| Full name | Parkmore Soccer Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Parkmore, Blue Danube, Kék Duna | ||
| Founded | 1977 | ||
| Ground | Chapel Rd , Keysborough, Australia (Capacity: NA) |
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| Coach | Unknown | ||
| League | Victorian Metropolitan League South-East | ||
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Parkmore Soccer Club is an Australian amateur Football (soccer) club based in the south-east Melbourne suburb of Keysborough, Australia. The club is also known, unofficially, as Blue Danube Soccer Club or Kék Duna (which is the Hungarian translation of "Blue Danube").
The club currently competes in the Victorian Metropolitan League Division 3 South-East.
Began by a group of migrant Hungarians who had a common interest in the love of football. In 1977, the group formed a committee and established Parkmore Blue Danube Soccer Club. In 1979 they purchased property in Keysborough, Australia where they are still proudly based, and soon after built the club house.
Parkmore has played in various Victorian leagues over the last 30 years, with their greatest successes being in the 80’s, however they still manage to obtain occasional championships.
Some Football greats have had links to the club namely Ferenc Puskás- one of the world’s legendary players, Attila Abonyi – member of the 1974 Socceroos World Cup squad, the Hungarian national squad and many others.
Registered team member numbers have fluctuated over the years, at times with only a single side but at times 6 or 7 teams including juniors.
In 2002, Parkmore Soccer Club merged with DMSZ Hungarian Social Club in an effort to bolster the strength of both organisations.
Since the merge the club has again enjoyed growth in memberships, player participation and growth with junior sides coming in. Another project has been the re-development of the club facilities, which was completed by the end of 2009.