Charlestown Azzurri FC

Charlestown Azzurri
Full nameCharlestown Azzurri Football Club
Nickname(s)Azzurri
Founded1963
GroundLisle Carr Oval
Capacity3000
Coordinates32°58′42″S 151°42′54″E / 32.978419°S 151.714924°E / -32.978419; 151.714924
PresidentRoby Valentinis
Head coachJames Pascoe
LeagueNPL NNSW
20257th of 12
Websitehttp://www.charlestownazzurri.com/

Charlestown Azzurri FC (formerly known as Charlestown City Blues FC) is an Australian soccer team that is located in Whitebridge, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales. The club currently plays in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW (NPL NNSW).[1]

The team's nickname, the Azzurri, means "Blues" in Italian, and is also the nickname used by the Italian national football team.

Team name

  • 1963 – Hamilton Azzurri
  • 1970s – Highfields Azzurri
  • 2006 – Azzurri FC
  • 2009 – Charlestown City Blues FC[2]
  • 2020 – Charlestown Azzurri[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Home | Northern NSW Football". www.northernnswfootball.com.au. 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  2. ↑ Kerry, Craig (28 July 2011). "Azzurri and Charlestown United combine for NNSW State League". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "CHARLESTOWN CITY TO BECOME CHARLESTOWN AZZURRI". NBN News. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
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