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Full name | Bentleigh Greens Soccer Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Greens Pankyprio (Pan-Cyprian) | ||
Short name | BGSC | ||
Founded | 1987 | ||
Ground | Kingston Heath Soccer Complex | ||
Capacity | 3,300[1][2] | ||
Coordinates | 37°58′7″S 145°5′27″E / 37.96861°S 145.09083°E | ||
Chairman | Ray Georgiou | ||
Coach | Riccardo Marchioli | ||
League | Victoria Premier League 1 | ||
2023 | 14th of 14 (relegated) NPL Victoria | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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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 National Premier Leagues Victoria. Bentleigh made nationwide headlines when it became the first club below the A-League to make the semi-final of the FFA Cup in 2014. The Greens hit another milestone a year later when they claimed their first major trophy, the NPL Victoria title. In 2016, Bentleigh Greens became Victorian top-flight league premiers for the first time.
Bentleigh are one of six state league teams to have eliminated an A-League team in the FFA Cup, along with Heidelberg United FC, Redlands United FC, Green Gully SC, Adelaide City FC, and Blacktown City FC.