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9TH - 13TH JANUARY, 2019 - SYDNEY NSW

2019

2019 FFA National Futsal Championships

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MATCH SCHEDULE

Finals Day 13th January 2019

Competition Time Team 1 Team 2 Court

U12 Boys 8:30 AM Winner Semi Final 1 Winner Semi Final 2 1

U13 Girls 8:30 AM Winner Semi Final 1 Winner Semi Final 2 2




U15 Girls 11:00 AM Winner Semi Final 1 Winner Semi Final 2 2

POWERCHAIR 12:30 PM Exhibition Match 3

U16 Boys 1:30 PM Winner Semi Final 1 Winner Semi Final 2 3

U17 Girls 2:30 PM Winner Semi Final 1 Winner Semi Final 2 3

Open AWD Mixed 3:30 PM Winner Semi Final 1 Winner Semi Final 2 3

U19 Men 4:30 PM 1st 2nd 3

Valentine Sports Park

Day First Game Starts Last Game Starts

Wednesday 10:00am 4:00pm

Thursday 9:00am 4:00pm

Friday 9:00am 4:00pm

Saturday 9:00am 2:00pm

Blacktown Leisure Centre






The Centre, Dural






Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre






Quaycentre






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VALENTINE SPORTS PARK

On behalf of the Board and management of Football Federation Australia (FFA) I would like to welcome

all players, officials and spectators to the 2019 FFA National Futsal Championships.

These National Championships are the biggest tournament under the FFA banner and not only showcase our best Futsal talent for boys and girls, men and women, we also see Athletes with a Disability and Powerchair Athletes taking part in a special exhibition match.

Futsal is an important part of the football ecosystem in Australia and not only introduces and develops footballers, it also provides an elite pathway for outstanding players to eventually represent Australia on the international stage.

Although our Men’s National Futsal Team, the Futsalroos, have had somewhat of a hiatus over the past twelve months, FFA is committed to ensuring they are appropriately supported for the upcoming AFC Futsal Championships, which serve as the qualification tournament for the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup, to be held in Lithuania.

In closing, I would like to thank our partners for their ongoing support and acknowledge the efforts of Football NSW for once again hosting the FFA National Futsal Championships. 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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BY RUSS GIBBS

TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW

As the temperatures soar outside the attention of the Australian Futsal Community turns

indoors for where the action is at its hottest – the 2019 FFA National Futsal Championship. The best of the best in each state will congregate in New South Wales for the latest edition of the fast-paced, goal-laden event with the culmination of the week, the eagerly anticipated finals day, crowning champions in ten different age groups.

The 2019 FFA National Futsal Championships will, once more, feature some exquisite skills, some sublime moments and some goals that will, quite literally, take your breath away. Year-on-year the quality never ceases to amaze with the talent from around Australia stamping their authority on what is a unique tournament.

Throughout the years some exceptional players have graced the competition and have gone on to represent their country at both the indoor and outdoor versions of the game. We await the next generation of players to showcase their individual quality and their ability to improvise and play as part of team, the fundamentals that make Futsal such an enjoyable game and one that builds confidence and skills.

Last year saw New South Wales assert their dominance on the competition once more, the perennial finalists making sure they cut a swathe through nearly all of the rest of the entrants at every age grade in stockpiling most of the trophies on offer. And yet, those clad in light blue don’t always have it their own way.

The challengers from interstate will be bound to spring a few shocks and surprises along the journey pushing the hosts to the very limit and, just maybe, ensuring that the last day of the fixture list will see some other colours raining on what, historically, has been a light blue parade.

With its compact playing area, the sport is ideal for showing the touch and control of the very best and is testing stamina wise, meaning that utilising a full squad is paramount for success. Every player who takes to the court will play an important part across a tiring week filled with twists and turns and ebbs and flows.

Welcome to the 2019 FFA National Futsal Championships, where memories are made and careers, in their infancy, can often blossom. Either way, t’s sure to be a tournament talked about for a long time to come.

2018 ROLL OF HONOUR

Age Group Champions Score Runner Up

U12 Boys Solomon Islands 6:5 FNSW Thunder

U13 Girls FNSW Thunder 3:1 FNSW Lightning

U13 Boys FNSW Thunder 6:4 FNSW Lightning

U14 Boys FNSW Thunder 6:0 FNSW Lightning

U15 Girls FNSW Country North 1:0 QLD Metro

U15 Boys Capital Football 3:1 FNSW Lightning

U16 Boys Victoria 2:0 FNSW Lightning

U17 Girls FNSW Thunder 1:0 FNSW Lightning

U19 Women FNSW Thunder 1:0 FNSW Lightning

U19 Men FNSW Thunder 3:2 FNSW Lightning

Open AWD FNSW Thunder 4:3 Capital Football



QUAYCENTRE, OLYMPIC BOULEVARDE, SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK, NSW, 2127




VENUE MAPS

QUAYCENTREOlympic Boulevarde, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW, 2127

VENUE MAP MODE 1QUAYCENTRE

Olympic Boulevarde, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW, 2127

VENUE MAP MODE 2

QUAYCENTREOlympic Boulevarde, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW, 2127

VENUE MAP: Wed 9th - Sat 13th January

SUNDAY 13TH JANUARY

WEDNESDAY 9TH - SATURDAY 12TH

SUNDAY 13TH JANUARY


VALENTINE SPORTS PARK, 235-257 MEURANTS LANE, GLENWOOD

BLACKTOWN LEISURE CENTRE, STANHOPE PARKWAY & SENTRY DRIVE, STANHOPE GARDENS

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VENUE MAPS

VALENTINE SPORTS PARK235-257 Meurants Lane, Glenwood, NSW, 2768

BLACKTOWN LEISURE CENTREStanhope Parkway & Sentry Drive,

Stanhope Gardens, NSW, 2768


THE CENTRE, 1 PELLITT LANE, DURAL

PENRITH VALLEY REGIONAL SPORTS CENTRE, HERBERT ST, CAMBRIDGE PARK, NSW, 2747


VENUE MAPS

THE CENTRE, DURALPellitt Lane, Dural, NSW, 2158

PENRITH VALLEY REGIONAL SPORTS CENTREHerbert St, Cambridge Park, NSW, 2747



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BY RUSS GIBBS

2018 RETROSPECTIVE

Blue was very much the colour at the 2017 FFA National Futsal Championships held in

Canberra, as NSW Thunder plundered seven of the available eleven titles on an epic Finals day held at the iconic Australian Institute of Sport Arena in the national Capital. The light Blues proved to be almost unbeatable across all age grades with their slick, fast-paced Futsal and clinical eye for goal setting them apart from their peers.

There was glory for others as well of course, for that is the beauty of a sport in which the best performing side doesn’t always get their just rewards. A moment of individualism, of which there were many across a memorable and excitement packed week in Canberra, brought silverware to NSW Country North, Capital Football, Victoria and the enthusiastic multi-skilled Solomon Islanders.

It was the guests from the Pacific Islands that set the tone for Finals day, a warm, often humid experience in the Arena for both players, spectators and staff alike. The U12 Boys Final kicked off proceedings with an eleven-goal thriller leaving a lot for the succeeding showpiece events to follow. The drama seemed highly unlikely when the Solomon Islands led 5-1 at the interval but the Thunder, for whom the week had brought plenty of goals, refused to bow down.

Late goals from Daanish Awaz and Rhys Youlley reduced the Solomon’s lead to a goal but, despite severe pressure, the NSW boys could not buckle the Islanders defence for a sixth time and the visitors claimed the day’s first trophy. There was a similar outcome in the U13 Girls Final, but with a more prosaic pathway as a hat-trick from Ella Abdul Massih helped Thunder see off their NSW stablemates, the Lightning, 3-1.

Doubles from Fenn Hodgson-Yu and Jake Girdwood-Reich helped the NSW Thunder U13 Boys hold on for an exciting 6-4 win over NSW Lightning in their Grand Final, the underdogs Lightning pushing their more-fancied opponents the whole way, with Clayton Taylor bagging a goal in each half for the vanquished team.

There was little trouble for the all-conquering NSW Thunder in the Boys U14 Final as they simply swamped Lightning, hammering their opponents 6-0 in an effervescent display that was widely appreciated by the watching crowd that, by this stage of Grand Final day, was building nicely ahead

of the older age grade match-ups. Stevan Stanic-Floody was at the double for the victors, as was Peter Grozocs.

In a break from the NSW Thunder dominance, the Girls U15 Final went the way of NSW Country North as a solitary goal from Brooke Kennedy, struck just before the interval, proved enough to see off the challenge of Queensland Metro. That theme continued across the Boy’s competition as local heroes, Capital Football, eased past NSW Lightning 3-1 to claim the victory in a physical contest. The outstanding Zachary Barbatano was joined on the scoresheet by Leon Michl and Nikola Jadric in the home town win.

Goals from Thomas Fogarty and Joshua Allen gave the Victorians in the crowd something to cheer about at U16 Boys level as Victoria knocked off NSW Lightening 2-0 in an even contest. Both goals came in the second half and were warmly greeted by a partisan and noisy Victorian following. Meanwhile, the Girls U17 tournament was settled by a single strike, netted by Lauren Pruscino after eleven minutes as NSW Thunder saw off Lightning in a derby.

It was Thunder who would go on to claim the big prizes as well, Ashlie Crofts’ eighth-minute goal was enough for Thunder to edge Lightning 1-0 in the U19 Women’s Grand Final whilst strikes from Carlos De Oliveira, Ahmed Sweedan and Bradon Clissold helped Thunder to a further title in the U19 Men, the undefeated side winning a wonderful finale by claiming the victory over Lightning by the odd goal in five. After leading 2-0, goals from Hayden Macerola and Joshua Ross levelled the match for Lightning only for Clissold to win it.

Without doubt however, for all those who witnessed it, the game of the day proved to be the Open Mixed AWD showdown between NSW Thunder and Capital Football. A seven-goal thriller with stunning strikes, amazing saves and blistering Futsal had the crowd purring and on the edge of their seats throughout. Only a thrilling goal from Rocco Musumeci settled it, 4-3, in favour of the heavy favourites who were pushed to the very limit by a game, and adrenalin-fuelled, home outfit.


*TEAM LISTINGS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

TEAM LISTS


1 Dylan Peraic-Cullen2 Ali Osman3 William McCloskey4 Cristian Barresi5 Hugh McGhie6 Joshua Milicevic7 Parris Bangweni8 Riley Zsuzsa9 Michael Paragalli10 Liam CookCoach: Scott O’Donell

1 Aaron Hage2 Cody Cramer3 Joshua Davison4 Fletcher Gapes5 Max Gillespie6 Joshua Surian7 Bailey Morrissey8 Jake Fattore9 Kallum Bouffler10 Dominik MakaCoach: Stanley (Robin) Hall

1 Nash Walker2 Mitchell Rust3 Max Wise4 Kai Pyyvaara5 Aru Onozuka6 Jordan Richardson7 Matthew Bensaci8 Oscar McComisky9 Zachary Roulston16 Carter BuickCoach: Bruno CannavanTeam Manager: John Buick

1 Luke Stacey 2 Joseph Garreffa 3 Samuel Guffogg 4 Blake Mammone 5 Shalin Nanayakkara 6 Sebastian Ratcliffe 7 Jaxon Taylor-Williams 8 Nicholas Vatenos 9 Cooper Wellington 12 Sebastian Zajaczkowski Coach: Benjamin Howard Team Manager: Marie Irrgang

1 Caleb Ashton2 Leo Latter3 Ankith Revaiah4 Tiago Quintal5 Andre Rizgalla6 Evangelos Kalamvokis7 Thomas Hynes8 Lucas Ilijanic9 Junaid CodmaniCoach: Jamie Dib

1 Zane Ban2 David Csontos3 Ben Michael4 Santiago Flores5 Daniel Bennie6 Taylor Wright7 Benjamin Heppenstall8 Nicholas Pereira9 Dean Smythe10 Gert PrinslooCoach: Salv TodaroTeam Manager: Tanya Kruck

1 Thomas Ebourne 2 Ali Al Hakeem 3 Mitchell Betterman 4 Brody Burkitt 5 Luca Fabrizio 6 Fabian Grelli 7 Luka Dobrovolski 8 Hussein Naji 9 Ruben Lawrie 12 Luca Schiava Coach: Leonardo Silva Team Manager: Liber Milans

1 George Frousalias2 Sebastian Mileto3 Ethan Di Giacomo4 Mikah Chilas5 Lucas Novaretti6 Ryan Molnar7 Connor Smith8 Evan Ilijanic9 Jordan Carle10 Kristian MijicCoach: Danny Beauchamp

Peter Haro Koroimae2 Junior Solomon 3 Charles Kinole 4 Jayroll Patty5 Allen Taloga6 Abraham Junior Iniga 7 Junior Lesley8 Jayden Henry Lamani9 Kenwood Boe Konofilia10 Sanjay Beuka Coach: Dickson Kadau Coach: Sina Darowane SiosiManager: Luke MontgomeryManager: Daniel Polkinghorne

U12 BOYS CAPITAL FOOTBALL

U12 BOYS FNSW COUNTRY

U12 BOYS QUEENSLAND METRO

U12 BOYS FFSA BLUE

U12 BOYS FNSW LIGHTNING

U12 BOYS WA BLACK SWANS

U12 BOYS FFSA RED

U12 BOYS FNSW STORM

U12 BOYS SOLOMON ISLANDS



TEAM LISTS

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1 Kate Pelle2 Cameron Janssen3 Bree Lyons4 Mischa Northeast5 Eliza-Jane Norris6 Tegan Bertolissio7 Claire Foley8 Christina Kiceec9 Ruby Lloyd10 Maddison SwatridgeCoach: Mark Nestovic

1 Georgia Ritchie2 Bessie Riethmuller3 Charli Gregson4 Kiara Meza5 Jada Lamond6 Luella Coleman7 Ella Palframan8 Audrey McLaren9 Reilly Yuen10 Tiarna RubertoCoach: Eddie Senatore

1 Ivana Rozman2 Emily Brewster3 Leah Burton4 Chelsea Barton5 Adelaide Wyrzynski6 Avaani Prakash7 Alexia Saltirov8 Donelle Moore9 Milly Boughton10 Chloe TserosCoach; Peter Nowakowski

1 Michael Vonja2 Hur Ali Doostizadah3 Ethan Fox4 Giani Galanos5 Lucas Green6 Luke Lazos7 Orlando Lopez8 Aiden McGrath9 James Parissis10 Hiru WeerasingheCoach: Dietmar SchaffnerTeam Manager: Harry Parker

1 Isabella Calvanese 2 Ruby De Pieri 3 Sian Dewey 4 Stella Dracopoulos 5 Jonti Fisher 6 Mikayla Librandi 7 Ailin Marshall 8 Florence Russell 9 Claire Scarpin 12 Libby Davy Coach: Gary McGrath Team Manager: Alexia Scalzi

1 Thea Draganova2 Ella Abdul Massih3 Tahlia Voskanian4 Alice Thompson5 Daniella Naeimi6 Abigail Saba7 India Breier8 Chantelle Maniti9 Alessandra Valle10 Kyara O’BrienCoach: Harrison Bagot

1 James Cheung2 Michael Georgakopoulos3 Samuel Grella4 Ben Jackson5 Theodore Limberis7 Edward Oliver8 Joseph Pezzano9 Baqir Rahimi10 Benjamin SilvaCoach: Michael SchaffnerTeam Manager: David Broadbent

1 Halle Eick2 Tara Cousins3 Ruby Daniluck4 Josie Allan5 Alisha Ingrey6 Zoe Karipidis7 Amber Ford8 Saffron Grass9 Shanti Stuart10 Grace KingettCoach: Daniel Campbell

U13 GIRLS FNSW LIGHTNING U13 GIRLS FNSW THUNDERU13 GIRLS FNSW COUNTRY NORTH

U13 GIRLS FFSAU13 GIRLS FNSW COUNTRYU13 GIRLS CAPITAL FOOTBALL

U12 BOYS FV RANGERSU12 BOYS FV MAGICU12 BOYS FNSW THUNDER

1 Samuel Haythornthwaite2 Oliver Randazzo3 Leandro Carle4 Peter Marinos5 Wataru Kamijo6 Hugo Mezei7 Mansour Elmasri8 Stefan Simonoski9 Sebastian Hayward10 Dean PlessasCoach: Oscar Gonzalez



TEAM LISTS


1 Kaitlin McCormack2 Charlie Gibson3 Josie Rowell4 Grace Hampson5 Sariah Downman6 Olivia Camage7 Kathryn Sherar8 Jemma-Dee Allen9 Maya Wiltsche16 MacKenzie NielsenCoach: Paul OwenTeam Manager: Samantha Owen

1 Ashton Rinaldo 2 Ethan Allison 3 Juan Cruz Arrua 4 Daniel Borg 5 Gabriel Bowering 6 Owen Bowering 7 Cael Green 8 Kacper Nowicki 9 Asher Nye 12 Angus Lockhart Coach: Michael Gallagher Team Manager: Firas Shahin

2 Kobe Tavares3 Noah Hunter4 Noah Tracey5 Hugh Jenkins6 Kian Koopelian7 Jarvis Marat8 Aswin Gurung9 Bryce Falepau10 Jai WhittonCoach: Andrew Fearnley

1 Jack McCay2 Noah Cook3 Dylan Di Toro4 Danysh Taufik5 William Hocking6 Stanley Brown7 Lutfil Hadi Afandi8 Samuel Lawless9 Fletcher Reid10 Roberto SalasCoach: Victor BraunerTeam Manager: Osric Powell

1 Summer Justham 2 Liam D’Aloia 3 John-Luke Gagliardi 4 Thomas George 5 Lennox Gibson 6 Yianni Linardakis 7 Luca Schmitt 8 James O’Toole 9 Koji Tamakuni-Keast 12 Calen McCormick Coach: Neil Styles Team Manager: Isabella Ricciardi

1 Nicholas Khoury2 Tyler Beric3 Taye Hedley4 Xavier Bertoncello5 William Eick6 Kayden Soper7 Harry Peek8 Riley Vanharen9 Jerome AbrahamsCoach: Gabriel Abdala

1 Sebastian Arranz2 Angus Pitkin3 James Northcote4 Joshua Hedditch5 Max Trushell7 Thomas Hundy8 Thomas Larkham9 Harley HarrisCoach: Mark O’NeillCoach: Philip Booth

1 Connor Gargoulo2 Saxon Hillyer3 Ben Stander4 Corey Cronin5 James Hampton6 William McIntosh7 Kyah Williams8 Joseph Hatem9 William Miranda10 Christian MarjanovicCoach: Brett Hewit

1 Ruby Samild2 Amelia Bingley3 Madeline Cook4 Neah Ascott5 Aggela Dimos6 Niki Galanos7 Katia Martin8 Bianca Sguario9 Charlotte Tsitas10 Bella VanzoCoach: Liesl WoodsTeam Manager: Jordyn Nelson


U13 BOYS WA BLACK SWANSU13 GIRLS QLD METRO

U13 BOYS FFSA BLUE U13 BOYS FFSA RED

U13 BOYS FNSW STORM U13 BOYS FNSW CONTRY NORTHU13 BOYS FNSW COUNTRY

U13 GIRLS FV



TEAM LISTS

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1 Max Vartuli2 Connor Stamatis3 Rhys Youlley4 William Faulder5 Zane Schreiber6 Adrian Pini7 Daanish Awaz8 Maisam Awaz9 Kensuke Oka10 Steven KriezisCoach: Brett Hewit

1 Jack Bates-Brownsword 2 Alex Griffiths 3 Angus McPharlin 4 Braxton Meinel 5 Matthew Ortmann 6 Francesco Schimizzi 7 Ryley Schroeder 8 Jai Shipton 9 William Smith 12 Henry Page Coach: Stephen Garden Team Manager: Emilio Librandi

1 Damian Barbanera2 Abdul-Rahman Ayad3 Oliver Holland4 Edan Bavelock5 Michael Guerra6 Xavier Fernandez7 Aston Askew8 James Georgiou9 Felix McArthur10 Luke MensinkCoach: Joshua PulvirentiTeam Manager Stephen Gustus

1 Kyle Hasell2 Jamie Bucat3 Joshua Bosevski4 Cameron Reid5 Clayton Jones6 Ricardo Lino7 Ben Henley8 Luke McLaren9 Ivan Montana10 Benjamin ThorpeCoach: Alex HerreraTeam Manager: Clive Wokum

1 Liem O’Donohue 2 Liam Overall 3 Ned Styles 4 Ryan Diamantis 5 Joshua Swan 6 Jacob Jones 7 Sebastian Tuohy 8 Adrian Duffy 9 Daniel Bradshaw-Scott 12 Samuel Crouch Coach: Christopher Higgins Team Manager: Mitchell Higgins

1 Nicholas Stevens2 Noah Maieroni3 Elijah Eustace4 Liam Tan5 Jack Maher6 Nathan Cort7 Cristian Cartisano8 Bailey Brandtman9 Kaidin Dawson16 Luke DebnamCoach: Mohammad ReghabiTeam Manager:Mitchell Bridge

1 Callan Amey2 Ethan Yuen3 Cassidy Tanddo4 Matej Busek5 Daniel Anderson6 Noah Fior7 Noah Logan8 Deacon Palombi9 Bradley MaloneCoach: Mark O’NeillCoach: Philip Booth

U14 BOYS FFSA REDU14 BOYS FFSA BLUE



U13 BOYS QLD METRO

U13 BOYS FVU13 BOYS FNSW THUNDER

1 James Khan2 Caden Penniket3 Ethan Benigno4 Luke Broderick5 Alexander Kiers6 Maxx Demerutis7 Dyce Robertson8 Diesel Herrington9 Samuel Keogan16 Connor DamsmaCoach: Scott PrickettTeam Manager;Russell Prickett

U14 BOYS QLD METRO

1 Jai Wright2 Cameron Duong3 Lucas Lesar4 George Papadakis5 Leonardo Maksimovich6 Sebastian Kiceec7 Toby Dance8 Abdulrahman Ajaj9 Benjamin Caroutas10 Flynn HorleyCoach: Jordan Guerreiro




TEAM LISTS


1 Hudson Boatswain2 James Batshon3 Matthew Cassidy4 Nathan Della Libera5 Joshua Hooker6 Lachlan Carty7 Logan Gordan8 Liam Coulson-Knight9 William English10 Toby PriestmanCoach: Mark Cotter

1 Jack Oliver2 Angus Angelatos3 Gerry Angelatos4 Joshua De Leo5 Jack Doulgeridis6 Joseph Feldman7 Matthew Gibbons8 Michael Hynes9 Mark Kihara10 Leon MartinCoach: Kon KyranakisTeam Manager: Tolga Akturk

1 Hunter Strudwick 2 Natalie Frantzis 3 Emily Gale 4 Mia McGranaghan 5 Sophie McGrath 6 Hayley Needs 7 Julia Paneras 8 Charly Phillips 9 Nicola Scalzi 10 Madison Phillips Coach: Tony Mansueto Team Manager: Jeanette Chappel

1 Emlyn Cross2 Byron Kay3 Matthew Brewster4 Alvin-John Khoshaba5 Lucas Kotevski6 Benjamin Georgievski7 William Arnold8 Callum Powell9 Hamza Sweedan10 Andrew ParkinCoach: Ferdinand Maniti

1 Indianna Casilli2 Taneesha Baker3 Jordyne Dale4 Natasha Tanner5 Kahlina Rojas6 Erin Hannaway7 Claudia Hocking8 Molly Lenton9 Daisy McAllister10 Lalayna RichardsonCoach: Jess SardiTeam Manager: Garry Church

1 Lilly Thomas2 Renee Houliaras3 Zoe Anderson4 Mia Domine5 Felicity McNeill6 Olivia Mitchell7 Kiara Holyoake-Caceda8 Lucca Taylor9 Lucia White10 Ryna PrasadCoach: Ernesto Bivona

1 Dimitri Makapagkal2 Daniel Bosnich3 Marcus Mallard4 Jake Girdwood-Reich5 Clayton Taylor6 Joseph Calusic7 Dylan Gil8 Stefano Rossello9 Jett McCue-Shore10 Edan WalkerCoach: Steven Tzanakes

1 Jayla Murphy2 Meg Roden3 Tayla Hampson4 Aurelia Haynes5 Paige Gregson6 Teah Hayes7 Stefi Lejins8 Ayla Robertson9 Jade Brown10 Jenny HillCoach: John Jiggins

1 Joshua Moore2 Oliver MacNair3 Joshua Lyons4 Jack Page5 Taye Power-O’Toole6 Kobie Close7 Brad Da Silva8 Silas Barberie9 Samson Lucas10 Jonathan MulhearnCoach: Michael Babic

U15 GIRLS FNSW STORMU15 GIRLS FFSA

U14 BOYS FV U15 GIRLS WA BLACK SWANS

U15 GIRLS CAPITAL FOOTBALL

U14 BOYS FNSW THUNDER

U14 BOYS FNSW LIGHTNINGU14 BOYS FNSW COUNTRY WHITEU14 BOYS FNSW COUNTRY BLUE



TEAM LISTS

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2 Mia Bales3 Leah O’Hagan4 Amy Parkinson5 Kimberly Trappett6 Emma Bates7 Leia Puxty8 Alannah Russell9 Chloe Smith10 Annabella ThorntonCoach: Ryan CampbellAsst Coach: Winston OkuTeam Manager: Lija Turner Carroll

1 Emma Olsen2 Tate Ascott3 Erica Brown Yamada4 Inez Comerford5 Ondine Giummarra6 Sydney James7 Skylar Munyard8 Sophie Vosnidis9 Taylor James12 Sacha KennaCoach: Rebecca DaviesTeam Manager: Hanna Gutkin

1 Jason De Gier2 Aidan Milicevic3 Bailey Sorenson4 William Buckmaster5 Sebastian Woods6 Riley Brown7 Daniel Galic8 Maxx Green9 Michael Galic10 Callum Cook11 Luca FlorezCoach: Zdravko MilicevicAsst Coach: Brady Nixon

1 Jessica Rocchetto2 Aurelia Collins3 Keira Danes4 Peyton Crye5 Madeleine Malone6 Pene Bonovas7 Bronte Connolly8 Claudia Cicco9 Clare Holder10 Bianca MusumeciCoach: Melanie Keith

1 Keva Culkin2 Candice Lavis3 Georgia McNamara4 Serenity Thake5 Annika Paulsen6 Abby Vester7 Maya Woodcock8 Amaliah Mangungu9 Jaimee Taylor10 Elly RowellCoach: Connor GeorgeTeam Manager: Jaye-Marie Finocchiaro

1 Lachlan Nottle 2 Lachlan Hewson 3 Enock Ipassou 4 Latphar Leon Lomloy 5 Panashe Madanha 6 William Mitev 7 Mohammad Mohtashami 8 Keshav Shrestha 9 Alexander Tsimopoulos Coach: Cristiano Dos Santos Rodrigues Team Manager: Michelle Tsimopoulos

U15 BOYS FFSAU15 BOYS CAPITAL FOOTBALL

U15 GIRLS FV U15 GIRLS QLD METRO

1 April Lewis2 Estelle Fragale3 Tara Baudana4 Gisella Pipino5 Darcey Malone6 Scarlet Thomas7 Amelia Savetta8 Olivia Schembri9 Bryleeh Henry10 Amity JacksonCoach: Demelza Howard

1 Brennan Bragg2 James Toth3 Sacha Drew4 Jacob Forsyth5 Baden Gray6 Carl Jankowitz7 Sebastian Casilli8 Jake Pinto9 Kylan Watson19 Henry WyldeCoach: Miguel De La FuenteTeam Manager: Clive Wokum


U15 GIRLS FNSW THUNDER

U15 GIRLS FNSW LIGHTNINGU15 GIRLS FNSW COUNTRY NORTH

1 Sian Johnson2 Zoe Peters3 Cushla Rue4 Amelia Sargeant5 Kate Duffy6 Luella Boulton7 Tess Vaccari8 Casey Johnson9 Bronte Wright10 Ebony Warner-ChilstoneCoach: Samuel Gray

U15 GIRLS FNSW COUNTRY



TEAM LISTS


1 Tarkan Calay2 Thomas Dunn4 Joonas McDermott5 Jonathan Codemo6 William Polkinghorne7 Alexander Robinson8 Cooper Stormonth9 Kai Watts10 Corey HedgesCoach: Adam Scimone

1 George Gee2 Cameron Deguara3 Kaidyn Wright4 Jordan Ford5 Fenn Hodgson-Yu6 Reynen Lancaster7 Joshua Cole8 Jared Macerola9 Justin Chan Frias10 Vasos KartambisCoach: Charlie Mellino

1 Jason Quintiliani2 Ryan Ellison3 Liam Ellison4 Ramtin Ghassemifar5 Sebastian Hooshangian6 Daniel McMullan7 Khairulanwar Afandi8 Joel Di Toro9 Marko Bulatovic10 Benjamin MikhaelCoach: Wazeem OmarTeam Manager: Garry Church

1 Ross Skiadaresi2 Lee Thoroughgood3 Gustav Soerensen4 Dean Skiadaresis5 Joel Bertolissio6 James Oliver Khoury7 Dylan Kanjo8 Corby Fowler9 Joshua Field10 Tomas ButkovicCoach: Lachlan Wright

1 Julian Kowalczyk 2 Jonathan Kasmeridis 3 Abou Keita 4 Aiden Le 5 Mitchell Miller 6 Ned Poole 7 Bradley Ramsey 8 Sam Styles 9 Jordan Velthuizen-Kuchel 12 Nicholas Devlin Coach: David Nye Team Manager: Allison Griffiths

U16 BOYS FFSA

U16 BOYS WA BLACK SWANSU15 BOYS QLD METRO


U15 BOYS FV

U15 BOYS FNSW LIGHTNINGU15 BOYS FNSW COUNTRY

1 Luc Evans2 James Athanasopoulos3 Nivan Gill4 Joshua Jackson5 Francis Mah6 Antoni Mamos7 Christopher Markovski8 Omar Saadeedine9 Hamza Soueid10 Adam Walker11 Billy Diplaros14 Gus CurrieCoach: Kogulan SabaratnamTeam Manager: Jake Ten Hacken

1 Gabriel Murray2 Jacob Lombardo3 Patrick Simpson4 James Connolly5 Ethan Leighton6 Julio Da Silva7 Joshua Thomas8 Asobasi Wilberforce9 Godwill Ago Thomas-Remijo16 Joshua MorwoodCoach: George LethbridgeTeam Manager: Rafael De Lima

1 Jack Hunter2 Lachlan Strahan3 Mitchell Cooper4 Benjamin Hurley5 Oliver Park6 Luca Ross7 Reece Preston8 Kye Halloway9 Jadyn Slater10 Harrison SaundersCoach: Callum Christie

U16 BOYS FNSW COUNTRY

1 Carlos Barriga2 Benjamin Nguyen3 Nicholas Bakopoulos4 Connor Hewit5 Cody Peluso6 Jacob Tanevski 7 Samuel Tzanakes8 Cooper Halfpenny9 Milos Anic10 Riley Nicholl Coach: Raffaele Capasso




TEAM LISTS

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1 Emma Vandervelde2 Lara Bosnich3 Ella Goodwin4 Isabella Said5 Victoria Martin6 Maryam Mostaghimi7 Laura Montiel8 Vesna Milivojevic9 Heidi Caspers10 Chantelle SymesCoach: Mark Cotter

1 Todd Nicolopoulos2 Adam Ayad3 Marcus Fernandez4 Louis Hasapis5 Abdulbaari Hussein6 Loukman Khodr7 James Norbury8 Daniel Triantopoulos9 Sebastian Wickert12 Andre MarkovCoach: Jaroslav DedicTeam Manager: Jalal Soueid

1 Sally James2 Stella De Marco3 Lily Martens4 Ella-Rose Brown5 Ellen Brown6 Bronte Pyke7 Stephanie Hedditch8 Maria Pachi9 Lucy D’Arcy10 Alex McKenzieCoach: Nicholas Van Aalst

1 Connor Robinson2 Kieran Lord3 Jordan Zappala4 Benjamin Bordin5 Connor Demerutis6 Max Horvath7 Luke O’Brien8 Owain Myers9 Drew Boylan16 Bryn GriggCoach: Jeremy StewartTeam Manager: Justin Morrison

1 Konstantina Theodorakos 2 Gabriella Demarco 3 Annie Green 4 Kiara Librandi 5 Millie Scott 6 Jessica Signoriello 7 Amber-May Smith 8 Ellie Sparrow 9 Zoe Tolland 12 Erin Murphy Coach: Antonio Scalzi Team Manager: Sharee McNamara

1 Josh Winckle2 Jacob Debien3 Rocco Mellino4 Giovanini Pannuccio5 Jack Herdman6 Peter Politis7 Peter Grozos8 Noah Vidler9 Tyson Black10 Sasha ChilasCoach; Bobby Mazevski

1 Lateisha Wilkins2 Sarah Holland3 Izabella Milen4 Dominique Spampinato5 Lucy Rowell6 Madison Lockwood7 Chloe Hutton8 Estella Mazzoni9 Isabelle Harris16 Talia HuffakerCoach: Craig LockwoodTeam Manager: Samantha Edwards

1 Emma Racz2 Lucy Berryman3 Tia Lyons4 Sophie Emery5 Kiarnie Latham6 Rosie Sullivan7 Taniesha Angelkovski9 Breanna McCormack10 Jordan WeizmanCoach: Candace Lim

U17 GIRLS FNSW THUNDERU17 GIRLS FNSW COUNTRY

U17 GIRLS FFSAU17 GIRLS CAPITAL FOOTBALL

U16 BOYS FV U16 BOYS QLD METRO

U17 GIRLS QLD METRO


1 Ashley Purcell2 Gemma Gray3 Abbey Lemon4 Chloe Gordon5 Greta Kraszula6 Natalie Vukovic7 Rachel Bagot8 Caitlin Orridge9 Monique Holder10 Luisa RocchettoCoach: Tiana Gauci

U17 GIRLS FNSW LIGHTNING



TEAM LISTS


1 Rex Pollock2 Jack Greenland3 Kaelan Debbage4 Rhys Buick5 Jack Bolton6 Oliver Blackmore7 Jez Lofthouse8 Tomas Croft9 Connor Lewis10 Jake Tipaldo11 Taj Hudson16 Jakob DamsmaCoach: Yoel JogionoTeam Manager: Michael McCone

1 Liam Polinsky2 Mitchell Ward3 Emmanuel Tzanakes4 Eden Caudwell5 Euan Thum-Davidson6 Ethan De Melo7 Michael Borg8 Timothy Scott9 Thomas Quilligan10 Oskar BeckCoach: Miles Downie

2 Hannah Jones3 Brooke Kennedy4 Rachel Duffin5 Josie Morley6 Yasmin Popovic7 Bella-Jade Carlisle8 Brianna Trappett9 Chelsea Williams10 Tiahna RobertsonCoach: Kerry Conquest

1 Jeremy Reed2 Nicholas Boyd3 Max Peters4 Sebastian Arancibia5 Hamish Inglis6 Cameron Jeffery7 James Lowe8 Thomas Lynch9 Matias Burns 10 Gareth VeitchCoach: Douglas McKenzie

1 Jack Vandervelde2 Andrew Holder3 Santino Swanson Manuel4 Ali Ahmadi5 Luis Ferreira6 Declan Cotter7 Alexander Purves8 Jayden Smileski9 Lucas Rainbird10 Mitchell TranCoach: Jamie Amendolia

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U19 MEN FNSW LIGHTNINGU19 MEN FNSW THUNDER

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3 Brodie Leslie4 Hayden Hill6 George Kearnes7 Zane Cornelius8 Timothy Dixon11 Bradley O’Neill-Geeves12 Justin Nilon 13 Alan Dengate14 Jessica Holmes16 Melissa PhillipsCoach: Steven OckerbyTeam Manager: Lorna Wilson

OPEN AGE AWD MIXED

1 Cameron Gudgeon2 Andrew Hoatson3 Adam Cunningham4 Mark Olivieri5 Patrick Heath Jeffery6 Christian Valeri7 Jason Richard Driscoll8 Adrian ArayaCoach: Bernie ToAssistant Coach: Greg HibberdTeam Manager: Merryn Brown

1 Nathan Whalen2 Patrick Mitchell3 Goki Saito4 Blake Eagleson6 Rocco Musumeci7 Craig Muhlbock8 Bradley Southwell9 Dion Kalogiros10 Katelyn SmithCoach: Greg Brown

1 Xavier White2 Dylan Cotton3 Jamin Wilson-Eglinton4 Paul Leikas 5 Jordy Henderson Ross6 Rhys Baker7 Samuel Mills8 Bradley Bettens9 Eric Melton10 Kosta Katianos-NemesCoach: Igor Ferrari NegraoTeam Manager: Amanda Warren

2 Cameron Brazier3 Joshua Long4 Trent Warner5 Liam Glavas6 Adrian Visscher7 Adam Knust8 Jayden Mason9 Abigayle Gabriel-MettaCoach: Trudy BartlettAssistant Coach: Troy DoolanTeam Manager: Lisa Somerville

1 Philip Nicholson2 John Ruiz3 Michael Dooley4 David Evans6 Alexander Hernandez7 Michael Wade8 Sara Fezzuoglio9 Harry Woodhouse10 Rodney AfifCoach: Danny Obradors

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FNSW LIGHTNING

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.

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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 multiple 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 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 the Grand Final day.

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MALE FUTSAL REFEREES

Thomas Gellatly ACT Jackson Tippett ACT Fergus White ACT

Jonathan Elkazzi NSW Jamie Ewin NSW Owen Ferguson NSW

Rowan Fisher NSW Charbel Geha NSW Nicholas Gongolidis NSW

Kyle Hockings NSW Melik Ibrahim NSW Cameron Lee NSW

Manwel Limnios NSW Anthony Mansour NSW Jake McCahon NSW

Ky Nishimura-Smirthwaite NSW Joel Perry NSW Mitchell Renton NSW

Jake Rose NSW Blake Sanchez-Cruz NSW Alex Valiente NSW

Riad Wazzi NSW Matthew Wearne NSW Luke Adams QLD

Dion Bradley QLD Jack Powers QLD Noah Reynolds QLD

Sam Turner QLD Declan Woods QLD Adam Cooper VIC

Thomas Bury NSW Nicholas Backo NSW Mitchell Battistel NSW

Alireza Cheshmeh VIC Luqman Alshammary VIC Scott Boon ACT

Pierre Brown NSW

FEMALE FUTSAL REFEREES

Hope O'Leary ACT Bianca Hogan NSW Mary Hubeek VIC

Caroline Fulton NSW Esther Perry NSW Selen Santoro NSW

Laura Hockings NSW Naveh Dvir Ovadia (VIC)

FUTSAL REFEREE ASSESSORS & COACHES

Cameron Shelton ACT Khaled Aly NSW Bruce Bailey NSW

Paul Jones NSW Adrian Tamplin NSW Zac Keenan QLD

Ross Butler QLD

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POWERCHAIR FOOTBALL

Powerchair Football continues to grow rapidly both in New South Wales and

around the country.

Our Sydney competition continues to go from strength to strength, with the Newcastle Jets winning this year’s title on the final day with a victory over challengers Sydney FC in September. The Western Sydney Wanderers also reached the final of the Australian Club Championships, narrowly going down to the Brisbane Roar. New South Wales were also runners-up at the National Titles held in Brisbane in October, with Queensland once again claiming the title in a tight Grand Final 4-3.

Our Development Squad continues to grow and develop, with several new athletes also playing in the Premier League competition. The Development Squad also had their first team trip in November, travelling to Canberra for a development event. They claimed a 2-0 victory over the Canberrans to end the trip. These athletes show just how exciting the future is for Powerchair Football. As with the Premier League families, this trip gave the younger players a chance to develop as players, but also to have their parents mingle with other parents and entrench the ideal of the Powerchair Football family. Football has become a real lightning rod to the players and the families and we would welcome any other interested families to give us a call.

Following on from Australia reaching the semi-finals in the 2017 World Cup in Florida for the first time, Australia has also been awarded the hosting rights for the 2021 FIPFA World Cup, to be held in Sydney. This is an amazing achievement, showing just how far the sport has progressed since reaching our shores not even a decade ago. The world’s best athletes will be here in our own backyard for the culmination of many years of hard work. Football NSW have pledged their full support to the Cup, and we are working with them on the World Cup Organising Committee.



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FEATURE STORY

WHY PLAY FUTSAL?

Mastering football is a difficult beast. Most of you taking the time to read this article will be

more than aware of that. You might be a young player just beginning in the game, a gnarled veteran of many an on-field battle, a fresh-faced eager coach filled with exuberance and new ideas, or a grizzled old war-horse who has been around the blocks and absorbed an extortionate amount of knowledge. Whichever it may be, you’re more than likely still learning.

And that’s because that’s what football does. It continually teaches and is always evolving. What’s new and innovative today will, no doubt be superseded by some other school of thinking and analysis tomorrow. But there does seem to be one constant throughout the last decade, and one that some areas seem reluctant to embrace. The role of Futsal in developing more rounded individuals.

So, what is it about this small-sided version of the sport that makes it so revered throughout the majority of the professional game? Well, for start, its fun! And isn’t fun that what drives people to be

playing any sport or past-time in the first instance? If it wasn’t fun, we wouldn’t do it, would we? But don’t take my word for it.

“I play soccer, but Futsal will always be what I enjoy most,” says Cristiano Ronaldo, five times winner of FIFA’s Ballon d’Or as World Player of the Year. “My time In Futsal was incredible and decisive in my life. All players should learn to play soccer by playing Futsal. During my childhood in Portugal, all we played was Futsal. The small playing area helped me improve my close control, and whenever I played Futsal, I felt free. If it wasn’t for Futsal, I wouldn’t be the player I am today.” Apparently, that guy knows a thing or two about football as well as over 500 career goals testifies.

Futsal isn’t just for giggles though, although enough recreational players of the game will tell you that is more than enough. The sport helps develop stars of tomorrow and can be a massively important coaching tool when used correctly and as a means to an end in association with further training. It can be, and is, a fantastic learning tool.

The smaller spaces, confined area and smaller goals, mean that participants need to move quicker, be more perceptive of space, get more touches on the ball and are constantly involved when on the court. Indeed, there is no place to hide on the Futsal court and it’s a place where talent can be freely expressed whilst nurturing the fundamentals that will make foe a better player.

“In Soccer and Futsal you must find a solution before the ball arrives,” Leo Beenhakker, famously coach of Dutch giants Feyenoord and the National Team Manager of Poland from 2006-2009 commented. “Everything is faster in the head now, so you have less time to think so Futsal is the best way of learning the game. Young players in particular can learn a huge amount from Futsal.”

Beenhakker’s not the only one that thinks that way either. Spanish duo Andres Iniesta and Xavi bossed the midfield for club, FC Barcelona, and country, Spain, during the last decade racking up medals and trophies and basically winning everything there was to win including the pinnacle of it all – the FIFA World Cup.

“Soccer and Futsal have a lot in common,” Iniesta, who won 131 caps for his country and represented Spain at U15, U16, U17, U19 and U21, said when



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talking about the game. “They share mastering the ball, combining and making quick decisions. I think Futsal is a fun sport, but also difficult because it is so intense.”

“In Soccer you can’t always identify talent since soccer can be more physical,” his teammate for club and country Xavi, equally as decorated with 133 caps, commented. “In Futsal you notice the small details in quality, class and tactical understanding.” It’s perhaps no surprise that Spain are considered one of the World’s pre-eminent Futsal nations being one of only three nations to win the FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Argentina were the latest to add their name to the list, winning the 2016 edition in Colombia, a tournament in which our own Futsalroos stood tall being controversially denied a place in the Round of 16 by a rogue handball decision that did not fall in their favour in their final group match with Ukraine.

Both Spain and Argentina joined the Futsal Masters, Brazil, as winners of the competition with the proud creators of Joga Bonito having laid their hands on the top prize no less than five times. Indeed, of the eight FIFA Futsal World Cup Finals, Brazil have taken part in six. The Brazilians, of course, produce

more than their fair share of superstar talent with the best of the best extolling the virtues of Futsal.

“Futsal is extremely important for kids developing skills and understanding,” the former Barcelona and Paris St. Germain star Ronaldinho said. “My touch and dribbling come from playing Futsal. A lot of the moves I make originate from Futsal. It’s played in a very small space, and the ball control is different in the game. And to this day my ball control is pretty similar to a Futsal player’s control.”

If that wasn’t enough to convince you of the benefits of Futsal, perhaps some words from Lionel Messi might be. The pint-sized Argentinean genius, who has broken record after record in a glittering career, had this to say of the sport he doted on as a young up-and-coming player with Newell’s Old Boys in his homeland. “As a little boy in Argentina, I played Futsal on the streets and for my club. It was tremendous fun, and it really helped me become who I am today.”

Whilst some things in football will undoubtedly change in the future, it is a certainty that the fertile breeding ground of the Futsal court will continue to produce and nurture the stars of tomorrow.

BY RUSS GIBBS

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