Gjorka City Athletic C.L.

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Gjorka City Athletic
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Full nameClub Lúthchleasa Cathair Ghjorka
(Gjorka City Athletic Club)
Nickname(s)Sky Blues
Founded1899; 125 years ago (1899)
GroundAldrich Stadium
Capacity40,891
ChairmanSimon McNeice
Head CoachMilo Ward
LeagueGold League
Current season

Gjorka City Athletic Club (Gjorkan: Club Lúthchleasa Cathair Ghjorka ) is a Gjorkan professional football club based in Gjorka City, Gjorka. The club competes in the Gold League, and is the most successful teams league history. The Athletic have won the league a record 22 times, most recently in 2020. The club is also one of five teams in the Gold League to never have been relegated. The club shares intense rivalries with a number of clubs including the Gjorka City Union, Nomakoa United, and the Nomakoa Rovers

The original founding date of the club is disputed. The club itself claims it was founded in 1899, but local records can only prove its existence since 1906. The club was one of the founding members of the Gold League and won its first league title in 1940. The club had its most dominant era from 1968-1972 when it won five straight league titles. Since 2017, the club has been owned by Simon McNeice.