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Fortuna 60 SC
Fortuna '60 Soccer Club is a soccer club based in Morwell, Victoria, Australia. The club was founded in 1960, currently competes in Victorian Men's State League Division 5 South and the Latrobe Valley Soccer League and is regularly referred to as Fortuna.
They are among the most successful club in the history of the Latrobe Valley Soccer League, winning 10 league championships.
In 2025, Fortuna joined the Victorian State League, where they were initially added to the Victorian State League 5 South before winning promotion in their first season. The club fields men's seniors and reserves in the State League, whilst also fielding a side in the LVSL Men's Second Division, with the women's and junior teams also playing in the LVSL.
The highly successful Morwell Soccer Club – which was formed in the 1930s – enjoyed an influx of migrant players in the 1950s and by the start of the 1954 season, the club was described as "a team comprising Dutch migrants under former international, Van Heutral".
In 1957, employees of the large Dutch construction company Werkspoor – who were building the Gas and Fuel Plant in Morwell – formed an under-12 junior team for the sons of the respective families. In recognition of the company's sponsorship, the employees named the club Werkspoor Junior Soccer Club.
Fortuna became one of the first soccer clubs to play at Maryvale Reserve, which was the first purpose-built soccer facility in Morwell. Fittingly, it was an under-15 junior side that won the club's first trophy in 1958. The number of junior sides grew, and in 1959 the club entered a reserve side in the Latrobe Valley Soccer League's Provisional League, winning that league's championship. At the end of 1959, Werkspoor left the area and the club secured financial assistance through sponsorship from the Dutch social club.
In 1960, it was decided that the club should become autonomous. Through that process, the name Fortuna was born, and the club's application to join the LVSL First Division was accepted. Many of the 1959 Werkspoor players went on to represent Fortuna's inaugural teams in 1960.
Jeeralang Road Reserve became the club's new home in 1961, and a year later Fortuna won the Reserve League Championship for the first time. The senior side was rewarded for their efforts in 1964, winning the Lightning Premiership. Unable to secure a long-term lease with the State Electricity Commission of Victoria at Jeeralang Road Reserve, the club moved back to Maryvale Reserve in 1967.
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Fortuna '60 Soccer Club is a soccer club based in Morwell, Victoria, Australia. The club was founded in 1960, currently competes in Victorian Men's State League Division 5 South and the Latrobe Valley Soccer League and is regularly referred to as Fortuna.
They are among the most successful club in the history of the Latrobe Valley Soccer League, winning 10 league championships.
In 2025, Fortuna joined the Victorian State League, where they were initially added to the Victorian State League 5 South before winning promotion in their first season. The club fields men's seniors and reserves in the State League, whilst also fielding a side in the LVSL Men's Second Division, with the women's and junior teams also playing in the LVSL.
The highly successful Morwell Soccer Club – which was formed in the 1930s – enjoyed an influx of migrant players in the 1950s and by the start of the 1954 season, the club was described as "a team comprising Dutch migrants under former international, Van Heutral".
In 1957, employees of the large Dutch construction company Werkspoor – who were building the Gas and Fuel Plant in Morwell – formed an under-12 junior team for the sons of the respective families. In recognition of the company's sponsorship, the employees named the club Werkspoor Junior Soccer Club.
Fortuna became one of the first soccer clubs to play at Maryvale Reserve, which was the first purpose-built soccer facility in Morwell. Fittingly, it was an under-15 junior side that won the club's first trophy in 1958. The number of junior sides grew, and in 1959 the club entered a reserve side in the Latrobe Valley Soccer League's Provisional League, winning that league's championship. At the end of 1959, Werkspoor left the area and the club secured financial assistance through sponsorship from the Dutch social club.
In 1960, it was decided that the club should become autonomous. Through that process, the name Fortuna was born, and the club's application to join the LVSL First Division was accepted. Many of the 1959 Werkspoor players went on to represent Fortuna's inaugural teams in 1960.
Jeeralang Road Reserve became the club's new home in 1961, and a year later Fortuna won the Reserve League Championship for the first time. The senior side was rewarded for their efforts in 1964, winning the Lightning Premiership. Unable to secure a long-term lease with the State Electricity Commission of Victoria at Jeeralang Road Reserve, the club moved back to Maryvale Reserve in 1967.