West Torrens Birkalla
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- Australia - Australia Meridional - Premier League 119 Australia - Australia Meridional - State League 1 105 Australia - Amistosos 23 Australia - FFA Cup - Clasificación 9 Copa de Australia 5
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Wikipedia - West Torrens Birkalla SC
West Torrens Birkalla Soccer Club, commonly known as Birkalla, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club from Adelaide, South Australia. The club is based in Novar Gardens, a western suburb of Adelaide. The club competes in the National Premier Leagues South Australia, the highest level of football in South Australia and second nationally. Founded in 1923, they are the oldest club in the league.
History
The West Torrens club was founded in 1923 and Birkalla Rovers was founded by J Taylor in 1933. In 1979 the two clubs merged to form West Torrens Birkalla (nicknamed Birks), the name they played under until the end of the 2001 season. In 2002 the club's name was changed to Adelaide Galaxy.
At the beginning of the 2006 season, Galaxy reverted to its original team colours, yellow and black. They were one of the original sides in the FFSA Super League.
At the beginning for the 2012 season, Galaxy changed their name back to West Torrens Birkalla, and were coached that season by Sergio Melta.
Birkalla has produced four Australian internationals and 19 State representatives.
El West Torrens Birkalla es uno de los clubes de fútbol más exitosos de Australia Meridional, habiendo ganado el campeonato estatal en 11 ocasiones, la última en 2016. El club también ha ganado la Copa Federación en 11 ocasiones, la última en 2017.
El West Torrens Birkalla ha representado a Australia Meridional en la Copa Nacional de Fútbol en cuatro ocasiones, llegando a los cuartos de final en 1997 y 2017.
El club también cuenta con un equipo femenino que compite en la Liga Nacional Femenina de Australia Meridional, la primera división del fútbol femenino en Australia Meridional. El equipo femenino del West Torrens Birkalla ha ganado el campeonato estatal en dos ocasiones, en 2014 y 2017.
El West Torrens Birkalla es un club comunitario que ofrece oportunidades de fútbol para jugadores de todas las edades y habilidades. El club también está involucrado en una serie de programas comunitarios, incluyendo el programa "Kickstart", que utiliza el fútbol para ayudar a los jóvenes desfavorecidos.