Campbelltown City
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Wikipedia - Campbelltown City SC
Campbelltown City Soccer Club is an Australian association football club based in Adelaide, South Australia. Campbelltown competes in Australia's second-tier, NPL South Australia, playing home matches at Newton Village Sports Complex and are the local club of the Campbelltown-Newton area in Adelaide's north-east suburbs.
History
Campbelltown City Soccer & Social Club "Red Devils" were formed by Joe Natale and other Italian Migrants in 1963, needed players to field a side when they debuted in the old SA third division the following year. But Natale's recruitment drive faced some hurdles, not least City's tin shed change room and the patch of dirt which passed as its original pitch. Campbelltown claimed its maiden league title in 1966 and won promotion to the SA top flight eight years later. in 2020 Campbelltown were NPL1 champions of South Australia for the third successive season.
Campbelltown City har vundet NSW Premier League to gange, i 1998 og 1999. Klubben har også nået finalen i FFA Cup, den australske pokalturnering, én gang, i 2016.
Campbelltown City er kendt for sit ungdomsudviklingsprogram, som har produceret en række spillere, der er fortsat med at spille på internationalt niveau. Klubben har også et stærkt fællesskabsengagement og er involveret i en række lokale initiativer.