List of soccer clubs in Australia
Alphabetically -- D
Table:
Club

League/Division

Lvl

State

City

Change from 2015–16

Dandenong City
National Premier Leagues Victoria 2
3
Victoria
Melbourne

Dandenong South
Victorian State League Division 4
7
Victoria
Melbourne

Dandenong Thunder
National Premier Leagues Victoria 2
3
Victoria
Melbourne

Dandenong Warriors
Victorian State League Division 5
8
Victoria
Melbourne

Darebin United
Victorian State League Division 4
7
Victoria
Melbourne

Darwin Hearts
Northern Zone All Age
3
Northern Territory
Darwin

Darwin Olympic
NorZone Premier League
2
Northern Territory
Darwin

Darwin Rovers
NorZone Premier League
2
Northern Territory
Darwin

Deakin University
Victorian State League Division 5
8
Victoria
Melbourne

Derwent United
Southern Conference
4
Tasmania
Hobart

Devonport
National Premier Leagues Tasmania
2
Tasmania
Devonport

Diamond Valley United
Victorian State League Division 2
5
Victoria
Melbourne

Dianella White Eagles
Football West State League Division 1
3
Western Australia
Perth

Dingley Stars
Victorian State League Division 3
6
Victoria
Melbourne

Doncaster Rovers
Victorian State League Division 2
5
Victoria
Melbourne

DOSA
Southern Conference 1
5
Tasmania
Hobart

Doveton
Victorian State League Division 2
5
Victoria
Melbourne

Drouin Dragons
Victorian State League Division 5
8
Victoria
Drouin

Dulwich Hill
National Premier Leagues NSW 3
4
New South Wales
Sydney

Dunbar Rovers
National Premier Leagues NSW 3
4
New South Wales
Sydney

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Dandenong City Soccer Club , formerly known as Chelsea Hajduk , is an Australian soccer club based in the South-East region of Melbourne , Victoria . The club 's home is at Frank Holohan Soccer Complex in the suburb of Endeavour Hills . They compete in the NPL Victoria , which is the top tier of football in Victoria , having been promoted for the first time for the 2019 season . The club was founded in 1981 as Parkmore Hajduk , then was renamed Chelsea Hajduk by the Croatian Australian community in Melbourne 's south-eastern suburbs . In 2008 Chelsea Hajduk merged with Dandenong City , keeping the latter 's name .
The National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 , commonly referred to as NPL Victoria 2 , is a regional Australian semi-professional soccer league comprising teams from Victoria . The league sits at level 2 on the Victorian league system , behind the National Premier Leagues Victoria , ( level 3 of the overall Australian league system ) . The competition is administered by Football Federation Victoria , the governing body of the sport in the state .
Melbourne ( /ˈmɛlbən/ ( listen ) MEL-bərn ) [ note 1 ] is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria , and the second most populous city in Australia and Oceania . Its name refers to an urban agglomeration of 9,993 km2 ( 3,858 sq mi ) , comprising a metropolitan area with 31 municipalities , and is also the common name for its city centre . The city occupies much of the coastline of Port Phillip bay and spreads into the hinterlands towards the Dandenong and Macedon ranges , Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley . It has a population of 5 million ( 19% of the population of Australia ) , and its inhabitants are referred to as Melburnians . [ note 2 ] The city was founded on 30 August 1835 , in the then-British colony of New South Wales , by free settlers from the colony of Van Diemens Land ( modern-day Tasmania ) . It was incorporated as a Crown settlement in 1837 , and named Melbourne by Governor General Richard Bourke on 10 April 1837 in honour of the British Prime Minister , William Lamb , 2nd Viscount Melbourne . In 1851 , four years after Queen Victoria declared it a city , Melbourne became the capital of the new colony of Victoria . In the wake of the 1850s Victorian gold rush , the city entered a lengthy boom period that , by the late 1880s , had transformed it into one of the world 's largest and wealthiest metropolises . After the federation of Australia in 1901 , it served as interim seat of government of the new nation until Canberra became the permanent capital in 1927 . Today , it is a leading financial centre in the Asia-Pacific region and ranks 15th in the Global Financial Centres Index . Melbourne is home to many of Australia 's best-known landmarks , such as the Melbourne Cricket Ground , the National Gallery of Victoria and the World Heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building . It is also the birthplace of Australian impressionism , Australian rules football , and the Australian film and television industries .
Victorian State League Division 4 is the sixth level of soccer in Victoria , Australia , and the seventh nationally . The league is split into four geographic conferences - North , West , South and East . The league replaced Provisional Leagues 1 and 2 at the end of the 2012 season . The winners of each conference are promoted to Victorian State League Division 3 , while the bottom two placed sides in each conference are relegated to their respective conference in State League 5 .
Dandenong Thunder SC is a soccer club from Dandenong , a suburb in the South-East region of Melbourne , Victoria , Australia . They are an Albanian Australian-backed club . Thunder compete in the National Premier Leagues Victoria . In 2012 , Dandenong claimed the famous treble of the Victorian Premier League Minor Premiership , the Football Federation Victoria State Knockout Cup and the VPL championship .
Victorian State League Division 5 is the seventh level of soccer in Victoria , Australia , and the eighth nationally . The league is split into four geographic conferences - North , West , South and East . The league replaced Provisional League 3 and the Metropolitan League in 2013 following a restructure of the Victorian State League . The winners of each conference are promoted to Victorian State League Division 4 . As the lowest tier in Victorian football system , there is no relegation from the league , however clubs may apply to join .
Darebin United is a soccer club representing the City of Darebin based in Melbourne , Victoria .
Darwin ( /ˈdɑːrwɪn/ ( listen ) DAR-win ) is the capital city of the Northern Territory of Australia , situated on the Timor Sea . It is the largest city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory , with a population of 148,564 . It is the smallest , wettest and most northerly of the Australian capital cities , and acts as the Top End 's regional centre . Darwin 's proximity to South East Asia makes it a link between Australia and countries such as Indonesia and East Timor . The Stuart Highway begins in Darwin , extends southerly across central Australia through Tennant Creek and Alice Springs , concluding in Port Augusta , South Australia . The city is built upon a low bluff overlooking the harbour . Its suburbs begin at Lee Point in the north and stretch to Berrimah in the east . Past Berrimah , the Stuart Highway goes on to Darwin 's satellite city Palmerston and its suburbs . The Darwin region , like much of the Top End , experiences a tropical climate with a wet and dry season . A period known locally as the build up leading up to Darwin 's wet season sees temperature and humidity increase . Darwin 's wet season typically arrives in late November to early December and brings with it heavy monsoonal downpours , spectacular lightning displays , and increased cyclone activity . During the dry season , the city has clear skies and mild sea breezes from the harbour .
Darwin Olympic Sporting Club is an Australian soccer club based in Darwin , the Northern Territory . Founded in 1967 , Darwin Olympic currently competes in the NorZone Premier League . The club has seen great success , becoming Premiers and Champions of 2008 in the NT Northern Zone Premier League . The club became the first Northern Territory football club to qualify for the FFA Cup , after winning the Northern Territory-based qualifying competition . However , they were eliminated after losing 6-1 to Adelaide United in the round of 32 , with striker Michael Tsounias scoring the team 's lone goal in the 19th minute of the match .
The NorZone Premier League is one of three top tier state-level soccer competition in the Northern Territory of Australia . It comprises teams within the NorZone region , centred in Darwin and the surrounding rural areas . The league is conducted by the state administrative body , Football Federation Northern Territory .
Darwin Rovers FC are a football ( soccer ) club based in Darwin , Northern Territory . They compete in the NorZone Premier League administered by Football Federation Northern Territory . Rovers play their games at Darwin Football Stadium in the suburb of Marrara .
Hobart ( /ˈhoʊbɑːrt/ ( listen ) ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania . With a population of approximately 240,342 ( over 45% of Tasmania 's population ) , it is the least populated Australian state capital city , and second smallest if territories are taken into account ( after Darwin , Northern Territory ) . The city is located in the state 's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent , making it the most southern of Australia 's capital cities . Its skyline is dominated by the 1,271-metre ( 4,170 ft ) Mount Wellington , and its harbour forms the second-deepest natural port in the world , with much of the city 's waterfront consisting of reclaimed land . The metropolitan area is often referred to as Greater Hobart , to differentiate it from the City of Hobart , one of the five local government areas that cover the city . Founded in 1804 as a British penal colony , Hobart is Australia 's second oldest capital city after Sydney , New South Wales . Prior to British settlement , the Hobart area had been occupied for possibly as long as 35,000 years , by the semi-nomadic Mouheneener tribe , a sub-group of the Nuennone , or South-East tribe . The descendants of these Aboriginal Tasmanians often refer to themselves as 'Palawa ' . Since its foundation , the city has expanded from the mouth of Sullivans Cove in a generally north-south direction along both banks of the River Derwent , from 22 km inland from the estuary at Storm Bay to the point where the river reverts to fresh water at Bridgewater . Penal transportation ended in the 1850s , after which the city experienced periods of growth and decline . The early 20th century saw an economic boom on the back of mining , agriculture and other primary industries , and the loss of men who served in the world wars was counteracted by an influx of immigration . Despite the rise in migration from Asia and other non-English speaking regions , Hobart 's population remains predominantly ethnically Anglo-Celtic , and has the highest percentage of Australian-born residents among Australia 's capital cities .
Devonport City Strikers Football Club , or the Strikers is a soccer club which is based in Devonport , Tasmania . It currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Tasmania . The club currently plays at Valley Road Ground which normally seats 1250 . But it has gone as high as 3,168 in FFA Cup games . The venue is located in Devonport , Tasmania . The club also fields teams in all junior divisions , as well as women 's teams . Devonport City was formed in 1952 as an amalgamation of Devonport and Devonport Rovers , and has become a successful side winning the state title 7 times with the recent one being in 2019 .
The National Premier Leagues Tasmania is an Australian semi-professional soccer league covering all regions of Tasmania . The league is a subdivision of the National Premier Leagues and commenced in 2013 with eight teams , expanding to nine teams in 2019 . Nationally the league sits below the A-League and above the Tasmanian regional championship competitions ( with whom promotion and relegation will exist from the 2019 season onwards ) .
Devonport is a city in northern Tasmania , Australia . It is situated at the mouth of the Mersey River . Devonport had an urban population of 23,046 at the 2016 Australian census . A larger urban area , including Latrobe has a population of 30,297 at June 2018 , having grown at an average annual rate of 0.17% year-on-year over the preceding five years .
Diamond Valley United Soccer Club is a soccer club based in Greensborough , Victoria , Australia . Greensborough SC played at Willinda Park , Greensborough , until 1986 when that ground became dedicated to athletics . The local members then joined Heidelberg City FC to create Diamond Valley United Soccer Club . Eltham SC also merged with the club in 1989 . The old Greensborough SC was taken over by a Cypriot community who moved the club to City of Moorabbin with the new name of Bentleigh Greens SC . The colours were changed from green and white to all green . Diamond Valley United Soccer Club is currently ( 2018 ) in Victorian State League Division 2 North-West and plays its home games at Partingtons Flat , Greensborough .
The Victorian State League Division 2 is the fourth tier soccer competition behind the National Premier Leagues Victoria , National Premier Leagues Victoria 1 and Victorian State League Division 1 in Victoria , Australia , and the fifth nationally , including the A-League . It is conducted by the Football Federation Victoria , the state 's football governing body .
Dianella White Eagles SC is an Australian soccer club based in Perth , Western Australia which was established by the local Serbian Australian community . 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 senior team currently ( 2020 ) plays in the Western Australian State League second division . 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 and will be in Division 2 in the 2020 season .
The Football West State League Division 1 is a regional Australian semi-professional association football league comprising teams from Western Australia . The league sits at Level 2 on the Western Australian league system ( Level 3 of the overall Australian league system ) . The competition is administered by Football West , the governing body of the sport in the state . The league has been officially called the All Flags State League Division 1 due to sponsorship arrangements since 2011 .
Perth ( /ˈpɜːrθ/ ( listen ) PURTH ) is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia ( WA ) . It is named after the city of Perth , Scotland and is Australia 's fourth-most populous city , with a population of 2.06 million living in Greater Perth . Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia , with most of the metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain , a narrow strip between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp . The first areas settled were on the Swan River at Guildford , with the city 's central business district and port ( Fremantle ) both later founded downriver . Captain James Stirling founded Perth in 1829 as the administrative centre of the Swan River Colony . It gained city status ( currently vested in the smaller City of Perth ) in 1856 and was promoted to the status of a Lord Mayorality in 1929 . The city inherited its name due to the influence of Sir George Murray , then Member of Parliament for Perthshire and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies . The city 's population increased substantially as a result of the Western Australian gold rushes in the late 19th century . During Australia 's involvement in World War II , Fremantle served as a base for submarines operating in the Pacific Theatre , and a US Navy Catalina flying boat fleet was based at Matilda Bay . An influx of immigrants after the war , predominantly from Britain , Italy , Greece , and Yugoslavia , led to rapid population growth . This was followed by a surge in economic activity flowing from several mining booms in the late 20th and early 21st centuries that saw Perth become the regional headquarters for several large mining operations . As part of Perth 's role as the capital of Western Australia , the state 's Parliament and Supreme Court are in the city , as is Government House , the residence of the Governor of Western Australia .
Dingley Stars Football Club is an association football club from the South-Eastern suburbs of Melbourne , Victoria . Formed in 1974 , the club was formerly known as Dingley City Soccer Club which was changed in 2004 to Southern Stars FC , and then to Dingley Stars at the end of the 2014 season . Currently competing in the Victorian State League Division 1 , their senior home ground is Kingston Heath , and their juniors base at Chadwick Reserve Howard Road Dingley . Club colours are red and white ( full red kit home , full white kit away ) . After an unsuccessful year in 2009 , Southern Stars FC were relegated to the Victorian State League Division 2 , it is the club 's first time getting relegated in its 36-year history . The following year in 2010 finished 1st getting promoted back to State 1 . Then in 2011 the club finished 2nd only by goal difference to be promoted to the Victorian Premier League .
The Victorian State League Division 3 is the fifth tier soccer competition ( behind the National Premier Leagues ) in Victoria , Australia , and the sixth nationally , including the A-League . It is conducted by the Football Federation Victoria , the state 's football governing body .
Doncaster Rovers Soccer Club is an Australian soccer club based in Doncaster East , Melbourne . Founded in 1967 , the club currently participates in Victorian State League Division 2 South-East , Victorian Churches Football Association divisions and Football Victoria Junior and MiniRoos leagues . The club plays its home games at Anderson Park .
Drouin is a town in the West Gippsland region , 90 kilometres ( 56 mi ) east of Melbourne , in the Australian state of Victoria . Its local government area is the Shire of Baw Baw , and is home to the council headquarters despite being the second largest town in the shire , behind neighbouring Warragul . The town is supposedly named after a Frenchman who invented a chlorination process for the extraction of ore , or an Aboriginal word meaning north wind . New housing developments have accelerated the town 's residential growth in recent years . As at the 2016 census , Drouin had a population of 11,887 people .
Dulwich Hill , is a semi-professional soccer club , based and located in the Dulwich Hill area of New South Wales . In season 2019 , they are set to compete in the NSW NPL 3 competition . The club has strong ties to the Portuguese community with particular emphasis on the island of Madeira . Dulwich Hill was originally established by migrants from the island of Madeira who had settled in the inner west . Dulwich Hill has a strong rivalry with Fraser Park who are also of Portuguese heritage and have a very strong Portuguese derby when they play .
The NSW NPL3 is a regional Australian semi-professional association football league comprising teams from New South Wales . The league sits at Level 3 on the New South Wales league system ( Level 4 of the overall Australian league system ) . The competition is administered by Football NSW , the governing body of the sport in the southern region of the state ( the northern region governed by Northern NSW Football ) . At the conclusion of the 2015 season it was announced that the State League 1 would become the NPL3
Sydney ( /ˈsɪdni/ ( listen ) SID-nee ) is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania . Located on Australia 's east coast , the metropolis surrounds Port Jackson and extends about 70 km ( 43.5 mi ) on its periphery towards the Blue Mountains to the west , Hawkesbury to the north , the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west . Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs , 40 local government areas and 15 contiguous regions . Residents of the city are known as Sydneysiders . As of June 2017 , Sydney 's estimated metropolitan population was 5,230,330 and is home to approximately 65% of the state 's population . Indigenous Australians have inhabited the Sydney area for at least 30,000 years , and thousands of engravings remain throughout the region , making it one of the richest in Australia in terms of Aboriginal archaeological sites . During his first Pacific voyage in 1770 , Lieutenant James Cook and his crew became the first Europeans to chart the eastern coast of Australia , making landfall at Botany Bay and inspiring British interest in the area . In 1788 , the First Fleet of convicts , led by Arthur Phillip , founded Sydney as a British penal colony , the first European settlement in Australia . Phillip named the city Sydney in recognition of Thomas Townshend , 1st Viscount Sydney . Penal transportation to New South Wales ended soon after Sydney was incorporated as a city in 1842 . A gold rush occurred in the colony in 1851 , and over the next century , Sydney transformed from a colonial outpost into a major global cultural and economic centre . After World War II , it experienced mass migration and became one of the most multicultural cities in the world .
Dunbar Rovers FC is a semi-professional Australian association football club that plays in First Grade , Under 20s and Under 18s of the National Premier Leagues New South Wales 3 competition . The club also participates in the NPL boys youth competitions ( Under 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ) and has teams in Girls Conference League ( Under 14 , 15 , 17 ) . Dunbar is one of the only elite level football clubs in NSW offering fee free football . They have been recognised by a number of bodies for doing this such as The Australian Sports Foundation . This has been achieved through fostering community relations to gain sponsors for their players to cover all necessary costs . It also means that they do n't pay their first graders unlike other clubs . This move by the club has created a knock on effect with other clubs such as Western Sydney Wanderers also making their academies fee free .