Northern Falcons FC
| Full name | Northern Falcons Football Club[1] | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Falcons | ||
| Short name | NFFC | ||
| Founded | 1986 as 'Flemington Floridia SC' | ||
| Ground | Hayes Park | ||
| Chairman | Hasan Ibrahim | ||
| Technical Director | Kaan Kalayci | ||
| League | Football Victoria | ||
| Website | http://www.northernfalconsfc.com | ||
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Northern Falcons Football Club is a semi-professional football club that is based in the northern Melbourne suburb of Thornbury. Founded in 1986 by the Sicilian Floridian community of Melbourne, the Falcons currently compete in Football Victoria sanctioned competitions for junior boys, junior girls, senior women, Access All Abilities and Masters.[2][3][4]
History
[edit]On field
[edit]The football club was established under the name of Flemington Floridia Soccer Club in October 1986 as the sporting arm of the Floridia Social Club. The club's inaugural home venue was the parkland at the foot of the Flemington commission housing on Flemington Road.[5] The club debuted Victorian state league football in 1993, participating in the Provisional League Division Three, now formally recognized as Victoria's eighth tier.[6] The club's senior squad achieved promotion twice in 2005[7] and in 2008[8] into the Victorian State League Division 4 where it competes today. The Falcons were runner's up in 2019 also but were not promoted to Victorian State League Division 3.[9] Prior to the last match of the season against second placed Heidelberg Eagles, the Falcons only had to draw at a minimum to ensure its first premiership, and promotion, but were defeated 5–0.[10] At the end of 2023 the club decided to abandon their senior men's teams instead choosing to focus on junior development, their first senior women's team and their growing AAA program. This decision was made due to the growing discontent with the general administration of the senior men's competition by the governing body Football Victoria and the increasing amount of financial resources required to remain competitive.
Off field
[edit]The club is led by president Hasan Ibrahim[11] and a team of volunteers.
Name timeline
[edit]| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Flemington Floridia SC | 1986–1994 |
| Flemington Falcons SC | 1994–2004 |
| Northern Falcons FC | 2004–present |
Staff
[edit]As of 9 July 2024
Football department
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Technical Director | Kaan Kalayci |
| Coerver Australia | Program Provider |
| George Jolevski | Programs Leader |
Executive
[edit]| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Hasan Ibrahim | President |
| Frank Materazzo | Secretary |
| Joe Pizzo | Treasurer |
Honours
[edit]- Runner's up (2): 2008 (North-West), 2019 (North)
- Runner's up (1): 2005 (North-West)
References
[edit]- ^ "ABN Lookup". November 2014.
- ^ Michell, Tim (16 May 2016). "Falcons pushing top clubs". Herald Sun.
- ^ "NEWS".
- ^ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Noble Park to Nunawading City".
- ^ "Northern Falcons Football Club". Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Victorian Provisional League Division Three - 1993 Season Table". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "2005 Victorian Provisional League Division 3 North-West - Final Table".
- ^ "2008 Victorian Provisional League Division Two North-West - Final Table".
- ^ "Victorian State League Division 4 North 2019 Season Table".
- ^ "FFV - Metropolitan Match Centre".
- ^ Irwin, Julia (14 July 2014). "Review shows need to increase social diversity in sports". Herald Sun.