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{{Infobox football club
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Hume City
| clubname = Hume City
| image = humecityfcnewlogo.png
| image = HumeCity2020logo.png
| image_size = 180px
| image_size = 180px
| fullname = Hume City Football Club
| fullname = Hume City Football Club
| nickname = ''Anadoluspor''<br> ''Anadolu'' (Anatolians)
| nickname = ''Anadoluspor''<br> ''Anadolu'' (Anatolians)
| founded = {{Start date and age|1979}}<br>as ''Holland Park Football Club''
| founded = {{Start date and age|1979}} (as ''Holland Park Football Club'')
| ground = [[John Ilhan Memorial Reserve|VPEC]]
| ground = [[John Ilhan Memorial Reserve|Hume City Stadium]]
| capacity = 5,000
| capacity = 3,000
| chairman = Rick Cekic
| chairman = [[Ersan Gülüm|Ersan Gulum]]
| manager = [[Nick Hegarty]]
| manager = [[Riccardo Marchioli (soccer)|Riccardo Marchioli]]
| league = {{Australian soccer updater|HumeC}}
| league = {{Australian soccer updater|HumeC}}
| season = {{Australian soccer updater|HumeC2}}
| season = 2024
| position = {{Australian soccer updater|HumeC3}}
| position = {{Australian soccer updater|HumeC3}}
| website = http://www.humecityfc.com
| website = http://www.humecityfc.com
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In 2006, the club was known as '''''Coburg United Soccer Club''''' and played its home matches at [[Knights Stadium (Melbourne)|Knights Stadium]] in [[North Sunshine, Victoria]]. North Coburg achieved promotion in 2007 after a 2nd-place finish to reach the [[Victorian Premier League]] for the first time in the club's history. The achievement marked a meteoric rise by the club, achieving four promotions in eleven years to go from State League 4 to the top division. After making it into the Premier League in 2007, the club was almost relegated if it wasn't for a 93rd-minute header by one of its local heroes [[Tansel Başer]] against [[Frankston Pines FC|Frankston Pines]].
In 2006, the club was known as '''''Coburg United Soccer Club''''' and played its home matches at [[Knights Stadium (Melbourne)|Knights Stadium]] in [[North Sunshine, Victoria]]. North Coburg achieved promotion in 2007 after a 2nd-place finish to reach the [[Victorian Premier League]] for the first time in the club's history. The achievement marked a meteoric rise by the club, achieving four promotions in eleven years to go from State League 4 to the top division. After making it into the Premier League in 2007, the club was almost relegated if it wasn't for a 93rd-minute header by one of its local heroes [[Tansel Başer]] against [[Frankston Pines FC|Frankston Pines]].


The club was renamed to '''''Hume City Football Club''''' in 2009, when they moved to their new facilities at [[Broadmeadows Valley Park]], in the [[City of Hume]]. A huge occasion was marked in 2014 when Hume officially opened up its new $12m facilities which included three grass pitches, a "3G" pitch, a state-of-the-art grandstand and modern clubrooms and changeroom facilities. The club underwent yet another re-brand in 2015, changing their logo "for a new identity, to represent the club's past, present and future".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://humecityfc.com/history/|title=History|date=26 May 2015}}</ref>
The club was renamed to '''''Hume City Football Club''''' in 2009, when they moved to their new facilities at [[Broadmeadows Valley Park]], in the [[City of Hume]]. A huge occasion was marked in 2014 when Hume officially opened up its new $12m facilities which included three grass pitches, a "3G" pitch, a state-of-the-art grandstand and modern clubrooms and changeroom facilities. The club underwent yet another re-brand in 2015, changing their logo "for a new identity, to represent the club's past, present and future".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://humecityfc.com/history/|title=History|date=26 May 2015|access-date=16 June 2015|archive-date=14 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114222540/http://humecityfc.com/history/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Hume managed a 6th-placed finish in 2014, the first season of the newly formed 14 team [[National Premier Leagues Victoria]], what was former known as the [[Victorian Premier League]].
Hume managed a 6th-placed finish in 2014, the first season of the newly formed 14 team [[National Premier Leagues Victoria]], what was former known as the [[Victorian Premier League]].
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In 2015, Hume qualified for the reintroduced finals series after a 5th-placed finish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=LADDER&compID=337120&c=1-10178-0-0-0|title = Ladder for PS4 NPL VIC}}</ref> City went on to beat [[Melbourne Knights FC|Melbourne Knights]] on penalties in the elimination final, after goalkeeper Chris Oldfield saved all four of Knights' penalties in the penalty shootout.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-10178-0-337120-0&sID=317230&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=35800909|title = Oldfield heroics block out Knights - FFV - NPL}}</ref> The club then lost to eventual winners [[Bentleigh Greens SC|Bentleigh Greens]]. That same season, Hume went on an impressive [[FFA Cup]] run. They drew Queensland NPL side [[Brisbane Strikers FC|Brisbane Strikers]] in the Round of 32 and looked set to bow out, but managed a 91st-minute equaliser and went on to win 4–3 in extra time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theffacup.com.au/matchcentre/Hume-City-FC-v-Brisbane-Strikers/812684|title = Hume City FC vs Brisbane Strikers, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 29th Jul 2015|date = 31 July 2017}}</ref> The Broadmeadows side then drew New South Wales' [[Sydney Olympic FC|Sydney Olympic]], another former NSL club, in the Round of 16 and won 3–1 in front of over 1,500 people at the ABD Stadium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theffacup.com.au/matchcentre/Hume-City-FC-v-Sydney-Olympic/831159|title = Hume City FC vs Sydney Olympic FC, FFA Cup, Round of 16, 1st Sep 2015|date = 31 July 2017}}</ref> In the quarter finals, the Club defeated fellow NPL Victoria side [[Oakleigh Cannons FC|Oakleigh Cannons]] 3–2, with a 118th-minute winner from Marcus Schroen, in front of 1,504 people at ABD Stadium. The club then played defending [[A-League]] champions [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theffacup.com.au/matchcentre/Hume-City-FC-v-Oakleigh-Cannons-FC/833421|title=Hume City FC vs Oakleigh Cannons FC, FFA Cup, Quarter Finals, 22nd Sep 2015|date=31 July 2017}}</ref> but went down 3–0 to the premiers and champions of Australia. 6,575 people attended the fixture in what was City's highest ever attendance for a home fixture.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2015/10/28/victory-produce-late-flurry-move-ffa-cup-final|title=Victory produce late flurry to move into FFA Cup final}}</ref>
In 2015, Hume qualified for the reintroduced finals series after a 5th-placed finish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=LADDER&compID=337120&c=1-10178-0-0-0|title = Ladder for PS4 NPL VIC}}</ref> City went on to beat [[Melbourne Knights FC|Melbourne Knights]] on penalties in the elimination final, after goalkeeper Chris Oldfield saved all four of Knights' penalties in the penalty shootout.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-10178-0-337120-0&sID=317230&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=35800909|title = Oldfield heroics block out Knights - FFV - NPL}}</ref> The club then lost to eventual winners [[Bentleigh Greens SC|Bentleigh Greens]]. That same season, Hume went on an impressive [[FFA Cup]] run. They drew Queensland NPL side [[Brisbane Strikers FC|Brisbane Strikers]] in the Round of 32 and looked set to bow out, but managed a 91st-minute equaliser and went on to win 4–3 in extra time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theffacup.com.au/matchcentre/Hume-City-FC-v-Brisbane-Strikers/812684|title = Hume City FC vs Brisbane Strikers, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 29th Jul 2015|date = 31 July 2017}}</ref> The Broadmeadows side then drew New South Wales' [[Sydney Olympic FC|Sydney Olympic]], another former NSL club, in the Round of 16 and won 3–1 in front of over 1,500 people at the ABD Stadium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theffacup.com.au/matchcentre/Hume-City-FC-v-Sydney-Olympic/831159|title = Hume City FC vs Sydney Olympic FC, FFA Cup, Round of 16, 1st Sep 2015|date = 31 July 2017}}</ref> In the quarter finals, the Club defeated fellow NPL Victoria side [[Oakleigh Cannons FC|Oakleigh Cannons]] 3–2, with a 118th-minute winner from Marcus Schroen, in front of 1,504 people at ABD Stadium. The club then played defending [[A-League]] champions [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theffacup.com.au/matchcentre/Hume-City-FC-v-Oakleigh-Cannons-FC/833421|title=Hume City FC vs Oakleigh Cannons FC, FFA Cup, Quarter Finals, 22nd Sep 2015|date=31 July 2017}}</ref> but went down 3–0 to the premiers and champions of Australia. 6,575 people attended the fixture in what was City's highest ever attendance for a home fixture.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2015/10/28/victory-produce-late-flurry-move-ffa-cup-final|title=Victory produce late flurry to move into FFA Cup final}}</ref>


In the off-season, Anadolu were dealt blows when midfielder Schroen left for NPL rivals [[South Melbourne FC|South Melbourne]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.smfc.com.au/smfc-signs-marcus-schroen-for-2016-npl-season/|title=SMFC signs Marcus Schroen for 2016 NPL Season • - SMFC}}</ref> and winger [[Jai Ingham]] signed for [[A-League]] side [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Michell|first1=Tim|title=Hume City winger Jai Ingham headed to reigning A-League champion Melbourne Victory|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north-west/sport/hume-city-winger-jai-ingham-headed-to-reigning-aleague-champion-melbourne-victory/news-story/db2ab4d22ce2648b08fe2890ab167131|website=Herald Sun|date=4 January 2016|access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> Hume qualified for the [[2016 FFA Cup]], drawing [[National Premier Leagues NSW 2|NPL NSW 2]] side [[Marconi Stallions]] at home.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mfootball.com.au/victorian-teams-learn-ffa-cup-fate/ |title=Victorian teams learn FFA Cup fate &#124; MFootball |access-date=1 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630175419/http://www.mfootball.com.au/victorian-teams-learn-ffa-cup-fate/ |archive-date=30 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In July 2016, Hume announced that head coach [[Lupce Acevski]] departed the club "by my mutual consent".<ref name="ACEVSKI AND MARKOVSKI DEPART HUME CITY">{{cite web|last1=Frederico|first1=Tom|title=CLUB STATEMENT &#124; ACEVSKI AND MARKOVSKI DEPART HUME CITY|url=http://humecityfc.com/2016/07/21/club-statement-acevski-and-markovski-depart-hume-city/|website=Hume City FC|date=21 July 2016|access-date=21 July 2016}}</ref> Then technical director Dean Hennessy took over as caretaker coach for the rest of the 2016 season.<ref name="ACEVSKI AND MARKOVSKI DEPART HUME CITY" /> In the FFA Cup clash, Marconi took the lead in extra time. Hume, upholding their reputation in the Cup as "comeback kings", equalised in the 117th minute, eventually winning the clash in a penalty shoot-out.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theffacup.com.au/matchcentre/Hume-City-FC-v-Marconi-Stallions/862158|title = Hume City FC vs Marconi Stallions FC, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 27th Jul 2016|date = 31 July 2017}}</ref> In the Round of 16, Hume again drew Melbourne Victory. [[Besart Berisha]]'s first half penalty decided the fixture in front of 2,866 people, the largest ever crowd at ABD Stadium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theffacup.com.au/matchcentre/Hume-City-FC-v-Melbourne-Victory/883887|title = Hume City FC vs Melbourne Victory, FFA Cup, Round of 16, 24th Aug 2016|date = 31 July 2017}}</ref> Hume City finished 6th in the league, losing 3–0 to South Melbourne in the Elimination Final.
In the off-season, Anadolu were dealt blows when midfielder Schroen left for NPL rivals [[South Melbourne FC|South Melbourne]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.smfc.com.au/smfc-signs-marcus-schroen-for-2016-npl-season/|title=SMFC signs Marcus Schroen for 2016 NPL Season • - SMFC|date=11 November 2015 }}</ref> and winger [[Jai Ingham]] signed for [[A-League]] side [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Michell|first1=Tim|title=Hume City winger Jai Ingham headed to reigning A-League champion Melbourne Victory|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north-west/sport/hume-city-winger-jai-ingham-headed-to-reigning-aleague-champion-melbourne-victory/news-story/db2ab4d22ce2648b08fe2890ab167131|website=Herald Sun|date=4 January 2016|access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> Hume qualified for the [[2016 FFA Cup]], drawing [[National Premier Leagues NSW 2|NPL NSW 2]] side [[Marconi Stallions]] at home.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mfootball.com.au/victorian-teams-learn-ffa-cup-fate/ |title=Victorian teams learn FFA Cup fate &#124; MFootball |access-date=1 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630175419/http://www.mfootball.com.au/victorian-teams-learn-ffa-cup-fate/ |archive-date=30 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In July 2016, Hume announced that head coach [[Lupce Acevski]] departed the club "by my mutual consent".<ref name="ACEVSKI AND MARKOVSKI DEPART HUME CITY">{{cite web|last1=Frederico|first1=Tom|title=CLUB STATEMENT &#124; ACEVSKI AND MARKOVSKI DEPART HUME CITY|url=http://humecityfc.com/2016/07/21/club-statement-acevski-and-markovski-depart-hume-city/|website=Hume City FC|date=21 July 2016|access-date=21 July 2016|archive-date=7 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807040311/http://humecityfc.com/2016/07/21/club-statement-acevski-and-markovski-depart-hume-city/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Then technical director Dean Hennessy took over as caretaker coach for the rest of the 2016 season.<ref name="ACEVSKI AND MARKOVSKI DEPART HUME CITY" /> In the FFA Cup clash, Marconi took the lead in extra time. Hume, upholding their reputation in the Cup as "comeback kings", equalised in the 117th minute, eventually winning the clash in a penalty shoot-out.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theffacup.com.au/matchcentre/Hume-City-FC-v-Marconi-Stallions/862158|title = Hume City FC vs Marconi Stallions FC, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 27th Jul 2016|date = 31 July 2017}}</ref> In the Round of 16, Hume again drew Melbourne Victory. [[Besart Berisha]]'s first half penalty decided the fixture in front of 2,866 people, the largest ever crowd at ABD Stadium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theffacup.com.au/matchcentre/Hume-City-FC-v-Melbourne-Victory/883887|title = Hume City FC vs Melbourne Victory, FFA Cup, Round of 16, 24th Aug 2016|date = 31 July 2017}}</ref> Hume City finished 6th in the league, losing 3–0 to South Melbourne in the Elimination Final.


After the 2016 season, the senior squad went through major change, re-signing just five players from the previous season. Hume made a coaching change in May 2017, with Ufuk Kubilayhan appointed to take over from David Chick. Hume qualified for the [[2017 FFA Cup]] , but lost in the Round of 32 to Bentleigh. In the league, Hume finished in 8th place, after Nick Hegarty became [[player-coach]] in July.
After the 2016 season, the senior squad went through major change, re-signing just five players from the previous season. Hume made a coaching change in May 2017, with Ufuk Kubilayhan appointed to take over from David Chick. Hume qualified for the [[2017 FFA Cup]], but lost in the Round of 32 to Bentleigh. In the league, Hume finished in 8th place, after Nick Hegarty became [[player-coach]] in July.


Hume City finished in 11th place in 2018, also losing 2–1 to [[Richmond SC]] in the FFA Cup qualifying rounds, Richmond competing in [[Victorian State League Division 1|State League Division 1]], two divisions below Hume.
Hume City finished in 11th place in 2018, also losing 2–1 to [[Richmond SC]] in the FFA Cup qualifying rounds, Richmond competing in [[Victorian State League Division 1|State League Division 1]], two divisions below Hume.
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==Current squad==
==Current squad==
{{updated|1 March 2022}}
{{updated|10 February 2024}}
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.humecityfc.com/ Official website]
*{{official website|http://www.humecityfc.com/}}
*[http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-8746-124292-200919-16640099 Hume City FC Teams]
*[http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-8746-124292-200919-16640099 Hume City FC Teams]
*[http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/ Football Federation Victoria (Official Website)]
*[http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/ Football Federation Victoria] (Official website)


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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{{Football Federation Victoria}}
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Hume City
Full nameHume City Football Club
Nickname(s)Anadoluspor
Anadolu (Anatolians)
Founded1979; 46 years ago (1979) (as Holland Park Football Club)
GroundHume City Stadium
Capacity3,000
ChairmanErsan Gulum
ManagerRiccardo Marchioli
LeagueNPL Victoria
20245th of 14
Websitehttp://www.humecityfc.com

Hume City Football Club is a semi-professional Australian football club based in Broadmeadows, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. Established by the local Turkish Australian community, the club competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria.

The club, known by the local Turkish Australian community as Anadoluspor, is the most successful Turkish Australian-backed football club in Australia.[citation needed]

Hume City has senior men's, women's and junior boys and girls teams, all based out of John Ilhan Memorial Reserve.

History

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The club was established as Holland Park Football Club in 1979 by Cengiz Binyazar, Halit Kirdar and Abdullah Saglam. The club officially registered with the Victorian Soccer Federation in 1979, with Emin Aslan holding the position of president in its inaugural season.

In 1993, the club decided on a change of direction and to take the club to higher places, out of the amateur divisions. The first step was the move to Reddish Reserve and to rename the club North Coburg Soccer Club. The club took on many more juniors. North Coburg achieved promotion from State League 4 in 1996, finishing the season in second place, and promoted again from State League 3 in 1999, finishing third. In the club's first ever season in Victorian State League Division 2 Nth-West it finished in fourth place, narrowly missing out on a promotion playoff place. In 2001, the club made the finals series after placing 3rd in the league but didn't win the playoff. In 2002, after coming close the previous two season, the club achieved promotion from State League 2 N/W to State League 1, the highest level the club had ever reached. The club achieved four successive mid-table finishes in State League 1.

In 2006, the club was known as Coburg United Soccer Club and played its home matches at Knights Stadium in North Sunshine, Victoria. North Coburg achieved promotion in 2007 after a 2nd-place finish to reach the Victorian Premier League for the first time in the club's history. The achievement marked a meteoric rise by the club, achieving four promotions in eleven years to go from State League 4 to the top division. After making it into the Premier League in 2007, the club was almost relegated if it wasn't for a 93rd-minute header by one of its local heroes Tansel Başer against Frankston Pines.

The club was renamed to Hume City Football Club in 2009, when they moved to their new facilities at Broadmeadows Valley Park, in the City of Hume. A huge occasion was marked in 2014 when Hume officially opened up its new $12m facilities which included three grass pitches, a "3G" pitch, a state-of-the-art grandstand and modern clubrooms and changeroom facilities. The club underwent yet another re-brand in 2015, changing their logo "for a new identity, to represent the club's past, present and future".[1]

Hume managed a 6th-placed finish in 2014, the first season of the newly formed 14 team National Premier Leagues Victoria, what was former known as the Victorian Premier League.

In 2015, Hume qualified for the reintroduced finals series after a 5th-placed finish.[2] City went on to beat Melbourne Knights on penalties in the elimination final, after goalkeeper Chris Oldfield saved all four of Knights' penalties in the penalty shootout.[3] The club then lost to eventual winners Bentleigh Greens. That same season, Hume went on an impressive FFA Cup run. They drew Queensland NPL side Brisbane Strikers in the Round of 32 and looked set to bow out, but managed a 91st-minute equaliser and went on to win 4–3 in extra time.[4] The Broadmeadows side then drew New South Wales' Sydney Olympic, another former NSL club, in the Round of 16 and won 3–1 in front of over 1,500 people at the ABD Stadium.[5] In the quarter finals, the Club defeated fellow NPL Victoria side Oakleigh Cannons 3–2, with a 118th-minute winner from Marcus Schroen, in front of 1,504 people at ABD Stadium. The club then played defending A-League champions Melbourne Victory,[6] but went down 3–0 to the premiers and champions of Australia. 6,575 people attended the fixture in what was City's highest ever attendance for a home fixture.[7]

In the off-season, Anadolu were dealt blows when midfielder Schroen left for NPL rivals South Melbourne[8] and winger Jai Ingham signed for A-League side Melbourne Victory.[9] Hume qualified for the 2016 FFA Cup, drawing NPL NSW 2 side Marconi Stallions at home.[10] In July 2016, Hume announced that head coach Lupce Acevski departed the club "by my mutual consent".[11] Then technical director Dean Hennessy took over as caretaker coach for the rest of the 2016 season.[11] In the FFA Cup clash, Marconi took the lead in extra time. Hume, upholding their reputation in the Cup as "comeback kings", equalised in the 117th minute, eventually winning the clash in a penalty shoot-out.[12] In the Round of 16, Hume again drew Melbourne Victory. Besart Berisha's first half penalty decided the fixture in front of 2,866 people, the largest ever crowd at ABD Stadium.[13] Hume City finished 6th in the league, losing 3–0 to South Melbourne in the Elimination Final.

After the 2016 season, the senior squad went through major change, re-signing just five players from the previous season. Hume made a coaching change in May 2017, with Ufuk Kubilayhan appointed to take over from David Chick. Hume qualified for the 2017 FFA Cup, but lost in the Round of 32 to Bentleigh. In the league, Hume finished in 8th place, after Nick Hegarty became player-coach in July.

Hume City finished in 11th place in 2018, also losing 2–1 to Richmond SC in the FFA Cup qualifying rounds, Richmond competing in State League Division 1, two divisions below Hume.

Hume City won the 2019 Dockerty Cup with a 1–0 win over Melbourne Knights FC. The trophy was Hume's first Dockerty Cup win and first piece of major silverware in the club's history.[14]

Current squad

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As of 10 February 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Jacson Riley
4 DF Australia AUS Lachlan Weier
5 MF Australia AUS Fletcher McFarlane
6 MF Australia AUS Umut Bozdugan
7 MF Wales WAL Lloyd Isgrove
9 FW England ENG Mickel Platt
10 FW Australia AUS Joshua Gulevski
11 FW Australia AUS Josh Bingham
12 DF Australia AUS Mark Ochieng
13 FW Australia AUS Mehmet Uysal
14 DF Australia AUS Harry Ascroft
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Australia AUS Michael Weier
17 DF Australia AUS Tomas Maricic
18 MF Australia AUS Aamir Abdullah
19 MF Australia AUS Kaan Elibol
21 MF Australia AUS Joshua Okane
22 MF Sweden SWE Oskar Karlsson
23 MF Australia AUS Marcus Aiello
26 DF Australia AUS Tyler Cooper
27 DF Australia AUS Ermin Julardzija
30 GK Australia AUS Eren Arslan

Women

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Hume City entered a women's team in the Football Federation Victoria Women's State League 4 North competition in 2017, the fifth and bottom tier of women's football in the state. In its first year in the competition, City won the league winning every single one of its 18 games, finishing with a goal differential of +186, conceding just five goals all year.[15] Ebru Hasan scored 93 goals.[16]

The following season, Hume City won a second straight championship and promotion, winning the Women's State League 3 West with three games to spare, by winning 15 consecutive games in the league.[17] In a sign of their dominance, Hume won three games by 13 goals, one by 12 and one by 11.[18] On 10 August 2018, Hume dropped its first game since entering the Victorian state league system when it lost 4–0 to St Albans Saints SC.

Honours

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  • Victorian Amateur League Division 2 (1): 1981
  • Victorian Provisional League Division 4 (1): 1982
  • Victorian Metropolitan League Division 4 (1): 1988
  • Dockerty Cup (1): 2019[19]

Source:[20]

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References

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  1. ^ "History". 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Ladder for PS4 NPL VIC".
  3. ^ "Oldfield heroics block out Knights - FFV - NPL".
  4. ^ "Hume City FC vs Brisbane Strikers, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 29th Jul 2015". 31 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Hume City FC vs Sydney Olympic FC, FFA Cup, Round of 16, 1st Sep 2015". 31 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Hume City FC vs Oakleigh Cannons FC, FFA Cup, Quarter Finals, 22nd Sep 2015". 31 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Victory produce late flurry to move into FFA Cup final".
  8. ^ "SMFC signs Marcus Schroen for 2016 NPL Season • - SMFC". 11 November 2015.
  9. ^ Michell, Tim (4 January 2016). "Hume City winger Jai Ingham headed to reigning A-League champion Melbourne Victory". Herald Sun. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Victorian teams learn FFA Cup fate | MFootball". Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  11. ^ a b Frederico, Tom (21 July 2016). "CLUB STATEMENT | ACEVSKI AND MARKOVSKI DEPART HUME CITY". Hume City FC. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Hume City FC vs Marconi Stallions FC, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 27th Jul 2016". 31 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Hume City FC vs Melbourne Victory, FFA Cup, Round of 16, 24th Aug 2016". 31 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Hume City Takes Out 2019 Dockerty Cup Final". Football Victoria. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Ladder for Women's State League 4 North". SportsTG. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Competition Stats for Women's State League 4 North". SportsTG. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Star Weekly | Hume City claims second straight title – Star Weekly". www.starweekly.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  18. ^ "Hume City FC Season Fixture in FFV – Metropolitan – SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Results for Dockerty Cup 2019". SportsTG. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  20. ^ "Victorian Football Club Archive – Hampton Park United Sparrows to Hume United". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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