New Mens Coach

We are pleased to announce the appointment of one of our very own, Carlos Grande, as the Senior Men’s Coach for Season 2024.

Carlos joined Gisborne SC as a player in 2023 when he and his young family moved to town, a knee injury cruelly cutting his season short.

His previous history includes:

• Junior player at Springvale White Eagles and Casey comets.

• Part of an Australian academy that competed in the Disney Cup in Orlando, Florida (USA), Under 16’s, finishing 3rd.

• A small stint at Bentleigh Greens as a 18-19 yr old.

• Played 4 years at Brimbank Stallions, was part of the promotion to State League 3.

• Played a season at Maidstone United where he then started focusing on coaching Reserves for 2 years.

We wish Carlos all the best in his new role for Season 2024 and beyond.

The club is now recruiting Senior Men’s players to fill the squad. If interested in being a part of an exciting new chapter please fill in an Expression of Interest (EOI) form. Those who played at Gisborne SC in 2023 do not need to fill in the form, you will be notified of events via the app.

For any new any returning players we will be holding a meet and greet session towards the end of October. We will then train for 4-5 week starting November. Official pre-season will commence 9 January 2024.

Please complete your EOI as to ensure all dates and times are communicated to you.

Thanks Tony & Jamie

Gisborne SC advises we have parted ways with our Senior Men's & Women's coaches, Tony & Jamie Ivanov.

We extend our thanks to both Tony & Jamie for their passion, dedication and professionalism during their time with us. We wish them both well in their future endeavours.

Presentation Evening 2023

The Presentation Evening for our Senior teams was held on September 8.

We extend our congratulations to the following award recipients:

GOLDEN BOOT:

MSL Reserves: Franco Mangano
WSL Team: Arlo Kappel
MSL Seniors: Tyson Lopez

COACHES AWARD:

MSL Reserves: Joel Campbell
WSL Team: Ruby Haberman
MSL Seniors: Darby Hester

PLAYERS PLAYER:

MSL Squad: Luca Malignaggi
WSL Team: Emily Walduck

PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

MSL Reserves: Aidan Crisp
WSL Team: Arlo Kappel
MSL Seniors: Tyson Lopez

Mens Shirt Presentation

Last night we launched the 2023 Senior Mens Season by revealing the new kit, along with announcing our shirt numbers for the year.

This years kit design features a unique striped zig-zag pattern in 2 shades of Sky Blue. “1998” appears on the back of the shirt, just under the collar, referencing the year the club was established.

We are also pleased to announce our Mens Shirt sponsors for 2023:

Procon Training will feature on the front of the shirt. Procon extend their partnership with us, having previously appeared on our Boys 17 shirts in 2022, their signage also sits atop of the home bench at Dixon Field. Procon also appear on the back of our alternate White shirt, used during the Australia Cup.

Sopranos Pizza Bar have also extended their partnership with us. After sponsoring “Sopranos Round” last season they have decided increase their support and will feature on the back of the shirt, beneath the numbers.

We extend our thanks to both Procon Training & Sopranos Pizza Bar for their on-going support.

Players were presented their numbers using the White Cup Kit,
made possible by Holgate Brewhouse & Procon Training.

The new kit is expected to arrive in time for Round 4, the first 3 rounds will see us wear either our Navy clash kit, or our White cup kit.

Mens State League Fixtures

Fixtures have been announced for our Mens Senior & Reserves teams.

We commence the season with 2 home games in a row, the first being against Barnstoneworth United, a fixture which last year was played away due to ground conditions.

Our first away trip is Round 3 when we go head to head with Moonee Ponds United for the first time ever at State League level.

Round 7 is the first our our 2 night games for the season, away at Truganina. The second night fixture is against Keilor Wolves in Round 13, which will be played on a Friday night.

We also have 2 twilight fixtures, the first being away to Spring Hills in Round 8, the second sees a trip to Barwon in Round 15.

Our other 2 trips to Geelong or beyond are both in August, Round 20 we head to Surf Coast in Torquay, 2 weeks later we’re in Bell Park for the last game of the season.

Please note: Fixtures are subject to change at short notice.

New Cup Threads

With thanks to Holgate Brewhouse we are pleased to reveal our new Cup kit.

The all-white kits will be worn by our Mens team for our Australia Cup fixtures, as well as our Womens team for our Nike FC Cup fixtures. They will also double as a thirds kit throughout the season if required.

The pattern is inspired by Jackson’s Creek, which runs through Gisborne and along side our home, Dixon Field.

Future is now for Gisborne

This news article appears in the Star Weekly.

New Coaches Appointed

We are pleased to announce the appointment of one of our very own - Carl Valeri as the Senior Men’s Coach for Season 2023.

The Championship winning Melbourne Victory captain takes over the reigns after the departure of Glen Bristow.

The Senior Men’s squad will be further supported and strengthened by the appointment of Mick Spasojevic as Assistant Coach, who took the U17 Boy's to the finals in 2022.

The club is now recruiting Senior Men’s players to fill the squad, with the unique opportunity to be guided by a former Socceroo. If interested in being a part of an exciting new chapter please email us at enquiries@gisbornesc.com

Thanks Danny

We bid farewell to our Seniors Mens coach Danny Moore.

Danny joined us midway through 2019 when wins were few and far between. The change in atmosphere around the club was immediately noticeable. Performances on field slowly improved, albeit without the results reflecting this.

Thee was a memorable performance and win against the eventual league winners late in the season, giving a sure sign the tide was starting to turn and better days were ahead.

With 2020 being completely cancelled we hit the ground running in 2021 after what felt like 47 pre-seasons. By the time the stop-start 2021 season was called off, we were sitting 5th in the league having won half our games.

Season 2022 became our best year on record as we notched up 14 wins (+ another in the Cup) to finish in 4th place with 45 points. We finished undefeated against the top side drawing both games, and doing the double over then 2nd placed side.

We'd like to thank Danny for his hard work, professionalism, passion, energy and attention to detail over the past 3 and a half years. You came to us at an extremely challenging time for the club and then endured 2 pandemic ruined seasons, to say you leave us in better shape is a massive understatement.

#ThanksGaff and all the best for your next chapter

Presentation Evening 2022

The Presentation Evening for our Senior teams, along with the Boys 17s, was held on October 14.

We extend our congratulations to the following award recipients:

GOLDEN BOOT:

Boys 17: Caleb Mares
Mens Thirds: Dillon Norton
Mens Reserves: Joseph Cavoli
Mens Seniors: Jake McIntyre
Womens: Jaclyn Camilleri

COACHES AWARD:

Mens Thirds: Joel Campbell
Mens Reserves: Alex Matthews
Mens Seniors: Tyrese Smith-Grant
Womens: Gemma Owen
Encouragement Award: Aidan Crisp

PLAYERS PLAYER:

Boys 17: Chris Chown
Mens Reserves: Joseph Cavoli
Mens Seniors: Jake McIntyre
Womens: Emily Walduck

BEST 1st YEAR PLAYER:

Mens Squad: Shaun Cauchi
Womens: Mallory Vandeloo

MOST IMPROVED:

Boys 17: Thomas Gibson
Mens Squad: Darcy Kappel
Womens: Catherine Owen

PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

Boys 17: Chris Chown
Mens Thirds: Steven Cacciottolo
Mens Reserves: Connor Maxwell
Mens Seniors: Matthew Hume
Womens: Kaelyn Sutton

Gisborne going with the momentum

This news article appears in the Star Weekly.

Fixtures Announced

2022 Fixtures

Fixtures for the Sunday competitions have been announced, please note they are subject to change so please check your fixtures on a regular basis.

Gisborne aiming for consistent performances

This news article appears in the Star Weekly.

Fixtures Announced

2022 Fixtures

Fixtures for the Men State League competitions have been announced, please note they are subject to change so please check your fixtures on a regular basis.

Gisborne aiming for promotion in 2022

This news article appears in the Star Weekly.

Gisborne cruises to round two of Australia Cup

This news article appears in the Star Weekly.

Gisborne Soccer Club set for Australia Cup

This news article appears in the Star Weekly.

Mens Pre Season

Our Mens squad (Seniors, Reserves & Thirds) begin their 2022 campaign when they return to Pre Season training early January.

Sessions will run every Tuesday & Thursday from 7:00pm, along with Saturdays 10:00am. (Please notes times can be changed, for the most up to date times please contact the coach).

Register your interest here if you are a new player wishing to be part of our squad

Players Of The Year 2021

The Player of the Year awards 2021 for our Senior Mens & Womens squads was held on November 21.

We extend our congratulations to the following award recipients:

OUSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO FEMALE FOOTBALL
(Sponsored by Builders Academy)
Taylah McIntyre

JUNIOR TALENT ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
(Sponsored by Builders Academy)
Niamh Ryan

BEST 1ST YEAR PLAYER:

Womens: Joanne Owen
Mens: Henry Taylor

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER:

Womens: Megan Seric
Mens: Michael Owen

GOLDEN BOOTS:

Womens: Jaclyn Camilleri
Mens Thirds: Dillon Norton
Mens Reserves: Joseph Cavoli
Mens Seniors: Jake McIntyre

GOALS OF THE YEAR:
Womens: Taylah McIntyre
Mens Thirds: Daniel Adamo
Mens Reserves: Joseph Cavoli
Mens Seniors: Daniel Adamo

PLAYERS PLAYER:

Womens: Stevie Mitchell
Mens Thirds: Hayden Rush
Mens Reserves: Joseph Cavoli
Mens Seniors: Matthew Hume

COACHES AWARDS:

Womens: Lily O’Flynn
Mens Thirds: Reuben Bennett
Mens Reserves: Owen Boys (Warren, Michael, Gerard & Paul)
Mens Seniors: Sean O’Callaghan

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Womens: Katerina Karatsoris
Mens Thirds: Ryan Happ & Kristian Luketa
Mens Reserves: Joseph Cavoli & Rhys Sartori
Mens Seniors: Andy Koroneos

2021 POTY

Player of the Year lunch for our 4 Senior teams will be held:

Sunday, November 21, 2021 midday onwards

The Telegraph Hotel - Top beer garden

• Free Entry

• Casual Dress

• A la carte from the Tele menu

• Drinks at bar prices

A chance to get together and celebrate some of the highlights in what was a very challenging year for our Women’s team and our Men’s Senior, Reserve and Thirds teams.

Please confirm your attendance via our Facebook event as numbers may be restricted due to density limits.

Look forward to seeing you there.