South Springvale SC

South Springvale
Full name South Springvale Soccer Club
Nickname(s) Aris
Founded 1968
Ground Warner Reserve
Head Coach Steryios Sakellaridis
Coach Steve Pavlidis
League Victorian State League Division 1
2017 11th
Website Club website

South Springvale Soccer Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Springvale, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club was formed by local Greek Australians in 1968, as 'Sandown Dynamo'. The club currently competes in the Victorian State League Division 1. Their home ground is Warner Reserve.

South Springvale achieved national notoriety by qualifying for the 2014 FFA Cup Round of 32.

History

South Springvale was founded in 1968 by Greek immigrants who migrated to Australia in the early to mid-1960s. The club was initially called Sandown Dynamo and played at Springvale High Schools’ facilities.[1] During the next 12 years, Sandown Dynamo competed in the Victorian Amateur Leagues, but rose quickly in the 1980s and 1990s, entering the Victorian Provisional Leagues in 1985, and gaining promotion to the Victorian State Leagues in 1992, reaching Victorian State League Division 2 by 2000.[2]

In 1980 the club shifted to Warner Reserve whilst also changing its name to South Springvale Soccer Club. Over the next two decades the club endured many good years culminating in three championships, in 1990, 1991 and 1995,[2] whilst also claiming the State League Cup in 1994.[3][1] Since the 2014 season, the team has been competing in the FFV State League 1 South East.[4]

In 2014, South Springvale defeated National Premier Leagues Victoria side Hume City in 3–0 in the 2014 Dockerty Cup Quarter-final to become the first Victorian club to qualify for the inaugural FFA Cup Round of 32, the first national round.[5][6] South Springvale and Hakoah Sydney City East FC were the only two fourth tier sides to win through to the Round of 32. Aris drew South Cardiff FC and played them on 29 July as the home team at Kingston Heath Soccer Complex, winning on penalties after twice equalising after going behind, the first time through Florea and the second time through Dimitrakopoulos.[7] Approximately 1,500 people were in attendance. Aris then drew Gold Coast, Queensland based side Palm Beach SC away from home, and so travelled to Queensland on 23 September 2014. In front of 2,300 people at Robina Stadium, Palm Beach narrowly won 1–0 through a Boxell goal in the 81st minute and ended Aris' FFA Cup adventure.[8]

Honors

  • Victoria (Australia) Dockety Cup – Runners Up: 2014.
  • Victoria (Australia) Victorian State League Division 3 South East – Runners up: 2002, 2010.
  • Victoria (Australia) Victorian State League Division 4 – Champions: 1995.
  • Victoria (Australia) Victorian Provisional League Division 1 – Champions: 1991.
  • Victoria (Australia) Victorian Provisional League Division 2 – Champions: 1990.
  • Victoria (Australia) Victorian Provisional League Division 3 – Runners up: 1988.[2]
  • Victoria (Australia) Victorian State League Champions Cup – Champions: 1994.[3]

Players

Current Senior Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Australia GK Evan Kraloglou
Australia DF Jarryd Barnes
Australia DF Tom Podaridis
Australia DF Thomas Simos
Australia DF Steve Sifinos
Australia DF Andy Skledar
Australia DF Chris Tahmazis
Australia DF Elijah Tracanelli
Australia DF Marko Vrban
Japan DF Kazuhiro Suzuki
Australia MF Dion Pavlic
Australia MF Kosta Karazisis
Australia MF Ilya Grin
Australia MF Jordan Vellien
Australia MF Kenny Seong
Australia MF Dimitar Mitkov
Peru MF Leandro Salazar
Australia FW Marcelo Arapis
Australia FW Matt Kaligianis
Australia FW Jason Ricciuti

Current Reserve Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Australia GK Jordan Gammoh
Australia DF Paul Christodoulou
Australia DF Luke Michailidis
Australia DF James Vagias
Australia DF Andreas Psarros
Australia DF Damon Harbis
Australia MF Greg Sarris
Australia MF Yash Shah
Australia MF Aleksandr Bejatovic
Australia MF Nikolai Bejatovic
Australia MF Vinda Chheang
Australia MF Myles Nyawasha
Australia MF Jacob Besley
Australia MF Patrick Finnegan
Australia MF Christopher Mertikas
Australia FW Tao Soerono
Australia FW Anthony Vecchi
Australia FW Blake Dickson
Australia FW Francois Mellios

Club Officials

Committee

  • President: Chris Leris
  • Vice President: Omi Emmanouilidis
  • Secretary: Stan Kabadias
  • Treasurer: Lilian Bougiouklis
  • Committee Member: Jim Banasios

Men’s Team Staff

  • Senior Team Head Coach: Steryios Sakellaridis
  • Senior Assistant Coach: Steve Pavlidis
  • Senior Team Manager: Peter Tragakis
  • Reserve Team Head Coach: George Argyropoulos
  • Reserve Team Manager: Matthew Fazio
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Lou Petrou
  • Masseur: Adam Bedikian

References

  1. 1 2 Official Club History
  2. 1 2 3 Ozfootball.net Divisional History
  3. 1 2 Ozfootball.net 1994 Victorian State League Champions Cup Results
  4. ↑ FFV State League 1 South-East 2014
  5. ↑ Dockerty Cup Quarter Final official results
  6. ↑ Official FFV news twitter
  7. ↑ http://www.theffacup.com.au/matchcentre/South-Springvale-v-South-Cardiff-FC/760116
  8. ↑ http://www.theffacup.com.au/matchcentre/Palm-Beach-Sharks-v-South-Springvale/782165
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