Belmont Soccer Club
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| Belmont Soccer Club | |
|---|---|
| League | {{{league}}} |
| Sport | Association football |
| Duration | April 2008-December 2008 |
| Number of teams | 47 |
| Total attendance | 15 (regular season) |
| Belmont Season | |
| Champions | A.A F-grade |
| Premiers | A.A F-grade |
| Top scorer | Mark Whitey (4) |
The Belmont Soccer Club[1] is a public company and was formed in October of the year 1964. It now forms part of the Macquarie district with home ground Marks Oval located on Floraville Road, Floraville. After Australia's success in the world cup in 2006, participation at all levels has soared. Over the last few years many improvements have occurred and now the ground has the following key features:
- Two full size grounds;
- One Roo-ball field;
- Concrete dugouts;
- Large clubhouse;
- Off-field training facilities;
There are currently 685* registered players for the 2008 season, ~100 more then last year. There has been a plan for coaching assistance, establishing ties with Highfields Azzurri as well as Belmont Soccer Club Seniors, installing a watering system, refurbishing the clubhouse and improvements to the car park.
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[edit] History
Key history highlights:
- 1964 - Club formed on 4th October in Belmont Basketball Hall
- 1971 - moved to present grounds and installed 4 lights for night training
- 1975 - senior teams form part of Belmont Soccer Club and enter N.N.S.W.S.F competition
- 1982 - club colors change to current blue and gold
- 1993 - Storage shed completed and major underground drainage installed
- 1995 - club has 451 registered players - largest competition club in NNSW
- 1998 - lighting upgrade increases capacity 2 fold
- 2002 - club players top 500 for the first time
- 2003 - installed RooBall fence
- 2007 - Belmont Soccer Club receives grant to install underground watering system. Belmont Senior Soccer Club formed
[edit] Colors and Playing strip
Colors:
- Gold and Blue
Strip:
- Pre-2005:
- Three gold stripes over the shoulder and on the shorts
- Blue covers the outfit
- Sponsor on the front
- 2005 - Current
- Dark blue shirts and shorts with gold "splashes"
[edit] Previous Players
- Jobe Wheelhouse - Current Newcastle United Jets Player
- Gavin Sanotti - Former NSW Player
- Keagan Wolfandan - Former NSW Player
- Luke Doyle - Former NSW Player
- Jobe Stevens - Former NSW Player
[edit] Current Teams
| Age Group | Gender | Divisions |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6's | Male | Blue Bombers , Green Zebra's , Red Sharks , White Dragons |
| Under 7's | Male | Blue Titan's , Green Thunderbirds , Orange Sharks , Red Jets , White Tigers , Yellow Cobra's |
| Under 8's | Male | Blue Ninja's , Red Comets , White Blades , Yellow Delta's |
| Under 9's | Male | A & D & G |
| Under 10's | Male | J & L |
| Under 11's | Male | C & K |
| Under 12's | Female | C & A |
| Under 12's | Male | B & C & G |
| Under 13's | Male | J & H |
| Under 14's | Female | C & B |
| Under 15's | Male | B & D |
| Under 16's | Female | C & D |
| Under 17's | Male | A |
| Under 18's | Female | A |
| All Age Womens | Female | D |
| All Age Mens | Male | D & F & H |
| Over 35's (Friday night) | Male | D |
| Over 35's | Male | C |
[edit] References
- ^ Information gathered from source: www.belmontsoccerclub.com.au/history
