Falcons 2000 SC
Falcons 2000 Soccer Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in the regional Victorian city of Morwell. Founded in 1961 by the local Italian community, the club has participated in the Victorian state league system at multiple levels, and in the defunct National Soccer League. After being re-established in 2000, the club currently participates in the Latrobe Valley Soccer League.
| Full name | Falcons 2000 Soccer Club Inc. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Falcons, Falcione, Morwell Falcons | ||
| Founded | 1961, 2000 (re-founded) | ||
| Ground | Latrobe City Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 12,000 | ||
| Chairman | Tony Salvatore | ||
| Manager | Adrian Salvatore | ||
| League | Latrobe Valley Soccer League | ||
| 2023 | 2nd | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The club is one of the most successful in the Gippsland region, being the only club to have been crowned Victorian state premiers, on two occasions, and to have been the only rural club in Victoria to have participated at a national level. Since its inception, the club has played under multiple names, consisting of Gippsland Falcons SC, Eastern Pride, and being latterly known as the Morwell Falcons. The club bears its present name after its financial re-establishment in 2000.