Four South Australians called up to Qantas Young Socceroos

Four South Australians have been called up to the Qantas Young Socceroos upcoming 2012 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers which will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 31 October - 8 November 2011.

AIS and Qantas Joeys keeper Paul Izzo, Adelaide United National Youth League players Liam Wooding and Alan Welsh and Adelaide Galaxy keeper Nick Munro were all selected in Head Coach Jan Versleijen’s squad of 23.

Nineteen (19) members of the Qantas Young Socceroos squad have been drawn from the ranks of the Hyundai A-League clubs and National Youth League teams with Reece Caira (Aston Villa, England), Ryan Edwards (Reading FC, England), Tom King (Liverpool FC, England) and Jamie Maclaren (Blackburn Rovers, England) the four overseas based players.

Included in the squad are Terry Antonis and Jake Barker-Daish who were part of the Qantas Young Socceroos squad that recently competed at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia and Nick Ansell, Corey Brown, Connor Chapman, Paul Izzo, Tom King, Jesse Makarounas and Anthony Proia who were all members of the Qantas Joeys squad that made the Round of 16 at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.

Qantas Young Socceroos Head Coach Jan Versleijen is excited about starting a new qualification campaign after a very busy tournament schedule this year.

“It’s always good to start working with a new generation of players.

“One of the big positives is that we have a number of players within our squad who already have valuable tournament experience after they competed at World Cups this year.

“Part of our development philosophy is to expose these young players to as much international competitive football as possible.  The more exposure they have the better they develop.

“Obviously our goal for this tournament is to perform well and qualify for next year’s championship which will be the all important qualifier for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup,” concluded Versleijen.

The Qantas Young Socceroos have been drawn in Group G of the upcoming 2012 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers along with China P.R., Indonesia, Singapore and Macau. The top two teams from this group will then progress to the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship will be held from 2-17 November with the host nation to be determined on 21 November 2011. Placing at the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship will determine who will qualify for the 2013 FIFA U-20 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Turkey.

The Qantas Young Socceroos will assemble for a short training camp in Canberra on Wednesday 26 October and will depart Australia for Malaysia on Saturday 29 October to prepare for their opening match of the tournament against Singapore on 2 November, followed by Macau on 4 November, Indonesia on 6 November and finally China PR on 8 November.



Qantas Young Socceroos Squad List

2012 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

31 October - 8 November 2011

 

Player
    

Club, Country

Nicholas ANSELL
    

Melbourne Victory

Terry ANTONIS
    

Sydney FC

Jake BARKER-DAISH
    

Gold Coast United

Josh BRILLIANTE
    

Gold Coast United

Corey BROWN
    

Brisbane Roar

Reece CAIRA
    

Aston Villa, England

Connor CHAPMAN
    

Australian Institute of Sport

James DONACHIE
    

Brisbane Roar

Jack DUNCAN (gk)
    

Newcastle Jets

Ryan EDWARDS
    

Reading FC, England

Jason GERIA
    

Brisbane Roar

Curtis GOOD
    

Melbourne Heart

Paul IZZO (gk)
    

Australian Institute of Sport

Tom KING
    

Liverpool FC, England

Jamie MACLAREN
    

Blackburn Rovers, England

Jesse MAKAROUNAS
    

Perth Glory

Nick MUNRO (gk)
    

Adelaide United

Daniel PETKOVSKI
    

Sydney FC

Anthony PROIA
    

Australian Institute of Sport

Paulo RETRE
    

Melbourne Victory

Adam TAGGART
    

Perth Glory

Allan WELSH
    

Adelaide United

Liam WOODING
    

Adelaide United

 

Team Delegation

Head Coach – Jan Versleijen

Assistant Coach – Milan Blagojevic

Goalkeeper Coach – Fernando Alves

Team Manager – Chris Conti

Team Doctor – Dr Trevor Law

Head Physiotherapist – Nino La Scala

Massage Therapist – John Kobiela

Video Analysis - Peter Cklamovski

 

2012 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers

Official Match Schedule - Group G

 

All matches will be played at the MBPJ Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Team
    

P
    

W
    

D
    

L
    

F
    

A
    

GD
    

Pts

AUSTRALIA
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0

CHINA P.R.
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0

INDONESIA
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0

SINGAPORE
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0

MACAU
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0
    

0

 

Date
    

Match
    

Kick-Off

Local
    

Kick-Off AEDT

31 October 2011
    

INDONESIA
    

v
    

CHINA P.R.
    

4:00pm
    

7:00pm

31 October 2011
    

MACAU
    

v
    

SINGAPORE
    

7:30pm
    

10:30pm

02 November 2011
    

SINGAPORE
    

v
    

AUSTRALIA
    

4:00pm
    

7:00pm

02 November 2011
    

MACAU
    

v
    

INDONESIA
    

7:30pm
    

10:30pm

04 November 2011
    

AUSTRALIA
    

v
    

MACAU
    

4:00pm
    

7:00pm

04 November 2011
    

CHINA P.R.
    

v
    

SINGAPORE
    

7:30pm
    

10:30pm

06 November 2011
    

CHINA P.R.
    

v
    

MACAU
    

4:00pm
    

7:00pm

06 November 2011
    

INDONESIA
    

v
    

AUSTRALIA
    

7:30pm
    

10:30pm

08 November 2011
    

SINGAPORE
    

v
    

INDONESIA
    

4:00pm
    

7:00pm

08 November 2011
    

AUSTRALIA
    

v
    

CHINA P.R.
    

7:30pm
    

10:30pm


Time Code:

Local time = MYT = Malaysia Standard Time (UTC + 8)

AEDT = Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC + 11)