Deakin Ducks Football Club

Deakin Ducks
Full nameDeakin Ducks Football Club
Founded1978
GroundDeakin University Elite Sports Precinct
LeagueVictorian State League
Websitehttps://deakinducks.com.au/

Deakin Ducks Football Club is an Australian amateur soccer club based in the Victorian city of Geelong.

The club has senior teams across Men's State League 5 West competition and local men's and women's teams in various divisions of the Geelong football league.

History

The club was founded in 1978 a year after Deakin University opened its first campus.[1]

In 2017 the Ducks men's team was promoted to State League 5 from Geelong Division 1 after success in the local Geelong competition.[2]

In 2020 the club struggled to field teams when student numbers dwindle due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.[3]

In 2024 the men's senior team won promotion to State League 4 for the 2025 season.[4][5]

Facilities

The Ducks play at the $8.1 million Elite Sports Precinct established in 2016 that features a synthetic pitch at the university's Waurn Ponds campus.[6] In 2017 The Chinese women's national football team was based at the universities Elite Sports Precinct ahead of their clash with the Matildas.[7]

Honours

Women

  • 2023 Geelong division 1 champions
  • 2024 Geelong division 1 champions[8]

Men

  • 2016 Geelong division 1 champions[2]
  • 2024 Geelong division 2 champions
  • 2024 Geelong division 3 champions

Recent Seasons

Key
Winners Runners-up Promoted Relegated
Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season League League Finals Dockerty Cup Top goalscorer(s)[a]
Division Tier Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Player(s) Goals
2012Geelong Division 2 ↑71812335627392ndSemi-Finals-Jim Koldas19
2013Geelong Division 181810175333314thRunners-Up-Colby Hart15
2014Geelong Division 19169254727292ndWinners-Christopher De Hoog9
2015Geelong Division 19168263619265thDid not qualify- Troy Harrison4
2016Geelong Division 1 ↑9131210729371stWinners-Harry Woolley31
2017Victorian State League Division 5 West82213635927454thDid not qualifySecond qualifying roundJack Van Wren11
2018Victorian State League Division 5 West81910365535336thDid not qualifyQualifying roundHarry Woolley16
2019Victorian State League Division 5 West8229584337328thDid not qualifySecond qualifying roundMarcus Lindeberg13
2020Victorian State League Division 5 West9Season not contested due to COVID-19 pandemic in VictoriaFirst round-
2021Victorian State League Division 5 West9Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in VictoriaThird round-
2022Victorian State League Division 5 West922120104039365thDid not qualifyFirst roundJames Robinson10
2023Victorian State League Division 5 West92071124337227thDid not qualifyFirst roundJames Robinson12
2024Victorian State League Division 5 West ↑92014336022452ndDid not qualifySecond roundSam Wyeth21
2025Victorian State League Division 4 West8Season in progressSecond round--

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Goals in League Matches

References

  1. ↑ "Club History". Deakin Ducks Football Club. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 "NEWS Deakin Ducks accepted into Mens State League competition in 2017 - FFV - Geelong Region". GameDay. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ducks scrambling for numbers as venue remains closed". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Murray, Tara (8 September 2024). "Maidstone United narrowly misses promotion". Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Prusac, Tonci (9 September 2024). "Ducks deliver to secure promotion". Geelong Advertiser (Australia). p. 27.
  6. ↑ Dundas, Greg. "Geelong's Deakin Ducks soccer club can't wait to kick goals on new soccer pitch". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Chinese women's football team based at Deakin ahead of Matildas clash". Deakin University. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  8. ↑ Prusac, Tonci (16 September 2024). "Ducks deliver in thriller". Geelong Advertiser.
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