South Melbourne Football Club
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| Full name | South Melbourne Football Club |
| Nickname | The Swans |
| Strip | White with a red V |
| Founded | 1874 (moved to Sydney 1982) |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
| League | Australian Football League |
| Ground | Lake Oval |
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This article refers to the Australian rules football team which moved to Sydney in 1982. For the soccer side currently using the name refer to South Melbourne FC
The South Melbourne Football Club is the former name of the Victorian Football League (now known as the Australian Football League) team now known as the Sydney Swans.
The club joined the VFL in 1897 and played its home games at the Lake Oval in Albert Park, Victoria prior to its relocation to Sydney in 1982.
See also
Sydney Swans
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