FC Adelaide

Infobox Football club
clubname = FC Adelaide


fullname = FC Adelaide Sports and Social Club Inc
nickname =
shortname = FCA
founded = 1979 (as "Australian Greek University Association")
dissolved =
ground = Western Youth Centre
capacity =
chrtitle = President
chairman = Bill Mavrogiorgis
ceo =
mgrtitle = Head Coach
manager = Nick Nicou
league = South Australian Amateur Soccer League
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FC Adelaide is a football (soccer) club based in Adelaide, South Australia. Its senior team competes in Division 2 of the South Australian Amateur Soccer League (SAASL) Saturday Competitions [http://www.saasl.com.au/frmShowPage.aspx?strPageName=league_matches&intDivisionID=37] . The club also has a team in Division 5 of the Saturday SAASL competition. FC Adelaide's home ground is at Western Youth Centre in the suburb of Cowandilla, South Australia.

History

FC Adelaide was first created under the name Adelaide Soccer Club. Adelaide Soccer Club was formed when two South Australian Amateur Soccer League clubs merged in 2003. The clubs were Adelaide Old Boys Soccer Club and Adelaide Olympic Soccer Club.

Adelaide Old Boys Soccer Club was started 1992 and played at the second oval of Adelaide High School. The team was made up of the members of the Adelaide High Old Scholars Soccer Club (AHOS SC), which was in existence from 1984 to 1987.

Adelaide Olympic Soccer Club was formed in 1979 under the banner of the Australian Greek University Association (AGUA). It was one of the founding teams of the SAASL Saturday divisions.

Adelaide Soccer Club changed its name in 2007 to FC Adelaide and the club's committee created the FC Adelaide Shield to represent the club's heritage.

In 2008 FC Adelaide registered a third team (C Team) with SAASL. The C Team plays in Division 5 of the South Australian Amateur League Saturday competition [http://www.saasl.com.au/frmShowPage.aspx?strPageName=league_matches&intDivisionID=65] .

Club Honours

2001 South Australian Amateur League Division 2 Reserve Champions

2000 South Australian Amateur League Division 2 Reserve Champions

1998 South Australian Amateur League Division 1 Reserve Champions

1997 South Australian Amateur League Division 1 Reserve Champions

1995 South Australian Amateur League Division 2 Champions

1995 South Australian Amateur League Division 2 Reserve Champions

1994 South Australian Amateur League Division 2 Reserve Champions

External links

* [http://www.fcadelaide.org/ Official Website]

References

* [http://www.saasl.com.au/frmShowPage.aspx?strPageName=home South Australian Amateur Soccer League Website] , 2008.