Photo by 80kms.smugmug.com South Melbourne FC’s 2015 squad travelled to Adelaide last Friday for two pre-season friendlies against West Adelaide Hellas and the Adelaide Blue Eagles. The first friendly against West Adelaide was played in very warm conditions on Friday evening at West Adelaide’s home ground at the Adelaide Shores Football Centre. This match was...

South Melbourne FC is pleased to announce that midfielder Mathew Theodore will remain with the Club in 2015 after extending his contract recently. Theodore arrived at Lakeside Stadium ahead of the 2014 National Premier League Victoria season. He is credited for scoring the NPL Victoria’s first ever goal on Thursday 13 March 2014, when his...

South Melbourne FC advises that Football Federation Victoria has released the fixtures for the 2015 Ps4 National Premier League Victoria season. South Melbourne FC opens its 2015 campaign with a home match against the Oakleigh Cannons on Thursday 19 February. Chris Taylor’s side is then on the road for five League matches before hosting the...

South Melbourne FC is saddened at the news that Georgios Samaras has passed away at the age of 91. Mr Samaras was a prominent member of the Victorian Greek Community in the 1950s and 1960s. Following the merger of Yarra Park, South Melbourne United and Hellenic, he contributed in establishing the newly-formed South Melbourne Hellas...

South Melbourne FC is in mourning after learning that its first ever coach in 1960, Mr Christos Georgoussis, passed away on the night of Tuesday 2 December 2014. Mr Chris Georgoussis was a star for Greek club Iraklis in the 1950s and was recognised not only as a legend of that club but also as a member of...

South Melbourne FC is saddened to announce that Dimi Tsiaras has retired from playing football. Tsiaras – along with Brad Norton- was the longest-serving current South player, having arrived at Lakeside Stadium at the beginning of the 2012 Victorian Premier League season. In his three seasons, Dimi represented the Club on 40 occasions (34 League...

South Melbourne FC is delighted to advise that midfielder Stephen Hatzikostas has extended his contract until the end of the 2015 National Premier League Victoria season. Hatzikostas arrived at Lakeside Stadium from the Bentleigh Greens during the 2014 mid-season transfer window. He played thirteen games for the Club and played an integral midfield role that...

South Melbourne FC advises that Shaun Timmins has departed the Club to join Hume City ahead of the 2015 National Premier League Victoria season. Timmins arrived at Lakeside Stadium during the 2014 NPL Victoria mid-season transfer window. The left-back represented South Melbourne FC on 12 occasions and scored one goal. That goal was the opening...

South Melbourne FC is delighted to advise that defender Bradley Norton has committed for the 2015 NPL Victoria season. Norton joined South Melbourne at the commencement of the 2012 Victorian Premier League, and along with fellow defender Dimitri Tsiaras, is one of the longest serving players. In total, Brad Norton has represented South Melbourne on...

By George Triantos and John Kyrou Centre-back and New Zealand international James Musa has extended his existing contract and committed to South Melbourne FC for a further two seasons. He was Captain Michael Eagar’s partner at the centre of defence in 2014 and helped keep 16 clean sheets during the course of the season. Musa...