{{Short description|Association football club in Perth, Western Australia}} {{EngvarB|date=June 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{infobox football club | clubname = Perth Azzurri | image = Perth SC.png | upright = 0.8 | fullname = Perth Azzurri Soccer Club | nickname = Azzurri, Sky Blues | founded = {{Start date and age|df=y|1948}} (as ''Perth Azzurri'')<br />{{Start date and age|df=y|1987}} (as ''Perth SC'') | ground = Dorrien Gardens | capacity = 4,000 | owntitle = | owner = | chrtitle = President | chairman = Jason Marocchi | mgrtitle = Men's Head Coach | manager = Kenny Lowe | league = {{Australian soccer updater|PerthSC}} | season = {{Australian soccer updater|PerthSC2}} | position = {{Australian soccer updater|PerthSC3}} | website = {{URL|http://perthsc.com.au}} | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=_whiteV|pattern_ra1=| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2= | pattern_la3=|pattern_b3=_lightbluebrush |pattern_ra3= |leftarm1=BBF3FF|body1=BBF3FF|rightarm1=BBF3FF|shorts1=FFFFFF|socks1=BBF3FF |leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFF |leftarm3=000000|body3=000000|rightarm3=000000|shorts3=000000|socks3=000000 | current = 2022 Football West season#2022 National Premier Leagues WA }}

'''Perth Azzurri''' is an Australian professional soccer club based in West Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1987 as the result of a merger between three local clubs, though its pre-merger history is regarded to be that of Perth Azzurri after taking full control of the club in 2002. Perth currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Western Australia, with matches played at Dorrien Gardens.<ref name="fw1">{{cite web|url=http://www.footballwest.com.au/clubs/perth-soccer-club-inc/|title=Perth Soccer Club Inc|publisher=Football West|access-date=26 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131193551/http://www.footballwest.com.au/clubs/perth-soccer-club-inc|archive-date=31 January 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History== Perth SC was formed in 1987 as a result of a merger of Azzurri (formed 1948), East Fremantle Tricolore (formed 1953) and Balcatta Etna (formed 1977). After numerous meetings and discussions the new club known as, named '''Perth Italia Soccer Club''', was formed.<ref name="ozf1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/P/PerthSC.html|title=Perth SC Club Page|publisher=ozfootball.net|access-date=26 June 2009|archive-date=25 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125194135/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/P/PerthSC.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=socsoc1>{{cite journal|doi=10.1080/14660970802472684|last=Moore|first=Philip|date=January 2009|title=Soccer in the west: the world game in Australia's western periphery|journal=Soccer & Society|volume=10|issue=1|pages=84–95|s2cid=134427629 |issn=1466-0970}}</ref> Of the three clubs that merged, Perth Azzurri was the most successful club having won 11 league titles.<ref name="rsssf1">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/aus-regchamp.html|title=Australia&nbsp;– List of Regional Champions|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=2 July 2009|archive-date=7 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207180800/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/aus-regchamp.html#woz|url-status=live}}</ref> Between 1953 and 1987 East Fremantle Tricolore also won six league titles, including three straight wins between 1963 and 1965.<ref name="rsssf1" /> Balcatta Etna had the least success, with only one league title.

The club had its beginnings when a group of boys joined with the initial intention of starting an Australian rules football club.<ref name="lad1">{{cite journal|last=Moore|first=David|author2=Miller, William J|year=1996|title=The Lads in Action: Social Process in an Urban Youth Subculture|journal=Journal of Contemporary Ethnography|publisher=Sage Publications|location=Newbury Park, California|volume=24|issue=4|issn=0891-2416}}</ref><ref name="krieder">{{cite book|last=Krieder|first=Richard|title=A Soccer Century|publisher=SportsWest Media|year=1996|pages=52|isbn=978-0-646-29376-9}}</ref> The club faced friction from the footballing establishment which disapproved of Azzurri's passionate style of play.<ref name="socsoc1" />

Representatives from all three clubs strongly contributed in establishing the finest club and facilities in Western Australia. In the late 1980s the club registered the name Perth United in anticipation of joining the National Soccer League.<ref name="jack1">{{cite book|last=Brabazon|first=Tara|title=Tracing the Jack|publisher=UNSW Press|year=2000|pages=132|isbn=978-0-86840-699-2}}</ref><ref name="ozf2">{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSLclubs/PGHist.html|title=History of Perth soccer|last=Howe|first=Andrew|publisher=ozfootball.net|access-date=26 June 2009|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731011420/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSLclubs/PGHist.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However the club never managed to join the national league.

In 1991 Balcatta Etna left the merged club. In 1995 it was decided to change the name to '''Perth Soccer Club''' in order to broaden its appeal to a more mainstream audience.<ref name="azzurri1">{{cite book|title=Azzurri, 1948–1998: 50 Golden Years|publisher=Perth Soccer Club|year=1998}}</ref><ref name="psc1">{{cite web|url=http://perthsoccerclub.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=28|title=Welcome to the Perth Soccer Club|publisher=Perth Soccer Club|access-date=26 June 2009|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731011553/http://perthsoccerclub.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=28|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002 Azzurri fully merged with '''Perth SC''' to become the club it is today,<ref name="azztroph1">{{cite web|url=http://perthsoccerclub.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=39&Itemid=73|title=Azzurri Trophy Room|publisher=Perth Soccer Club|access-date=2 July 2009|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065611/http://perthsoccerclub.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=39&Itemid=73|url-status=live}}</ref> with East Fremantle Tricolore leaving the merged club to play in their own right in 2004.

In October 2025, Perth Soccer Club will be called '''Perth Azzurri''' in all Football West and Football Australia competitions from 2026, after the club’s board of management decided to bring back the Azzurri name as the club embarks on its amalgamation and redevelopment journey with the WA Italian Club. As part of the change, the club will bring back the iconic Perth Azzurri logo that adorned their famous sky-blue shirts from the 1960s to 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AZZURRI RETURNS TO PERTH IN 2026|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1250090420256429&set=a.526527775946034 |access-date=14 October 2025 |website=Facebook |language=en|date=5 October 2025}}</ref>

==Men's team== ===Current squad=== {{updated|21 March 2026}}

{{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|pos=GK|nat=AUS|name=Liam Driscoll}} {{Fs player|no=2|pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=Will Formston}} {{Fs player|no=3|pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=Coby Sutton|other=captain}} {{Fs player|no=4|pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=Luka Hirninger}} {{Fs player|no=5|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=Samuel Riak}} {{Fs player|no=6|pos=MF|nat=SOM|name=Abdul Osman}} {{Fs player|no=7|pos=FW|nat=AUS|name=Ethan Banks}} {{Fs player|no=8|pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=Joshua Cala}} {{Fs player|no=9|pos=FW|nat=AUS|name=Gordon Perkins}} {{Fs player|no=10|pos=FW|nat=SER|name=David Ninkovich}} {{Fs player|no=11|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=Daniel Faichney}} {{Fs player|no=12|pos=DF|nat=SOM|name=Zayd Farah}} {{Fs player|no=13|pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=Julian Kelly}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=14|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=Sean O'Connor}} {{Fs player|no=15|pos=FW|nat=AUS|name=Jamie McNelis}} {{Fs player|no=16|pos=DF|nat=ITA|name=Federico Achilli}} {{Fs player|no=17|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=Michael Scafetta}} {{Fs player|no=18|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=Archie Whitfield}} {{Fs player|no=19|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=Aiden Formston}} {{Fs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=Paul Zimarino}} {{Fs player|no=21|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Kurtis Mogg}} {{Fs player|no=22|pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=Domenic Beltrami}} {{Fs player|no=23|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=Marino Gojak}} {{Fs player|no=24|pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=Michael Huynh}} {{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=SSD|name=Jackson Morgan}} {{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=Harley Orr}} {{Fs end}}

===Honours=== *Premiers – 1953, 1959, 1960, 1962 (WASFA), 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2016, 2018, 2021 * Champions or Top Four/Five Cup –,1963, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2021 * D’Orsogna Cup – 1960, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1981, 1990, 1993 * WA State Cup 2001, 2005 * Night Series Cup – 1962, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1981 * Night Series – 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

==Women's team== The Perth SC Women's team are one of the inaugural teams in the new National Premier Leagues WA Women competition (which commenced in 2020), and is a part of the National Premier Leagues Women’s structure. The team is coached by Peter Rakic with Jessica Byrne as his assistant. The Perth SC women's team finished second in the NPLW WA in the 2022 season.<ref name="NPLWWA">{{cite web|url=https://footballwest.com.au/female-football-in-wa-moves-into-new-era/|title=Female football in WA moves into new era|publisher=Football West|date=4 December 2019|access-date=7 December 2019|archive-date=7 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207110530/https://footballwest.com.au/female-football-in-wa-moves-into-new-era/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Current squad=== {{updated|21 August 2022}}

{{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|pos=GK|nat=AUS|name=Rebecca Bennett}} {{Fs player|no=2|pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=Nadia Harvey}} {{Fs player|no=3|pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=Alyssa Van Heurck}} {{Fs player|no=4|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=Faye Phillips}} {{Fs player|no=6|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=Zoee Spadano}} {{Fs player|no=7|pos=FW|nat=AUS|name=Liana Cook}} {{Fs player|no=8|pos=MF|nat=AUS|name=Abbey Meakins}} {{Fs player|no=9|pos=FW|nat=AUS|name=Ella Lincoln}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=10|pos=FW|nat=AUS|name=Taneesha Baker}} {{Fs player|no=11|pos=FW|nat=AUS|name=Emma McMurdo}} {{Fs player|no=13|pos=FW|nat=AUS|name=Jaymee Gibbons}} {{Fs player|no=14|pos=FW|nat=AUS|name=Caitlin Doeglas}} {{Fs player|no=19|pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=Jessica Byrne}} {{Fs player|no=20|pos=FW|nat=AUS|name=Natalia Beltrami}} {{Fs player|no=22|pos=FW|nat=AUS|name=Courtney Butlion}} {{Fs end}}

===Honours=== *2024: Football West State Cup Winners

==Notable former players==

* Ron Adair * Danielle Brogan * Anthony Carbone * Bobby Charlton (guest player) * Alessandro Circati * Gianfranco Circati * Chris Coyne * Dino Djulbic * Robbie Dunn * Adrian Madaschi * Arno Bertogna(Aust National) * Gary Marocchi * Scott Miller * Shaun Murphy * Gareth Naven * Dylan Tombides * Adrian Caceres * Robert Puca

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.perthsoccerclub.com.au Official club website]

{{WASL Clubs}}

Category:National Premier Leagues clubs Category:National Premier Leagues Western Australia Category:Football West State League Category:Association football clubs established in 1987 Category:1987 establishments in Australia Category:Soccer clubs in Perth, Western Australia Category:Men's soccer clubs in Perth, Western Australia Category:Italian-Australian backed sports clubs of Western Australia