Adelaide Blue Eagles

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Adelaide Blue Eagles

Full name	Azzurri Sports Club Inc
Nickname(s)	Blue Eagles, Azzurri, ABE
Founded	1958
Ground	Marden Sports Complex
Capacity	6,000
Chairman	Rep Giordano
Senior Coach	Vojislav Gluscevic
League	NPL South Australia
2021	12th of 12 (relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Adelaide Blue Eagles is a soccer club based at the Marden Sports Complex, South Australia. Blue Eagles is a participant in the recently formed South Australian Super League. ABE is a predominantly Italian Australian-supported club. This is evident as the club has been known in the past as both Azzurri and Napoli.

History[]

• The club was founded under the name Napoli SC but played as Eastern Districts due to the South Australian Soccer Association's ruling of only allowing one Italian named club in the local competition. The Azzurri later merged with Seacliff Austria in 1968, securing promotion to the South Australian First Division.
• The club entered a team in the Metropolitan League in 1959 and played its first game against Edinburgh losing 11–1. At first all home games were played at the Victoria Park Racecourse then South Park, Park Terrace Goodwood, followed by Adey Reserve Firle. The club moved to the new facilities at Marden in 2000.
• In 1962 the club played under the name of Eastern Districts Napoli and in 1966 adopted the name Eastern Districts Azzurri. In 1968 the club amalgamated with Seacliff Austria which enabled them to acquire a place in the 1st division. In 1993 the club changed its name to Adelaide Blue Eagles.
• Since its inception the club has been very successful particularly in the last decade. It has established itself as one of the leaders of local football both on and off the field.
• They currently run a side, which competes in the Amateur League, called MSSC Blue Eagles. MSSC stands for Molinara Sports & Social Club.

Current squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 Externo  ARG Agustín Moreira 5  AUS Christopher Annicchiarico 6  AUS Brylon Nthoane 7  AUS Sheikman Hutton-Addy 8  AUS Damien Crettenden 9  SRI Anik Warnakulasuriya 10  ITA Gianmarco Mancini 11  AUS Evan Kounavelis 13  ERI Alemayo Kebede 14  AUS Stefan Gluscevic

No. Pos. Nation Player 15  AUS Christian D'Angelo 16  AUS Hamish McCabe 17  AUS Liam McCabe 20  AUS Julian Spadavecchia 21  AUS Simon Mitchell 23  AUS Antoni Panagoulias 24  AUS Adrian Barone 25  AUS Jack Vanderhaak —  AUS Nikolas Harpas

Club honours[]

1st Division Champions: 10

1981, 1982, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2011

Federation Cup Winners: 6

1984, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2010

1st Division Minor Premiers: 6

1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2001 and 2002

Coca-Cola Cup Winners: 3

1981, 1982 & 1990

External links[]

• Official website