Аделаида Кометс
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Adelaide Comets FC are a soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The club competes in the National Premier Leagues South Australia. They are based in Adelaide's western suburb of Mile End and play home games at Santos Stadium.
History
Adelaide Comets Football Club was formed in 1994 and were known as Adelaide Raiders Soccer Club who competed in the SAASL (South Australian Amateur Soccer League). To avoid confusion with another local soccer club which plays under the name of "Raiders", the playing name was changed to Adelaide Comets in 2001 when the club first fielded junior teams.
As Adelaide Raiders, the club won the South Australia Amateur Soccer League SAASL Saturday Division 2 Championship in its inaugural year and gained promotion to the SAASL Saturday Division 1 competition. In 1997, they established themselves as the states premier Amateur League side becoming Champions in Saturday's Division 1 Competition. In 2001, the club registered 5 teams in the South Australian Soccer Federation's (SASF) Junior Premier League.
Achieving this goal was the catalyst for the club changing its name to Adelaide Comets, to avoid confusion with Adelaide Raiders (Formerly Adelaide Croatia Raiders). During this time, the club's senior team continued to enjoy success in the SAASL winning consecutive Championships in 2001, 2002 and 2003. This ongoing success at the highest level of amateur competition generated the push for a move to a higher league for the Adelaide Comets. The club made several attempts over a number of years to find a place for itself within the SASF competition with no success.
Finally, with the implementation of a new governing body for the sport in South Australia, Adelaide Comets entered the newly formed State League in 2006 under the banner of the Football Federation South Australia (FFSA).
The club now boasts one of the largest junior based clubs in South Australia with 370 junior players, along with three SAASL Amateur men's teams, FFSA Open Age Women's and a respected seniors squad who after gaining promotion through the FFSA State and Premier League competitions now competes in the states top division of football, The FFSA Super League. Thus totalling an impressive number of nearly 500 registered players across the club.
Comets advanced to the final of the 2018 FFSA Federation Cup by defeating Cumberland United 3–2 in the Semi Final. They defeated Croydon Kings in the 2018 FFSA Federation Cup final awarding them a spot in the Round of 32 of the 2018 FFA Cup. On 25 July 2018 they defeated Football West State League 1 side Gwelup Croatia advancing to the round of 16 of the 2018 FFA Cup.
Клуб был основан в 1946 году греческими иммигрантами. Название «Кометс» происходит от кометы Галлея, которая была хорошо видна в небе в то время. Клуб быстро добился успеха, выиграв чемпионат Южной Австралии в 1953 году. В дальнейшем «Кометс» выигрывали чемпионат еще 14 раз, что является рекордом для Южной Австралии.
В 1977 году «Кометс» стали первым австралийским клубом, выигравшим клубный чемпионат Океании. В финале они победили новозеландский клуб «Окленд Сити» со счетом 2:1. В 1994 году «Кометс» вновь выиграли клубный чемпионат Океании, победив в финале папуанский клуб «Хикари Юнайтед» со счетом 1:0.
В 2008 году «Кометс» были переведены в Национальную футбольную лигу Австралии, высший футбольный дивизион страны. Однако клуб не смог закрепиться в лиге и в 2013 году был переведен обратно в Национальную премьер-лигу Южной Австралии.
«Аделаида Кометс» является одним из самых известных и успешных футбольных клубов Австралии. Клуб имеет большую армию болельщиков, которые поддерживают команду на домашних и выездных матчах.