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Traralgon Olympians SC
Traralgon Olympians SC is a soccer club based in Traralgon, Victoria, Australia. The club was founded in 1980, currently competes in Latrobe Valley Soccer League and is regularly referred to as Olympians. They are among the most successful club in the history of the Latrobe Valley Soccer League, winning eight men's league championships and seven Battle of Britain Cup titles. The club regularly competes in the Hellenic Cup, a competition for Australian soccer clubs backed by the Greek community. History In 1979, local identity Jim Fkiarias came up with the idea of creating a soccer club to represent the rapidly expanding Greek community in the Latrobe Valley. He then approached a group of friends and a meeting of other interested people in the community took place to develop a proposal at the Greek Orthodox Church in Morwell. Fkiarias later became the club's first life member in 1989. As a result, in 1980 a soccer club was created and named Traralgon Olympians Soccer Club, im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latrobe Valley Soccer League
Latrobe Valley Soccer League (LVSL) is a soccer league encompassing much of Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley in ( Victoria. As the region with the National Soccer League's only regional participant, as well as being home to multiple Victorian state champions, the LVSL is widely acknowledged as being one of the strongest soccer leagues in regional Australia. History The earliest known organised soccer competition in Gippsland was the Wonthaggi and District Soccer Association, which began in 1912, followed by the North Gippsland Soccer League (featuring Sale United, Yallourn SC and clubs from Maffra, Glenmaggie and Nambrok) beginning in 1926 - although both leagues ceased to exist by the late 1930s. An association focused on the Latrobe Valley did not arrive until the formation of the Central Gippsland Soccer Football Association - which featured multiple teams from Yallourn SC ('Wanderers' and 'Rovers' initially, then 'Celtic', 'Swifts' and 'Milita' followed), Yallourn North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
