Full name | Valentine Eleebana Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Phoenix | ||
Founded | 1994 as Valentine Eleebana FC 1994 as Belmont Tingira 2005 as Valentine Belmont FC 2008 as Valentine Phoenix 2013 as Valentine FC | ||
Ground | CB Complex, Valentine | ||
Capacity | 3,500 | ||
Coordinates | 33°01′59.8″S151°39′52.6″E / 33.033278°S 151.664611°E | ||
President | Stephen Screen | ||
Head Coach | Darren Sills | ||
League | NPL NNSW | ||
2023 | 9th of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
Valentine FC is a semi-professional football club based in Valentine in the Hunter Region, New South Wales and is part of the Valentine Eleebana Football Club. Valentine have been promoted to the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW for 2016 with teams in First Grade, Under 23s, Under 19 and Under 17 divisions.
Notable former players include Adam Griffiths, Giancarlo Gallifuoco and Daniel Bowles.
Since 1994, Valentine Eleebana FC and Belmont FC have worked closely together to provide a "pathway" for our Junior Players to the highest possible levels of local football. Our jointly owned senior club was Belmont Tingira Soccer Club which played in the 2nd Division from 1994. At the end of season 2005, Belmont FC relinquished their ownership of Belmont Tingira which continued in the NEWFM League as part of VEFC, playing under the name Valentine Belmont FC.
VEFC merged with Phoenix Rangers Football Club from season 2008 taking on their State League Licence and changing our playing name to Valentine Phoenix.
In 2014, Valentine were relegated to the NNSW NEWFM First Division.
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