Cumberland United
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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.
De thuisbasis van Cumberland United is het Cumberland Oval, dat een capaciteit heeft van 15.000 toeschouwers. De clubkleuren zijn blauw en wit.
Cumberland United is een van de succesvolste clubs in de geschiedenis van het Australische voetbal. Ze hebben vier keer de National Premier Leagues NSW gewonnen en drie keer de FFA Cup.
De club heeft ook een aantal bekende spelers voortgebracht, waaronder John Aloisi, Steve Corica en Robbie Kruse.
In 2022 speelde Cumberland United in de groepsfase van de AFC Champions League. Ze werden uitgeschakeld in de groepsfase, maar ze wonnen wel hun eerste wedstrijd ooit in de competitie.