Stirling Lions SC

Stirling Lions Soccer Club (formerly West Perth Macedonia, Stirling Macedonia) is an Australian soccer club based in Perth, Australia, currently competing in the National Premier Leagues Western Australia which is one grade lower than the Australian A-League.[1]

Stirling Lions
Full nameStirling Lions Soccer Club
Nickname(s)Stirling Macedonia
Founded1971
GroundMacedonia Park
Capacity5,000
ChairmanLuke Pavlos
ManagerRob Milevski
LeagueState League 1
201912th, (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

History
Macedonia Park

Stirling Lions Soccer Club evolved with the history of the Macedonian Australian community of Western Australia. The Club has been through a number of name changes and directions in its forty-year history. They were known as West Perth Macedonia in the 1970s and early 1980s, winning the League Title in its third year of State League.

In 1986, the Club changed its name to Stirling Macedonia with a move to Macedonia Park. That year, the Club represented the Soccer Federation of Western Australia against Adelaide City in the NANDA Cup in front of a crowd of approximately 5,000 people. During the 1980s and 1990s they were one of the most powerful soccer clubs in Western Australia, winning six league premierships.

In 1999, they changed the name to the Stirling Lions Soccer Club.

In October 2014, Cane Spaseski (Also known as Sani) was appointed club president. With Sani at the helm the club quickly grew to become a club of choice. Under the tutelage of Technical Director Richard Changadzo with an elite group of coaching staff, in 2016 the club’s junior NPL teams flourished and finished top 5 overall in 2016/17. Richard departed from the club after 2018 as did Sani step down.

Honours
  • State League Premiers – 1983; 1984; 1985; 1987; 1994; 1995; 2013
  • Top Four/Five Cup Winners – 1983; 1986; 1994; 1995; 1996
  • State Cup Winners – 1980; 1992; 1996; 2006; 2007; 2010
  • Night Series Winners – 1986; 1988; 1991; 1994; 1995; 1996

Current squad
As of March 2020[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5   Stephen McDonald
6   Dhhors Chol
7   Darren O'Riordan (captain)
9   Zdenek Bezdek
12   Griffin Becsi
No. Pos. Nation Player
13   Joseph Perkins
14   Bleron Mamudi
15   Michael Gama
16   Renee Kisesa
18   Gino Hampshire
19   Alexander Krusaroski
21   Ilija Rajcinoski

Notable past players

List includes players from Stirling Lions youth or senior teams that have gone on to represent the Australian national team, or have amassed over 100 games with Perth Glory FC.

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References
  1. Sports Australia
  2. "2020 Season Preview". www.footballwa.net. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. National Premier Leagues: Round 20 Match Program 2019. Football West. 17 August 2019.
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