Dandenong City Soccer Club
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| Full name | Dandenong City Soccer Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Hajduk |
| Founded | 2008 Chelsea Hajduk merged with Dandenong City |
| Ground | Frank Holohan Soccer Complex |
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Chairman | Tony Dorotić |
| Manager | Stuart Munro |
| League | NPL Victoria 2 |
Dandenong City Soccer Club, formerly known as Chelsea Hajduk, is an Australian association football club from Melbourne, Victoria. The club's home is at Frank Holohan Soccer Complex in the suburb of Endeavour Hills. The club was founded in 1981 as Parkmore Hajduk, then was renamed Chelsea Hajduk by the Croatian Australian community in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs. In 2008 Chelsea Hajduk merged with Dandenong City.
The club participates in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 as a member of the East conference.
Dandenong City were relegated from the State League One in 2012, having just been promoted from the State League Two South-West the year prior. City finished in 11th place in the 12th team league, with only rivals Springvale White Eagles FC finishing lower.
In 2013, Dandenong City finished in second place in the Victorian State League 2 Two South-East, but missed out on promotion to State League 1 after losing a playoff against Avondale FC.
This was not to matter, though, as through City's acceptance into the National Premier Leagues Victoria 1 in 2014 meant that the club jumped from the old third to the new second tier of football in Victoria. In City's maiden campaign in NPL1, the side endured a largely challenging campaign, finishing 10th in the 14 team competition. Ivan Duzel led the side throughout 2014, but departed at season's end. The club found success in the promotion of young players in the senior squad, with Marko Stevanja, Nick Glavan and Damian Miskulin all impressing with the first team and going on to sign with National Youth League sides Melbourne City FC (Stevanja) and Melbourne Victory FC (Glavan and Miskulin).
In late 2014, Dandenong City appointed Aaron Healey as the head coach for the upcoming 2015 season. Healey was previously the club's technical director. The NPL1 division split into an East and West conference in 2015, with both conferences compromising of 10 teams, playing each team in their own conference twice and the teams in the opposite conference once. Dandenong finished 3rd in the East conference, seven points off the second placed Melbourne Victory FC Youth. A highlight of the season came in a 5–0 win over promoted side Melbourne Victory at the Frank Holohan Soccer Complex.
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