2012 FFA National Futsal Championships Official Tournament Program $5.00 Supported by the Australian Government 9-13 January 2012 Canberra, ACT 2012 FFA National Futsal Championships Table of Contents 2 Schedule & Venues 3 Welcome from FFA 4 Tournament Overview 5 2011 Roll of Honour 6 Canberra Map 7 Venue Maps 8 2011 - A Retrospective 10 Boomerang FS Show Local Class 11 New South Wales Success Story 12 Competing Teams 13 Competing Teams - Squad list 21 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup TOURNAMENT RESULTS & LADDERS For Daily updated tournament results, ladders and news visit www.futsalnationals.com.au Schedule Day Date Activity Time Venue Monday 9 January 2012 Opening Ceremony 3:00pm AIS Arena Opening Game 5:00pm AIS Arena Opening Games 5:00pm Various Tuesday 10 January 2012 Competition Day 2 9:00am-8:00pm Various Open Competition 9:00am-8:00pm AIS Arena Wednesday 11 January 2012 Competition Day 3 9:00am-8:00pm Various Open Competition 9:00am-8:00pm AIS Arena Thursday 12 January 2012 Competition Day 4 9:00am-8:00pm Various Open Competition 9:00am-8:00pm AIS Arena Friday 13 January 2012 Finals Gala Day 8:00am-8:00pm AIS Arena Venues Australian Institute of Sport Arena & Training Hall - Open Men & Women Leverrier Crescent, Bruce Australian National University - Under 16 Boys, Youth Men & Youth Women North Road, Acton MPOWER Dome - Under 11 Boys & Girls, Under 12 Boys & Girls, Under 13 Girls Coyne Street, Fadden Southern Cross Stadium - Under 13 Boys, Under 14 Boys & Girls, Under 15 Boys & Girls, Under 16 Girls Corner Athllon Drive and Cowlishaw Street, Greenway, Tuggeranong See page 6 for maps of venues Photos Courtesy of Damian Briggs (Football NSW) and Capital Football 2 www.footballaustralia.com.au 2012 FFA National Futsal Championships On behalf of the Board and management of Football Federation Australia (FFA) I would like to welcome all players, officials and spectators to the 2012 FFA National Futsal Championships. These National Championships are our biggest national tournament competition and have a long history in showcasing our nation’s best Futsal talent for boys and girls, men and women. With Futsal being one of the growth areas within FFA, we acknowledge the efforts of all our Member Federations who actively work to provide opportunities for all players, coaches and referees within their care. FFA in turn provides opportunities for elite Futsal players under our National Football Curriculum through the National Talented Player Pathway to allow players to truly reach their potential. Since our admission into the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 2006, the number of opportunities for international Futsal competition has increased markedly with regular club and national team fixtures in the AFC competition calendar. Indeed this year’s nationals will be of great importance to the Australian Men’s National Futsal team coach, Steven Knight, who will be using the Championships as part of his selection process for the upcoming ASEAN Futsal Championships which will be played in Thailand late next month. These championships serve as the qualification tournament for the 2012 AFC Futsal Championships, hosted by the United Arab Emirates in May, which is the qualifier for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup which will played in November in Thailand. It also gives me great pleasure to announce that for the first time, the FFA National Futsal will be proudly supported by the Australian Government’s, llicit Drugs in Sport Education Program. As part of this support, Alcohol and Illicit Drug Education workshops will be held for players during the tournament. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our commercial partners Qantas, Nike, Westfield, Hyundai, SOLO, NAB, the Australian Sports Commission, Fox Sports and Optus for their support. I would also like to acknowledge the tremendous efforts of Capital Football for, once again, hosting this event. Finally, best wishes to all players, coaches and match officials for the coming week. I trust that the tournament is highly competitive, entertaining and successful and played within the spirit of fair play and respect for all. Ben Buckley Chief Executive Officer Football Federation Australia www.footballaustralia.com.au 3 2012 FFA National Futsal Championships Tournament Overview Once again the FFA Futsal National Championships hit Canberra as the courts of the Nation’s Capital prepare for battle to see who will emerge as the best of the best and claim the title for 2012. The prestigious accolades bestowed on the winners of the FFA Futsal National Championship see a week long display of stunning skills, sweeping action and goals, goals, goals in front of large and appreciative crowds who are drawn to a game that rewards innovation, technique and risk taking. As usual the home-town ACT will be amongst the favourites to claim honours along with the powerhouse New South Wales Thunder and Lightning. But, as has been shown in recent years, challengers can emerge from anywhere with Victoria reaching their first men’s final for many a year and Tasmania posting some excellent results along the way. There is no reason to expect this edition of the premier national indoor championships to be any different. 2012 will be a huge year for the game of Futsal with the seventh Futsal World Cup scheduled in Thailand from November 2-18 with the Final due to take place in the 15,000 capacity Hua Mark Stadium in Bangkok. Twenty-four teams will compete for the right to be crowned World Champions in what will be a showcase for the sport. Before that of course is the small matter of qualification and the AFC Futsal Championship, from which the Asian representatives will be drawn, will be held between May 12-22 in the United Arab Emirates. So there is plenty of action to be seen for aficionados of the indoor game. The growth of Futsal Worldwide continues apace with the many benefits associated with the game beginning to be recognised by the pre-eminent coaches of our era. With the small court and lack of walls, players are constantly placed in demanding decision-making situations, requiring quick thinking, good ball control, precise passing, and creative solutions with the rules of the game favouring the more skilful players ahead of the physical aspects which tend to dominate in the outdoor version of the game. The smaller teams, five-a-side, allows players to get more frequent touches on the ball and more opportunities to score goals improving control, vision and distribution, some of the core factors required in building the complete footballer. Perhaps more importantly than all of the added skill-factors that can be improved through regular exposure to the game is the simple fact that playing Futsal is fun! Throughout the FFA Futsal National Championships you’ll see players straining to make that vital tackle, interception or score the crucial goal, but they will more often than not do it with a smile on their face. That’s not to say that the level of commitment will be anything other than 100% from all the competing players. Tackles will be firm and defensive patterns well-organized and you can almost guarantee that the teams will fight tooth and nail until the final blast of the referee’s whistle in order to win the game. Be prepared from some fierce contests throughout! And so the scene is once more set. Canberra has prepared and the courts are ready. The eerie silence that descends across an empty AIS Arena, AIS Training Hall, Southern Cross Club Basketball Centre and other venues around our great Capital are soon to be shattered and will be replaced by the roar of the action and the thrill of the moment as the 2012 FFA Futsal National Championships gets underway. DRAWS AND RESULTS Keep up to date with all the latest results and ladders throughout the 2012 FFA Futsal National Championships by logging on to the Official website at www.futsalnationals.com.au. Results will be updated daily and news reports will be featured prominently. 4 www.footballaustralia.com.au 2012 FFA National Futsal Championships 2011 Roll of Honour Age Group Champion Score Runner up Tournament MVP 11 Girls NSW Thunder 4:2 Victoria Alexis Karris-Stahl (ACT Cobras) 12 Girls NSW Thunder 7:2 Victoria Grace Malcolm (Queensland) 13 Girls NSW Thunder 3:0 ACT Cobras Brittany Colbran (Queensland) 14 Girls NSW Thunder 6:2 ACT Cobras Jordan Baker (Western NSW) 15 Girls NSW Thunder 3:1 Queensland Candela Bas (Victoria) 16 Girls NSW Lightning 2:0 NSW Thunder Chloe Robinson (Western NSW) Youth Women NSW Thunder 2:0 ACT Cobras Elise O’Kelly (NSW Lightning) Open Women NSW Thunder 1:0 ACT Cobras Lauren Diduszko (Western NSW) AWD Southern NSW 6:1 NSW Lightning Craig Muhlbock (NSW Storm) 11 Boys Auckland Rio 4:2 ACT Cobras Marc Tokich (ACT Cobras) 12 Boys NSW Thunder 4:3 NSW Lightning Matthew Wilshire (Queensland) 13 Boys Victoria 2:1 Solomons Islands Brady Nixon (ACT Colts) 14 Boys NSW Thunder 8:1 Victoria Alex Tserapas (Northen NSW) 15 Boys NSW Thunder 6:2 NSW Lightning Kayden Oakes (Queensland) 16 Boys NSW Lightning 2:0 NSW Thunder Daniel Vellonio (NSW Thunder) Youth Men NSW Thunder 2:1 ACT Cobras Ryan Keir (ACT Cobras) Open Men NSW Thunder 2:2 Victoria Adam Husseni (Tasmania) (NSW Thunder win 3-2 on penalties) www.footballaustralia.com.au 5 2012 FFA National Futsal Championships Canberra Map 6 www.footballaustralia.com.au 2012 FFA National Futsal Championships Venue Maps Tuggeranong ANU mpowerdome AIS Arena AIS Training Hall www.footballaustralia.com.au 7 2012 FFA National Futsal Championships 2011 - A Retrospective The 2011 FFA Futsal national Champions ended with quite some finale as NSW Thunder defeated Victoria in a dramatic penalty shoot-out to claim the Men’s Open crown after an epic struggle.