Sydney Olympic FC

Sydney Olympic FC

Sydney Olympic Football Club is an Australian football (soccer) club, based in Belmore, Sydney, that plays in the NSW Premier League. Founded as Pan-Hellenic in 1957 by Greek immigrants, the club changed its name to Sydney Olympic and in 1977 competed in the Phillips Soccer League, later named the National Soccer League, the inaugural national football league of Australia, until the league's demise in 2004.

Sydney Olympic have won many trophies in Australian football, including two National Soccer League Championships, two National Soccer League Cups and two NSW Premier League Championships. The club has also won the Johnny Warren Cup, the Brett Emerton Cup, the National Youth League Championship, the National Youth League Minor Premiership and the NSW Premier League Club Championship.

Sydney Olympic has traditionally been one of the most well supported football teams in Australia, setting numerous domestic crowd attendances. A crowd of 18,985 attended Sydney Olympic's victory over Northern Spirit in 1998 at North Sydney Oval, a record crowd attendance between two clubs during the regular season of the NSL, defeating the previous record of 18,367 set when Newcastle Breakers played Sydney Olympic in 1979 at Marathon Stadium. The greatest crowd attendance for a Grand Final was recorded during the 2001-02 season when 42,735 people were present at Subiaco Oval to see Sydney Olympic defeat Perth Glory.