Green Gully SC
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Full name | Green Gully Soccer Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Cavaliers, Gully | ||
Founded | 1955 | ||
Ground | Green Gully Reserve | ||
Capacity | 10,000 | ||
Chairman | Anthony Klotz | ||
Manager | Stephen Downes | ||
League | NPL Victoria | ||
2023 | 7th of 14 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Green Gully Soccer Club is an Australian
History
Early history
The club was established as Ajax Soccer Club in 1955 by Maltese immigrants.[3] In honour of the Maltese Floriana club, Ajax SC adopted their familiar green and white playing strips.[3] The club was renamed to Green Gully Ajax SC when it moved to its current home ground at Green Gully Reserve in 1966, in the West of Melbourne suburb of Kealba.[3] In 1972, the City of Keilor Council laid down two full size football pitches and constructed a large dressing room facility which included showers and toilets.[3] The "Ajax" was dropped in 1982.[3]
The club competed in the
Green Gully have been Victorian Champions in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2010 and 2011.[citation needed]
Recent history
Gully placed third in the league in 2012 and made it all the way to the preliminary final, but went down to Dandenong Thunder. After a fifth placed league finish in 2013, Gully exited the finals series at the first stage after a 1–0 loss to South Melbourne.
Green Gully had their bid for a place in the inaugural National Premier Leagues Victoria accepted and entered the competition in 2014. The NPLV replaced the old VPL. The Cavaliers finished in 10th place in the new 14 team competition in 2014, and finished in 7th place the following year, just missing out on the finals series. Bob Stojcevski departed the club mid-season after an extended period of poor form, with Rodrigo Vargas (as player-coach) and Stephen Downes taking on the head role to see out the season.
In October 2015, Green Gully announced that former
On 23 February 2017, it was announced that Papas would be leaving his position as manager of Green Gully to join
In 2018, Papas retook the senior coaching job, but again departed, joining Schattorie at
In 2019, Harry Ho made his debut for the Senior team. Playing in defensive midfield as he made an instant impact with the team claiming a 3-0 victory against Bentleigh Greens.
Rivalries
The Green Gully Cavaliers have many rivalries, the biggest of the rivalries are the
Kit supplier
The Kit Supplier for the Green Gully Cavaliers is Kappa, Kappa is the match day kit supplier and training kit supplier. Green Gully's matchday kit is green with white stripes, while the shorts and socks are just green. The green gully juniors also have their kit supplier as Kappa.
Current squad
- As of 10 February 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- 1984, 1985, 1986
- Victorian Premier League (State League) Champions 1981, 1982, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2010,2011
- Victorian Premier League (State League) Minor Premiers 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011
- Victorian Premier League (State League) Finalists 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006
- Victorian Premier League (State League) Runners Up 1987
- Victorian Metropolitan League Division 1 Champions 1976
- Victorian Metropolitan League Division 2 Champions 1971
- Victorian Metropolitan League Division 3 Runners Up 1966
- Dockerty Cup Winners 1981, 1982, 1986, 2004, 2013, 2016 - finalist
- Victorian Ampol Night Soccer Cup Winners 1979, 1981, 1983
Individual honours
- Bill Fleming Award
- 1980 – Jimmy Dunne
- 1982 – Paul Lewis
- 1983 – Paul Lewis
- 2005 – Rodrigo Vargas
- Victorian Premier League Coach of the Year
- 1999 – Ian Dobson
- Victorian Premier League Top Goalscorer of the Year
- 1982 – Paul Lewis
- 1983 – Paul Lewis
- 1991 – Sash Becvinovski
- 1992 – Sash Becvinovski
- Victorian Premier League Goalkeeper of the Year
- 2000 – Robert Brian
- 2008 – Steven Tilovski
- Victorian Premier League Under 21 Player of the Year
- 2003 – Simon Storey
- Weinstein Medal winners
- 1980 – Danny Beranic
- Jimmy Rooney Medal
- 2003 – Simon Storey
- 2005 – Brandon Vassallo
- 2010 – Graham Hockless
- 2011 – Stephen Downes
References
- ^ "Past Victorian Champions". MFootball. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Westfield FFA Cup wrap: Round of 32 MD 3". FFA Cup. Football Federation Australia. August 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Green Gully Club History". Green Gully Soccer Club. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Papas the new couch at Green Gully". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ Kulas, Damir. "Pair join Gully as Papas completes squad". The Corner Flag. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "FFA Cup: Green Gully ousts Mariners thanks to wondergoal (ABC News)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Melbourne Knights vs Green Gully, FFA Cup, Round of 16, 30th Aug 2016". 31 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Westfield FFA Cup quarter-final draw revealed". 30 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Canberra Olympic vs Green Gully, FFA Cup, Quarter Finals, 27th Sep 2016". FFA Cup. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Star FFA Cup coach heads to Saudi club". A-League. Football Federation Australia. 23 February 2017. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Arthur Papas signs with Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Pro League". Green Gully SC. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ Lynch, Joey. "Green Gully stage a miracle to survive NPL Victoria Promotion and Relegation Playoff | Daily Football Show". dailyfootballshow.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.