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| Full name | Melbourne Knights Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Knights, Croatia, Croacija | ||
| Founded | 1953 as Melbourne Croatia | ||
| Ground | Knights Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,000[1] | ||
| President | Simon Pincic | ||
| Manager | Ivan Franjic | ||
| League | NPL Victoria | ||
| 2023 | 4th of 14 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Melbourne Knights Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the suburb of Sunshine North, Melbourne. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria, the second-tier of the Australian soccer league system under the A-League. It is one of the most successful soccer clubs in Australia, being a two-time championship and four-time premiership winner in the now defunct National Soccer League (NSL).
The club is based in the western suburbs of Melbourne and draws much of its support from the Croatian Australian community. The club's identification with its Croatian roots remains strong. It is a regular participant in the Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament.
The Melbourne Knights play matches at Knights Stadium, a 15,000 capacity venue (with approximately 4,000 seated) which the club has owned and operated since 1989. As well as fielding men's and women's sides, the Knight's field junior teams of all year levels.
- ^ "Australia – Melbourne Knights FC – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.