Perth RedStar Football Club is an Australian soccer club from Joondalup, Western Australia currently playing in the National Premier Leagues Western Australia and National Premier Leagues WA Women.
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| Full name | Perth RedStar Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Stars | ||
| Founded | 1992 (Joondalup City) 1999 (ECU Joondalup) 2022 (Perth RedStar) | ||
| Ground | RedStar Arena, at ECU Joondalup | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 | ||
| President | Mark Donnelly | ||
| Manager | Callum Salmon | ||
| League | NPL Western Australia | ||
| 2024 | 2nd of 12 | ||
| Website | http://www.perthredstar.com.au/ | ||
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Their home ground is the RedStar Arena at the Joondalup campus of Edith Cowan University.
History
editThe club was formed in 1992 as Joondalup City Soccer Club and played at the Gumblossom Park in Quinns Rocks. They moved to the Arena Joondalup in 1995 and in their first season in the Semi-pro league finished third in the Professional Soccer Federation of WA third division a great start to top-flight football in the state.
In the first season of the Soccer West Coast Division One, City won promotion to the Premier League as Champions in 1996. Joondalup City's first season in the top flight in 1997 was a moderately successful one, where they finished in a mid-table position and improved to third place in 1998.
In 1999 the club changed its name to ECU Joondalup SC. A successful season saw Paul Simmons' side win the club's first major trophy by taking out the Premier League title, which was their first-ever Premiership after only four seasons in the professional ranks.
Under the guidance of former Perth Glory manager Kenny Lowe, ECU Joondalup SC won their first Championship in 2020 (no Premier was awarded), with striker Danny Hodgson also claiming the season's Golden Boot award with 17 goals.[1]
In February 2022, ECU Joondalup SC and Northern Redbacks WSC announced a merger to create Perth RedStar FC as a new club.[2]
Current men's squad
edit- As of 10 September 2022[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current women's squad
edit- As of 10 September 2022[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
edit- Technical director: Andrew Ord
- First-team coach: Callum Salmon
- Assistant coach: David Butterfield
Notable past players
editList includes players from ECU Joondalup youth or senior teams that have gone on to represent the Australian national team.[4]
Coaches
edit- Paul Simmons (1992–2002)
- Stuart Kamasz (2003)
- Paul Simmons (2004)
- Stuart Currie (2005)
- Eric Williams (2005)
- John Brown (2006)
- Willie McNally (2006–2008)
- Syd Amphlett (2008–2011)
- Salv Todaro (2011–2013)[5]
- Dale McCulloch (2013–2019)[6]
- Kenny Lowe (2020–present)
Honours
edit- 2020, 2022 NPL WA Champions
- 1998, 2002 Boral Challenge Cup Winners
- 1999, 2023 WA Premier League/NPL WA Minor Premiers
- 1996 First Division Winners
References
edit- ^ "Champions ECU snatch last-day title - Football West - NPL".
- ^ Ben Smith (4 February 2022). "ECU Joondalup SC and Northern Redbacks announce merger to create new club Perth RedStar". Perth Now. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ a b Top 4 Cup Finals Weekend 2022. Football West. 9 September 2022.
- ^ "A path for the west's best". 22 January 2013.
- ^ "Todaro leaves ECU Joondalup". ECU Joondalup Soccer Club. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Dale McCulloch appointed as new ECU Coach". ECU Joondalup Soccer Club. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2019.