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A-League players dominate Young Socceroos squad
Young Socceroos Head Coach Paul Okon has named a 23-player squad for the upcoming AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers in Laos.
Okon has selected 15 players from Hyundai A-League clubs, four from the NPL clubs and four overseas-based players.
The news follows the announcement that A-League clubs will also lose players for the start of the 2015-16 season to Olyroos duty.
“This is the start of this group’s World Cup journey,” Okon said. “It will be a difficult challenge, especially with Japan in our group.
“We have had a number of camps and training matches together and the boys know the type of football we want to play.
“The challenge now is to perform under tournament conditions.”
The Young Socceroos will open their Group J campaign against the Philippines on Friday October 2, then Laos two days later before tackling Japan on Tuesday October 6.
The 10 group winners and five best second-placed teams will qualify for the AFC U-19 Championships while hosts Bahrain received an automatic qualification (total 16 teams).
The top 4 teams from the AFC U-19 Championship then qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017 in the Korea Republic.
Young Socceroos Squad:
Daniel ALESSI
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Adam BERRY
Central Coast Mariners
Nicholas D'AGOSTINO
Brisbane Roar FC
Caio DE GODOY
Emerging Jets Squad
Thomas DENG
Melbourne Victory
Cameron DEVLIN
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Patrick FLOTTMAN
Blacktown City (NSW)
Alusine FOFANAH
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Alex GERSBACH
Sydney FC
Thomas GLOVER
Tottenham Hotspur, England
Jordan HOLMES
AFC Bournemouth, England
Steve KUZMANOVSKI
Melbourne City FC
Daniel MARGUSH
Adelaide United
George MELLS
Adelaide United
William MUTCH
Blacktown Spartans (NSW)
Connor O'TOOLE
Seiritsu Gakuen Tokyo, Japan
Dejan PANDUREVIC
Manly United FC (NSW)
(Former CCMariner we unfortumately let go of)
Lachlan ROBERTS
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Liam ROSE
Central Coast Mariners
Mario SHABOW
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
George TIMOTHEOU
Blacktown City (NSW)
Brandon WILSON
Burnley FC, England
Liam YOULLEY
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Match Schedule – All matches to be held at the National Sports Complex Stadium in Vientiane
October 2, 2015
Australia v Philippines, 4pm (7pm (AEST)
Japan v Laos, 7pm (10pm AEST)
October 4, 2015
Philippines v Japan 4pm (8pm AEDT)
Laos v Australia 7pm (11pm AEDT)
October 6, 2015
Japan v Australia 4pm (8pm AEDT)
Philippines v Laos 7pm (11pm AEDT)
Young Socceroos Head Coach Paul Okon has named a 23-player squad for the upcoming AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers in Laos.
Okon has selected 15 players from Hyundai A-League clubs, four from the NPL clubs and four overseas-based players.
The news follows the announcement that A-League clubs will also lose players for the start of the 2015-16 season to Olyroos duty.
“This is the start of this group’s World Cup journey,” Okon said. “It will be a difficult challenge, especially with Japan in our group.
“We have had a number of camps and training matches together and the boys know the type of football we want to play.
“The challenge now is to perform under tournament conditions.”
The Young Socceroos will open their Group J campaign against the Philippines on Friday October 2, then Laos two days later before tackling Japan on Tuesday October 6.
The 10 group winners and five best second-placed teams will qualify for the AFC U-19 Championships while hosts Bahrain received an automatic qualification (total 16 teams).
The top 4 teams from the AFC U-19 Championship then qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017 in the Korea Republic.
Young Socceroos Squad:
Daniel ALESSI
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Adam BERRY
Central Coast Mariners
Nicholas D'AGOSTINO
Brisbane Roar FC
Caio DE GODOY
Emerging Jets Squad
Thomas DENG
Melbourne Victory
Cameron DEVLIN
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Patrick FLOTTMAN
Blacktown City (NSW)
Alusine FOFANAH
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Alex GERSBACH
Sydney FC
Thomas GLOVER
Tottenham Hotspur, England
Jordan HOLMES
AFC Bournemouth, England
Steve KUZMANOVSKI
Melbourne City FC
Daniel MARGUSH
Adelaide United
George MELLS
Adelaide United
William MUTCH
Blacktown Spartans (NSW)
Connor O'TOOLE
Seiritsu Gakuen Tokyo, Japan
Dejan PANDUREVIC
Manly United FC (NSW)
(Former CCMariner we unfortumately let go of)
Lachlan ROBERTS
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Liam ROSE
Central Coast Mariners
Mario SHABOW
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
George TIMOTHEOU
Blacktown City (NSW)
Brandon WILSON
Burnley FC, England
Liam YOULLEY
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Match Schedule – All matches to be held at the National Sports Complex Stadium in Vientiane
October 2, 2015
Australia v Philippines, 4pm (7pm (AEST)
Japan v Laos, 7pm (10pm AEST)
October 4, 2015
Philippines v Japan 4pm (8pm AEDT)
Laos v Australia 7pm (11pm AEDT)
October 6, 2015
Japan v Australia 4pm (8pm AEDT)
Philippines v Laos 7pm (11pm AEDT)
