2016 FFA National Futsal Championships

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Offficial Tournament Program $5.00
$5.00
Official
4-8 January
Januarry 2016
Sydney, NSW
Table of Contents
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20-21 22 – Welcome from FFA
– Tournament Overview
– 2015 Roll of Honour + Full Results
– Venue Maps
– 2015: A Retrospective
– Competing Teams: Squad Lists
– Athletes with Disabilities
– Powerchair Football
– Futsalroos
– The Tournament Officials
TOURNAMENT RESULTS & LADDERS
For daily updated tournament results, ladders and news visit
nationalfutsalchampionships.com.au
Venues and Schedule
Valentine Sports Park - 235-257 Meurants Lane, Glenwood
Day
First Game
Last Game
Monday 4 January 2016
12:00 PM
4:00 PM
Tuesday 5 January 2016
10:00 AM
5:00PM
Wednesday 6 January 2016
10:00 AM
5:00PM
Thursday 7 January 2016
11:00 AM
2:00 PM
Dural Sport and Leisure Centre - 1 Pellitt Lane, Dural
Day
First Game
Last Game
10:00 AM
6:00PM
9:00 AM
5:00PM
9:00 AM
6:00PM
9:00 AM
4:00 PM
Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre, Herbert Street, Cambridge Park
Day
First Game
Last Game
11:00 AM
6:00PM
9:00 AM
5:00PM
9:00 AM
5:00PM
10:00 AM
4:00PM
Finals - Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre - Olympic Boulevard, Sydney Olympic Park
Day
First Game
Last Game
Friday 8 January 2016
8:30am
5:45 PM
Court 1
Court 2
Court 3
8:30 AM
U12 Boys (SF1)
8:30 AM
U12 Boys (SF2)
12:45 PM
Powerchair
9:30 AM
U13 Boys
9:30 AM
U12 Girls
1:45 PM
U16 Girls
10:30 AM
U14 Boys
10:30 AM
U14 Girls
2:45 PM
U16 Boys
11:30 AM
U15 Boys
11:30 AM
U12 Boys
3:45 PM
AWD
4:45 PM
U19 Women
5:45 PM
U19 Men
All images from 2015 FFA National Futsal Championships courtesy of George Loupis
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www.footballaustralia.com.au
On behalf of the Board and management of Football Federation Australia
(FFA) I would like to welcome all players, officials and spectators to the 2016 FFA
National Futsal Championships.
These National Championships are our biggest national tournament and have a
long history in showcasing our nation’s best Futsal talent for boys and girls, men
and women as well as Athletes with a Disability.
Last year, FFA launched the Whole of Football Plan which is the 20-year blueprint
to make football the largest and most popular sport in Australia.
In the Whole of Football Plan, Futsal is specifcally identified as a component to
not only introduce and develop footballers, but to also provide an elite pathway
for outstanding players to eventually represent Australia on the international
stage.
Since our admission into the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 2006, the
number of opportunities for international Futsal competitions has increased
markedly with regular club and national team fixtures in the AFC competition
calendar.
In closing, I would like to thank our partners, Hyundai, Foxtel, Westfield and the
Australian Sports Commission for their support. I would also like to acknowledge
the efforts of Football NSW for once again hosting the tournament this year.
Finally, best wishes to all players, coaches and match officials for the coming
week. I trust that the tournament is highly competitive, entertaining and
successful and played within the spirit of fair play and respect for all.
David Gallop
Chief Executive Officer
Football Federation Australia
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TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW
By Russ Gibbs
Futsal is back on the agenda as Sydney
gears up once more for the 2016 edition
of the FFA National Futsal Championships.
Last year saw the competition return to the
Harbour City with thrills and spills galore
and the 37th edition of the national competition promises much more of the same.
With the promise of a Grand Final at the
breathtaking Sydney Olympic Park at the
culmination of the week’s action, expect
plenty of fast-paced skills to be on display
at all age-groups.
The FFA National Futsal Championship
brings together some of the best junior talent in Australia for five days of fast-paced,
goal-laden quality futsal that promises to
light up the courts of Sydney’s indoor venues and provide the competitors, officials
and spectators with memories to last a lifetime. These squads have been preparing for this competition for a long time and are prepared to showcase their
quality to the nation.
The popularity of the indoor game is growing exponentially year on year with thousands of dedicated Futsal lovers taking to the courts of Australia to dig up a new trick, score a fantastic goal and improve their overall game
whilst having a bucketful of fun. For Futsal allows players to experience different positions, get more touches of
the ball and keep anaerobically fit, in a safe environment.
It’s the sport of choice for many football-playing nations with the skills of the South Americans, Brazil and Argentina in particular, and their cousins from the European nations such as Span and Portugal, a stark reminder of just
how important Futsal can be in the upbringing and development of athletes at the highest level. Many worldclass superstars can testify to the impact that Futsal has had on their progress to the elite level of the game and
it’s a message that is being conveyed throughout our land.
This week’s events not only allow the players a potential shop-window for their skills, it will also enable them to
grow as individuals off the court. Spending a week away from home for many of these youngsters, at such a
tender age, will be a life altering experience and will help to shape them for the future. The parents, coaches
and associations that support this event are to be applauded for their efforts and energy in making it all happen.
Make sure you show your appreciation of the players in the right way throughout the week.
2015 saw NSW Metro dominate the medal tally at the end of the week claiming eleven of the potential thirteen
titles on offer. Whilst there is no doubt that the host Federation will rack up a few more trophies to add to their
burgeoning collection twelve months on, the other states present bring a formidable array of talent to attempt
to end the monopoly on the silverware of Thunder and Lighting.
So strap yourself in and prepare for action aplenty. There will be goals, there will be skills, there will be cheers and
there will be tears. For this is the FFA National Futsal Championships. Welcome aboard!
Keep up to date with all the latest results and ladders throughout the 2016 FFA National Futsal Championships by
logging on to the official website at nationalfutsalchampionships.com.au
Results will be updated daily and news reports will be featured prominently.
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2015 Roll of Honour
Age Group
U12 Girls
U14 Girls
U16 Girls
Youth Women (U19)
U23 Women
Open AWD Mixed
U12 Boys
U13 Boys
U14 Boys
U15 Boys
U16 Boys
Youth Men (U19)
U23 Men
Champion
NSW Metro – Thunder
NSW Metro - Lightning
NSW Metro
Queensland Metro
NSW Metro
Boomerangs FS Blue
NSW Metro
Runner up
Victoria
Adelaide Force
Boomerangs FS
Victoria Metro
Queensland Metro
Victoria Metro
NSW Metro - Thunder
Victoria
MVP of the Final
Courtney Nevin (NSW Metro – Thunder)
Karly Vouros (NSW Metro – Thunder)
Indianna Asimus (NSW Metro – Lightning)
Alexia Guerinoni (NSW Metro)
Laura Donnelly (NSW Metro – Thunder)
Brenton Heslehurst (Queensland Metro)
Ryan Teague (NSW Metro – Thunder)
Marco Tilio (NSW Metro – Thunder)
Nikita Parkes (NSW Metro)
Conor Quilligan (NSW Metro – Thunder)
Jacob Basden (NSW Metro – Thunder)
Jake Wilsener (Boomerangs FS Blue)
Brian Griffin-Colls (NSW Metro)
2015 FFA National Futsal Championships - Full Results
U12 Boys: NSW Metro Thunder 5 (Ryan Teague (2), Gene Marantos, George Antonis, Scott Browning) Victoria
Metro 2 (Dennis Menelaou, Nicholas Kyrankis)
U12 Girls: NSW Metro Thunder 7 (Julia Vignes (3), Courtney Nevin (2), Annabella Daczko, Isabella Volkanovski)
Victoria Metro 0
U13 Boys: NSW Metro Thunder 5 (Marco Tilio (2), Yousef Sawalha, Rocco Chisari, own goal) Queensland Metro 2
(Josh Dearn, Ethan Wildermuth)
U14 Boys: NSW Metro 2 (Nikita Parkes, Tallon Zahra) Victoria Metro 2 (Nicholas Vassiliou, Christos Ghenes-Lambiris)
– NSW win 3-1 on penalties
U14 Girls: NSW Metro Thunder 7 (Karly Vouros (5), Bethany Gordon, Olivia Robinson) Adelaide Force 0
U15 Boys: NSW Metro Lightning 1 (Cristian Berrios) NSW Metro Thunder 4 (Joshua Bartolotto (2), Conor Quilligan,
Dillan Kahale)
U16 Boys: NSW Metro Thunder 4 (Jacob Basden (2), Anthony Haddad, Jordan Pyne) NSW Metro Lightning 2
(Michael Kotzambasis, Ahmad Safdari)
U16 Girls : NSW Metro Thunder 2 (Cassidy Chidgey, Georgia Koutzoumis) NSW Netro Lightning 3 (Danika Matos,
Indianna Asimus, Stephanie Cortes)
Youth Men (U19): Boomerangs FS 4 (Thomas Zeitlhofer, Ben Basser-Silk, Jake Wilsener (2)) NSW Metro Thunder 2
(Robert Perre, Rodney Lewin)
Youth Women (U19): NSW Metro 1 (Natalie Penman) Boomerangs FS 0
U23 Women: NSW Metro Thunder 0 NSW Metro Lightning 0 – Thunder win 3-2 on penalties)
U23 Men: NSW Metro 4 (Dylan Basger, Jordan Guerreiro, Brian Griffin-Colls, Nathan Amore) Victoria 0
Open AWD Mixed
Queensland Metro 3 (Brenton Heslehurst, Justin Mykkeltvedt, Trent Warner) NSW Metro Lightning 0
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Venue Maps
Valentine Sports Park, 235-257 Meurants Lane, Glenwood
Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre, Herbert Street, Cambridge Park
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Venue Maps
Dural Sport and Leisure Centre, 1 Pellitt Lane, Dural
Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Olympic Boulevard, Sydney Olympic Park
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NATIONAL FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – 2015 RETROSPECTIVE
By Russ Gibbs
New South Wales underlined
their supremacy at the 2015 FFA
National Futsal Championships
by claiming eleven of the
thirteen titles available as the
competition returned to Sydney
after a hiatus in Canberra. The
tournament certainly lived up to
its pre-competition billing with a
week of explosive action on the
courts culminating in an epic
Grand Final day at the iconic
Sydney Olympic Park.
Playing under three different
guises during the tournament,
NSW fielded teams as Metro
Thunder and Lightning in most
age groups with a combined
Metro team taking to the court
in the flagship Male under-23
division. Playing Victoria in
the Grand Final, Metro showcased their dominance to the crowd with an emphatic 4-0 victory underlining an
impressive week. Goals from Dylan Basger and Jordan Guerreiro had them in control before the break and despite
a Victoria resurgence, a third from Brian Griffin-Colls killed off the Victorian resistance. Nathan Amore wrapped it
all up late on.
In the Women’s division the climax to the competition was much tighter as NSW Metro Thunder and NSW Metro
Lightning met. With the players well aware of each other’s individual ability the match was a tight and tense affair
throughout and, by the end of the forty minutes plus extra time, remained score-less. It was left to Laura Donnelly
to slot the winning spot-kick as Thunder took the honours 3-2 in the shoot-out.
At Youth (under-19) level Boomerangs FS, from the ACT, came out on top in the Final with a 4-2 success over
NSW Metro Thunder in one of the games of the tournament. Robert Perre gave the hosts an early lead before
Thomas Zeitlhofer equalised for the Boomerangs. At half-time it was anyone’s game before Ben Basser-Silk put
Boomerangs ahead with eight minutes to play. Thunder weren’t done and drew level through Rodney Lewin only
for a late brace from Jake Wilsener to send the trophy to Canberra.
A solitary goal scored in the opening seven minutes by Natalie Penman gave NSW Metro a 1-0 win over
Boomerangs FS in the Youth (under-19) Female Final. Penman’s goal meant that the ACT representatives were left
chasing the game and, try as they might, they were unable to find a way past a NSW defence that was in superb
form. Boomerangs were surprise finalists having finished fourth on the ladder, but gave their all in a wonderful
advertisement for the game.
Traditional powerhouse Queensland Metro overcame a topsy-turvy week to claim victory in the AWD (Open
Mixed) competition as they defeated NSW Metro Lightning 3-0 to claim the silverware. Both these teams had
caused a shock in the semi-final knocking over the first and second placed NSW Metro Thunder and ACT to reach
this stage. Goals from Brenton Heslehurst, Justin Mykkeltvedt and Trent Warner sent the team from the Sunshine
State back north happy in this ‘origin’ clash.
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There was a New South
Wales double at under-16
level with Thunder and
Lightning claiming victories
in the Male and Female
categories
respectively.
A winner from Stephanie
Cortes was the difference
in a five-goal thriller in the
Female division as Lightning
saw off their Thunder peers,
3-2. Cortes struck with
eight minutes left to settle
the contest after goals
from Cassidy Chidgey and
Georgia Koutzoumis had
given Thunder a 2-1 lead
overturning the opener
scored
by
Lightning’s
Danika Matos. Indianna
Asimus restored parity for
Lightning setting the stage
for Cortes’ match-winner.
The Male competition was just as close as Thunder defeated Lightning 4-2. Jacob Basden put Thunder ahead
with the first of a brace of goals only for Michael Kotzambasis to square the ledger in the thirteenth minute.
Anthony Haddad put Thunder back in front in the second half but it was a short-lived lead as Ahmad Safdari
made it 2-2 only minutes later. Thunder finished strongly however and Basden’s second gave them a priceless
advantage that was confirmed when Jordan Pyne made it 4-2 with time running out.
It was NSW Metro Thunder all the way in the under-15 Male competition as they defeated NSW Metro Lightning
4-1 in the Grand Final. A brace from Joshua Bartolotto added to by goals from Conor Quigley and Dillan Kahale
emphasised Thunder’s superiority with Cristian Berrios goal a consolation for Lightning. It was a similar tale in the
Female under-14 division as NSW Metro Thunder, led by a five-goal haul from Karly Vouros, hammered luckless
Adelaide Force 7-0. Bethany Gordon and Olivia Robinson added to Vouros’ nap-hand. In the Male division a
penalty shoot-out was required for NSW Metro to defeat Victoria Metro after a 2-2 draw. Nikita Parkes and Tallon
Zahra dragged NSW level on two occasions after goals from Nicholas Vassiliou and Christos Ghenes-Lambiris had
threatened to send the trophy to Victoria.
Earlier in the day the always competitive junior age-grade divisions threw up a trio of intriguing fixtures with,
ultimately, NSW Metro Thunder kicking off the Grand Final showpiece occasion with back-to-back hat-trick of
wins. The Male under-13 event saw Thunder down Queensland Metro 5-2 in a thrilling match. A double from
Marco Tilio, plus goals from Yousef Sawalha, Rocco Chisari and an own goal saw Thunder to the win with Josh
Dearn and Ethan Wildermuth netting for Queensland.
The under-12 Female competition finale was a showcase in NSW Metro Thunder dominance as they hammered
Victoria Metro 7-0 with Julia Vignes leading the way with a hat-trick. Courtney Nevin scored twice and was joined
amongst the goals by Annabelle Daczko and Isabella Volkanovski. The under-12 Males were equally as strong
in their 5-2 success over Victoria Metro for whom Dennis Menelaou and Nicholas Kyrankis netted. Ryan Teague
scored twice and with Gene Marantos, George Antonis and Scott Browning also finding a way past the Victorian
‘keeper, Thunder roared to victory to set the tone for the day.
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Competing Teams - Squad Lists
U12 Boys - ACT Boomerangs Blue
9. Jordan Gillogy
54. Odhran Traynor
10. Riley Brown
55. Seb Woods
52. Callum Cook
56. Jak Matic
Coach: Zac Sorenson
57. James Stoddart
58. Bailey Sorenson
59. Noah Dowling
Manager:
60. Keiran Allen
68. Dylan Peracic-Cullen
84. Jack Peracic-Cullen
Rod Cook
U12 Boys - ACT Boomerangs White
7. Cristian Barresi
63. Sebastian Arranz
8. Thomas Asplund-Meinecke 64. Ethan Yuen
62. Josh Larsen
65. Zac Ilijoski
Coach: Paulo Romero
66. Nick Pratezina
70. Jacob Murta
72. Leo McGill
Manager:
73. Vince McGill
74. Jeremy Brothers
75. Thomas Barbatano
Nicole Murta
U12 Boys - FFSA U12 Boys
1. Josh Kavenagh
4. Nicholas Aretzis
2. Callum Bailey
5. Alexander Tsimopoulos
3. Haruka Yanadori
6. Luka Jovanovic
Coach: Giancarlo Zumbo
7. Raphael Borges Rodrigues 12. Trent Bulakowski
8. Josh Hillman
10. Oscar Williams
Manager: Stephen Garden
U12 Boys - FFSA U12 Development
1. Lachlan Fusco
4. Jake Creasey
2. Ned Styles
5. Luca Gibb
3. Jake Tones
6. Joshua Swan
Coach: David Nye
7.
8.
9.
Darcy Dawber
10. William Carter
Panashe Madanha
Patrick Cumming
Manager: Anthony Zumbo
U12 Boys - Victoria Colts
1. Benjamin Little
2. Kai Adachi
3. Avital Aleksenitser
Coach:
4. Thomas Caldecott
5. Tino Casa
6. Zach Cianci
George Dib
7.
8.
9.
Daniel Di Giantomasso
William Keeble
Leon Martin
Manager:
U12 Boys - Victoria Magic
1. Luc Evans
2. Arlo Brown-Shaw
3. Edward Caglioti
Coach:
4. Aidan Croucher
5. Daniel Mendonca
6. Nikolce Mitrovski
Jack Dugonjic
7.
8.
9.
Jake Pandzic
10. Jake Vanderkley
Thomas Pisani
Jordi Stuart
Manager: Ashleigh Phipps-Nelson
U12 Boys - Victoria Rangers
1. Liam Davis
2. Patrick Bayne
3. Enzo Campana
Coach:
4. Ryan Carton
5. Sabastian Corsello
6. Dylan Hasanof
Tolga Akturk
7.
8.
9.
Patrick Lynch
10. Curtis Wong
Antoni Mamos
Ryan Smith
Manager: Krystal McCluskey
U12 Boys - NSW Country
1. Damon Pratt
2. Alexander Robinson
3. Bevan Foxall
Coach:
4. Cooper Stormonth
5. Joel Bertolissio
6. Joonas McDermott
Brian Rosewarne
7.
8.
9.
Mitchell Landini
William Polkinghorne
William Provino
U12 Boys - NSW Metro - Lightning
1. Ross Skiadaresi
4. Edward Caspers
2. Charlton Zahra
5. Hamza Sweedan
3. Dean Skiadaresi
6. Jaidyn Dunn
Coach: Danny Beauchamp
7. Jake Girdwood-Reich
8. Kaidyn Wright
9. Tanna Bellear
U12 Boys - NSW Metro - Thunder
1. Tarkan Calay
4. Dylan Chau
2. Brandon Slunjski
5. Harry Wruck
3. Dylan Craus
6. Lee Thoroughgood
Coach: Brett Hewit
7.
8.
9.
10
10. Samuel Nasso
11. Orlando Ncube
13. Joshua Jackson
Nicholas Dib
18. Oscar King
18. Zac Begetis
Nicholas Mitrevski
18. Tomas Butkovic
Peter Grozos
Zayne Ahluwalia
Manager: Nathan Pratt
U12 Boys - Queensland Metro
1. Ryan Harraway
4. Oliver Dearn
2. Nicholas Bevilacqua 5. Jayden Emery
3. Mason Cross
6. Thomas Findlay
Coach: Felipe Amorim
U12 Boys - Queensland Regional
1. Hunter Gesch
4. Joshua Mason
2. Ziggy Crook
5. Jarrah McNicol
3. Myles Jacobsen
6. Zac Mohring
Coach: John Dixon
U12 Boys - WA Black Swans
1. Josh Coyle
4. Ryan Hayes
2. Louie Inzalaco
5. Ben Merrey
3. Dejan Lewis
6. Henry Wylde
Coach: Garry Church
7.
8.
9.
Alfie Haestier
10. Christopher Rule
Stephen Lockhart
Charlie Miller
Manager: Tanya Armstrong
7. Harry Smythe
8. Declen Thatcher
16. Jack Centofanti
Manager: Brett Gesch
7.
8.
9.
Jonty Pearson
Joshua Phillips
Mason Gallagher
Manager: Sean D’Arcy
U12 Boys - Solomons Islands
1. Billy Afi
4. Vincent Luiga Suriga
2. Raynolds Boboria
5. Owen Bunaboe
3. Jesse Tahunipue
6. Richard Sale
Coach: Frax Ramofafia
7. Sammy Junior Lalo
10. Edmond Fox Siamanu
8. Adrian Wagena
9. Alden Rafita Suri
Manager: Sandra Merione Bartlett
U12 Girls - ACT Boomerangs
36. Lillian Geale
48. Leah Geale
39. Lilli Thomas
49. Carla Di Fronzo
44. Emma Ilijoski
52. Elke Aitolu
Coach: Melanie Luksa
53. Josie Dubbert
54. Alexia Forner
56. Jordie Udjur
Assistant Coach: Erin Clout
U12 Girls - FFSA
1. Hunter Strudwick
2. Sophie Mcgrath
3. Mia McGranaghan
Coach:
4. Emily Gale
5. Julia Paneras
6. Emma Hauptman
David Martin
7.
8.
9.
Lauren Munn
10. Alanah Ursino
Nicola Scalzi
Alana Spirou
Manager: Joanne Izzo
U12 Girls - Victoria
1. Charlotte Gatehouse
2. Anika Dovaston
3. Eley Gaganis
Coach:
4. Miette Georgio
5. Carmen Hetrel
6. Charlize Kraljevic
Liesl Woods
7.
8.
9.
Catherine Renehan
Matina Rovas
Erin Stamatopoulos
Manager:
U12 Girls - NSW Country
2. Casey Johnson
4. Jasmine Tan
5. Kate Duffy
Coach:
6. Kimberly Trappett
7. Meagan Webster
8. Montanna Mathews
Jason Payne
9. Nikki Murray
18. Lilly Thomas
3. Rosie Sullivan
10. Matilda Wilson
11. Jessica Young
12. Alana Murphy
Karl Jackson
U12 Girls - NSW Metro - Lightning
1. Amy Orphanides
4. Breanna Mccormack 7. Saskia Vos
18. Clare Holder
2. Ashna Nadan
5. Bronte Connolly
8. Sophia Konstandinidis
3. Aurelia Collins
6. India Horsley
9. Tara Baudana
Coach: Angelo Maralit
Manager: Emily Dorahy
U12 Girls - NSW Metro - Thunder
1. Amity Jackson
4. Charlize Rule
2. Amelia Savetta
5. Darcey Malone
3. Ayisha Asad
6. Gemma Morgan
Coach: Tiana Gauci
7.
8.
9.
Isabella Sciberras
18. Chloe Carmichael
Nyssa Castillo
Scarlet Thomas
Manager: Kim Doohan
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U12 Girls - Queensland Metro
1. Talia Sanders
2. Candice Lavis
3. Georgia McNamara
Coach:
4. Annika Paulsen
5. Jamilla Rankin
6. Mica Robinson
Paul Owen
7.
8.
9.
U13 Boys - ACT Boomerangs
5. Jayden Virtue
6. Leon Michl
38. Zachary Barbatano
Coach:
39. Luca Gagliardi
40. Armani Taffa
44. Murphy Shaw
Jake Wilsener
46. Oliver McCarthy
77. Stefan Vucic
49. Callum Foster
50. Brandon Davids
Manager: Pete Shaw
U13 Boys - FFSA
1. James Signorello
2. Morgan Evans
5. Jordon Tsimopoulos
6. Callum Martin
7. Aivi Marku
8. Nathan Dimou
Coach: Jim Kallas
Ryleigh Saunderson
Jordyn Weckert
Tivi Williams
Manager: Shannon Weckert
9. Jordan Garcia
10. Harvey Halliday
11. Jonathan Kasmeridis
Manager: Shane Hillman
U13 Boys - Victoria Magic
1. Carlos Karam
2. John-Paul Cooper
3. Declan Croucher
Coach:
4. Nicholas Kyranakis
5. Dennis Menelaou
6. Todd Rogers
Harry Amiridis
7.
8.
9.
Daniel Scaramuzzo
10. Nicholas Theodosiou
Giovanni Stellitano
12. Connor Phillips
Luca Tevere
Manager: David Broadbent
U13 Boys - Victoria Rangers
1. Ahmad Taleb
2. Liam Dalziel
3. Alec Dovaston
Coach:
4. Patrick Fiyalko
5. Adam Ford
6. Christopher Green
Marko Barisic
7.
8.
9.
Adam Halliday
Jayden Posch
Samuel Thynne
Manager:
10. Nicholas Weller
11. Sebastian Wickert
12. Ben Hardy
Daniel Rizio
7.
8.
9.
Nathan Ball
Robert van Gend
Tyler Andreazza
18. Hayden Harrison
7.
8.
9.
Peter Politis
Thomas Quilligan
Zachary Sapsford
18. Brodie Volkiene
1. Carlos Barriga
4. Jayden Anevski
7.
2. Emmanuel Tzanakes
5. Jeremy Siarakas
8.
3. Ethan De Melo
6. Mohammed Khamis 9.
Coach: Gregg Clarkson
Rocco Fragale
Rocco Mellino
Lachlan Sepping
18. Paul Mariani
1. Daniel Rogan
2. Brock Twigg
3. Jacob Mitchell
4. Jordan Austin
5. Kye Halloway
6. Luke Thompson
Coach: Paul Bertolissio
1. Fabrizio Dardano
4. Dimitri Kostopoulos
2. Adam Strasser
5. Hugo Cornish
3. Alexander Zinnato
6. Jacob Maniti
Coach: Bruno de Nóbrega
U13 Boys- Queensland Metro
1 . Johnathan Crowe
2 . Arthur Antonis
3 . Harry Arnison
Coach:
4 . Jack Beardsley
5 . Zach Binrong
6 . Brodie Boyce
Steve Beardsley
1 . Hein Kuyler
4 . Daniel Kratzmann
2 . Oscar Dohnalek
5 . Christian Minuzzo
3 . Bryce Hibberd
6 . Hayden Moynihan
Coach: Craig Perfect
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7 . Joshua Croft
10 . Raffaele Velardo
8 . Keegan Jelacic
9 . Oliver Plusnin
Manager: Paul Arnison
7 . Brendan Ridep-Morris
8 . Jacob Paterson
9 . James Stromquist
Manager: Taleisha Perfect
U13 Boys - WA Black Swans
1. Ron Villarosa
2. Khairulanwar Muhammad
3. Alex McLean
Coach:
4. Raul Pereira
5. Liam Ellison
6. Ryan Ellison
Sean D’Arcy
7.
8.
9.
U14 Boys - ACT Boomerangs
11. Samuel Asplund-Meinecke
12. Connor Bill
13. Zane de Andrade
Coach:
14. Timothy Rock
15. Anthony Voudouris
41. Nico Coomber
Nicholas Van Aalst
42.
45.
47.
U14 Boys - FFSA
1. Rian del Nido
2. Stefan Wilner
3. Josh Benn
U14 Boys - Victoria
1. Shaun Price
2. Josh Allen
3. Isaac Boulton
1. Adam Gilmore
2. Brendan Low
3. Hunter Hayes
Taylor Thain
Arran Buchan
Joel Di Toro
Manager: Chris Adams
Ryan Edwards
51. Lachlan Choundry
Malcolm Murta
William Manalo
Manager: Damien McFarlane
4. Alessandro Ricci
5. Theo Doufos
6. Emmanuel Verbi
Coach: Steve Whitehead
7.
8.
9.
Ryan Mayo
10. Jacob Powell
Bora Thach
Jordon Mugford
Manager: Gary Ledson
4. Edward Bradnam
5. Bradley Chick
6. Noah Chinnama
Coach: Kogulan Sabaratnam
7.
8.
9.
Thomas Fogarty
Oscar Ling
Noah McGrath
Manager:
10. Hamish McRae
11. Nikita Varelas
13. Jack Walton
John Sugunananthan
4. Jaeden Andreazza
5. James Arratia
6. James Lowe
Coach: Andrew Fearnley
7.
8.
9.
Jarrod Alston
Joshua Jones
Tyson Whyburn
18. Lachlan Clacher
18. Levi Kaye
1. Alex Hathaway
2. Daniel Geroski
3. Jack Hutchings
Coach:
4. Jackson Angelou
5. Jacob Villablanca
6. Jordan Lennon
Gino Lombardi
7.
8.
9.
José Teal Mesón
Sasha Kuzevski
Tomas Medimurac
1. Bailey Togiavalu
2. Andrew Holder
3. Angelo Kalamvokis
Coach:
4. Ashton Ahluwalia
5. Daniel Goni
6. Izaak Haupt
Charlie Mellino
7.
8.
9.
Lucas Rainbird
18. Oskar Beck
Luis Ferreira
Samuel Amey
Manager: Teresa Amey
1. Harrison Barlow
2. Jack Bolton
3. Joshua Dearn
Coach:
4. Harry Fletcher
5. Eli Gambley
6. Jack Greenland
Andrew Greenland
7.
8.
9.
Byron McLeod
10. Thomas Whittaker
Jyi Oakes
Leum Walpole
Manager: Steve Senyard
U14 Boys- Solomon Islands
1. Junior Usua
2. Wilson Junior Lea'alafa
3. Frankster Sura'au Rukumana
Coach:
4. Peter Lone
7. Hezron Paevah Koti 10. Patteson Junior Kiko
5. Benjamin Mana
8. Roger Vincent Nate
6. Charlie Kyle Manedika 9. John Fred Wasike
Stanley Matthew Puairana
Manager: Sandra Merione Bartlett
27. Isabella Tammaro
37. Cecilja Matic
38. Olivia Riddel
Coach:
40. Lucy D'Arcy
41. Sally James
42. Ellen Brown
Mark Dowling
43. Stella DeMarco
47. Lily Martens
45. Elissa Youill
59. Alex Mckenzie
46. Maria Pachi
Manager: Vy D’Arcy
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U14 Girls - FFSA
1. Erin Murphy
2. Alana Lanuzza
3. Ellie Sparrow
Coach:
4. Annie Green
5. Victoria Panayiaris
6. Millie Scott
Tony Mansueto
7.
8.
9.
Danielle O’Donnell
10. Trinity Tytler-Kelly
Rukshaan Du Plessis
Kirsten Pett
Manager: Gina Scalzi
U14 Girls - Victoria
1. Lara El-Hayek
2. Francesca Brand
3. Sarah Fitzpatrick
Coach:
4. Chelsea Ford
5. Anais Krashow-Josefski
6. Niamh McLure
Petr Kratky
7.
8.
9.
Elissa Mori
Lia Muldeary
Anna Peers-Barlow
Manager:
10. Elissa Sugunananthan
11. Zarli Vandenberg
12. Zoe Titmus
Lia Privitelli
1. Holly Black
2. Alyssa Armstrong
3. Brianna Trappett
Coach:
4. Christina Stefanou
5. Ellen Rimmer
6. Gabrielle Farraway
Pete Nowakowski
7.
8.
9.
Georgie Lewis
Hannah Jones
Sarah Colman
18. Kirstie Power-Walford
7.
8.
9.
Maryam Mostaghimi
Jasmine Limon
Tiana Barton
1. Emma Vandervelde 4. Holly Newman
2. Anastasia Grozdanov 5. Isabella Di Sipio
3. Courtney Nevin
6. Julia Vignes
Coach: Oscar Gonzales
1. Ashley Hughes
4. Vesna Milivojevic
2. Sara Piriz
6. Karlee Hildebrandt
3. Emily Bastow
7. Isabella Said
Coach: Bobby Mazevski
U14 Girls - Queensland Metro
1. Chloe Baker
4. Bronti Hodgkinson
2. Tia Brockfield
5. Sarah Holland
3. Victoria Franklin
6. Madison Lockwood
Coach: Malcolm Palu
U14 Girls - Queensland Regional
1. Hannah Cole
4. Carolina Canale
2. Gabriella Bogdanek 5. Dominque Spampinato
3. Ashley Bowater
6. Lillian Howes
Coach: Fiona Stevenson
18. Luisa Rocchetto
8. Sara Comert
18. Kira Maggio
9. Madeleine Kowalenko
10. Natalie Roubickova
Manager: Walter Del
7.
8.
9.
Elizabeth McIntyre
10. Tomika Weygood
Isabella Palu
Claire Peucker
Manager: Samantha Edwards
7. Kijah Stephenson
8. Kirra-Lee Wallace
16. Nikita Markey
Manager: Jaye Messina
U15 Boys - FFSA
1. Declan Burchell
2. Lachlan Gow
3. James Odenwalder
Coach:
4. Jett Weir
7.
5. Matheus Borges Rodrigues 8.
6. Alexander Muscat
9.
Christopher Higgins
Finley Dunford
10. Philip Cash
Logan Marley-McFall
Louis Nye
Manager: Peter Dawber
U15 Boys NSW Country
1. Gareth Veitch
2. Adam O'Connell
3. Andrew Bastianon
Coach:
4. Cole Mutton
5. Logan Inwood
6. Martin Thomson
Adam Scimone
Ryan Campbell
Sebastian Arancibia
Torren Blanch
1. Andres Nolan
4. Jordan Neal
2. Adam Nisbet
5. Kayne Kotevski
3. Bailey Rule
6. Marcus Bimbilovski
Coach: Mark Cotter
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7.
8.
9.
18. Justin Mitrevski
7. Mitchell Ward
9. Ryan Tran
18. Jack Vandervelde
1. Daniel Di Stefano
4. Jacob Gjorsevski
2. Andre Taouil
5. Jake Lees
3. Brodie Clarkson
6. Kieren Brodnik
Coach: Lachlan Wright
7. Kosta Grozos
8. Kye Soares
9. Patrick Scibilio
1. Luke Evans
4. Hayden Ibrahim
2. Dane Dawson
5. Rhys Jones
3. Matthew Guerin
6. William Kirkwood
Coach: Arash Reghabi
7.
8.
9.
Harrison Lister
10. Tim Zuyderwyk
Isaac Peachey
Aiden Vitale
Manager: Barry McErlean
1. Connor Johansen
4. Corey Catanzaro
2. Cameron Butterworth 5. Stuart Clive
3. Patrick Carter
6. Dylan Cummings
Coach: Juan Urdanivia
7.
8.
9.
Jeremy Del Santo
10. Bradley Wright
Jared Giardina
Leon Peressini
Manager: Alma Ridep-Morris
U16 Boys - ACT Boomerangs Blue
3. Sam Wicks
31. Savan Brankovic
4. Ryan De Vries
32. Jack Williams
30. Connor Falusi
33. Parsa Tbatatei
Coach: Adam Exposito
18. Vincent Breckenridge
35. Massimo Piccirillo
36. Konrad Piccirillo
39. Josh McCarthy
Manager: Silvy Piccirillo
U16 Boys - ACT Boomerangs White
2. Thomas Adamson
94. Alex Ogbonna
28. Harry Williams
95. Patrick Oduro
93. Rylie Young
96. Jayde James-Ward
Coach: Eugene Exposito
97. Jake Hampson
98. Elie Darwich
99. Mitchell Craig
U16 Boys - FFSA
1. Mitchell Higgins
2. Christian Auciello
3. Santiago Garcia
Coach:
4. Jakob Mugford
5. Paris Duffield
6. Ethan Hadley
Raff Frisina
7.
8.
9.
U16 Boys - Victoria
1. Oscar Brown-Shaw
2. Quinn Carter
3. Arran Dunbar
Coach:
4. Adem Huskic
6. Nicholas Marsden
7. Jackson Shaw
Dietmar Schaffner
8. Alexander Timms
12. Jayden Ashmore
10. Michael Tzoutzidis
11. Bailley Websdale
Manager: Michael Schaffner
1. Jacob Herbert
4. Gian Castillo
2. Cristian Berrios
5. Jesse Tarasenko
3. Luke Bell
6. Jos Gwozdecky
Coach: Ben Sansom
7.
8.
9.
Manager: Jeff Ward
Hamish Gow
10. Benjamin Head
George Theodoropoulos
Liam Gill
Manager: Paul Maio
Joshua Iannazzo
Michael Lackner
Thomas Telling
18. Samuel Benton
U16 Boys- NSW Metro - Thunder
1. Joseph Yammine
4. Harrison Taranto
2. Alexei Rosser
5. Hayden Macerola
3. Dillan Kahale
6. Jeremy Kemp
Coach: Jimmy Gilligan
7.
8.
9.
Joshua Evans
Michael Borg
Mitchell Whalley
U16 Boys- Queensland - Metro
1. Jake Nalder
4. Daniel Hall
2. Ben Button
5. Taj Hudson
3. Jean-Luc Fernandez 6. Nani Jusifi
Coach: Yoel Jogiono
7.
8.
9.
Jez Lofthouse
16. Noah Mortensen
Josh Nisbet
Duncan Stewart
Manager: Greg Urlich
18. Liam Polinsky
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22. Isobel D'Amico
23. Eleni Haridemos
24. Ineka Voigt
Coach:
25. Amy Abbey
28. Sonia Pasquariello
31. Ashlyn Garrity
Kristian Collins
32. Alica Meuronen
34. Maddie Perceval
U16 Girls - FFSA
1. Matilda Comley
2. Isabella Paradiso
3. Jessica Signoriello
Coach:
4. Chelsie Dawber
5. Cammie Williams
6. Susan Roberts
Tony Scalzi
7.
8.
9.
1. Darcie Bell
2. Amy Baguley
3. Carla Crapis
Coach:
4. Christina Grauer-Kompos 7.
5. Corinne Krupa
8.
6. Jazmine Zabel
9.
Robin Hall
Manager: David Perceval and Lorena Barbaro
Meleri Mullan
10. Mabel Day
Courtney Mitchell
Emily Hodgson
Manager: Liz Mcgrath
Kiegen Tasker
Teegan Hall
Zoe Jones
18. Theresa Roth
1. Emma Gidney
4. Bianca Dobson
2. Alyssa Janssen
5. Ebony McCue-Shore
3. Bethany Gordon
6. Gabriela Pace
Coach: Mel McCauley
7.
8.
9.
Isabella Libri
18. Regan Hill
Mariah Peever
Olivia Hardaker
Assistant Coach: Dana Buttigieg
2. Bianca Galic
5. Danika Matos
3. Christina McGrath
1. Elessia Rinaldi
4. Crystal Overton
6. Georgia Koutzoumis
Coach: Sam Smith
7.
8.
9.
Hannah-Rose Davey
18. Sophie Magus
Indianna Asimus
Jayme Morige
Manager: Tanya Borazio
U16 Girls - Queensland - Metro
1. Lucinda Jensen
4. Amber Glew
2. Caitlin English
5. Kirra Guy
3. Eva Foran
6. Michelle Le Roux
Coach: Philip Canham
7.
8.
9.
Jodie Nugent
10. Eloise Wadsworth
Jessica Palu
Lauren Spreadborough
Manager: Kylie Glew
U19 Men - ACT Boomerangs Blue
6. Thomas Zeitlhofer
14. Grant Barlow
11. Jonathan Ciminelli
16. Nicholas Van Aalst
12. Nikola Popovich
17. Ben Basser-Silk
Coach: Grant Davoren
22. Nick Rathjen
27. George Kazolis
23. Michael Rinaudo
25. Ahmed Ugool
Manager: Robert Van Aalst
U19 Men - ACT Boomerangs White
23. Nic Dahl
86. Matt Stirton
24. Chris Kazolis
87. Sean O'Neill
26. Chris Smith
88. Abraham Kemp
Coach: Kristian Collins
89. Alek Gocevski
92. Lawrence Atkin
90. Nick Faust
91. Daniel Fabrizio
Assistant Coach: Jason O’Dwyer
U19 Men - FFSA
1. Danyon Loud
2. Matthew Crooks
3. Mohammed Sumaoro
Coach:
4. Paul Wilson
5. James Wilson
6. Costa Marassiotis
Rod Del Nido
U19 Men - NSW Metro - Lightning
1. Jonathan Temple
4. Bradon Clissold
2. Anthony Haddad
5. Cameron Wright
3. Bradley Wright
6. Harrison Bagot
Coach: Mark Symington
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7.
8.
9.
Mamadi Kamara
10. Matthew Dawber
Andrew Dyer
12. Finn Murphy
Wilker Lino
Manager: Chris Wilson
7.
8.
9.
Jordan Pyne
Marco Turpeinen
Mataza Safdari
Manager:
10. Samuel De Oliveira
11. Ted Patroulias
18. Jordan Winckle
Dom Helene
U19 Men - NSW Metro - Thunder
1. Conor Irwin
4. Edward Rinaldi
2. Alex Vlismas
5. Jamie Dib
3. Dominic Cox
6. Kaan Kilinc
Coach: Miles Downie
U19 Women - ACT Boomerangs
2. Rachael Corbett
62. Ruth Kravis
15. Natalie DeMarco
12. Alex Martens
14. Olivia Gurney
1. Sophie Rolfe
Coach: Jason Farrell
7.
8.
9.
Kristopher Vlismas
Matthew Mazevski
Michael Loupis
10 Michael Kouta
11. Shaun Irwin
18. Stephen Spirou
51. Lucy Rowland
19. Amelia Turner
63. Georgia Manos
Manager: Jenney Rolfe
U19 Women -FFSA
1. Helena Ruggerio
2. Sarah Chappel
3. Lucinda Duxbury
Coach:
4. Alison Atkins
5. Chloe Craig
6. Valeria Guajardo
Carlos Cravo
7.
8.
9.
Taylor Garrett
10. Daphne McLeod
Alexia Scalzi
Victoria Mansueto
Manager: Julie Ocego-Kingsley
U19 Women - Victoria
1. Bethany Mason-Jones
2. Katrina Bellesis
3. Rebecca Nicalsen
Coach:
4. Jamie Brown
5. Jacinta Da Cruz
6. Emma Gross
Samuel Mlynarz
7.
8.
9.
Jordyn Nelson
10. Elizabeth Robers
Emily Pezos
11. Hannah Ryan
Lizzie Quinton
Manager: Emily Bourke
U19 Women - NSW Metro - Lightning
1. Miriam Bartlett
4. Emma Hurley
2. Cassidy Chidgey
5. Erin Hobday
3. Chloe Hinde
6. Hannah Charak
Coach: Jamie Amendolia
7.
8.
9.
Kya Stewart
Lauren Gaul
Renee Blakemore
U19 Women - NSW Metro - Thunder
1. Dana Buttigieg
4. Samantha Grant
2. Abigail Jordan
5. Maxine Peak
3. Alexia Guerinoni
6. Nadia Nisbet
Coach: Stephen Peters
7.
8.
9.
Natalie Penman
10. Tara Murphy
Nicole Stuart
18. Sarah Easthope
Rhianna Pollicina
Assistant Coach: Mel McCauley
10. Zoe Halpin
18. Tahlor Thackray
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Athletes With Disabilities
In what has become one of the major ‘must-see’ parts of the FFA National Futsal Championships, the Athlete’s
with Disability (AWD) tournament has continued to go from strength to strength showcasing the skills and
abilities of some outstanding talent.
Open AWD - ACT
1. Cameron Gudgeon
2. Shaun Gower
3. Glenn Pannell
Coach:
4. Mark Olivieri
5. Liam O'Donnell
8. Adrian Araya
Brendan Carswell
Open AWD - FFSA
1. Joshua Gordon
3. Rhys Baker
2. Jamal Seiler
4. Toby Sutherland
Coach: Igor Negrao
9.
6.
7.
Andrew Hoatson
Christian Valeri
Anthony Camilleri
Manager: Merryn Brown
5.
6.
Sam Mills
Paul Leikas
7. Shaun Stonelake
10. Brad Bettens
Manager: Nathan Pepper
Open AWD - Tasmania
2. Philip DeJong
5. Selby Krushka
4. Dean Foreman
8. Timothy Dixon
Coach: Steven Ockerby
12. Justin Nilon
22. Alan Dengate
14. Melissa Phillips
Manager: Belinda Kitto
Open AWD - NSW Metro - Lightning
1. Jason Blackladder
4. Owen Nicholson
2. Michael Dooley
5. Phil Nicholson
3. Kyle Lloyd
6. Raquel White
Coach: Danny Obradors
7. Rodney Afif
8. Sebastian Saura
18. Katelyn Smith
Manager: Kelly Fishburn
Open Open AWD - NSW Metro - Thunder
1. Nathan Whalen
4. Craig Muhlbock
2. Brad Southwell
5. Kane Sapkovski
3. Chris Smith
6. Moses Mauri
Coach: Damian Briggs
Open AWD - Queensland Metro
1. Liam Glavas
4. James Duncan
2. Elijah Bond
6. Brenton Heslehurst
3. Adam Davison
7. Josh Long
Coach: Trudy Bartlett
Open AWD - Victoria
1. Nicole Simpson
2. Scott King
3. John Meehan
Coach:
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4. Wayne McDonough
6. Vito Girrantino
7. Raymond Young
Taren King
7.
8.
9.
Patrick Mitchell
Rocco Musemeci
Zac Jones
Manager: Kelly Fishburn
8. Justin Mykkeltvedt
16. Matt Downham
9. Adrian Visscher
10. Trent Warner
Manager: Bevan Heslehurst
8. Peter Leonard
9. Harry Woodhouse
10. Graham Spaul
10. Brooke Crossingham
11. Bailey Lodge
12. Shawn Walford
Powerchair Football A-league Club Championship info
What is Powerchair Football?
Powerchair football is a modified version of soccer specifically designed for athletes who use powered
wheelchairs for everyday mobility. Played on a basketball court with an oversized ball, teams of four attack,
defend and spin kick as they aim to score that winning goal.
Introduction to the A-league Championship
A-league clubs have been keen to support powerchair football, with all four New South Wales-based clubs –
Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets, Western Sydney Wanderers and Central Coast Mariners – very happy to support
the sport. With growth nationally, Brisbane Roar and Melbourne City FC have also embraced the sport. The
inaugural A-league Powerchair Football Championship will give us the chance to see who the top club team
in Australia is. Our goal is to eventually have all A-league clubs supporting a powerchair football team.
Results for 2015
Nationally, New South Wales won back their Australian title from Queensland in the APFA National
Championships in October. The final went down to the wire, with scored locked at 3-all after extra time. New
South Wales eventually won the penalty shootout 4-3.
The local competition in New South Wales saw Sydney FC crowned league champions on the final day of the
season with a victory over the Newcastle Jets. But the Jets got one back over the sky blues after winning the
cup final over their rivals in extra time.
Central Coast Mariners
7 – Santo Bongiovanni
8 – Chris Suffield (C)
9 – Luke Alderton
10 – Chris Turnbull
11 – Kristie McCarthy
33 – Moustafa Ardati
Coach – Michael Suffield
Assistant Coach – Peter Turnbull
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
1 – Abdullah Karim
2 – Andy Waite
3 – Simone Wheatley
4 – Ben Keyte
5 – Jacob Cross (C)
8 – Peter Dalrymple
6- Alex Scollard
Coach – Robbie Wright/Andrew Scollard
Team Mechanic – Mick Waite
Brisbane Roar FC
2 – Tristram Peters (C)
5 – Mark Warren
6 – Tom Dickson
10 – Josh Merkas
11 – Bryce Castles
25 – Brennan Smoothy
Coach – Tim Merkas
Newcastle Jets
2 – Nick Nguyen
5 – Dimitri Liolio-Davis (C)
6 – Bradley Seymour
7 – Chris Dolovski
14 – Chris Hastas
17 – James Kim
Coach – Dimitri Liolio-Davis
Sydney FC
9 – Jordan Crane
10 – Jye Mokluk
14 – Andrew Kim (C)
Melbourne City FC
4 – James North-Coombes
6 – Craig Kilby
7 – Michael Murdaca
9 – Jules North-Coombes
23 – Luke David (C)
Coach – Luke Robinson
Assistant Coach – Colin Crane
Coach – Luke David
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VARELA OUTLINES FUTSALROOS GLOBAL GOAL
By Russ Gibbs
5th November 2012. It’s a date that
will live in the memory of Australian
Futsal fans for eternity. The night that
the Futsalroos really announced
themselves on the World stage.
The 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup in
Bangkok, Thailand had begun with
a disappointing 1-9 loss to Italy which
meant that the second pool match
with Mexico at the Nimibutr Indoor
Stadium was a must win. Goals from
Tobias Seeto, Aaron Cimitle and skipper
Greg Giovenali secured a 3-1 win in
front of the worldwide TV cameras and
showed the global audience that we
could play this game too.
A lot has happened since that sticky
evening in the Thai capital, not least
the resignation of Head Coach
Steven Knight. The succession plan
was, however, fairly simple. Enter Rob
Varela, assistant coach for the FIFA
Futsal World Cup campaign and now promoted to the lead role at the Futsalroos.
“Since the World Cup we have taken part in the 2013 OFC Invitational tournament and Trans-Tasman Cup both
of which we won, have been runners up to Thailand in the AFF Championship, and in the AFC Championship
in Vietnam we reached the Quarter Finals, this was the last tournament where Steven Knight was in charge,”
Varela recalls when asked what’s been happening with the Futsalroos. “Since then we were once again winners
of the Trans-Tasman Cup in 2014 and runners up to our nemesis Thailand in the 2014 AFF Championship. In July
2015 we retained the Trans-Tasman Cup and added the inaugural Commonwealth Cup.”
It’s been a busy time for the new man at the helm as he prepares his charges for the arduous qualifying campaign
that is in place for the next FIFA Futsal World Cup to be held in Colombia later in 2016.
“It is a long process which began with the trip to New Zealand in July last year followed by the AFF tournament
which serves as a qualifier to the AFC Championship in February which is the qualifying tournament for the
2016 World Cup,” Varela confirmed. “We are under no illusions of how difficult a task it will be with many Asian
countries making great progress and becoming genuine contenders for the spots available. All this goes to
emphasise the magnitude of the achievement of the 2012 team under Steve’s coaching.
“We want to work our way through the relative qualifying tournaments to reach the ultimate goal; it would be
very nice to pick up some trophies along the way but making our way along the tournaments is where our focus
will be primarily.”
With that ultimate goal in sight the growth of the indoor game in this country has certainly been a help for Varela
in identifying talented players, particularly the burgeoning F-League and, of course, the FFA National Futsal
Championship.
“The F-League has been beneficial from the point of view that it gives players the opportunity to play under stopclock conditions, which is something that does not happen in the state based competitions,” Varela informed
us. “Also it gives them experience in travelling interstate and playing under different set ups than those they are
familiar with and obviously it exposes many more players to a higher level of competition all year round.
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There are many talented players
playing in the competition, in fact
there are too many to single out,
especially the younger ones and it
would be unfair to mention names.
We have made a point of letting
the relevant players know that their
good performances have been
noticed.
“With this in mind the FFA National
Futsal Championship plays a very
important role from the perspective
of “refreshing’ the squad since
U19’s is now the oldest age group
involved. There were a few young
boys who impressed me at the last
Nationals and three or four of them
were rewarded with invitations to
train with the squad that l to New
Zealand. That process will continue
at the tournament this year.”
Varela is a futsal aficionado and
has been involved in the game
for many years both on the inside
of the Australian camp and on the
outside as a successful coach in
local and interstate competitions.
This gives him the ideal background
to provide an insight into what issues hamper the Futsalroos in progressing as a force in the indoor game.
“Lack of international exposure to the top teams in the world is always an issue, as you don’t really know how
players who, even though performing well at domestic level, will react under the pressure of competing against
the really good national teams,” he answers honestly. “I think it is important, and necessary, that we get to play
international matches at home against quality opposition; the players and supporters have earned that right
through many years of toil across Asia and other parts of the world.”
It’s clear that Varela has a real passion for the game and the Futsalroo Head Coach is already thinking ahead. An
overall strategy encompassing player and coaching development is a must as the squad builds for challenges
in the near, and distant, future.
“Given that there is a fairly solid core to the squad, it is a question of exposing as many other players as possible
to the rigours of international futsal as we try to build on the depth of the squad,” Varela said. “Some players
thrive under that pressure and others unfortunately don’t quite perform as expected. I am looking forward to
the nice type of “headaches” of having to omit really good player from the final squad. I am looking for players
who will perform at a consistent high level in both aspects of the game, attack and defence; one-off brilliant
performances domestically, albeit exciting to watch, will not necessarily be what is needed at international level.
“Also we need a solid coaching infrastructure, and a coordinated coaching approach across the country so
when players are called into the Futsalroos squad, the National Coach, whoever he may be, can be assured
that all the players are not just familiar with but conversant with the fundamentals and the different nuances
of the sport so he just needs to work on specifics aspects and ways that he wants his team to perform. That is
already starting to happen with the advent of the AFC coaching courses; obviously we are still a fair way behind
the better countries in the world but I am sure that we will soon start to notice some changes.”
What is evident already though is that the Futsalroos are in safe hands.
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The Tournament Officials
The FFA National Futsal Championship isn’t just about the players. This week will see a number of Australia’s
finest and up-and-coming Futsal match officials take charge of the hundreds of games taking place throughout
Sydney. The opportunity to officiate at the FFA National Futsal Championships is a huge honour and can provide
a stepping stone for these match officials to further their individual representative careers.
With a number of matches scheduled across the 29 teams, split across four different venues, the referees will
have little time for rest over the course of an intensive week-long tournament.
All officials at the FFA National Futsal Championship will receive training and debriefing from a number of
experienced referee coaches also attending the tournament.
These coaches provide a valuable service to the tournament officials, being on hand at the venues to give
feedback to the officials at the conclusion of their matches and to monitor the progress of the officials across
the week in order to help them improve and take home practical refereeing tips that they can utilise throughout
their refereeing career.
The evaluation process throughout the week plays a major part in the selection process of match officials for
Finals day at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre.
2016 FFA National Futsal Championships - Tournament Officials
Male Futsal Referees
Hamish Driver-Rae (ACT)
Janush Adabjou (NSW)
Manwel Limnios (NSW)
Nathan Pitt (ACT)
Jared Katz (NSW)
Ben McCarthy (NSW)
Lachlann Driver-Rae (ACT)
Zac Hibbard (NSW)
Andrew Murray (SA)
Julian Nicholls (ACT)
Anthony Mansour (NSW)
Bez Mohammidi (SA)
Charlie Kurthi (ACT)
Lachlan Abood (NSW)
Sean Grimmond (SA)
Cameron Shelton (ACT)
Nathan McOrist (NSW)
Zac Keenan (QLD)
Duncan McLaren (ACT)
Philip Di Matteo (NSW)
Yianni Mooney (QLD)
Jonathon Moore (NSW)
Oscar Videan (NSW)
Rhys Pope (QLD)
Nicholas Backo (NSW)
Tara Brown (NSW)
Sam Turner (QLD)
Khoder Yahgi (NSW)
Mathew Wearne (NSW)
Rowhen McBride (VIC)
Kyle Hockings (NSW)
Guy Laurenceson (NSW)
Jason Wilman (VIC)
Daniel Mathie (NSW)
Hugh White (NSW)
Rod Salas (VIC)
Cameron Lee (NSW)
Kyle Johnson (NSW)
Anthony Riley (NZF)
Matthew McOrist (NSW)
Sam Blake (NSW)
Matthew Stoneman (NZF)
Adrian Brett (NSW)
Jamie Ewin (NSW)
Andrew Best (NNSW)
Female Futsal Referees
Tara Gilfillan (ACT)
Salma Aly (NSW)
Georgia Ghirardello (ACT)
Laura Hockings (NSW)
Chloe Gray (NSW)
Futsal Referee Assessors & Coaches
Robert Porritt (NSW)
Adrian Tamplin (NSW)
Scott Kidson (NSW)
Paul Jones (NSW)
Chris Colley (WA)
James Nikolaidis (ACT)
Geoff Magennis (NSW)
Darius Turner (NSW)
David Kurthi (ACT)
Ray Grima (SA)
Ryan Shepheard (NSW)
Ross Butler (QLD)
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VALENTINE SPORTS PARK
Are you looking for…
• a complete accommodation solution
for your group?
• full size grass and synthetic football
fields aligned to FIFA specifications?
• a multi-purpose indoor sports centre?
Valentine Sports Park has the capacity to
accommodate up to 192 tenants in one
period with an indoor sports centre, three
meeting/conference/function rooms, two
synthetic fields and three grass fields
on-site.
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For more information call 02 8814 4400 or visit valentinesportspark.com.au
WHAT’S ON
SYDNEY HILLS WATER WONDERLAND
26 DEC TO 26 JAN
WATERWORLD CENTRAL
BLACKTOWN INTERNATIONAL SPORTS PARK
29 DEC TO 26 JAN
The world’s largest inflatable water
theme park is coming to Bella Vista
Farm Park from 26 December - 26
January. Featuring large slides and
obstacle courses, the Sydney Hills
Water Wonderland is an affordable
family day out that will delight
young and old alike.
Waterworld is Australia’s first
mobile waterpark. There are loads
of water attractions from a 10
meter drop on the Colossal Dino
Slide, walking on water in a Zorb
to giant inflatable pools. Garb the
family and your mates and head to
Waterworld Central.
www.thehills.nsw.gov.au
www.waterworldcentral.com.au
COMMBANK PINK TEST
AUSTRALIA V WEST INDIES (SCG)
SYDNEY FESTIVAL
7 JAN TO 26 JAN
3 JAN TO 7 JAN
Music, theatre, dance, opera,
visual arts, ideas, free and family
events. It’s big. This is our city in
summer. Every January, Sydney
Festival enlivens and transforms
Sydney with a bold cultural
celebration based on the highest
quality art and big ideas.
Australia’s six-Test 2015-16
summer will include an historic
day-night Test against New
Zealand and the West Indies
touring for the marquee Boxing
Day and New Year’s Tests, which
remain in Melbourne and Sydney
respectively.
ticketek.com.au
www.sydneyfestival.org.au
WET’N’WILD SYDNEY
SYDNEY FC V NEWCASTLE JETS
The biggest and best water
theme park and home to a never
before seen range of slides
and attractions including heart
pumping thrills on the world’s
tallest double SkyCoaster.
Over 40 slides and attractions
including a whole zone dedicated
to little water adventurers and
adrenalin pumping action on some the tallest and fastest water
rides in the world, it’s so much more than a water park.
wetnwildsydney.com.au
Sat 9 Jan 2015, 5:15PM
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