Perth Soccer Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in

West Perth, Western Australia West Perth is an inner suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Geography Formerly an exclusive enclave for wealthy merchants and politicians, the West Perth suburb is now part of the inner mixed zone, and has predominantly off ...

. The club was founded in 1987 as the result of a merger between three local clubs, though its pre-merger history is regarded to be that of Perth Azzurri after taking full control of the club in 2002. Perth currently competes in the

National Premier Leagues Western Australia The National Premier Leagues Western Australia (NPL WA) is a regional Australian semi-professional soccer league comprising teams from Western Australia. As a subdivision of the National Premier Leagues, the league is the highest level of the Wes ...

, with matches played at

Dorrien Gardens Dorrien Gardens is a sports ground in West Perth, Western Australia primarily used for soccer. It is the home ground of Perth SC. History Dorrien Gardens is named after James Dorrien, a local businessman and benefactor who donated the land on w ...

History

Perth SC was formed in 1987 as a result of a merger of Perth Azzurri (formed 1948), East Fremantle Tricolore (formed 1953) and

Balcatta Etna Balcatta Etna Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Balcatta, Perth, Western Australia. They compete in the National Premier Leagues Western Australia. History In the first year, 1978, playing at the new home ...

(formed 1977). After numerous meetings and discussions the new club known as, named Perth Italia Soccer Club, was formed. Of the three clubs that merged, Perth Azzurri was the most successful club having won 11 league titles. Between 1953 and 1987 East Fremantle Tricolore also won six league titles, including three straight wins between 1963 and 1965. Balcatta Etna had the least success, with only one league title. The club had its beginnings when a group of boys joined with the initial intention of starting an

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club. The club faced friction from the footballing establishment which disapproved of Azzurri's passionate style of play. Representatives from all three clubs strongly contributed in establishing the finest club and facilities in Western Australia. In the late 1980s the club registered the name Perth United in anticipation of joining the

National Soccer League The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its ...

. However the club never managed to join the national league. In 1991 Balcatta Etna left the merged club. In 1995 it was decided to change the name to Perth Soccer Club in order to broaden its appeal to a more mainstream audience. In 2002 Azzurri fully merged with Perth SC to become the club it is today, with East Fremantle Tricolore leaving the merged club to play in their own right in 2004.

Men's team

Current squad

Honours

*Premiers – 1953, 1959, 1960, 1962 (WASFA), 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2005,

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

* Champions or Top Four/Five Cup –,1963, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

* D’Orsogna Cup – 1960, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1981, 1990, 1993 * WA State Cup 2001, 2005 * Night Series Cup – 1962, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1981 * Night Series – 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Women's team

The Perth SC Women's team are one of the inaugural teams in the new

National Premier Leagues WA Women The National Premier Leagues WA Women, also known as the NPL WA Women, is a soccer competition in Western Australia. The competition is conducted by Football West, the organising body in Western Australia. The league is a subdivision of the seco ...

competition (which commenced in 2020), and is a part of the

National Premier Leagues Women’s The National Premier Leagues Women's (NPLW), also referred to as Women's National Premier Leagues (WNPL) in some states, are regional association football competitions in some states and territories in Australia, which act as the second tier of t ...

structure. The team is coached by Peter Rakic with Jessica Byrne as his assistant. The Perth SC women's team finished second in the NPLW WA in the 2022 season.

Current squad

Honours

*2024:

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Winners

Notable former players

Ron Adair Ron Adair (born 2 June 1931) is an Australian former footballer. Playing career Club career Adair played his junior football for Victoria Park in Western Australia before joining North Perth in 1952. After playing two season for North Perth he ...

Danielle Brogan Danielle Jade Brogan (born 28 June 1988) is an Australian former soccer player who played in Australia and England. She played in Australia for Sydney FC, Adelaide United FC and Perth Glory in the Australian W-League. In England, Brogan played ...

Anthony Carbone Anthony Carbone (born 13 October 1974) is an Australian retired soccer player. Career Carbone scored the first ever golden goal in football history against Uruguay at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship, helping him earn a move to Nottingham ...

Bobby Charlton Sir Robert Charlton (11 October 1937 – 21 October 2023) was an English professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, left winger or centre-forward. Widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, he was a member ...

(guest player) *

Alessandro Circati Alessandro Circati (; born 10 October 2003) is a professional football player who plays as a central defender for Serie A club Parma. Born in Italy and a former youth international for Italy, he plays for the Australian national team. Early l ...

Gianfranco Circati Gianfranco Circati (; born 2 February 1971) is an Italian former footballer. Circati played for a number of teams in Italian football with the majority of his career being in Serie B and Serie C, though he did have a stint in Serie A with Parm ...

Chris Coyne Christopher John Coyne (born 20 December 1978) is an Australian former Association football, soccer player and coach who is currently head of Perth Glory FC Youth, Perth Glory Youth NPL in National Premier Leagues Western Australia (NPLWA). In a ...

Dino Djulbic Dino Djulbic (born 16 February 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Born in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, he made two appearances for the Australia national team. Club career South Me ...

Robbie Dunn Robert Dunn (born 6 July 1960) is an Australian former soccer player. Dunn played as a defender in a career that spanned 15 years. Playing career Club career Dunn played in the National Soccer League for Preston Makedonia, West Adelaide an ...

Adrian Madaschi Adrian Anthony Madaschi (born 11 July 1982) is an Australian association football, footballer who last played for Perth SC. He is a left-footed defender (association football), defender whose position is centre-back and can also play full-back ...

Arno Bertogna Arno Bertogna (born 9 April 1959 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian former association football player. Playing career Club career Bertogna began his senior career with Azzurri in the WA State League, winning the league and cup i ...

(Aust National) * Gary Marocchi * Scott Miller *

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Gareth Naven Gareth Naven (born 3 March 1969) is an Australian football coach and former player. He is currently the development officer at Football West and coach of Bayswater City SC in the NPL. Playing career Naven was born in 1969 in the English tow ...

Dylan Tombides Dylan James Tombides (8 March 1994 – 18 April 2014) was an Australian professional Association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker for West Ham United F.C., West Ham United and the Australia nation ...

References

External links

Official club website
{{WASL Clubs National Premier Leagues clubs National Premier Leagues Western Australia Football West State League Association football clubs established in 1987 1987 establishments in Australia Soccer clubs in Perth, Western Australia Italian-Australian backed sports clubs of Western Australia