Hurstville ZFC

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Hurstville Zagreb FC
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Full nameHurstville Zagreb Football Club
Nickname(s)Hurstville Zagreb
Short nameHZFC
Founded23 November 1970;53 years ago (1970-11-23)
Ground Penshurst Park
Carss Bush Park
Capacity1,000
ChairmanJohn Gagro
League NSW League Two
2023 10th of 15
Website Club website

Hurstville ZFC(also known as Hurstville Zagreb FC and Hurstville FC) is a soccer club based in the suburban district of St George, New South Wales, Australia. The club currently competes in the NSW League Two along with the NPL Juniors and on an Association level, in the Football St. George competitions.

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Being an Australian soccer club of Croatian heritage, it is affiliated and syndicated with the Croatian Soccer Association of Australia as well as Football Federation Australia.

History

Hurstville Zagreb was established by Croatian migrants on 23 November 1970. Registered with St George FA in 1971, the club rapidly advanced through several divisions until they reached the semi-professional NSW State League and became the second largest Croatian-heritage club in Sydney, behind Sydney United 58 FC, in the process. [1]

Tournaments

Notable players

This club has produced some notable professionals over the decades, most of whom are of Croatian heritage or ethnicity. [5]

Below listed are footballers who have played for Hurstville and the Australia national football team at various levels.

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References

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