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Box Hill Inter Junior Soccer Club Description: Box Hill entered the Victorian Division 4 in 1925 and went through the season, losing one game and drawing one game, as they became champions and won promotion to division 3 for the 1926 season. This season proved to be just as successful as they once again became league champions this time losing just two games throughout the season. The following year they participated in the Victorian District League, where they finished fourth. The league was then suspended for three seasons before restarting in 1931. Box Hill were once again crowned champions and moved up to division one. After a couple solid seasons placing mid table, the league was again suspended due to World War II. When the league restarted in 1946 Box Hill remained in Victoria's top division, until 1961 when they were relegated to division two. In this period Box Hill were once crowned champions (1948) and once finished runners up (1950). Over the next 20 years the club remained mainly in the second division, achieving promotion to the state league for just 4 seasons. From the 1983 season until they were relegated in 1990, Box Hill achieved 3 top 5 finishes. After being relegated it would take three seasons for Box Hill to return to the state league (which was now known as the Victorian Premier League) in 1995. Finishing ninth in 1995 and then twelfth in 1996, they then merged with Bulleen Lions and Brunswick Juventus to form the Bulleen Inter Kings. From their foundation in 1922 until their merger in 1996, Box Hill had won 9 Championships and 11 promotions. Winning the Victorian State League title on just one occasion in 1948, and finishing in second place on two occasions. Box Hill Inter is still running to this day and the club has achieved a reputation for being one of the best junior development clubs in Victoria. In 2009 the club appointed Martin De Korte (Holland) as Director of Coaching. The coaching curriculum is now very much centered around quality player development at all age levels. During the next few years the club will be gradually introducing junior training methods from successful European clubs such a Ajax. Box Hill Inter also fields a team in the Victorian Women's Premier League competition. Box Hill's women have enjoyed enormous success since the turn of the century, winning the first of their six WPL titles in 2001. Fourth in 2002, Inter then reclaimed its title in 2003, beginning a run of four straight championship wins. Heidelberg United defeated Box Hill in the 2007 Grand Final to break the winning sequence but Inter avenged that loss in 2008 to win back its crown under the careful guidance of coach Ariel Perez Reigosa. During the same period, Box Hill Inter players have also claimed the WPL's Gold Medal for player of the season on four occasions; Louisa Bisby in 2003, Anthea Vardakas in 2005, Georgia Koutrouvelis in 2006, and in 2008 there was a tie between Vardakas and teammate Daniela Digiammarco. WPL Champions: 2001 (First-past-the-post) 2003 (First-past-the-post) 2004 (Defeated Cranbourne Comets 1-0 in Grand Final) 2005 (Defeated Cranbourne Comets 1-1 [4-3 on penalties] in Grand Final) 2006 (Defeated Heidelberg United 1-0 in Grand Final) 2008 (Defeated Heidelberg United 1-0 in Grand Final). Address: Box Hill, Victoria Contact Details: Phone: 03 9890-9695 Location: Categories: Also listed in:  soccer clubs » victoria » club directory by municipality » whitehorse |
