Our history

The vision of establishing a Football Club with its own identity, unite the youth within the Parramatta and surrounding suburbs, and forge life long friendships, dates back to the early 1970's. In 1974 it had formed its first committee, and, having registered the Club under the name Hellas Parramatta, it entered the Granville & District Soccer Football Association competition in 1975 with five teams (U8’s, U11’s, U13’s, U16’s and an All Age). Our equipment and uniforms (brown and yellow) was originally donated by the Bankstown Crest Soccer Club. (Mr George Thomas)

Parramatta City Council through our founding members granted the Club a home ground. This ground was PH Jeffery Res (Barton Park), North Parramatta. With their assistance from Council in in providing soil and turf, voluntary members and supporters help convert the groundsinto one full size playing field. With the stability of a home ground and office premises at the Parramatta Greek Orthodox Church, at 11 Hassall St, Parramatta the Club began to grow.

It attracted further members, and over the following years increased the number of registered teams with Granville and Districts Soccer Football Association. We temporarily relocated to Granville Park, Merrylands whilst Council undertook some ground upgraded the facilities at PH Jeffery Res (Barton Park), North Parramatta.

For a number of years the Club sought a more stable/permanent home ground due to its growth and again with Parramatta City Council’s assistance the club was granted Eric Primrose Reserve, Rydalmere by 1980/1.

With Council’s approval, our members (led by John Dimos) commenced construction on temporary dressing rooms and storeroom. The club utilised one soccer field, which ran parallel to Parramatta River at the northern end of the ground.

During the early 80’s the Club began to prosper. It changed its strip to blue and white to reflect the area and entered the NSW State League competition in 1982.

In the following years, as government grants and funding became available, Parramatta City Council constructed new facilities at the ground, including:

- Dressing sheds with canteen, referees room, and storeroom.

- Car Park facilities.
- Flood lighting for training
- Bicycle Track.

Later, we added spectator seating, shading and fencing.

Further upgrading was performed on the lighting and a second ground was utilised, both fields running in N - S direction. The car parking facility was also extended to accommodate for our growth. Our club had to meet funding for some of these projects by also providing members funds.

As the Club continued to thrive it registered teams in NSW State League competition along with NSW State Youth League, and NSW Cadet League teams. This was necessary to accommodate and compliment our playing talent. We have been competing under NSW Soccer Federation since 1982 at senior level.

By mid 1990's,membership / playing numbers exceeded 300, and with multiple championships already won, including the NSW State League Senior, Youth, and Female teams including many at local level within the Granville Association. In 1982, 1989, 1995 and 2011 the club was also the Granville and Districts Soccer Football Association champion club.

Unfortunately, in early 2000's due to ground criteria as stipulated by Soccer NSW we could no longer compete in the NSW State League competitions and with no other suitable fields in the area, we handed back our license and remained as a grassroots club nurturing junior football in our community.

Over the Club’s history the name has changed several times, from the original Hellas Parramatta in the 70’s, to Western District Hellas Sporting Club in the early 80’s. In October 1992 it changed to Parramatta City Sporting Club Incorporated, and finally in October 2010 to Parramatta City Football Club Incorporated.

Since it's humble beginnings at PH Jeffery Reserve, North Parramatta, with a total of five teams, today, Parramatta City Football Club has teams playing grassroots football from Under 6 to Over 55's and everything in between, including Premier (X) League.

Players who commenced with the Club as children are now in the Senior and Over 55's teams. Just like their parents who supported them and proudly watched them take the field, they too are doing the same with their children. For they too will forge life long friendships and become the future of this proud Club which celebrates 50 years in 2024.

With the support of the City of Parramatta, we have been granted playing fields at Old Saleyards Reserve, Nth Parramatta and will transition during 2024 - approx. 300m from where is all started....

We salute and thank everyone for their stewardship and support.

Founding Committee

NAME	POSITION
Mr John Dimos	President
Mr Annivas Giannou	Vice President
Mr Jim Nikolitsas	Secretary
Mr George Salahoris	Treasurer
Mr Alex Zotos	Public Relations
Mr Aristidis Bonovas	Equipment & Uniforms
Mr Theo Antoniadis	General Member
Mr Spiros Belthikiotis	General Member
Mr Zois Kiritsis	General Member
Mr Jim Kominos	General Member
Mr John Papadopoulos	General Member
Mr Bill Trahanas	General Member
Mr Bill Tsoukalidis	General Member

Founding Committee at a social function , " Yugoslav Hall", Granville. Circa 1975

1st hellas commitee

Bill Tsoukalidis, Aristidis Bonovas, Bill Trahanas, Spiros Belthikiotis, Theo Antoniadis, George Papadopoulos, John Koimanis*, Fr Nicholaos Tsouloukidis*, Alex Zotos, John Dimos, Anivas Giannou, Jim Nikolitsas, Zois Kiritsis

* Non comittee member

First all age team 1976

hellas all age 1

Back row: Con Koimanis,Stefanidis, Jocelyn, Theo Antoniadis, Rocky, George Koimanis, Bill Tsoukalidis

Front row: Michael Koimanis, Jim Dimos, Arthur " Tourkos", Michael Kavouras, Con Bonovas.

U8's at our original home ground, Barton Park. Circa 1977

u 8's

From October 1992 the club was known as "Parramatta City Sporting Club Inc" and then October 2010 it changed it's name to "Parramatta City Fc Inc" which remains today.

Granville and Districts Soccer Football Association

Their history.

Soccer football was first brought to Granville in 1882 when a group of Scottish steelworkers immigrated to work at Hudson Bros (later called Clyde Engineering). They played socially until 1885 when they, along with some local lads, officially formed the Granville Soccer Club, to compete in the inaugural NSW competition. They adopted the colours of black and white stripes and would soon be affectionately known as the "Magpies", the emblem they officially adopted some years later.

They were a powerhouse team and were undefeated for the first two seasons, setting the scene for Granville to become the “finest nursery in the colony” when producing football players.

In 1900, the Granville & Districts Soccer Football Association was formed and is recognised as the oldest junior soccer football association in the southern hemisphere. The first year was just 8 local school teams but in the second year there were 3 competitions – A grade for under 14 school children, B grade for under 14 to under 16’s and C grade for over 16 adults.

The C Grade competition plays for the Challenge Shield and still does today – it is the oldest active trophy in Australian Football.

The second oldest active trophy in Australian Soccer football is the Cottam Cup from 1907 and is also found in the Granville Association. It is Australias' oldest knock out competition.

Fields

Our history

Granville and Districts Soccer Football Association