Gwelup Croatia

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Gwelup Croatia SC
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Full nameGwelup Croatia Soccer Club
Founded1988
GroundCroatian Sporting Complex, Gwelup
PresidentJurica Denona
League NPL Western Australia
2021 10th of 12
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Gwelup Croatia is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Gwelup in Perth, Western Australia, founded in 1988. Gwelup Croatia currently competes in the NPL Western Australia, with matches played at the Croatian Sporting Complex in Gwelup. They also compete in the Metropolitan League, Masters League, Ladies League, and in Juniors teams. The club regularly competes in the Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament.

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In 2018 they qualified for the Round of 32 in the FFA Cup. [1]

History

Founded in 1988 by Croatian immigrants[ citation needed ], they won the Amateur Premier Division back to back in 2015 and 2016 before being promoted to the State League and winning Division 2 on their first attempt in 2017. The club won State League Division 1 in 2019 and will play in the NPL 2020 season. [2]

Current squad

As of 14 March 2020 [3]

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 Connor Campbell
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ciaran Salinger
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Blair Govan(captain)
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Declan Hargreaves
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jonathan Stynes
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Daniel Stynes
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Angel Andres
11Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ethan Brooks
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hasani Sinclair
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Rocco Pizzata
20Flag of England.svg  ENG Sam Mitchinson
22Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Callum Timmins
23Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Kian McGuigan
34Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Matthew Grostate
38Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Adam Buckingham
88Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Bobby Wilson
99 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Aidan Holloway

Current coaching staff

Honours

See also

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References

  1. "FFA Cup glory for Gwelup, Armadale". Football West. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. Peter Simcox (8 September 2019). "Gwelup win Division One title to book NPL spot". Football West. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. "Team News". Gwelup Croatia SC Twitter Account. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. {{cite web|https://footballwest.com.au/gwelup-win-division-one-title-to-book-npl-spot/
  5. Chris Caldwell (19 September 2016). "Gwelup crowned Amateur League champions". Football West. Retrieved 12 June 2018.