North Geelong Warriors FC

North Geelong Warriors FC
North Geelong emblem
Full nameNorth Geelong Warriors
Football Club
Nickname(s)North, Warriors, Croatia, Kroacija
FoundedNovember 1967; 56 years ago (1967-11)
GroundAustralian–Croatian Sporting Centre, Elcho Park, Lara
Capacity10,000 (200 Seating Capacity)
PresidentTom Pausak
ManagerStuart Begg (interim)
LeagueVictoria Premier League 1
202414 of 14 (relegated) to
Victoria Premier League 2
WebsiteClub website
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North Geelong Warriors Football Club, formerly known as North Geelong Croatia, is an Australian professional soccer club from the regional Victorian city of Geelong. The club currently competes in the Victoria Premier League 1, Australia's third division in the country's league system and second division in Victoria. The club was founded in 1967 by a large contingent of ethnic Croatians in the city of Geelong.[1] The Warriors' home base is Elcho Park in the northern Geelong suburb of Lara.

North Geelong is a regular participant in the Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament, which it has hosted four times and won for the first time in 2014, in Wollongong, New South Wales. The club's greatest achievement is winning the 1992 Victorian Premier League title, becoming the first promoted side to achieve the feat.[2]

  1. ^ "Diversitat – Geelong Community Services – Croatian Community". diversitat.org.au. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ^ "North Geelong celebrations | Sports & Editorial Services Australia". sesasport.com. Retrieved 30 November 2015.