Burwood Soccer Club

Football club infobox
Burwood Soccer Club
clubname = "Burwood S.C."


fullname = Burwood Soccer Club
nickname = The Woodies, The Blue and Gold Army
founded = 1959
ground = Blair Park & Centenary Park, Sydney
capacity = 1,100 |
chairman = Andrew Stamar
manager = Alan Lindsay
mgrtitle = CEO
league = Canterbury District Soccer Football Association
shirtsupplier = S.S.I
shirtsponsors = No sponsor for forthcoming season
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Burwood Soccer Club (Burwood S.C.) is an Australian Football (soccer) club based in the inner-western area of Sydney. Burwood S.C's long-established home ground is Blair Park, but have more recently been relocated to Centenary Park. Both grounds have a capacity of approximately 1.000 spectators.

Burwood S.C. has traditionally been one of the biggest and best supported clubs in inner-western Sydney. Established in 1959, Burwood S.C. has enjoyed success in a number of age groups and leagues.

The club enjoys an intense, long-standing rivalry with near neighboring giants Strathfield S.C and Enfield Rovers. The teams play each other twice yearly in the Inner-West Derby. The Burwood S.C. home crowd is famed for its unbiased appreciation of stylish football by either side.

Burwood SC prides itself on the development of their young players through their Championship winning Youth Development Team. Success of the U/15 in the National Championships has shown the pool of talent at Burwood SC.

History

In 1959 Burwood S.C. was formed by young men in the busy inner-western suburb. It was originally named Burwood United, to exclusively select players living in the Burwood shire. The team later became Burwood Soccer Club in order to enable the selection and registration of players outside of the local area.

In 1965 the Canterbury District Soccer Football Association (CDSFA) was established with Burwood S.C. a foundation member. The highly respected league now includes clubs from Inner-Western Sydney:
* Burwood S.C.
* Earlwood Wanderers
* Concord Juniors
* Roselands F.C.
* Marrickville S.C.
* Inter Lions F.C.
* Canterbury S.C.
* Strathfield S.C.
* Fivedock F.C.
* Enfield Rovers
* Abbotsford S.C.
* Balmain F.C.
* Hurlstone Park United
* Belmore Hercules

Burwood S.C. experienced some success in the CDSFA. Burwood S.C. also competes in the NSW State Cup. A knock-out style tournament consisting of teams around the state no matter their performance in their own league.

In 1998, Burwood S.C. moved their home fixtures down the road to Centenary Park. The odd fixture is played at Blair Park, however, due to the poor drainage system of the park, the games are reserved for Champions of Champions fixtures and in sunny conditions.

Champions Of Champions

Burwood S.C. has had relative success in this exclusive competition of the States top club sides (like the Champions League in Europe, Champions of Champions pits the best team from every league in New South Wales against each other, in a knock-out tournament held after every season).

Past And Present Players

Several senior level players have made their name at Burwood S.C. Past and present players that have enjoyed a career at Burwood S.C include:

* Chris "Dynamite" Koeck (Inspirational team leader for 'The Bruss' 2008. Founder of 'The Bruss Group' he played an integral part in leading the team to their semi-final birth. He also funded the signing of marquee player Sebastiano McGrath for the 2009 season. )
* Alan Lindsay
* Gary Burns
* Fred Astle
* Robie Zayour (Misses the rest of the 2006 season due to a painful, recurring shin injury, contemplating retirement)
* Jimmy Gunaidi
* Tim Tez
* Bernard Zayour (Pulled out of the 2006 season during pre season training with damage to the right knee, likely to announce retirement)
* Corwin Hooper
* Chris Lindsay
* Ross Mangione
* Ronnie Grech
* Peter Ilardo (Recently signed by Balmain F.C)
* Stephanie Bishop (Left on a free transfer to the football metropolis of Camden)
* Shanya Sanmuganathan
* Nic Stone
* Gavin Hutchinson (Ex Semi-pro from England, Striker and Coach of Burwood Under15's 2007)
* Tim 'Cesc' Matchett
* Anthony Carlucci
* Raffaele 'Raffa' Grimaldi (Coach & manager of the AA8 Bs 2007-present)
* Kieren Khatri
* Andrew "The Panther" Kyrios (Rumours of a transfer to Panathinaikos F.C. for a fee of $0.13. Likely to join the squad for their upcoming tour of Cyprus)
* Jonathan "Shansplints" Hammond (After missing a few games in the first half of the 2008 season due to the diagnosis of Shansplints, made a comeback to end up winning the golden boot, with a tally of 14 goals)

2006 Season

The 2006 CDSFA Season will kick off 1st April 2006.

2007 Season

Though they have yet to lace up their cleats, the 2007 6AA Strikers are full to the brim with talent. After falling excruciatingly short of the title in 2006, the 6AA Strikers brain's trust were quick to hit the free-agent market, snapping up a number of enthusiastic and intelligent ballplayers, including a number of players from Sydney University's train-on squad. And though critics have placed the squad in the lowly 6AA grade, there exists a growing number of pundits who believe the squad has the ability to take on teams anywhere from level 7AA, all the way up to 5AA.

2008 Season

The 2008 CDSFA Season commences on the 5th of April.

The All Age 8Bs will again be one of the teams to look out for. Chairman Andrew Stamar has entrusted Raffa Grimaldi with the manager's cap for this year. The boys have had a massive pre season and are striving to not secure the ignominious title of the worst team in Sydney again this year.

Home Grounds

External links

[http://www.burwoodsoccerclub.asn.au/ Burwood S.C. Offical Site]