Perth RedStar FC
Full namePerth RedStar Football Club
Nickname(s)Stars
Founded1992 (Joondalup City)
1999 (ECU Joondalup)
2022 (Perth RedStar)
GroundRedStar Arena, at ECU Joondalup
Capacity2,500
PresidentMark Donnelly
ManagerCallum Salmon
LeagueNPL Western Australia
20231st of 12 (premiers)
WebsiteClub website

Perth RedStar Football Club is an Australian soccer club from Joondalup, Western Australia currently playing in the National Premier Leagues Western Australia and National Premier Leagues WA Women.

Their home ground is the RedStar Arena at the Joondalup campus of Edith Cowan University.

History

The club was formed in 1992 as Joondalup City Soccer Club and played at the Gumblossom Park in Quinns Rocks. They moved to the Arena Joondalup in 1995 and in their first season in the Semi-pro league finished third in the Professional Soccer Federation of WA third division a great start to top-flight football in the state.

In the first season of the Soccer West Coast Division One, City won promotion to the Premier League as Champions in 1996. Joondalup City's first season in the top flight in 1997 was a moderately successful one, where they finished in a mid-table position and improved to third place in 1998.

In 1999 the club changed its name to ECU Joondalup SC. A successful season saw Paul Simmons' side win the club's first major trophy by taking out the Premier League title, which was their first-ever Premiership after only four seasons in the professional ranks.

Under the guidance of former Perth Glory manager Kenny Lowe, ECU Joondalup SC won their first Championship in 2020 (no Premier was awarded), with striker Danny Hodgson also claiming the season's Golden Boot award with 17 goals.[1]

In February 2022, ECU Joondalup SC and Northern Redbacks WSC announced a merger to create Perth RedStar FC as a new club.[2]

Current men's squad

As of 10 September 2022[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Australia AUS Blair Govan
— United Kingdom GBR Ellis Healing
— DF Australia AUS Andy Higgins
— Australia AUS Tom Hough
— Australia AUS Declan Hughes
— Australia AUS Ryan Lowry
— Australia AUS Oscar Malfiore
— Australia AUS Daryl Nicol
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Australia AUS Joe Pollard
— Australia AUS Samuel Riak
— Australia AUS Chok Dau
— Australia AUS Ryan Finnie
— Australia AUS Theodore Leeming
— Australia AUS Kyle Murray
— Australia AUS Riley Stephenson
— Australia AUS Nicholas Walsh

Current women's squad

As of 10 September 2022[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— Australia AUS Carla Bennett
— Australia AUS Shawn Billam
— Australia AUS Kim Carroll
— DF Australia AUS Sarah Carroll
— Australia AUS Jacinta Coleman
— Australia AUS Tessa de Leo
— Australia AUS Maya Diederichsen
— Australia AUS Quyen Doan
— Australia AUS Emily Dunn
No. Pos. Nation Player
— Australia AUS Olivia Goud
— Australia AUS Renee Leota
— Australia AUS Alkira Mogridge
— Australia AUS Jade Odonohoe
— Australia AUS Jayna Ridley
— Australia AUS Bronwyn Studman
— Australia AUS Andrea Teixeira
— Australia AUS Larissa Walsh
— Australia AUS Olivia Wood

Staff

  • Technical director: Andrew Ord
  • First-team coach: Callum Salmon
  • Assistant coach: David Butterfield

Notable past players

List includes players from ECU Joondalup youth or senior teams that have gone on to represent the Australian national team.[4]

Coaches

  • Paul Simmons (1992–2002)
  • Stuart Kamasz (2003)
  • Paul Simmons (2004)
  • Stuart Currie (2005)
  • Eric Williams (2005)
  • John Brown (2006)
  • Willie McNally (2006–2008)
  • Syd Amphlett (2008–2011)
  • Salv Todaro (2011–2013)[5]
  • Dale McCulloch (2013–2019)[6]
  • Kenny Lowe (2020–present)

Honours

  • 2020, 2022 NPL WA Champions
  • 1998, 2002 Boral Challenge Cup Winners
  • 1999, 2023 WA Premier League/NPL WA Minor Premiers
  • 1996 First Division Winners

References

  1. ↑ "Champions ECU snatch last-day title - Football West - NPL".
  2. ↑ Ben Smith (4 February 2022). "ECU Joondalup SC and Northern Redbacks announce merger to create new club Perth RedStar". Perth Now. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 Top 4 Cup Finals Weekend 2022. Football West. 9 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "A path for the west's best". 22 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Todaro leaves ECU Joondalup". ECU Joondalup Soccer Club. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Dale McCulloch appointed as new ECU Coach". ECU Joondalup Soccer Club. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
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