Adelaide Croatia Raiders would like to send a HUGE congratulations to former junior Nestory Irankunda on signing with footballing giants Bayern Munich. We are extremely proud of your achievements so far, this is only the first step to hopefully bigger things to come ❤️🇭🇷
Adelaide Croatia Raiders are proud to release our commemorative 70th year anniversary logo. As the country’s oldest Croatian soccer club we have a proud history built on the hard work of our community and volunteers that enables our players to represent our community with honour.
Adelaide Croatia is excited to announce Vlado Blazeka as our senior coach for the 2023 season. Vlado brings a wealth of experience in developing the states best young footballers and has spent the last two years as coach in the Adelaide United Youth setup. Živjela Croacia 🇭🇷
Adelaide Croatia is excited to announce new signing for season 2023, Ricardo Da Silva.
Welcome Ricardo, your footballing ability will be a major boost to our club, but also your experience and professionalism is something our younger players will strive to replicate 🇭🇷
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Adelaide Croatia is excited to start the New Year and announce our new signing for season 2023, local league icon Joseph Costa.
Welcome back ‘Josip’, we are thrilled to have you returning for 2023, and know you will play a major role in helping to take us back to where we belong
Adelaide Croatia is excited to announce the re-signing of David Carosi. David has been at the club since 2016 and will be taking on a hybrid role, being a Player/Senior Assistant Coach supporting Vlado and Justin for the 2023 season. Živjela Croacija 🇭🇷
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FFA Cup| Full Time
Adelaide Croatia Raiders 2-1 Adelaide Blue Eagles
Scorers: J.Mori, J.Bralic
Fitting end to the career of a club icon who has won it all with Croatia Raiders.
Justin Bralic scored a 92' minute free kick to book our place in the quarters. All the best JB!
Adelaide Croatia is proud to start our NPL return by announcing our first signing for season 2024, exciting youngster Jai King 👊🇭🇷
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Adelaide Croatia is excited to announce Justin Bralić as our Senior Assistant Coach for the 2023 season. Justin played over 200 games for our club throughout his career and was a part of some of our most successful seasons. Živjela Croacija 🇭🇷
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Wishing our sister club
@MelbKnights
all the best in the FFA cup v Adelaide United. We know a large contingent of our supporters will be there at Somers St to cheer the boys on! Kaman! ⚽️🇭🇷
Our club would like to congratulate John Solari on reaching 150 games over his career in our Round 1 win this past weekend. An unbelievable achievement 👊🇭🇷
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As announced at our recent AGM, moving forward, it is crucial that we promote both our heritage and our Raiders identity by combining the two into our official name becoming ‘Adelaide Croatia Raiders’ and including our updated logo.
1989 Ampol Cup Semi Final|
Adelaide Croatia skipper, Ivi Jurkovic on the ball as Colin Miller of Hellas watches on.
Adelaide Croatia won 3-0 and would go on to win the Ampol Cup.
Colin Miller would go on to play 7 seasons for Adelaide Croatia Raiders. 1990-96
We proudly announce that our home, the Croatian Sports Centre has been selected as one of three base camps to host participating 2023 FIFA Womens World Cup teams.
Refer to link below.
We are honoured to be facing Polonia (Croydon Kings) at potentially their last ever game at Polonia reserve. 60 years of fierce battles against our well respected rivals. It will be a massive day, we are calling on all our supporters to come.
1994 clash at Polonia Reserve
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📣 CONGRATULATIONS to our U13 Kanga Cup CHAMPIONS! Our boys beat Motivate Football Academy Australia in the Grand Final this morning in a nail biting finish! Winning 3-2 in Extra Time (with one player down). A well deserved win! 🏆🏆 Živjela Croacija! 🇭🇷⚽️👊
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Vale Cvjetko Milanovic
It is with great sadness that we inform our community of the passing of club founder Cvjetko Milanovic. Cvjetko was one of the original founders of the soccer club in 1952 - read more here...
Our club would like to congratulate Brodie Broadstock on making his senior debut this past weekend against Adelaide Victory. Brodie began his Adelaide Croatia Raiders journey at the age of 14 and has proven that hard work pays off. 👊🇭🇷
📣 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT... The Australia & New Zealand Croatian Soccer Tournament 2023 will be in... ADELAIDE! At Croatian Sports Centre
#crotourney23
#ajdedodite
#cstadelaide23
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Recently revealed our inaugural memorial plaque for club founder Cvjetko Milanovic. Special thanks to the Milanovic family for your presence on this important occasion. The Memorial Garden gives everyone a chance to appreciate the people that “built Adelaide Croatia Raiders”
This week we will be playing West Adelaide Hellas. A club we have shared many fierce battles with over the years. As a tribute to the past, we will be posting some special moments vs Hellas, to relive and share with our supporters.
Pic: Ampol Cup 93/94. Frane Radic on the ball
Full Time| u18s Cup Semi Final
ACR 2-1 WC
Tremendous character was shown by the boys, a spirited display, scoring 2 goals inside the last 5 minutes to win the game in style.
Scorers: Thompson x2
The Grand Final will be played against Metro Stars on the 22nd of June.
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Adelaide Croatia is excited to announce the midyear signing of Augustus ‘Gus’ Williams.
Gus is a dynamic attacker that will keep opposition defenders on their toes with his silky skills and pace to burn. He comes with Senior experience at Pirates, Comets, and Adelaide City.
A BIG Congratulations to Gildas Gomwikezwa for making his debut and getting his name on the scoresheet this past week against Adelaide Hills. Gildas first started with the club at the age of 12 and has truly shown what it means to seize an opportunity. 👊🇭🇷
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Adelaide Croatia 2-1 Para Hills
Scorers: Monaco, Visconte
A last minute Rocky Visconte cracker, gave us a hard fought victory, to get us to 2nd on the table. Well done boys!
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📣 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Join us this Saturday as we remember those who built Adelaide Croatia Raiders with the official opening of our Memorial Garden, and the unveiling of our first Memorial Plaque honouring club founder - Cvjetko Milanovic. Croatian Sports Centre 2:30pm 🇭🇷
A MASSIVE congratulations to Zac Kvasniuk who made his senior debut this past weekend against Modbury. Zac has been wearing the red, white and blue since the age of 10 and has remained a loyal club player ever since. Another youngster on the long list of juniors moving up 👊🇭🇷
When you left us earlier in the year, we said we’d dedicate this year to you. We know you were with us ever step of the way and these trophies are for you. Your spirit and legacy will live with us forever ❤️🇭🇷
Our club would like to give a HUGE congratulations to our award winners at last nights FSA Celebration of Football!
BEST IRAKOZE - SL1 U18 Player of the Year
JOHN SOLARI - SL1 Goalkeeper of the Year
Massive achievements by both players reflecting a great year for our club 👊🇭🇷
We would like to give a HUGE congratulations to Daniel Krivicic who made his senior debut and managed to get his name on the scoresheet over the past weekend. Daniel began his journey at our club at the age of 10 and we can’t wait to see what the future holds for him. 🇭🇷❤️
Congratulations to
@SydUtd58FC
- the first NPL club to make it to an Australia Cup Grand Final. An unbelievable achievement that will live forever ❤️🇭🇷
A massive congratulations to Luka Jovanovic, who made his senior debut in our win against Pirates last night. Luka has only ever played for Adelaide Croatia starting at the age of 6 and has shown the rewards of hard work and loyalty. We can't wait to see what the future holds.
The club would like to announce that is has accepted the resignation of Senior Coach Terry Westwood following the completion of the 2021 season. Terry has been a loyal servant to our club for six years and will be sorely missed. We wish him all the best in his future endeavours.
We are excited to announce that two of our ex-juniors Luka Blažević and Nestor Irankunda have been selected as the only two representatives from SA to participate at the Football Australia u16 (Joeys) National Talent Identification camp being held in Townsville next week. 👊🇭🇷
Adelaide Croatia is excited to announce another new signing for season 2023, Nico Andre.
Nico is a strong, silky left footed midfielder, with a deft touch and exquisite passing range.
Welcome Nico, we look forward to seeing your Brazilian flair entertain our supporters. 🇭🇷
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An resounding win at home, sees us rise to 3rd. Great win boys!
Adelaide Croatia Raiders 4-1 West Adelaide Hellas
Scorers: Terence Carter x3, og
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FT. Adelaide Croatia Raiders 2 - 1 Dandendong City Hajduk.
Adelaide Croatia Raiders would like to acknowledge Dandendong City Hajduks efforts in making the trip to promote the game and wish both Kuzman brother the best for the 2019 season.
Our Club excited to have Physio Natasha Hoang and Team Manager Rob Majetic back, and welcomes Goalkeeper coach Zlatko ‘Zac’ Belanic as well as Strength & Conditioning coach Maria Podnar.
A great group of staff joining our team, aiming to help take the club back to where we belong
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Great result away to Adelaide United Youth, to consolidate our place towards the front end of the table.
Adelaide United Youth 1-3 Adelaide Croatia Raiders
Scorers:
@TheonlyRVT
, og,
@Visconte11
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Adelaide Croatia is excited to announce new signings for season 2023, youngsters Calum Campbell and Fred Sunday.
Welcome Calum and Fred, we look forward to seeing you progress and making an impact in 2023 🇭🇷
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#croatiaraiders
Paul Blute challenging Alby Kidd for the ball in the 1989 Ampol Cup Semi Final.
Alby Kidd of Hellas would go on to play for Croatia Adelaide in 1992.
In 1997 Kidd would create history with the club, coaching the team to the championship, undefeated all season!
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Adelaide Olympic 1-2 Adelaide Croatia Raiders
Scorer: Mori x2
The fantastic result away from home, sees us rise to 2nd on the ladder
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GAMEDAY
A massive game to play as we take on
@CumberlandUFC
in our first home game of the 2023 season 👊🇭🇷
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#croatiaraiders
🆚 Adelaide Croatia vs Cumberland
📍Croatian Sports Centre
⏰ U18s - 10:30am
⏰ Reserves - 12:45pm
⏰ Seniors - 3:00pm
RESERVES CUP SEMI FINAL!
Our reserves team take on
@AdelaideCityFC
in a MASSIVE cup semifinal clash TONIGHT. Be there to support the boys 👊🇭🇷
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#croatiaraiders
🆚 Adelaide Croatia vs Adelaide City
📍 State Centre of Football
⏰ 7:30 PM
It was a truly memorable night last night
@crosportscentre
with
@PMalinauskasMP
the Premier of South Australia. Thank you Premier for your commitment and generous support to help our community finish off the Croatian Sports Centre's upstairs main hall. ...
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A valuable 3pts away from home, makes it 3 league wins in a row!
Para Hills Knights 0-2 Adelaide Croatia Raiders
Scorers: Jake Monaco, Josh Mori
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Top of the table clash ✅ Playing our biggest rivals ✅ Great food on offer ✅ Don't miss out on a huge game tomorrow at the Croatian Sports Centre! The day kicks off from 2pm with the main match at 6pm.