Club History
Bringing the best of football to the North of Melbourne
since 1916
Moreland City FC over a century
Established as Moreland FC
Over the course of more than 100 hundred years Moreland City FC has changed significantly.
The Coburg Soccer Club merged with a breakaway group from the then Brunswick Soccer Club to become Moreland.
Adopted alternate names
Moreland Victoria and Moreland Thistle.
Moreland City merged with Park Rangers to form Moreland Park Rangers.
Moreland Park Rangers merged with the new Coburg football club to form Moreland City Football Club as it is known today
Division 2
After suffering successive relegations, Moreland City moved up to State League Division 2 Nth-West after a restructuring of Victorian football
Qualification Challenges
Moreland City finished in second place, qualifying for the promotion playoff, but agonisingly lost to Box Hill United FC
Moreland City Win the State League One title
The hard work and persistence paid off for Moreland City in 2013 when they took out the State League Division 2 North West League Championship, reaching the State League One for the first time since the Club was re-founded in 1990
NPL2
The club was offered, and subsequently accepted, a place in the NPL2
Moreland City is promoted to NPL
Moreland City finished top of NPL2, one point above fellow promoted side; North Geelong Warriors.
Moreland City and RFI Join Forces to Enhance Player Development
The merger brings together the best of both clubs, with Moreland City FC's strong community roots and RFI's elite player development program
Established in 1916 as Moreland FC, over the course of more than 100 hundred years Moreland City FC has changed significantly. In 1934, the Coburg Soccer Club merged with a breakaway group from the then Brunswick Soccer Club to become Moreland. It adopted the alternate names Moreland Victoria and Moreland Thistle between 1965 and 1970. After the 1985 season Moreland City merged with Park Rangers to form Moreland Park Rangers. In 1990, Moreland Park Rangers merged with the new Coburg football club to form Moreland City Football Club as it is known today.
In 1991, the club competed in the Victorian State League Division 3. Moreland suffered successive relegations in 1992 and 1993, falling from Victorian State League Division 3 to VPL Division 1, but were promoted back to State League 4 after winning the league in 1995. The Club was again promoted in 1998 to State League 3 after taking out the league title. In 2000, Moreland City moved up to State League Division 2 Nth-West after a restructuring of Victorian football.
The Club stayed in State League 2 North West for the next eight years, until their relegation in 2008. Moreland immediately bounced back in 2009, achieving promotion with a second-placed finish. In 2012, Moreland City finished in second place, qualifying for the promotion playoff, but agonisingly lost to Box Hill United FC.
The hard work and persistence paid off for Moreland City in 2013 when they took out the State League Division 2 North West League Championship, reaching the State League One for the first time since the Club was re-founded in 1990. Moreland City took out the State League One title in 2014. The title win meant they were offered, and subsequently accepted, a place in the NPL2. Heading into season 2016, Moreland finished in 7th place in the 10-team league in 2016.
In 2017, Moreland City finished in 3rd place in NPL2 West. Prior to the 2018 season, Moreland City just missed out on promotion to NPL.
MCFC has received extensive government and Council funding to transform the Club and grounds, and is currently upgrading its club rooms and ground lighting.
During the club’s history, many players have been recipients of the leagues Golden Boot Award and Goalkeeper of the year.
In 2019, Moreland City will remain a strong team in NPL2. 2020 was lost.
In 2022, Moreland City finished top of NPL2, one point above fellow promoted side; North Geelong Warriors.
To secure the premiership, Mathers’ side needed to secure back-to-back victories against third-placed Pascoe Vale (2-1) in round 21 and second-placed North Geelong in round 22 (1-0).