Deakin Ducks Football Club
| Full name | Deakin Ducks Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1978 | ||
| Ground | Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct | ||
| League | VSL 5 West | ||
| Website | https://deakinducks.com.au/ | ||
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Deakin Ducks Football Club is an Australian amateur association football (soccer) club based in the Victorian city of Geelong.
The club has senior teams across Men's State League 5 West competition and local men's and women's teams in various divisions of the Geelong football league.
History
[edit]Founded in 1978 a year after Deakin University opened its first campus.[1]
In 2017 The Chinese women's national football team was based at the universities Elite Sports Precinct ahead of their clash with the Matildas.[2]
In 2017 the Ducks men's team was promoted to State League 5 from Geelong Division 1 after a years of success in the local competition.[3]
In 2020 the club struggled to field teams when student numbers dwindle due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.[4]
In 2023 the club introduced its first juniors teams to the Geelong Mini-Roos competition.[5]
In 2024 the men's senior team won promotion to State League 4 for the 2025 season.[6][7]
Facilities
[edit]The Ducks play at the $8.1 million Elite Sports Precinct established in 2016 that features a synthetic pitch at the university's Waurn Ponds campus.[8][2]
Honours
[edit]Women
- 2023 Geelong division 1 champions
- 2024 Geelong division 1 champions[9]
Men
- 2016 Geelong division 1 champions[3]
- 2024 Geelong division 2 champions
- 2024 Geelong division 3 champions
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Club History". Deakin Ducks Football Club. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ a b "Chinese women's football team based at Deakin ahead of Matildas clash". www.deakin.edu.au. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ a b "NEWS Deakin Ducks accepted into Mens State League competition in 2017 - FFV - Geelong Region". GameDay. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "Geelong Advertiser". geelongadvertiser. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "Juniors". Deakin Ducks Football Club. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ jimjin (2024-09-08). "Maidstone United narrowly misses promotion". Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ Prusac, Tonci (September 9, 2024). "Ducks deliver to secure promotion". Geelong Advertiser (Australia). p. 27.
- ^ Dundas, Greg. "Geelong's Deakin Ducks soccer club can't wait to kick goals on new soccer pitch". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ Prusac, Tonci (16 September 2024). "Ducks deliver in thriller". Geelong Advertiser.