Ringwood City
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Ringwood City Soccer Club is an Australian association football (soccer) club from Ringwood, Victoria
, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club was formed in 1953, as Wilhelmina by Dutch Australian
s. It took the club only 4 years to get promoted into the Victorian State League
. In 1966 they were relegated, but the following year they were again promoted as Ringwood Wilhelmina. After many more years of an up-and-down State League campaign, they were relegated to Victorian State League Division 1
in 1990. This started the club's demise. After years of competition, the club found themselves relegated 7 times, and found themselves in the lowest men's Victorian league, Metropolitan League S/E.
In 2009 Ringwood City defeated St. Kevins Old Boys 3-0 in the final round of the 2009 FFV Metropolitan South East division to gain their first championship in 12 years.
Ringwood, Victoria
Ringwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Ringwood had a population of 15,185....
, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club was formed in 1953, as Wilhelmina by Dutch Australian
Dutch Australian
A Dutch Australian is an inhabitant of Australia with full or partial Dutch ancestry, the majority of these people are part of the Dutch diaspora.-History:...
s. It took the club only 4 years to get promoted into the Victorian State League
Victorian Premier League
The Victorian Premier League is the highest State level association football competition in Victoria, Australia, and second highest nationally after the A-League...
. In 1966 they were relegated, but the following year they were again promoted as Ringwood Wilhelmina. After many more years of an up-and-down State League campaign, they were relegated to Victorian State League Division 1
Victorian State League Division 1
The Victorian State League Division 1 is the second tier association football competition in Victoria, Australia, and the third nationally, including the A-League...
in 1990. This started the club's demise. After years of competition, the club found themselves relegated 7 times, and found themselves in the lowest men's Victorian league, Metropolitan League S/E.
In 2009 Ringwood City defeated St. Kevins Old Boys 3-0 in the final round of the 2009 FFV Metropolitan South East division to gain their first championship in 12 years.
Honours
- Victorian State League Champions 1959
- Victorian State League Runner-Up 1958
- Victorian State League Division 1 Champions 1956, 1967
- Victorian State League Division 2 Champions 1955, 1997
- Victorian League Division 4 Champions 1954
- Victorian Metropolitan League SE Champions 2009
- Dockerty Cup Winners 1958
- State League Cup Winners 1961
- AMPOL Pre Season Cup Winners 1962
- B.I.S.C. Winners 2002