Fraser Park FC

Full name	Fraser Park Football Club
Founded	1961
Ground	Fraser Park, Marrickville
Manager	Alex Araujo
League	NSW League Two
2023	5th of 15
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

Fraser Park FC, is an Australian soccer club with senior teams competing in the Football NSW League Two,^[1] Youth competing in the Football NSW Boys League Two and the club also has teams participating in the Football NSW Skills Acquisition Program,^[2] which is the official Football NSW development program for players age 9 to 12 years. Their home ground is Fraser Park which is on 100 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville.

History[edit]

The Sydney Portugal Community Club was founded on 6 February 1965, a few years after the formation of the Football Club in 1961. Portuguese migrants created the “Clube Português de Sydney”, as it was originally known, in Paddington, in the heart of Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. It was there that a small number of Portuguese immigrants began to plan the future of the club, which later became Rosebery.

The club moved to Fraser Park, which had previously been used by the Railway Institute, in the early 1990s.^[3]

Team colours[edit]

The club has a distinct Portuguese background, with its colours similar to that of the Portugal national football team.

Notable players[edit]

The following is a list of Fraser Park FC players who have achieved at least two of the following criteria:

Departed the club with a transfer fee
Featured in the squad of sixteen of an A-League or FFA Cup grand final victory
Made over fifty appearances professionally before or after representing Fraser Park.
Had international caps for their respective country whilst playing for the club
International notoriety signing
Clint Bolton - 4 appearances for Australia. Made over 150 A-League games for Sydney FC and Melbourne Heart. Won 2006 A-League Grand Final, and 09-10 Premiership & Grand final doublewith Sydney FC.^[4]
Ante Juric
Yahya El Hindi - 2 appearances for Lebanon^[5]
Peter Pullicino - 22 appearances for Malta, over 100 appearances for Hibernians F.C. in the Maltese Premier League.
Alex Smith - Won the 2011 NSW National Premier League with Sydney Olympic. Represented Wellington Phoenix in the A-League Men, and played professionally.^[6]

Honours[edit]

NSW NPL Boys Youth 3 Club Champions - 2022
NSW NPL 3/NSW League Two Champions - 2017
NSW Division 3/NSW NPL 3/NSW League Two Premiers - 1999
NSW State League/NSW NPL 4 Champions - 2019; 2020
NSW Division 4 Premiers - 1998

References[edit]

^ "Football NSW".
^ "Football NSW".
^ Cockerill, Michael (27 February 1991). "Football-mad Portuguese are staking out their turf". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 57. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
^ Zelic, Lucy. "Lucy Zelic - 'In conversation with': Clint Bolton". SBS. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
^ Davidson, John. "'I'm here to make a lot of noise' - Meet the Aussie midfielder representing Lebanon". SBS. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
^ "Yanks Abroad: Alex Smith's Up-and-Down Season Down Under". NY Times. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

External links[edit]

Club Website

[1] "Football NSW".

[2] "Football NSW".

[3] Cockerill, Michael (27 February 1991). "Football-mad Portuguese are staking out their turf". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 57. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

[4] Zelic, Lucy. "Lucy Zelic - 'In conversation with': Clint Bolton". SBS. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

[5] Davidson, John. "'I'm here to make a lot of noise' - Meet the Aussie midfielder representing Lebanon". SBS. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

[6] "Yanks Abroad: Alex Smith's Up-and-Down Season Down Under". NY Times. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

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