Full name | Bankstown City Lions Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Lions, Sydney Makedonia | ||
Founded | 2013 | ||
Ground | Jensen Oval Sefton, New South Wales | ||
Capacity | 8,000 | ||
President | Robert Mileski | ||
Manager | Matt Costantini | ||
League | NPL NSW Women's | ||
2022 | 6th of 12 | ||
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Bankstown City Lions Football Club, commonly referred to as Bankstown City Lions or simply Bankstown City, is an Australian women's football team from Bankstown, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1] They compete in the National Premier Leagues NSW Women's, the second tier of women's football in Australia. Bankstown City Lions plays their home games at Jensen Park.[2][3]
History
The club formed women's teams in 2013.[1] The senior team was promoted from the third tier Women's State League to the National Premier League 2 in 2015.[4]
In 2017, they won the NPL2 Women's Championship after defeating Sydney Olympic and were promoted to the NPL1 Women's League for the following season. The 2018 NPL 1 Women's season saw Bankstown City Lions narrowly escape relegation by one point, finishing 10th out of 12 teams.[5]
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 August 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable past players
Honours
- NSW Women's State League/ Champions: 2015
- NSW NPL 2 Women's/ Champions: 2017[10]
References
- 1 2 "History". Bankstown City Lions Football Club. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ↑ "Embarrassing': Football club in fight for facilities upgrade". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2023. (Subscription required.)
- 1 2 "Mary pride of Bankstown City Lions". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2023. (Subscription required.)
- ↑ "Bankstown City FC". Football NSW. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ↑ "Cassachia continues to fly the flag for Bankstown City FC". Football NSW. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ↑ "Mary's journey from Hotel Tarago to World Cup". The Australian. Retrieved 12 August 2023. (Subscription required.)
- ↑ "The Matildas' youngest-ever player Mary Fowler named in Australian squad". Nine Entertainment. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ↑ Reilly, Ella; Lewis, Samantha (12 November 2019). "W-League 2019-20 season preview: team-by-team guide". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ↑ "'I never dreamt I would get something like this'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2023. (Subscription required.)
- ↑ "Bankstown City FC crowned PS4 NPL 2 NSW Women's Champions". Football NSW. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2023.