[2][3] Nicknamed the 'Zebras',[4] the club fields both senior and reserves teams for men & women, and operates a junior academy under license from Football Victoria.

The club was founded in 1948 as 'Juventus' by the Italian community of Melbourne[11] and operates from the original clubrooms at Sumner Park.

Juventus defeated Brighton SC 8-2 away, in what would be the beginning of a thirteen game winning streak[14] that would ultimately help the club finish second and be promoted at the season's conclusion.

The club largely struggled in the league during the 1970s due to financial difficulty after their 1970 championship and Dockerty Cup victory.

[23] The season after, the club would change its name again for the fourth time in its history to 'Melbourne Zebras' in an attempt to gain a larger support base around Melbourne.

Eventually, the injunction was lifted in the Federal Court of Australia to allow the league to start, albeit several weeks late.

The 'Brunswick' group that contained the original Australian Business Number remained based at Sumner park, a tenancy that continues as of 2019.

The 'Juventus' group would merge with fellow Italian backed clubs Box Hill, Bulleen, and Clayton to create 'Bulleen Inter Kings', taking with it the license to compete in the premier league for the 1997 season.

Coached by Paul Connolly, the team entered the Victorian state league division 3 north-west conference.

In 2006, the club won its first senior women's premiership, with Connolly's team winning the division 3 north-west title ahead of second-placed Whittlesea Stallions.

The 2011 season saw the club and the senior men win its first premiership in twenty years, finishing first in the seventh tier state league.