5 West 82213635927454thDid not qualify Second qualifying round Jack Van Wren11
2018 Victorian State League Division 5 West 81910365535336thDid not qualify Qualifying round Harry Woolley16
2019 Victorian State League Division 5 West 8229584337328thDid not qualify Second qualifying round Marcus Lindeberg13
2020 Victorian State League Division 5 West 9Season not contested due to COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria First round -
2021 Victorian State League Division 5 West 9Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria Third round -
2022 Victorian State League Division 5 West 922120104039365thDid not qualify First round James Robinson10
2023 Victorian State League Division 5 West 92071124337227thDid not qualify First round James Robinson12
2024 Victorian State League Division 5 West ↑92014336022452ndDid not qualify Second round Sam Wyeth21
2025 Victorian State League Division 4 West 8Season in progress Second round --

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Goals in League Matches

References

  1. ↑ "Club History". Deakin Ducks Football Club. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 "NEWS Deakin Ducks accepted into Mens State League competition in 2017 - FFV - Geelong Region". GameDay. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ducks scrambling for numbers as venue remains closed". Geelong Advertiser . Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Murray, Tara (8 September 2024). "Maidstone United narrowly misses promotion". Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Prusac, Tonci (9 September 2024). "Ducks deliver to secure promotion". Geelong Advertiser (Australia). p. 27.
  6. ↑ Dundas, Greg. "Geelong's Deakin Ducks soccer club can't wait to kick goals on new soccer pitch". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Chinese women's football team based at Deakin ahead of Matildas clash". Deakin University. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  8. ↑ Prusac, Tonci (16 September 2024). "Ducks deliver in thriller". Geelong Advertiser.
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