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Sydney United 58 FC
Sydney United 58 FC is a men's semi-professional soccer club based in the suburb of Edensor Park in Sydney, New South Wales (NSW). Its senior team plays in the National Premier Leagues NSW (NPL), in the second tier of the Australian league system. It also competes in the Australian Championship as a foundation club, and regularly enters the Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament. It plays its home games at the Sydney United Sports Centre.
One of many Croatian soccer clubs in Australia, the club was founded in 1958 as Sydney Croatia, and was originally based in Surry Hills. It joined the burgeoning Football NSW and earned promotion to its first division in 1962. Following a decade of struggle, the club eventually won three titles in the 1970s and 80s, built the Sports Centre as their permanent home ground, and moved on to the National Soccer League (NSL) in 1984. Though Croatia failed to win a championship during their 21 seasons in the league, they finished runners-up thrice, and won an NSL Cup and two National Youth League championships. It adopted its current name in 1993. Sydney United returned to NSW's first division after the NSL's demise in 2004, and have remained in the league since.
Sydney United's honours include five NSW men's titles and eight Waratah Cups. It also won NPL national titles in 2013 and 2016. Its best performance in the Australia Cup is an appearance in the 2022 final. The club has fierce rivalries with the Marconi Stallions and Bonnyrigg White Eagles, based in the nearby suburbs of Bossley Park and Bonnyrigg Heights. Notable former players for the club include national team players Graham Arnold, Mark Bosnich, Craig Foster, and Tony Popovic. Its supporters' group has been the subject of controversy for its Ustaše elements, which were highly publicised during the club's 2022 Australia Cup run.
Formed in 1958 as a sports club, the Sydney United Football Club played its first season in 1958 (undefeated) in the old NSW Soccer Football Association (NSWSFA). After transferring to the NSW Soccer Federation (a breakaway league established in 1959), they competed in the third division. In 1961 they were promoted to the second division and in 1963 to first, where they were amongst the elite teams nationwide. Teams like St. George Budapest, Pan-Hellenic (who later become Sydney Olympic), APIA-Leichhardt, Yugal and Hakoah were United's major rivals.
For the seasons of 1964 and 1965 a part of the name changed (from Croatia to Metropolitan Adriatic), reverting to Croatia in 1966. However, this was not the last name change; the NSWSF ordered Croatia and Yugal in 1968 to anglicise their names after several incidents of crowd violence. Croatia changed their name again to South Sydney Croatia, since they resided in the South Sydney area with the local Croatian club at Surry Hills.
After a few lean seasons during the late 1960s and early 1970s, United won their first NSW Premiership in 1977 with Luka Fabijinic as coach and Atti Aboyni as the team's striker. The team beat Auburn 2–0 in front of a crowd of more than 6,500 at the Sydney Sports Ground. In 1978, Aboyni took over as captain and coach of the team. Croatia amassed 62 regular-season goals (Aboyni scoring 21 of them) and winning the minor premiership for the first time; they lost 2–1 to Sutherland in the grand final replay (the first game was a 1–1 draw) in front of 9,700 fans. Aboyni then coached again in 1979 to another minor premiership, before quitting after Croatia lost 0–2 to Sutherland in the preliminary final.
In 1980, the club purchased a block of land in West Sydney to call their new home, now known as the Sydney United Sports Centre at Edensor Park. Sydney United won minor premierships in 1981 and 1982 the Premiership in 1982 and 1983. In last year of the NSW State League, the Third Grade Sydney United team defeated Canterbury-Marrickville on the Sydney Sports Ground 3–0 under coach Luka Fabijinic.
During the early 1980s, United were often drawing home attendances of 10,000 in the NSW State League; however, National League clubs averaged crowds of only 3,000. The national league needed a heavily supported club to enter national competition; however, the national league executive deemed it inappropriate for clubs with nationalistic names to enter the league and Croatia did not wish to change their name. However, after a National League shake-up in 1984, Sydney United (and its sister club, Melbourne Knights) were accepted into the national league under those names.
Sydney United 58 FC
Sydney United 58 FC is a men's semi-professional soccer club based in the suburb of Edensor Park in Sydney, New South Wales (NSW). Its senior team plays in the National Premier Leagues NSW (NPL), in the second tier of the Australian league system. It also competes in the Australian Championship as a foundation club, and regularly enters the Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament. It plays its home games at the Sydney United Sports Centre.
One of many Croatian soccer clubs in Australia, the club was founded in 1958 as Sydney Croatia, and was originally based in Surry Hills. It joined the burgeoning Football NSW and earned promotion to its first division in 1962. Following a decade of struggle, the club eventually won three titles in the 1970s and 80s, built the Sports Centre as their permanent home ground, and moved on to the National Soccer League (NSL) in 1984. Though Croatia failed to win a championship during their 21 seasons in the league, they finished runners-up thrice, and won an NSL Cup and two National Youth League championships. It adopted its current name in 1993. Sydney United returned to NSW's first division after the NSL's demise in 2004, and have remained in the league since.
Sydney United's honours include five NSW men's titles and eight Waratah Cups. It also won NPL national titles in 2013 and 2016. Its best performance in the Australia Cup is an appearance in the 2022 final. The club has fierce rivalries with the Marconi Stallions and Bonnyrigg White Eagles, based in the nearby suburbs of Bossley Park and Bonnyrigg Heights. Notable former players for the club include national team players Graham Arnold, Mark Bosnich, Craig Foster, and Tony Popovic. Its supporters' group has been the subject of controversy for its Ustaše elements, which were highly publicised during the club's 2022 Australia Cup run.
Formed in 1958 as a sports club, the Sydney United Football Club played its first season in 1958 (undefeated) in the old NSW Soccer Football Association (NSWSFA). After transferring to the NSW Soccer Federation (a breakaway league established in 1959), they competed in the third division. In 1961 they were promoted to the second division and in 1963 to first, where they were amongst the elite teams nationwide. Teams like St. George Budapest, Pan-Hellenic (who later become Sydney Olympic), APIA-Leichhardt, Yugal and Hakoah were United's major rivals.
For the seasons of 1964 and 1965 a part of the name changed (from Croatia to Metropolitan Adriatic), reverting to Croatia in 1966. However, this was not the last name change; the NSWSF ordered Croatia and Yugal in 1968 to anglicise their names after several incidents of crowd violence. Croatia changed their name again to South Sydney Croatia, since they resided in the South Sydney area with the local Croatian club at Surry Hills.
After a few lean seasons during the late 1960s and early 1970s, United won their first NSW Premiership in 1977 with Luka Fabijinic as coach and Atti Aboyni as the team's striker. The team beat Auburn 2–0 in front of a crowd of more than 6,500 at the Sydney Sports Ground. In 1978, Aboyni took over as captain and coach of the team. Croatia amassed 62 regular-season goals (Aboyni scoring 21 of them) and winning the minor premiership for the first time; they lost 2–1 to Sutherland in the grand final replay (the first game was a 1–1 draw) in front of 9,700 fans. Aboyni then coached again in 1979 to another minor premiership, before quitting after Croatia lost 0–2 to Sutherland in the preliminary final.
In 1980, the club purchased a block of land in West Sydney to call their new home, now known as the Sydney United Sports Centre at Edensor Park. Sydney United won minor premierships in 1981 and 1982 the Premiership in 1982 and 1983. In last year of the NSW State League, the Third Grade Sydney United team defeated Canterbury-Marrickville on the Sydney Sports Ground 3–0 under coach Luka Fabijinic.
During the early 1980s, United were often drawing home attendances of 10,000 in the NSW State League; however, National League clubs averaged crowds of only 3,000. The national league needed a heavily supported club to enter national competition; however, the national league executive deemed it inappropriate for clubs with nationalistic names to enter the league and Croatia did not wish to change their name. However, after a National League shake-up in 1984, Sydney United (and its sister club, Melbourne Knights) were accepted into the national league under those names.