{{Short description|Football club in Perth, Western Australia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox football club |clubname = Gwelup Croatia SC |image = Gwelup_logo.png |image_size = 180px |fullname = Gwelup Croatia Soccer Club |nickname = |ground = Croatian Sporting Complex, Gwelup |founded = {{start date and age|1988}} |capacity = |chrtitle = President |chairman = Jurica Denona |manager = Mitchell Prentice | league = {{Australian soccer updater|GwelupC}} | season = {{Australian soccer updater|GwelupC2}} | position = {{Australian soccer updater|GwelupC3}} | website = https://www.gwelupcroatiasc.com/ |pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=_CRO08Away|pattern_ra1=|leftarm1=bc1425|body1=bc1425|rightarm1=bc1425|shorts1=ffffff|socks1=0000ff| |pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=_CRO08Away|pattern_ra2=|leftarm2=000000|body2=000000|rightarm2=000000|shorts2=000000 |socks2=000000 | current = 2022 Football West season#2022 National Premier Leagues WA }}
'''Gwelup Croatia''' is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Gwelup in Perth, Western Australia, founded in 1988. Gwelup Croatia currently competes in the Football West State League 1, with matches played at the Croatian Sporting Complex in Gwelup. They also compete in the Metropolitan League, Masters League, Ladies League, and in Juniors teams. The club regularly competes in the Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament.
In 2018 they qualified for the Round of 32 in the FFA Cup.<ref>{{cite web|title=FFA Cup glory for Gwelup, Armadale|url=http://footballwest.com.au/match-wrap-ffa-cup-glory-for-gwelup-armadale/|publisher=Football West|date=5 June 2018|access-date=12 June 2018|archive-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814180536/http://footballwest.com.au/match-wrap-ffa-cup-glory-for-gwelup-armadale/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==History==
Founded in 1988 by Croatian immigrants{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}, they won the Amateur Premier Division back to back in 2015 and 2016 before being promoted to the State League and winning Division 2 on their first attempt in 2017. The club won State League Division 1 in 2019 and were promoted to the NPLWA.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gwelup win Division One title to book NPL spot|url=https://footballwest.com.au/gwelup-win-division-one-title-to-book-npl-spot/|publisher=Football West|author=Peter Simcox|date=8 September 2019|access-date=3 May 2020}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Current squad== ''As of 8 February 2025''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/gwelupcsc?lang=en|title=Team News|publisher=Gwelup Croatia SC Twitter Account|date=14 March 2020|access-date=1 June 2020}}</ref>
{{fs start}} {{fs player|no=1 |nat=AUS|pos=GK|name=Josiah Godfrey}} {{fs player|no=2 |nat=SEN|pos=DF|name=Alassane Fall}} {{fs player|no=3 |nat=AUS|pos=DF|name=Paul Grant}} {{fs player|no=4 |nat=AUS|pos=DF|name=Nicolas Echeverria}} {{fs player|no=5 |nat=AUS|pos=MF|name=Jai Rawling}} {{fs player|no=6 |nat=AUS|pos=MF|name=Kade Fearnall}} {{fs player|no=7 |nat=AUS|pos=MF|name=Robert Ferrante}} {{fs player|no=8 |nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=Shaun Doherty}} {{fs player|no=9 |nat=AUS|pos=MF|name=Toby Robertson}} {{fs player|no=10|nat=AUS|pos=MF|name=Ben Campbell}} {{fs player|no=11|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Jeremie Mba}} {{fs mid}} {{fs player|no=12|nat=AUS|pos=MF|name=Debaba Mtwale}} {{fs player|no=13|nat=AUS|pos=MF|name=Jack Bardsley}} {{fs player|no=14|nat=SAF|pos=FW|name=Emmanuel Langoya}} {{fs player|no=15|nat=AUS|pos=DF|name=Matthew Lenzo}} {{fs player|no=16 |nat=VEN|pos=GK|name=Andres Zavarce}} {{fs player|no=17|nat=GRE|pos=FW|name=Christos Vaenas}} {{fs player|no=18|nat=AUS|pos=GK|name=Rocco Liberti}} {{fs player|no=19|nat=AUS|pos=FW|name=Miklos Imre}} {{fs player|no=20|nat=AUS|pos=MF|name=Daniel Iuliano}} {{fs player|no=24 |nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=Gianluca Paiano}} {{fs player|no=23|nat=AUS|pos=FW|name=Matt Henry}} {{fs player|no=24|nat=AUS|pos=DF|name=Giordano Sportiello}} {{fs player|nat=AUS|pos=FW|name=Jacob Rossi}} {{fs end}}
==Current coaching staff== * Mitchell Prentice – First Team Coach
==Honours== * 2019 '''Football West State League Division 1 Champions'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://footballwest.com.au/gwelup-win-division-one-title-to-book-npl-spot/|title=Gwelup win Division One title to book NPL spot}}{{dead link|date=January 2024}}</ref> * 2018 '''Football West State Cup Finalist''' * 2017 '''Football West State League Division 2 Champions''' * 2016 '''Amateur League Premier Division Champions'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Gwelup crowned Amateur League champions|url=http://footballwest.com.au/gwelup-crowned-amateur-league-champions-2//|author=Chris Caldwell|publisher=Football West|date=19 September 2016|access-date=12 June 2018}}</ref> * 2015 '''Amateur League Premier Division Champions'''
==See also== *List of Croatian football clubs in Australia *Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament *Croatian Australian
==External links== * [https://www.facebook.com/GwelupCSC/ Gwelup CSC Facebook page]
==References== {{reflist}}
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Category:Soccer clubs in Perth, Western Australia Category:Men's soccer clubs in Perth, Western Australia Category:Football West State League Category:National Premier Leagues clubs Category:Croatian sports clubs in Australia Category:Association football clubs established in 1988 Category:1988 establishments in Australia