At the opening of the new lights on Parade College’s Bunjil Park synthetic pitch, Melbourne City FC and Parade College are set to formalise their partnership, with the School joining the Melbourne City College of Football program.

The College of Football program will allow Parade to benefit from City’s global football knowledge, receiving coaching of their senior and sports academy teams.

The announcement presentation will take place at 8pm on Tuesday 23 October at Parade College following a Warren Joyce-led Melbourne City youth team training session on the floodlit synthetic pitch – the first session conducted under the lights.

Melbourne City FC and Parade College have enjoyed a strong relationship for the past 12 months which enables City to focus on developing Australia’s next rising star, using the school’s facilities to deliver world-class youth team training.

The Club would like to congratulate Parade College and looks forward to continuing its strong relationship in the years ahead.