Western District Toros
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Western District Toros are a football (soccer)
club from Pennington, South Australia
. Toros play in the South Australian State League
. Their home ground is at Pennington Oval. Western Districts' also fields junior boys in the Junior Premier League, girls in the FFSA leagues and women's teams.
National Curriculum beginning at Junior level. The focus will be on developing football intelligence, technique and game awareness through modified small sided games in training.
Western Toros are renowned for their strength in the Womens Divisions. Regularly contesting league and cup titles yearly. Led by State Coach and First Team Coach Leigh Matthews, Western Toros continually have players selected for state, S.A.S.I. and W-League
.
In August, 2011 The Western Toros U15 team reached the club's first FFSA
Cup Final. The game was held at Hindmarsh Stadium
against Adelaide City
. The Toros came from behind to win the game 4-3 with a late powerful header from Jordan Murphy following a corner.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club from Pennington, South Australia
Pennington, South Australia
Pennington is an outer urban suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.The suburb is residential, apart from a light industrial pocket to the south.-History:...
. Toros play in the South Australian State League
South Australian State League
The South Australian State League is now the third-tier state-level football competition in South Australia. It is conducted by the Football Federation of South Australia , the state's governing body. Each season, the top two clubs are promoted to the Premier League while the bottom two sides in...
. Their home ground is at Pennington Oval. Western Districts' also fields junior boys in the Junior Premier League, girls in the FFSA leagues and women's teams.
Club history
From 2011, The Western Toros will introduce the FFAFootball Federation Australia
Football Federation Australia is the governing body for the sport of football in Australia. Before 1 January 2005, it was known as the Australian Soccer Association , which succeeded Soccer Australia in this role in 2003...
National Curriculum beginning at Junior level. The focus will be on developing football intelligence, technique and game awareness through modified small sided games in training.
Western Toros are renowned for their strength in the Womens Divisions. Regularly contesting league and cup titles yearly. Led by State Coach and First Team Coach Leigh Matthews, Western Toros continually have players selected for state, S.A.S.I. and W-League
W-League (Australia)
The W-League is the preeminent women's semi-professional football league in Australia. Established in 2008, it is composed of eight teams - seven of them are affiliated with seven of the Australian clubs currently in the A-League, with the eighth team based in Canberra...
.
In August, 2011 The Western Toros U15 team reached the club's first FFSA
Football Federation of South Australia
The Football Federation of South Australia is the governing body of association football in South Australia. The FFSA are affiliated to the Football Federation Australia...
Cup Final. The game was held at Hindmarsh Stadium
Hindmarsh Stadium
Hindmarsh Stadium is a rectangular stadium located in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the home of the Australian A-League team, Adelaide United....
against Adelaide City
Adelaide City
Adelaide City is a football club in Adelaide, South Australia. They are also known as The Zebras. They played in the National Soccer League for 27 Seasons but withdrew just prior to the 2003/2004 season. They now play in the South Australian Super League. City won the inaugural Super League...
. The Toros came from behind to win the game 4-3 with a late powerful header from Jordan Murphy following a corner.