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Match Preview – NPL Grand Final – SMFC v Oakleigh

Match Preview – NPL Grand Final – SMFC v Oakleigh
Leigh Minopoulos, Nick Epifano celebrate going 2-1 ahead

South Melbourne FC will be aiming for a record-breaking tenth Victorian State League Championship when it hosts the Oakleigh Cannons in the 2016 NPL Victoria Grand Final at Lakeside Stadium on Sunday evening. South and Oakleigh finished third and fourth respectively on the league table following the conclusion of the regular season but made the Grand...

South Reach Grand Final in Comeback Classic

South Reach Grand Final in Comeback Classic

(Photo by Cindy Nitsos) South Melbourne FC is through to a second consecutive NPL Victoria Grand Final thanks to a thrilling 2-1 win over Heidelberg United at the Olympic Village on Saturday night. Second-half goals from Matthew Millar and Milos Lujic secured the win for Chris Taylor’s side, who had to fight back from going a goal...

Derby Preview – NPL Semi Final – Heidelberg v SMFC

Derby Preview – NPL Semi Final – Heidelberg v SMFC

South Melbourne FC travels to the Olympic Village on Saturday night to face traditional rivals Heidelberg United for a spot in the 2016 NPL Victoria Grand Final. Aside from the fact that two rivals will be clashing in a do-or-die Semi Finals match, Saturday night’s derby is intriguing for a variety of reasons. The two...

Weekend Scores (ending 28 August 2016)

Weekend Scores (ending 28 August 2016)

Male NPL Teams (U12-Seniors) Seniors: SMFC 3-0 Hume City (Schroen 4′, Lujic 28′, Minopoulos 81′) U20s: Season concluded U18s: SMFC 0-4 Box Hill United U16s: SMFC 2-0 Box Hill United (Morgan, Dobbyn) U15s: SMFC 1-0 Box Hill United (Fogel) U14s: SMFC 1-0 Box Hill United (Abdou) U13s: SMFC 2-2 Box Hill United (Andrianakos, Panakos) U12s: SMFC 2-2 Box Hill United (Durso, Asani) Female State League Teams (U12-Seniors) SL1 (Seniors): SMFC 5-0 Eltham Redbacks (Greiser...

South Sails into Semis

South Sails into Semis

(Photo by Cindy Nitsos) South Melbourne FC cruised into the PS4 NPL Victoria Semi Finals thanks to a 3-0 home Elimination Final victory over Hume City at Lakeside Stadium on Sunday evening. First-half goals to Marcus Schroen and Milos Lujic got South underway and Leigh Minopoulos finished off the scoring late in the game. Theo Markelis...

Match Preview – NPL Elimination Final – SMFC v Hume City

Match Preview – NPL Elimination Final – SMFC v Hume City
SMFC players celebrate Milos Lujic's goal for 2-1

Everything is on the line on Sunday evening when South Melbourne FC hosts Hume City in their Elimination Final meeting at Lakeside Stadium. The losing team will conclude their 2016 season, with the winning team to progress to meet Heidelberg United in the Semi Finals next weekend.  South goes into the game on a three-game league winning run,...

South enter finals in winning form

South enter finals in winning form

(Photo by Kevin Juggins) South Melbourne FC defeated Green Gully 4-2 in its final home & away match of the 2016 PS4 NPL Victoria season to head into the finals series on a three-game winning run. All four goals came in the second half as Chris Taylor’s side confirmed itself a home final in its next match....

Match Preview – NPL R26 – SMFC v Green Gully

Match Preview – NPL R26 – SMFC v Green Gully
Nick Epifano celebrates his goal against Green Gully

South Melbourne FC hosts Green Gully in the final round of the NPL Victoria season at Lakeside Stadium on Sunday afternoon.  It is still possible for Chris Taylor’s side to finish the season in second spot should it win on Sunday. The reality however is that regardless of Sunday’s result, South will finish in third spot and host an elimination...

Sportsmanship wins the day

Sportsmanship wins the day

Football is an industry driven by results but one of the great things about the game is the ability for people to make friends both on and off the pitch. Earlier this year on 7 February, our Under 13s played a friendly match against the Bentleigh Greens at Kingston Heath Soccer Complex. In the opening...

Four goals, three points as South stay second

Four goals, three points as South stay second

(Photo by Cindy Nitsos) South Melbourne FC remained in second place on the 2016 NPL Victoria ladder thanks to a 4-1 win over Pascoe Vale at CB Smith Reserve on Friday night. Matthew Lazarides opened the scoring for the home side after getting behind the South defence and scoring one-on-one past Nikola Roganovic. South’s goalkeeper was...

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