Notable former players
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Hayden Tanti - Luke Cheney
- Ben Cassar
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Matt Ross
| Full name | Fortuna '60 Soccer Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Orangemen |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Ground | Crinigan Road South Reserve |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Chairman | Allan Roberts |
| Manager | Jordan Campbell & Mick McAuley |
| League | Latrobe Valley Soccer League |
| 2024: 2nd | |
| Website | Club website |
Fortuna '60 Soccer Club is a soccer club based in Morwell, Victoria, Australia. The club was founded in 1960, currently competes in Latrobe Valley Soccer League and is regularly referred to as Fortuna.
They are among the most successful club in the history of the Latrobe Valley Soccer League, winning 10 league championships. [1]
The highly successful Morwell Soccer Club enjoyed an influx of migrant players in the 1950s and by the start of the 1954 season, the club was described as "a team comprising Dutch migrants under former international, Van Heutral". [2] In 1957, Werkspoor formed as a junior club in Morwell then ultimately morphed into the Fortuna '60 Soccer Club in 1960, playing out of the Dutch Social Club's newly constructed headquarters on Crinigan Road. [3] [4]
The club won the 2023 Latrobe Valley Soccer League championship in memorable fashion, defeating ladder leaders and local rivals Falcons 2000 5–1 on the final day of the season to claim the title. [5]
The club plays in orange jerseys inspired by the Netherlands national team and have a lion on their crest, the symbol of the Dutch community which formed the team in 1960. [6]
The club plays its home matches at Crinigan Road South Reserve, which has a capacity of 500 (with a seating capacity of 50)
Fortuna '60 SC offers a large modern function room seating up to 130 people, with a semi-commercial kitchen.[ citation needed ]
Latrobe Valley Soccer League champions: 10 - 1983, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2023
Battle of Britain Cup champions: 7 - 1984, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2024
Hayden Tanti Luke Cheney Ben Cassar
Matt RossFortuna '60 Soccer Club has a strong rivalry with Falcons 2000, who are based at Falcons Park - on the other side of Crinigan Rd, making them two of the closest geographical rivals in world football. [7]
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