An invitation. This is where it all began. An invitation to play a sport you love. To a safe space. To a slice of home a world away. This is the origin story of club football in Australia. 80 years ago, a spark was lit for the burgeoning Italian community in Adelaide. Adelaide Juventus was formed; success followed on the pitch with silverware and off the pitch with a growing community that stopped purely surviving and began thriving in their new homes. When you begin thriving

The year 2026 was always going to be a celebration for Adelaide City. A celebration of 80 years of a proud community, of generations nurtured through culture and football. The success of Vas Parhas and his side has added another dimension to those celebrations, with Adelaide City’s return to the national stage providing a fitting new chapter in the club’s history. The club’s history is punctuated by its exploits on the national level. The 2026 NPL SA Premiership-winning seaso

With Adelaide City’s Australian Championship campaign days away from beginning, we take a closer look at the three clubs standing between Vas Parhas’ side and progression from Group B. Avondale FC The first visitors to Oakden are Australian Championship Foundation Club Avondale FC, who will face Adelaide City on Friday 16th of October. While Avondale are a fellow Italian club, they have a different history from other powerhouse clubs of a similar background around Australia.

Adelaide City’s wait to return to the national stage is no longer after qualifying for the Australian Championship thanks to being crowned Premiers of the RAA National Premier League South Australia. While City has competed in the Hahn Australia Cup in 2014, 2021 and 2022, you have to go all the way back to the 2002/03 season when they last competed in the National Soccer League before its ultimate demise a year later. However, following a successful campaign their dream of b