FC Bulleen Lions
FC Bulleen Lions is an Australian semi-professional football club based in the Melbourne suburb Bulleen. Founded in 1974 by Melbourne's Italian community, the club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2, the second highest level of Victorian state soccer. Since its inception, the club has been based at David Barro stadium in the Veneto Club when it was both a stand-alone and a merged club.
| Full name | FC Bulleen Lions | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Bulleen, Lions | ||
| Founded | 1974 | ||
| Ground | David Barro Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 3000 | ||
| Chairman | Amalia Grassi | ||
| Manager | John Maisano | ||
| League | Victoria Premier League 1 | ||
| 2023 | 7th of 14 NPL Victoria 2 | ||
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Bulleen has competed at the highest level in two separate stints in 1988–1996 and 2016–2018, where the club were premiers and champions in 1993. From 1997 to 2007, the club competed as Bulleen Inter Kings (subsequently Bulleen Zebras) after merges with Box Hill, Brunswick Zebras, Clayton Inter, and Essendon Royals. In this time, another two more premierships were achieved in 1998 and 2004.