Welcome all and thankyou for attending the launch of our new stadium and the opening round of the 2017 football season! ENJOY THE DAY… GSC Stadium Launch - RUN SHEET - Time Activity 2.45pm . GSC u7s boys and girls arrive 3.10pm . Players from GSC u7s walkout both Reserve teams 3.15pm . Kick off Reserves - GSC v PLSC 4.00pm . BISER Dancing Group performance (half time of reserves game) 4.45pm . John Eren and dignitaries arrive 5.00pm . Mick Nikolovski welcomes guests and introduces Macedonian Orthodox Priest Cedomir to bless club / stadium 5.05pm . Mick Nikolovski introduces Hon John Eren MP, speaks 5.10pm . Mick Nikolovski thanks Hon John Eren and introduces COGG Administrator, speaks 5.15pm . BISER Dancing Group performance 5.25pm . Players from GSC u7s walkout both Senior teams 5.25pm . Official Photos 5.30pm . Kick off Seniors - GSC v PLSC 7.45pm . BISER Dancing Group performance 8.15pm . PLSC guests of GSC. Meals provided for players / officials from GSC and PLSC 8.30pm . Live music – enjoy the night Message from the Club Information On behalf of the Geelong SoccerPresident Club, I would like to welcome everyone to today’s season opening round 1 clash against Preston Lions FC as well as the launch of our new stadium Main Committee & and female dedicated change rooms facilities. I would to give a BIG thank you to BIM Address Information Constructions and Morris Finance for their direct involvement in the successful completion of this development. President Mick Nikolovski An enormous thanks to my construction team lead by Joe Karamitic including Dayle, Vice President Steve Bogdanovski Bayley, Dylan, Vasco, Rob, Jason and Victor for managing the construction of this magnificent milestone for our club – nothing but 100% all the way! Treasurer Steve D’Andrea Special thanks to the honorary John Eren, Minister for Tourism and Major Events, and local council for their continued support and partnering with the Geelong Soccer Club to bring Secretary Jim Rendevski this wonderful facility to all our members and people in the community to enjoy now and far into the future. Team Manager Zoran Ristevski Thankyou to our major sponsors, Morris Finance and Burbank, along with all other platinum and gold sponsors for the continued support. We cannot do the things we do Junior Coordinator Rob Kukanovski / Rob Nesterovski (SSG) without you. Bar Manager George Dimovski On field it is pleasing coming off a championship winning year in 2016 but there is no time to let up - if we slow or stop, others will overtake us. It’s a special day and we will stop for a Kitchen Manager Jovan Mitanovski moment and celebrate our successes on and off the pitch but at the same time we strap in and get ready to focus our attention, go again and continue to build for the future. Committee Members Peter Stojanovski Congratulations to all coaches on their work in the pre season. I wish Fab Soncin, Kristian Branko Jankalovski Bright, Peter Stojanovski and Frank Conte all the best for round 1. Romeo Purlija Wally Stojanovski With the support of our Committee, Sponsors and Members we are proud to deliver a Rob Nesterovski professional venue at Stead Park for all our teams. I would like all our sponsors and Will Talev supporters to enjoy our facilities’, be loud and proud and support our players today. Steve Tanic A special thank you, to all our helpers who have worked so hard in making today’s game Rob Dimovski possible, and to all our junior teams for being here to show their support. 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Currently based in Melbourne’s outer-northern suburbs, the club was originally created as a focal point for the newly Contact women's co-ordinator on 0432 876 486 or immigrated Macedonian community to gather, socialise and provide the Australian- Macedonian youth with the opportunity to learn and play the ‘world game’ that was so popular [email protected] back in their homeland of Macedonia. The Makedonia Soccer Club, as it was originally known, became a registered member of the Victorian Soccer Federation in 1959 and began playing in sanctioned competition. However, the club was established as far back as 1947 when members from the local Macedonian community began kicking a soccer ball around near the site of the current day Melbourne Zoo, at Royal Park in Parkville. Who would have thought back then that those tentative steps would lead to the development of a sporting icon in the Australian-Macedonian community that would go on to achieve such success at the highest level of football competition in this country, some 30-40 years later. The club was given an opportunity to submit an application to enter the flourishing National Soccer League competition and after satisfying a number of stringent criteria, were promoted to that league in 1981, finally recognising a dream for so many of the club’s hard working members, volunteers, players and supporters. Preston continued to compete successfully in the NSL for the next 13 seasons, finishing in the top five on five separate occasions and runner-up twice. Some of the other major achievements during that time included reaching the final of all three major competitions in 1985 – the NSL Cup Final, Dockerty Cup Final and the Southern Division Grand Final; taking out the 1991 Gold Cup Night Series; and then finally bringing home the prestigious Dockerty Cup trophy in 1992 in a thrilling penalty shootout against arch rivals South Melbourne, a memory the Preston faithful hold very close to their hearts.