Edmonton Croatia Soccer Club

Grand Opening of the Fields

The grand opening of the fields coincided with the Club's 20th anniversary and took place the long weekend in July 1989. The annual Croatian Soccer Tournament was the first tournament to be played at the fields.

Today, the Club's grounds consist of 10 acres of developed land. The grounds include a gazebo with a kitchen and eating area, 4 first class soccer fields, changing rooms with showers, as well as courts for other sports (badminton, volleyball and lawn bowling.)

The grounds are open from spring to fall. In addition to the soccer games and tournaments that take place at the grounds, the grounds have been rented out for other functions, including weddings, bridal showers, bachelor parties, gift openings, christening parties, picnics and barbecues, and other social events. The grounds have been a rest point for t participants of the Alberta lung Association's bike race.

Time line

1970 - First Membership Card
1977 - A second team is registered
1978 - Edmonton Croatia played against Sydney Croatia, a semi-professional team from Sydney, Australia. Result - 2:1 for Sydney with the winning goal scored in the final minute of the game.
1981 - Croatia Oldtimers is established.
1982 - 1st Western Croatian Tournament is set in Calgary and Edmonton Croatia wins the tournament.
1984 - 1st Western Croatian tournament in Edmonton.
1985 - Land is purchased to develop a soccer facility
1989 - 20th Anniversary of the Club. 2nd Western Croatian Tournament held in Edmonton.
1990 - A Reserve Team and an under 18 team are established with Peter Sekulic & Pasquale Deluca as Coaches. U 18 team made it to the provincial finals.
1994 - 3rd Time the Western Canadian Croatia Soccer tournament held in Edmonton.

1999 - Croatia's Second Team Advances to the First Division in the Indoor and Outdoor League.

2000 - Croatia wins the Mini-World Cup against Germany. The score was 3-2. Nick Culo, Mario Doljanski and Oliver Brkin were named on the Allstar team.

2002 - Croatia bows out to El Salvador in the Quarter Finals in Mini - World Cup.

2003 - Croatia starts up an Under 18 Youth Squad and Classic Women's Squad

2003 - Croatia's Premier's team wins the Tier One Alberta Provinicial Championships.

2004 - Croatia's Mens Masters win the Mini World Cup against Ukraine. The score was 2-1. Zoran Maletic, Peter Sekulic and Marjan Gini were named on the Allstar team. Croatia Men lose to Italy 2-1 in the quarterfinals.

2004 - 4th time The Western Canadian Croatia Soccer tournament in Edmonton.

2009 – All three of Croatia’s Mini World Cup teams deliver impressive results

2009 – Dinamo has a record number of very talented players trying out for the Outdoor team

2009 – Field 4 and a new training field open, 5 new 5v5 fields are added

2009 – Preparations for the Club’s 40^th Anniversary are underway (40 years of success!!!!)