Croatia Deakin Soccer Club was founded in 1958 by Croatian immigrants. The original club rooms were officially opened on 11 November 1969, as the first of its kind in Canberra and underwent extensive renovations in the early nineties.
Today, Croatia Deakin Soccer Club is the home of Canberra FC, the most successful soccer club in the nation's capital, and is also a thriving sports and social club trading as Canberra Deakin Football Club.