Charlestown City Blues FC

Charlestown City Blues FC is an Australian soccer club based in Whitebridge, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW.

History
Charlestown United was founded in 1900, while Highfields Azzurri FC was founded in 1963. In 2006, Highfields Azzurri became Azzurri FC. In 2009, Football Federation Australia forced Azzurri to change its name.

After the 2009 season, the club became Charlestown City Blues FC, when Azzurri FC and Charlestown United merged. The club is still strongly backed by the local Italian community, and is still referred to as the Azzuri. The club has a long-standing partnership with the Club Azzuri.

In 2014, Charlestown City was accepted into the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW. The Blues finished in 4th place in the first season of the NPL NNSW, qualifying for the finals series. Azzurri defeated Edgeworth Eagles 2-1 in the first hurdle, but then went down to Lambton Jaffas FC in the semi-final. The 2017 season saw Charlestown finish in 8th place in the league. Rene Ferguson was the side's top goalscorer with 11 goals.

In October 2017, Azzurri announced the signing of former Socceroo Ljubo Milicevic.