Essendon Lions SC

Essendon Lions was a football (soccer) club from the Melbourne suburb of Essendon, Victoria. At the club's peak in the 1960s and 1970s it played in the Victorian State League, the top league in Victoria at the time.

Honours

• Victorian Division 1 Champions – 1961 (North)
• Victorian Division 2 Champions – 1960
• Victorian Metropolitan League South Runners-Up: 1956, 1957

League record

League positions since 1956^[1]

Club history

Essendon Lions was formed as the Lions Soccer Club (Ukrainian: УСК (Український соккеровий клуб) «Леви» (Мельбурн), romanized: USK (Ukrainskyi Soccerovyi Club) "Levy" (Melbourne)) in 1953^[2] by migrants from Ukraine in Australia. The club was named after the capital of Western Ukraine, Lviv (Coat of arms of Lviv).

In 1960, the club came first in the Second Division and were promoted to the First Division. In 1961, the club came first in the First Division and were promoted to the Victorian State League. In 1971, a ten-year lease in Victorian State League the club was relegated to Victorian Metropolitan League Division 1.

In 1974 club members of SC Croatia took over the financially struggling Essendon Lions. The first step occurred with the appointment of the influential SC Croatia figure Tony Vrzina as coach of the Essendon Lions late in the 1974 season, rescuing the club from relegation. With the completion of the season a total take-over of the club took place, with Croatia paying $25,000 to the Lions to take control of the club and the facilities at Montgomery Park in Essendon.

References

External links

• Statistics from OzFootball
• Українська футбольна діаспора

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Soccer in Australia

• Football Australia
• Australian Professional Leagues

National teams

Men's	Senior B U-23 U-20 U-17 Futsal Beach Paralympic
Women's	Senior U-23 U-20 U-17 Futsal

League competitions

Men's

Level 1 A-League Men Level 2 National Second Division National Premier Leagues Capital Football NSW Northern NSW Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Northern Territory NorZone Premier League Southern Zone Premier League Level 3–9 Capital Football Premier League State League NSW League One League Two Northern NSW League One Northern Territory Division 1 Queensland Premier League Premier League 2 South Australia State League 1 State League 2 Tasmania Northern Championship Northern Social League Southern Championship Southern League One Southern League Two Southern League Three Southern League Four Victoria Premier League 1 Premier League 2 State League 1 State League 2 State League 3 State League 4 State League 5 Western Australia State League 1 State League 2

Women's

Level 1 A-League Women Level 2 National Premier Leagues Women's ACT NSW Northern NSW Queensland South Australia Victoria WA

Cup competitions

National	Australia Cup
State	Capital Football Federation Cup Waratah Cup NNSWF State Cup Football SA Federation Cup Milan Lakoseljac Cup Dockerty Cup Football West State Cup

Others

• Youth soccer
• Defunct leagues
• Defunct cups
• Professional Footballers Australia
• Women's soccer in Australia
• History of soccer in Brisbane, Queensland

Lists

• Appearances (300+)
• Clubs
• Honours won
• Champions
• Clubs in international competitions
• Goals (100+)
• Record home attendances
• Stadiums by capacity

• Venues
• Competitions
• Records