Rydalmere Lions FC
Fixtures
| Australië - New South Wales - League 1 | 05/11 09:00 | - | SD Raiders vs Rydalmere Lions FC | - | View |
Results
Stats
| Total | Thuis | Uit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 28 | 13 | 15 |
| Wins | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Draws | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Losses | 19 | 8 | 11 |
| Goals for | 38 | 22 | 16 |
| Goals against | 62 | 25 | 37 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Failed to score | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Wikipedia - Rydalmere Lions FC
Rydalmere Lions FC are a football (soccer) club, from the suburb of Rydalmere in the city of Parramatta. The club is also known as Rydalmere Football Club and Rydalmere FC and was founded in 1979. The Men's team currently plays in the NSW League One (formerly NSW NPL2) competition, the second tier of football in New South Wales and the third tier in Australia when including the national competition, the A-League. They gained promotion to NSW NPL2 after finishing as premiers of the 2017 NSW NPL 3. In 2022, National Premier Leagues NSW 3 competition rename as NSW League Two and as end of season 2022, finish tops 8 and earning promotion back in NSW League One in 2023, due to a restructuring of Football NSW competitions.
History
The club was formed as St. Joseph’s Zgharta Soccer Club in 1979. In addition to competing in the Football NSW National Premier Leagues structure, they also provide football for all age groups at the grassroots level participating in competitions within the Granville & Districts Soccer Football Association as Rydalmere FC. In 2014 the club merged with Fairfield City Lions to commencing competing in Football NSW competitions under the Rydalmere Lions FC banner.
Rydalmere Lions heeft een rijke historie en heeft verschillende successen behaald. Zo won de club in 1985 de NSL Cup en in 1990 de NSL Second Division. Ook heeft Rydalmere Lions verschillende spelers voortgebracht die later uitkwamen voor het Australische nationale elftal, zoals Frank Farina, Steve Corica en Robbie Slater.
In de afgelopen jaren heeft Rydalmere Lions moeite gehad om mee te komen met de topclubs in de National Premier Leagues NSW. De club is echter altijd een populaire bestemming geweest voor jonge talentvolle spelers en blijft een belangrijk onderdeel van de voetbalgemeenschap in West-Sydney.