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Perth Azzurri
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Full namePerth Azzurri Soccer Club
NicknamesAzzurri, Sky Blues
Founded1948; 78 years ago (1948) (as Perth Azzurri)
1987; 39 years ago (1987) (as Perth SC)
GroundDorrien Gardens
Capacity4,000
PresidentJason Marocchi
Men's Head CoachKenny Lowe
LeagueNPL Western Australia
20264th of 12
Websiteperthsc.com.au
Image Current season

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.[1]

History

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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.[2][3] Of the three clubs that merged, Perth Azzurri was the most successful club having won 11 league titles.[4] Between 1953 and 1987 East Fremantle Tricolore also won six league titles, including three straight wins between 1963 and 1965.[4] 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.[5][6] The club faced friction from the footballing establishment which disapproved of Azzurri's passionate style of play.[3]

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.[7][8] 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.[9][10] In 2002 Azzurri fully merged with Perth SC to become the club it is today,[11] with East Fremantle Tricolore leaving the merged club to play in their own right in 2004.

Since October 2025, the club has been renamed to Perth Azzurri for all competitions, after the club’s board of management decided to bring back the Azzurri name as part of an amalgamation with the WA Italian Club. The club brought back the iconic Perth Azzurri logo that adorned their sky-blue shirts from the 1960s to 1980s.[12]

Men's team

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Current squad

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As of 21 March 2026

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Image AUS Liam Driscoll
2 DF Image AUS Will Formston
3 DF Image AUS Coby Sutton (captain)
4 DF Image AUS Luka Hirninger
5 MF Image AUS Samuel Riak
6 MF Image SOM Abdul Osman
7 FW Image AUS Ethan Banks
8 DF Image AUS Joshua Cala
9 FW Image AUS Gordon Perkins
10 FW Image SRB David Ninkovich
11 MF Image AUS Daniel Faichney
12 DF Image SOM Zayd Farah
13 DF Image AUS Julian Kelly
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Image AUS Sean O'Connor
15 FW Image AUS Jamie McNelis
16 DF Image ITA Federico Achilli
17 MF Image AUS Michael Scafetta
18 MF Image AUS Archie Whitfield
19 MF Image AUS Aiden Formston
20 MF Image AUS Paul Zimarino
21 DF Image ENG Kurtis Mogg
22 DF Image AUS Domenic Beltrami
23 MF Image AUS Marino Gojak
24 DF Image AUS Michael Huynh
— MF Image SSD Jackson Morgan
— MF Image AUS Harley Orr

Honours

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  • 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

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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.[13]

Current squad

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As of 21 August 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Image AUS Rebecca Bennett
2 DF Image AUS Nadia Harvey
3 DF Image AUS Alyssa Van Heurck
4 MF Image AUS Faye Phillips
6 MF Image AUS Zoee Spadano
7 FW Image AUS Liana Cook
8 MF Image AUS Abbey Meakins
9 FW Image AUS Ella Lincoln
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW Image AUS Taneesha Baker
11 FW Image AUS Emma McMurdo
13 FW Image AUS Jaymee Gibbons
14 FW Image AUS Caitlin Doeglas
19 DF Image AUS Jessica Byrne
20 FW Image AUS Natalia Beltrami
22 FW Image AUS Courtney Butlion

Honours

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Notable former players

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References

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  1. ↑ "Perth Soccer Club Inc". Football West. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Perth SC Club Page". ozfootball.net. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  3. 1 2 Moore, Philip (January 2009). "Soccer in the west: the world game in Australia's western periphery". Soccer & Society. 10 (1): 84–95. doi:10.1080/14660970802472684. ISSN 1466-0970. S2CID 134427629.
  4. 1 2 "Australia – List of Regional Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  5. ↑ Moore, David; Miller, William J (1996). "The Lads in Action: Social Process in an Urban Youth Subculture". Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 24 (4). Newbury Park, California: Sage Publications. ISSN 0891-2416.
  6. ↑ Krieder, Richard (1996). A Soccer Century. SportsWest Media. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-646-29376-9.
  7. ↑ Brabazon, Tara (2000). Tracing the Jack. UNSW Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-86840-699-2.
  8. ↑ Howe, Andrew. "History of Perth soccer". ozfootball.net. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  9. ↑ Azzurri, 1948–1998: 50 Golden Years. Perth Soccer Club. 1998.
  10. ↑ "Welcome to the Perth Soccer Club". Perth Soccer Club. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  11. ↑ "Azzurri Trophy Room". Perth Soccer Club. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  12. ↑ "AZZURRI RETURNS TO PERTH IN 2026". Facebook. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Female football in WA moves into new era". Football West. 4 December 2019. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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