List of Italian soccer clubs in Victoria, Australia
Club Founded Location Status Comments
Avondale FC 1984 Parkville , Melbourne NPL Permanent standalone club , founded as 'Keilor United '
Bell Park SC 1959 Bell Park , Geelong VSL 4 West Permanent standalone club , founded by members of the defunct Geelong Soccer Club ( Italian ) along with Croatians and British Australians
Boroondara-Carey Eagles FC 2015 Bulleen , Melbourne VSL 1 South-East Founded by the merger of original standalone clubs Boroondara Lions , Doncaster Inter ( Italian ) , Kew Eagles ( Italian ) , and Old Carey
Brimbank Stallions FC 1986 Sunshine , Melbourne VSL 1 North-West Permanent standalone club
Brunswick Zebras FC 1948 Brunswick East , Melbourne VSL 4 North Founded by the merger of unnamed clubs , under the name 'Juventus ' , with de-merger history with latter clubs Bulleen Lions , Moreland Zebras and Whittlesea Ranges respectively
Carlton Azzurri FC 1979 Carlton , Melbourne MCSA - Saturday & Sunday Premier League Permanent standalone club founded with a focus on Social Football in Princes Park . Growing over time beyond its base in the Italian community to have a large diverse contingent of international players living in the CBD fringe . The club has won several Saturday and Sunday League titles including the 2019 Yamagata Cup
Croydon City Arrows FC 1957 Croydon , Melbourne VSL 4 East Permanent standalone club , founded as 'Croydon '
Epping City SC 1981 Epping , Melbourne VSL 2 North-West Permanent standalone club
Essendon Royals SC 1959 Essendon , Melbourne VSL 1 North-West Founded by the merger of original standalone clubs of East Brunswick , Fiorentina , Ivanhoe , Moonee Ponds and Triestina , under the name 'Essendon-Brunswick Royals ' , with de-merger history with latter club Bulleen Lions
Fawkner SC 2010 Fawkner , Melbourne VSL 3 North-West Founded as & currently a standalone club , with de-merger history with latter and original clubs Manningham United , Moreland Zebras , North Reservoir , Regent and Whittlesea Ranges respectively
Falcons 2000 SC 2000 Morwell La Trobe Valley Soccer League Permanent standalone club , founded as 'IASCO '
FC Bulleen Lions 1974 Bulleen , Melbourne NPL 2 Founded as & currently a standalone club , with de-merger history with latter clubs Essendon Royals , Moreland Zebras and Whittlesea Ranges respectively
Juventus Old Boys SC Unknown Doncaster , Melbourne Men 's Metropolitan Masters East Permanent standalone club , but linked with Brunswick Zebras FC and Moreland Zebras FC
Knox United SC 2003 Rowville , Melbourne VSL 5 South Permanent standalone club
Manningham United FC 1999 Doncaster , Melbourne NPL 2 Founded by the merging and de-merging of Fawkner , North Reservoir and Regent that became Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues , and finally becoming Manningham United and Fawkner SC
Mildura City SC 1973 Mildura Sunraysia Football League Permanent standalone club , founded as 'Milan SC '
Moreland Zebras FC 1997 Fawkner , Melbourne NPL 2 History of club is disputed , founded by the mergers and de-mergers of eight original standalone clubs . Foundation dates are disputed , the club claims to be founded as Brunswick Zebras FC in 1948 , other clubs claim it was founded in 1997 , but was established in its current form in 2007
Myrtleford Savoy SC 1959 Myrtleford Albury Wodonga League Permanent standalone club
Northern Falcons FC 1986 Thornbury , Melbourne VSL 4 North Permanent standalone club , founded as 'Flemington Floridia '
Marcellin Old Collegians SC 2002 Bulleen , Melbourne VSL 4 North Permanent standalone club
Active clubs
See also : Category : Italian-Australian backed sports clubs of Victoria As of the 2020 Football Season
The Italian community of Australia has played an influential role in the history of Australian soccer, particularly evident in the state of Victoria. Numerous stand-alone, merger and de-merged clubs have been formed over the years in Geelong, Melbourne and various towns in the Latrobe & Goulburn valleys. As of the 2019 season, the Italian community is represented in every competitive state league, being tiers one to seven, with handful of clubs competing in competitive rural and metropolitan amateur leagues. Multiple Australian national team players featured for Italian backed clubs in their youth before making their international debuts.