Wagga City Wanderers
Wikipedia - Wagga City Wanderers FC
Wagga City Wanderers is a semi-professional Australian association football club based in the city of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. The club was founded in 2014 and as of 2019 the men compete in the ACT based National Premier Leagues Capital Football 2 and its female division compete in the ACT National Premier Leagues Capital Football NPLW.
History
Foundation and early years
Wagga City Wanderers was established in October 2014 by Football Wagga Wagga Association to grow football in the Wagga Wagga, Riverina and surrounding areas by participating in the State League competition administered by Football NSW
In the first year of competition Wagga City Wanderers was represented by a men's first grade and under 20 team with this expanding to include under 18s over the following seasons.
Wagga City Wanderers also conduct development programs through the Wanderers Academy and competes with SAP 9–12 years boys and girls and under 13-16 junior boys and girls teams. The Academy consists of approximately 220 young players in State competitions & gala days including having the largest representation of any club at the 2017 Kanga Cup.
Relationship with Sydney FC
The Wagga City Wanderers and Football Wagga Wagga are partners with Sydney FC. This includes access to various opportunities associated with Sydney FC.
Move to NPL and NPL Womens Capital Football
Prior to the 2019 Capital Football season, Capital Football announced the inclusion of Wagga City into the newly formed NPL 2 competition to replace the Capital League . The women's division has debuted in 2019 with the NPLW program comprising U13's, U15's, U17's, Reserves and First Grade divisions.
Wagga City Wanderers bol založený v roku 1970 skupinou priateľov, ktorí chceli pokračovať v hraní futbalu po ukončení juniorskej kariéry. Klub sa pôvodne nazýval Wagga City United, ale v roku 1975 sa premenoval na Wagga City Wanderers.
Wanderers hrávajú svoje domáce zápasy na štadióne Glen Willow Regional Sports Complex. Štadión má kapacitu 5 000 miest a bol miestom konania niekoľkých domácich a medzinárodných zápasov.
Wanderers sú jedným z najúspešnejších klubov v histórii Wagga Wagga Premier League, so šiestimi titulmi v lige a tromi pohármi FFA. Klub sa tiež kvalifikoval na národný pohár FFA Cup trikrát, pričom v roku 2018 dosiahol štvrté kolo.
V súčasnosti Wanderers vedie tréner Shane Nieuwenhuis. V tíme hrajú niekoľko talentovaných hráčov vrátane útočníka Bena Rusta, stredopoliara Toma Faulksa a obrancu Oliviera Briffa.
Wagga City Wanderers sú hrdí klub s bohatou históriou. Klub je odhodlaný rozvíjať futbal v regióne Wagga Wagga a poskytovať hráčom všetkých úrovní príležitosť hrať futbal.