Fulham United FC

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Full nameFulham United Football Club
Nickname(s)Black and Whites
Founded1970;52 years ago (1970)
GroundAdelaide Shores Football Centre
Capacity2000
ManagerTony Galanopoulos
Gareth Thomas
League SA State League 1
20217th of 12
Website Club website

Fulham United FC (founded in 1970) is a football club based in Fulham, South Australia. Fulham United are in the South Australian State League 1 competition, [1] after gaining promotion from the South Australian State League 2 competition in 2017. Their senior women's team plays in the elite FFSA Women's National Premier League. In October 2019 Jenna McCormick, who played in Fulham's NPL team was selected for the Australian national women's team to play in two friendly international matches against Chile. Fulham United boasts some 400 junior players including both boys and girls, making it by far the biggest footballing breeding ground in the Western suburbs of SA.

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Men's History – FFSA Era

2015

Fulham were granted entry into the men's FFSA NPL competitions in 2015, finally separating from the South Australian Amateur Soccer League (SAASL) and joining the FFSA State League 2 in 2016.

2016

In their debut season in the FFSA, the club finished in fifth place.

2017

Fulham retained many of their first team squad, whilst adding to it with the signings of Joseph Puntieri, Marco Mittaga, Daniel Aurnoutse, Mark Talladira and Thomas Dicheira. The team ended up in a promotion play-off against Port Pirie, which Fulham won. The lost the Grand Final to Seaford Rangers 2–1 at Cooper's Stadium, however the ultimate goal of promotion was achieved. The club came to an agreement with the FFSA to use The Shores Football Centre, West Beach as their home ground for the upcoming 2018 State League 1 season.

Players

First team squad

As of 6 May 2021 [2]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Michael Giorgines
2 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Elijah Makris
3 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Matthew Davies
4 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Michael Shinnick
5 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Daniel Vos-Piotto
6 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Andre Silvi
7 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Alec Maiolo
8 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Nicky-Joe Caruso
9 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Marco Mittiga
11 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Anthony Babb
12 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Connor Gollan
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Marcus Basso
14 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Athan Karkafiris
15 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Joseph Puntereri
16 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sebastian Mazzarino
18 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Joe Bingham
19 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Marc Cavallin
20 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Taki Tsialafos
21 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Haris Vuckic
22 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Joshua Negrean
23 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ben Takos

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  2. "State League 1 Season Preview, presented by Metro Homes SA". Football SA. Retrieved 20 February 2020.