St Albans Dinamo Soccer Club is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Founded by a small group of dedicated players and lovers of soccer who had a dream to start a soccer club in the west, the club’s 50th anniversary is not only significant to the St Albans Dinamo soccer community but also to the wider Victorian-Croatian community.
Despite its humble beginnings in the fourth industrial division in 1975, the club quickly secured the championship to rise through the ranks in record time from fourth industrial, to third industrial, to fourth state, to third state skipping its way into the first state division.
Today, St Albans is a successful team competing in the National Premier League and is a regular participant in the Australia-Croatian soccer tournament.
To celebrate its 50th year the club is creating a book to capture and commemorate key milestones from the club’s founding to historic achievements and significant events through its history.
The club will also host a function later this year and GNK Dinamo Zagreb will host a training camp.
President Ilija Dragicevic said the book will be an official keepsake to highlight the club’s milestones over the past half century.
The club would like to hear from anyone who can contribute news clippings, photographs, old trophies, memorabilia, or any other items to help create this official keepsake.
Anyone with information or memorabilia can drop it off at the club or attend a special memorabilia appeal on Sunday, March 23 from 1pm at the club.
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Katya Ewing
