Kingston City FC

Kingston City FC
Kingston City FC emblem
Founded1974
GroundThe Grange Reserve
Capacity2000
ChairmanSam Koulis
CoachPeter Natsis
LeagueVictoria Premier League 1
202412th of 14
Websitehttp://www.kingston-cityfc.com.au

Kingston City Football Club is an Australian, professional soccer club from Clayton South, Victoria (within the local government area of Kingston), whose home ground is The Grange Reserve. Kingston club currently competes in the Victoria Premier League 1.

History

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The club was established in 1974 in the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Clarinda by members of the local Greek Australian community. Originally called Liverpool Soccer Club, the club was renamed Clarinda Soccer Club the following year (1975). Playing many of its home games on the grounds of Clayton Technical School in Clayton, Victoria, the club spent most of its early years competing in the lower divisions of the Victorian District Leagues. In 1982 the club moved to its current home ground The Grange in the neighbouring suburb of Clayton South, Victoria, and in 1998 was renamed Kingston City Soccer Club. The name change was made to reflect the amalgamation of local city councils and the restructuring of city borders, but also to broaden the club's appeal amongst the non-Greek population in the local area.

Kingston City competed in the 2006 Victorian Premier League after back-to-back promotions in 2004 and 2005, winning the State League Division One title in the latter year. The club's stay in the top-flight was short-lived though, suffering relegation in 2007. Financial struggles then blighted the club, with six-figure debt hindering Kingston's operations. A second relegation followed in 2008 when City finished bottom of State League 1 and then a third consecutive relegation when it finished bottom of the 2009 State League Division Two South-East.[1]

After finishing his playing career at the end of the 2012 State League Division 2 South-East season, Nick Tolios took over as head coach of the club.

In 2014, Kingston City was announced as one of the successful applicants for the newly introduced National Premier Leagues Victoria, joining the second division, the new second tier of football in Victoria. Kingston finished in 8th place in its first season in the 14-team league.[2]

The following season, six additional clubs were added to National Premier Leagues Victoria 2, with the division splitting into East and West conferences of ten sides each. Kingston finished in 6th place in NPL2 East in 2015.[3]

On 3 September 2016, Kingston City achieved promotion from to NPL Victoria in dramatic circumstances. Needing to avoid defeat on the final match-day of the regular season, Damian Iaconis scored a 94th-minute equaliser to achieve automatic promotion into the top flight.[4] In the 2016 NPL2 Grand Final, Kingston City came back from 2–0 down to win 3–2 against St Albans Saints, with Slaven Vranesevic scoring two near-identical free kicks, and Kingston were crowned NPL Victoria 2 Champions. Velibor Mitrovic was top goalscorer with 19 goals.[5]

Kingston finished in 10th place in its first season in the NPL in 2017, seven points clear of the relegation playoff spot.[6] Iaconis top-scored with 12 goals. The following season, City finished just outside of the finals series, two points behind Port Melbourne in sixth place.[7] Iaconis once again top-scored with 11 goals. In 2019, after three seasons in the top flight in Victoria, Kingston City were relegated, finishing in second-bottom place, one point short of Dandenong Thunder in the relegation play-off spot.[8] After relegation was confirmed, Tolios left the club to take up an opportunity at Bentleigh Greens after seven years as head coach of Kingston.

Kingston then appointed Con Tangalakis as manager for the 2020 season.

Honours

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Kingston City celebrating their 2016 NPL2 championship

2019 Senior Men's National Premier Leagues Victoria Squad

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as of February 2019 [9] 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 Australia AUS Stephen Hatzikourtis
2 DF Australia AUS Michael Mullins
4 DF Australia AUS Simo Jovanovic
5 DF Afghanistan AFG Faisal Sakhizada
6 DF Australia AUS Nathan Tidmarsh
7 MF Australia AUS Chris Irwin
9 FW Chile CHI Hernan Inestroza
10 FW Australia AUS Mouad Zwed
11 MF Australia AUS Ali Sulemani
12 FW Australia AUS Erhan Yalaz
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF Australia AUS Daniel Bennett
14 FW Australia AUS Damian Iaconis
16 MF Australia AUS Anthony Theo
17 MF Australia AUS Alex Caniglia
18 MF Australia AUS Anthony Ianchello
19 FW Australia AUS David Antequera
20 GK Japan JPN Satoshi Osougi
22 DF Australia AUS Ajdin Fetahagic
23 FW Australia AUS Cooper Legrand

Competition timeline

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Season Division Pos Played W D L F A Points
2019 R NPL 13th 26 6 5 15 35 51 23
2018 NPL 7th 26 10 4 12 39 45 34
2017 NPL 10th 26 8 7 11 37 42 31
2016 C NPL 2 East 1st 28 21 3 4 65 32 66
2015 NPL 1 East 6th 28 15 2 11 59 50 47
2014 NPL 1 8th 26 11 2 13 54 46 35
2013 SL 2 South/East 7th 22 10 1 11 42 42 31
2012 SL 2 South/East 7th 22 10 0 12 40 45 30
2011 C SL 3 South/East 1st 22 16 4 2 61 15 52
2010 SL 3 South/East 4th 22 14 2 6 44 32 44
2009 R SL 2 South/East 12th 22 4 5 13 32 57 14
2008 R SL 1 12th 22 4 1 17 20 50 13
2007 R VPL 15th 26 7 6 13 32 38 27
2006 F VPL 5th 26 11 5 10 37 39 38
2005 C SL 1 1st 22 16 5 1 44 14 53
2004 P SL 2 South/East 2nd 22 11 8 3 35 17 41
2003 R SL 1 12th 22 3 7 12 22 52 16
2002 C SL 2 South/East 1st 22 16 5 1 47 17 53
2001 SL 2 South/East 4th 22 11 1 10 43 40 34
2000 SL 2 South/East 8th 22 8 2 12 31 30 26
1999 R SL 1 13th 26 6 6 14 31 58 24

R relegated P promoted C champions F finals

References

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  1. ^ "2000's.PDF" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Ladder for NPL1". SportsTG. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Ladder for PS4 NPL1 East VIC". SportsTG. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. ^ Bourbos, Dimitrios. "Late Iaconis header seals Kingston's East title and promotion". The Corner Flag. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Competition Stats for PS4 NPL2 East VIC Men". SportsTG. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Ladder for PS4 NPL VIC Men". SportsTG. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Ladder for NPL VIC". SportsTG. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Ladder for NPL VIC Men". SportsTG. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Kingston City Team". Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  10. ^ "OzFootball – Victorian League Archive". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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