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South Springvale SC

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South Springval FC
Full nameSouth Springvale FC
NicknameAris
Founded1968
GroundWarner Reserve
CoachSaleem Nasser
LeagueVPL 2
1st 2026 Season1st In State League 1 South East
Websitehttp://www.southspringvalefc.com.au

South Springvale FC 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

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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] In 2019, Aris were promoted to State League 1 following a 2nd place finish that season. The club is aiming to gain promotion to the NPL system for the first time this year.

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The club adopted its nickname and colours from Greek side Aris Thessaloniki F.C. The Greek side is known for its Yellow and black colours and this is why South Springvale play in those colours. Further, the club's crest is a homage to Aris with the logo even adopting the Greek spelling of Aris being 'APHS'.

Honors

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State

Victoria (state) Victorian State League 1 South East –Champions: 2026.

  • Victoria (state) Dockety Cup – Runners Up: 2014.
  • Victoria (state) Victorian State League Division 2 South East – Runners up: 2019.
  • Victoria (state) Victorian State League Division 3 South East – Runners up: 2002, 2010.
  • Victoria (state) Victorian State League Division 4 – Champions: 1995.
  • Victoria (state) Victorian Provisional League Division 1 – Champions: 1991.
  • Victoria (state) Victorian Provisional League Division 2 – Champions: 1990.
  • Victoria (state) Victorian Provisional League Division 3 – Runners up: 1988.[2]
  • Victoria (state) Victorian State League Champions Cup – Champions: 1994.[3]

Players

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Current senior squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Josh Hill
21 GK  AUS Stephen Hatzikourtis
5 DF  AUS Thomas Simos
4 DF  AUS William Doumanis
2 DF   Christian Conte
28 DF  AUS Kris Kioussis
— DF  AUS Thomas Simos
3 DF  AUS Kai Adachi
13 DF  AUS Andrew Varsamis
10 MF  AUS Arran Dunbar
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   Alex Palezevic
22 MF  AUS Leigh Kissas
6 MF   Dimitar "Berbatov" Mitkov
15 FW  AUS Jayden Scott
11 FW  AUS Aron Handakas
17 FW  AUS Zac Taweel
7 FW   Aleksandar Hrkalovic
9 FW  AUS Marcelo Arapis
16 DF  AUS Fintan Geoghegan

Current reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  AUS Jordan Gammoh
— DF  AUS Christian Altidis
— DF  AUS Emanuel Emmanouilidis
— DF  AUS Filimonas Kasimis
— DF  AUS Luke Michailidis
— DF  AUS Isaac Papakyriakopoulos
— DF  AUS Elijah Tracanelli
— DF  AUS Georgio Tsatsos
— MF  AUS Vinda Chheang
— MF  AUS Blake Dickson
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  AUS Jaz Omerogullari
— MF  AUS Eric Pagoulatos
— MF  AUS Athan Panagiotou
— MF  AUS Sebastian Davies
— FW  AUS Juan Hernandez
— FW  AUS Frankie Varsamis
— FW  AUS Anthony Vecchi
— FW  AUS Marko Vrban
— FW  GRE Frank Mellios
— FW  VIE Felix Nguyen

Club officials

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Committee

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  • President: Jim Simos
  • Vice President: Andrew Pagoulatos
  • Secretary: Heather Paliouras
  • Treasurer: Toula Simos
  • Committee Member: Jim Banasios

Men’s team staff

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  • Senior Team Head Coach: Saleem Nasser
  • Senior Assistant Coach: George Balaskas
  • Senior Team Manager: Peter Tragakis
  • Reserve Team Head Coach: Alex Tsentotouros
  • Reserve Team Manager: Andrew Pagoulatos
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Danny Norton

References

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  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. ↑ "South Springvale vs South Cardiff FC, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 29th Jul 2014". 31 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Gold Coast City FC vs South Springvale, FFA Cup, Round of 16, 23rd Sep 2014". 31 July 2017.
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