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Green Gully Soccer Club (nicknamed the Cavaliers) is a soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Green Gully is one of the biggest clubs in Melbourne, it participated in the old National Soccer League between 1984-1986. The club currently competes in the National Premier League. ==History== The club was established as Ajax Soccer Club in 1955 by Maltese immigrants. In honour of the Maltese Floriana club, Ajax SC adopted their familiar green and white playing strips. The club was renamed to Green Gully SC when it moved to its current home ground at Green Gully Reserve in 1966, in the West of Melbourne suburb of Keilor Downs. The "Ajax" was dropped in 1982. The club competed in the National Soccer League of Australia (NSL) from 1984 to 1986 and attracted some great players such as George Campbell from Preston (originally from Aberdeen), and Scott Fraser from Rangers. Green Gully is 1 of the 8 Clubs that are still active in the Victorian Premier League, Green Gully is a 'Sister Club' with Sunshine George Cross FC, It is believed that both Green Gully and Sunshine Georgies adopted the Same kit as a Maltese Premier League club Floriana F.C., Floriana is one of the oldest clubs in Malta. Green Gully currently compete in the Victorian Premier League and have been Victorian Champions in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2010 and 2011. Gully placed third in the league in 2012 and made it all the way to the preliminary final, but went down to Dandenong Thunder SC. After a fifth placed league finish in 2013, Gully exited the finals series at the first stage after a 1-0 loss to South Melbourne FC. Green Gully had their bid for a place in the inaugural National Premier Leagues Victoria accepted and entered the competition in 2014. The NPLV replaced the old VPL. The Cavaliers finished in 10th place in the new 14 team competition in 2014, and finished in 7th place the following year, just missing out on the finals series. In late October 2015, Green Gully announced that former Oakleigh Cannons FC boss Arthur Papas would lead the club in the 2016 NPL Victoria season.〔http://www.greengully.com/ssl/article_633.shtml〕 On November 4, 2015, Gully announced the signings of Bentleigh Greens' goalkeeper Alastair Bray and Port Melbourne SC winger Nicholas Krousoratis.〔http://www.greengully.com/ssl/article_634.shtml〕 Later that month, the western suburbs signed former Brisbane Roar youngester George Lambadaridis.〔http://www.mfootball.com.au/green-gully-sign-former-brisbane-roar-midfielder/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Green Gully SC」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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