Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth

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.[1] However due to interrupts season and restart were promoted to the National Premier Leagues NSW.[2]

Western Sydney Wanderers Youth
Full nameWestern Sydney Wanderers Football Club (Youth)
Nickname(s)Wanderers
Short nameWSW
Founded2012
GroundWanderers Football Park (NPL)
Marconi Stadium (NYL)
Capacity9,000
OwnerPaul Lederer
ChairmanPaul Lederer
Head coachPatrick Zwaanswijk
LeagueNSW League One
Y-League
WebsiteClub website

In addition, the club submits teams into the Football NSW Boys’ Youth Competitions at U13, U14, U15 and U16 level.

Youth team history

The team was founded in 2012, as a Western Sydney Wanderers representative team for the National Youth League competition, replacing the defunct Gold Coast United. In 2016 the team was admitted to the National Premier Leagues NSW.[3][4]

Youth current squad
As of 6 March 2021[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  AUS Oliver Kalac
— DF  AUS Thomas Aquilina
— DF  AUS Phillip Cancar
— MF  AUS Dean Pelekanos
— DF  AUS Tass Mourdoukoutas
— FW  AUS Reuben Awaritefe
— DF  AUS Isaac Hovar
— FW  AUS Alexander Badolato
— DF  AUS Mark Natta
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  AUS Alex Bonetig
— FW  AUS Ali Auglah
— DF  AUS Nectarios Triantis
— MF  AUS Lochlan Constable
— FW  AUS Jarrod Carluccio
— GK  AUS Jack Warshawsky
— FW  AUS Alessandro Lopane
— MF  AUS Peter Grozos
— MF  AUS Bilal Chahine

Facilities

The Wanderers training facility & academy is located at the Wanderers Centre of Football in Rooty Hill.[6] The team plays in Wanderers Football Park. Also the team’s alternate locations for Y-League at Marconi Stadium.

Honours

See also

References
  1. https://footballnsw.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1912-Mens-Senior-Competitions-Circular-1.pdf
  2. "NPL NSW Men's top tier Fixtures announced". 20 July 2020.
  3. "Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers take rivalry to new level with plans for youth academies". smh.com.au. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  4. "PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues 2015 launches". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  5. "Wanderers confirm 2021 National Premier League 2 squad". Western Sydney Wanderers. 6 March 2021.
  6. "Western Sydney Wanderers Centre of Football Officially Opened". Western Sydney Wanderers. 18 September 2019.


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