Dianella White Eagles SC
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| Full name | Dianella White Eagles Soccer Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Serbia, White Eagles |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Ground | Dianella Reserve |
| Capacity | 1,500 |
| President | Drago Graovac |
| Manager | Robbie Dunn |
| League | Football West State League Division One |
| Website | Club home page |
Dianella White Eagles SC is an Australian soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia which was established by the local Serbian Australian community. The team was formed under the name of Dianella Serbia in 1978, with the name changed to the current one in the 1990s to reduce the ethnic tension between former Yugoslav clubs, due to the outbreak of the Yugoslav War. In recent times, the club has seen a major influx of players and personnel who were refugees of the Yugoslav War, mainly from the Krajina region in Croatia, and from Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The senior team currently (2017) plays in the Western Australian State League first division. The club has had some success winning the Division 1 title in 1993 sending them into the state's top division for a brief stint. The club has since spent its time in Division 1 coming close to winning the league in 2013.
The club's crest shows a football with the double headed eagle (the national emblem of Serbia) on a badge with the Serbian national colours, red, blue and white, in the background and serves as a reminder to the clubs ethnic roots. Although the club is extremely welcoming of other cultures it is expected that the players and staff respect the Serbian Heritage of the club. The clubs song is called 'Igrale se Delije'
Igrale se Delije - Milorad Petrović Seljančica
"Igrale se delije,
Nasred zemlje Srbije,
Sitno kolo do kola,
Vilo se do Stambola.
Svira frula iz dola,
Frula moga sokola,
Sitno kolo do kola,
Vilo se do Stabmola.
Čulo se do Stambola,
Carskog grada ohola,
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