Point Cook SC
| Full name | Point Cook Soccer Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Point Cook Jets | |
| Founded | 2008 | |
| Ground | Saltwater Reserve, Point Cook Victoria, Australia |
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| President | Steve Black | |
| Senior Head Coach |  Craig Filer |
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| League | Victorian State League Division 4 | |
| Website | Club home page | |
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Point Cook Soccer Club are an Australian Association Football club from Point Cook, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club currently plays in the Victorian State League Division 4 West.
History
The Point Cook Soccer Club was established in 2008 in Point Cook, in the western suburbs of Melbourne.[1] The club plays at the Saltwater Reserve, which has a synthetic football/cricket oval and two turf football ovals.[2] As of 2014 it had more than 500 members, ranging from junior to senior levels, and including both male and female teams.[1] By 2014 the club had three girl's teams and a women's team.[3] The club has released a mobile app for Android giving current information about news, events, schedule and so on.[4]
The under-14 boy's team were runners-up at the Kanga Cup in Canberra in 2013.[1] This is the Southern Hemisphere's largest International Youth Soccer Tournament.[5] The under-15 girl's team competed in the Kanga Cup for the first time in 2014.[1] The under-12 boys team was also scheduled to play in the Kanga Cup in July 2014, the first year in which they would be playing for points.[5] The under-12 boys won the 2014 Kanga Cup male plate in the first competition in which they played against teams from other states.[6]
In April 2015 it was reported that Craig Filer, from Britain, had been appointed coach of the Point Cook Jets. The club was aiming to climb to Victorian State League Division 1 within five years, and to eventually compete in the Australian National Premier Leagues.[7]
Notable players
Joe Spiteri (2013–)[8][9] – Australia U23 squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics and represented Australia national football team from 1995–1997. Austrian Football Bundesliga club SK Sturm Graz from 1996–1998, Belgian Pro League club Lierse S.K. from 1998–2001 and Allsvenskan club IFK Norrkoping in 2001.
Notable coaches
- Craig Filer (2015–) – Holds a UEFA B coaching license, former scout for Bristol Rovers and former academy co-ordinator at Newport County. the previous season.[10]
References
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- ↑ http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2496727/late-drama-sees-vikings-pull-back-to-point-cook-for-a-draw/
- ↑ http://leader.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
- ↑ http://www.reviewproperty.com.au/Local-News/412651/FFV-New-coach-gives-Point-Cook-Jets-propulsion/?mode=buy
