AJAX Football Club


The AJAX Football Club is an Australian rules football club sited in the inner suburb of St Kilda, Victoria. The squad competes in the Victorian Amateur Football Association.
Having been established by the Melbourne Jewish community in 1957, Ajax is notable as Australia's first and only fully Jewish club in the sport. The club has also a junior section, founded in 1974. Their under-age teams compete in the Moorabbin Saints Junior Football League.

Club Presidents

Maurice Ashkenazy

History

Jewish presence in Australia dates back to 1788, with the arrival of Jewish convicts during the penal era. Melbourne's Jewish community embraced Australian Rules football as a way to be integrated into Australian society and share a common activity. The Christian cross of the St Kilda badge would be replaced by a star of David.
AJAX would be embrace by the Jewish community as their own team, establishing as a strong team in the region.