Resilience, Enthusiasm, Sacrifice, Purpose, Energy, Commitment & Togetherness.
WE ARE BONNYRIGG WHITE EAGLES
About
Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC is one of the oldest and most respected football clubs in Australia, with a proud history spanning over fifty-two years. The club started life in 1968 as ‘Avala Sports Club’, founded by a group of Serbian immigrants who brought their unwavering passion for the game of football to Australia.
Today, our home ground and sports club covers over eight hectares in Bonnyrigg, NSW. The complex includes a main grass field and stadium, along with two additional grass training pitches.
BWE FC have won multiple NPL premierships and championships over the years and boast a long list of talented players who have honed their skills the club.
They include current Socceroo and Red Star Belgrade defender Milos Degenek, who worked his way through our youth system from an early age. Danny Vukovic is another with national team honors who began his career a White Eagle before moving onto the A-League and a career in Europe with KCR Genk in Belgium. Most recently, Luke Ivanovic signed his first professional contract at Sydney FC having come through his junior years at the White Eagles as well as taking his first senior steps as a 16-year old in the famous red jersey.
The culture at BWE FC is incredibly strong and has been built over many years. It is best demonstrated by the loyalty of our players across all age groups. Everyone from the staff, players and coaches to the leadership team follow a set of key values built around Resilience, Enthusiasm, Sacrifice, Purpose, Energy, Commitment and Togetherness.
Youth Development
Youth development is a key part of BWE FC.
Our Youth Technical Director is TBA who possesses an A License.
The SAP program is led by Technical Director TBA who possesses an A-License.
BWE FC has a clear pathway to the senior program which is run by First Grade Head Coach TBA and assisted by TBA.
Our program is run by a team of experienced and passionate football coaches, under the guidance of TBA (U13s-U18s) and TBA (U9s – U12s). With the support of our 1st Grade Coach TBA and Assistant TBA, we work on developing players from U9’s up, with a focus on building strong technical and tactical skills.
All of our young players are given a holistic understanding of football to help them gain the confidence they need to get to the next level.
First Team
1
James Chronopoulos
2
Jack Kuipers
3
David Vrankovic
4
Nikola Krljar
5
Goran Subara
7
Jashua Karantz
8
Sean Eve
9
Radovan Pavicevic
10
Amaury Gauthier
11
Asmir Kadric
12
Zac Sfiglio
13
Brandon Stojcevski
14
Jarrad Wiley
15
Raymond Miller
16
Samuel Galaway
17
Andrija Mandic
18
Mun-so Gil
19
Aaron Peterson
20
Nikola Stegnjajic
21
Chris Fayers
22
Michael Figueira
23
George Medojevic
25
Jez Maksim
Past Players
Milos Degenek Danny Vukovic Milan Blagojevic Doug Utjesenovic Bobby Despotovski Gary Van Egmond Paul Foster Craig Foster Tony Henderson Stan Ackerley Marshall Soper Robert Wheatley Greg Woodhouse Ballamodou Conte Glen Moss Luke Ivanovic
Honours
League
- NSW Premier League Championship (x4): 1992, 2001, 2013, 2015
- NSW Premier League Premiership (x6): 1992, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2012, 2014
- NSW Premier League Championship Runners Up (x6): 1997, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2012
- NSW Premier League Premiership Runners Up (x4): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005
- NSW Premier League Club Championship (x3): 2005, 2010, 2012
- NSW Super League Club Championship (x1): 2008
- NSW Super League Championship (x3):1976, 1988, 2007
- NSW Super League Premiership (x3): 1976, 1988, 2008
- NSW Super League Premiership Runners Up (x1): 2007
- NSW Division One Champions (x1): 1973
Cup
- National Premier Leagues Cup Runners Up(x1): 2014
- Ampol Cup Winners(x1): 1977
- Waratah Cup (x2): 1992, 2004
- Waratah Cup Runners Up(x1): 1991
- Johnny Warren Cup Winners(x2): 2003, 2005
- NSW Continental Tyres Cup Runners Up (x1): 2004
- White Eagles Cup Runners Up(x1): 2012
- Karadjordje Cup Winners (x4): 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000
- Karadjodje Cup Runners-Up (x5): 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996
Sponsors
Major Sponsors
Community Partners
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Contact
For general enquiries, email: admin@bwefc.com.au
Address: 618 Elizabeth Drive, Bonnyrigg NSW 2177
MPIO: Slav Djokic – email: bwefcadm@gmail.com
Socials
Board Announcement!
We would like to inform our supporters and members that we will be handing over all club business to the new board which was elected at the August 2022 EGM.
Initially, the agreement was to hand over after the AGM for 2022, however due to audited financials not being ready, both boards (new and old) have agreed to move the process forward in the best interest of the club.
Current Board (Siniša Kos, Zoran Petković, Ljubiša Kos & Dragan Škorić) would like to thank all past board members that worked with us, all volunteers, coaches, parents, players, team managers, sponsors, social media team on their help and assistance in running our great Club for last 4 years.
We have made it through two years of Covid, upgraded a number of facilities such as , Supporting Field Light LED system, Main Stadium Sprinkler System, Canteen Renovations, Small Gymnasium, upstairs offices and many smaller projects that we carried out.
A special thank you to our Head of Football, Dragan Pupovac who financially helped the club by donating all the gymnasium equipment, working for free as Head of Football and Senior Goalkeeper coach! Dragan has brought a level of professionalism that our Club has not seen before and we thank him for everything he has done! Hvala Dragane!
It has been an honour representing Bonnyrigg White Eagles and we would like to wish the New Board all the best in continuing on and running our great Club!
New Board as elected at August 2022 EGM:
George Vrankovic
George Mandic
Klaudio Djakovic
Ray Mandic
Dragan Bogicevic
Tom Vucicevic
Danny Trifunovic
Dusan Zivanovic
Michael Garret
Johnny Drca
Milan Maric
Samo Sloga! ...
BWE FC would like to welcome all to come and Trial for NPL 2 SAP & YOUTH, in their respective age groups, for specified teams. Trials will be held on SUNDAY 9th October 2022.
*SAP (NPL2)*
Trials are open for U9s at 10AM - 11:30AM
Trials are open for U10s at 11:45AM - 1:15PM
*Location:*
The Smaller field in front of the Sports Club Main Entrance.
You need to first come to the front of the Change rooms at the main stadium to register at least 30 minutes prior.
There will be no trials for other SAP teams.
*YOUTH (NPL2)*
Trials are open for U13s at 9AM
Trials are open for U14s at 10:30AM
Trials are open for U15s at 12:00PM
Trials are open for U16s at 1:30PM
Trials are open for U18s at 3:00PM
*Location:*
The Main BWE FC Stadium
Please arrive for trials at least 30 minutes prior. ...
BWE FC are proud to announce that one of BWE FC existing players “Aiyas Abudullah” has represented Fiji in U19s Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) U19s. Fiji and Aiyas have reached the finals and are playing tomorrow against New Zealand. Fiji has reached the final of the U19s OFC, they automatically enter U20’s 2023 World Cup (WC) held in Indonesia in May 2023 where Aiyas will be joining them.
Aiyas was 13 when he joined BWE FC and will continue to be part of BWE FC U20’s squad for the upcoming 2023 season. We wish Aiyas Abudullah all the best for his OFC U19's finals tomorrow and upcoming U20s WC in May.
#teambwefc #worldcup2023 #footballfamily #footballroots #goodluck #footballlife ...
Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC have successfully completed an upgrade of LED lights on our support field.
We would like to thank current board and especially Dragan Škorić on an outstanding work and delivery of this project that our players, coaches and community will enjoy.
“History With Depth!!..Future With Strength!!”
#teambwefc #footballlfe #footballfamily ...
Congratulations to our Under 14s Youth League 2 Team on qualifying for Semi Finals
*Come and support our boys on their road to finals!*
When: Sunday 18th September 2022 - 10:10am Kick Off
Where: Penshurst Park Synthetic - King Georges Road, Penshurst New South Wales 2222
Who: Hills United vs Bonnyrigg While Eagles - Semi Final - Under 14s
#teambwefc #nswfootball #footballpassion #footballskills ...
#teambwefc
“THATS MY CLUB!!!”
#bwefc #nswfootball #footballlife #footballpassion #footballworldwide ...
It is with a heavy heart we inform our members and supporters of the passing of one of our longest serving supporters Čika Jovo Lakić.
Čika Jovo has been one of our most loyal supporters and will be truly missed.
Our deepest condolences go to his wife Ruža, children Stevan and Zvezdana and to his entire family.
We have lost a great man.
RIP Čika Jovo
Večnaja Pamjat!
The funeral will be held on Tuesday, 13th September 2022 at St Sava Church, Mona Vale at 10:00am and will be followed by a burial at Mona Vale Cemetary.
St Sava Church
5 Wilson Avenue, Ingleside Elanora Heights, Mona Vale NSW
Mona Vale Cemetary
Fazzolari Avenue, Mona Vale, NSW ...
Expression of Interest for Coaches:
⚽️ SAP U11s: Coach and Assistant. please contact Leo Carle on: 0424560958
⚽️ NPL1 U16s: Coach and Assistant. please contact Ray Mandic on: 0424184878
#teambwefc #coacheswanted #nswfootball #footballlife #footballworld #wewantyou #joinus ...
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