Wollongong FC
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| Full name | Wollongong Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Wolves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | John Crehan Park (Capacity 7,500) |
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| Chairman | Jock Morlando | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | John Turner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | NSWPL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NSWPL 2006 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wollongong F.C. (previously known as The Wollongong Wolves) is an Australian association football (soccer) club based in the Illawarra region in New South Wales, Australia. A member of the former National Soccer League (NSL) until that league ended in 2004, they now play in the New South Wales Premier League.
The club has a proud history of developing players, with such notable names as Scott Chipperfield, Robbie Middleby, Alvin Ceccoli, Sasho Petrovski and a host of others developing at the Wolves; they have a European club link with English Premier League club Manchester United.
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[edit] History
[edit] 2000 Grand Final
The Wolves first Grand Final win came in the 1999/2000 season, when the Wolves beat Perth Glory in a penalty shootout. Perth were up 3-0 at halftime, but goals from Scott Chiperfield, captain Matt Horsley and a last minute equaliser from Paul Reid put the game into extra time-Golden Goal. after no goals in extra time it went to penalties. Wollongong goalkeeper Les Pogliacomi was the hero saving vital penalties. The Wollongong Wolves won 7-6 on penalties
[edit] 2001 Grand final
The Wolves won their second NSL title in 2001. They beat South Melbourne 2-1 Stuart Young and Saso Petrovski scored the goals.
[edit] Name change
On 6 December 2007, Wollongong Wolves CEO, Jock Morlando, announced that the Wollongong Wolves will now be known as Wollongong F.C. The CEO said that the club will be undergoing a 'transformation' which includes several things club related, including Re-Branding and a 'New Beginning'.
[edit] Honours
- Oceania Club Champions 2001
- NSL Champions 1999/2000,
- NSL Champions 2000/2001
- NSL Minor Premiers 1988
- Tiger Turf cup winners 2007
The Oceania Club title however, did not lead to them playing in the FIFA Club World Championship it had qualified them to play in, as FIFA had cancelled the World Club Championship due to financial reasons.
[edit] Squad 2008
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[edit] Former Players
- Alvin Ceccoli
- Scott Chipperfield
- Dean Heffernan
- Stephen Laybutt
Vaughan Coveny- John Filan
- Matt Horsley
- Stuart McLaren
- Robbie Middleby
- Sasho Petrovski
- Paul Reid
- Naum Sekulovski
- Marshall Soper
- Noel Spencer
- Mile Sterjovski
- Jacob Timpano
- Gary van Egmond
Stuart Young (1999-04)- Mark Robertson
- Luke Wilkshire
- Grant Barlow
- Les Pogliacomi
- Daniel Beltrame
- Adam Casey
- Paul Kohler
- Andrew Crews
- Dean Anastasiadis
Esala Masi- Dino Mennillo
- Paul O'Grady
- Justin Pasfield
- Ruben Zadkovich
- Tallan Martin
[edit] External links
| Preceded by South Melbourne |
NSL Champions 1999/00-2000/01 |
Succeeded by Sydney Olympic |
| FIFA Oceania Club Championship 2000-01 Winners |
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 Wollongong Wolves First title |
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