Deakin Ducks Football Club

Football club

Deakin DucksFull name| Deakin Ducks Football Club

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Founded| 1978
Ground| Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct
League| Victorian State League
Website| https://deakinducks.com.au/

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Deakin Ducks Football Club is an Australian amateur soccer club based in the Victorian city of Geelong.

The club has senior teams across Men's State League 5 West competition and local men's and women's teams in various divisions of the Geelong football league.

## History

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The club was founded in 1978 a year after Deakin University opened its first campus.[1]

In 2017 the Ducks men's team was promoted to State League 5 from Geelong Division 1 after success in the local Geelong competition.[2]

In 2020 the club struggled to field teams when student numbers dwindle due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.[3]

In 2024 the men's senior team won promotion to State League 4 for the 2025 season.[4][5]

## Facilities

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The Ducks play at the $8.1 million Elite Sports Precinct established in 2016 that features a synthetic pitch at the university's Waurn Ponds campus.[6] In 2017 The Chinese women's national football team was based at the universities Elite Sports Precinct ahead of their clash with the Matildas.[7]

## Honours

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Women

* 2023 Geelong division 1 champions
* 2024 Geelong division 1 champions[8]

Men

* 2016 Geelong division 1 champions[2]
* 2024 Geelong division 2 champions
* 2024 Geelong division 3 champions

## Recent Seasons

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Key
Winners  | Runners-up  | Promoted | Relegated

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Results of league and cup competitions by season  Season  | League  | League Finals  | Dockerty Cup | Top goalscorer(s)[a]

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Division  | Tier  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player(s)  | Goals
2012 | Geelong Division 2 ↑ | 7 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 27 | 39 | 2nd | Semi-Finals | - | Jim Koldas | 19
2013 | Geelong Division 1 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 53 | 33 | 31 | 4th | Runners-Up | - | Colby Hart | 15
2014 | Geelong Division 1 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 29 | 2nd | Winners | - | Christopher De Hoog | 9
2015 | Geelong Division 1 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 26 | 5th | Did not qualify | \-  | Troy Harrison | 4
2016 | Geelong Division 1 ↑ | 9 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 9 | 37 | 1st | Winners | - | Harry Woolley | 31
2017 | Victorian State League Division 5 West | 8 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 27 | 45 | 4th | Did not qualify | Second qualifying round | Jack Van Wren | 11
2018 | Victorian State League Division 5 West | 8 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 55 | 35 | 33 | 6th | Did not qualify | Qualifying round | Harry Woolley | 16
2019 | Victorian State League Division 5 West | 8 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 37 | 32 | 8th | Did not qualify | Second qualifying round | Marcus Lindeberg | 13
2020 | Victorian State League Division 5 West | 9 | Season not contested due to COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria | First round | \-
2021 | Victorian State League Division 5 West | 9 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria | Third round | \-
2022 | Victorian State League Division 5 West | 9 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 5th | Did not qualify | First round | James Robinson | 10
2023 | Victorian State League Division 5 West | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 43 | 37 | 22 | 7th | Did not qualify | First round | James Robinson | 12
2024 | Victorian State League Division 5 West ↑ | 9 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 22 | 45 | 2nd | Did not qualify | Second round | Sam Wyeth | 21
2025 | Victorian State League Division 4 West | 8 | Season in progress | Second round | - | \-

## See also

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* Geelong Regional Football Committee
* Soccer in Geelong

## Notes

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1. ^ Goals in League Matches

## References

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1. ^ "Club History". Deakin Ducks Football Club. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
2. ^ a b "NEWS Deakin Ducks accepted into Mens State League competition in 2017 - FFV - Geelong Region". GameDay. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
3. ^ "Ducks scrambling for numbers as venue remains closed". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
4. ^ Murray, Tara (8 September 2024). "Maidstone United narrowly misses promotion". Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
5. ^ Prusac, Tonci (9 September 2024). "Ducks deliver to secure promotion". Geelong Advertiser (Australia). p. 27.
6. ^ Dundas, Greg. "Geelong's Deakin Ducks soccer club can't wait to kick goals on new soccer pitch". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
7. ^ "Chinese women's football team based at Deakin ahead of Matildas clash". Deakin University. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
8. ^ Prusac, Tonci (16 September 2024). "Ducks deliver in thriller". Geelong Advertiser.

## External links

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* Deakin Ducks Football Club

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