Doveton Soccer Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Eumemmerring. Founded in 1967 by European Australians but mostly from England,[2] the club currently competes in the National Premier League 3, operating under license from Football Victoria. Presently competing in the third highest level of Victorian state soccer, the club has competed in all of the first seven league tiers, and have been mitre premiers in all except for the first and sixth tiers.[3]
| Full name | Doveton Soccer Club[1] | ||
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| Short name | DSC | ||
| Founded | 1967 January 22 | ||
| Ground | Waratah Reserve | ||
| League | Victoria Premier League 2 | ||
| 2024 | 11th of 12 (relegated) Victorian State League 1 South–East | ||
| Website | https://dovetonsoccerclub.teamapp.com/ | ||
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Honours
editState
edit- Premiers (2): 1980, 1990
- Premiers (2): 1977, 2019 (South-East)
- Runner's Up (1): 1988
- Runner's Up (1): 2019 (South-East)
- Premiers (2): 2012 (South-East), 2018 (South-East)
- Runner's Up (1): 1975
- Premiers (2): 2014 (South-East), 2018 (South-East)
- Premiers (3): 2001 (South-East), 2006 (South-East), 2010 (South-East)
- Runner's Up (1): 1973
- Premiers (1): 1970 (East)
- Runner's Up (1): 1999 (South-East)
Competition timeline
edit| Season | League | Notes | Top scorer | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | Comp | Pos | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Player(s) | Goals | ||
| 2024 | 3 | VPL 2 | Coach Nicholas Kalmar | ||||||||||
| 2023 | 3 | NPL 3 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 42 | 27 | Coach Gerard McDonagh | Josh Frame | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 | NPL 3 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 29 | Coach Anthony Saunders | Samuel Catherine | 11 |
| 2021 | 3 | NPL 3 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 18 | Coach Anthony Saunders | Samuel Catherine | 8 |
| 2020 | 3 | NPL 3 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No Season | ||
| 2019 | 3 | SL1 SE | 2 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 61 | 29 | 49 | Promoted, Coach Anthony Saunders | Josh Frame, League Leading Goalscorer | 17 |
| 2018 | 4 | SL2 SE | 1 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 66 | 19 | 52 | Champions Promoted, Coach Anthony Saunders | Josh Frame, League Leading Goalscorer | 21 |
| 2017 | 4 | SL2 SE | 3 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 47 | Coach Anthony Saunders | Senahid Tokalic | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 | SL2 SE | 6 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 41 | 35 | 34 | Coach Daniel McMinimee | Aziz Bayeh | 9 |
| 2015 | 4 | SL2 SE | 9 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 43 | 25 | Coach Daniel McMinimee | Farai Murwira | 12 |
| 2014 | 4 | SL2 SE | 7 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 32 | 33 | Coach Vasilios Natsioulas | Ioasa Saemo | 10 |
| 2013 | 3 | SL2 SE | 12 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 56 | 15 | Coach Tony Saunders Rds 1-12, Julian Costin Rds 13-22 | Simon Mur | 13 |
| 2012 | 4 | SL3 SE | 1 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 20 | 54 | Champions Promoted, Farai Murwira League Best & Fairest winner, Coach Tony Saunders | Farai Murwira & Simon Mur, Joint League Leading Goalscorers | 16 |
| 2011 | 4 | SL3 SE | 5 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 42 | 32 | 32 | Coach Tony Saunders | Jonathan Ash | 12 |
| 2010 | 5 | PL Div1 SE | 1 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 43 | Champions Promoted, Coach Tony Saunders | Leon Buhic | 11 |
| 2009 | 5 | PL Div1 SE | 10 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 19 | Coach Jim Morrison Rds1-13, Daniel McMinimee Rds 14-22 | Leon Buhic | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | SL3 SE | 11 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 53 | 26 | Relegated, Coach Sam Elmazovski Rds 1-5, Glen Bristow Rd 6, Daniel McMinimee Rd7, Michael Kupinic Rds 8-22 | Leon Buhic | 12 |
| 2007 | 4 | SL3 SE | 3 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 33 | 40 | Coach Sam Elmazovski | Leon Buhic | 20 |
| 2006 | 5 | PL Div1 SE | 1 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 31 | 51 | champions, Promoted, Coach Sam Elmazovski | Glen Bristow, League Leading Goalscorer | 18 |
| 2005 | 4 | SL3 SE | 12 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 47 | 16 | Relegated, Coach Perri Tsiaplias Rds 1-12, Billy Whiteside Rds 13-22 | Glen Bristow | 10 |
| 2004 | 4 | SL3 SE | 6 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 29 | Coach Jimmy Williams | Michael Fox, Colin Hanna | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 | SL3 SE | 7 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 30 | Coach Jimmy Williams | Tom Perry | 8 |
| 2002 | 4 | SL3 SE | 10 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 24 | Coach Daniel McMinimee | Anthony Saunders | 12 |
| 2001 | 5 | PL Div1 SE | 1 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 16 | 51 | Champions Promoted, Coach Daniel McMinimee, Tommy Rice, League Best & Fairest winner | Anthony Saunders | 13 |
| 2000 | 5 | PL Div1 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 34 | Coach Daniel McMinimee | Darren Lee | 9 |
| 1999 | 7 | PL Div2 SE | 2 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 20 | 48 | Promoted, Coach Daniel McMinimee, Mario Sonn League Best & Fairest winner | Darren Lee | 10 |
| 1998 | 7 | PL Div2 SE | 3 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 36 | 45 | Coach Daniel McMinimee, Robert Nelson League Best & Fairest winner | Darren Lee | 17 |
| 1997 | 6 | PL Div1 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 107 | 4 | Relegated, Coach Herbie Mayne | Cedric Meyer | 3 |
| 1996 | 6 | PL Div1 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 32 | Coach Jimmy Williams | John Cummings | 7 |
| 1995 | 5 | SL Div4 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 58 | 18 | Relegated, Coach Robert Nelson | Tom O'Halloran | 11 |
| 1994 | 4 | SL Div3 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 67 | 15 | Relegated, Coach Tom O;Halloran | Wayne Samuels | 11 |
| 1993 | 3 | SL Div2 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 63 | 6 | Relegated, Coach Norm Maitland | Mark Dyker, Wayne Fisher, Jerry Florindo,Diago Simios | 2 |
| 1992 | 2 | SL Div1 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 75 | 7 | Relegated, Coach Danny McMinimee | Daniel McMinimee | 3 |
| 1991 | 1 | Prem Lge | 14 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 58 | 8 | Relegated, Coach Jim Stewart Rds 1-14, Jim Train Rds 15-26 | Mitch Catttermole | 4 |
| 1990 | 2 | Metro Div 1 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 39 | Champions Promoted, Coach Billy Whiteside | Danny Neild, League Leading Goalscorer | 17 |
| 1989 | 2 | Metro Div 1 | 9 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 25 | Coach Jim Milne, Ernie Merrick | Danny Nield | 15 |
| 1988 | 3 | Metro Div 2 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 39 | Promoted, Coach Duncan Smith | Arthur Cherrie | 7 |
| 1987 | 3 | Metro Div 2 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 39 | 15 | Coach Duncan Smith | Colin Hawthorne | 7 |
| 1986 | 2 | Metro Div 2 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 68 | 10 | Relegated, Coach Billy Millen Rd 1, Ian Sweeney Rds 2-26 | Brad Johnson | 11 |
| 1985 | 2 | Metro Div 2 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 24 | Coach Ian Williamson | Arthur Cherrie | 5 |
| 1984 | 1 | State Lge | 14 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 46 | 14 | Relegated, Coach Hammy McMeecham Rds 1-11, Ian Williamson Rds12-26 | Jim Nelson | 6 |
| 1983 | 1 | State Lge | 11 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 17 | Coach Ernie Merrick Rds 1-13, Hammy McMeecham Rds 14-26 | Stan Webster, Ian Stirton, John Dowie | 6 |
| 1982 | 1 | State Lge | 10 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 42 | 19 | Coach Ernie Merrick | Stan Webster | 11 |
| 1981 | 1 | State Lge | 3 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 26 | 26 | Coach Danny McMinimee | Arthur Cherrie | 8 |
| 1980 | 2 | Metro Div 1 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 32 | Champions Promoted, Coach Danny McMinimee | Alan Quinn, League Leading Goalscorer | 7+ |
| 1979 | 2 | Metro Div 1 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 22 | Coach Danny McMinimee | Steve Irvine | 4+ |
| 1978 | 2 | Metro Div 1 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 23 | Coach Danny MvMinimee | Brian Roderick | 8 |
| 1977 | 3 | Metro Div 2 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 13 | 36 | Champions Promoted, Coach Brian Edgley Rds 1-6, Danny McMinimee Rds 7-22 | Sam Murray | 13 |
| 1976 | 3 | Metro Div 2 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 22 | Coach Russell Murray | Stephen Gaw | 6 |
| 1975 | 4 | Metro Div 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 21 | 30 | Promoted, Coach Danny McMinimee | Ian Sweeney | 13 |
| 1974 | 4 | Metro Div 3 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 22 | Coach Archie Currie | ||
| 1973 | 5 | Metro Div 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 22 | 32 | Promoted, Coach Archie Currie | ||
| 1972 | 6 | Prov Lge | 7 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 40 | 20 | Promoted, Doveton was elected to Metro Div 4 after Brunswick Athena was expelled from Metro Div 3, Coach Dave Myatt | ||
| 1971 | 6 | Dist PL | 10 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 58 | 14 | Coach John Brennan | ||
| 1970 | 7 | Dist East | 1 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 82 | 18 | 39 | Champions Promoted, Coach John Brennan Rds 1-17, Dave Wilkinson Rds 18-22 | Dave Wilkinson | 13 |
| 1969 | D | Not entered | |||||||||||
| 1968 | 6 | Dist Cent | ?? | 18 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ?? | ?? | ?? | From Ladder 8th August, final table unavailable | ||
| 1968 | 6 | Dist East | ?? | 18 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ?? | ?? | ?? | From Ladder 8th August, final table unavailable | ||
Sources:[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Other
edit- Mens Masters
- Runner's Up (1): 2012 (South-East)
- Metropolitan League 4
- Runner's Up (1): 2013 (South-East)
References
edit- ^ "ABN Lookup". abr.business.gov.au. 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Doveton Soccer Club - Doveton SC".
- ^ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Dandenong City to Doveton".
- ^ "1970 Victorian District League East Division - Final Table".
- ^ "1973 Victorian Metropolitan League Division Four - Final Table".
- ^ "1975 Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three - Final Table".
- ^ "1977 Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two - Final Table".
- ^ "1980 Victorian Metropolitan League Division One - Final Table".
- ^ "1988 Victorian League Division Two - Final Table".
- ^ "Victorian League Division One - 1990".
- ^ "1999 Victorian Provisional League Division Two South-East - Final Table".
- ^ "Victorian Provisional League Division One South-East - 2001".
- ^ "2006 Victorian Provisional League Division One South-East - Final Table".
- ^ "2010 Victorian Provisional League Division One South-East - Final Table".
- ^ "2012 Victorian State League Division Three South-East - Final Table".
- ^ "Ladder for Men's State League 2 South-East Reserves".
- ^ "Victorian State League Division 2 South-East 2018 Season Table".
- ^ "Victorian State League Division 2 South-East Reserves 2018 Season Table".
- ^ "Victorian State League Division 1 South-East 2019 Season Table".
- ^ "FFV - Metropolitan Match Centre".
- ^ "Ladder for Men's Masters South-East".
- ^ "Ladder for Metropolitan League 4 South-East".