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  • Sikh Games 2025 – Sydney – VSA Hockey

    Sikh Games 2025 – Sydney – VSA Hockey

    The VSA recently competed at the 2025 Australian Sikh Games. This is our Hockey Veteran’s team.
    Australian Sikh Games: The largest gathering of the Sikh community in Australia, the annual ANSSACC Australian Sikh Games celebrates Sikh sporting prowess and cultural heritage. Click for more info, or check out some of the pictures below !

    The 37th Australian Sikh Games, held in Sydney from April 18-20 2025, brought together over 6,000 athletes and attracted a large number of spectators. The event was held at the Crest Sporting Complex in Bass Hill. The games featured a variety of sports, including kabaddi, soccer, hockey, cricket, netball, athletics, and volleyball. Additionally, the event served as a cultural showcase and a community building experience.

  • Balbir Chail Cup

    Balbir Chail Cup

    Remembering one of our Legends – Balbir Chail. The VSA and Balbir’s family paid honour to his legacy. His reputation on the playing field in both soccer and hockey is well known.  Its been 11 years since his passing and he is still fondly remembered and dearly missed. The VSA hosted a hockey game with all the ex-players coming back to honour him and the Balbir XI played out a 1 -1 exciting game of hockey against a combination Southern Knights/Gladiators team.

  • VSA Masters @ the VPF soccer tournament

    VSA Masters @ the VPF soccer tournament

    The VSA Masters (over 40’s) played in this years VPF soccer tournament and finished top of the group but unfortunately lost out in the semi finals to the eventual winners.   Our soccer sessions are open to all and held Saturday evenings from 4:30pm. Masters, juniors and ladies.

  • VSA Soccer 2023

    VSA Soccer 2023

    Congratulations to VSA FC on a fantastic 2023 campaign in the MCSA United Food Express League (Southeast) division! Finishing 4th on the ladder with 37 points after 18 games is a remarkable

    achievement. It’s clear that the team had a strong season, and there are several standout performances worth celebrating.

    Muhammad El Sayegh’s 28 goals and 2nd golden boot ranking are truly impressive, showcasing his goal-scoring prowess. Additionally, it’s remarkable that both our top scorer and central defensive midfielder, Aden Hagi, earned 18 MVP points each, underlining the team’s well-rounded strength.

    Sunny and Indi Singh, the playmakers, played pivotal roles in orchestrating the team’s success and relentless spirit. Coached by ex-player Justin Sandhu and tactician Sarab Hansra, it’s evident that VSA FC is a well-drilled and culturally rich team with players from Bhutan, Australia, Malaysia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Lebanon and Somalia, making it a true melting pot of talent.

    The support from headline sponsor Roti Bar (Ray and Julyn of Melbourne fame), the freemasons of Lodge Bharat, 1313 Finance (Mohan Sandhu), and Eco Transport Solutions (Bobby Gill) are vital in nurturing and growing the team’s success.

    What’s even more heartwarming is the team’s commitment to community and new migrants, as highlighted by captain Taran Virk & the VSA is much more than a football team, it is a band of brothers that stick together, play to win, and help the community and new migrants.

    VSA FC is more than just a football club; it’s a tight-knit family that values unity, success, and giving back to the community.

    VSA FC’s upcoming 2024 season promises to be exciting, and it’s an excellent opportunity for fans and supporters to get involved and be part of the experience.

    For the latest updates and to connect with VSA FC, make sure to follow them on their social media

    channels:

    Instagram: VSA Football Club on Instagram

    Facebook: Victorian Sikh Association on Facebook

    Official MCSA page: MCSA’s United Food Express League (Southeast)

    Here’s to an even more successful and exciting 2024 season for VSA FC!

  • Hockey Champions @ Australia Sikh Games 2013!

    Hockey Champions @ Australia Sikh Games 2013!

    This has been a very successful Australian Sikh games for the VSA Hockey team. We had 2 teams in the Open Category and 1 in the Veterans. The 2nd team on the Open competition performed at their best. The only better outcome would have been to have our 2 team play off the in Finals and not the Semi Final as it turned out.

    Congratulations to the VSA B team on a massive effort when all seemed lost. Their focus, commitment and believe in themselves as a team saw them beat a talented Brisbane team. It was wonderful to be part of and see the events unfold.

    Congratulations to the VSA A team – ASG Champions 2013 (Back to Back Champions !!)

    This team showed that they have the skills, mental strength and ability to motivation themselves to achieve success. The hockey finals were a replay of last years’ finals and the result was the same. Beating NZ, as many of us watched on, it  was just reward for the VSA A team who went through the competition with the best goal difference – scoring 16 and conceding 1. Fantastic effort and well done CHAMPIONS!

    The Vets also held their own in the ASG. The Vets finished Runners Up after a heart breaking “sudden death” penalty shoot with Malaysia. It was wonderful to see many players come back and compete in this tournament. The Vets showed that competing and winning has been long in the VSA DNA.

    The VSA  would like to acknowledge and congratulate the following individuals, who have worked tirelessly in making this a successful campaign for the VSA:

    • Hockey Management Team: Kamaljit Singh, Harbans Gill, Daljinder Singh and Sunny Bagri
    • VSA A: Kamaljit Singh (Manager), Satwinder Singh (Coach), Charanpreet Singh (Captains), Harsimran Singh (Vice Captain)
    • VSA B: Kamaljit Singh (Manager), Sarbir Singh (Coach), Ranjit Singh (Captain), Pankaj Singh (Vice Captain)
    • VSA Vets: Jab Bal (Captain), Sunny Bagri (Vice Captain)
    • ASG Hockey Coordinators: Jagtar Sidhu, Amarjit Sidhu, Jaswinder Sidhu, Gursharan Singh

    The VSA hope the events at the ASG have given all team the passion of competeing  at the next ASG in WA in 2014. In the hockey team there has been whispers of the “Treble”. We have  have worked closely with the boys and one thing is for sure … the one thing these boys do well on the pitch – “They always express themselves, are never boring, and always for go for it!!”

  • Badminton – VSA win big ! 2013

    Badminton – VSA win big ! 2013

    VSA Badminton team made the VSA proud in 2013 by clean sweeping Mixed doubles, with winners and runner up teams both from VSA.

    Our kudiya also made big leap by winning Womens double in Sikh Games.

    Big congratulations to all the teams !!!