Nunawading City Football Club is an Australian semi-professional association football club based in Forest Hill, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1971, the club currently competes in the NPL Victoria 3.

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Nunawading City

Full name	Nunawading City Football Club
Nickname(s)	Nuna
Founded	1971
Ground	Mahoney's Reserve
Capacity	500
Chairman	Nek Dimitrakis
Manager	Steve Voursoukis
League	NPL Victoria 3
2021	season cancelled (note 2020 season also cancelled)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

History

Recent History

In the 2014 season, Nunawading finished in bottom place of the Victorian State League Division 2 South-East, amassing seven points in 22 games.[1] However due to Football Federation Victoria ranking Nunawading as one of the states elite junior clubs, they were given a licence to participate in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 for 2015, the second tier of football in the state.[2]

\Midway through 2014, Nunawading City youth player, Jake Brimmer was scouted by Liverpool FC, Liverpool scout Barry Hunter spotted him playing for the Victorian National Training Centre squad in July 2013.

In 2015, after 20 consecutive losses, City earned its first point in the NPL2 competition on 18 July 2015, in a 0–0 draw away from home against Whittlesea Ranges.[3] The point would prove to be the only point Nunawading earned that season, finishing the season in bottom place with a −95 goal difference, but were not relegated due to no relegation existing from NPL2 for 2014–2016.[4]

In May 2016, Nunawading striker Emile Damey was selected in the squad for Liberia ahead of Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches.[5]

Nunawading City got their first win in NPL2 when it defeated Murray United 3–1 at Mahoneys Reserve on 22 May 2016.[6] The win was City's only points for the 2016 season, finishing again in bottom place with a −92 goal difference.

Nuna signed a number of ex-A-League players for the 2017 season, including Mitch Cooper, Patrick Gerhardt, James Brown and Jason Trifiro. Cooper scored a total of 21 goals for Nunawading, who avoided relegation in 2017 with a 9th placed finished, four points above Richmond SC.[7]

With Gerhardt, Trifiro, Jagajeet Shrestha and Cooper departing at seasons end, in October 2017, it was announced Nuna had signed NPL Victoria Gold Medal winner Massimo Murdocca for 2018. In 2018, Nuna signed A-League veteran Fahid Ben Khalfallah. Additionally former Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder Tahj Minniecon joined the club. Ben Khalfallah scored his first goal in Nunawadings third victory for the season against Melbourne City. Nuna finished the season in bottom place in NPL2, suffering relegation from the National Premier Leagues Victoria system.[8]

Khalfallah was appointed the senior head coach for the 2019 Victorian State League Division 1 season.

First team Squad

As of 21 April 2022[9]

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 Stephen Hatzikourtis 2 DF  AUS Nicholas Apostolopoulos 3 DF  AUS Andrew Mullett (captain) 4 DF  AUS Anthony Del Medico 5 DF  AUS Andrew Visciglio 6 DF  KOR Kitae Park 7 MF  AUS Michael Romas 8 MF  JPN Miki Gamo 9 FW  SCO Archibald Macphee 10 FW  AUS Joshua Varga 11 FW  ITA Manuel Sanzo 12 FW  AUS Timothy Atherinos 15 DF  AUS Dominik Jamriska

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  AUS Felix Dimitrakis 18 MF  AUS Jonathan Hardy 20 DF  AUS Samuel Wong 21 FW  AUS Alexander Dimitriou 22 FW  AUS Yianni Danigelis 23 MF  AUS Nicholas Kyranakis 26 GK  AUS William Sparrow 27 GK  AUS Dennys Martin 29 DF  AUS Alex Namar 36 DF  AUS James Riordan 38 MF  AUS Tommy Stanisavljevic 39 FW  AUS Varmah Mgoneh

References

External links

• Official club website