Cumberland United
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Wikipedia - Cumberland United FC
Cumberland United FC is an Australian association football club based in Adelaide, South Australia. Cumberland competes in the National Premier League South Australia, the second-tier of Australian soccer under the top-flight, A-League. Their home ground is AA Bailey Reserve in the inner southern suburb of Clarence Gardens, adjacent to Cumberland Park.
History
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Cumberland United is one of the oldest soccer clubs in South Australia. The club first appeared in 1941 fielding junior teams in the local intermediate league. Their first league game in the intermediate league was against South Adelaide on Saturday 10 May 1941. The result was a 9–0 victory for Cumberland.
Cumberland's first senior game was on Saturday 8 May 1943 against the now defunct Perry Engineering Works. The final score was a 9–0 win for Cumberland. Dunbar, for Cumberland, found the net six times, Ingham scored twice and Edwards once. The game was played as a home game for Cumberland at Hollywood Estate, a then adjacent suburb.
Since 1943 the club has won the championship twice and the Federation Cup once.
The Club established a more focused junior program in 1990 which has continued to grow since then, with 17 teams currently playing at Bailey Reserve. Many of the present senior players began their Club Football at Cumberland. This has been one of the key objectives of the program now coming to fruition.
Cumberland United je jedným z najúspešnejších klubov v histórii National Premier Leagues NSW, s tromi víťazstvami v lige a šiestimi víťazstvami v pohári. Klub reprezentoval Austráliu na viacerých medzinárodných turnajoch, vrátane Ligy majstrov AFC.
V klube pôsobilo niekoľko pozoruhodných hráčov vrátane Marka Rudana, Joea Marstona a Tonyho Popoviča. Cumberland United je známy aj svojou silnou mládežníckou akadémiou, ktorá vychovala množstvo talentovaných hráčov.