The club was established in 1974 in the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Clarinda by members of the local Greek Australian community. Originally called Liverpool Soccer Club, the club was renamed Clarinda Soccer Club the following year (1975). Playing many of its home games on the grounds of Clayton Technical School in Clayton, Victoria, the club spent most of its early years competing in the lower divisions of the Victorian District Leagues. In 1982 the club moved to its current home ground The Grange in the neighbouring suburb of Clayton South, Victoria, and in 1998 was renamed Kingston City Soccer Club. The name change was made to reflect the amalgamation of local city councils and the restructuring of city borders, but also to broaden the club's appeal amongst the non-Greek population in the local area.
Kingston City competed in the 2006 Victorian Premier League after back-to-back promotions in 2004 and 2005, winning the State League Division One title in the latter year. The club's stay in the top-flight was short-lived, though, suffering relegation in 2007. Financial struggles then blighted the club, with debt as high as six-figures hindering Kingston's operations. A second relegation followed in 2008 when City finished bottom of State League 1 and then a third consecutive relegation when it finished bottom of the 2009 State League Division Two South-East.[1]
After finishing his playing career at the end of the 2012 State League Division 2 South-East season, Nick Tolios took over as head coach of the club.
In 2014, Kingston City was announced as one of the successful applicants for the newly introduced National Premier Leagues Victoria, joining the second division, the new second tier of football in Victoria. Kingston finished in 8th place in its first season in the 14-team league.[2]
The following season, six additional clubs were added to National Premier Leagues Victoria 2, with the division splitting into East and West conferences of ten sides each. Kingston finished in 6th place in NPL2 East in 2015.[3]
On 3 September 2016, Kingston City achieved promotion from to NPL Victoria in dramatic circumstances. Needing to avoid defeat on the final match-day of the regular season, Damian Iaconis scored a 94th-minute equaliser to achieve automatic promotion into the top flight.[4] In the 2016 NPL2 Grand Final, Kingston City came back from 2–0 down to win 3–2 against St Albans Saints, with Slaven Vranesevic scoring two near-identical free kicks, and Kingston were crowned NPL Victoria 2 Champions. Velibor Mitrovic was top goalscorer with 19 goals.[5]
Kingston finished in 10th place in its first season in the NPL in 2017, seven points clear of the relegation playoff spot.[6] Iaconis top-scored with 12 goals. The following season, City finished just outside of the finals series, two points behind Port Melbourne in sixth place.[7] Iaconis once again top-scored with 11 goals. In 2019, after three seasons in the top flight in Victoria, Kingston City were relegated, finishing in second-bottom place, one point short of Dandenong Thunder in the relegation play-off spot.[8] After relegation was confirmed, Tolios left the club to take up an opportunity at Bentleigh Greens after seven years as head coach of Kingston.
Kingston then appointed Con Tangalakis as manager for the 2020 season.
HonoursEdit
Kingston City celebrating their 2016NPL2 championship
2019 Senior Men's National Premier Leagues Victoria SquadEdit
as of February 2019 [9]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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External linksEdit
Kingston City FC Official website
October 20, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Kingston City FC news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kingston City Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club from Clayton South Victoria within the local government area of Kingston whose home ground is The Grange Reserve Kingston club is competing in 2020 in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 Kingston City FCFounded1974GroundThe Grange ReserveCapacity2000ChairmanSam KoulisCoachCon TangalakisLeagueNPL Victoria 220234th of 14WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Honours 3 2019 Senior Men s National Premier Leagues Victoria Squad 4 Competition Timeline 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe club was established in 1974 in the south eastern Melbourne suburb of Clarinda by members of the local Greek Australian community Originally called Liverpool Soccer Club the club was renamed Clarinda Soccer Club the following year 1975 Playing many of its home games on the grounds of Clayton Technical School in Clayton Victoria the club spent most of its early years competing in the lower divisions of the Victorian District Leagues In 1982 the club moved to its current home ground The Grange in the neighbouring suburb of Clayton South Victoria and in 1998 was renamed Kingston City Soccer Club The name change was made to reflect the amalgamation of local city councils and the restructuring of city borders but also to broaden the club s appeal amongst the non Greek population in the local area Kingston City competed in the 2006 Victorian Premier League after back to back promotions in 2004 and 2005 winning the State League Division One title in the latter year The club s stay in the top flight was short lived though suffering relegation in 2007 Financial struggles then blighted the club with debt as high as six figures hindering Kingston s operations A second relegation followed in 2008 when City finished bottom of State League 1 and then a third consecutive relegation when it finished bottom of the 2009 State League Division Two South East 1 After finishing his playing career at the end of the 2012 State League Division 2 South East season Nick Tolios took over as head coach of the club In 2014 Kingston City was announced as one of the successful applicants for the newly introduced National Premier Leagues Victoria joining the second division the new second tier of football in Victoria Kingston finished in 8th place in its first season in the 14 team league 2 The following season six additional clubs were added to National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 with the division splitting into East and West conferences of ten sides each Kingston finished in 6th place in NPL2 East in 2015 3 On 3 September 2016 Kingston City achieved promotion from to NPL Victoria in dramatic circumstances Needing to avoid defeat on the final match day of the regular season Damian Iaconis scored a 94th minute equaliser to achieve automatic promotion into the top flight 4 In the 2016 NPL2 Grand Final Kingston City came back from 2 0 down to win 3 2 against St Albans Saints with Slaven Vranesevic scoring two near identical free kicks and Kingston were crowned NPL Victoria 2 Champions Velibor Mitrovic was top goalscorer with 19 goals 5 Kingston finished in 10th place in its first season in the NPL in 2017 seven points clear of the relegation playoff spot 6 Iaconis top scored with 12 goals The following season City finished just outside of the finals series two points behind Port Melbourne in sixth place 7 Iaconis once again top scored with 11 goals In 2019 after three seasons in the top flight in Victoria Kingston City were relegated finishing in second bottom place one point short of Dandenong Thunder in the relegation play off spot 8 After relegation was confirmed Tolios left the club to take up an opportunity at Bentleigh Greens after seven years as head coach of Kingston Kingston then appointed Con Tangalakis as manager for the 2020 season Honours Edit nbsp Kingston City celebrating their 2016 NPL2 championshipNPL2 Champions 2016 NPL2 Premiers 2016 Victorian State League Division 1 Champions 2005 Victorian State League Division 2 Champions 1994 2002 Victorian State League Division 3 Champions 2011 Seniors amp Reserves Victorian State League Division 4 Champions 1986 Victorian State League Provisional League 1 Champions 1985 Hellenic Cup Winners 1983 1993 942019 Senior Men s National Premier Leagues Victoria Squad Editas of February 2019 9 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp AUS Stephen Hatzikourtis2 DF nbsp AUS Michael Mullins4 DF nbsp AUS Simo Jovanovic5 DF nbsp AFG Faisal Sakhizada6 DF nbsp AUS Nathan Tidmarsh7 MF nbsp AUS Chris Irwin9 FW nbsp CHI Hernan Inestroza10 FW nbsp AUS Mouad Zwed11 MF nbsp AUS Ali Sulemani12 FW nbsp AUS Erhan Yalaz No Pos Nation Player13 DF nbsp AUS Daniel Bennett14 FW nbsp AUS Damian Iaconis16 MF nbsp AUS Anthony Theo17 MF nbsp AUS Alex Caniglia18 MF nbsp AUS Anthony Ianchello19 FW nbsp AUS David Antequera20 GK nbsp JPN Satoshi Osougi22 DF nbsp AUS Ajdin Fetahagic23 FW nbsp AUS Cooper LegrandCompetition Timeline Edit 10 Season Division Pos Played W D L F A Points2019 R NPL 13th 26 6 5 15 35 51 232018 NPL 7th 26 10 4 12 39 45 342017 NPL 10th 26 8 7 11 37 42 312016 C NPL 2 East 1st 28 21 3 4 65 32 662015 NPL 1 East 6th 28 15 2 11 59 50 472014 NPL 1 8th 26 11 2 13 54 46 352013 SL 2 South East 7th 22 10 1 11 42 42 312012 SL 2 South East 7th 22 10 0 12 40 45 302011 C SL 3 South East 1st 22 16 4 2 61 15 522010 SL 3 South East 4th 22 14 2 6 44 32 442009 R SL 2 South East 12th 22 4 5 13 32 57 142008 R SL 1 12th 22 4 1 17 20 50 132007 R VPL 15th 26 7 6 13 32 38 272006 F VPL 5th 26 11 5 10 37 39 382005 C SL 1 1st 22 16 5 1 44 14 532004 P SL 2 South East 2nd 22 11 8 3 35 17 412003 R SL 1 12th 22 3 7 12 22 52 162002 C SL 2 South East 1st 22 16 5 1 47 17 532001 SL 2 South East 4th 22 11 1 10 43 40 342000 SL 2 South East 8th 22 8 2 12 31 30 261999 R SL 1 13th 26 6 6 14 31 58 24R relegated P promoted C champions F finalsReferences Edit 2000 s PDF PDF Archived PDF from the original on 30 March 2022 Retrieved 11 February 2018 Ladder for NPL1 SportsTG Archived from the original on 12 June 2018 Retrieved 23 September 2018 Ladder for PS4 NPL1 East VIC SportsTG Archived from the original on 15 September 2018 Retrieved 23 September 2018 Bourbos Dimitrios Late Iaconis header seals Kingston s East title and promotion The Corner Flag Archived from the original on 15 September 2016 Retrieved 4 September 2016 Competition Stats for PS4 NPL2 East VIC Men SportsTG Archived from the original on 23 September 2018 Retrieved 23 September 2018 Ladder for PS4 NPL VIC Men SportsTG Archived from the original on 23 September 2018 Retrieved 23 September 2018 Ladder for NPL VIC SportsTG Archived from the original on 21 September 2018 Retrieved 23 September 2018 Ladder for NPL VIC Men SportsTG Archived from the original on 30 March 2022 Retrieved 25 August 2019 Kingston City Team Archived from the original on 11 February 2017 Retrieved 10 February 2017 OzFootball Victorian League Archive Archived from the original on 2 February 2017 Retrieved 13 September 2016 External links EditKingston City FC Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kingston City FC amp oldid 1153617400, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
