- Collingwood Warriors S.C.
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Collingwood Warriors was an association football (soccer) team from Melbourne, Australia. It played in the National Soccer League in 1996/97, lasting only a solitary season[1].
The team was formed by Australian Football League club Collingwood Football Club and Heidelberg United, a former NSL team. The home strip was of a shirt with black and white stripes, with streaks of yellow, black shorts and black socks. The club's home ground was Victoria Park. Coached by Zoran Matic, who had previously taken Adelaide City to two NSL championships, the Warriors made a promising start by winning the pre-season competition, defeating Marconi-Fairfield 1–0[2].
However, despite a strong start to the season in which the team went 7 matches without defeat, Collingwood's form slumped and it ended up finishing second from bottom on the table[3]. The team also suffered from financial pressure, and at the end of the 1996/97 season, Collingwood Warriors disbanded. Throughout this period Heidelberg maintained a separate team in the Victorian Premier League.
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Honours
- NSL Cup Winners 1997
- Cameron Webb NSL Top Goalscorer 1997
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Soccer in Australia Football Federation Australia National teams Current national leagues Former leagues Cup competitions Australian Cup (defunct) • FFA Cup (proposed)Domestic leagues Australian Capital Territory • New South Wales (Northern, Southern) • Queensland • South Australia • Tasmania (Northern, Southern) • Victoria • Western AustraliaNational Soccer League List of NSL champions · List of NSL players Seasons Teams APIA Leichhardt · Adelaide City · Adelaide United · Blacktown City · Brisbane City SC · Brisbane Lions SC · Brisbane Strikers · Brunswick Juventus · Canberra City SC · Canberra Cosmos · Canterbury-Marrickville · Carlton S.C. · Collingwood Warriors · Eastern Pride · Footscray JUST · Green Gully Cavaliers · Heidelberg United · Inter Monaro · Marconi Stallions · Melbourne Knights · Mooroolbark SC · Football Kingz · Newcastle Breakers · Newcastle KB United · Newcastle Rosebud United · Newcastle United · Northern Spirit · Parramatta Eagles · Parramatta Power · Penrith City SC · Perth Glory · Preston Lions FC · South Melbourne · St George Saints · Sunshine George Cross · Sydney City · Sydney Olympic · Sydney United FC · West Adelaide · Western Suburbs SC · Wollongong Macedonia · Wollongong WolvesCategories:- Defunct Australian soccer clubs
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1997
- National Soccer League (Australia) teams
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