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Wollongong Community Football Club
Full name	Wollongong Community Football Club
Nickname(s)	Wollongong CFC, WCFC
Founded	1980-2008 (as Wolves); 2009- (as WCFC)
Ground	Hooker Creek (Macedonia) Park; Berkeley, New South Wales; (Capacity: 5,000)
Chairman	Paul Myjavec
Manager	Trevor Morgan
League	NSW Premier League
2009	12th
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Wollongong Community Football Club is an Australian Association football club based in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia currently playing in the NSW Premier League.

The club was formed in 2009 as a not for profit organisation, run and owned by the community since the financial demise of Wollongong FC (or the Wollongong Wolves).

[edit] History (as Wollongong Wolves)

[edit] 2000 Grand Final

The Wolves first Grand Final win came in the 1999/2000 season, when the Wolves beat Perth Glory in a penalty shootout. Perth were up 3-0 at halftime, but goals from Scott Chiperfield, captain Matt Horsley and a last minute equaliser from Paul Reid put the game into extra time-Golden Goal. after no goals in extra time it went to penalties. Wollongong goalkeeper Les Pogliacomi was the hero saving vital penalties. The Wollongong Wolves won 7-6 on penalties

[edit] 2001 Grand final

Wollongong FC logo (2007-2009)

The Wolves won their second NSL title in 2001. They beat South Melbourne 2-1 Stuart Young and Sasho Petrovski scored the goals.

[edit] NSL Demise

After the demise of the former national competition, the National Soccer League (NSL), the Wolves moved onto the top state competition, the NSW Premier League. A memorable Grand Final win would be of the 2008 Premier League when the Wolves won the Championship to only be in financial debt later in the year.

[edit] Name change

On 6 December 2007, Wollongong Wolves CEO, Jock Morlando, announced that the Wollongong Wolves will now be known as Wollongong FC. The CEO said that the club will be undergoing a 'transformation' which includes several things club related, including Re-Branding and a 'New Beginning'.

[edit] History (as Wollongong Community FC)

[edit] 2009 "Wolves" Demise

After winning the 2008 NSW Premier League Championship, the club had showed many financial losses including AUD$240,000 in debts and losses of players and coaches. It was later announced that the current club would cease to exist and a new community organization would be formed which would ensure money problems would not plague the new club in the future.^[1]

[edit] Honours

(as Wollongong Wolves)

Oceania Club Champions: 2001
NSL Champions: 1999/2000, 2000/2001
NSL Minor Premiers: 1988
NSW Premier League Champions: 1987, 2008
NSW Premier League Minor Premiers: 1987
Tiger Turf Cup winners: 2007

The Oceania Club title however, did not lead to them playing in the FIFA Club World Championship it had qualified them to play in, as FIFA had cancelled the World Club Championship due to financial reasons.