Deakin Ducks Football Club
Football club
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Deakin Ducks Football Club is an Australian amateur soccer club based in the Victorian city of Geelong.
| Full name | Deakin Ducks Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1978 | ||
| Ground | Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct | ||
| League | Victorian State League | ||
| Website | https://deakinducks.com.au/ | ||
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The club has senior teams across Men's State League 5 West competition and local men's and women's teams in various divisions of the Geelong football league.
History
The club was founded in 1978 a year after Deakin University opened its first campus.[1]
In 2017 the Ducks men's team was promoted to State League 5 from Geelong Division 1 after success in the local Geelong competition.[2]
In 2020 the club struggled to field teams when student numbers dwindle due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.[3]
In 2024 the men's senior team won promotion to State League 4 for the 2025 season.[4][5]
Facilities
The Ducks play at the $8.1 million Elite Sports Precinct established in 2016 that features a synthetic pitch at the university's Waurn Ponds campus.[6] In 2017 The Chinese women's national football team was based at the universities Elite Sports Precinct ahead of their clash with the Matildas.[7]
Honours
Recent Seasons
- Key
| Winners | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
| Season | League | League Finals | Dockerty Cup | Top goalscorer(s)[a] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Tier | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player(s) | Goals | |||
| 2012 | Geelong Division 2 ↑ | 7 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 27 | 39 | 2nd | Semi-Finals | - | Jim Koldas | 19 |
| 2013 | Geelong Division 1 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 53 | 33 | 31 | 4th | Runners-Up | - | Colby Hart | 15 |
| 2014 | Geelong Division 1 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 29 | 2nd | Winners | - | Christopher De Hoog | 9 |
| 2015 | Geelong Division 1 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 26 | 5th | Did not qualify | - | Troy Harrison | 4 |
| 2016 | Geelong Division 1 ↑ | 9 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 9 | 37 | 1st | Winners | - | Harry Woolley | 31 |
| 2017 | Victorian State League Division 5 West | 8 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 27 | 45 | 4th | Did not qualify | Second qualifying round | Jack Van Wren | 11 |
| 2018 | Victorian State League Division 5 West | 8 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 55 | 35 | 33 | 6th | Did not qualify | Qualifying round | Harry Woolley | 16 |
| 2019 | Victorian State League Division 5 West | 8 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 37 | 32 | 8th | Did not qualify | Second qualifying round | Marcus Lindeberg | 13 |
| 2020 | Victorian State League Division 5 West | 9 | Season not contested due to COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria | First round | - | |||||||||
| 2021 | Victorian State League Division 5 West | 9 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria | Third round | - | |||||||||
| 2022 | Victorian State League Division 5 West | 9 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 5th | Did not qualify | First round | James Robinson | 10 |
| 2023 | Victorian State League Division 5 West | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 43 | 37 | 22 | 7th | Did not qualify | First round | James Robinson | 12 |
| 2024 | Victorian State League Division 5 West ↑ | 9 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 22 | 45 | 2nd | Did not qualify | Second round | Sam Wyeth | 21 |
| 2025 | Victorian State League Division 4 West | 8 | Season in progress | Second round | - | - | ||||||||
See also
Notes
- Goals in League Matches