Est. 1977 · Glen Iris
From a student side in green and gold to four teams in red and white. Every title, season and honour since 1977.
Five tiers below, no coach, 14 players. Swinburne knocked out Lyndale United 5-3 on penalties.
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The Reserves forfeited rather than miss Australia's World Cup opener, and ended up on The Today Show.
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Our home since 2006. Every home game and training session happens here in Glen Iris.
Born the day of the 2023 cupset and sung in a circle after every win since, to the tune of "Freed from Desire".
Our Hawthorn pub for dinner and a drink after every game, plus trivia nights and the season launch.
The banner goes up and the team lines up as Liz Archer reaches 200 games for Swinburne.
The original Swinburne Soccer Club was formed in 1977 and played its first season the following year. Within two seasons it had its first league title.
The club enjoyed many successful years, including a league title in 1993, before folding late in the decade.
Past players and Swinburne students re-formed the committee in 2003, entered two men’s teams in the Amateur Soccer Federation of Victoria (VicSoccer) and played at Markham Reserve in Ashburton. A women’s team followed and finished runners-up in its first year.
The women won the first title of the modern era in 2012. The men stepped up to the State Leagues in 2013, then moved to the Metropolitan Leagues and Sunday football in 2019.
Back-to-back championships, a first league double for the Seniors and Reserves, and a climb to Metro League 2.
Senior Men, since joining the Football Federation of Victoria in 2013.
Club awards year by year.
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| Season | Men's Player of the Season | Golden Boot | Women's Player of the Season | Club Person of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Christopher Kennedy | Martiniano Miranda (18) | No women's team | James Barr |
| 2025 | Ansel Furtado and Tom Pollock | Ansel Furtado (6) | No women's team | Nathan Gorga |
| 2024 | John Mckenna | Jamie Coulthard (10) | No women's team | Jamie Coulthard |
| 2023 | Mackenzie Hyder | Mackenzie Hyder (16) | Marley Boza-Sanchez | Vivaan Mennon |
| 2022 | Jack O'Shea | Jack O'Shea (22) | · | Anna Harper |
| 2021 | Matt Gleeson | · | · | · |
| 2020 | No season | No season | No season | No season |
| 2019 | Michael Mavrogenis | Jamie Coulthard | Rebecca Le | Nathan Gorga |
| 2018 | Dale Nettelton | · | Amanda Laracy | Nick Johansen |
| 2017 | Azzan Alsheidi | · | Rebecca Le | · |
| 2016 | Joel Kleber | · | Stef Creedy | · |
| 2015 | Will Fitzgerald | · | · | · |
| 2013 | Christian Safko | Christian Safko (10) | Stef Creedy | · |
| 2012 | Eric Lede | · | Stef Creedy | · |
| 2009 | Mitch | · | Tess | · |
| 2008 | Danny I | · | Claire | · |
| 2007 | Keita and Alexis | · | · | · |
| 2006 | Keita | · | · | · |
| 2005 | Krit | · | · | · |
Life Membership is the highest honour the club can give. Nominees need at least 10 years of service as a player, coach, committee member or volunteer, including 3 years on the committee. Any member can nominate someone to the Secretary, and the AGM votes on it, with a two-thirds majority needed.
Old photos, team sheets, medals or trophies from your playing days, especially from the 1980s and 90s? Send them in and we'll add them to the archive.
