The story of Beograd Sports and Social Club of Adelaide began in 1949 when a group of Yugoslav (mostly Serbs) immigrants – political refugees, amongst them many soccer players and enthusiasts, who arrived in this country from various displaced persons camps of Western Europe and Middle East and settled in Adelaide, working in all kinds of industries and in accordance with the terms of two year contracts that most had with the Commonwealth Government. It did not take long before people started getting together for a drink or two and discussing many subjects including sports. When it was suggested to form a soccer team to take part in the local competition, the idea was enthusiastically supported by a relatively large majority. That was the beginning of an era in which many other ethnic groups followed.