Deakin Ducks Football Club

Deakin Ducks
Full nameDeakin Ducks Football Club
Founded1978
GroundDeakin University Elite Sports Precinct
LeagueVictorian State League
Websitehttps://deakinducks.com.au/

Deakin Ducks Football Club is an Australian amateur soccer club based in the Victorian city of Geelong.

The club has senior teams across Men's State League 5 West competition and local men's and women's teams in various divisions of the Geelong football league.

History

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The club was founded in 1978 a year after Deakin University opened its first campus.[1]

In 2017 the Ducks men's team was promoted to State League 5 from Geelong Division 1 after success in the local Geelong competition.[2]

In 2020 the club struggled to field teams when student numbers dwindle due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.[3]

In 2024 the men's senior team won promotion to State League 4 for the 2025 season.[4][5]

Facilities

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The Ducks play at the $8.1 million Elite Sports Precinct established in 2016 that features a synthetic pitch at the university's Waurn Ponds campus.[6] In 2017 The Chinese women's national football team was based at the universities Elite Sports Precinct ahead of their clash with the Matildas.[7]

Honours

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Women

  • 2023 Geelong division 1 champions
  • 2024 Geelong division 1 champions[8]

Men

  • 2016 Geelong division 1 champions[2]
  • 2024 Geelong division 2 champions
  • 2024 Geelong division 3 champions

Recent Seasons

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Key
Winners Runners-up Promoted Relegated
Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season League League Finals Dockerty Cup Top goalscorer(s)[a]
Division Tier Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Player(s) Goals
2012 Geelong Division 2 ↑ 7 18 12 3 3 56 27 39 2nd Semi-Finals - Jim Koldas 19
2013 Geelong Division 1 8 18 10 1 7 53 33 31 4th Runners-Up - Colby Hart 15
2014 Geelong Division 1 9 16 9 2 5 47 27 29 2nd Winners - Christopher De Hoog 9
2015 Geelong Division 1 9 16 8 2 6 36 19 26 5th Did not qualify - Troy Harrison 4
2016 Geelong Division 1 ↑ 9 13 12 1 0 72 9 37 1st Winners - Harry Woolley 31
2017 Victorian State League Division 5 West 8 22 13 6 3 59 27 45 4th Did not qualify Second qualifying round Jack Van Wren 11
2018 Victorian State League Division 5 West 8 19 10 3 6 55 35 33 6th Did not qualify Qualifying round Harry Woolley 16
2019 Victorian State League Division 5 West 8 22 9 5 8 43 37 32 8th Did not qualify Second qualifying round Marcus Lindeberg 13
2020 Victorian State League Division 5 West 9 Season not contested due to COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria First round -
2021 Victorian State League Division 5 West 9 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria Third round -
2022 Victorian State League Division 5 West 9 22 12 0 10 40 39 36 5th Did not qualify First round James Robinson 10
2023 Victorian State League Division 5 West 9 20 7 1 12 43 37 22 7th Did not qualify First round James Robinson 12
2024 Victorian State League Division 5 West ↑ 9 20 14 3 3 60 22 45 2nd Did not qualify Second round Sam Wyeth 21
2025 Victorian State League Division 4 West 8 Season in progress Second round in progress - -

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Goals in League Matches

References

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  1. ^ "Club History". Deakin Ducks Football Club. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "NEWS Deakin Ducks accepted into Mens State League competition in 2017 - FFV - Geelong Region". GameDay. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Ducks scrambling for numbers as venue remains closed". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. ^ Murray, Tara (8 September 2024). "Maidstone United narrowly misses promotion". Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  5. ^ Prusac, Tonci (9 September 2024). "Ducks deliver to secure promotion". Geelong Advertiser (Australia). p. 27.
  6. ^ Dundas, Greg. "Geelong's Deakin Ducks soccer club can't wait to kick goals on new soccer pitch". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Chinese women's football team based at Deakin ahead of Matildas clash". Deakin University. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  8. ^ Prusac, Tonci (16 September 2024). "Ducks deliver in thriller". Geelong Advertiser.
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