Wollongong Wolves FC

Wollongong Wolves FC
Full nameWollongong Wolves Football Club
NicknameWolves
Founded1980 (1980)
Ground
Capacity5,000
ChairmanTory Lavalle
ManagerLuke Wilkshire
LeagueNPL NSW
20258th of 16
Websitewollongongwolves.com.au

Wollongong Wolves FC is a men's semi-professional soccer club based in the suburb of Figtree in Wollongong, New South Wales (NSW). A member-owned club, its senior team plays in the National Premier Leagues NSW (NPL), in the second tier of the Australian league system. It also competes in the Australian Championship as a foundation club. It plays its home games at the Collegians Sports Centre.

Founded as a National Soccer League (NSL) expansion team, the club debuted as Wollongong City, and played 23 seasons in the league from 1981 to 2004, primarily at the purpose-built Brandon Park. It first adopted its current name in 1996, and won two back-to-back NSL championships in the 2000s. Following the NSL's demise, it moved to Football NSW's first division, where it has remained since. In the late 2000s and 2010s, the club underwent tumultuous financial troubles, ownership changes, and rebrandings, though have since stabilised as a fixture of NSW's first division, and were involved in a failed bid for the A-League Men's 2018 expansion.

The Wollongong Wolves' honours include two NSW men's titles and two Waratah Cups. The club also won the 2001 OFC Club Championship, and the NPL's national finals in 2019. Its best finish in the Australia Cup is a round of sixteen appearance in 2021.