West Torrens Birkalla SC

West Torrens Birkalla Soccer Club, commonly known as Birkalla, is a semi-professional soccer club based in Novar Gardens, a south-western suburb of Adelaide in the City of West Torrens. The club was founded in 1979 as a merger between West Torrens (1967) and Birkalla Rovers. The club currently plays in State League 1 South Australia, previously competing in the National Premier Leagues South Australia in 2022. The club has played at their current home ground, Jack Smith Park, since their formation.

West Torrens Birkalla
Full nameWest Torrens Birkalla Soccer Club
Nickname(s)Birkalla
Founded1979 (1979)
(as West Torrens Birkalla)
GroundJack Smith Park
Capacity3,000
ChairmanAmin Ayoubi
ManagerStavi Gelekis
LeagueSA State League 1
20236th of 12
WebsiteClub website

West Torrens Birkalla has two predecessors; The first, West Torrens was founded in 1967 and competed in the third division, winning no major honours. The second, Birkalla Rovers, was founded in 1933, winning six first division titles and four Federation Cups. The club claims the history of another West Torrens club founded in 1925 following a merger between Hindmarsh, Cheltenham and Holdens United, however this club had ceased to exist by the end of the 1950s.[1]

Current squad

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  AUS Nicholas Harpas
20 GK  AUS Charlie Yull
3 DF  AUS James Polli
4 DF  AUS Christopher Ashwood (C)
5 DF  AUS Christian D'Angelo
6 DF  ENG George Mannion
7 FW  AUS Stefan Simic
8 MF  AUS Noah Benouzekri
9 FW  CMR Calvin Mbarga
10 MF  AUS Jake Monaco
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW  AUS Nathan Munro
12 FW  AUS Nicholas Harpas
14 MF  AUS Austin Ayoubi
15 MF  AUS David Makridis
18 MF  AUS Jonathon D'Arrigo
19 DF  AUS Reece Jurjevic
21 DF  AUS Anthony Quici
23 DF  AUS Yasmin Sudic
80 DF  AUS John-Paul Cirillo

Honours

  • State League
    • Champions (2): 2002, 2005
  • Federation Cup
    • Winners (1): 2002
  • State League 1
    • Premiership (1): 2021

Notable players

References

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