Fremantle Spirit SC

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Fremantle City
Full nameFremantle City FC
Nickname(s)Benfica, Freo, City
Founded1978
GroundHilton Park
Capacity2,000
ManagerMatt Sparrow
League Western Australia State League
Website Club website

Fremantle Spirit Soccer Club was an Australian soccer club based in Fremantle, Western Australia. The Spirit played in the State League Division 1 (2012) dropping to Division 2 for 2013 of the Western Australia State League.

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History

The club was established in 1978 as Benfica United with support from the Fremantle Portuguese Australian community. It was seen as a successor to the Associacao Portuguesa de Fremantle team that had played for a number of years from 1967. The club changed its name to Fremantle City in 1994 and to Fremantle Spirit in 2006.

In the 2013 Season the name of the club changed to Maddington White City after a merger with Maddington Eagles.

As of the end of the 2013 Season Fremantle Spirit SC and Maddington White City folded or became different entities.

The Club was 're-birthed' in December of 2014 when Fremantle United Soccer and Recreation Club Incorporated (FUSC) and East Fremantle Tricolore Soccer Club Incorporated (EFSC) joined forces. [1]

In 2023, Fremantle City were promoted via the Inter-Divisional play-offs to the Premier Division for the first time under the Fremantle City moniker.

Honours

Premier League

Winners

Runners up

First Division

Winners

Runners up

Second Division

Runners up

Third Division

Winners

Night Series

Runners up

Current squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Peter Wylie
DF Flag of Uganda.svg  UGA Innocent Zico
DF/MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Stephen Fox
DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS David Auitore
DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Trevor Jones
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ollie Parsons
MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS James Hoad
MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Omar Abfahr
MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sean Treacey
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Paul Beach
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lee Hayward
FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ty Fenwick
MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS James Castillo
DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Yazzar lin
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Paolo Picitti

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References

  1. "About Us". fremantlecity.com.