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1961

**1961** was South Melbourne Hellas' second season of senior men's competition.

## Overview

**League:** Victorian State League

**Finishing Position:**5th of 12

**Dockerty Cup**: Round 5

**Coach:**Len Young (until round 16) Manny Poulakakis (after round 17)

**Captain:** Chris Picoulas

**President**: Theo Marmaras

**Reserves:** 1961 South Melbourne Hellas reserves season
2020 South Melbourne Women season

**League:** National Premier Leagues Women Victoria

**Finishing Position:** None - season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic, without having started.

**State Knockout Cup**: None - season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic, without having started.

**Best and Fairest:** None

**Leading Goalscorer:** None

**President**: Nick Maikousis

## Summary

Intending to re-build after the comparatively mediocre 2019 season, the South Melbourne Women's season never got off the ground. The 2020 edition of NPLW Victoria was due to start later than usual - in late March instead of mid-February - and with two fewer teams, with Southern United and Greater Geelong Galaxy being excised from the competition.

By the time the league was due to commence, the first part of the COVID-19 pandemic had seen all leagues postponed. Like the men's team, the senior women resumed training in June as plans were made for a late July start; but with the pandemic worsening in Victoria, by mid-July the Women's NPL season had been cancelled, alongside the senior men's competitions.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/smfc/status/1267415748520980480
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/smfc/status/1282614676732252162
Anthony Giannopoulos

**Anthony Giannopoulos** played one game for South Melbourne Hellas, against Northcote City in the fifth round of the 2013 Dockerty Cup, coming on as a substitute during extra time.

A boyhood supporter of the club and a long time junior, Giannopoulos had played variously as a full-back and forward during his junior stint at South Melbourne. Despite being officially elevated to the senior list at the beginning of 2013, limited opportunities saw him exit the club. He later played for Dandenong Thunder and Nunawading City among other clubs.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: South Melbourne junior

**Departed to**: Malvern (?)

**Debut:** 2013 Dockerty Cup, 5th round, against Northcote City, Lakeside Stadium

**Last game**: 2013 Dockerty Cup, 5th round, against Northcote City, Lakeside Stadium

## References

1. ↑ http://www.smfc.com.au/south-advance-to-quarter-finals-after-thrilling-extra-time-win-over-northcote/
2. ↑ http://www.smfc.com.au/2013-smfc-senior-squad-announced/
Danny Kim

**Danny Hyungjun Kim** is a midfielder who played with South Melbourne in 2023.

Kim was signed from Bentleigh Greens, but after falling to establish himself in the starting lineup, he was released during the mid-season transfer window, whereupon he joined Green Gully.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Bentleigh Greens

**Departed to**: Green Gully

**Debut:** NPL Victoria Round 1, 2023, against Moreland City at Lakeside Stadium

**Last game:** 2023 Australia Cup, Round 4, against Kingston City, at Lakeside Stadium

## References

1. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/2022/11/06/south-sign-danny-kim-for-2023-season/
David Jones

**David Jones** is a retired defender who played for South Melbourne in the first half of the 1982 season.

Not to be confused with his English-born namesake who played for Newcastle KB and Rosebud during the same era, the West Australian born Jones had been part of West Adelaide's 1978 National Soccer League championship winning team.

Jones' arrival from Adelaide City should have provided coach John Margaritis with more options and depth, but the conundrum of trying to fit both Jones and fellow central-defender Steve Blair in the same starting eleven eventually saw Jones move to Preston Makedonia midway through the season for $10,000. After playing out the 1983 season at Preston, Jones returned to Western Australia.

Between 1975 and 1980, Jones played five matches for the Socceroos.

## Milestones

**Arrived from:** Adelaide City

**Departed to:** Preston Makedonia

**Debut:** 1982 Ampol Cup, Grand Final, against Heidelberg United at Olympic Park

**Last game:**  NSL Round 15, 1982, against Preston Makedonia, BT Connor Reserve

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1982/1982NSLResults.html
2. ↑ Johnson, M, 1982, 'Too much talent for Hellas...', *Soccer Action,* 2 June, p.4
3. ↑ Schwab, L, 1982, 'Murray: flyweight champ', *Soccer Action,* 9 June, p.9
4. ↑ Howe A, 2018, *The Encyclopedia of Socceroos,* Fairplay Publishing, p129
1989

**1989** was South Melbourne Hellas' 30th season of senior men's competition.

It was the club's 13th season of national league soccer.

## Overview

**League:** National Soccer League

**Finishing Position:** 8th of 14 (missed finals)

**NSL Cup:** Semi Final (lost to Adelaide City 0-2)

**Buffalo Cup**: Winner

**Coach:** Brian Garvey

**Captain:**Ange Postecoglou

**Best and Fairest:**

**Leading Goalscorer:** Paul Trimboli (12)

**President**:

**Major sponsor**:

**Apparel sponsor**:

### Ladder

The top five teams qualified for the finals. Marconi defeated Sydney Olympic in the grand final..

The bottom two teams were relegated.

## References

1. ↑ South Melbourne 4-2 on penalties, after match finished 2-2 after extra time. 2-2 after 90 minutes.
Australia Cup (2014-)

*This article is about the competition formerly known as the FFA Cup. For the competition of the same name which ran from 1962-1968, see Australia Cup (1962-1968).*

   The **Australia Cup**, is the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. The annual competition is organised by Football Australia. It features all the teams from the top division, the A-League, as well as teams from lower tier Australian leagues.

Established in 2014 as the **FFA Cup,** in early 2022 the name of the tournament was changed to *Australia Cup* - the same name as the 1960s nationwide tournament, to which the current tournament has almost zero connection.
Teams enter the competition in progressive stages, with state-based qualifying rounds used to determine which lower division teams eventually join those from the A-League in the later stages of the Cup.

At present Australia Cup qualification in Victoria doubles up as qualification for the Dockerty Cup. In 2014, the first year that the FFA Cup was held, the Dockerty Cup itself doubled up as FFA Cup qualification; but from 2015 Football Federation Victoria reduced the official stages of the Dockerty Cup to the final four teams in the tournament, effectively the four Victorian qualifiers for the FFA Cup national stage.

Until 2019, teams could also qualify for the Australia Cup by winning the NPL National Playoffs in the previous year.

South Melbourne has qualified for the national stage of the Australia Cup twice, in 2015 and 2017. The furthest that South has progressed was the semi-final, a feat achieved in 2017.
1978

**1978**was South Melbourne Hellas' 19th season of senior men's competition.

Competing in the National Soccer League, 1978 was the club's second season at national league level.

## Overview

**League:** National Soccer League

**Finishing Position:** 3rd of 14 (qualified for top-four series)

**Coach:** Dave MacLaren (all games except for Round 19); Ted Smith (caretaker Round 19)

**Captain:**Peter Ollerton (until round 13)

**Best and Fairest:**

**Leading Goalscorer:**Duncan Cummings (12)

**President**: Sam Papasavas

**Major sponsor**:

**Apparel sponsor**:

## Match results and season summary

### Ladder

West Adelaide Hellas won the title in a first-past-the-post format.

The top four side qualified for an end-of-season finals series, which had no bearing on the championship.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/NSLTable.html
2. ↑ After extra time. 1-1 after 90 minutes.
Ali Sulemani

**Ali Sulemani** is a forward who played with South Melbourne in 2023.

A Dandenong Thunder mainstay, Sulemani was mostly used off the bench.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Dandenong Thunder

**Departed to**: Dandenong Thunder

**Debut:** NPL Victoria Round 1, 2023, against Moreland City, at Lakeside Stadium

**Last game:** NPL Victoria Grand Final, 2023, against Avondale, at Olympic Village
1890

The **1890 Melbourne soccer season**was, according to the documentary evidence available, a poor one, with few teams and only intermittent matches. South Melbourne was one of the few teams left. It played for the George and George Challenge Cup, as well as the Beaney Cup, with matches predominantly played at Middle Park. Results for some of these games are unknown.

After this season, the South Melbourne club founded in 1884 appears to go into recess. It is not known if it bears any relation to future clubs using the South Melbourne name, or whether any of the people involved with the club had any future involvement with soccer.

## References

1. ↑ http://neososmos.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/victorian-soccer-fixtures-and-results.html
Ballarat Red Devils

**Ballarat Red Devils** was a Victorian soccer club from Ballarat.

Found in 1968, the club spent most of its existence in the metropolitan leagues in the lower tiers.

Elevated into the inaugural NPL Victoria season from the state leagues as one of two regional representatives, the Red Devils were relegated in their first NPL season.

At the end of 2016, the Red Devils disbanded, and the club was refounded as *Ballarat City.*

## References

1. ↑ The other regional representative being the Goulburn Valley Suns
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic\_Active\_B.html#BallaratCity
3. ↑ https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/4326636/name-announced-for-ballarats-new-premier-soccer-team/
Ben Ratajczak

## Ben Ratzjczak

**Ben Ratajczak** is a goalkeeper who was on South Melbourne's senior roster in 2023.

Ratzjczak, who arrived from Western Australian club Bayswater, was intended to serve as backup to Javier Diaz Lopez, but a pre-season injury saw the signing of Willem Lejeune, and Ratzjczak was loaned to state league club Upfield for the remainder of the season.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Bayswater (Western Australia)

**Departed to**: Upfield

**Debut:** None

## References

1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=668241528075685
2004 South Melbourne women season

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

**Finishing Position:** 5th of 10.

**Coach:**???

**Captain:**???

**Best and Fairest:**???

**Leading Goalscorer:** ???

**President**: ???

## Season results

### Victorian Women's Premier League Season

Incomplete results sourced from Wayback Machine.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2004WPLT.html
2. ↑ http://southmelbournewsc.soccervictoria.org.au/default.asp?pg=Results
Bill Fleming Medal

The **Bill Fleming Medal**, named in honour of the long-serving Argus journalist, Bill Fleming, is awarded to the best player in the Victorian state competitions as judged by members of the the Victorian soccer media.
The award was originally known as the Argus Medal.

Two South Melbourne Hellas players have won this award.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/BFMed.html
Box Hill United

*For the original club which played under the name* Box Hill, *see Box Hill*.

**Box Hill United**is a Victorian soccer club currently based out of Wembley Park in Box Hill South.

Prior to the merger of Box Hill's womens and junior teams with Southern Suburbs, - which led to the creation of *Box Hill United -*the Box Hill name had been attached to a variety of incarnations of the original side founded in the 1920s - including a series of mergers with various Italian-backed clubs.

While the current club claims to be a direct continuation of Box Hill - a club founded in the 1920s - for the purposes of this record, only the post-Southern Suburbs merger will be considered for the Box Hill United records.

Box Hill United also field senior women's teams, which also previously operated under a variety of different names and incarnations - the most notable of which was Box Hill Inter, which had a large amount of success in the women's game in the 1990s and early 2000s. As with the men, for the sake of clarity if not historical feeling, only the post-Southern Suburbs' mergers records will be counted here.
Dimitri Vithoulkas

**Dimitri Vithoulkas** (first name sometimes shortened to *Dimi*) is a forward who played one game for South Melbourne, in the 2010 Singapore Cup.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: South Melbourne under 21s

**Departed to**: Western Suburbs

**Debut:** 2010 Singapore Cup, Quarter Final 1st Leg, against Bangkok Glass, Jalan Besar Stadium

**Last game**: 2010 Singapore Cup, Quarter Final 1st Leg, against Bangkok Glass, Jalan Besar Stadium

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2011SD1R.html
2017 South Melbourne women season

**League:** National Premier Leagues Women Victoria

**Finishing Position:**1st of 10 (won grand final)

**State Knockout Cup**: Quarter Finals (lost 3-2 to Southern United)

**Coach:** Socrates Nicolaidis

**Captain:**???

**President**:

## Summary

### Ladder

The top four sides qualify for the finals. South Melbourne defeated Geelong Galaxy United in the grand final.

## References

1. ↑ After extra time. 2-2 after 90 minutes.
2. ↑ After extra time. 2-2 after 90 minutes.
3. ↑ South Melbourne won 5-4 on penalties. 2-2 after 90 minutes, 3-3 after extra time.
4. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2017WNPLT.html
Billy Natsioulas

**Vasilios 'Billy' Natsioulas** is a retired winger who played with South Melbourne from 2005-2008.

Natsioulas had played with Melbourne Knights in the National Soccer League; following the NSL's dissolution he joined Bentleigh Greens.

After a string of major injuries, Natsioulas earned his coaching badges and has since been coaching in the Victorian State Leagues. He won the 2016 State 3 championship as coach of Mazenod United, a club previously coached by his former SMFC teammate Steve O'Dor. The two then coached together at Doncaster Rovers.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Bentleigh Greens

**Departed to**:

**Debut:** VPL Round 1, 2005, against Heidelberg United, at Lakeside Stadium

**Last game**: VPL Round 11, 2008, against Richmond, at Lakeside Stadium

## Stats

 2005 | 16
 2006 | 15
 2007 | 20
 2008 | 11

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2004PLR.html
1969

**1969** was South Melbourne Hellas' tenth season of senior men's competition.

## Overview

**League:** Victorian State League

**Finishing Position:** 7th of 12

**Dockerty Cup:** Round 5 (0-3 vs Port Melbourne Slavia)

**Coaches:** Ron Sawecki (until second Ampol Cup game), Manny Poulakakis (from third Ampol Cup game)

**Captain:** Takis Mantarakis

**President**:

**Reserves:** 1969 South Melbourne Hellas reserves season
Andy Vlahos

**Andy Vlahos**is a retired forward and winger who played with South Melbourne in two different stints, first in the National Soccer League, and then over a decade later in the Victorian Premier League.

Prior to joining South Melbourne, Vlahos had played in the NSL with Heidelberg United, Collingwood Warriors, and Carlton, before embarking on an unsuccessful attempt at playing in Greece.

Returning from Greece, Vlahos joined South in late January 2000, and scored on his debut against Sydney Olympic. Vlahos left South after the 2000-2001 NSL Grand Final, joining Mike Petersen at Football Kingz.

After a stint in Belgium, Vlahos played in the inaugural season of the A-League with Melbourne Victory, before dropping back into the Victorian leagues where he had spells with Heidelberg, Hume City (whom he also coached), and Heidelberg again, from which he re-joined South midway through the 2012 season.

Vlahos played with South for about a year, until the arrival of Chris Taylor as coach halfway through 2013 saw Vlahos depart the club. Vlahos' departure signified a minor milestone which went completely unnoticed at the time - he was the last player who had played for South Melbourne in the NSL, who subsequently played with South in Victorian competition.

After leaving South for a second time, it is unclear where Vlahos ended up playing in the immediate seasons following his departure, if indeed he did so; however, in 2016, he did play for Fitzroy City.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: AO Agios Nikolaos  (first stint), Heidelberg United (second stint)

**Departed to**: Football Kingz (first stint), ??? (second stint)

**Debut:** NSL Round 18, 1999-2000, against Sydney Olympic, Lakeside Stadium

**Last game**: VPL Round 15, 2013, against Dandenong Thunder, Lakeside Stadium

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylhJtjn3lTE
2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130419061629/http://www.smfc.com.au/news/1204/south-sign-exciting-trio/
3. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2016SD2NWR.html
Mark Turudia

**Mark Turudia** is a retired goalkeeper who played for South Melbourne in the National Soccer League.

Turudia had been a member of South's reserve team which participated in the 1983 Victorian State League. In 1984, he played with South's National Youth League side. Turudia played one league, and three cup matches in the middle of the season, during which time he competed with Gary Clayton for the number one goalkeeping spot in the absence of Peter Laumets, who had dislocated his shoulder at Socceroos training.

After joining Footscray JUST for the 1985 season, Turudia spent the better part of his career at Northcote City and Croydon City in the Victorian State League.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: South Melbourne youth team

**Departed to**: Footscray JUST

**Debut:** NSL Round 9, 1984, against Preston Makedonia at Middle Park Stadium

**Last game**: 1984 NSL Cup Group Stage Match 3, against Footscray JUST at Olympic Park

## **Honours**

* National Soccer League : 1984 (squad member)
* National Youth League: 1984

## References

1. ↑ https://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/TSA.html#MarkTurudia
2. ↑ https://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1983SLR.html
3. ↑ MacKenzie, C. 1984, 'Davo back, Cumming may be OK', *Soccer Action*, May 2, p.1
4. ↑ https://www.ozfootball.net/ark/vicfootball/TR.html
Bayside United

**Bayside United** is a Victorian women's soccer club which participates in the National Premier Leagues Victoria Women's competition - for which purpose the team was established as a representative team for Melbourne's southern suburbs.

South Melbourne's women's team have played against Bayside United since South Melbourne joined the NPLW in 2017.
Chris Jones

**Chris Jones** is a retired goalkeeper who played for South Melbourne in the National Soccer League.

Before arriving at South Melbourne, Jones had spent four seasons in the Victorian Premier League, two each with Springvale City and Bentleigh Greens.

Primarily a back-up goalkeeper during his time at South Melbourne, Jones' only season with significant first team action was in 1999-2000, where he was the starting goalkeeper in all three of South's matches at the Club World Championships. Even in that season, however, he was compelled to compete for his position against Milan Udvaracz.

In 2002, Jones signed with Brighton and Hove Albion, but did not play a game for them. In later years Jones played for Langwarrin, including becoming captain.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Bentleigh Greens

**Departed to**: Brighton and Hove Albion (England)

**Debut:** NSL Round 11, 1997-1998, against Sydney United, Lakeside Stadium

**Last game**: NSL Round 2, 2001-2002, against Football Kingz, at Mount Smart Stadium

**Honours**

* National Soccer League : 1998, 1999
* Oceania Club Championship: 1999

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/JEE.html
2. ↑ http://www.wearebrighton.com/newsopinion/brighton-set-to-break-transfer-record-for-australian-goalkeeper-mat-ryan/
3. ↑ https://www.wearebrighton.com/features/withdean-era-keepers.html
4. ↑ http://www.mpnews.com.au/2019/11/18/keeping-up-with-the-joneses/
Brunswick Street Oval

The **Brunswick Street Oval,** also known as the *Fitzroy Cricket Ground,* and as the *WT Peterson Community Oval*, is primarily an Australian Rules football and cricket ground.

It has also hosted other sports during its history, however, including over 100 soccer matches. South Melbourne Hellas played two Victorian State League matches there during the 1970s, when Heidelberg United (then called *Fitzroy United Alexander*) used the venue as their home ground.

## Record by opponent

### Heidelberg United/Fitzroy United Alexander

1. ↑ http://neososmos.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/soccer-at-fitzroy-cricket-ground.html
2003 South Melbourne Women season

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

**Finishing Position:** 4thof 9.

**Coach:**???

**Captain:**???

**Best and Fairest:**???

**Leading Goalscorer:** ???

**President**: ???

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2003WPLT.html
2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20031206094319/http://southmelbournewsc.soccervictoria.org.au/default.asp?pg=Results
Dean Bereveskos

**Dean Bereveskos** is a midfielder who played for South Melbourne in the first half of the 2019 season.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Bonnyrigg White Eagles

**Departed to**: Dandenong Thunder

**Debut:** NPL Victoria Round 1, 2019, against Bentleigh Greens at Kingston Heath Soccer Complex

**Last game:** NPL Victoria Round 12, 2019, against Altona Magic at Paisley Park Soccer Complex
2006

**2006**was South Melbourne Hellas' 47th season of senior men's competition.

## Overview

**League:** Victorian Premier League

**Finishing Position:** 3rd of 14 (won grand final)

**Coach:** John Anastasiadis

**Captain:**Dean Anastasiadis

**Best and Fairest:**Fernando De Moraes

**Leading goal scorer:** Fernando De Moraes (12)

**President**: Greg Kaias

**Major sponsor**: Abcor

**Apparel sponsor**: Only Sport

**Women:** 2006 South Melbourne Women season

### Ladder

The top six teams made the finals. South Melbourne defeated Altona Magic in the grand final.

The bottom two sides were due to be relegated; however, threats of legal action related to Sunshine George Cross and Essendon Royals, saw only Frankston Pines relegated, and the competition expanded to sixteen teams in 2007.

## References

1. ↑ One point deducted from Essendon Royals
Daniel Clark

**Daniel Clark**is a midfielder and forward who played with South Melbourne in 2020 and 2021.

A Queenslander, Clark had played for Hume City and Port Melbourne in Victoria, and it was the latter of the two from which he was signed at South.

Following the cancellation of the 2020 Victorian season, Clark joined Queensland club Peninsula Power for the remainder of 2020. Returning to Lakeside in 2021, Clark became the mainstay of the midfield, but was nevertheless released at the end of the season. He joined Oakleigh Cannons for the 2022 season.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Port Melbourne

**Departed to:** Oakleigh Cannons

**Debut:** NPL Victoria Round 1, 2020 , against Heidelberg United at Lakeside Stadium

**Last game:** 2021 FFA Cup, Round of 32, against Melbourne City, at Lakeside Stadium

## References

1. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/south-adds-midfielder-daniel-clark-to-senior-squad-for-2020/
2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/PeninsulaPowerfc/posts/2851443551623291?\_\_cft\_\_[0]=AZUIu9Usz8Sz9HMQ6CUixa-D8MXnr1zeCzLr1fkjceeV4VxeMXQ8oj5DSSNL45ksLMsg8FpcFsFzViqtETUmwtjP7fVLDoF-OArANkBmU6Jyg9L7JcQ0fAbD2-yT9\_\_Bbxpz6vkhJ2gjsKm-gLCZE9w2bfudM0QA5qj6SphSR2A3IudRGK4nwRiQq-fU\_21FESw&\_\_tn\_\_=%2CO%2CP-R
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/smfc/status/1468721916370251779
2014 Dockerty Cup, Round 5

Resting several regular starters, South wrapped up this game early on, going 3-0 up within 25 minutes. The home side battled hard, and deserved their goal, but South were never in danger, and cruised to the end of the match.

## Lineups (incomplete)

**Berwick City:** includedAshley Savanah **Coach**: ???. **Goals:** Savanah 42

**South Melbourne:** Chris Maynard, Tim Mala (Nick Epifano 73), Andrew Mullett, Michael Eagar, Dimi Tsiaras, Milos Lujic (Jamie Reed 64), Iqi Jawadi (Tyson Holmes 71), James Musa (Brad Norton 73), Kobbie Boahene, Slaven Vranesevic, Leigh Minopoulos. **Coach:** Chris Taylor. **Goals:** Lujic 2, Vranesevic 17, Minopoulos 24, Boahene 70.

## Match reports

smfc.com.au: South cruise into final 16 of Dockerty Cup

South of the Border: South progress to sixth round of Dockerty Cup

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2014DCup.html
1980

**1980**was South Melbourne Hellas' 21st season of senior men's competition.

Competing in the National Soccer League, 1980 was the club's fourth season at national league level..

## Overview

**League:** National Soccer League

**Finishing Position:** 3rd of 14

**NSL Cup:** Round 2 (lost to Heidelberg United)

**Ampol Cup:** Semi Final (lost to Essendon Croatia)

**Victoria Cup:** Semi Final (lost to Preston Makedonia)

**Coach:** John Margaritis

**Captain:**Alun Evans

**Best and Fairest:**

**Leading Goalscorer:**Alun Evans (15)

**President**:

**Major sponsor**:

**Apparel sponsor**:

## Match results and season summary

### Ladder

Sydney City won the title in a first-past-the-post format.

The top four sides qualified for an end-of-season finals series, which had no bearing on the championship.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1980/NSLTable.html
Adam Van Dommele

A former Joey, **Adam Van Dommele** was a defender who played with South Melbourne during the 2007 and 2008 Victorian Premier League seasons.

**Arrived from**: Adelaide United (A-League)

**Departed to**: North Eastern MetroStars (South Australia)

**Debut:** VPL Round 14, 2007, against Western Suburbs, Lakeside Stadium

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

## Stats

 2007 | 12
 2008 | 22

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Joeys/2001.html
2013 South Melbourne women season

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

**Finishing Position:** 1st of 12 (lost grand final).

**Coach:**Bill Mihaloudis

**Captain:**???

**Best and Fairest:**???

**Leading Goalscorer:** ???

**President**: ???

## Summary

### Ladder

The top five teams played off in the finals. Sandringham defeated South Melbourne in the grand final.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2013WPLT.html
2. ↑ Need to find out what the "for" was for this
Docklands Stadium

**Docklands Stadium,** known by a variety of sponsorship names, is a multi-purpose stadium in Melbourne. Predominantly an Australian Rules football venue, Docklands has also hosted a variety of other sports, including soccer.

South Melbourne has played one match at Docklands, a round 5 NSL match in 2001 against Melbourne Knights, the only National Soccer League match played at the venue.

## References

1. ↑ Including Colonial Stadium, Telstra Dome, Etihad Stadium, and Marvel Stadium]]
Ajak Riak

**Ajak Chol Riak** is a forward and winger who played with South Melbourne in 2023.

Arriving from Bentleigh Greens, Riak became the first choice striker at South throughout 2023, ending up as equal leading scorer alongside Max Mikkola.

Eligible for the national teams of Australia, Kenya, and South Sudan, Riak accepted a call-up from South Sudan in 2023 for African Cup of Nations qualifying. Riak missed five league matches in 2023 due to national team duty, including the 2023 grand final. After the end of the season, Riak signed with Indonesian club PSS Sleman.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Bentleigh Greens

**Departed to:** PSS Sleman (Indonesia)

**Debut:** NPL Victoria Round 1, 2023, against Moreland City at Lakeside Stadium

**Last game**: NPL Victoria Semi Final, 2023, against Oakleigh Cannons at Lakeside Stadium

## Honours

* Club leading goalscorer 2023 (tied with Max Mikkola)

## References

1. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/2022/11/27/south-sign-big-striker-riak-for-2023-season/
2012 South Melbourne women season

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

**Finishing Position:** 6th of 10 (missed finals).

**Coach:**George Bukopoulos

**Captain:**???

**Best and Fairest:**???

**Leading Goalscorer:** ???

**President**: ???

## Summary

### Ladder

The top four teams played off in the finals. Box Hill United won the grand final.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2012WPLT.html
2015 FFA Cup, Round 4

Andy Kecojevic scores South's fifth goal

This was South's first game of the 2015 FFA Cup, and the first meeting between these two sides. It took a while for South to break down the State League Three North-West side, but eventually wore down their opponents in the warm conditions.

## Lineups

**Whittlesea United:**Goksal Guler, Daniel Chiodo, Taner Korkmaz, Zafer Aygun, Tansel Baser (C), Alptekin Kalayci, Kadir Irfanoglu, Yasin Sahin, Sinan Mirik, Emin Sele, Ugur Yildiz. Substitutes: Metekan Yilmaz, Josh Abak, Fatih Oztas​​​​​​. **Coach:**???

**South Melbourne:** Nikola Roganovic (Rory Brian 81′), Michael Eagar, Luke Adams, Bonel Obradovic, (Dane Milovanovic 52′), Mathew Theodore (Andy Kecojevic 55′), Milos Lujic, Brad Norton, Iqi Jawadi, Cody Martindale, Andy Brennan, Leigh Minopoulos.. **Coach**: Chris Taylor. **Goals:** Lujic 37, Brennan 45, Theodore 51, Adams 69, Kecojevic 75

## Milestones

*Debuts:*Rory Brian

*Final game:* Rory Brian

## Match reports

smfc.com.au: Theodore returns as South cruise past Whittlesea in FFA Cup

South of the Border: Much as you'd expect

## References

1. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/theodore-returns-as-south-cruise-past-whittlsea-in-ffa-cup/
Alan Kearney

**Alan Kearney**is an Irish midfielder who played at South Melbourne during the 2013 season.

Before arriving in Australia, Kearmey had spent time in Everton's reserves. Kearney's Victorian clubs before South included Sunshine George Cross and Southern Stars. Kearney was a tough, workhorse central midfielder, who fought to get back into the starting eleven following the arrival of Chris Taylor as coach.

After leaving South at the end of 2013, Kearney spent one season at Dandenong Thunder, before undertaking an extended stint at Port Melbourne.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Dandenong Thunder

**Departed to**: ???

**Debut:** VPL Round 1, 2013, against Green Gully, at Green Gully Reserve

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

## References

1. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/tough-irishman-signs-with-south/
2. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/rixon-recchia-kearney-depart/
Article guidelines

These guidelines, like the wiki itself, are a constant work in progress.

## General guidelines

* Neutrality is important. While the work will be seen primarily through a South Melbourne Hellas prism, it is important to be fair when discussing players and teams from outside South.
* South's achievements are plentiful and to a large extent self-evident - there's no reason overcook them. In other words, the writing tone we're looking for is measured and calm.
* The same care you would take with regards to defamatory comments in the 'real' world also applies here.
* Try and find references for any details you add. It both adds a measure of credibility to the project, while also helping people conduct further research.
* Don't forget to add (and in some cases, remove) as many categories as necessary.

## Player pages

* The easiest way to make these conform to the general style of the wiki is to copy and paste from an already established article.
* If you are confident with working with source code, go for it! If not, don't stress - create the article, and someone else will come in and clean it up.
* Where photos are added to player pages, they preferably should conform to general fair use conventions. They should also, where possible, show the player at the time they were at South.
* After creating a player page, don't forget to update the games played and goals scored pages.

## Match pages

* Any and all senior men's and senior women's competition matches to be written about.
* Friendlies (where notable) may have articles, but their qualification for statistical purposes must show them to have been played as a proper match, not as some pre-season warm up kick about with a bunch of triallists and 11 subs.
* On that matter, for the time being the Hellenic Cup, the Tynan Eyre Cup and other similar pre-season tournaments will not be included yet in the official statistical data.
* The Ampol Cup will be an exception to that rule.

## Venues

* For the time being, while I'm happy of course to have articles crated for all venues South has ever played at, we should only be looking to do stats for venues with limited amount of matches having being played there. Otherwise it's likely to get unwieldy.
* Be careful when collating stats for some NSL venues, as the data on OzFootball may not be correct. I'll need to get some feedback from Les Street as to where the errors are there in the database.

## Templates

* These are another perpetual work in progress. Currently the player pages have in boxes, but as yet I have made no decision as to what to do with match, venue and senior pages, as what works for other wikis may not work for this project.
2011 Singapore Cup, Round 1

## Lineups

**South Melbourne:**Zaim Zeneli, Tom Matthews, Daniel Vasilevski (Marinos Gasparis 78), Steven Topalovic, Carl Recchia, Kliment Taseski, Jesse Krncevic, Trent Waterson, Daniel Dragicevic (Kyle Joryeff 73), Sebastian Petrovic (Steven Weir 58), Junior Carmargo. **Coach**: Eddie Krncevic.

**Albirex Niigata (S-League)**: Yoshito Matsushita, Ryuta Hayashi, Shuhei Hotta, Kazuki Kobatashi, Atsushi Shimono, Bruno Castanheira (Yosuke Saito 74), Shimpei Sakurada, Tatsuro Inui (Musashi Okuyama 91), Shotaro Ihata, Norihiro Kawakami, Takuya Hidaka **Coach:** ??? Sugiyama **Goals**: Ihata 22, Shimono 85,Sakurada 89

## Match Reports

smfc.com.au: South Melbourne felled by White Swans
Andrew Bourakis

**Andrew 'Andy' Bourakis**is a midfielder who spent three seasons with South Melbourne in the mid-2000s.

Before making his South Melbourne debut in 2006, Bourakis had been a youth pllayer at South Melbourne during the National Youth League, as well as spending time in Greece and Portugal.

Bourakis' South career mostly consisted of appearances made off the bench, opportunities which became increasingly rare.

Bourakis' most notable, or rather infamous moment came during the 2007 mid-season friendly against Melbourne Victory, when he was struck by a flare thrown by a Victory fan.

In his final game for the club, Bourakis was red carded.

After leaving South at the end of 2008, Bourakis played in a championship with Perth SC in 2009. From 2010 onwards Bourakis played for a variety of Victorian clubs, mostly in the lower leagues.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**:

**Departed to**: Perth SC

**Debut:** VPL Round 4, 2006, against Preston Lions, Lakeside Stadium

**Last game**: VPL Round 14, 2008, against Heidelberg United, Lakeside Stadium

## Stats

 2006 | 12
 2007 | 7
 2008 | 2

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/B/BOS.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2006VCR.html
3. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2007PLR.html
4. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2008PLR.html
5. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-06-21/victory-match-marred-by-crowd-violence/76496
6. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2008PLR.html
Andreas Oliveira

**Andreas Oliveira** (occasionally misspelled as *Oliviera)* is a forward who played with South Melbourne in 2006.

Along with Antonio Naglieri and Dino Djulbic, Oliveira was one of three Western Australian players controversially signed by South from Frankston Pines during the 2006 midseason transfer window. A small forward, Oliveira had an almost immediate impact upon his arrival at Lakeside, although his scoring dried up as the season wore on.

At the end of the 2006 season, Oliveira returned to Western Australia, joining Perth SC.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Frankston Pines

**Departed to**: Perth SC

**Debut:** VPL Round 9, 2006, against Richmond, Lakeside Stadium

**Last game**: VPL Grand Final, 2006, against Altona Magic, Lakeside Stadium

## Stats

 2006 | 21

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2006VCR.html
2. ↑ http://members.iinet.net.au/~jacob/wasoccer/2007prev.htm
2015 FFA Cup, Round 7

After the high drama of the round 6 match against Melbourne Knights, round 7 was likely to be a more relaxed affair. Frankston Pines, a former Victorian Premier League several years prior, were now a middling in a division two tiers below South. Early on Pines got close on a couple of occasions, and a Milos Lujic penalty that was saved may have raised expectations among the visiting fans that an upset might be in the offing.

But South eventually broke the deadlock through Minopoulos, went to the halftime break 2-0 up thanks to an Epifano penalty, and cruised to victory in the second half. The only blot on the game was a late goal conceded by South from a corner, but that mattered little as South moved into the FFA Cup's national rounds for the first time.

## Lineups

**South Melbourne:** Nikola Roganovic, Nick Morton, Michael Eagar, Bradley Norton, Massimo Pesce, Thomas Lakic, Jake Barker-Daish, Iqi Jawadi, Leigh Minopoulos, Andy Bevin (Andy Kecojevic 55'), Nick Epifano, Milos Lujic. **Coach**: Chris Taylor. **Goals:** Minopoulos 33, Epifano 43p, Lujic 75, 79, Kecojevic 77, Jawadi 84.

**Frankston Pines**: Incomplete. **Coach:** **"**??? **Goal**: ???

## Milestones

This match saw South Melbourne qualify for the FFA Cup round of 32 for the first time.

*Debuts:* Massimo Pesce

*Final game:* Massimo Pesce

## Match reports

South of the Border: FFA Cup, hooray, I guess
Derek Parkes

**Derek Parkes** (surname possibly spelled *Parks)* was a centre-back who was on South Melbourne Hellas' senior roster from May through July of the 1969 season.

Arriving from Cliftonville in Northern Ireland in May 1969, it appears that Parkes made no senior appearances for Hellas in the league during his short time at the club.

In July 1969, Parkes transferred to Hakoah, playing at first in their reserves. It is unclear what direction Parkes' career took after that.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Cliftonville (Northern Ireland)

**Departed to:** Hakoah

**Debut:** None.

## References

1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210928131751/https://cliftonvillefc.net/2021/09/28/first-names-first/
2. ↑ https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=8061499&isAv=N
3. ↑ 'Hellas Man', 1969, *Soccer News,* p.1.
4. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article263029992
5. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article263030325
1974

**1974** was South Melbourne Hellas 15th season of senior men's competition.

## Overview

**League:** Victorian State League

**Finishing Position:**1st of 12 (champions)

**Dockerty Cup**: Winner

**Coach:**John Margaritis

**Captain:** Steve Walker

**Leading goal scorer:**

**President**: Sam Papasavas

**Reserves**: 1974

## Summary

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

Keilor Austria were relegated.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1974SLT.html
1976 Armstrong Cup, Final

The final of the 1976 Armstrong Cup was the first and only time that South Melbourne Hellas reached the final of the Armstrong Cup.

*Soccer Action* reporter Laurie Schwab noted that despite the tournament being for reserves players and teams, that George Cross fielded no fewer than six senior players in its team for the final.

Schwab's colleague Les Shorrock went further in discussing what he saw as the dishonourable team selection by George Cross. Nevertheless, George Cross did not break the rules, and there was precedent in previous seasons of other clubs acting in a similar manner.

## Lineups and coaches

**George Cross:** Magro, Alex McConville, Derek Barron, Derek Doolan, Lawler, B. Kastner, Peter Ebini, D Murphy, Robert Cullen, Paul Murphy, Paparas**. Subs:** Tsetsos, Bilusic. **Coach:** ??? **Goals:** Ebini, Cullen

**South Melbourne Hellas**: Fode, Kyriakouleas, Koutoulas, Terzakis, Nicolaides, Nazzareno, Stamatelos, Selemidis, Makris, Alexiou, Williams. **Subs** Sismanis, Samlidis, Matopoulos, Miller, Domsis. **Coach:** ???

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schwab, L, 1976, 'Cross Seniors Win The Reserves Cup,' *Soccer Action,* October 6, p.5
2. ↑ Schorrock, L, 1976, 'A Poor Show!,' *Soccer Action,* October 6, p.13
2004 Dockerty Cup, Round 5

Dockerty Cup, round 5

Bulleen Zebras vs South Melbourne - match awarded to Bulleen in a forfeit.

**Venue**:

**Attendance**: not applicable

**Referee:** not applicable

## Lineups and coaches

**Bulleen Zebras:**not applicable

**South Melbourne**: not applicable

## Summary

The exact details of South's attempt to play in the Dockerty Cup - at the time they were in administration and had no players - remains unclear. Any information on this era would be most appreciated.

## References

1. ↑ This season it was known as the Crazy John's Cup due to sponsorship reasons.
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2004CJCup.html
1982

**1982**was South Melbourne Hellas' 23rd season of senior men's competition.

Competing in the National Soccer League, 1982 was the club's sixth season at national league level.

## Overview

**League:** National Soccer League

**Finishing Position:** 6th of 16

**NSL Cup:** Round 1 (lost to Heidelberg United)

**Ampol Cup:** Winner

**Coach:** John Margaritis (until round 13), Tommy Docherty (rounds 14-18, 23-26), Mick Watson (caretaker rounds 19-22)

**Captain:**Alun Evans

**Best and Fairest:**

**Leading Goalscorer:** Charlie Egan (24)

**President**:

**Major sponsor**:

**Apparel sponsor**:

## Match results and season summary

### Ladder

Sydney City won the title in a first-past-the-post format.

The top four sides qualified for an end-of-season finals series, which had no bearing on the championship.

## References

1. ↑ [1]
2. ↑ After extra time. South Melbourne lost 4-5 on penalties.
Carlton

**Carlton** is a defunct Australian soccer club, which played in the National Soccer League from 1997 until late 2000.

Initially playing out of Princes Park, Carlton made the grand final in its first season, which it lost 2-1 against South Melbourne.

Carlton missed the finals the following season, but made the finals in season 1999-2000. However, by round 8 of the 2000-2001 season, Carlton's financial woes saw it withdraw from the competition and fold soon after.

Former South Melbourne goalkeeper Dean Anastasiadis was Carlton's most capped player, with 92 matches.

## Record by venue

 Olympic Park | 4
 Princes Park | 2

## References

1. ↑ While the actual result of this match was 1-1, the final score was adjusted to a 3-0 South Melbourne win following Carlton folding after Round 8. For the purposes of this record, the original result of a draw will be counted in the head-to-head record.
2. ↑ Match awarded 3-0 to South Melbourne when Carlton folded after Round 8. This game is not counted in the overall statistics.
2016 South Melbourne Women season

**League:** Victorian Women's State League Division 1 North-West

**Finishing Position:** 1st of 10. (won state league 1 grand final)

**State Knockout Cup**: Quarter Final (lost 4-2 to Bulleen Lions)

**President**:

## Summary

### Ladder

The top team qualified for the state league 1 final. South Melbourne defeated Boroondara Eagles, the south-east division champion, 4-0.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2016WD1NWT.html
2022

**2022** was South Melbourne Hellas' 63rd season of senior men's competition.

## Overview

**League:** National Premier Leagues Victoria

**Finishing Position:** 1st of 14 (lost grand final)

**Australia Cup:** Round 4 (lost 4-1 to Avondale)

**Dockerty Cup**: Did not qualify

**Coach:**Esteban Quintas

**Captain:** Bradley Norton

**Theo Marmaras Medal:** Javier Diaz Lopez

**Leading goal scorer:** Harrison Sawyer (17)

**President**: Nick Maikousis

**Major sponsor:**

**Apparel sponsor:** Kappa

**Women**: 2022 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.
1962 Australia Cup, first round

1962 Australia Cup, first round

South Melbourne Hellas 1 (George Papadopoulos) def. by Yugal 2 (Stojakovic, Swartz)

Sunday, 4 November

**Venue**: Olympic Park, Melbourne

**Attendance**: 14,000

**Referee:** W. Hosie (South Australia)

## Lineups (incomplete)

**South Melbourne**: George Papadopoulos, Antonis Hatzieleftheriou **Coach:** ???

**Yugal:** Spiegel, Stojakovic, Swartz **Coach:** ???

## Summary

South Melbourne Hellas' first attempt at the Australia Cup saw them give up a 1-0 half time lead against Sydney's Yugal, the eventual winners of the inaugural Australia Cup. Hellas dominated proceedings early on, but a general timidity saw them fail to make the most of their dominant play. Despite Hellas leading 1-0 at half time thanks to a George Papadopoulos goal - the club's first in the competition - Yugal fought back, equalising from the spot, and then taking the lead. Being behind failed to galvanise the home side, which was knocked out of the tournament.

## Match Reports

The Age - Soccer Cup Hope Beaten by Yugal
2016

**2016** was South Melbourne Hellas' 57th season of senior men's competition.

## Overview

**League:** National Premier Leagues Victoria

**Finishing Position:** 3rd of 14 (won grand final)

**FFA Cup:**Round 7 (lost 4-0 to Bentleigh Greens)

**Dockerty Cup:** Did not qualify

**Coaches:** Chris Taylor, Chris Marshall (caretaker three matches)

**Captain:** Michael Eagar

**Best and Fairest:**

**Leading Goalscorer:** Milos Lujic (33)

**President**: Leo Athanasakis

**Major sponsor:** Melbourne City Toyota/South Melbourne Toyota

**Apparel sponsor:** BLK

**Membership slogan:**

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

**Women:** 2016 South Melbourne Women season

### Ladder

The top six sides qualified for the finals series. South Melbourne defeated Oakleigh Cannons in the grand final.

The side finishing on top of the ladder qualified for the NPL National playoffs.

The bottom two sides were relegated to NPL2

The third-last team played-off against the third-best NPL2 side for a place in NPL Victoria; Richmond were defeated by North Geelong 4-0.

## References

1. ↑ Played in late 2015
2. ↑ Played in late 2015
3. ↑ Possibly played in late 2015
4. ↑ Lost on a penalty shoot-out
5. ↑ Includes a three point deduction
6. ↑ Includes a three point deduction
7. ↑ Includes a six point deduction
8. ↑ Pre-season only. Transferred to Melbourne Knights prior to the start of the season.
Andy Bevin

**Andy Bevin** is a New Zealand forward who played for South Melbourne during the second half of the 2015 season.

Bevin joined South midway through the season from the Seattle Sounders.

## Milestones

**Arrived from:** Seattle Sounders

**Departed to**: ???

**Debut:**  NPL Victoria, Round 16, 2015 against Dandenong Thunder, at George Andrews Reserve

**Last game**: 2015 FFA Cup, Round of 32, against Palm Beach Sharks, at Robina Stadium

## References

1. ↑ https://www.smfc.com.au/south-sign-andy-bevin-from-seattle-sounders-in-mls/
Frank Drakopoulos

**Frank Drakopoulos**' is a defender who played for South Melbourne in 2007.

Drakopoulos made fifteen appearances for South Melbourne, eleven as a substitute, being used as a pinch hitter in a variety of positions.

## Milestones

**Arrived from**: Clifton Hill

**Departed to**: Clifton Hill

**Debut:** VPL Round 1, 2007, against Heidelberg United, Lakeside Stadium

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

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/S/SouthMelbournePR2007.html
2. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2007PLR.html