FNSW F-LEAGUE MEDIA GUIDE

Season 2011

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FOOTBALL NSW LIMITED

Board of Directors Robert Sestan (Chairman) Bob Adby Andrew Christopoulos Stephen Hayes Mark Reading

General Manager Ian Holmes

Financial Manager Joe Denina

Executive Manager of Commercial Services Tony Peters

Risk Manager & State MPO Michelle Hanley

Head of Football Competitions and Bill Kostandas

Futsal Manager Damian Briggs

Media and Communications Department

Media Manager Mark Stavroulakis

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Welcome to the Football NSW F-League

The inaugural Football NSW Futsal F-League Competition is ready to commence. This is an important step in the development and future direction of Futsal.

The competition will feature the top players this country has to offer. The six clubs competing hail from different geographical regions. These pioneer clubs are contesting the right to be a permanent part of history in claiming the achievement to be crowned Champions of the inaugural Futsal F-League.

I would like to welcome Parramatta Blues (NSW), (NSW), Maccabi Hakoah (NSW), St Albans Strikers Futsal Club (VIC), Inner City FC (VIC) and Boomerangs FS (ACT) in what will be a fiercely competitive league for all involved. These Clubs need to be acknowledged for their commitment to pioneering this competition in conjunction with Football NSW.

The introduction of the F-League gives Futsal players the chance to develop their skills all year round, providing top class competition. This is an opportunity for the best talented players and those aspiring to be among the best to participate in a league.

Football NSW is seeking to further develop the sport of Futsal and entrench it as part of the Football Family and Community. The Football Federation of Australia shares this vision and has endorsed the F-League; a significant step forward for the code in this country.

Football NSW is optimistic the F-League will be the catalyst for a truly National Futsal League. A League which would lead to the possible inclusion for the winner of the F-League as Australia’s entry in the AFC Futsal Club Championships.

I would like to thank Football Federation Victoria, Capital Football and Football Federation Australia for their strong show of support and willingness to work collaboratively with Football NSW in the next phase of lifting the profile and importance of Futsal to the next level.

Thank you for your commitment to futsal and best wishes for the season.

Ian Holmes Football NSW General Manager

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FIXTURES Season 2011

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FNSW F-League 2011 Season Draw *Draw subject to change

Series One- Hawkesbury Indoor Stadium, 16 Stewart St, South Windsor

Date Round Time Home Away Saturday 14/5/2011 1 10.00am Parramatta Blues v Dural Warriors

Saturday 14/5/2011 1 11.00am Maccabi Hakoah v St Albans Strikers

Saturday 14/5/2011 1 12.00pm Inner City FC v Boomerangs FS Fixtures Saturday 14/5/2011 2 1.00pm St Albans Strikers v Parramatta Blues Saturday 14/5/2011 2 2.00pm Maccabi Hakoah v Boomerangs FS Saturday 14/5/2011 2 3.00pm Inner City FC v Dural Warriors Saturday 14/5/2011 3 4.00pm Maccabi Hakoah v Parramatta Blues Saturday 14/5/2011 3 5.00pm St Albans Strikers v Inner City FC Saturday 14/5/2011 3 6.00pm Boomerangs FS v Dural Warriors Date Round Time Home Away Sunday 15/5/2011 4 9:00am Parramatta Blues v Inner City FC Sunday 15/5/2011 4 10:00am Maccabi Hakoah v Dural Warriors Sunday 15/5/2011 4 11:00am Boomerangs FS v St Albans Strikers Sunday 15/5/2011 5 12:00pm Maccabi Hakoah v Inner City FC Sunday 15/5/2011 5 1:00pm Parramatta Blues v Boomerangs FS Sunday 15/5/2011 5 2:00pm St Albans Strikers v Dural Warriors

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FNSW F-League 2011 Season Draw *Draw subject to change

Series Two- Academy Of Sport, Wakehurst Parkway, Narrabeen

Date Round Time Home Away Saturday 25/5/2011 1 10.00am Maccabi Hakoah v Parramatta Blues Saturday 25/5/2011 1 11.00am Inner City FC v Dural Warriors Saturday 25/5/2011 1 12.00pm St Albans Strikers FC v Boomerangs FS Saturday 25/5/2011 2 1.00pm Dural Warriors v Parramatta Blues Saturday 25/5/2011 2 2.00pm Boomerangs FS v Inner City FC Saturday 25/5/2011 2 3.00pm St Albans Strikers v Maccabi Hakoah Fixtures Saturday 25/5/2011 3 4.00pm Dural Warriors v Boomerangs FS Saturday 25/5/2011 3 5.00pm Parramatta Blues v St Albans Strikers FC Saturday 25/5/2011 3 6.00pm Inner City FC v Maccabi Hakoah Date Round Time Home Away Sunday 26/5/2011 4 9:00am St Albans Strikers FC v Inner City FC Sunday 26/5/2011 4 10:00am Maccabi Hakoah v Dural Warriors Sunday 26/5/2011 4 11:00am Boomerangs FS v Parramatta Blues Sunday 26/5/2011 5 12:00pm St Albans Strikers FC v Dural Warriors Sunday 26/5/2011 5 1:00pm Inner City FC v Parramatta Blues Sunday 26/5/2011 5 2:00pm Maccabi Hakoah v Boomerangs FS

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FNSW F-League 2011 Season Draw *Draw subject to change

Series Three - Menai Indoor Sports Centre, 98 Allison Cresent, Menai

Date Round Time Home Away Saturday 23/7/2011 1 9.00am Boomerangs FS v Maccabi Hakoah

Saturday 23/7/2011 1 10.00am Inner City FC v Parramatta Blues

Saturday 23/7/2011 1 11.00am Dural Warriors v St Albans Strikers FC Fixtures Saturday 23/7/2011 2 12.00pm Parramatta Blues v Maccabi Hakoah Saturday 23/7/2011 2 1.00pm St Albans Strikers FC v Boomerangs FS Saturday 23/7/2011 2 2.00pm Dural Warriors v Inner City FC Saturday 23/7/2011 3 3.00pm Parramatta Blues v St Albans Strikers FC Saturday 23/7/2011 3 4.00pm Boomerangs FS v Dural Warriors Saturday 23/7/2011 3 5.00pm Maccabi Hakoah v Inner City FC Saturday 23/7/2011 4 6.00pm Parramatta Blues v Dural Warriors Saturday 23/7/2011 4 7.00pm Maccabi Hakoah v St Albans Strikers FC Saturday 23/7/2011 4 8.00pm Inner City FC v Boomerangs FS Date Round Time Home Away Sunday 24/7/2011 5 9:00am Dural Warriors v Maccabi Hakoah Sunday 24/7/2011 5 10:00am St Albans Strikers FC v Inner City FC Sunday 24/7/2011 5 11:00am Parramatta Blues v Boomerangs FS

Date Semi Final Time Home Away Sunday 24/7/2011 1 1.00pm First (1st) v Fourth (4th) Sunday 24/7/2011 2 2.00pm Second (2nd) v Third (3rd) Grand Date Final Time Home Away Sunday 24/7/2011 4.00pm Winner Semi Final 1 v Winner Semi Final 2

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CLUB DIRECTORY Season 2011

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Boomerangs FS

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Boomerangs FS

President: Coach: Kristian Collins Angelo Konstantinou

Secretary: Website: Lella Senatore www.boomerangsfs.com.au

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Team members Angelo Konstantinou, Kerian Stroh, Elia Salloum, Patrick Ross-Magee, Ryan Kyprianou, Goran Josifovski, Antoni Jagarinek, Kristian Collins, Trent Flanigan, Nick Mihailikis, George Cattanach, Ivo De Jesus, Marcial Munoz, Glenn Smith, Ryan Keir, Tim Denne, Matt Whyte, Daniel Foggarty, Dom Matic, Callum Smith, Steven Klug, Robert Deely, Ashley Collins

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Boomerangs FS

History: Boomerangs F.S is the inaugural representative Futsal club of the ACT affiliated with Capital Football the governing body of football in Canberra and surrounding regions. Boomerangs F.S. offers a unique opportunity for players in the Canberra region to play and train weekly under nationally accredited Futsal coaches. At present no other club organisation offers this opportunity to futsal players in the ACT region. Boomerangs currently boasts 11 teams ranging in age from 10/11 year olds to the Open Age Men and Women’s categories. Boomerangs currently participates locally in the Men's and Women's Capital Football Premier League, and interstate in the Football NSW Premier/Super League competitions.

The Coach: Angelo Konstantinou - Angelo has a long history in Futsal. He has 20 years representing his State and a current member of the Australian National team,

Konstantinou will hope to put his vast Futsal knowledge into practice when the CLUB DIRECTORY CLUB Boomerangs endeavour to claim the inaugural F-League Championship. As a player/ coach Konstantinou will need to lead by example if Boomerangs FS wish to achieve this lofty goal.

Player to watch: Angelo Konstantinou - Current Futsalroo Captain and ACT Cobras stalwart will, once again, be between the Goalposts for Boomerangs. Konstantinou is known for his outstanding distribution with both hands and feet. Konstantinou will be using the F-League to impress National Team Selectors in a bid to retain his place in the Futsalroo squad.

Rising Star: Ryan Keir & Glenn Smith are the future of Futsal in the Capital. Both of these players have represented the ACT at the National Championships since they were age eligible and were part of the young ACT Youth Men Cobras who finished on the wrong end of a 2-1 score line at the recent Football Federation Australia National Championships. Both players will be looking to stake a claim for senior rep honours with ACT and hopefully the National Futsalroos team over the coming years.

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Dural Warriors

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Dural Warriors

President: Coach: Brian Codrington Rob Varela

Vice President: Manager: Chris Thomas Mark Seeto

Website:

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Team members Blake Rosier, Tobias Seeto, Greg Giovenali, David Pitt, Ben Lawson, Adam Bradley, Rob Varela (Coach), Rhys Giovenali, Wade Giovenali, Zac Caruana, Michael Figuerra, Corey Biczo, Alistair Bruce, Nathan Niski, Danny Martinez, Ricky Cumi

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Dural Warriors

History: Dural Warriors, is the representative Futsal club of Dural Sport & Leisure Centre competing in the elite Football NSW Futsal Premier League competition. Dural Warriors has a proud history in NSW Futsal competitions, taking many titles in competitions since the Clubs’ inception in 1994.

Again, season 2010/11 has seen Dural Warriors have had another successful campaign. Their Men’s team were Minor Premiers and three of our teams (12yrs girls, Youth Men & Men) competed in Grand Finals. Their 12yrs girls and Men’s teams both lost in the Grand Final by a single goal. Their Youth Men's team took out the

2010/11 Championship winning against Mascot Vipers 5-3

The Coach: Rob Varela is the Australian Futsalroos assistant coach and has vast

experience in the game. Varela’s tactical knowledge of the game was the one of key CLUB DIRECTORY CLUB reasons why the Warriors were difficult to defeat in the FNSW Futsal Premier League. With Varela’s experience and knowhow will see his side pitted as a Title favorite, especially with Australian Futsalroos Tobias Seeto and Greg Giovenali at his disposal.

Player to watch: Tobias Seeto is a vital member of this young Warriors side. Having represented Dural and NSW through all the age groups from 13 years of age. Seeto recently returned form Spain having played professionally for Players de Castellon in Spain in the U19, U21s and then for Lanzarote. Seeto has vast experience despite his young age, a current Australia Futsalroo and has experienced Asian Football Confederation Futsal Championships in 2010. Seeto plays generally in defence, Look for Seeto to have a big impact in the F-League.

Rising Star: Young Wade Giovenali is the youngest member of the squad and already looks likely to follow in the foot steps of older brothers Greg and Rhys to represent his country. Giovenali has had a taste of playing above his age with the Warriors in the FNSW Premier League and didn't take a backward step. Giovenali may get limited minutes but he is definitely a player of the future.

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Inner City FC

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Inner City FC

President: Coach: Peter Parthimos Paul Vidic

Website: Manager:

www.futsaloz.com.au Peter Parthimos

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Team members Dianoosh Rasoolzadeh, Greg Lascaris, Jamie Tran, Adam Husseini, Maxim Avram, Ernie Simsek, Fernando D Moraes, James Blackburn, Diego Assaeda, Hamid Hassanikhoo, Ahmed Muktar, Manny Karras, Ahmed Azzam, Brenno Polatti, Mauricio Novak, Andre Caro, Vadim Marzurskiy, Joao Da Silva, Richard Ferguson, Rodrego Evangelista

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Inner City FC

History: Inner City FC was founded in 2009 in Victoria by Futsal Oz CEO and Inner City FC manager Peter Parthimos. Proudly affiliated with the FFV, Inner City are based at the home of the V-League, the Futsal Oz centre. Inner City FC have taken it upon themselves to lift the standard and profile of Futsal in Victoria, and even though Inner City FC is only two years old, they have already tasted success in a major tournament in Victoria, as the Inner City FC Lions by claiming the Futsal League Title in their first attempt. Hoping to build upon the awards in their trophy cabinet, Inner City FC are proud to be a part of the inaugural season of the F-League and can't wait to test out their skills against the nations best.

The Coach: Coach of the Inner City side, Paul Vidic, is also the current manager of V-League side Ashburton FC who he guided to the top four in the 2009 season and the Cup semi-finals in the 09-10 season. After having a break from managing last season,

Vidic has come back to his beloved Ashburton with more hunger than ever as he tries to DIRECTORY CLUB claim his first piece of silverware in the V-League. Vidic has also enjoyed success in managing on a National scale by taking the Victorian State team to the final of the Na- tional Futsal Championships in 2011. A point which Victoria were unable to reach in 32 years.

Player to watch: Fernando De Moraes is the talisman and leader of the Inner City FC side. De Moraes, who is a member of the Australian Futsal team, has enjoyed success throughout his entire career, including winning the VPL with South Melbourne FC in 2006, winning the VPL player of the year award in 2010, claiming the V-League MVP award in 2009-10 and also captaining the Futsalroos in many international tournaments. De Moraes is one of the hardest working members in the Inner City FC squad, never shies away from competition and always leads by example. Lifting the F-League title may not be out of the question if Fernando is firing on all cylinders.

Rising Star: Richie Ferguson is certainly an up and coming young star of the Inner City FC side. Ferguson, who is only 17, made his V-League debut with Pascoe Vale FC last season and was a major factor in helping Pascoe Vale FC complete the League and Cup double. He is very composed on the ball and unfazed by marking some of the Leagues best players. Ferguson's never-say-die attitude allowed him to score an impressive 20 goals in 12 games, so it was only fitting that Ferguson's stand out performance was awarded with the inaugural V-League young player of the year award. The young Brit will certainly be one to watch in this seasons F-League.

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Maccabi Hakoah FC

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Maccabi Hakoah FC

President: Coach: John Myers Steven Knight

Manager: Assistant Coach:

Peter Grunfeld Gareth Naar

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Team members Peter Grunfeld (Manager), John Myers, Paul Meltz, Jordan Mundell, Dean Ginsberg, Daniel Fulton, Sam Benda, Steven Knight (Coach), Doron Pozniak , Jarrod Basger, Dale Levin, Simon Keith, Deny Dutra, Nic Fisher, Josh Bloom, David Miz- rahi, Antony Tow, Lev Lewis, Andy Kanchik, Matt Rosenberg, Dylan Basger, Brett Rosenberg, Slava Platkov, Sam Kettler, Miles Downie

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Maccabi Hakoah FC

The Team: Maccabi Hakoah Futsal was born in the winter of 2008 as John Myers, Gareth Naar and Dale Levin saw a gap in the Eastern Suburbs for Futsal. A Club driven by its players and run for its players, Maccabi Hakoah FC has a strong belief that Futsal can find its own identity in Australia and has an extremely bright future. Forging its way to compete in international tournaments Macca- bi has competed in Portugal vs. SLB Benfica as well as competing in the NZ National League where it won the title. Maccabi Hakoah FC play in the Football NSW Super League leading the way in the Open Men’s divi- sion for the past few seasons.

The Coach: Steven Knight is the current Futsalroo coach, who as a player has represented

Australia in 2 FIFUSA World Cups as well as tours to the likes of Brazil, and plyed his trade in the early days of with the Sydney Tornados. Knight is now instilling his

philosophies to the young Maccabi Hakoah FC team which has them playing a exciting CLUB DIRECTORY CLUB brand of Futsal. Maccabi Hakoah FC have had a great two years under Knight which has seen them win 3 Minor premierships, 2 Championships and 1 National League title (in NZ).

Player to watch: Playmaker Doron Pozniak is the inspirational leader of this Maccabi Hakoah FC side and takes it upon himself to lead by example. With his never say die attitude is a asset to any side and will ensure that the Maccabi outfit will be a tough side to beat. Pozniak recently lead Maccabi Hakoah FC to victory in the recent NZ Football National Futsal League and would love to get a chance to lift the F-League title.

Rising Star: Jarrod Basger is a exciting young flanker who won the Goalden boot award in the recent NZ Football National Futsal League. Basger’s goals in NZ were vital to Maccabi Hakoah FC running out Champions of that Competition. Basger’s dream season also saw him win the prestigious MVP award in the Youth Men’s Competition at the 2011 FFA Futsal National Championships held in Canberra. Basger has a knack of scoring crucial goals and Coach Steven Knight will be hoping this continues throughout the F-League.

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Parramatta Blues

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Parramatta Blues

President: Coach: Steven Luburic Justin McLeay

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Team members Steven Luburic, Justin McLeay, Karlo Luburic, Peter Gaffney, Tim Simpson, Giovanni Leuzzi, Darrell Fernandes, Shane Borg, Engelo Rumora, Stipe Jakovljevic, Lionel De Souza, Joe Foti, Gavin Schipp, Daniel Ferraro

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Parramatta Blues

History: Parramatta Blues Futsal Club started in 1993 by Justin McLeay, Steven Luburic and Robert Issa. Parramatta Blues were played in the NSW Super League 2008/09 but withdrew from the 2009/10 competition they are now trying to bring the family oriented Club back to elite Futsal. The “Blues” were created for kids within the Parramatta area to develop their skills and expose them to this exciting game. The F-League may be a steep learning curve for young squad but expect them to cause a few surprises along the way.

The Coach: Justin McLeay and Steven Luburic will take the reins in the inaugural season of the F-League. McLeay will be in a player/coach role during the F-League and has experience at various levels of Futsal. The

effective coaching relationship between Luburic and McLeay will be vital if Parramatta Blues are to push for a CLUB DIRECTORY CLUB top four finish.

Player to watch: Peter Gaffney was a standout in the recent FNSW Futsal Super League for South Coast Tiapans. Gaffney who still plays both forms of the game at the elite leve. Gaffney has a great distribution and also is quite capable of being a regular on the score sheet, Lets hope Gaffney can be available each match as his goals could be the difference as the “Blues” battle for a semi final position.

Rising Star: Stipe Jakovljevic will be a player to keep an eye on. The young Flanker who has all the tricks and a good eye for goal, has only been playing Futsal for a short period of time. He will be looking to get off to a good start in Parramatta Blues opening fixture.

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St Albans Strikers FC

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St Albans Strikers FC

President: Coach: Robert Lakovski Robert Lakovski

Manager: Assistant Coach: Mark Borchert Dino Redzepovic

Website: www.strikersfutsal.com

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Team members Damir Salcin, Tomislav Grgic, Irzad Spijodic, Alija Redzepovic, Dino Redzepovic, Aguel Malek, Liam Digby, Husmir Ikanovic, Jusuf Avdic, Mark Borchert, Josh Slovacek, Robert Lakovski, Emir Ameti, Marcos Barbosa Junior, Admir Kola- kovic, Dardan Djokaj, Fikret Husanovic, Ricardo Castro.

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St Albans Strikers FC

History: Founded in 2006, the St Albans Strikers Futsal Club has been involved at the highest level of Futsal in Victoria for the last 5 years. The club has two senior teams and six junior teams playing in the 2011 FFV Mel- bourne Futsal League, which is played in recreation centres across Melbourne. They also enter teams in the annual FFV Club Futsal Championships and have a very strong club competition with over 30 Senior teams and 32 Junior teams playing in our respective weekly leagues.

The club was founded by Robert Lakovski, a teacher at St Albans Secondary College. In 1998 he was appointed PE Teacher. He promised to start a Futsal program at the school, and in the process make St Albans Secondary

College a leading Futsal school in Melbourne. It didn’t take long for the silverware to start collecting, with currently the school has won over 15 Victorian Championships in the last 13 years. In the first decade of the 21st Century, Futsal grew in popularity until every lunchtime at school was taken up with futsal matches being

played in competitive leagues. With the competitions running at full capacity, it was decided to take the CLUB DIRECTORY CLUB leagues to afterschool and open the Competition to the community. It was at this moment that the St Albans Strikers Futsal club was born.

They also conduct coaching clinics for new players to Futsal in the 6 – 13 year age group and have over 350 committed players across all age groups. They are one of the biggest and most successful Futsal Clubs in Victoria

One of the greatest moments for the Club was the 2009 Melbourne Futsal League Championship win by our Senior Men’s team.

The Coach: Robert Lakovski had a extensive outdoor career before injury forced him into early retirement and Robert has been coaching Futsal ever since. Robert now has 13 years Coaching under his belt and that experience will serve him well in the F-League. Most recently Robert lead the St Albans Strikers Senior Men’s team to the 2009 Melbourne Futsal League championship.

Player to watch: Irzad Spijodic will most certainly be the one to watch out for the Strikers. The Strong target is a former product of the St Albans Secondary College Futsal Program, Irzad is one of the loyal players who has been playing at the Club since it was founded. Top goal scorer of the 2009 MFL, the Strikers will be looking to Irzad to be a regular on the Strikers scoresheet if they are to taste victory in the season one of the F-League.

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