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Port Melbourne SC is an Australian
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club based in
Port Melbourne Port Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the Cities of City of Melbourne, Melbourne and City of Port Phillip, Port Phillip Local government ...
, a suburb of
Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...
, Victoria. The club was formed in 1968 by local Greek Australians, and was promoted over the years to the
Victorian Premier League The Victorian Premier League (VPL) is an Australian soccer league based in Victoria that was founded in 2023 and administered by Football Victoria. It consists of two divisions that were named after the VPL's breakaway of the National Premier L ...
in 1994. It spent the years 1994–2003 in the Victorian Premier League, winning the minor premiership twice, but was unable to secure the title during its time in the VPL. The club currently competes in the
National Premier Leagues Victoria The National Premier Leagues Victoria (NPL Victoria or NPL VIC) is a semi-professional soccer league in Victoria, Australia. The league is a part of the National Premier Leagues, and is the highest level within the Victorian soccer league syst ...
.


History

The club was formed in 1968 by local Greek Australians. The club spent the majority of its early years in the lower Divisions of Victorian football. From 1973 to 1989, the club competed between Victorian League Division 2 and 3. The club was promoted to Victorian League Division 1 for the first time in 1989, but were relegated back to Division 2 in 1991. The club then achieved successive promotions in 1992 and 1993 to take Port Melbourne to the
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for the first time in its history in 1994. The club managed to make the finals in its first season in the competition and went all the way to the grand final after wins against Sunshine George Cross and Bulleen Lions, but lost the final to
Preston Lions FC Preston Lions Football Club (formerly Preston Makedonia Soccer Club) is a semi-professional association football, soccer club from Preston, Victoria, Preston, a northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The club ...
. The following year, Port were minor premiers in the VPL for the first time in their history, but successive losses in the finals series meant the season finished on a disappointing note. Port Melbourne made an application to join the NSL ahead of the 1995/96 season however this move was not approved and the club remained in the Victorian system. The club were minor premiers again in 2001, but once more lost the grand final, this time to
Heidelberg United FC Heidelberg United Alexander Football Club (founded as Alexander the Great-Melbourne Soccer Club) established in 1958 is a football (soccer) club based in the northern Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg West, Victoria, Heidelberg West, Victoria (stat ...
. The Sharks were relegated to
Victorian State League Division 1 The Victorian State League, known as VETO Sports State League for sponsorship purposes is an Australian soccer league based in Victoria that was founded in 1958 and administered by Football Victoria. It consists of five divisions (separated by ...
at the end of 2003 season and then again to
Victorian State League Division 2 The Victorian State League, known as VETO Sports State League for sponsorship purposes is an Australian association football, soccer league based in Victoria (state), Victoria that was founded in 1958 and administered by Football Victoria. It co ...
after season 2007. After spending two-years in State 2 South East, the FFV unilaterally decided to place them in Division 2 North West in Season 2010. Eric Vassiliadis was appointed as player-manager and the club was promoted as Champions having lost only one match and having only conceded seven goals all season. In season 2011 the club lead the league for 21 rounds but failed to gain promotion in the last game of the season where they lost to Pascoe Vale and thus ensured season 2012 will again be played in State League 1. They backed it up in 2012 with an outstanding season, finishing runners up in the State Knockout Cup and went on and secured promotion to the Victorian Premier League for 2013. During the 2012 season, Vassiliadis retired from playing but continued in his role as Manager at the club. In their first season back in the Victorian top-flight, the Sharks would have qualified for the finals had the league not been compromised by the Southern Stars FC scandal and the club ended 2013 with a 6th-place finish. In 2014, the first year of the
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system, Port Melbourne were seconds away from relegation until a 95th-minute goal from Conor Reddan in the final game of the season secured a draw against Werribee City, safety for the club and an 11th-place finish. In 2015, despite several high-profile signings like Alan Kearney,
Shaun Kelly Shaun Kelly (born 11 December 1988) is a professional footballer who plays for City of Liverpool in the Northern Premier League. He has played in Australia with Shepparton United, South Melbourne FC & Port Melbourne Sharks as well as in the E ...
, Adrian Zahra and Alan Mulcahy, the Sharks could only manage an 8th-placed finish in the
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and exited the 2015 FFA Cup at the qualifying stages after a penalty loss to Avondale. There was success at the club on an individual level however, with Kamal Ibrahim winning the 2015 NPL Victoria Gold Medal. In 2016, Port Melbourne were dealt three blows early on in the transfer window, with Kamal Ibrahim and Nicholas Krousoratis left for NPL rivals, but the club replaced them with the signings of Bonel Obradovic from Northcote City, David Stirton from
South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at the 2021 ...
and welcomed back former player Lambros Honos, who rejoined the club he spent 2013 and 2014 with, after spending a season at Oakleigh Cannons. The 2016 season was a disappointing one for the Sharks, finishing in 10th place in the league and exiting the FFA Cup in qualifying, losing to
Melbourne Knights Melbourne Knights Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the suburb of Sunshine North, Melbourne. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria, the second-tier of the Australian soccer league ...
. After the final round, head coach Eric Vassiliadis resigned from his post. Port announced 2016 Bulleen Lions' coach Dom Barba as Vassiliadis' replacement. Following an 11th-place finish in 2017, the club parted ways with Barba and appointed Adam Piddick who previously coached in the National Premier Leagues Queensland. The Sharks finished in 6th place in 2018, qualifying for the finals series but lost 3–1 to Avondale in the elimination final.


SS Anderson Reserve

The home of the Port Melbourne Sharks is the SS Anderson Reserve, also known by the tag JL Murphy Reserve, located in
Port Melbourne, Victoria Port Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the Cities of City of Melbourne, Melbourne and City of Port Phillip, Port Phillip Local government ...
. Over the years the club has developed and expanded its facilities into one of the best in the inner city. The facilities are considered of sufficient standard to warrant being used as training facilities for both the Commonwealth and Olympic Games. The facilities also received an upgrade for use as a training venue for the
2015 AFC Asian Cup The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was the 16th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football, football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 201 ...
.


Players


Current squad


Club honours

* Victorian Premier League/NPL Victoria Minor Premiers – 1995, 2001 *Victorian State League Division 1 Champions – 1993, Runners Up 2012 *Victorian State League Division 2 Champions – 2010 *Victorian State League Division 3 Champions – 1977, 1987 *Hellenic Cup Champions – 1994, 1995 *
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Runner up –
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Individual honours

Victorian Premier League Coach of the Year *1994 – Takis Svigos *2001 – Harry Chalkitis PS4 NPL Gold Medal *1995 – George Svigos *
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 – Kamal Ibrahim Victorian Premier League Golden Boot *1994 – Peter Psarros *1995 – Nick Tsaltas *1999 – Peter Kakos *2001 – Peter Psarros Jimmy Rooney Medal – VPL Grand Final Man of the Match *2001 – Peter Psarros Bill Fleming Medal – Media Player Of The Year *1995 – George Svigos


References


External links


Official club website

Team App club website


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