Soccer in Melbourne

Australians are considered to be highly competitive people and make tough opponents, especially in sports. For example, they broke the long hegemony of Hawaiian and Californian surfers and brought several world titles to Australia. Companies such as Billabong and Rip Curl defeated other big ones, making brands that turn dictators of the young fashion worldwide.

It would not be completely wrong to say that Australia is rich with sports fanatics, each following some or the other sport that is practiced in Australia, most of which are outdoor sports due to favourable climate. Of these, it is hard to miss soccer in Melbourne, which has a large fan following in the whole country.

Soccer, though immensely popular is still considered to be a secondary sport in Australia, due to the fact that there have never been championships held here so as to elevate the sport to a level of larger popularity, as it is in the case of Rugby. However, there are several clubs such as Melbourne Knights, Italian Club, Spanish Club, and many others, which thrive in the heart of the city, having a number of members and more and more enrolments per day, carrying out regular practice sessions to train promising young players thus creating conditions for a larger popularity of the sport.

Most of these Clubs have licensed technicians to coach their players. It is due to the continued effort of ‘The Socceroos’, that better results have been achieved in international tournaments, and with the television channel SBS, exclusively dedicated to promotion of the sport by only broadcasting programs of international Soccer, the popularity of Soccer in Australia is sure to increase.

Popular Soccer Clubs in Melbourne:

- Altona City Soccer Club
- Altona Gate Soccer Club
- Ardeer Soccer Club
- Box Hill Inter Soccer Club
- Darebin United Soccer Club
- Fawkner Blues Soccer Club
- Melbourne Knights Soccer Club Inc.
- Melton Soccer Club
- Monash City Junior Soccer Club
- Moonee Valley Kings Soccer Club
- South Melbourne Junior Soccer Club
- South Melbourne Soccer Club

Hotels in Melbourne
Oakford On Collins Hotel	Oaks Griffin Suites Hotel
Medina Executive Hotel	Nova Stargate hotel
Holiday Inn Airport Hotel	Magnolia Court Hotel