Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament

The Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament, also known as Croatian Soccer Tournament[1][2] (Croatian: Hrvatski nogometni turnir[3]) is an annual tournament run by the Croatian Soccer Federation of Australia and New Zealand, an organisation founded in 1974.

The Tournament kicked off in 1974 with a trial event staged in Melbourne where six soccer clubs participated at Melbourne Croatia's ground, Montgomery Park in Essendon.

The Tournament's beginning was spawned from Melbourne Croatia's expulsion from the Victorian Soccer Federation in 1972, with the clubs leadership including Tony Vrzina and Josip Solic together with Mirko Furjanic, the now Honorary President of the Tournament, being instrumental in getting the Tournament established.

It also holds the honour of being the oldest national soccer competition still running in Australia.

Melbourne Knights and Sydney United are the only two clubs to hold Life Membership to the Australian Croatian Soccer Federation due to their pioneering in the early days in establishing the Tournament, as well as their success on the national footballing stage.