Olympic Kingsway SC
Full name | Olympic Kingsway Sports Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Kingsway Olympic | ||
Founded | 1953 | ||
Ground | Kingsway Sporting Complex, Landsdale | ||
Manager | Mike Hartley | ||
League | Football West State League Division 2 | ||
WA State League Division 2 | 8th | ||
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The Olympic Kingsway Sports Club, often referenced as Kingsway Olympic, is an Australian football club from Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1953 by Macedonian immigrants. Olympic Kingsway played several decades in the top division of Western Australia and in 1978 and 1980 the club won the Western Australian State League.
The club was founded in 1953 under the name of Olympic Macedonia by Macedonian immigrants and was promoted in 1959 to the top division of the State of Western Australia. For a long time the club occupied the midfield positions before winning the championship for the first time in 1978. Also in 1978, the club was renamed Olympic Kingsway. On the roots of the club but still indicates any company in the club crest Macedonian crown.
In the 90s, Olympic Kingsway developed many future Australian professional football players, including Jamie Harnwell, Nick Ward, Stan Lazaridis, Richard Garcia and Daniel De Silva.