Sunday, April 15, 2012

Parramatta FC

Melita Stadium (Capacity: 10.000)

Parramatta FC - Marconi Stallions (0:0) (NSW Premier League, 15. April 2012)

Attendance: 400
Cost: $10AUD
Programme: Free



Entry to the ground
 


The teams warming up on an adjacent oval
 

Make sure you read this before entering!
 
Today's teams
 
And we have kickoff
 

View from the grandstand
 

A nice mural inside the clubhouse
 

View of the pitch
 

The grandstand and changerooms
 

Looking across the halfway line
 

The Wentworth Rd end
 

Another view of the pitch
 

Marconi on the attack
CLUB HISTORY: (wiki)
Parramatta FC, officially PCYC Parramatta FC but known commonly as Parramatta Melita Eagles, are an Australian football (soccer) club established by Maltese migrants in 1956 that played several seasons in the National Soccer League winning the NSL Cup twice in 1990/1991 and 1993/1994 and later the New South Wales Premier League which the club has won in various forms on six occasions 1985, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2001/2002. Due to various levels of mismanagement at the club it was demoted at the end of 2006. With backing from NSW Police and Citizen Youth Clubs it evolved into PCYC Parramatta Eagles, competing in the New South Wales Winter Super League and Super Youth League from the 2007 season.
The club has now returned as a new club in the Super League. The New club name is PCYC Parramatta Eagles which played in the 2007 NSW Super League. It had a good start to its club's first season & subsequently finished 3rd in the Competition.
The club continued playing in the NSW Super League until and including 2010, when it was sold to the Granville & Districts Soccer Football Association (GDSFA). After several years of rebuilding, the First Grade team finished as 2010 Premiers and, as a result, the club became eligible for promotion to Premier League, an opportunity that was too good to let slip. The 2011 season was played under the slightly changed name, Parramatta FC (nickname the Eagles).
Even though the Parramatta FC First Grade team finished at the bottom of the ladder in 2011, strong performances by the Under 20 and Under 18 teams ensured that the club remained eligible to play Premier League for 2012. As an Association-owned 'State League' club, a clear pathway for the 13,000 GDSFA players was established with the intention of returning the Eagles to its former status as the club of choice for all.

HONOURS:
National Soccer League Cup Winners - 1990/1991, 1993/1994

National Soccer League Cup Runners Up - 1992/1993

NSWPL/NSW 1st Division Champions - 1985, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2001/2002

STADIUM HISTORY: (wiki)
Melita Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Chester Hill, New South Wales, Australia. It is mainly used for football (soccer) and is the home ground for the Parramatta Eagles team and the Parramatta Ladyhawks Women's Super League team. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people.

Melita Stadium is home to the Maltese national rugby league team.

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