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Eddie Krncevic

**Edward "Eddie" Krncevic** is a former player and coach, who had two stints as South Melbourne coach; first in the National Soccer League, and then in the Victorian Premier League. He is also the father of former South Melbourne striker Jesse Krncevic, whom he coached during the 2011 season.

## Bio

As a player, Krncevic was one of Australia's most accomplished strikers during the 1980s. A member of the first generation of Australian players to have extended success in Europe - itself a turning point in Australia soccer becoming an exporter rather than an importer of talent - Krncevic's best years came while in Belgium, especially with Anderlecht.

By the time his playing career had finished in Australia with Gippsland Falcons, Krncevic had won championships in Australia (with Marconi), Yugoslavia (with Dinamo Zagreb), and Belgium (with Anderlecht).

After retiring from playing, Krncevic took up coaching. He was the inaugural coach of Carlton, leading them to the grand final in the first season, which they lost to South Melbourne. After coaching former club Marconi, Krncevic was hired as South coach for the 2001-2002 season in the wake of the sudden off-season departure of Mike Petersen and several players to the Football Kingz.

The side struggled for the first half of that season, before going on a winning run inspired by Con Boutsianis - one of the players who had crossed to the Kingz, but who returned midway through the season. The side eventually lost to the eventual title winner Sydney Olympic in the finals, and Krncevic's contract was not renewed for the following season.

After intermittent coaching work with several lower-level clubs in Victoria, Krncevic was brought back to South in late 2010, following the surprise decision by the club to not renew Vaughan Coveny's contract. South still had two games to play that year, its two-legged Singapore Cup quarter-final against Bangkok Glass. After the 6-4 aggregate loss in that tournament, Krncevic was retained for the 2011 season.

That year proved to be chaotic on several fronts. A pre-season falling out between Krncevic and captain Ramazan Tavsancioglu saw the latter walk-out on the club before the season started. Ill-discipline and injuries saw the team's form fluctuate wildly, exacerbated by the mid-season acquisition of Ljubo Milicevic. After using 35 different players in the senior team, the side managed to secure a finals spot with a chaotic 3-3 draw against Northcote City in the final round of the home and away season.

An elimination final win over Heidelberg United pushed South one step closer to an unlikely championship, but a 1-0 loss to Oakleigh Cannons the following week saw the end of South's season, and the end of Krncevic's second stint as South Melbourne coach.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/KOW.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20012002/Playoff.html
2024

**2024** is South Melbourne Hellas' 65th season of senior men's competition.

## Overview

**League:** National Premier Leagues Victoria

**Dockerty Cup**:

**Coach:**Esteban Quintas

**President**: Nick Maikousis

**Major sponsor:** CF Capital

**Apparel sponsor:** Kappa

**Women**: 2024 South Melbourne Women season

## Match results and season summary

### Ladder

The top six sides qualified for the finals series.

The bottom two sides were relegated to NPL2.
Bryan Bran

**Bryan Bran** is a defender who played for South Melbourne in the second half of the 2013 season.

A centre-back, Bran arrived from Dandenong Thunder during the mid-season transfer window, along with new coach Chris Taylor and fellow Thunder teammates Tim Mala, Nick Epifano, and Iqi Jawadi.

At the end of the 2013 season, Bran tried his hand in the lower tiers of Dutch football, later returning to Melbourne and playing for a variety of clubs.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Dandenong Thunder

**Departed to**: FC Chabab (Netherlands)

**Debut:** VPL Round 14, 2013, against Bentleigh Greens, Lakeside Stadium

**Last game**: VPL Preliminary Final, 2013, against Northcote City, SS Anderson Reserve

## References

1. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/south-bolster-defensive-stocks/
2. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/bryan-bran-departs-for-holland/
Bonel Obradovic

**Bonel Obradovic** is a midfielder and full-back who played with South Melbourne in the first half of the 2015 season.

## Bio

Obradovic signed with South for the 2015 season, arriving from Oakleigh Cannons.

Obradovic had also previously played for the Australian Institute of Sport, and for Northcote City, including in the latter's championship season of 2013.

After playing ten games with South in the first half of the season, Obradovic was released, returning to Northcote.

Prior to joining South Melbourne, Obradovic had represented the Young Socceroos.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Oakleigh Cannons

**Departed to**: Northcote City

**Debut:** 2015 FFV Community Shield, against Melbourne Knights, Knights Stadium

**Last game**: NPL Victoria Round 3, 2015 against Dandenong Thunder, Lakeside Stadium

## References

1. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/south-melbourne-sign-former-young-socceroo-bonel-obradovic-from-oakleigh/
2. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/bonel-obradovic-signs-for-northcote-city/
3. ↑ https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/young-guns-down-korea-republic
1975

**1975** was South Melbourne Hellas 16th season of senior men's competition.

## Overview

**League:** Victorian State League

**Finishing Position:**2nd of 12

**Dockerty Cup**: Winner

**Coach:**John Margaritis

**Captain:** Steve Walker

**Leading goal scorer:**

**President**: Sam Papasavas

**Reserves:** 1975

## Summary

### Ladder

Fitzroy United Alexander won the league championship in a first-past-the-post format.

The top four teams qualified for the end of season State League finals tournament.

Melbourne Hungaria were relegated.

## References

1. ↑ South Melbourne won 4-3 on penalties after full-time and extra time. Score was 1-1 after 90 minutes.
2. ↑ Slavia won 3-2 on penalties after full-time and extra-time.
3. ↑ After extra-time.
4. ↑ After extra-time.
5. ↑ After extra-time. 1-1 after 90 minutes.
6. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1975SLT.html
Adem Tavsancioglu

**Adem Tavsancioglu** is a midfielder and defender who played for South Malborne in 2008.

The younger brother of Ramazan Tavsancioglu, Adem made five appearances for South in 2008 after arriving during the mid-season transfer window.

## Milestones

**Arrived from:** Southern Stars

**Departed to:** Western Suburbs

**Debut:** VPL Round 18, 2008, against Australian Institute of Sport, AIS Field 14

**Last game**: VPL Round 26, 2008, against Frankston Pines, Monterey Reserve

## Stats

 2008 | 5

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2008PLR.html
2. ↑ http://archive.is/LoVoC
Dockerty Cup

The **Dockerty Cup** (also occasionally spelled as *Docherty Cup*) is Victoria's main senior men's knockout cup competition. It is named after Harry Dockerty, a former president of the Victorian Soccer Federation. South Melbourne Hellas has won the Dockerty Cup on eight occasions.

First held in 1909, and running every year with the exception of 1916-1918, after 1996 the competition went into recess until 2011 (with the exception of 2004), when it was revived as the *Mirabella Cup*; it was called the *Statewide Knockout Cup* in 2012 and 2013 (although the Dockerty Cup trophy was awarded in both seasons), and thereafter once again called the Dockerty Cup.

The competition was usually open to all Victorian clubs from all divisions, with the main exception being the years 1977 to 1984, when Victorian teams participating in the National Soccer League were not allowed to enter. A-League teams have also not participated in the competition.

The competition has been played under a number of formats during its history. The most common practice has been a straight knock-out competition, occasionally with replays for draws. On occasion, a group stage has been part of proceedings. Teams from higher divisions (and later, the NSL) tended to be brought in at later stages of the tournament.

In 2014, the competition also acted as the qualifying route for the FFA Cup; thereafter, the state based FFA Cup qualification path would act as the qualifiers for the Dockerty Cup.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/aus-regcuphist.html
2. ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/3961465
3. ↑ http://neososmos.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/henry-john-dockerty-18821965.html
4. ↑ During the one year it was called the Mirabella Cup, a different trophy was awarded. Afterwards. the trophy awarded was once again the Dockerty Cup.
5. ↑ JUST won 4-2 on penalties.
6. ↑ South Melbourne was subsequently awarded the Dockerty Cup following a protest on the grounds that Melbourne Croatia fielded an ineligible player in the final.
7. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1988DockertyCup.html
8. ↑ Preston won 4-2 on penalties, after the match finished 1-1 after normal time and extra time.
9. ↑ After extra time. 1-1 after 90 minutes.
10. ↑ Altona Magic won 6-5 on penalties.
11. ↑ OzFootball claims that South Melbourne was meant to play in the Dockerty Cup, entering at the fifth round, but that the match was awarded as a walkover to Bulleen Zebras.
12. ↑ after extra time. 2-2 after 90 minutes
13. ↑ After extra time.
Dusan Bosnjak

**Dusan Bosnjak** is a forward who played two games with South Melbourne during the 2007 season.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**:

**Departed to**:

**Debut:** VPL Round 25, 2007, against Western Suburbs, Ralph Reserve

**Last game**: VPL Round 26, 2007, against Kingston City, Lakeside Stadium

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2007PLR.html
2. ↑ http://www.smfc.com.au/suburbs-end-souths-finals-dream/
CB Smith Reserve

**CB Smith Reserve** is a soccer stadium in Fawkner, Victoria. The home ground of the former Fawkner Blues, and the home ground of one of its offshoots in the form of Fawkner, the venue has also been used by a number of clubs as a semi-permanent home ground.

The venue has existed in two guises, the first of which consisted of a covered terrace on the western side of the field; and in its second guise, with the covered terrace demolished and replaced by a small seated-stand on the ground's eastern side.
1959 South Melbourne United season

**1959** was South Melbourne United's 22nd season of senior men's competition.

It was also the club's final season before merging with the newly formed Hellas club in early 1960 to form South Melbourne Hellas

## Overview

**League:** Victorian Metropolitan League Division One South

**Finishing Position:**  4th of 10

**Dockerty Cup**: Round 4

**President**:

**Patron:**

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1959M1ST.html
3XY Cup

The **3XY Cup** was a pre-season competition played once, in 2014 .

Ostensibly a replacement for the Hellenic Cup which was (and remains) in recess, the cup was named after its namesake radio sponsor 3XY Radio Hellas.

South Melbourne put little effort into its participation, fielding a side of youth players and triallists in its first  and second outings.

## References

1. ↑ https://neoskosmos.com/en/21665/3xy-cup-litmus-test-for-pre-season/
2. ↑ https://southmelbournefc.blogspot.com/2014/01/3xy-cup-game-against-bergers-tonight.html
3. ↑ https://southmelbournefc.blogspot.com/2014/01/two-games-in-two-days-west-adelaide.html
Amadu Koroma

**Amadu Koroma**is a full-back who had two stints for South Melbourne.

Born in Sierra Leone and arriving in Australia as an 11 year-old, Koroma grew up in Tasmania and played senior soccer there for New Town Eagles and Glenorchy Knights, before crossing over to Victoria where he signed with Melbourne Knights in 2011.

Principally a right-sided full-back, Koroma joined South Melbourne in 2016 from Green Gully. A member of South's 2016 championship winning team - although he did not feature in any matches after around 22 - Koroma was released at the end of the 2016 season whereupon he joined Altona Magic.

After spending part of the 2018 and the entire 2019 season with Port Melbourne, Koroma was re-signed by South for the 2020 season. His playing contract was not renewed for 2021, though he remained with the club as its strength and conditioning coach.

## Milestones

**Arrived from:** Green Gully (first stint), Port Melbourne (second stint)

**Departed to:**Port Melbourne (first stint), ??? (second stint)

**Debut:** 2016 FFV Community Shield against Bentleigh Greens, at Kingston Heath Soccer Complex

**Last game:** NPL Victoria Round 5, 2020, against Altona Magic at Paisley Park Soccer Complex

## References

1. ↑ http://www.goalweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/2010/6.pdf
2. ↑ http://walterplessonsoccer.blogspot.com/2011/01/tassies-amadu-koroma-signed-by.html
3. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/amadu-koroma-joins-for-2016-season/
4. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/altonamagic/photos/new-signing-for-2017-%7C/10154637506656757/
5. ↑ https://pmscsharks.wordpress.com/2018/10/28/senior-2019-signing-amado-koroma/
6. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/smfc59/posts/10158640497628617?\_\_cft\_\_%5B0%5D=AZVQH6pyXEJMoZRhaHV-Rp73Z0gZeY4KlGn7MMvAm5RM15gsP8t5icKVbb8-LoBiD818hzwMQElQyih-NaYyBAOqIXfTI6mSrBr62PslslQdm6Wua\_fhQ7kvmehRRY6pDBfaku2nqtnmB6Q8cB1ddQ5aKjMMkwsXdASYx3DaatZM-p3ytAWxDYSkgyPLceNg2YM&\_\_tn\_\_=%2CO%2CP-R
Ante Kovacevic

**Ante Kovacevic** is a retired defender who played for South Melbourne during the final season of the National Soccer League.

Prior to arriving at South, Kovacevic had already clocked up over 200 matches at national level thanks to long stints at Melbourne Knights and Adelaide City.

After the dissolution of the NSL, Kovacevic briefly joined St Albans in the Victorian Premier League, before moving to Selangor in Malaysia, and then resuming his Australian top-flight career with Perth Glory in the A-League.

## Milestones

**Arrived from:** Adelaide City

**Departed to:**St Albans

**Debut:** NSL Round 1, 2003-2004, against Parramatta Power, Parramatta Stadium

**Last game:** NSL Minor Semi Final, 2003-2004, against Adelaide United, Hindmarsh Stadium

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/KOJ.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2004PLR.html
Chris Middlemast

**Chris Middlemast** is a retired forward who played three senior matches for South Melbourne Hellas in the middle of the 1986 season.

Signed from Nunawading City - at that time in the Victorian second tier - for the sum of $1,250, Middlemast scored on debut against Preston. However, two games later, coach John Margaritis apparently decided it was not worth giving Nunawading more money as part of the deal to keep Middlemast, and the striker returned to his former club.

Prior to first joining Nunawading, Middlemast had played with Melbourne's Doncaster Rovers and Doveton, Following his brief NSL stint, Middlemast became a Nunawading stalwart, playing with that club through to at least 1997, a tenure only briefly interrupted by stints at Ringwood City and Croydon City in 1989.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Nunawading City

**Departed to:** Nunawading City

**Debut:** NSL Round 6, 1986, against Preston Makedonia at Middle Park Stadium.

**Last game:** NSL Round 8, 1986, against Sunshine George Cross at Chaplin Reserve.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1986/1986NSLResults.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1986VD1T.html
3. ↑ MacKenzie C, 1986, 'Lane, Crainie sparkle in gem of a game', *Soccer Action,* 14 May, p.6.
4. ↑ Schwab L, 1986, 'Footscray samba to triumph, Brown and Dick to move', *Soccer Action,* 4 June, p.6.
5. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1983MD1R.html
6. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1982DockertyCup.html
7. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1997D3R.html
8. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1988SLR.html
1982 South Melbourne Women season

**League:** Victorian Women's League First Division

**Finishing Position:** 4th of 6.

**Coach:**???

**Captain:**???

**Best and Fairest:**???

**Leading Goalscorer:** ???

**President**: ???

## Summary

After the 1982 season, the original incarnation of the South Melbourne Hellas women's team apparently ceases to exist.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1982WLT.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1983WLT.html
3. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1984WLT.html
2011 Mirabella Cup, Round 4

No one expected that this game - played on a public holiday Tuesday, as the Easter weekend coincided with Anzac Day - would lead to an upset win by a Yarraville Glory side three divisions below South Melbourne. But few would have expected even a weakened Glory to have put in such a disinterested performance, especially in the second half. Leading 4-0 at halftime, South scored ten goals in the second half; a merciless performance, even as coach Eddie Krncevic took the opportunity to blood younger players in the second half.

The final score of 14-0 was just one of several records set on the day, including the most goals scored by South in a competitive fixture, the biggest winning margin, and Fernando De Moraes scoring six goals, a record for most goals scored by a South player in a single match.

## Lineups

**South Melbourne:**Abdelhadi Deroune (Stefaan Sardelic 72'), Steven Topalovic (Joshua Colosimo 72'), Ljubo Milicevic, Jake Vandermey, Bobby Russell (Mackie Simmons 73'), Kyle Joryeff (Nick Jacobs 56'), Daniel Vasilevski, Brad Treloar, Trent Waterson, Gianni De Nittis, Fernando De Moraes. **Coach**: Eddie Krncevic. **Goals:** Milicevic 6, 85, De Moraes 19, 53, 70, 71, 83, 80, Joryeff 42, Russell 45+2, Jacobs 59, 63, De Nittis 75, 76.

**Yarraville Glory**: Lineup unknown **Coach:** ???

## Milestones

*Debuts:* Abdelhadi Deroune, Jake Vandermey, Joshua Colosimo, Mackie Simmons

*Last match:* Stefaan Sardelic, Mackie Simmons

*Records:* Club record for goals scored in a competitive match; Club record for largest winning margin in a competitive match; Most (known) goals by a South Melbourne Hellas player in a competitive match - Fernando De Moraes (6)

## Match Reports

smfc.com.au: South cruise to fifth round of cup

South of the Border: South opens Mirabella Cup account with easy win

## References

1. ↑ For games where scorers are known.
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2011MiraCup.html
1970

**1970** was South Melbourne Hellas' eleventh season of senior men's competition.

## Overview

**League:** Victorian State League

**Finishing Position:**5th of 12

**Summer Cup**: Winner

**Dockerty Cup:** Runner up (0-2 vs Juventus)

**Coach:** Lou Brocic (until round 1), Vic Janczyk (from round 2)

**Captain:** John Bedford

**President**:

**Reserves:** 1970 South Melbourne Hellas reserves season

## Match results and summary

### Ladder

Juventus won the championship in a first-past-the-post format.

Slavia were relegated.

## References

1. ↑ After extra time. 1-1 after 90 minutes.
Andy Kecojevic

**Andy Kecojevic** was a midfielder who played with South Melbourne in the National Premier Leagues Victoria era

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: ???

**Departed to**: Springvale White Eagles

**Debut:** NPL Round 26, 2014, against Goulburn Valley Suns at John McEwan Reserve

**Last game**: 2017 FFA Cup, Quarter Final, against Gold Coast City, at Robina Stadium
1996 Dockerty Cup, Round 3

## Lineups (incomplete)

**Moorabbin City:** Glen Goudie, Robert Tobin, Glen Davie, Bill Gritzalis (Jason Maitland 92), Chris Naughtin, Brian Sweeney (Jonathan Whiting 66), Chris Hoodless (Peter Feehan 87), Ken Leopold, David Hanna, Benny Cacciotti, Troy Williams. **Coach**: ???

**South Melbourne:** included Danny Allsopp. C**oach:** ??? **Goal:** Allsopp.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1996Cup.html
Central Coast Mariners

**Central Coast Mariners** isan A-League team based out of Gosford, on the New South Wales central coast.

As of 2021, South Melbourne and Central Coast Mariners have never met in a competitive fixture.

## Attempted buyout of Central Coast Mariners' A-League licence by South Melbourne

In 2013, South Melbourne attempted to buy out all or part of Central Coast Mariners' A-Licence, with rumours suggesting that the arrangement may have included splitting games between Melbourne and Gosford.

There was no information made available at the time about who would fund the takeover of the Mariners. In the end, the Mariners were bought out entirely by Mike Charlesworth, one of the Mariners then part-owners.

In August 2020, when Charlesworth put up the Mariners' licence up for sale, South made it known through the press that it would not be seeking to purchase the licence, due to the uncertainty surrounding much of the A-League's business model, as well as because the club preferred to focus on helping establish the National Second Division.

 References

1. ↑ https://southmelbournefc.blogspot.com/2013/03/where-hell-did-that-come-from.html
2. ↑ https://southmelbournefc.blogspot.com/2013/08/what-you-missed-last-night-at.html
3. ↑ https://southmelbournefc.blogspot.com/2020/08/during-this-pandemic-i-demand.html
Gerry Bennett

**Gerry Bennett** is a retired defender who played for South Melbourne in the second half of the 1982 season.

Bennett was purchased from Green Gully for $5,000, after South had apparently failed to land the signing of Bennett's Gully teammate Paul Lewis. Bennett was another piece of the confounding Hellas recruitment policy of 1982, especially with regards to defenders.

Bennett was sold to George Cross for $5,000 at the start of 1983, with whom he returned to the NSL in seasons 1984 and 1985. Bennett later played for Maribyrnong Polonia and Morwell Falcons.

**Arrived from:** Green Gully

**Departed to:** Sunshine George Cross

**Debut:** NSL Round 13, 1982, against Marconi at Marconi Stadium

**Last game:**  NSL Round 30, 1982, against APIA Leichhardt at Middle Park Stadium

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/BEC.html
2. ↑ Mackenzie, C. 1982 'Hellas in turmoil, Canale denies Hermiston rumour', *Soccer Action,* 12 May, p. 8
3. ↑ Mackenzie, C. 1983 'Bennett, Irvine, to clash in Buffalo semis?' *Soccer Action,* 23 February, p. 17
4. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1987SLR.html
5. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1988SLR.html
2019 South Melbourne Women season

**League:** National Premier Leagues Women Victoria

**Finishing Position:**

**State Knockout Cup**:

**Coach:** Mick Gallo

**Captain:**???

**Best and Fairest:** Jamie Pollock

**Leading Goalscorer:** Kelsey Minton (19)

**President**: Nick Maikousis

## Season results

### Ladder

The top four sides qualify for the finals.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/smfc/status/1178175845686366214
Filip Jonsson

**Filip Jonsson** was a Swedish defender who played two league matches and one Dockerty Cup match for South Melbourne during the 2012 season. After making his debut in the Dockerty Cup in April, Jonsson was set to leave Australia, before an injury crisis in defence saw him make his league debut in central defence against Dandenong Thunder, as well as playing the week after against Northcote in what would be his final game for the club.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**:

**Departed to**:

**Debut:** 2012 Dockerty Cup, round 4, against Malvern City, John Cain Memorial Park

**Last game**: VPL Round 9, 2012, against Northcote City, Lakeside Stadium

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2012PLR.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2012KOCup.html
3. ↑ http://www.smfc.com.au/late-strike-denies-courageous-south/
2008 South Melbourne women season

**League:** Victorian Women's Premier League

**Finishing Position:** 10th of 12

**Coach:** ???

**Captain:** ???

**Best and Fairest:** ???

**Leading Goalscorer:** ???

**President**: ???

## Summary

### Ladder

The top five teams made the finals. Box Hill Inter won the grand final. Gippsland Soccer League were relegated.

Eastern Lions withdrew from the competition midway though the season. Their results were set aside and their fixtures became byes.

## References

1. ↑ Eastern Lions withdrew from the competition midway through the season. Lions were due to play South Melbourne in round 12, but the game had been postponed, and the match was never played.

After Lions withdrew from the competition, the result of the postponed game was initially awarded as a 3-0 forfeit win to South. Later, all of Lions' results for the season were set aside.
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2008WPLR.html
1988

**1988**was South Melbourne Hellas' 29th season of senior men's competition.

Competing in the National Soccer League, 1988 was the club's twelfth season at national league level.

## Overview

**League:** National Soccer League

**Finishing Position:** 3rd of 12 (lost Semi Final

**NSL Cup:** Semi Final

**Dockerty Cup:** Winner

**Buffalo Cup:** Winner

**Coach:** Brian Garvey

**President**:

**Major sponsor**:

**Apparel sponsor**:

## Match results and season summary

### Ladder

The top five teams made the finals. Marconi defeated Sydney Croatia in the grand final.

Brunswick Juventus and Brisbane Lions were relegated at the end of the season.

## Playing roster

Match details are missing from two Dockerty Cup matches. An asterisk (\*) thus indicates that these stats are incomplete.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLCup.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1988DockertyCup.html
3. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1988BuffaloCup.html
4. ↑ After extra time
5. ↑ After extra time
6. ↑ Match awarded to South Melbourne Hellas after Melbourne Croatia fielded an ineligible player.
1970 Dockerty Cup, Final

Runners-up medal from the match.

After a disappointing league campaign, South Melbourne Hellas sought to salvage its 1970 season by finally winning the Dockerty Cup, a trophy which had persistently eluded South over the previous decade.

Instead, apart from a somewhat promising start, South put in what was described in the Greek press as a mediocre, soulless performance against the league champions Juventus. Juventus finally broke the deadlock early in the second half, and from then on were never challenged.

## Lineups

**Juventus**: Jack Reilly, Sandy Irvine, Pat Della Rocca, George Kinnell, Jock Goodwin, Brian Docherty, Gary Salisbury, Keith Lakey, Tommy McColl, Ron Frost (Alistair Sandison), Bryan Thomson. **Coach:** ??? **Goals:** Irvine 49, Thomson 61

**South Melbourne Hellas:** Tim Augur, Steve Walker, Ian Marshall, Alan Rutherford, David High, Jim Pyrgolios, Geoff Gould, John Bedford, Jimmy Armstrong, David Gorrie, Ernie Ackerley (Don Kyriazis 67). **Coach**: Vic Janczyk

## Milestones

This was the third time that South Melbourne Hellas had reached the Dockerty Cup final, and the third time it had lost the final.
1960

**1960** was South Melbourne Hellas' first season of senior men's competition.

## Overview

**League:** Victorian Metropolitan League Division One North

**Finishing Position:**1st of 10 (champions; promoted to Victorian State League)

**Dockerty Cup**: Semi Final

**Coach:**Chris Georgousis

**President**: Theo Marmaras

**Reserves:** 1960 South Melbourne Hellas reserves season

## Match results and summary

### Summary

South Melbourne Hellas' first season saw the club win the championship and promotion to the Victorian State League in a canter. The side went undefeated - its only blemish being a 3-3 draw with Corio - while scoring twice as many goals the next best team, while conceding only 11.

South Melbourne Hellas entered its inaugural Dockerty Cup during the second round, progressing all the way to the semi-finals, losing to Hakoah 2-0 in an incident packed affair.

## References

1. ↑ Hellas awarded 3-0 win when referee abandoned game after 25 minutes due to Sicilia player D'Agostino refusing to leave the field once sent off. Sicilia were winning 1-0 at the time of the abandonment.
Dingley Stars

**Dingley Stars** is a Victorian soccer club.

Dingley Stars participated in the Victorian Premier League in 2012 and 2013 under the name *Southern Stars,*

In 2013 the club was embroiled in a major match-fixing scandal, involving overseas criminal gambling syndicates. They were found guilty of match fixing and were suspended from the competition late in the season. All of their previously played matches were declared a ‘No Result’ with no points awarded.

As one of just a handful of clubs to drop points to the Stars that year, South Melbourne were one of the few teams to benefit from the decision to annul the results of all Stars' matches. The points taken off other teams - especially Port Melbourne - aided in South's late season run to claim a finals place.

## Season by Season record

### 2010s

 2012 | Victorian Premier League
 2013 | Victorian Premier League
 2013 | Victorian Premier League

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2013PLR.html
2. ↑ Result later annulled due to Southern Stars match-fixing scandal.
2014 Dockerty Cup, Round 4

South traveled to Chaplin Reserve for their first competitive match at that venue since 2009, and endured a typically scrappy game, the combination of a rugged opponent and woeful field conditions saw chances be few and far between. The game was decided controversially: after throwing the ball back to the George Cross keeper Robert Santilli, Milos Lujic chased down the ball in order to keep the game moving - however having collected the ball, Santilli went on to crudely collect Lujic, and the referee awarded a penalty to South. Jamie Reed slotted the spot kick, and South held for a controversial win.

## Lineups

**Sunshine George Cross:** Lineup included**:** Robert Santilli, Nejdet Sahin & Anthony Cassar. **Coach**: Tony Ciantar.

**South Melbourne:**Jason Saldaris, Tim Mala, Andrew Mullett (Brad Norton 63), Michael Eagar, Nick Epifano, Mathew Theodore (Kobbie Boahene 90), Tyson Holmes, Iqi Jawadi, James Musa, Jamie Reed, Leigh Minopoulos (Milos Lujic 63). **Coach**: Chris Taylor. **Goals:** Reed 85 pen.

## Match reports

smfc.com.au - South into Dockerty Cup fifth round

South of the Border - Keeper's brain snap gets us over the line

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2014DCup.html
Joshua Wallen

**Joshua Wallen** is a midfielder who played with South Melbourne in NPL Victoria.

Wallen had played for Bentleigh Greens in 2020. Prior to that, he had spent time in England, playing for a variety of clubs. Primarily a central midfield, Wallen began the 2021 season as a substitute after coming off an interrupted pre-season. Having established himself as a starter, a broken arm suffered against Green Gully saw him miss several matches in the middle of the season. Wallen was released, along with a slew of other players, at the end of the 2023 season.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Bentleigh Greens

**Departed to:** ???

**Debut:** NPL Victoria Round 1, 2021, against Heidelberg United at Jack Edwards Reserve

**Last game:** NPL Victoria Grand Final, 2023, against Avondale at Olympic Village

## References

1. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/smfc-sign-josh-wallen-until-the-end-of-2021/
2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/smfc59/posts/pfbid022jeFSfmqEDmAuni1aEwP2JKe8nVm7pGGXbGSKUPy6kYStMUpV8U8wQcr7PR9VQ3dl
Joe Bacak

**Joe Bacak**is a retired midfielder who played with South Melbourne in the National Soccer League during the 2001-2002 season.

A former Melbourne Knights and Sydney Olympic player, Bacak joined South Melbourne after having played overseas, including with Vitesse Arnhem.

Bacak made 16 appearances for South, in what would be his final season at national league level.

Prior to joining South Melbourne, Bacak had played for the Olyroos.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Ethnikos Asteras (Greece)

**Departed to**:

**Debut:** NSL Round 1, 2001-2002, against Perth Glory, Lakeside Stadium

**Last game**: NSL Semi Final 2001-2002, against Sydney Olympic, Marconi Stadium

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/BAB.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Olympics/1996.html
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Massimo Murdocca

**Massimo Murdocca** is a midfielder who played for South Melbourne during the last four seasons of the National Soccer League.

Following the end of the NSL, Murdocca played at Fawkner Blues in 2004, before spending the next decade playing in the A-League, mostly with the Brisbane Roar.

After the end of his time in the A-League, Murdocca returned to Victorian soccer, playing for Avondale - where he won the Gold Medal in 2017 - and later joined Nunawading City.

While he was at South Melbourne, Murdocca represented the Olyroos, Young Socceroos, and the Joeys.

## Milestones

**Arrived from:** Carlton

**Departed to:**Fawkner-Whittlesea

**Debut:** NSL Round 5, 2000-2001, against Melbourne Knights, Lakeside Stadium

**Last game:** NSL Minor Semi Final, 2003-2004, against Adelaide United, Hindmarsh Stadium

## Stats

 2000-2001 | 2
 2001-2002 | 23
 2002-2003 | 19
 2003-2004 | 15

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2004PLR.html
2. ↑ And briefly, the merged entity Fawkner-Whittlesea in 2005
3. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/MUI.html
4. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/GoldMed.html
5. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20032004/Round01.html
Mitchell Langerak

## Mitch Langerak

**Mitchell James 'Mitch' Langerak** is a goalkeeper who played for South Melbourne in the second half of the 2007 season.

Langerak arrived on loan at Lakeside from Melbourne Victory, in order to help solve the goalkeeping crisis that the club found itself in - Dean Anastasiadis had suffered a season ending injury in round 4, while backup Mladen Tosic had failed to impress in Anastasiadis' absence. Langerak went on to play every game of the remainder of the 2007 season, before returning to Victory at the close of the season.

Prior to joining South Melbourne, Langerak had played for the Young Socceroos. In 2013, he earned his debut cap for the Socceroos.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Melbourne Victory (on loan)

**Departed to**: Melbourne Victory

**Debut:** VPL Round 13, 2007, against Kingston City, Kingston Heath Soccer Complex

**Last game**: VPL Round 26, 2007, against Kingston City, Lakeside Stadium

## Stats

 2007 | 14

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2007PLR.html
Footscray JUST

**Footscray JUST** (*Jugoslav United Soccer Team*) often known simply as *JUST*, is a defunct soccer club in Melbourne which played alongside South Melbourne Hellas in both the Victorian State League and the National Soccer League.

Established in 1950 by migrants from Yugoslavia, they played in the Victorian leagues with considerable success, winning five Victorian State League titles and three Dockerty Cup titles. Of the 16 state league titles on offer from 1961-1976, JUST won four, second only to South Melbourne's seven. Originally only called 'JUST', after JUST had taken over Footscray Capri, they added the 'Footscray' moniker to their name in 1961.

In 1977 they became a foundation member of the National Soccer League (along with South Melbourne, Mooroolbark and Heidelberg United), where they largely struggled, with the exception of the 1986 season, where they lost to Adelaide City in the Southern Conference grand final. Poor seasons soon returned though, and the team was relegated at the end of the 1989 season to the Victorian leagues, where after one more poor season, finishing 15th, the club effectively disbanded; the club was 'colonised' by an Argentine contingent, and the links to the club's Serbian/Yugoslav past were severed.

Over the years numerous players played for both JUST and Hellas, and the two sides even on occasion combined to play against overseas opposition. JUST's main home ground was Schintler Reserve in Footscray.

## Overall record

### Record by venue

1. ↑ http://www.goalweekly.com.au/index.php?option=com\_content&view=article&id=531:teams-no-longer-with-us-just&catid=56:blast-form-the-past&Itemid=83
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/F/FootscrayJUSTDH.html
3. ↑ http://sesasport.com/?p=363
4. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/M/MelbourneCity.html
5. ↑ http://sesasport.com/?p=363
6. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t\_pUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fZIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2669%2C6305753
Glenn Manton

**Glenn Manton** (born 1 June 1973) is a retired Australian rules footballer with the Essendon and Carlton football clubs, who after being delisted by Carlton at the end of the 2003 AFL season attempted to become a goalkeeper with South Melbourne Hellas in the National Soccer League. Manton's ambition went unrealised; he later became part of the Australian bob-sleigh team, and played Australian rules football for a number or lower level clubs.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/09/01/1062403462950.html
2. ↑ http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Glenn+Manton
Joseph Youssef

**Joseph 'Joey' Youssef**was a forward who played with South Melbourne in 2009 and 2010.

After leaving South Melbourne, Youssef joined Pascoe Vale, becoming a fixture in their side for several years, including serving as captain.

Youssef also became a thorn in the side of South Melbourne, often scoring against his former club.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Fawkner Blues

**Departed to**: Pascoe Vale

**Debut:** VPL Round 1, 2009, against Dandenong Thunder, Lakeside Stadium

**Last game**: VPL Round 22, 2010, against Sunshine George Cross, Knights Stadium

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2011SD1R.html
2. ↑ https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north-west/sport/pascoe-vale-captain-joseph-youssef-enjoying-careerbest-form-as-his-side-closes-in-on-national-premier-league-finals/news-story/8edf0acac0246df504ad8301e032f9b7
3. ↑ Youssef had also scored against South in the season before moving to Lakeside.
1997-1998 South Melbourne National Youth League season

**League:** National Youth League, Southern Division

**Finishing Position:**

* South Melbourne - 8th of 11 (missed finals)
* South Melbourne Rockets - 11th of 11 (missed finals)

## Season summary and match results

### Summary

South Melbourne fielded two sides in the 1997-1998 National Youth League season, its main side, and the 'Rockets' side. Neither side made the finals.

### South Melbourne season results

The source material for this section lacks clarity on some results, as well as the fixture order; thus, both the first team and Rockets' results are incomplete.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NYL/NYL.shtml
2. ↑ Match abandoned after 66 minutes following a power failure
3. ↑ Forfeit to Carlton
4. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NYL/9798/NYLP.html
Elias Demourtzidis

**Elias Demourtzidis**is a forward who played one match for South Melbourne during the 1999-2000 season.

Demourtzidis arrived at Lakeside from West Adelaide, but featured only in the final ten minutes of the final match of the season - a dead rubber (for South) against Newcastle Breakers - Ange Postecoglou's final match as South coach.

Demourtzidis joined Sydney Olympic the season after, and also played in Adelaide United's inaugural season, but senior appearances in Australia's top-flight remained elusive.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: West Adelaide

**Departed to**: Sydney Olympic

**Debut:** NSL Round 34, 1999-2000, against Newcastle Breakers, Lakeside Stadium

**Last game**: NSL Round 34, 1999-2000, against Newcastle Breakers, Lakeside Stadium

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/DEK.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/19992000/Round34.html
Jim Tsekinis

**Jim Tsekinis** is a retired forward who played for South Melbourne in the National Soccer League.

Tsekinis arrived at South Melbourne from West Adelaide, where he had played six seasons.

During his two seasons at South, Tsekinis was mostly used off the bench.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: West Adelaide

**Departed to**:

**Debut:** NSL Round 1, 1998-1999, against Gippsland Falcons at Lakeside Stadium

**Last game**: NSL Round 11, 1999-2000, against Perth Glory at Perth Oval

## Honours

* National Soccer League : 1999
* Oceania Club Championship: 1999

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/TSA.html
Freddie Sey

**Frederick "Freddie" Ankumah-Sey** is a winger and forward who played with South Melbourne in 2021. Plucked from the obscurity of the New South Wales second tier, Sey had played for Bonnyrigg White Eagles, Rydalmere Lions, and North Shore Mariners. Sold to South fans as an excitement machine, Sey saw limited game time throughout his South stint, and had seemingly departed the club prior to the team's FFA Cup match against Melbourne City.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: ???

**Departed to**: ???

**Debut:** NPL Victoria Round 5, 2021, against Altona Magic at Paisley Park Soccer Complex

**Last game**: NPL Victoria Round 20, 2021, against Green Gully, at Lakeside Stadium
Max Lohy

**Max Lohy** is a retired Dutch midfielder who played for South Melbourne during the first half of the 2003-2004 National Soccer League season.

Coming out of the Ajax academy system, Lohy managed just six matches for South, four of them as a substitute, before parting ways with the club. Information about his career after his time South remains unclear.

## Milestones

**Debut:** NSL Round 1, 2003-2004, against Parramatta Power, Parramatta Stadium

**Last game:** NSL Round 12, 2003-2004, against Northern Spirit, Pittwater Park

## References

1. ↑ http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/07/17/1058035134118.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/S/SouthMelbournePR200304.html
3. ↑ http://archive.is/LoVoC
4. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20032004/Round01.html
5. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20032004/Round12.html
2014

**2014**was South Melbourne Hellas' 55th season of senior men's competition.

## Overview

**League:** National Premier Leagues Victoria

**Finishing Position:** 1st of 14 (champions)

**NPL National playoffs:** Semi Final

**Dockerty Cup:** Quarter-finals

**FFA Cup:**DId not qualify

**Coaches:** Chris Taylor

**Captain:** Michael Eagar

**Best and Fairest:** Iqi Jawadi

**Leading Goalscorer:** Milos Lujic (24)

**President**: Leo Athanasakis

**Major sponsor:** PlastaMasta

**Apparel sponsor:** Adidas

**Membership slogan:**

**No 1 ticket holder:** Martin Foley​​

**Women:** 2014 South Melbourne Women season

The bottom two sides were relegated to NPL1.

## References

1. ↑ Played in late 2013. South fielded only its under 21s in this scratch match.
2. ↑ after extra time
Apostolos Giannou

**Apostolos Giannou** (sometimes referred to earlier in his career as *Paul Giannou*) is a former South Melbourne junior who went on to play for both the Greek and Australian national teams.

Born in Greece and moving to Australia at the age of nine, Giannou played junior soccer at South Melbourne and Oakleigh Cannons, before moving overseas to try his luck in Europe.

Giannou had played for the Joeys as well as underage Greek representative teams, eventually playing for the Greek national team in a friendly in 2015. Giannou was eventually coaxed back to represent Australia in 2016, during the time when the Socceroos were being coached by Ange Postecoglou.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.cornerflag.com.au/the-curious-case-of-apostolos-giannou/
2. ↑ https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/inside-word-apostolos-giannou
3. ↑ https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/giannou-torn-between-australia-and-greece
4. ↑ https://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/ethniki\_elladas/pisw-stivarh-mprosta-akindynh-h-ethnikh-sto-0-0-me-thn-toyrkia.3775674.html
5. ↑ https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/socceroos-score-seven-in-scintillating-win-over-tajikistan
Ljubo Milicevic

Quite how long **Ljubo Milicevic**'s 2011 'short term' stint at Lakeside was meant to last remains unclear; what did become clear is that after a promising start to his time as a South Melbourne player, the former Socceroo's presence at the club rapidly became untenable for both player and club. All up Milicevic played eight league matches and one cup game for South, before heading to Europe to try his luck.

It wouldn't be the last time Milicevic had an impact at South Melbourne however; while playing for Melbourne Knights against South at Lakeside in round 9, 2013, Milicevic would score an own goal to level the scores at 2-2.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Free agent/Newcastle Jets

**Departed to**: Hajduk Split

**Debut:** VPL Round 5, 2011, against Oakleigh Cannons, Jack Edwards Reserve

**Last game**: VPL Round 14, 2011 against Bentleigh Greens, Kingston Heath Soccer Complex

## References

1. ↑ http://www.smfc.com.au/ljubo-milicevic-signs-with-south/
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2011PLR.html
3. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2011MiraCup.html
Gordon Dalziel

**Gordon Dalziel** is a Scots retired player and manager.

A forward, early in his career Dalziel played for Rangers, before eventually settling in as a prolific scorer for Raith Rovers.

Arriving in Australia in June 1989, Dalziel played two matches for South Melbourne during the 1989 National Soccer League season. Both of these appearances were as a substitute. Dalziel then failed to attend training in his third week at South, and having expected to walk in to the first team returned to Scotland and Raith Rovers.

After winning the Scottish League Cup with Raith in 1994, late in his career Dalziel joined Ayr United, where he became their player-manager. He later became a manager of several lower league Scottish clubs.

Dalziel then became a football pundit on Scottish radio. In his guise as a pundit and commenting on Ange Postecoglou becoming Celtic manager in June 2021, Dalziel hazily recalled playing against Postecoglou in the late 1980s. On a follow-up segment in August, his co-hosts noted that rather than playing against Postecoglou, Dalziel had actually played alongside him - including a game in which Postecoglou had scored.

## Milestones

**Arrived from:** Raith Rovers

**Departed to:** Raith Rovers

**Debut:** NSL Round 21, 1989, vs Melbourne Croatia at Somers Street

**Last game:** NSL Round 22, 1989, vs Melbourne City JUST at Middle Park

## References

1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080217044657/http://www.raithroversfc.com/cgi-bin/clubinfo.cgi?show=honours
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/DAA.html
3. ↑ "Thumbs Down To...", 1989, *Aussie Soccer,* July-August 1989 p.26
4. ↑ https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/12793409.now-you-know-day-rovers-danced-in-the-streets-of-raith/
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/ClydeSSB/status/1426167971911766017
6. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1989/round22.htm#2211
7. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1989/round23.htm#1107
John Tambouras

**John Tambouras** is a retired defender who played with South Melbourne in the National Soccer League.

A centre-back, the Darwin born Tambouras was on South Melbourne's senior roster for two seasons, 1997-1998 and 1998-1999, but played just one senior game for the club; a late appearance as a substitute against Gippsland Falcons.

Following his time at South Melbourne, Tambouras played in Europe, Asia, and Australia with a variety of clubs.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**:

**Departed to**:

**Debut:** NSL Round 16, 1998-1999, vs Gippsland Falcons at Falcons Park

**Last game**: NSL Round 16, 1998-1999, vs Gippsland Falcons at Falcons Park

## Stats

 1997-1998 | 0
 1998-1999 | 1

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/vicfootball/TA.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9899/Round16.html
Levent Osman

**Levent Osman**is a retired defender who played for South Melbourne during the final season of the National Soccer League.

Osman was an NSL veteran prior to coming to South, having previously played over 130 matches at national level thanks to stints at Gippsland Falcons and Football Kingz.

After the dissolution of the NSL, Osman joined Altona Magic in the Victorian Premier League, where he won the Jimmy Rooney Medal for being best afield in the 2004 Victorian Premier League grand final.

## Milestones

**Arrived from:** Football Kingz

**Departed to:** Altona Magic

**Debut:** NSL Round 1, 2003-2004, against Parramatta Power, Parramatta Stadium

**Last game:** NSL Minor Semi Final, 2003-2004, against Adelaide United, Hindmarsh Stadium

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/KOJ.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/ORE.html
3. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2004PLR.html
4. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/JRMed.html