Melbourne City FC Youth

Last updated

Melbourne City Youth
Full nameMelbourne City Football Club Youth
Nickname(s)City Youth
Founded2011;13 years ago (2011)
Ground City Football Academy
Youth Head Coach Alessandro Diamanti
League Victoria Premier League 1
A-League Youth
2024 5th of 14
Website http://www.melbournecityfc.com.au

Melbourne City Football Club Youth is the youth system of Melbourne City Football Club based in Cranbourne East, Melbourne. The youth team plays in the Victoria Premier League 1, the second tier of Victorian football in Australia and the hiatus A-League Youth competition. The club also fields under-21s, under-18s, and three other academy teams within the NPL Victoria system.

Contents

History

Early years (2011–2014)

The team was founded in 2011 as Melbourne Heart Youth, the season after their senior side Melbourne City (then known as Melbourne Heart FC), made their A-League debut. The inaugural manager was John Aloisi before he accepted the role as head manager at the end of the 2011–12 season. From 2012 onwards, Joe Palatsides had been the manager. The youth team's first match was played in the 2011–12 against local rivals Melbourne Victory in a 2–0 win at John Cain Memorial Park. [1]

Entry into National Premier Leagues (2014–2018)

On 7 November 2014, it was confirmed that Melbourne City would compete in the NPL Victoria 1 competition from the 2015 season onwards. The team consists mainly of Melbourne City's youth team, which also competes in the A-League Youth. [2] On top of this, Melbourne City opted to send a U-20 team to enter the concurrently-run development-level U-20 NPL league competition. [3]

The team finished on top of the table of the 2014–15 National Youth League, tied with Brisbane Roar FC Youth on both points and goal difference but were awarded the title having scored a greater number of goals. [4]

After several seasons competing in the NPL, Melbourne City announced they were expanding their participation to also enter teams into the U-18 and U-15 competitions. In February 2018, youth teams joined the National Premier Leagues for the under-20s and under-18s sides, [5] with the U-18 side being managed by Davey van 't Schip (the brother of former manager John van 't Schip).

Players

Youth

These players can also play with the senior squad and compete in the A-League Youth and the VPL 1.

As of 15 August 2024 [6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS James Nieuwenhuizen
2 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Harrison Shillington
3 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ryan Kalms
5 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Harry Politidis
6 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Xavier Stella
7 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Luqman Hassani
8 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Zane Schreiber
9 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Arion Sulemani
10 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Emin Durakovic
12 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Patrick Beach
13 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ben Dunbar
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Marcus Humbert
15 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS John Kellis
16 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Giacomo Luna
17 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS James Rallis
19 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Medin Memeti
20 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Max Caputo
21 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ben Mazzeo
22 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Peter Antoniou
23 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Tobenna Obani
24 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Alessandro Lopane

Under-21s

As of 15 August 2024 [7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
26 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Lewis Marinucci
27 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Theodore Limberis
28 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jayden Necovski
29 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Emilio Datario
30 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ahmed Faraz Gulari
31 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Roland Ballah
32 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Mikael Evagorou-Alao
33 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Mikey Ghossaini
34 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Joseph Pepe Myles
35 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Stefan Mandic
No.Pos.NationPlayer
36 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sebastien Giannella
37 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ruben Da Silva
38 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Luca Durso
39 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Lawrence Wong
40 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Kavian Rahmani
41 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS James Georgiou
42 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Cade Segar
43 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Joaquin Fernandez
44 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Lachlan Charles

Current staff

Head Coaches:

Alessandro Diamanti Youth Head Coach
Lewis PotterU21 Head Coach
Frankie BarillaU18 Head Coach
Leroy AlmenaraU16 Head Coach
Matthew ConversanoU15 Head Coach
Peter KofinasU14 Head Coach

Staff:

Stuart McDonaldYouth Assistant Coach
Frankie BarillaU21 Assistant Coach
Luke JohnsonU18–U16 Assistant Coach
Sakaria HersiU15–U14 Assistant Coach

Honours

Youth (Under-23s)
Under-21s

Stadium

The team hosts its home matches at CB Smith Reserve and Casey Fields. In previous years, home games have also been played at Epping Stadium, John Cain Memorial Park, John Ilhan Memorial Reserve and La Trobe University.

Team records

A-League Youth

Season A-League Youth Grand Final Top scorer
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPositionPlayer(s)Goals
League format
2011–12 188283537−2265th–Zac Walker7
2012–13 188193234−2256th–Joshua Groenewald8
2013–14 188464030+10285th–Marcus Schroen5
2014–15 1810534027+13351st– Wade Dekker 9
Conference format
2015–16 83141823−5103rdDid not qualify Wade Dekker
Chris Cristaldo 		4
2016–17 85121812+6161stChampions Yusuf Ahmed 5

Football Victoria

Season Football Victoria Top scorer
TLeaguePldWDLGFGAGDPtsPositionPlayer(s)Goals
2015 3 NPL Victoria 2 West 28135105645+11445th Wade Dekker 10
2016 28144107045+25463rd Chris Cristaldo 10
2017 NPL Victoria 2 East 2811896849+19413rd Austin Wong 9
2018 28104146059+1346th Moudi Najjar 14
2019 2895146058+2327th ↓ Ramy Najjarine 13
2020 4 NPL Victoria 3 No matches played due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 148153719+18255th [a] Max Caputo 12
2022 2215434313+30522nd ↑ Arion Sulemani 12
2023 3 NPL Victoria 2 26113125456−2369th Raphael Borges Rodrigues 7
2024 VPL 1 2611875541+14415th Medin Memeti 9

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Season suspended after 14 matches due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sydney United 58 FC</span> Football club

Sydney United 58 Football Club is a semi-professional soccer club and current NSW NPL Champions based in Edensor Park, Sydney, New South Wales Australia. The club was formed as Sydney Croatia in 1958, by Croatian Australians in the area, but it was renamed in 1993 as Sydney United after having the name Sydney CSC for a season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heidelberg United FC</span> Football club

Heidelberg United Alexander Football Club established in 1958 is a football (soccer) club based in the northern Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg West, Victoria, Australia. The team currently competes in the National Premier League Victoria.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oakleigh Cannons FC</span> Australian association football club

Oakleigh Cannons Football Club is a soccer club based in the south-east Melbourne suburb of Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia. The club, established by members of Oakleigh's Greek Australian community, currently competes in the NPL Victoria. The club's home ground is at Jack Edwards Reserve, on Edward Street, Oakleigh.

The Tottenham Hotspur Academy is the youth system of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. The academy was created to train and develop players from the age of eight all the way through to the age of 23. Many of those who have progressed through Tottenham's academy have gone on to sign professional contracts and several have represented their country at full international level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dandenong Thunder SC</span> Football club

Dandenong Thunder SC is a soccer club from Dandenong, a suburb in the South-East region of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. They are an Albanian Australian-backed club. Thunder compete in the National Premier Leagues Victoria.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dandenong City SC</span> Football club

Dandenong City Soccer Club, formerly known as Chelsea Hajduk, is an Australian soccer club based in the South-East region of Melbourne, Victoria. The club's home is at Frank Holohan Soccer Complex in the suburb of Endeavour Hills. They compete in the NPL Victoria, which is the top tier of football in Victoria, having been promoted for the first time for the 2019 season.

Middlesbrough F.C. Reserves and Academy are the under-21 and under-18 teams of Middlesbrough F.C.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bentleigh Greens SC</span> Australian soccer club in Melbourne

Bentleigh Greens Soccer Club is an Australian semi professional soccer club based in Cheltenham, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club was formed in 1986, by the Greek Cypriot community and currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria. Bentleigh made nationwide headlines when it became the first club below the A-League to make the semi-final of the FFA Cup in 2014. The Greens hit another milestone a year later when they claimed their first major trophy, the NPL Victoria title. In 2016, Bentleigh Greens became Victorian top-flight league premiers for the first time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northcote City FC</span> Football club

Northcote City Football Club (Iraklis) is a soccer club based on the border of Thornbury and Northcote, Victoria (Australia). Formed in 1960 by local Greek Australians, the club currently competes in the Victoria Premier League 1.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Central Coast Mariners Academy</span> Football club

The Central Coast Mariners Academy (CCMA) is the youth system of Central Coast Mariners FC based in Gosford, Australia. The academy teams play in the National Premier Leagues NSW competition, the top flight of the NPL NSW system. Senior players occasionally play in the academy side, as in the case when they're recovering from injury. Lucas Vilela is the current academy first grade coach. They train at the Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence and play their home games at Pluim Park.

Jeremy Walker is an Australian footballer from Tasmania who plays as a right back for the Essendon Royals as of 2023.

Brisbane Roar Football Club Youth is the youth system of Brisbane Roar Football Club based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The team plays in the National Premier Leagues, the second level of the soccer pyramid in Australia. They play the majority of their home games at A.J. Kelly Park, Kippa-Ring.

Newcastle Jets Youth is the youth system of Newcastle Jets Football Club based Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The academy teams play in the A-League Youth, NSW League One and Football NSW Youth League Two.

Adelaide United Football Club Youth is the youth system of Adelaide United Football Club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The team players in the National Premier Leagues, the second level of Australia's soccer pyramid in Australia. The club also competes in the under-21s A-League Youth competition.

Melbourne Victory Football Club Youth is the youth system of Melbourne Victory based in Melbourne, Victoria. The team plays in the National Premier Leagues, the second level of Australia's soccer pyramid in Australia. The club also competes in the under-23s Y-League competition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth</span> Football club

Western Sydney Wanderers Youth is the academy system of Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The team competes in the National Youth League competition known as the Y-League and also the National Premier Leagues NSW Men's First Grade, Under 20s and Under 18s competitions. For the 2020 season, they were to play in the NSW NPL 2 league. However due to a delayed season and restart, they were promoted to the National Premier Leagues NSW.

Sydney Football Club Youth is the youth system of Sydney Football Club based in Moore Park, Sydney, Australia. The team referred to as Sydney Youth play in the Y-League and consists of u23 players, the highest level of youth soccer in Australia. The club also competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW, the top competition of Football in NSW, however this team is known as Sydney U21, and is not to be confused with Sydney Youth which is a completely different team, involving different team selection and age group.

The Crystal Palace F.C. Under-21s is the Under-21 Development team of Crystal Palace Football Club. They play in Premier League 2, the top level of reserve football in England and also compete in the Premier League Cup, Premier League International Cup and EFL Trophy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St George City</span> Football club

St George City is an Australian association football club based in St George, New South Wales. They currently compete in the National Premier Leagues in New South Wales. St George City is the representative side of the St George Football Association (SGFA).

Western United Football Club Youth is the youth system of Western United Football Club based in Truganina, Melbourne. The youth team plays in the Victoria Premier League 1, the second level of Victorian soccer. Diogo Ferreira is the current youth manager. The club also fields under-21s, under-18s, and three other academy teams within the NPL Victoria system.

References

  1. ↑ "Heart too good for Victory". A-League Youth . Football Federation Australia. 5 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "NEWS: Melbourne City FC NYL accepted into Victorian NPL". Melbourne City FC . 7 November 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "City commences 2016 National Premier Leagues (NPL) Season". Melbourne City FC . 25 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Melbourne City FC win Foxtel NYL title". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "City set sights on NPL with two new teams". melbournecityfc.com.au. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Under 23's – VPL1". Melbourne City FC . Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Under 23's – VPL1". Melbourne City FC . Retrieved 15 August 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.