Monash City FC
Full name | Monash City Football Club | ||
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Founded | 1997 | ||
Ground |
Caloola Reserve, Oakleigh, Victoria | ||
Capacity | 500 | ||
League | Victorian State League Division 5 | ||
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Monash City Football Club is an association football (soccer) club from the south-east suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. Monash City FC was established in 1997 from the ashes of the Oakleigh United Club, they compete in the Victorian State League Division 5. The club has male senior teams, both firsts and reserves, and junior teams (male and female) from age U7 to U14.
History
Upon the collapse of Oakleigh United FC after the 1996 season, several junior teams were left without a club. Monash City FC was formed in 1997 as a junior only club to provide an avenue for those players to continue their football development.
Over the next 19 years the club competed at the highest level of junior football in Melbourne fielding teams in what was then the Victorian Junior Super League. This culminated with the Monash City FC Under 15 team of 2011 winning the Victorian region of the Manchester United Premier Cup. Ultimately the team was defeated by Onehunga SC from NZ in the pacific region final.[1]
At the completion of the 2015 season the club looked to merge with Waverley Wanderers FC in an attempt to add Seniors teams. Unfortunately the merger collapse.[2] This resulted in the club deciding to enter their own senior teams into Victorian State League Division 5 in the 2016 season. They also competed for the first time in the Australian National Cup, 2016 FFA Cup, winning their first match against Chelsea FC.[3]
Colours and badge
Club uniform colours are black and red stripes for home games and white, with a red/black vertical stripe for away games
References
- ↑ "Onehunga Realise Manchester United Dream". NZ Football. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "Proposed Merger Collapses". Neoskosmos. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "2016 FFACup Qualifying Round Wrap". Football Federation Victoria. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.