Dalmacija Sydney Croatian Football Club

The Croatian community of Australia has played an important part in the history of Australian football (soccer). Countless clubs have been formed over the years in every state and territory (except for the Northern Territory). At present, there are 33 active Croatian football clubs operating in Australia.

The Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament is a tournament run by the Croatian Soccer Association of Australia (CSAA or "Savez" in Croatian), which has been held annually since 1974. The inspiration for the tournament came from the successful Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament founded in 1964.

The CSAA annual tournament today represents being the largest and oldest ethnic football tournament in Australia, having been hosted in every Australian state and territory except for the Northern Territory (it was also hosted by NZ member club Auckland Croatia). It also holds the honour of being the oldest national soccer competition still running in Australia.

Our Club has been proudly participating at the CSAA Tournaments since 1996 under its original name of Dalmacija Sydney Croatian Club. Over the years, it has entered teams in the Men's Division 2, Masters (O35's) & Women's Competitions.

In 2019, in its 45th year, the tournament was hosted by Dandenong City Hajduk in Dandenong, Victoria. It has grown to now feature 58 teams split into 5 divisions:  Men's Division 1 (NPL/State League Clubs), Men's Division 2 (Lower State League/Amateur Clubs), Women's Division, Masters Division (over 35's) & Veterans Division (over 45's).

Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, both the 2020 & 2021 tournaments have been cancelled.

The 47th Annual CSAA Tournament will be hosted by HNK Kralj Tomislav in Sydney, between Thursday 29th September 2022 to Sunday 2nd October 2022 (inclusive).

CSAA Tournament Club Titles won by Dalmacija Sydney:
 

The CSAA Masters Division commenced in 2012. The Grand Final Winners by Year are:
 

The current members of the Croatian Soccer Association of Australia & New Zealand (CSAA) are:

NSW:
Dalmacija Sydney Croatian Club
HNK Edensor Park
HNK Kralj Tomislav
Hurstville Zagreb FC
South Coast United (Wollongong Croatia)
Sydney United 58 FC (Croatia Sydney)
Werrington Croatia FC

ACT:
Canberra FC (Croatia Deakin)
HNK O'Connor Knights

VIC:
Dandenong City (Dandenong City Hajduk)
Gospic Bears
HNK Mostar Melbourne 1980
HNK Strathmore Split
Irymple Knights
Melbourne Knights (Croatia Melbourne)
Melbourne Tournado Zadar
NK Bunker
North Geelong Warriors (North Geelong Croatia)
St Albans Saints (St Albans Dinamo)
St Albans Vukovar
Wednesday Knights FC

QLD:
Brisbane Knights FC (Brisbane Croatia)
Gold Coast Knights (Gold Coast Croatia)
NK Adriatic Gold Coast
Sunnyside Croatia

SA:
Adelaide Croatia Vukovi
Adelaide Raiders (Adelaide Croatia)
Whyalla Croatia

TAS:
Glenorchy Knights (Glenorchy Croatia)

WA:
Fremantle Croatia
Gwelup Croatia
Western Knights (North Perth Croatia)

NZ:
NK Auckland Croatia

The football club operates as "Willoughby Dalleys Football Club" during the winter season and is a member club of the Northern Suburbs Football Association that administers football in the northern suburbs region of Sydney, between Brooklyn and the northern shores of Sydney Harbour (North Sydney).

Please contact secretary@wdfc.com.au for more details.