Melbourne Heart FC was formed in 2009 with a vision for a community team that celebrated cultural diversity and sporting passion through football.
A professional soccer club, Melbourne Heart FC competes in Australia’s top-flight, A-League competition but remains faithful to its grassroots community by sharing its resources and contributing its coaching expertise in a variety of ways. In just a few years the club has connected with over 40,000 people through its Street Soccer programs, community clinics, school appearances and coaching seminars.
While it offers opportunities across Melbourne, the club has a particular focus in the City of Melbourne, with 13,600 people having participated in community activities in the municipality to date. A particular focus of Melbourne Heart FC is engaging diverse cultural communities in its activities, some of them isolated from mainstream society such as refugees, new arrivals and underprivileged and marginalised people.