Westside FC

Westside Grovely FC is a football (soccer) club based in the locality of Grovely, Queensland, Australia. The club currently plays in the Football Brisbane Capital League 2, Capital League 2 Reserves, and City League competitions. The club also has junior teams for all ages, and over 35s and over 45s teams.

Full nameWestside Grovely Football Club
Founded1964
GroundGrovely Sports Ground
Senior CoachSean Grady
LeagueCapital League 2 (2018) Football Brisbane
WebsiteClub website

History
Badge of the original Budapest Grovely Soccer Club

The club was established in 1964 as Budapest Grovely Soccer Club,[1] playing at the sportsground in Hanran Street, Grovely (now part of the suburb Keperra). The club was renamed 'Grovely Soccer Club' in 1973, after the Queensland Soccer Federation banned the use of ethnic-based club names, and then renamed 'Westside Soccer Club' in 1978. The club initially played in the Brisbane Division 2 for several years (tier 2 of the Brisbane competition), but from the mid-1970s and during the 1980s, the senior club's fortunes declined. The senior club became inactive after the 1988 season but was revived in 2006, reentering the Football Brisbane competition in Metro 3 (then tier 7).[2]

Westside finished second in the 2012 Brisbane Metro 1 season,[3] the highest place of any non-Premier League team in the competition. 2012 was a historic season for Westside FC, not only in terms of performance on the field, but also with off field partnerships – the Brisbane Paralympic Football Program became fully associated with the club, the first time for a program of its kind in Australian Football.

The club celebrated its 50th season in 2013, which saw the senior men's team compete in a new league structure introduced by Football Brisbane, taking its place Capital League 3.[4]

The club colours, red, green and white, are taken from the Hungarian national flag.

References
  1. Westside FC club history
  2. Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables
  3. "Metro 1 2012 Standings"
  4. "Football Brisbane Media Release – Capital 1 & 2 Divisions Announced"


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