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Several years later in 1986, Royal Park Soccer Club and the Cyprus Turkish Association decided to relocate to [[Sunshine, Victoria]] after the sale of the club building. Royal Park merged with Scottish side Albion Rovers Soccer Club who was based at Selywn Park, [[Albion]] and playing in the [[Victorian State League division 1]]. The new club provided excellent facilities including a large clubroom, change room and generous grandstand, however the amalgamation was seen as a logical move as it allowed the club to grow amongst the local Turkish Cypriot community. |
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After a season of power-sharing between the Turkish Cypriots and Scots, an AGM was called to determine the future of the [[Soccer]] club. A members vote resulted in the election of a new Turkish president and the club would be known as Albion Rovers "Turk Gucu" Soccer Club. By the late 1980's, despite a promotion to the [[Victorian Premier League]] in 1989, the Scots interest in the administration of the club declined but remained as loyal supporters. The Turkish Cypriot club members decided to acknowledge its Scottish heritage by adopting a young Scottish man with a minor mind impairment as it's club mascot. The young man known as "Johhny" would lead the team out on match days, sit with the team in the substitutes bench as well as display his silky skills at half time much to the delight of the club faithful. |
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Years later the club merged with Albion Rovers Soccer Club and played out of Selwyn Park, [[Albion]] in the [[Victorian Premier League]] for more then 10 years in front of thousand of people at home games. During their time at Selwyn Park the team would be known as Albion Rovers, Albion Turkgucu and Albion Redsox. Players such as Levent Osman, Ossie Latif, Ossie Fehmi, Ayhan Patsaman, Yasar Behich, Tamer Simsek, [[Mustafa Mustafa]], Serhat Hulusi, Eddie Cetkin, Don MacLeod, Goran Georgieski, Jonathan Carter, Tyron James, Charlie Villani, Sertac Karayel, Paul Donnelly, Steve Douglas, Joe Spiteri, Zoran Markovski, Gunay Kuyucuogullari, Claude Lucchesi, Ernie Toth, [[Luciano Trani]], John Grimaud, Les Carter, Enver Osman, Salih Sozer and [[Kevin Muscat]] all played for the Albion during their time at Selwyn Park. |
Years later the club merged with Albion Rovers Soccer Club and played out of Selwyn Park, [[Albion]] in the [[Victorian Premier League]] for more then 10 years in front of thousand of people at home games. During their time at Selwyn Park the team would be known as Albion Rovers, Albion Turkgucu and Albion Redsox. Players such as Levent Osman, Ossie Latif, Ossie Fehmi, Ayhan Patsaman, Yasar Behich, Tamer Simsek, [[Mustafa Mustafa]], Serhat Hulusi, Eddie Cetkin, Don MacLeod, Goran Georgieski, Jonathan Carter, Tyron James, Charlie Villani, Sertac Karayel, Paul Donnelly, Steve Douglas, Joe Spiteri, Zoran Markovski, Gunay Kuyucuogullari, Claude Lucchesi, Ernie Toth, [[Luciano Trani]], John Grimaud, Les Carter, Enver Osman, Salih Sozer and [[Kevin Muscat]] all played for the Albion during their time at Selwyn Park. |
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| Full name | Cairnlea FC Sports Club Inc | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Army, The Reds | ||
| Founded | 1969 | ||
| Ground | Cairnlea Park | ||
| Capacity | 1000 | ||
| President |  Yagiz Adal | ||
| Coach | Kruni Razov | ||
| Assistant Coach | Mustafa Mustafa | ||
| League | Victorian State League Division 1 N/W | ||
| Website | http://www.cairnleafc.com.au | ||
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Cairnlea FC Sports Club Inc. is a football (soccer) club based in Cairnlea, Victoria, Australia. The club was formerly known as the Albion Rovers Soccer Club which was formed by the amalgamation of Royal Park Soccer Club and Albion Rovers Soccer Club in 1982. Since this time the club has enjoyed success playing at the highest levels in Victorian football including finals campaigns in the Victorian Premier League (VPL), a host of Victorian State League titles and many League Cups. Currently the club's Senior Men team plays in the Victorian State League Division 1 N/W competition while the Senior Woman team play in the Victorian Women's Premier League.
History
Royal Park Soccer club was first formed in 1969 by the members of the Cyprus Turkish Association which consisted of first and second generation Turkish Cypriots. Some members of the association suggested that efforts towards other projects such as building a new Mosque was more beneficial for the Turkish community before the establishment of a sporting club. However, after much deliberation the association decided that a sports and recreation club would not only provide an opportunity to engage the Turkish Cypriot community, but a better means of migrating its people into the Australian community - hence the club was born.
An initial sum of $500 was allocated towards the establishment costs of the Soccer club. The money allocated went towards purchasing essentials such as soccer balls, netting for the goals and other necessities. The first initial matches were organised friendly games against other nationality clubs. These games were played in Carlton at Princess Park on the famous Ground Number 6 and the majority of the players from Royal Park came from the Cyprus Turkish Association. The team was also known to have a few skillful players of Albanian background. Royal Park Soccer Club joined the Victorian Amateur Soccer Federation entering at the lowest division in the season of 1969. A one dollar fee was charged to the players per game to cover their insurance and other playing costs. The team would travel as far as rural Mornington, Victoria to officially complete against other clubs.
The following year, Royal Park Soccer Club began to attract the interest of the new immigrants from Turkey. The club decided to register several experienced immigrant players who had played professionally in the Turkish Football leagues in hope that the experience would bring much improved team performances. At the end of the season Royal Park achieved promotion much to the delight of the Turkish Cypriot community. The level of community support for the team could be measured by the increased number of spectator cars parked around the ground, beeping horns, flashing lights and cheering the team on match days.
Several years later in 1986, Royal Park Soccer Club and the Cyprus Turkish Association decided to relocate to Sunshine, Victoria after the sale of the club building. Royal Park merged with Scottish side Albion Rovers Soccer Club who was based at Selywn Park, Albion and playing in the Victorian State League division 1. The new club provided excellent facilities including a large clubroom, change room and generous grandstand, however the amalgamation was seen as a logical move as it allowed the club to grow amongst the local Turkish Cypriot community.
After a season of power-sharing between the Turkish Cypriots and Scots, an AGM was called to determine the future of the Soccer club. A members vote resulted in the election of a new Turkish president and the club would be known as Albion Rovers "Turk Gucu" Soccer Club. By the late 1980's, despite a promotion to the Victorian Premier League in 1989, the Scots interest in the administration of the club declined but remained as loyal supporters. The Turkish Cypriot club members decided to acknowledge its Scottish heritage by adopting a young Scottish man with a minor mind impairment as it's club mascot. The young man known as "Johhny" would lead the team out on match days, sit with the team in the substitutes bench as well as display his silky skills at half time much to the delight of the club faithful.
Years later the club merged with Albion Rovers Soccer Club and played out of Selwyn Park, Albion in the Victorian Premier League for more then 10 years in front of thousand of people at home games. During their time at Selwyn Park the team would be known as Albion Rovers, Albion Turkgucu and Albion Redsox. Players such as Levent Osman, Ossie Latif, Ossie Fehmi, Ayhan Patsaman, Yasar Behich, Tamer Simsek, Mustafa Mustafa, Serhat Hulusi, Eddie Cetkin, Don MacLeod, Goran Georgieski, Jonathan Carter, Tyron James, Charlie Villani, Sertac Karayel, Paul Donnelly, Steve Douglas, Joe Spiteri, Zoran Markovski, Gunay Kuyucuogullari, Claude Lucchesi, Ernie Toth, Luciano Trani, John Grimaud, Les Carter, Enver Osman, Salih Sozer and Kevin Muscat all played for the Albion during their time at Selwyn Park.
In the late nineties the club was moved to McPherson Park in Melton, Victoria, which proved to be a tough time. Supporter base was radically down, the club would be known as Melton Reds and play in front of a handful of people. This would see the downfall of the club, as it would be relegated from the Victorian Premier League.
In early 2000 the club would temporally base itself out of the Sunshine George Cross home ground in Sunshine, Victoria and then move onto Bulla for 3 seasons they would also change their name to Albion Rovers. This proved to attract more loyal fans back to the club. In 2001 the club would be crowned Champions of State League 2 – North West. The same year Mustafa Mustafa would be crowned Victorian State League 2 Player of the Year. It was good times for the Rovers who closely missed out on promotion the previous season.
While the senior men team would base itself out of Bulla the juniors were based out of Lloyd Reserve in Albion. The club known as the Albion Junior Soccer Club was one of the first club in the state of Victoria to field girls into playing football. It was in 1999 when Kara Theodorou, Damala Mutluel and Tijen Hussein completed their first season in football. The move to give the young female footballers the chance paid off with the girls demonstrating the skills year in year out and going on to be selected in their respective Victorian teams. In 2001 Tijen Hussein, Damla Mutluel and Kara Theodorouall got selected for the Victorian Primary Schools Team furthermore Damla Mutluel went on to get selected to the Football Federation Victorian Team. While it was good time for the girls, it was more difficult time for the men. They would be relegated two leagues into State League 3 – North West.
The female success paved the way for other females to participate and encouraged the club to create our first female team in 2004. This was a challenging task as the girls were still 12-year’s old. The club entered the young girls into the Under-16s league and the girls were thrashed all year including an 18 nil thumbing in their first game to Sandringham. The humiliation would be forgotten the following year as the girls went on to win the Under 16B N/W Championship.
In 2006 the senior teams would move facilities yet again this time it would be closer to its more traditional supporter base. They temporary based themselves out of Green Gully Reserve, during this time under coach Ossie Fehmi, the club would miss out on promotion by one point. In 2007 the club would be awarded the facilities of Cairnlea Park in Cairnlea following the assistance of Brimbank City Council and Mayor Natalie Suleyman. The new name of the club would be known as Cairnlea FC. It proved to be a successful season under the guidance of new coach Dusan Kaledzic the team would be promoted to State League 2 – North West. Players such as Salih Sozer, Erdem Koc, Sener Genc and Oguzhan Gurkan would prove to be the critical in the promotion.
In 2008 the club would move to its new home of Cairnlea Park in Cairnlea. The same year the senior men would be relegated back to State League 3 – North West after a disappointing season. The success story would be the Senior Girls team. The girl’s team would emerge as the powerhouse of the western suburbs female football. They went onto to win various leagues and gain promotions in years 2009, 2010 and 2011 under the guidance of former player and 2012 Brimbank Coach of the Year, Mustafa Fehmi. The success paved the way for our team to complete in the Women’s Premier League of Victoria, the highest possible league any female team could participate in Victoria. The team is the only club in the western suburbs of Melbourne who currently participate in this league. They have also won the annual Brimbank Cup in years 2012, 2013 and 2014.
In 2013 the Senior Men won State-league 3 North-West championship in remarkable fashion including going 10 games unbeaten. On the final league game of the season Cairnlea FC travelled to Sunbury United FC who were in second place by goal difference. In third place was North Sunshine Eagles by 3 points but a better goal difference then Cairnlea FC and Sunbury United. The game between Carinlea FC and Sunbury United finished nil all. The golden boot winner for the league was Cairnlea FC’s Adem Alicevic with 18 goals and his runner-up was teammate Adamson Ajayi with 17. The two proved to be an exciting strike force throughout the season. Club captain Mustafa Mustafa was awarded Victorian State League 3 Player of the Year Award while fellow teammates Adamson Ajayi and Adem Alicevic finsihed in 3rd and 4th place respectively capping off a remarkable year. This was the first time in Cairnlea FC history and only the second time since our amalgamation that it had won a championship. It would also be the final season of club legend Salih Sozer, who followed the club around from home to home. The famous number 17 would call it quits from semi-professional football.
Currently our Senior Women play in the Womens Premier League and our Senior Men play in State League 1. This is incorporated with an excess of 350 junior players ranging from age 6 to 18. Today our club Cairnlea FC provides and caters for a strong and vibrant local community.
Club Name Changes
1969 - Royal Park Soccer Club
1978 - Albion Leyland Soccer Club
1992 - Albion Turk Gucu Soccer Club
1994 to 1996 - Albion Redsox Soccer Club
1997 to 1998 - Melton Reds Soccer Club
1999 to 2000 - Satellite City Rovers Soccer Club
2001 to 2006 - Albion Rovers Soccer Club
2007 onwards - Cairnlea FC
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competition timeline
| Season | League | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Position |
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| 1977 | Victorian Metropolitan League Division 1 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 61 | 35 | 1 |
| 1978 | Victorian State League | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 14 | 11 |
| 1979 | Victorian State League | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 14 | 14 |
| 1980 | Victorian Metropolitan League Division 1 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 6 |
| 1981 | Victorian Metropolitan League Division 1 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 30 | 2 |
| 1982 | Victorian State League | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 9 |
| 1983 | Victorian State League | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 17 | 12 |
| 1984 | Victorian State League | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 23 | 9 |
| 1985 | Victorian State League | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 40 | 17 | 13 |
| 1986 | Victorian League Division 1 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 50 | 16 | 12 |
| 1987 | Victorian League Division 1 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 7 |
| 1988 | Victorian League Division 1 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 9 |
| 1989 | Victorian League Division 1 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 36 | 2 |
| 1990 | Victorian State League | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 33 | 39 | 7 |
| 1991 | Victorian Premier League | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 32 | 26 | 8 |
| 1992 | Victorian Premier League | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 7 |
| 1993 | Victorian Premier League | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 7 |
| 1994 | Victorian Premier League | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 53 | 21 | 11 |
| 1995 | Victorian Premier League | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 5 |
| 1996 | Victorian Premier League | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 43 | 21 | 10 |
| 1997 | Victorian Premier League | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 98 | 9 | 14 |
| 1998 | Victorian League Division 1 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 174 | -1 | 14 |
| 1999 | Victorian State League Division 2 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 48 | 24 | 11 |
| 2000 | Victorian State League Division 2 Nth-West | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 21 | 45 | 3 |
| 2001 | Victorian State League Division 2 Nth-West | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 69 | 26 | 46 | 1 |
| 2002 | Victorian State League Division 1 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 35 | 29 | 7 |
| 2003 | Victorian State League Division 1 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 44 | 16 | 11 |
| 2004 | Victorian State League Division 2 Nth-West | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 61 | 13 | 11 |
| 2005 | Victorian State League Division 3 Nth-West | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 40 | 56 | 19 | 9 |
| 2006 | Victorian State League Division 3 Nth-West | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 39 | 32 | 4 |
| 2007 | Victorian State League Division 3 Nth-West | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 23 | 41 | 2 |
| 2008 | Victorian State League Division 2 Nth-West | 22 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 41 | 19 | 11 |
| 2009 | Victorian State League Division 3 Nth-West | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 7 |
| 2010 | Victorian State League Division 3 Nth-West | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 53 | 32 | 36 | 5 |
| 2011 | Victorian State League Division 3 Nth-West | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 52 | 24 | 10 |
| 2012 | Victorian State League Division 3 Nth-West | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 25 | 9 |
| 2013 | Victorian State League Division 3 Nth-West | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 31 | 43 | 1 |
Honours
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Women
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IndividualVictorian State League Division 1 Player of the Year
Victorian State League Division 2 Player of the Year
Victorian State League Division 3 Player of the Year
Victorian State League Division 3 Leading Goalscorer
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References
- ^ 1977 Victorian State Division 1 – Season Table
- ^ 1981 Victorian State Division 1 – Season Table
- ^ 1981 Victorian State Division 1 – Season Table
- ^ 2001 Victorian State Division 2 – Season Table
- ^ 1973 Victorian State Division 2 – Season Table
- ^ 1966 Victorian State Division 3 – Season Table
- ^ 2007 Victorian State Division 3 – Season Table
- ^ 1965 Victorian State Division 4 – Season Table
- ^ 1987 Victorian State League Cup – Season Table
- ^ 2011 Victorian Women's State League Division 1 – Season Table
- ^ 2010 Victorian Women's State League Division 2 – Season Table
- ^ 2009 Victorian Women's State League Division 3 – Season Table
External links
- Cairnlea FC Official website
- OzFootball Cairnlea FC Page
- Football Federation Victoria Official website
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