Westgate FC
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| Full name | Westgate Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Sindjelic |
| Founded | 18 February 1985 |
| Ground | Ardeer Reserve (The Ghetto) Ardeer, Victoria |
| Capacity | 1,500 |
| League | State League 1 |
| 2017 | - |
Westgate Football Club, also referred to as Westgate Sindjelic, is a Serbian-founded Australian football club located in Ardeer, Melbourne, that plays in the Victorian State League Division 1, Australia's joint third tier in the country's league system.
The club was founded on 18 February 1985 as Royal Richmond, with its home ground based at Burnley Oval in the suburb of Richmond. In 1986, the club changed its home venue to Yarraville Oval and officially converted the club named to Westgate FC by 1987. The club won its first trophy in 1987 after winning the Victorian State League Division 2. Westgate FC have twice been crowned champions of the Victorian State League Cup and have won the Karadjordje Cup on five occasions.
Upon the club's foundation, they would compete in the Victorian State League Division 2 under the name Royal Richmond. Their home matches were played at Burnley Oval in the suburb of Richmond. The club's first ever goal scorer in an official league match was Tony Marchett, who scored in the 50th minute of Royal Richmond's Round 1 fixture against Waverley City on 23 March. The club eventually went on to be defeated 2–1, having been winning 1–0. Marchett would score again in the next fixture, which was a 2–0 away victory against Keilor Austria on 30 March. Dragan Vasic would get his name on the score sheet for the next three fixtures, himself and Tony Marchett would play a major part in scoring for the club throughout the duration of the season. After a series of many defeats, including a 4–0 home victory against South Oakleigh on 8 June, the club gained an important 3 points when defeating Dandenong City 2–0 away on 15 June, with goals coming from Dragan Vasic and Jim Kondarios. In Round 15, Royal Richmond gained another crucial 3 points to avoid relegation when they defeated Keilor Austria 2–0 at home on 29 June. From this match onwards, Royal Richmond went on to avoid defeat for the next seven matches, with Dragan Vasic netting six times out of the six fixtures, including an important 3–2 home victory against Coburg on 21 September. Having been un beaten for a total of eight consecutive weeks, the club suffered a 3–0 home defeat against Eltham on 17 August. After draws with South Melbourne, Sandringham and South Oakleigh, a win was needed to avoid relegation in their last round. In Round 26, Royal Richmond defeated Dandenong City 3–2 at home on 14 September, with a double from Dragan Vasic. The club finished their inaugural season 8th position with 22 points, 3 points from relegation, having won 8 matches, drawn 6 times and lost 12.
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