Deakin Ducks Football Club is an Australian amateur soccer club based in the Victorian city of Geelong.
The club has senior teams across Men's State League 5 West competition and local men's and women's teams in various divisions of the Geelong football league.
History The club was founded in 1978 a year after Deakin University opened its first campus.
In 2017 the Ducks men's team was promoted to State League 5 from Geelong Division 1 after success in the local Geelong competition.
In 2020 the club struggled to field teams when student numbers dwindle due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
In 2024 the men's senior team won promotion to State League 4 for the 2025 season.
Facilities The Ducks play at the $8.1 million Elite Sports Precinct established in 2016 that features a synthetic pitch at the university's Waurn Ponds campus. In 2017 The Chinese women's national football team was based at the universities Elite Sports Precinct ahead of their clash with the Matildas.
Honours Women
2023 Geelong division 1 champions 2024 Geelong division 1 champions Men 2016 Geelong division 1 champions 2024 Geelong division 2 champions 2024 Geelong division 3 champions
Recent Seasons Key WinnersRunners-upPromotedRelegated + Results of league and cup competitions by seasonSeasonLeagueLeague FinalsDockerty CupTop goalscorer(s)DivisionTierPlayer(s)Goals 2012 Geelong Division 2 ↑ 7 18 12 3 3 56 27 39 2nd Semi-Finals - Jim Koldas 19 2013 Geelong Division 1 8 18 10 1 7 53 33 31 4th Runners-Up - Colby Hart 15 2014 Geelong Division 1 9 16 9 2 5 47 27 29 2nd Winners - Christopher De Hoog 9 2015 Geelong Division 1 9 16 8 2 6 36 19 26 5th Did not qualify - Troy Harrison 4 2016 Geelong Division 1 ↑ 9 13 12 1 0 72 9 37 1st Winners - Harry Woolley 31 2017 Victorian State League Division 5 West 8 22 13 6 3 59 27 45 4th Did not qualify Second qualifying round Jack Van Wren 11 2018 Victorian State League Division 5 West 8 19 10 3 6 55 35 33 6th Did not qualify Qualifying round Harry Woolley 16 2019 Victorian State League Division 5 West 8 22 9 5 8 43 37 32 8th Did not qualify Second qualifying round Marcus Lindeberg 13 2020 Victorian State League Division 5 West 9 Season not contested due to COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria First round - 2021 Victorian State League Division 5 West 9 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria Third round - 2022 Victorian State League Division 5 West 9 22 12 0 10 40 39 36 5th Did not qualify First round James Robinson 10 2023 Victorian State League Division 5 West 9 20 7 1 12 43 37 22 7th Did not qualify First round James Robinson 12 2024 Victorian State League Division 5 West ↑ 9 20 14 3 3 60 22 45 2nd Did not qualify Second round Sam Wyeth 21 2025 Victorian State League Division 4 West 8 Season in progress Second round - -
See also Geelong Regional Football Committee Soccer in Geelong
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Deakin Ducks Football Club