The Hellenic Cup () is an Australian

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tournament contested by

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clubs, mostly from

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. Starting in 1983, it was an attempt to formalise the previously scattered approach to holding such tournaments in the 1960s and 1970s. The Hellenic Cup Tournament trophy is housed in the Museum of National Centre for Hellenic Studies & Research at

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, Bundoora.

History of tournaments

Winners

Bentleigh Greens Bentleigh Greens Soccer Club is an Australian semi professional soccer club based in Cheltenham, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club was formed in 1986, by the Greek Cypriot community and currently competes in the Victoria Premier League ...

(1991, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2010) *4

South Melbourne FC South Melbourne Football Club is an Australian semi-professional Association football, soccer club based in suburb of Albert Park, Victoria, Albert Park, in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The club currently competes in the National P ...

(1984, 2007, 2009, 2011) *4

Oakleigh Cannons Oakleigh Cannons Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in the south-east Melbourne suburb Oakleigh. As of 2025, the club competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria (NPL Victoria). History South Oakleigh Soccer Club was establ ...

(1987, 1990, 2001, 2006) *3

Northcote City SC Northcote City Football Club (Iraklis) is a soccer club based on the border of Thornbury and Northcote, Victoria (Australia). Formed in 1960 by local Greek Australians, the club currently competes in the Victoria Premier League 1. In 2011, N ...

(1985, 1986, 1999) *3 Altona East Phoenix (1992, 2004, 2013) *2

Port Melbourne Sharks Port Melbourne SC is an Australian soccer club based in Port Melbourne, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club was formed in 1968 by local Greek Australians, and was promoted over the years to the Victorian Premier League in 1994. It spent th ...

(1994, 1995) *2

Kingston City FC Kingston City Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club from Clayton South, Victoria (within the local government area of Kingston), whose home ground is The Grange Reserve. Kingston club currently competes in the Victoria Prem ...

(1984, 1993) *1

Heidelberg United 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, Australia. The team currently ...

(2008) *1 Yarraville Glory (2000) *1 Caufield Citys (1983) *1

Western Suburbs SC Western Suburbs Soccer Club is an association football club based in the suburb of Sunshine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was formed in 1965 and currently competes in the Victorian State League Division 1 North-West. Western S ...

(2012)

Ladies

*Heidelberg United Champions 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 *Southern Suburbs Runners Up 2006 *Bentleigh Greens Runners Up 2007 *South Melbourne FC Runners Up 2008 *Ashburton Runners Up 2010 *Box Hill United Runners Up 2012

Youth

*Brunswick City Champions 2006, Runners Up 2007 *Oakleigh Cannons Champions 2007, 2008 *Heidelberg United Champions 2010, 2011 *South Melbourne FC Runners Up 2010 *Northcote City Runners Up 2006 *Bentleight Greens Runners Up 2011 *Doncaster Rovers Runners Up 2008

Veterans

*3XY Radio Hellas Champions 2007, Runners Up 2008 *Lalor FC Champions 2011 *Southern Suburbs Champions 2008 *Altona East Phoenix Champions 2012 *Malvern Kinisi Runners Up 2012 *Heidelberg United Alexander Runners Up 2007 *Bayside Argonauts Champions 2009, 2010, Runners Up 2011 *Kingston City FC Runners Up 2010

Participants

*3XY Radio Hellas (Veterans) * Altona East Phoenix PAOK *Ashburton (Women's) *Bayside Argonauts (Veterans) *

Pagkyprios *Box Hill United *Braeside United Lemnos Soccer Club Lemnos *

Brunswick City Brunswick City Soccer Club is a soccer club from Brunswick West, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was formed in 1970 by local Greek Australians as Thornbury Soccer Club and today has teams playing in Senior Men's, Senior W ...

Leonidas *Caufield City *Caufield United Cobras Lemnos *Clayton FC *Clifton Hill United FC *Darebin United Apollo FC *Doncaster Rovers (Ladies) *East Richmond Jaguars *Essendon United Kos *Hawthorn United *Harrisfield Hurricanes *

Megas Alexandros *Hellenic Moorabbin * Hobart Olympia Warriors *Keon Park FC Panathinaikos *

*Lalor FC Florina *Leros United Leros *Malvern City *Mill Park FC *Mordialloc Hermes *

Iraklis *Nunawading City (Youth) *

*Panathinaikos (Veterans) *Pansseraikos (Veterans) *

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Nea Ellas *

Ellas Melvournis *South Spirngvale SC Aris *South Springvale Serres *

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 ...

*Upfield Atromitos *Wantirna South * Waverley Wanderers AEK *

Panellinios *West Preston SC Antagoras *Westvale Olympic *Yiannis Tavern (Veterans) *Yarraville Glory Doxa

External links

* Greek-Australian culture Soccer cup competitions in Australia Recurring sporting events established in 1983 Greek-Australian culture in Melbourne {{Australia-footy-competition-stub