Stirling Lions
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| Full name | Stirling Lions soccer Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Lions, Makedonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Macedonia Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | c. 5,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | George Filev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Mick Lyons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Vodafone State League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Premier League, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Stirling Lions Soccer Club (formerly West Perth Macedonia, Stirling Macedonia) is an Australian football (soccer) club from Perth, Australia currently playing in the Vodafone State League which is one grade lower than the Australian A-League.
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[edit] History
Stirling Lions Soccer Club evolved with the history of the Macedonian Community of West Australia. The Club has been through a number of name changes and directions in its forty year history. Known as West Perth Macedonia in the '70's and early '80's, winning the League Title in its third year of State League.
In 1986, the Club changed its name to Stirling Macedonia with a move to Macedonia park. That year, the Club represented the Soccer Federation of Western Australia against Adelaide City in the NANDA Cup in front of a crowd of approximately 5,000 people. During the '80's and '90's, they were one of the most powerful soccer clubs in Western Australia having won six league premierships along the way.
In 1999, they changed the name to the Stirling Lions Soccer Club, a move which allowed themselves to embrace the whole of the Stirling district.
[edit] Famous former players
Most prominent players and Australian representatives played for Stirling Lions:
- Robert Zabica played in the 1994 World Cup Qualifier against Diego Maradona's Argentina in front of 80,000 spectators.
- Troy Halpin has represented Perth Glory and Australia
- Nick Ward currently playing at Q.P.R. in England
- Stan Lazaridis Played for the Socceroos and was member of the 2006 World Cup squad.
[edit] See also
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