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Conceptions of Nationalism and Citizenship Among Noh-Anglo-Celtic Soccer Clubs in an Australian City

March L. Krotee

While soccer is not considered the major or primary sport of Australia, it is the primary or major sport in most of the European countries from where the non Anglo-Celtic population emigrated. Soccer is strongly associated with immigrant population groups and has often been regarded by Anglo-Celtic Australians as the 'ethnic game'. The overseas-born residents of Wollongong, Australia comprised 27% of that city's popula tion in 1981 - higher proportionately than any of the ten largest urban areas in Australia. The identificational practices of Wollongong non-Anglo-Celtic clubs representing 24 teams from 7 ethnic entities (Croatian, Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Maltese, Serbian, Spanish) were investigated to determine the association with ethnic singularity during soccer club activities. The data was collected in several stages: interviews, telephone conversations, field work notes, as well as general observations. It was found that clubs members negotiated their adherence towards the often conflicting areas of citizenship and nationalism.

Journal of Sport & Social Issues, Vol. 17, No. 2, 125-133 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/019372359301700206


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