Dianella White Eagles SC

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Dianella White Eagles Soccer Club
Full nameDianella White Eagles Soccer Club
Nickname(s)Serbia, White Eagles
Founded1978;47 years ago (1978)
GroundDianella Reserve
Capacity1,500
PresidentBranislav Maksimović
ManagerIan Ferguson
League State League 1
2025 1st of 12 (promoted)
NPL Western Australia
Website www.dwefc.com.au

Dianella White Eagles Soccer Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Perth. It was established by the local Serbian Australian community in 1978 as Dianella Serbia.

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In 2025, the club will compete in the Football West State League Division 1 and winning their 2nd title in same year.

History

The team was formed in 1978 under the name of Dianella Serbia. The name was changed to the current one in the 1990s due to FFA requirements at the time. [1] The club has had success in winning the Division 1 title in 1993. That sent the team into Western Australia's highest division for a brief stint. Since then, the club has spent its time in Division 1 and came close to winning the league in 2013 and 2017.[ citation needed ]

Club symbolism

The club's crest shows a soccer ball with a double headed eagle (the national emblem of Serbia) on a badge with the Serbian national colors of red, blue and white in the background. The club's song is called "Igrale se Delije".[ citation needed ]

Rivalries

Dianella White Eagles have a fierce rivalry with Western Knights SC and Gwelup Croatia SC.[ citation needed ]

Home ground

Dianella White Eagles' home ground is at Dianella Reserve, a public open space. The Dianella White Eagles share their ground with Little Athletics who use the ground during the summer months. The local Serbian community has built its own stand-alone clubroom next to the existing clubrooms.[ citation needed ]

Players

As of January 2023 [2]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Peter Pilkadris
— GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Joel Driscoll
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Lachlan Collins
— DF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Magai Deng
— DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Franc Gamiz Quer
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Cory McNelis
— DF Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Francisco Caballero
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Alfie Wheeler
— DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Eoin Massey
— MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Miguel Restrepo
— MF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR George Ballah
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Kian McGuigan
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Paul Zimarino
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sam Burgess
— MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Anthony Dolan
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Kieran Colwell
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Matt Worton
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Kristian Despotovski
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Saša Njegić(captain)
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Albert Luwi
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Gavin Byars
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Christian Belladonna

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Dianella White Eagles - Soccer - BetsAPI". betsapi.com. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "2020 Season Preview". www.footballwa.net. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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