South Coast United SC
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| Full name | South Coast United Soccer Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | United, Croatia | ||
| Founded | 1984 | ||
| Ground | Sir Ian McLennan Park, Kembla Grange, NSW |
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| Capacity | Seated 500, Standing 5000 | ||
| Chairman | Brian Butković | ||
| Manager | Steve Honey | ||
| League | FSC - Illawarra Premier League | ||
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South Coast United Soccer Club is an Australian association football club from the city of Wollongong. The club was founded in 1984 by Wollongong's Croatian Australian community. The club plays in the Illawarra Premier League. The club is located at Kembla Grange and plays its home games at Ian McLennan Park.
History
After being founded in 1984, the high point in the club's history came in 1987 when the club won its only Illawara Premier League championship.
South Coast were previously in the Illawarra Conference League or Division 1 as it was previously known. In 2004, SCU were minor premiers of the Illawarra Conference League however lost the Grand Final to Helensburgh 4–1 (H'burg was coached by Alan Paine)
The club last hosted the Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament in 1994 and has been successful in its bid and has now just hosted the 2014 Australia & New Zealand Croatian soccer tournament.
Home Ground
South Coast United play out of their home ground Sir Ian McLennan Park in Kembla Grange, NSW. The stadium seats 500 people with standing room for many more thousands.
Divisional History
| Year | Division | Points | Placed |
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| 1996 | Division 1 – IFA | 31 | 5th |
| 2001 | Illawarra Conference League | 32 | 5th |
| 2002 | Illawarra Conference League | 39 | 7th |
| 2003 | Illawarra Conference League | 35 | 9th |
| 2004 | Illawarra Conference League | 62 | 1st – Premiers and Promoted |
| 2005 | Illawarra Premier League | 42 | 5th |
| 2006 | Illawarra Premier League | 35 | 9th |
| 2007 | Illawarra Premier League | 49 | 5th |
| 2008 | Illawarra Premier League | 36 | 9th |
| 2009 | Illawarra Premier League | 36 | 3rd |
| 2010 | Illawarra Premier League | 21 | 11th |
| 2011 | Illawarra Premier League | 29 | 7th |
| 2012 | Illawarra Premier League | 11th place | |
| 2013 | Illawarra Premier League | 10th place | |
| 2014 | Illawarra Premier League | 5th place | |
| 2015 | Illawarra Premier League | 26 | 8th place |
See also
References
www.thegong2014.com.au
