North West Sydney Spirit FC

NWS Spirit FC
Full nameNWS Spirit FC
NicknameSpirit
Founded
2004 (as Gladesville Hornsby)
GroundChristie Park
ManagerLuca Falcone
LeagueNPL NSW
20266th of 16 (premiers)
Websitehttps://spiritfootballclub.com/

North West Sydney Spirit FC is an Australian soccer club based in Macquarie Park, Sydney, New South Wales. It was the successor of the defunct Northern Spirit FC, a professional soccer club based in North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales.

History

Formation of North West Sydney Football Ltd (Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association)

The logo of the GHFA Spirit used for its first seasons after reforming.

The former youth teams of Northern Spirit were assembled into the new Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association, nicknamed Spirit FC, in 2004. In 2019 GHFA merged with North West Sydney Women's Football Association to form North West Sydney Football Ltd. NWSF has its homeground at Christie Park in Macquarie Park, New South Wales. In 2007, won the NSW State League Division 1 premiership, but were not selected to be promoted. In 2008, they again won the State League Division 1 and this time were promoted to the Super League for 2009.

In 2013, Football NSW incorporated the National Premier Leagues structure to their competition. GHFA Spirit FC were selected along with 11 other teams to join the new second division of soccer in NSW.

The 2015 season saw Spirit FC crowned premiers of the NPL NSW 2, however due to NSW's promotion criteria, were not eligible.

2022-2025: Promotion and silverware

2022 saw Spirit qualify for the NPL NSW for the first time, as well as winning the Waratah Cup, beating Sydney United 2–1 in the final.

After two mid-table seasons in the top flight, Spirit began 2025 in white-hot fashion by winning their first 5 games, and going undefeated across their first 9. Spirit would inevitably secure the premiership in the penultimate game, which qualified them for the inaugural Australian Championship. This included a ruthless 6–3 win over 2024 premiers Rockdale Ilinden, immediately follow a 5-0 demolition of 2024 champions Marconi Stallions at Marconi Stadium. However, a weakened Spirit side would lose to Rockdale Ilinden 1–2 in the preliminary final after extra time.

Current Men's squad

As of 2 October 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Christopher Marques
3 DF  AUS Kyah Williams
4 MF  AUS Bradie Smith
5 MF  AUS Owen Henderson
6 DF  AUS Corey Kavanagh
7 FW  JPN Shoki Yoshida
8 MF  AUS Grant Cornwell
9 FW  AUS Callum Kealy
12 GK  AUS Jay Coates
13 DF  AUS Simon Nicholas
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  AUS Benjamin Duroux
15 MF  AUS Sam Armson
16 DF  AUS Charlie Broomhead
17 DF  AUS Jake Chidiac
18 MF  AUS Andre Takami
19 MF  AUS Zayne Ahluwalia
21 FW  AUS Finn Ballard-McBride
22 DF  AUS Stavros Tserpes
30 MF  AUS Samuel MIlls
31 GK  AUS Christopher Chen
32 MF  AUS Thomas Mason
-- FW  AUS Tristan Hammond
-- MF  JPN Riku Kobayashi

Honours

Notable international players

Australia Australia
  
Italy
Malta
New Zealand
Scotland
United States

Former managers

References

  1. ↑ "Spirit lives on in Soccer NSW youth competition". Soccer NSW. 12 March 2004. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Grima, Mitchell. "SUPA IGA NSW NPL Mens 2 Round 14 Review". Football NSW. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. ↑ NSW, Football (23 August 2025). "NWS Spirit FC Crowned 2025 NPL Men's NSW Premiers". NPL Men's NSW. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  4. ↑ NSW, Football (19 July 2025). "Spirit thump Ilinden at Christie in devastating victory". NPL Men's NSW. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  5. ↑ NSW, Football (26 July 2025). "Spirit smash Stallions to take top spot". NPL Men's NSW. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  6. ↑ NSW, Football (7 September 2025). "Ilinden knock out Premiers to advance to Grand Final". NPL Men's NSW. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Inaugural Australian Championship squads announced". Australian Championship. Football Australia. 8 October 2025.