Stirling Lions
| Stirling Lions | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Stirling Lions Soccer Club |
| Seat | Stirling |
| founding | 1958 (as Macedonia Soccer Club) |
| Colours | Red and yellow |
| Website | stirlinglions.com.au |
| First soccer team | |
| Venue | Macedonia Park |
| Places | 7,000 |
| league | NPL Western Australia |
| 2014 | 5th place |
The Stirling Lions Soccer Club ( Stirling Lions for short ) is a soccer club from Stirling , a suburb of the Western Australian capital Perth .
history
The club was founded in 1958 by Macedonian immigrants as the Macedonia Soccer Club . After a temporary dissolution in 1967 and the re-establishment in 1969, they finally played, now as West Perth Macedonia , in 1980 for the first time in the top division at state level. In the years 1983 to 1985 the club won the State Championship of Western Australia three times in a row, in 1987 the fourth title followed. It had previously been renamed Stirling Macedonia in 1986 and moved into the Macedonia Park stadium, which is still in use today . Two further state championships followed in 1994 and 1995. In 1998 the name was changed to Stirling Lions . In 2014 they qualified as vice cup winners for the first edition of the FFA Cup , but failed there in the first round with 0: 4 against the reigning Australian champions Brisbane Roar .
successes
- Western Australia National Championship : 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1995
- Western Australia Cup Winners : 1980, 1992, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2010