Perth RedStar Football Club is an Australian soccer club from Joondalup, Western Australia currently playing in the National Premier Leagues Western Australia and National Premier Leagues WA Women.
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| Full name | Perth RedStar Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Stars | ||
| Founded | 1992 (Joondalup City) 1999 (ECU Joondalup) 2022 (Perth RedStar) | ||
| Ground | RedStar Arena, at ECU Joondalup | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 | ||
| President | Mark Donnelly | ||
| Manager | Callum Salmon | ||
| League | NPL Western Australia | ||
| 2023 | 1st of 12 (Premiers) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
Their home ground is the RedStar Arena at the Joondalup campus of Edith Cowan University.
History
The club was formed in 1992 as Joondalup City Soccer Club and played at the Gumblossom Park in Quinns Rocks. They moved to the Arena Joondalup in 1995 and in their first season in the Semi-pro league finished third in the Professional Soccer Federation of WA third division a great start to top-flight football in the state.
In the first season of the Soccer West Coast Division One, City won promotion to the Premier League as Champions in 1996. Joondalup City's first season in the top flight in 1997 was a moderately successful one, where they finished in a mid-table position and improved to third place in 1998.
In 1999 the club changed its name to ECU Joondalup SC. A successful season saw Paul Simmons' side win the club's first major trophy by taking out the Premier League title, which was their first-ever Premiership after only four seasons in the professional ranks.
Under the guidance of former Perth Glory manager Kenny Lowe, ECU Joondalup SC won their first Championship in 2020 (no Premier was awarded), with striker Danny Hodgson also claiming the season's Golden Boot award with 17 goals.[1]
In February 2022, ECU Joondalup SC and Northern Redbacks WSC announced a merger to create Perth RedStar FC as a new club.[2]
Current men's squad
- As of 10 September 2022[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | GK |  AUS | Liam Reddy |
| — | AUS | Sonny O'Shea | |
| — | AUS | Josh Kingston | |
| — | DF | AUS | Takudzwa Tarrel Chisunga |
| — | AUS | Keane Embleton-Hill | |
| — | AUS | Jay Patel | |
| — | DF | AUS | Andy Higgins |
| — | AUS | Tom Hough | |
| — | AUS | Oscar Malfiore | |
| — | AUS | Theodore Leeming |
Current women's squad
- As of 10 September 2022[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | AUS | Olivia Goud | |
| — | AUS | Renee Leota | |
| — | AUS | Alkira Mogridge | |
| — | AUS | Jade Odonohoe | |
| — | AUS | Jayna Ridley | |
| — | AUS | Bronwyn Studman | |
| — | AUS | Andrea Teixeira | |
| — | AUS | Larissa Walsh | |
| — | AUS | Olivia Wood |
Staff
- Technical director: Andrew Ord
- First-team coach: Callum Salmon
- Assistant coach: David Butterfield
Notable past players
List includes players from ECU Joondalup youth or senior teams that have gone on to represent the Australian national team.[4]
Coaches
- Paul Simmons (1992–2002)
- Stuart Kamasz (2003)
- Paul Simmons (2004)
- Stuart Currie (2005)
- Eric Williams (2005)
- John Brown (2006)
- Willie McNally (2006–2008)
- Syd Amphlett (2008–2011)
- Salv Todaro (2011–2013)[5]
- Dale McCulloch (2013–2019)[6]
- Kenny Lowe (2020–present)
Honours
- 2020, 2022 NPL WA Champions
- 1998, 2002 Boral Challenge Cup Winners
- 1999, 2023 WA Premier League/NPL WA Minor Premiers
- 1996 First Division Winners