Springvale White Eagles FC
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| Full name | Springvale White Eagles Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Beli Orlovi, Eagles |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Ground | Serbian Sports Centre |
| Manager | Vlado Tortevski |
| League | National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 East |
| NPL1 | 9th |
| Website | Club home page |
Springvale White Eagles Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria currently playing in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 East. Predominantly supported by Serbian Australians, they play at the Serbian Sports Centre in Keysborough, Victoria.
They were founded in 1975 and were in the Victorian Premier League from 1997 to 1999, 2007 and 2011.
Springvale White Eagles was formed in 1975 at the Yugoslav Workers Club under the name Springvale United. For the 1995 season they changed their name to Springvale White Eagles.
In 2002 White Eagles got into the State League Cup Final where they lost 4–2 to Westvale. The first half was 1–1 draw with White Eagles Ricky Diaco scoring the first goal from a penalty kick in the 21st minute. The second half saw Westvale scoring 3 more goals giving them a 4–1 lead. Eric Styczen scored a goal for White Eagles in the 91st minute to make the score 4–2.
In June 2007, the coach Leon Gardikiotis resigned less than a month after replacing from Zoran Trajceski. The club president Zoran Stojanovic also resigned. In 2008, Springvale White Eagles appointed former Frankston Pines coach Stan Webster.
The club was promoted to the Victorian Premier League in 2010, but suffered relegation in their first season in the top flight in 2011.
In 2012, SWE were relegated from State League 1 after a disastrous season, finishing bottom of the league with just 1 win in 22 league games and a goal difference of −50. The White Eagles bounced straight back, though, and took out the State League 2 South-East title in 2013, pipping Dandenong City SC by one point.
The club was accepted into the National Premier Leagues Victoria in late 2013 and was placed in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 division for the 2014 season, essentially the new second tier of football in Victoria. The club finished the season in 12th place in the 14 team league, avoiding relegation by virtue of no relegation – promotion between the NPL and State Leagues below.
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