West Torrens Birkalla Soccer Club, commonly known as Birkalla, is a

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club based in Novar Gardens, a south-western suburb of

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in the

City of West Torrens The City of West Torrens is a local government area in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Since the 1970s, the area was mainly home to many open spaces and parks, however after the mid-1990s (1993–1995) the LGA became more resid ...

. The club was founded in 1979 as a merger between West Torrens (1967) and Birkalla Rovers. The club currently plays in

State League 1 South Australia State League South Australia is a series of soccer leagues based in South Australia which consists of two divisions; SA State League 1 (SL1) and SA State League 2 (SL2). It runs as the second and third tiers of soccer in South Australia ( third ...

, previously competing in the

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in 2022. The club has played at their current home ground, Jack Smith Park, since their formation. West Torrens Birkalla has two predecessors; The first, ''West Torrens'' was founded in 1967 and competed in the third division, winning no major honours. The second, ''Birkalla Rovers'', was founded in 1933, winning six first division titles and four Federation Cups. The club claims the history of another ''West Torrens'' club founded in 1925 following a merger between ''Hindmarsh'', ''Cheltenham'' and ''Holdens United'', however this club had ceased to exist by the end of the 1950s.

Honours

*State League **Champions (2): 2002, 2005 *Federation Cup **Winners (1): 2002 *State League 1 ** Premiership (2): 2021, 2024

Notable players

* Richie Alagich *

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Ryan Kitto Ryan Kitto is an Australian soccer player who plays as a left back for Adelaide United, whom he captains. Career Adelaide United Kitto started his career with West Torrens Birkalla, before signing for A-League club Adelaide United. He made h ...

* Kostas Salapasidis *

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* Aaron Westervelt * Joe Gauci *

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