Western United
| Western United | |||
| Basic data | |||
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| Surname | Western United FC | ||
| Seat | Truganina | ||
| Colours | green and black | ||
| Website | wufc.com.au | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Head coach | Mark Rudan | ||
| Venue | Kardinia Park | ||
| Places | 36,000 | ||
| league | A-League | ||
| 2019/20 | 5th place (season) semi-finals (playoffs) |
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Western United FC is an Australian football - franchise , which in the west of Melbourne is home and himself as a representative of the state of the western part Victoria understands. The franchise was accepted into the A-League as the eleventh club for the 2019/20 season and plays its home games at Kardinia Park in Geelong .
history
A consortium called the Western Melbourne Group was one of eight applicants in August 2018 for a place in the A-League , the highest Australian division. In December 2018, the application was accepted to join the A-League for the 2019/20 season . As part of an online vote by the Herald Sun newspaper in February 2019, the name Western United FC was determined; other options available were Western Melbourne Athletic, Westside Pride and Western Melbourne Warriors. Both green and black were set as the club colors.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a-league.com.au: FFA receives eight final bids for Hyundai A-League Expansion (August 31, 2018) , accessed on November 17, 2019
- ↑ theworldgame.sbs.com.au: FFA goes west with two clubs confirmed for A-League expansion (December 13, 2018) , accessed on November 17, 2019
- ↑ .ftbl.com.au: Online voting opens for West Melbourne's name, colors (February 3, 2019) , accessed on November 17, 2019
- ↑ a-league.com.au: Western United FC: New Hyundai A-League club confirms name and colors (February 14, 2019) , accessed November 17, 2019