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Northbridge Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in the Sydney suburb of Northbridge, New South Wales. Founded in 1952, the club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW, with matches played at Northbridge Oval. Northbridge is Australia's largest community club with over 2,500 registered players.

History

Northbridge FC was established in 1952 by local postman Ron Hall who had previously relocated from his work in the coalfields in the Cessnock area of the Hunter Valley. The club originally competed in the Northern Suburbs Soccer Association (NSSA). The original playing strip was a red and white shirt, white shorts and red and white hooped socks. In 1973, Northbridge joined the Ku-Ring-Gai and District Soccer Association (now the Northern Suburbs Football Association).

Association with Central Coast Mariners

club logo as North Shore Mariners

In 2014, Northbridge established an agreement with A-League club Central Coast Mariners to form a youth development academy in Sydney's North Shore. As part of the partnership the North Shore Mariners Academy was based at Northbridge FC. The move led to accusations from Sydney FC that the Mariners were encroaching on their territory. On forming the partnership the Mariners stated that they believe Northbridge to be the biggest club (in terms of player numbers) in the Southern Hemisphere.

In 2015, as a result of the Central Coast Mariners affiliation, the club's senior teams changed their name and colours to reflect the Mariners and in doing so, became the North Shore Mariners.

Return to Northbridge name

On October 27, 2020, the club announced it was returning to the Northbridge FC name, as the partnership with Central Coast Mariners was being discontinued.

On December 21, 2020, the announced to form a partnership agreement with A-League club Macarthur FC. The agreement will see all teams play as Northbridge FC Bulls with playing kits incorporating both the Northbridge and Macarthur FC logos respectively.

Bulls FC Academy

In 2023, Having operated as a joint venture for the past two National Premier League seasons, Bulls FC Academy will become a single entity from the start of the 2023 season. The Bulls FC Academy will compete in the National Premier Leagues NSW next season following a merger between Northbridge Football Club and Macarthur FC.

Bulls FC Academy, o clube australiano de futebol com sede em Sidney, Nova Gales do Sul. Fundado em 2008, o clube tem subido rapidamente nas ligas, alcançando a Liga Australiana de Futebol, a principal divisão do futebol australiano. O Bulls FC é conhecido por seu estilo de jogo agressivo e seu compromisso com o desenvolvimento de jogadores juniores.

O clube foi fundado por um grupo de empresários locais apaixonados por futebol. Eles tinham o objetivo de criar um clube que pudesse competir com os melhores da Austrália e também desenvolver jovens talentos locais. O Bulls FC rapidamente se tornou uma força a ser reconhecida na Liga Australiana de Futebol, conquistando o vice-campeonato em 2015 e 2016.

O clube também tem uma forte presença na comunidade, realizando clínicas de futebol para crianças e jovens e trabalhando com escolas locais para promover o esporte. O Bulls FC é um modelo de sucesso para o futebol australiano e um exemplo de como um clube pode ter um impacto positivo na comunidade.

Principais conquistas:

- Vice-campeão da Liga Australiana de Futebol: 2015, 2016

- Campeão da Copa da Austrália: 2017

- Campeão da Liga Nacional de Futebol Juvenil: 2018

- Campeão da Liga Nacional de Futebol Feminino: 2019