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Training will commence from Saturday February 6th and the term will run for 16 weeks. Full details of the training program can be found via the following link.

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31 January 2010

Allstars Open Mens through to Grand Final

It was a dramatic semifinal that saw Quake twice come from behind to equalise and force the game into extra time. It was still locked up 4-4 after extra time and Allstars ultimately won 4-3 on penalties. Click here to see the penalty shootout.

30 January 2010

Round #14
Allstars 17pts – Quake 11pts

Today saw the completion of the regular season. Allstars finished with all 9 teams in the semis and six being crowned Minor Premiers. Congratulations to the 14 Boys, 14 Girls, 16 Boys, 16 Girls, Youth and Open Mens.

Some exciting goals were scored during the day and for the first time this year we have two Goals of the Round. Great efforts scored by our Academy and Youth teams! Click here to see all Goals of the Round.

Click here to see some great photos of Round #14 Womens and Mens (example shown below). Thank you to Peter Davies.

Congratulations to the following teams for qualifying for the final series

U12 Boys
Open Women
Open Men

The U12 boys and Mens team will be playing Saturday 30th in the Elimination final at The Sports Hub, Wollongong University

Good luck to both teams.

The Womens team finished the season first in the competition, a great achievement.

Their first semi-final will be played Saturday 6th February at Dural Sports and Leisure Centre.

The FFA National Futsal Championships held in Canberra this year saw 4 of our Queensland Players walk away with MVP awards.

Kayden Oakes (U14 Boys) – MVP of the Tournament

Madeleine Pieper (U15 Girls) – MVP of the Tournament.

Rebekah Stott (Open Women) – Golden Boot

Georgie Bridges (Open Women) – Player of the Grand Final

Calcio 90 on top!

Bad Beats and newcomers, Calcio 90, got off to winning ways last night in the Mens Social competition.There were some very rusty and tired looking players on the court….most were still recovering from their Christmas dinners and holidays, by the looks of their waist lines! However,no doubt with a few more games the sharpness will reappear in the players! Bad Beats pipped Salsa in a re match of last season’s final 5-2. Calcio 90 came from behind to beat a tired Red Devils outfit 7-5. CFC had the bye this week. There will be some double headers coming up, when all of the players are more fit!

MFL KICKS OFF SOON!

The Pirates Academy is in full swing, with the Academy’s MFL teams getting ready for the conclusion of the 2009 season and then the new 2010 season! New players are always welcome. Just contact Mark.

Sutherland results 1st week FNSW Futsal Finals Series

The 1st week of the FNSW Futsal Super League finals series was played today at ‘the hub’ Wollongong University, with results of Sutherland games shown below;

Under 12 boys, Sutherland 2 vs. Taipans 3

Under 14 boys, Sutherland 3 vs. Fusion 1

Under 14 girls, Sutherland 2 vs. Enfield 1

Youth Men, Northern Tigers 7 vs. Sutherland 0

Next Saturday will see the FNSW Futsal finals series move to Dural for each of the 4 teams from Sutherland.

Futsal Finals Series for Sutherland week 2 at Dural

The 2nd week of the 09 – 10 FNSW Futsal Final Series will see all games played at the Dural Sports and Leisure Centre Saturday 6th February 2010, with game times as follows;

Under 12 Boys, Sutherland vs. Pirates, 1.00pm kick off

Under 14 Boys, Barcelona vs. Sutherland, 2.30pm kick off

Under 14 Girls, Boomerangs vs. Sutherland, 3.15pm kick off

Youth Men, Sutherland vs. Rovers, 5.30pm kick off

Congratulations too all the player , coaches and managers who went to the Futsal Nationals in Canberra. You played and competed in the right spirit of the sport and earned a lot of respect from opposition state teams. We will develop these players and others in our “NNSW F “endorsed academies to makes us even better Futsal Players in the future. The club is also committed to either having our own Premier league or joining others for the benefit of our elite players . More information to come. (Place in your diaries Futsal will be starting in September 2010… check website.

( End of July 2010 for details.)

CONGRATULATIONS TO Hanken Canley, Strikers Boy for years now ,who is our FIRST NNSW World Cup selected player .

FUTSAL WINTER COMPETITION AT HOWZAT MAITLAND AND SPORTSWORLD GATESHEAD 2010.

Attention all current and any new teams wishing to play.

Hunter Futsal Strikers are seeking players/ teams interested in playing in their Winter Competition on the new, specific to Futsal, built court at Howzat and at our Sportsworld Lake Macquarie Venue and Maitland Federation Basketball Venue.

Howzat / Newcastle

Monday : Mens B Grade
Tuesday : Mens A Grade
Wednesday : Juniors U8/9, U10/11, U12/13
Thursday : Mens C Grade

Sportsworld /Gateshead

Tuesday : A/A Girls and Mixed
Wednesday : Mens B Grade

ENTER YOUR TEAM NOW

15 rounds in season – Starts Early March- Prizes for winners and runner-up.

HUNTER FUTSAL STRIKERS FUTSAL ACADEMIES

With the approval of NNSWF and the help of Qualified and /or experienced Futsal Coaches, HFS and in co-ordination with Manning Futsal and North Coast Futsal , we will be conducting Futsal Academies for the elite Futsal player wishing to improve their techniques and skills .The program will comprise of 6 one and half hours over a period of 3 days in April school holidays and 3 days in July school Holidays (except for the Men ) once a month . (maximum 15- Minimun12 ).

Age group;
Under 11,12,13,14,15,16 , Youth , All Age men – (Boys)
Under 12, 14, 16 – (Girls ) Subject to numbers.

Current Futsal Representative or, any previous Futsal representatives or any potential elite players wishing to be in squad please ring George Poulos NNSWF Senior Coach and Coaching instructor with Childs name, age and contact at the first instinct. APLICATIONS CLOSE 28th FEBRUARY 2010. A fee of $75-00 will be asked to cover the cost of Court hire and other expenses. FOR a more detailed sheet ask the managers at your centre. Any Central Coast or Tamworth Teams or players interested, we may be doing Futsal academies in your area depending on response we get.

Yours in sport
George Poulos

Fiji have set their sights on dethroning the Solomon Islands Kurukuru team at the OFC Futsal Championship later this year.

This is the target set by the Fiji Futsal Commission which is working overtime with assistance from Oceania futsal development manager Scott Gilligan in order to select a strong squad.

Commission secretary Jainendra Sukhu told Fiji Football Associaition that local players will need to prove themselves in order to book a spot in the national side for this year’s OFC championship which will be hosted by Fiji in August.

Gilligan, a former Australian national coach and player, is in the country conducting a level one and two futsal coaching course. Sukhu says Gilligan will be of great assistance.

Players have been invited to a three day trial starting next Tuesday at the Tattersall Leisure Centre in Suva.

“The Fiji FA Futsal Commission, with the assistance of our technical director Saiyad Ali and Scott Gilligan, are trying to select a strong squad to tackle the OFC futsal champions, the Solomons.

“All players, including the national futsal reps, will have to come and fight for their position in the Fiji national futsal team. I’m requesting those who have been named and other interested players to attend the trial as no one’s position is guaranteed, irrespective of whether they were a national futsal rep earlier.

“The OFC qualifiers for the futsal world cup will be held in 2011 and the OFC Futsal Championship this year in August will be a good test for our national team to prove where we stand on,” Sukhu said.

Fiji lost to Solomon Islands 8-1 in the OFC Futsal Championship final last year. Sukhu said they were determined to go a step further this year. He added that support from the various districts was vital in their campaign.

“We need the support of the districts to see that their players are released for this important trial. There are more players playing futsal now, especially in Western and Northern Divisions but not from here in the South. We will have good quality players invited to attend the three day trials at in Suva,” he said.

Story courtesy Fiji FA Media

It’s the only position on the pitch that you can’t play without. They are the men that stand between you and glory. They are a special, often considered crazy, breed that even have special shirts. They are goalkeepers – and it seems The Sydney F-League will have no shortage of them when the season kicks off on April 10th.

Since asking for players who are without a club to come forward, The Sydney F-League team has been inundated with resumes – from Goalkeepers. No fewer than six shot stoppers from the Premier and Super League have expressed their interest in the few hours after the story hit Futsal4All.com.au.

Shane Borg (Botany Bay Pirates), Mark Brackenrig (Inner West Allstars), Elliot Jurd (Northern Tigers), Dan Kennedy (APIA Leichhardt Tigers) and Michael Sprang (Commodores FCB) have all put their names in the frame along with Nicholas Moye (Botany Bay Pirates)

With ages ranging from sixteen to thirty-six, every applicant has representative experience playing for New South Wales at some time or another. They also share a common desire to play top level futsal all year round and test themselves against the best players that the state has to offer.

“With each club having to nominate at least two and up to three goalkeepers, we hope that we can help to provide some names for clubs who may be struggling to fill the most specialised position on the pitch” league General Manager, Paul Respicio said.

“It’s certainly encouraging to see so much interest from the goalkeeping fraternity in being a part of the League’s inaugural year. We hope any player interested in taking part in the league who doesn’t have a club, will send a playing resume to us. We may know who you are, but the clubs like to see some stats on paper and they may not know your complete history” Respicio added.

Entries for The Sydney F-League close today.

Team entries player resumes and any questions can be directed to sydney@f-league.com.au

Click here for the original media release (PDF)

Gold Coast Futsal is the inaugural champion of the Craig Foster Futsal Challenge Cup following last Saturday’s splendid event at the Carrara Indoor Sports Stadium, edging out Brisbane Magic Futsal by 16 goals.

Both clubs completed the group matches with 19 points each, four ahead of Futsal North Coast from NSW, but it was the superior goal scoring machine of the Gold Coast sides that won it for them.

Despite missing out on the prize, Brisbane Magic Futsal did pick up three grand final victories with the under 10s, 11s and 12s each collecting the winners medal.

On a scorching hot summer’s day, the crowd’s turned out to see former Socceroo and SBS Television identity Craig Foster open the tournament and watch some great entertaining Futsal from our juniors, while the open men’s teams showed true class in their event.

In 24 matches played 246 goals were scored, an average of just over 10 goals a game. A perfect advertisement for the game.

The pleasing aspect of the day was the high level of sportsmanship on show from all participating teams despite the stakes that were on offer.

It was Futsal played at its best and everyone present witnessed a great event.

Troy Bingham, Marketing Director of Gold Coast Futsal was pleased with the tournament.

“Thanks very much for a professionally run and managed tournament. It had all the qualities for a successful day: Craig Foster was on hand at the start, everything was clearly communicated and the tournament started on time.

“The officials were all professional and games were kept on time throughout the day. The presence of Gold Coast United players was great for the kids and trophy presentation with the players was fantastic. All in all we had a very enjoyable day at an event that was professional from start to finish”.

Andrew Parkes, Managing Director of Gold Coast Futsal put in a great effort to have this event up and running.

“I would like to specifically mention the incredible sportsmanship, skill and team unity that was displayed by the teams . Comments and praise are flowing through from people who attended along with officials and organizers of the event with the terrific behavior and discipline that was displayed by all the kids on the day.

“I am very proud to have hosted this event after witnessing the quality, caliber and character of such fine players and coaches from the three clubs.

Joe Di Meglio, President of Brisbane Magic Futsal expected nothing less than a successful competition.

“Everyone in Queensland wanted to be part of this event. Unfortunately we could only cater three clubs and we all had a great time. The event ran smoothly and on time and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves no matter what the outcome of the result was.

“The concept was Brisbane Magic Futsal, however the praise of the day must go to Gold Coast Futsal for the way they handled the operations of the event.

“Craig Foster, who is our club patron, was very pleased to see all the players taking part along with their parents who made the effort to bring them down to participate”.

There are plans to stage two events next season with one in Brisbane and the other in the Gold Coast with an expansion plan to include a few more clubs. Details will be revealed soon.

Players from the Gold Coast United Football Club were on hand to present the awards at the end of the day and the following players received their individual awards;

· Most Valuable Player – Cristian Di Meglio (Under 11 Brisbane Magic Futsal)

· Golden Boot – Luke Reynolds (Under 10 Futsal North Coast)

· Golden Goal – Nikola Mirkovic (Under 14 Gold Coast Futsal)

A summary of the finals;

Under 10s

The final between Futsal North Coast and Brisbane Magic Futsal was shaping up to be a great game following their nail biting group match which Futsal North Coast won 7-6 earlier in the day.

Futsal North Coast went into a 4-2 lead before Brisbane Magic Futsal scored two goals to send the match into extra time. In the end it was Alex Sargent who scored the winner for Magic to win the game 5-4.

Brisbane Magic Futsal: Tom Hammond (GK), Felix Booth, Sam Eagles, Oliver Foran, Mackenzie Janes, Alex Sargent, Duncan Stewart, Jacob Tallentire and Sam Tuckett. (Coach – Jeremy Janes).

Futsal North Coast: Hari Scott, Jarrah Hall-Hart, Luke Reynolds, Sam Bruce, Scott Fleming and Kieran Miller. (Coach – Tanya Bond).

Top Goal Scorers: 9 – Luke Reynolds (Futsal North Coast), 8 – Hari Scott (Futsal North Coast), 5 – Duncan Stewart (Brisbane Magic Futsal).

Under 11s

Brisbane Magic Futsal were favourites to take the title against Futsal North Coast after winning the group unbeaten including a 9-3 win against its opponent in the final.

Magic took an earlier lead and never looked back in the end winning the final 6-1.

Brisbane Magic Futsal: Thomas Lord (GK), Jesse Bayes, Cristian Di Meglio, Jason Di Meglio, Nathan Friedrichs, Eliott McBride, Lucas Stammes and Matthew Tsoumbaras. (Coach – Joe Di Meglio)

Futsal North Coast: Anthony Wright (GK), Matt Bond, Liam Lawrence, Travis Kramer, Chris Saunders and Nicholas Alcorn. (Coach – Gary Alcorn).

Top Goal Scorers: 5 – Mitchell Pearce (Futsal North Coast) and Cristian Di Meglio (Brisbane Magic Futsal), 4 – Nathan Friedrichs (Brisbane Magic Futsal).

Under 12s

Brisbane Magic Futsal was highly fancied to win the final following its 7-1 victory against Gold Coast Futsal earlier in the day and Magic begun where they left off leading 4-0 midway through the first half.

However Gold Coast did respond with a few goals just before half time but the strong and determined Magic outfit didn’t prevail and won the final 7-3.

Brisbane Magic Futsal: Connor Jones (GK), Joshua Dabuet, Timmy Dunleavy, Emmit Housman, Griffin Mansfield-Taylor, Alex Miotti, Owain Thomas and Tommy Tobin. (Coaches – Tony Dunleavy and Rob Miotti).

Gold Coast Futsal: Samuel Layani (GK), Rhys Parkes (GK), Declan Lawson, Alex Raven, James Northam, Lachlan Boyle, Jackson Brough, Matthew Hatsuda, Dimitri Efthimiou and Toby Scrivens. (Coach – Patrick Moroney).

Top Goal Scorers: 7 – Joshua Dabuet (Brisbane Magic Futsal), 5 – Owain Thomas (Brisbane Magic Futsal), 4 – Matthew Hatsuda (Gold Coast Futsal).

Under 13s

The Under 13 Final was predicted to be one sided with Gold Coast winning the group with two wins and scoring 22 goals and conceding only 4 while its opponent Brisbane Magic Futsal reached the final with an 8-5 victory against Futsal North Coast.

Gold Coast Futsal were quick to take a commanding lead and Brisbane Magic Futsal couldn’t match it with the far more experienced side. Gold Coast Futsal won 8-0.

Gold Coast Futsal: Lucas Chicco (GK), Reuben Douglas, Marko Luckac, Luke Weightman, Liam Park, George Papadimitriou, Josh Scmid, Tasar Malone, Shannon Brady and Ryan Roderick. (Coach – Luis Marquez).

Brisbane Magic Futsal: Liam Booth-Mowat (GK), Declan Arnow, Tom Raabe-Branch, Ronnie Gardner, Mitchell Hassen, Harry O’Kelly, Sam Pennisi and Liam West (Coach – Troy Doolan).

Top Goal Scorers: 7 – Shannon Brady (Gold Coast Futsal), 6 – Sam Kerry Futsal North Coast), 5 – Reuben Douglas (Gold Coast Futsal).

Under 14s

Gold Coast Futsal showed too much class for Brisbane Magic Futsal in the final winning the match 10-2. In their earlier encounter Gold Coast Futsal won 6-3 so it was no surprise they lead 7-0 at half time.

However Brisbane Magic Futsal did come out firing in the second half and reduced the score to 7-2 before the hosts showed their worth and won 10-2.

Gold Coast Futsal: Joel Erskine (GK), Jacob Chicco, Jesse Masa, Ben Scanlon, Brandon Chin, Daniel Grzic, Jack Cassidy, Christopher Hatsuda, Nikola Mirkovic and Kento Ito. (Coach – Alan Marquez).

Brisbane Magic Futsal: Henry Harbeck (GK), Harry Black, Nick Cecil, Michael Di Meglio, Callum Kelly, Denis Krajinic, Matthew Stammes, and Sean West. (Coach – Joe Di Meglio).

Top Goal Scorers: 8 – Nick Cecil (Brisbane Magic Futsal), 5 – Nikola Mirkovic (Gold Coast Futsal), 4 – Daniel Grzic (Gold Coast Futsal).

Open Men

Futsal North Coast were the surprise packet of the tournament but won many followers with their brand of Futsal. The team from Lismore topped their group with two wins and was determined to win the title against Gold Coast Futsal.

It was a close affair, just like their previous meeting which Futsal North Coast won 4-2. But the home side couldn’t match the skills on show by Futsal North Coast who won the game 3-0 and clinch thier club’s first grand final.

Futsal North Coast: Haraldo Negrao, Marcio Oshiro, Bruno Rosa, Fabio Fraga, Rafael Moura, Luis Prosdossimi, Marcio Lyra, Charlyson Rodrigues and Federico Sierna. (Coach – Tanya Bond).

Gold Coast Futsal: Reza Behbehani (GK), Scott Prickett (GK), Korey Miller, Joel Lo, Kurt Gomez, Todd Piovesan, Claudio Manna, Andre Rodriguez, Scott Prickett and Nick Sierna. (Coach – Andre Rodriguez).

Top Goal Scorers: 5 – Igor Jose (Futsal North Coast), 4 – Todd Piovesan (Gold Coast Futsal), 3 – Richardo (Futsal North Coast).

A special thank you to the following sponsors who supported this event – RACQ Insurance, Nomis, Gold Cost United Football Club and Gold Coast Soccer.

On behalf of the three clubs, a special thank you must go to the following volunteers and referees without whom the day could not have been a success – Chris Ioannou, Andrea Stammes, Sonia Di Meglio, Emilio Raffaele, Kayla Miller, Nikki Maciel, BJ Dupreez, Mandy MiIller, Emma Barff, Fab Maciel, Santi Masa, Jack Johansson, Vass Stammes, Peter Hammond, Phil Ronnert, Robyn Crawford-Smith, Troy Doolan, Gary French, Adam Masa, and Anthony Maciel.