West Torrens Birkalla
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Wikipedia - West Torrens Birkalla SC
West Torrens Birkalla Soccer Club, commonly known as Birkalla, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club from Adelaide, South Australia. The club is based in Novar Gardens, a western suburb of Adelaide. The club competes in the National Premier Leagues South Australia, the highest level of football in South Australia and second nationally. Founded in 1923, they are the oldest club in the league.
History
The West Torrens club was founded in 1923 and Birkalla Rovers was founded by J Taylor in 1933. In 1979 the two clubs merged to form West Torrens Birkalla (nicknamed Birks), the name they played under until the end of the 2001 season. In 2002 the club's name was changed to Adelaide Galaxy.
At the beginning of the 2006 season, Galaxy reverted to its original team colours, yellow and black. They were one of the original sides in the FFSA Super League.
At the beginning for the 2012 season, Galaxy changed their name back to West Torrens Birkalla, and were coached that season by Sergio Melta.
Birkalla has produced four Australian internationals and 19 State representatives.
West Torrens Birkallas hemmaplan är Adelaide Shores Football Centre. Klubbens färger är blått och vitt och dess smeknamn är "Eagles".
Klubben har vunnit NPL South Australia-mästerskapet en gång, 2018. West Torrens Birkalla har också vunnit South Australian Federation Cup fyra gånger, 1990, 2005, 2013 och 2017.
Några av West Torrens Birkallas mest kända spelare inkluderar:
* Mark Bosnich (tidigare Manchester United, Chelsea och Aston Villa)
* Tony Dorigo (tidigare Manchester United, Leeds United och Chelsea)
* Aurelio Vidmar (tidigare Eintracht Frankfurt, NAC Breda och Feyenoord)
* Robbie Slater (tidigare Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers och Southampton)
* Jason van Blerk (tidigare Adelaide United och Melbourne Victory)
West Torrens Birkalla är en av de mest framgångsrika fotbollsklubbarna i South Australia. Klubben har en stark ungdomsakademi och har producerat många spelare som har gått vidare till att spela på seniornivå.