Kingston City FC
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| Nickname(s) | The Reds | ||
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| Founded | 1974 | ||
| Ground | The Grange Reserve | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Captain | Ryan Love | ||
| President | Con Nitsikas | ||
| Coach | Nick Tolios | ||
| League | NPL Victoria 2 East | ||
| 2016 | 1st | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Kingston City Football Club is an Australian soccer club from Clayton South, Victoria, a suburb within the local government area of Kingston. Kingston currently play in the NPL.
History
The club was established in 1974 in the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Clarinda by members of the local Greek Australian community. Originally called Liverpool Soccer Club, the club was renamed Clarinda Soccer Club the following year (1975). Playing many of its home games on the grounds of Clayton Technical School in Clayton, Victoria, the club spent most of its early years competing in the lower divisions of the Victorian District Leagues. In 1982 the club moved to its current home ground The Grange in the neighbouring suburb of Clayton South, Victoria, and in 1998 was renamed Kingston City Soccer Club. The name change was made to reflect the amalgamation of local city councils and the restructuring of city borders, but also to broaden the club's appeal amongst the non-Greek population in the local area.
On 3 September 2016, Kingston City achieved promotion from NPL Victoria 2 to NPL Victoria. Needing to avoid defeat on the final matchday of the regular season, Damian Iaconis scored a 94th minute equaliser to achieve automatic promotion into the top flight of Victorian football for Kingston.[1] In the 2016 NPL2 Grand Final, Kingston City came back from 2–0 down to win 3–2, with Slaven Vranesevic scoring two near identical free kicks. and Kingston were crowned NPL Victoria 2 Champions.
Honours
- National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 Champions 2016
- National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 East Premiers 2016 (Promotion to NPL Victoria)
- Victorian State League Division 1 Champions 2005
- Victorian State League Division 2 Champions 1994, 2002
- Victorian State League Division 3 S/E Champions 2011 Seniors & Reserves
- Victorian State League Division 4 Champions 1986
- Victorian State League Provisional League 1 Champions 1985
- Hellenic Cup Winners 1983, 1993/1994
Stadium
The Grange Reserve, Osborne Avenue Clayton South
- Capacity 2000
2016 Transfers
Transfers in
- Julien Chaumet – AS Moulins
- Ryan Love – Bentleigh Greens
- Slaven Vranesevic – Casey Comets
- Simo Jovanovic – Springvale White Eagles
- Kostas Droutsas – Bentleigh Greens
- Rowan McNamee – Oakleigh Cannons
- Zdenek Koukal – FK Banik Most
- Boima Karpeh - South China AA
- Mould Zwed - Canberra FC
- Luke Eyles - South Melbourne FC(Mid Season)
Transfers out
- Sean McLlroy – Geelong SC
- Gino Defoe – Released
- Andrew Doig – Released
- Nick Modaferri - Dandenong Thunder
- Jamal Clarke – Released
- James Karvellis – Port Melbourne SC
- Jamie De Smit – Released
- Luke Morrey – Old Scotch
2016 Senior Men's National Premier League 2 Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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2016 Coaches
- Nick Tolios – Head Senior Coach
- Billy Theo - Assistant Senior Coach
- Lou Kastner - Goalkeepers
- Michael Iacomidis - Team Manager Seniors
- Tass Koutsikos - Technical Director
- Tom Gameras - Under 20's
- Lou Kastner - Under 18's
- Nick Houssos - Under 16's
- Nick Gameras - Under 14's
- George Theodorou - Under 12's
Competition Timeline
| Season | Division | Pos | Played | W | D | L | F | A | Points |
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| 2016 C | NPL 2 East | 1st | 28 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 65 | 32 | 66 |
| 2015 | NPL 1 East | 6th | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 59 | 50 | 47 |
| 2014 | NPL 1 | 8th | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 54 | 46 | 35 |
| 2013 | SL 2 South/East | 7th | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 31 |
| 2012 | SL 2 South/East | 7th | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 45 | 30 |
| 2011 C | SL 3 South/East | 1st | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 15 | 52 |
| 2010 | SL 3 South/East | 4th | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 32 | 44 |
| 2009 R | SL 2 South/East | 12th | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 57 | 14 |
| 2008 R | SL 1 | 12th | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 50 | 13 |
| 2007 R | VPL | 15th | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 38 | 27 |
| 2006 F | VPL | 5th | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 38 |
| 2005 C | SL 1 | 1st | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 14 | 53 |
| 2004 P | SL 2 South/East | 2nd | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 41 |
| 2003 R | SL 1 | 12th | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 52 | 16 |
| 2002 C | SL 2 South/East | 1st | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 17 | 53 |
| 2001 | SL 2 South/East | 4th | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 43 | 40 | 34 |
| 2000 | SL 2 South/East | 8th | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 26 |
| 1999 R | SL 1 | 13th | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 58 | 24 |
2017 Teams
- Seniors: National Premier League Victoria
- U20s: U20s National Premier League Victoria
- Women's: FFV State League 3 South
- Under 18's (NPL): National Premier League (Eastern Conference)
- Under 16's (NPL): National Premier League (Eastern Conference)
- Under 15's (NPL): National Premier League (Eastern Conference)
- Under 14's (NPL): National Premier League (Eastern Conference)
- Under 13's (NPL): National Premier League (Eastern Conference)
- Under 12's (NPL): National Premier League (Eastern Conference)
- Under 11's (FFV): FFV OSSF South
- Under 10's (FFV): FFV OSSF South
- Under 9's (FFV): FFV OSSF South
- Under 8's (FFV): FFV OSSF South
References
- ↑ Bourbos, Dimitrios. "Late Iaconis header seals Kingston's East title and promotion". The Corner Flag. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ↑ OzFootball – Victorian League Archive
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