FK Beograd (Australia)

FK Beograd, formerly known as White City, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Woodville, Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1949 by the Serbian Australian community, the club currently competes in the South Australian National Premier League. FK Beograd was formerly coached by former Australian international Milan Ivanović. They are currently coached by Adrian D'Aloia with his assistants of Lee Addison and John Falidis.

FK Beograd
Full nameBeograd Woodville Sports And Social Club Inc
Nickname(s)Beograd, Warriors
Founded1949 as Beograd
1993 as White City Woodville
2022 as FK Beograd
GroundFrank Mitchell Park
ManagerAdrian D'Aloia
LeagueNPL South Australia
20238th of 12
WebsiteClub website

History

The Beograd Sports and Social club was formed on 19 November 1949 and a meeting arranged at the railway lawns, North Terrace, Adelaide. The first Committee was: President Ilija Ilic, Vice President Miodrag Zivkovic, Secretary Danilo Cukic, Treasurer  Nikola Kleut and committee members Dusan Naumovic, Vaso Kekovic, Stanoje Vukovic and Peter Nikolich.

Beograd played its first league game on 15 April 1950 at its home ground in the South Parklands against Prospect, winning the game 5–2. Beograd moved to its current home of Frank Mitchell Park in 1956. In 2006, the Club celebrated its 50th anniversary.

In 1979 Beograd won the State League First Division Championship for the first time. This milestone also coincides with the year Beograd changed its playing colours from blue, white and red to the Serbian colours of Red, blue and white. In addition, flood lights were also installed in 1979 by Branko Petakovic and the president was Milan Stepanovic.

In 1992 Beograd changed its name to White City Woodville. The name of the ground at Woodville West was changed to Frank Mitchell Park in honour of the club's servant who devoted many years of his life to the White City and its juniors.[1]

In 2022 the club changed its name to FK Beograd.[2]

Current squad
As of 26 February 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Jamie Signorello
4 DF Australia AUS Cohan Morris
5 DF Australia AUS Adam Leombruno
7 MF Australia AUS Yusuf Ahmed
8 MF Australia AUS Christian Sotira
9 FW Australia AUS Joshua Mori
10 MF Australia AUS Paul Radice
11 FW Australia AUS Ninko Beric
12 Australia AUS Antonios Natsiopoulos
13 Australia AUS Kosta Balaban
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Australia AUS Donovan Pollock
15 MF Australia AUS Massimo Falco
17 MF Australia AUS Gideon Arok
18 Australia AUS Stanisa Velinov
19 Australia AUS Damian Ljujic
20 DF Vanuatu VAN Jared Clark
21 GK Australia AUS Nikola Jokic
23 DF Australia AUS Yared Abetew
24 FW Solomon Islands SOL Micah Lea'alafa
25 South Korea KOR Ahn Byung-Tae

Honours
Winners (3): 1979, 1983, 1993
Runner-up (2): 1977, 1996
Winners (1): 1996
Winners (5): 1955, 1967, 1971, 1989, 1994
Runner-up (1): 1970
Winners (1): 1994
Runner-up (1): 2009
Winners (5): 1980, 1983, 1993, 1996, 2005
Runner-up (2): 1952, 2013
  • First Division Cup[6]
Runner-up (2): 1951, 1953
  • Second Division Cup[6]
Winner (1): 1955
Runner-up (1): 1971
  • Top Four Cup[7]
Winners (1): 1979
Runner-up (3): 1982, 1985, 1986
  • Night Series[8]
Winners (1): 1980
Runner-up (2): 1986, 2004
  • Pre-Season Cup[9]
Winners (1): 1957
Winners (1): 1986

References
  1. "Club History". Beograd Woodville Sports & Social Club Inc. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. "RAA NPLSA 2022 Preview | Part Two". 16 February 2022.
  3. "National Premier Leagues South Australia Champions". socceraust. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022.
  4. "State League 1 South Australia Champions". socceraust. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021.
  5. "Federation Cup Finals". socceraust. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022.
  6. "Other Major Cup Winners". socceraust. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021.
  7. "Top Four Cup Winners". socceraust. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021.
  8. "Night Series Winners". socceraust. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021.
  9. "Pre-Season Cup Winners". socceraust. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021.
  10. "Premier Cup Winners". socceraust. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021.
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