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Dianella White Eagles SC is an Australian soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia which was established by the local Serbian Australian community in 1978 as Dianella Serbia. The club will compete in 2022 in the Football West State League Division 1.

Dianella White Eagles Soccer Club

Full name	Dianella White Eagles Soccer Club
Nickname(s)	Serbia, White Eagles
Founded	1978
Ground	Dianella Reserve
Capacity	1,500
President	Bata Jovanovic
Manager	Bobby Despotovski
League	State League 1
2022	9th of 12
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

History

The team was formed under the name of Dianella Serbia in 1978, with the name changed to the current one in the 1990s to reduce the ethnic tension between former Yugoslav clubs, due to the outbreak of the Yugoslav War. In recent times, the club has seen a major influx of players and personnel who were refugees of the Yugoslav War, mainly from the Krajina region in Croatia, and from Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club has had some success winning the Division 1 title in 1993 sending them into the state's top division for a brief stint. The club has since spent its time in Division 1 coming close to winning the league in 2013 and 2017;

Club Colours, Crest and Song

The club's crest shows a soccer ball with the double headed eagle (the national emblem of Serbia) on a badge with the Serbian national colours of red, blue and white in the background. Although the club is extremely welcoming of other cultures it is expected that the players and staff respect the Serbian Heritage of the club. The club's song is called Igrale se Delije.

Rivalries

Dianella White Eagles have a fierce rivalry with Western Knights, due to the ethnic heritage of the club, with Dianella's Serbian heritage and Western Knights' Croatian heritage.

Home ground

Dianella's home ground is at Dianella Reserve, a public open space with many sporting facilities. Dianella share their ground with Little Athletics WA who use the ground during the summer months. The local Serbian community also have built their own stand-alone clubroom next to the existing clubrooms.

Coaching Staff and Squad List

Coaching staff

The 2020 season coaching staff is as follows:

First Team Coach : Bobby Despotovski

First Team Assistant: Terry Brown

Reserves Coach: Jason Razmovski

First Team squad

As of July 2020[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 30 GK  AUS Benjamin Parry 31 GK  AUS Thomas Livingstone 2 DF  AUS Joshua Appleby 16 DF  AUS Michael Rizidis 6 DF  SRB Milorad Vujacic 4 DF  SRB Milan Vulin (Vice Captain) 3 DF  ITA Leslie Mari 10 DF  MKD Jason Stepanovski 7 MF  AUS Liam Merrigan (captain) 8 MF  AUS Scott Barker 11 MF  SRB Slobodan Vulin 16 MF  MKD Bojan Stefoski 15 MF  COL Nicolas Riveros 5 FW  MKD Angel Dejkovski 9 FW  ENG Asa Sippitts 14 FW  AUS Chris Rizidis 2 FW  ZAM Stephen Mwansa Musonda

Honours

1983 Third Division Runners-up

1990 Second Division Runners-up

1993 First Division Winners

2013 First Division Runners-up

2012, 2017 Karadjordje Kup Winners

References

External links

• Official club website

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