Springvale White Eagles
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| Full name | Springvale White Eagles Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Beli Orlovi, Eagles, Centar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Serbian Sports Centre, (Centar) (Capacity 5 000) |
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| Chairman | Sveta Radovanov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Bozo Stojanac | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Victorian State League Division 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VSL1 2008 | League in process) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Springvale White Eagles are an Australian football (soccer) club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, currently playing in Victorian State League Division 1. Predominantly supported by people of Serbian descent, they play at the Serbian Sports Centre in Keysborough.
They were founded in 1975 and were in the Victorian Premier League from 1997–99 before being relegated and falling all the way down to State League 2 SE. They won two successive promotions in 2005 and 2006 to re-enter the VPL in 2007.
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[edit] History
Springvale White Eagles was formed in 1975. The club was previously known as Springvale United. For the 1995 season they changed their name to Springvale White Eagles.
In 2002 White Eagles got into the State League Cup Final where they lost 4-2 to Westvale. The first half was 1-1 draw with White Eagles Ricky Diaco scoring the first goal from a penalty kick in the 21st minute. The second half saw Westvale scoring 3 more goals giving them a 4-1 lead. Eric Styczen scored a goal for White Eagles in the 91st minute to make the score 4-2.
In June 2007, the coach Leon Gardikiotis resigned less than a month after taking the reins from Zoran Trajceski. The club president Zoran Stojanovic also resigned.
Divisional History
| 2007 | Victorian Premier League | |||
| 2006 | Victorian State League Division 1 | |||
| 2003-2005 | Victorian State League Division 2 Sth-East | |||
| 2000-2002 | Victorian State League Division 1 | |||
| 1997-1999 | Victorian Premier League | |||
| 1996 | Victorian State League Division 1 | |||
| 1993-1995 | Victorian State League Division 2 | |||
| 1985-1992 | Victorian State League Division 3 | |||
[edit] Achievements
League
| Division | Champions | Runners Up |
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| VIC State League 1st Division | (x1) 1996 | (x1) 2006 |
| VIC State League 2nd Division SE | (x1) 2005 | |
| VIC State League 2nd Division | (x1) 1995 | |
| VIC State League 3rd Division | (x1) 1992 |
Cup
| Cup | Champions | Runners Up |
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| Victorian State League Cup | - | (x1) 2002 |
| Karadjordje Cup | (x2) 1999, 2004 | NOT KNOWN |
[edit] Victorian Premier League
- Highest finish: 6th in 1997
- Season Appearances: 4 Seasons
- Greatest home win: 8-2 against Melton Reds in 1997
- Greatest away win: 6-0 against Westvale in 1999
[edit] Top club goal scorers
- 2007 - Goran Zorić 5
- 2006 - Nikolaos Papadopoulos 11
- 2005 - Nebojsa Vukosavljević 10 and Juan Sastre 10
- 2004 - Zlatko Mihajlović 8
- 2003 - Ricky Diaco 12
- 2002 - Eric Styczen 9
- 2000 - D Dragisić 5 and Eric Styczen 5
- 1999 - Zlatko Mihajlović 11
- 1998 - Sasha Nikolić 4
- 1997 - Danny Gnjidić 14
- 1996 - Zlatko Mihajlović 16
- 1994 - Zlatko Mihajlović 10
[edit] Notable Players
- Michael Michalakopoulos (played for South Melbourne)
- Ricky Diaco (played for Melbourne Victory)
- Zlatko Mihajlović (played for Marconi Stallions)
- Milos Lujic
- Damir Gnjidic
- Vladimir Zoric
- Sam Poutakidis
[edit] International players
[edit] Individual awards
Bill Fleming Medal - Media voted VPL Player of the Year
- 1999 - Zlatko Mihajlovic
[edit] Rivalries
[edit] Melbourne Knights
This was a short rivalry because Springvale White Eagles were relegated at the end of the 2007 season. SWE are determined to win next season to return back to the premier league.
Head-to-Head
- Games: 2
- White Eagles wins: 0
- Knights wins: 2
- Draws: 0
- White Eagles goals: 2
- Knights goals: 6
[edit] St Albans Saints
These 2 clubs first met in the Victorian Premier league on March 22, 1997. The game was played in the Serbian Sports Centre where White Eagles recorded a 3-1 win. In that match St Albans took the lead in the 43 minute with a goal by Idriz Pelja. White Eagles Jim Gacovski leveled the score in the 83th minute. Anthony Burlak scored in the 89th minute and Nick Kovacevic in the 90th minute to give White Eagles a memrable 3-1 victory.
Head-to-Head VPL and VIC Division 1 (from 1997 to 11 may 2008)
- Games: 8
- White Eagles wins: 4
- St Albans wins: 1
- Draws: 4
- White Eagles goals: 16
- St Albans goals: 14
[edit] Stadium
White Eagles play at the Serbian Sports Centre (Srpski Sportski Centar).
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[edit] Youth
[edit] U16s
On 2nd September 2007, after a 6-0 way victory over Mornington, the U16s SWE were crowned Champions of the Under 16 A division. Next season this side are off to the Under 18 Superleague and they hope to do well.
| Year | League | Position | Squad |
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| 2007 | South 16A | Champions |
GK: Denis Kesegi |
[edit] U18s
The under 18s compete in the Super League and are currently ranked 4th also noteing they defeated the championship favourites Bulleen Lions who had under 16s playing were undefeated 2-0 at home.This same team beat South Melbourne 3-2 at Bob Jane Stadium to which the SWE 18s lost 4-1 away to showing they are definetly the championship underdogs. The current squad (may 2008) is listed below.
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[edit] Current squad (11.May 2008)
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[edit] Gallery
 Supporters of White Eagles |
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 VPL 2007: Green Gully vs SWE |
[edit] External links
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