Newcastle Croatia FC
| Full name | Newcastle Croatia Football Club | ||
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| Nicknames | Croatia, Wickham Croatia | ||
| Founded | 1984 (defunct 1994); 2021 | ||
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| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| League | Northern League One | ||
| 2025 | 1st of 12 Zone Football League (promoted) | ||
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/NewcastleCroatiaFC | ||
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The Newcastle Croatia Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in the region of Newcastle, New South Wales. Newcastle Croatia FC currently compete in the Hit106.9 Northern League One which is the second tier of competition in Northern NSW.
The club was formed by the city's Croatian Australian community as Newcastle Croatia in 1984 and debuted that year in the 5th Division of the Newcastle League. The club was based in Wickham, New South Wales and would in following years change its name to Wickham Croatia. The club eventually disbanded in 1994.
In 2021, under the umbrella of the Croatian Wickham Sports Club, the club was re-established and set to play its first season since re-establishment in 2022 in the Northern NSW Zone Football League Three (5th division of Northern NSW).