Stirling Lions
Stirling Lions SC
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| Full name |
Stirling Lions
Soccer Club |
| Nickname(s) |
Lions |
| Founded |
1971 |
| Ground |
Macedonia Park
(Capacity: c. 5,000) |
| Chairman |
Don Evans |
| Manager |
Doug Hesketh |
| League |
Football West Premier League |
| 2010 |
Premier League, 3rd |
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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 Football West Premier League which is one grade lower than the Australian A-League.
History
Stirling Lions Soccer Club evolved with the history of the Macedonian Australian community of Western 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 1970s and early 1980s, 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 1980s and 1990s, they were one of the most powerful soccer clubs in Western Australia winning six league premierships.
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.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Staff
- First Team Coach: Doug Hesketh
- Assistant First Team Coach:Gary Williams
- Reserves Coach: Rob Milevski
- Under 18s Coaches: Dejan Vilic and Joe Pugliese
- Physio's: Avi Jeyabalan and Alex Skinner
- Team Manager - Neil Ross
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 plays for the Wellington Phoenix in the Hyundai A-League.
- Dylan Tombides currently plays for West Ham United. A product of the Lions youth development program under the guidance of Mick Lyons
Other former players
See also
External links
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