Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament / Croatian Soccer Association of Australia & New Zealand
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The Croatian community of Australia has played an important part in the history of Australian football (soccer). Countless clubs have been formed over the years in every state and territory (except for the Northern Territory). At present there are 34 active Croatian football clubs operating in Australia.
The Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament is a tournament run by the Croatian Soccer Association of Australia (CSAA or "Savez" in Croatian), which has been held annualy since 1974. The inspiration for the tournament came from the successful Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament founded in 1964.
The CSAA annual tournament today represents being the largest and oldest ethnic football tournament in Australia, having been hosted in every Australian state and territory except for the Northern Territory (it was also hosted by NZ member club Auckland Croatia). It also holds the honour of being the oldest national soccer competition still running in Australia.
Our Club has been proudly participating at the CSAA Tournaments since 1996 under its original name of Dalmacija Sydney Croatian Club, and over the years has entered teams in the Men's Division 2, Masters (O35's) & Women's Competitions.
The tournament is currenty split into 5 divisions: Men's Division 1 (NPL/State League Clubs), Men's Division 2 (Lower State League/Amateur Clubs), Women's Division, Masters Division (over 35's) & Veterans Division (over 45's).
St Albans Dinamo will host the 50th Annual CSAA Tournament between Thursday 25th September 2024 to Sunday 29th September (inclusive) in Melbourne (venues to be confirmed). These are the revised dates issued by the CSAA on 4th May 2024, after Clubs voted to change the original dates.
CSAA Tournament Club Titles won by Dalmacija Sydney:
| Year | Tournament | Division | Title |
| 2018 | 44th CSAA Tournament - Gold Coast | Masters (O35's) | Grand Final Winners |
| 2016 | 42nd CSAA Tournament - Adelaide | Masters (O35's) | Grand Final Winners |
| 2018 Masters Competition Winners - 44th CSAA Tournament Gold Coast: |
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| 2016 Masters Competition Winners - 42nd CSAA Tournament Adelaide: |
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The CSAA Masters Division commenced in 2012. The Grand Final Winners by Year are:
| Year | Tournament | Division | Grand Final Winner |
| 2024 | CSAA Tournament - Melbourne | Masters (O35's) | Gospic Bears |
| 2023 | CSAA Tournament - Adelaide | Masters (O35's) | Gospic Bears |
| 2022 | CSAA Tournament - Sydney | Masters (O35's) | Sydney United |
| 2021 | CSAA Tournament - Gold Coast | Masters (O35's) | (CANCELLED) |
| 2020 | CSAA Tournament - North Geelong | Masters (O35's) | (CANCELLED) |
| 2019 | CSAA Tournament - Dandenong | Masters (O35's) | Dandenong City Hajduk |
| 2018 | CSAA Tournament - Gold Coast | Masters (O35's) | Dalmacija Sydney Croatian Club |
| 2017 | CSAA Tournament - Canberra | Masters (O35's) | Hurstville Zagreb |
| 2016 | CSAA Tournament - Adelaide | Masters (O35's) | Dalmacija Sydney Croatian Club |
| 2015 | CSAA Tournament - Brisbane | Masters (O35's) | HNK Strathmore Split |
| 2014 | CSAA Tournament - Wollongong | Masters (O35's) | South Coast United |
| 2013 | CSAA Tournament - Melbourne | Masters (O35's) | Melbourne Croatia |
| 2012 | CSAA Tournament - Gold Coast | Masters (O35's) | Gold Coast Knights Old Boys |
The current members of the Croatian Soccer Association of Australia & New Zealand (CSAA) are:
NSW:
HNK Dalmacija Sydney
HNK Edensor Park
HNK Kralj Tomislav
Hurstville Zagreb FC
Newcastle Croatia
South Coast United (Wollongong Croatia)
Sydney United 58 FC (Croatia Sydney)
Werrington Croatia FC
ACT:
Canberra FC (Croatia Deakin)
HNK O'Connor Knights
VIC:
Dandenong City (Dandenong City Hajduk)
Gospic Bears
HNK Mostar Melbourne 1980
HNK Strathmore Split
Irymple Knights
Melbourne Knights (Croatia Melbourne)
Melbourne Tornado Zadar
NK Bunker
North Geelong Warriors (North Geelong Croatia)
St Albans Saints (St Albans Dinamo)
St Albans Vukovar
Wednesday Knights FC
QLD:
Brisbane Knights FC (Brisbane Croatia)
Gold Coast Knights (Gold Coast Croatia)
NK Adriatic Gold Coast
Stratford Dolphins FC
Sunnyside Croatia
SA:
Adelaide Raiders (Adelaide Croatia)
Whyalla Croatia
Adelaide Croatia Vukovi
TAS:
Glenorchy Knights (Glenorchy Croatia)
WA:
Gwelup Croatia
Western Knights (North Perth Croatia)
NZ:
NK Auckland Croatia