Preston Lions vs Newcastle Jets — Australia Cup

Stadium

Genis Steel Stadium

Founded

1947

Country

Australia

Location

Preston, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Preston Lions Football Club (formerly Preston Makedonia Soccer Club) is a semi-professional soccer club from Preston, a northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was established in 1947 to play non-professional soccer matches against other teams in the local community until 1959, and 12 years later, they joined the Victorian Soccer Federation (now Football Victoria), the club's first season in an officially sanctioned competition. The Lions currently compete in the Victoria Premier League 1 (formerly NPL 2 Victoria) competition, which is the third tier in the Australian so...

Stadium

McDonald Jones Stadium

Founded

2000

Country

Australia

Colours

#B0A284

Location

New Lambton, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Newcastle United Jets FC, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under license from Football Federation Australia. The club was formed in 2000 when it joined the National Soccer League (NSL) and was one of only three former NSL clubs to compete in the A-League. The club plays home games at Hunter Stadium. Newcastle Jets have won one A-League championship, defeating rivals Central Coast Mariners 1–0 in the 2008 A-League Grand Final. In 2009, Newcastle...

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