Fixtures

NSW Premier League 2 04/27 09:00 - University NSW vs 하코아 - View

Stats

 TotalHomeAway
Matches played 31 16 15
Wins 12 7 5
Draws 7 1 6
Losses 12 8 4
Goals for 58 31 27
Goals against 53 28 25
Clean sheets 7 4 3
Failed to score 6 5 1

Maccabi Hakoah Sydney City East FC, commonly known as Maccabi Hakoah, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club was formed in 1939 as Sydney Hakoah by members of Sydney's Jewish community. They played between 1977 and 1986 in the National Soccer League as Eastern Suburbs (1977–1979) and Sydney City (1979–1987). One of the most successful sides in New South Wales and interstate competitions in the 1960s and early 1970s coached by the now retired Bob Szatmari, Hakoah were also one of the main instigators for the establishment of a national league. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW, with games played from Hensley Athletic Field.

A foundation member of the NSL, Sydney City were also its most dominant side in the competition's first decade, winning four titles, including three in a row from 1980 to 1982, and finishing below third only once. However, despite this level of success, crowds were perennially low, and even though they were one of the sides retained for 1987, after the NSL scrapped the split conference system at the end of 1986, Sydney City withdrew from the NSL one round into the 1987 season.

Hakoah Sydney City East FC are one of just three winners of the 1960s Australia Cup that are still active, the other being Caroline Springs George Cross FC and APIA Leichhardt FC.

History

In January 1939 a group of Jewish immigrants, who had been playing soccer in Rushcutters Bay each Sunday met to discuss the formation of a soccer club. That meeting resulted in the birth of Sydney Hakoah Football Club.[] However, it was not until 1954 that Hakoah was admitted to the Southern League, a semi-professional regional league in New South Wales. The team played in distinctive blue and white striped shirts featuring the Magen David badge.

The club was admitted to the newly created first division of the New South Wales Soccer Federation following the breakaway of a number of clubs from the FIFA associated Soccer Association in 1956/57.

In 1977, the club's name was changed to Eastern Suburbs Hakoah. They were the winner of the first National League, known as the National Soccer League.

The club's name was again changed to Sydney City in 1978, and the home ground was moved from Wentworth Park to ES Marks Field in a successful year for the club. Eddie Thomson became coach in 1979, and together with manager Andrew Lederer led the club through its final years as Australia's most successful club.

The team included future International Jimmy Cant, Jim Patikas, striker Ken Boden and Australia's most successful goal scorer John Kosmina for the 1980 season. They went on to win the 1981, 1982 and 1983 NSL seasons with Australian International striker David Mitchell joining the star-studded club. In 1987 Sydney City withdrew mid-season as the most successful club in League history.

NSW State League return

Since 1988 to the present,[] Sydney City have competed in the NSW State League North Conference in the NSW State Leagues. Recently,[] they have moved up through the New South Wales football ranks and have been promoted rapidly. In 2014 Hakoah were in NSW's 3rd division (State League 1) and won the Premiership and Grand Final Championship trophies which culminated in winning the Club Championship crown and gaining promotion to the (national premier leagues NSW2), eventually almost replicating that season in 2015, once again winning promotion, this time into the top tier in NSW. In 2012 they also won the double as State League Division Two Premiers and Grand Final Champions under the Hakoah FC banner playing out of Hensley Athletic Field.

They have been in the National Premier Leagues NSW since the 2016 season.

하코아는 1938년에 창단된 오스트레일리아의 길데스턴을 연고지로 하는 프로 축구 클럽이다. 현재 내셔널 프리미어 리그 뉴사우스웨일스에서 활동하고 있다.

하코아는 1938년에 오스트레일리아의 유대인 이민자들에 의해 창단되었다. 하코아는 1945년부터 1950년까지 5연속 내셔널 프리미어 리그 뉴사우스웨일스 우승을 차지하는 등 오스트레일리아의 최강팀으로 군림했다. 하코아는 1960년대와 1970년대에도 꾸준히 상위권을 유지했으며, 1974년과 1975년에는 내셔널 프리미어 리그 뉴사우스웨일스 우승을 차지했다.

하지만 하코아는 1980년대 이후로 성적이 침체되기 시작했다. 하코아는 2000년대 초반에 내셔널 프리미어 리그 뉴사우스웨일스에서 강등되기도 했다. 하지만 하코아는 2005년에 내셔널 프리미어 리그 뉴사우스웨일스로 복귀했고, 현재까지 내셔널 프리미어 리그 뉴사우스웨일스에서 활동하고 있다.

하코아는 오스트레일리아의 유대인 커뮤니티를 대표하는 클럽으로, 많은 유대인 선수들이 하코아에서 활약했다. 하코아는 오스트레일리아의 축구 발전에 기여한 공로를 인정받아 2005년에 오스트레일리아 축구 명예의 전당에 헌액되었다.