Southern Stars FC
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| Full name | Southern Stars Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Genclikgucu | ||
| Founded | 1974 | ||
| Ground | Kingston Heath & Chadwick Reserve | ||
| Capacity | Approx. 2000 | ||
| Chairman | Turgut Kiranci | ||
| League | Victorian Premier League | ||
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Southern Stars Football Club is an association football (soccer) club from the South-Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. Formed in 1974, The club was formerly known as Dingley City Soccer Club which was changed in 2004 to Southern Stars FC. Currently competing in the Victorian State League Division 1, their senior home ground is Kingston Heath, and their juniors base at Chadwick Reserve Howard Road Dingley. Club colours are red and white (full red kit home, full white kit away). After an unsuccessful year in 2009, Southern Stars FC were relegated to the Victorian State League Division 2, it is the club's first time getting relegated in its 36-year history. The following year in 2010 finished 1st getting promoted back to State 1. Then in 2011 the club finished 2nd only by goal difference to be promoted to the Victorian Premier League.
History
Cheltenham Soccer Club, also known as Cheltenham Spor, was established in 1974 by members of Melbourne's Turkish Australian community. Fifteen years later, in 1989, it changed its name to Mentone ATA Soccer Club (ATA Spor), however, in 1990 Mentone ATA Soccer Club ceased officially as a soccer club. In 1991 two friends Okan Yildar and Aykut Sakranlioglu re-established a Turkish-based Soccer Club and named it Parkdale Soccer Club (Genclik Gucu (Youth Power)), which in 1995 moved to Dingley and changed its name once again, but this time to Dingley City Soccer Club, while retaining its Turkish name of Genclik Gucu.
The club is known as Southern Stars (Genclik Gucu) Football Club, but this time around SSFC had outgrown the name and also the ground known as Chadwick Reserve in Dingley. Today the Southern Stars FC has players from all cultural backgrounds. SSFC's senior and reserve teams moved to Ross Reserve, part of the Kingston Heath Soccer Complex, while Chadwick Reserve remains the home of the club's junior teams.
Club Performance History
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1997: Victorian Provisional League Division 3 – 2nd [Promoted]
1998: Victorian Provisional League Division 2 – 6th
1999: Victorian Provisional League Division 2 – 7th
2000: Victorian Provisional League Division 2 – 4th [Promoted]
2001: Victorian Provisional League Division 1 – 4th
2002: Victorian Provisional League Division 1 – 1st [Promoted]
2003: Victorian State League Division 3 – 9th
2004: Victorian State League Division 3 – 2nd [Promoted]
2005: Victorian State League Division 2 – 8th
2006: Victorian State League Division 2 – 2nd [Promoted]
2007: Victorian State League Division 1 – 3rd
2008: Victorian State League Division 1 – 4th
2009: Victorian State League Division 1 – Relegated
2010: Victorian State League Division 2 – 1st [Promoted]
2011: Victorian State League Division 1 – 2nd [Promoted]
2012: Victorian Premier League – 10th
2013: Victorian Premier League – Current 8th
Match fixing allegations
On 15 September 2013 Victoria Police arrested up to ten people, including Southern Stars players David Obaze, Nick McKoy and Joe Woolley and coach, Zaya Younan. They are expected to be charged with corrupting the outcome of betting.[2]
Senior Squad
Coach: Zaya Younan
Assistant: Stephen Weah
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ↑ "Southern Stars divisional history". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ↑ http://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/victorian-detectives-bust-soccer-matchfixing-syndicate-20130915-2tsh5.html