Perth RedStar Football Club is an Australian soccer club from

Joondalup, Western Australia Joondalup () is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, approximately north of Perth's central business district. It contains the central business district of the regional City of Joondalup and acts as the primary urban centre of Perth's out ...

currently playing in the

National Premier Leagues Western Australia The National Premier Leagues Western Australia is a regional Australian semi-professional soccer league comprising teams from Western Australia. The league name is often abbreviated to NPL Western Australia or NPL WA. As a subdivision of the N ...

and National Premier Leagues WA Women. Their home ground is the RedStar Arena at the Joondalup campus of

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History

The club was formed in 1992 as Joondalup City Soccer Club and played at the Gumblossom Park in Quinns Rocks. They moved to the

Arena Joondalup Arena Joondalup, known as HBF Arena under a commercial naming rights arrangement, is a multi-purpose sports complex in Joondalup, Western Australia, located on 35 ha of parkland approximately 25 km north of Perth. It was officially o ...

in 1995 and in their first season in the Semi-pro league finished third in the Professional Soccer Federation of WA third division a great start to top-flight football in the state. In the first season of the Soccer West Coast Division One, City won promotion to the

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...

as Champions in 1996. Joondalup City's first season in the top flight in 1997 was a moderately successful one, where they finished in a mid-table position and improved to third place in 1998. In 1999 the club changed its name to ECU Joondalup SC. A successful season saw Paul Simmons' side win the club's first major trophy by taking out the

title, which was their first-ever Premiership after only four seasons in the professional ranks. Under the guidance of former

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manager

Kenny Lowe Kenny Lowe (born 6 November 1961) is an English association football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Australian side Perth RedStar. Kenny played for ten clubs in England, and had a stint in Australia also. He later mana ...

, ECU Joondalup SC won their first Championship in 2020 (no Premier was awarded), with striker Danny Hodgson also claiming the season's Golden Boot award with 17 goals. In February 2022, ECU Joondalup SC and Northern Redbacks WSC announced a merger to create Perth RedStar FC as a new club.

Current men's squad

Current women's squad

Staff

*Technical Director:

Andrew Ord Andrew Ord is an English-Australian football coach who has held various roles in both International and club football throughout Asia. He is currently Technical Director at National Premier Leagues Western Australia champions Perth RedStar FC E ...

*First Team Coach: Callum Salmon *Assistant Coach: David Butterfield

Notable past players

List includes players from ECU Joondalup youth or senior teams that have gone on to represent the Australian national team. * Chris Herd * Brandon O'Neill *

Josh Risdon Joshua Robert Risdon (born 27 July 1992) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who currently plays as a right back for Western United. Risdon has represented Australia on several occasions since debuting in 2015. Club career ...

* Adam Taggart * Rhys Williams * Ryan Williams

Coaches

* Paul Simmons (1992–2002) * Stuart Kamaz (2003) * Paul Simmons (2004) * Stuart Currie (2005) * Eric Williams (2005) * John Brown (2006) * Willie McNally (2006–2008) * Syd Amphlett (2008–2011) * Salv Todaro (2011–2013) * Dale McCulloch (2013–2019) *

(2020–present)

Honours

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...

, 2022 NPL Champions * 1998, 2002 Boral Challenge Cup Winners * 1999 Premier League Winners * 1996 First Division Winners

References

External links

Official Website
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