| Full name | Epping City Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | City | ||
| Founded | 1990 | ||
| Ground | Aurora Fields, Epping, Victoria [1] | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Coordinates | -37.63787 145.02120 | ||
| League | Victorian State League Division 3 North-West | ||
| 2024 | 10th. | ||
Epping City FC is an association football club representing the suburb of Epping, in Melbourne, Victoria established in 1990.
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Epping City Football Club was established in 1990 and plays matches at Aurora Fields in the Melbourne suburb of Epping. [2] The club has also played at Duffy Street Recreation Reserve in the past and currently has their junior teams play there. [2] Epping City currently plays in the Victorian Sate League Division 3 North-West and has a Women's team playing in the Victorian Women's Sate League 3 North-West. The team plays in a red and blue striped home kit.
Epping City began its history in the Victorian Provisional League in 2002 when City finished 5th place with 30 points in division 3. [3] Epping City would stay in division 3 before being promoted to the Victorian Provisional League Division 2 in 2008 when the club finished second. [3] City's Best Victorian provisional League season would be in 2012 when the club would finnish 2nd place with a record 49 points, in the Victorian Provisional League Division 2 North-West. [4] In 2013 the Club would join the Victorian state League in the fourth division of the Victorian State Leagues. The club would finish the season in 7th place with a total of 27 points. [5] Epping City would be promoted from the Victorian State League Division 4 North (The 8th tier of Australian football) in 2016 after the club finished league champion without losing a single match. [6] Epping City would go on to defeat Brandon Park 3-1 at JL Murphy Reserve, in the Victorian State League Division 4 Final. [7] This would mean Epping City would be promoted to the 3rd division in the Victorian State Leagues. In 2018 Epping City became State League Division 3 North-West Champions (The 7th tier of Australian football) with a total of 48 points gaining promotion to the Victorian State League Division 2 North-West. [8] [9] City would qualify for the Victorian State League 3 Finals. Epping City would then defeat Boroondara-Carey Eagles 3-2 at Grange Reserve to become Victorian State League Champions. [10] The club would follow that season with a 3rd place finish in 2019 missing promotion by 1 point. [11]
In 2020 Epping City attempted to celebrate its 30th anniversary season but the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12] Epping City would be relegated From the Victorian State League Division 2 to the State League Division 3 North-West after finishing last place with only 10 points in the 2023 season. [13]
