FC Clifton Hill also known as Clifton Hill FC or Clifton Hill United are an association football club which currently plays in the Victorian State League Division 2, the 3rd tier of Association football in Victoria and the 4th tier in Australia. They were founded in 1975.
History
Founded in 1975 Clifton Hill FC has had much success over the years, moving up through the non-league competitions, before finally hitting the Victorian State League Division 2 in 1999. They moved all over the place through the conference style division, before finally achieving promotion to the Victorian State League Division 1 in 2007 after winning the Division 2 championship that season.
Promotion day ensued amidst a carnival atmosphere with Clifton Hill's final game of the season held over to a stand alone Saturday given weather the weekend prior. Fans flew in from all over the land to dine on Australia's finest souvlaki and hamburgers and watch Clifton Hill rout their hapless opponents 7-0, in the process consigning mortal enemies Banyule, to yet another season in Div 2.[1]
Team Mascot
| Years | Mascot |
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| 2005–present | Harry Marko |
| 2004–2005 | Rusty |
| 2000–2003 | Jack |
Club Song
Oh we're from Clifton Hill,
a fighting fury we're from Clifton Hill,
in any weather you will see us with a grin,
risking head and shin,
if we're behind, we'll never mind,
we'll fight and fight and win,
Oh we're from Clifton Hill,
we never weaken til the final whistle blows,
like the Hillmen of old,
we're strong and we're bold,
oh we're from Clifton
the blue AND the white
oh we're from Clifton Hill!
Club Ties
The club maintains tenuous links to Crystal Palace via a bi-annual Australian based supporters trip.
Sadly after 7 years without loss in front of these loyal fans, season 2013 bore witness to a 0-1 loss to Noble Park. The supporters trip has now not seen CHU score for in excess of 300 minutes.
There is also a mutual relationship with Northcote City SC due to the Greek Heritage of both clubs.
Current Senior Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. |
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Position |
Player
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| 1 |
 |
GK |
Mason Interlandi
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| 2 |
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DF |
Emmanuel Chol
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| 3 |
|
DF |
James Conversano
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| 4 |
 |
DF |
James Neighbour (Captain)
|
| 5 |
|
MF |
Tom Reilly
|
| 6 |
 |
MF |
Chris Reid
|
| 7 |
|
MF |
Deniz Sabanovski
|
| 8 |
 |
MF |
Abdel Deroune
|
| 9 |
|
FW |
Edward Palmer |
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| No. |
|
Position |
Player
|
| 10 |
|
MF |
Mohammad Reza
|
| 11 |
 |
FW |
Adil Suliman
|
| 12 |
|
MF |
Harry Newman
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| 13 |
|
DF |
Sami Nour
|
| 14 |
|
MF |
James Conversano
|
| 15 |
|
MF |
Patrick Barba
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| 16 |
 |
DF |
Fabio Alboquerque
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| 17 |
|
DF |
Niko Jackson-Tserexidis
|
| 23 |
|
GK |
Evan Markogiannakis |
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Honors
References
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Hellenic Cup - Runners Up: 1985, 1992.