KICKOFF 2021 - ROUND 13 TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED ONLINE VIA HTTPS://TINY.ONE/APIAFC SATURDAY LAMBERT 22ND MAY PARK STADIUM 5.15PM MEN’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Australia’s most famous football Club Australia’s most famous football club ... The Club that has had the most players signed, The Club that has had the most Socceroos, National scouted, and recruited, from any National Premier team players, and Socceroo Captains, of any other League Club, in Australia - in essence APIA Club, in the nation - ever. Leichhardt Tigers, has produced the most players APIA is officially, the highest ranked National to be acquired and signed into the A-League, since Premier League 1 Club, in the Country. the A-League’s memorable, inception. The 1987, Championship National League, all First-ever Club, in 2019 / 2020 to be the Number 1 conquering, winning APIA squad, all of which Club, in all sections: Men’s National Premier League today, are legends of the game, and remain the 1, Women and Girls Premier League 1, Boys Youth Invincibles, of Australian Football history, a feat that League, and Skills Acquisition Program. This feat is is unlikely to be surpassed, in our lifetime. unlikely to be ever repeated, and again, we humbly A 33-year extraordinary record, that remains intact suggest, in our lifetime. until this day with the longest unbeaten streak, in a We are heading towards A-League status, and there National Competition, proper. is no doubt, that the Club, will establish ourselves, The Club that has produced Australia’s, greatest and raise to the very top, and the pinnacle of ever footballer, Joe Marston, the very first Australian Australian Football, and eventually cement itself, to play in a FA Cup Final, the first Australian to play and be ingrained and entrenched, in the highest professionally in the top tier, being the English Premier League. Football competition in our World-famous Country - Australia’s A-League Football Competition. The A-League, Grand Final, Player Of The Match, is awarded and named after, in honour of Joe Marston, Lambert Park, has for the past 66 years, been a annually. facility, for everyone. Proud Major Sponsor of the APIA Leichhardt Tigers Football Club for the past 27 consecutive years 2 #NPLNSW ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Australia’s most famous football Club It has not been, and has never been, and will never APIA Leichhardt Tigers Football Club, is held in be, for an elite few. It has been made available to such high esteem, so much admired, cherished all and sundry, as we, the Club, are a community and loved, such a community pillar, and fabric of leader, so we must lead, and ensure that Boys and our society, such a significant focus, for thousands Girls, from three years of age, up to Under 18s, at of peoples’ daily lives, the Club’s administrators, community grassroots level, Elite Boys and Girls, when they meet newly registered players, whether Elite Women and Men, wishing and desire, to play they are Juniors or Seniors, their parents, their or participate in the World Game, have been given grandparents, their relatives, their supporters complete access to this facility, right up until today, and friends, the respect shown towards, all our this is what this Club, is all about. Club Directors, Convenors, Coaches, Managers and support staff, all are genuinely, sincerely, and Lambert Park in 2014, underwent an extraordinary, deeply shocked, by all of this. $3.5m upgrade, $2.2m, was kindly funded by the NSW Government and Clubs NSW. This respect and admiration, is solely contributed, to the Club’s brand, the name, the Club culture, The Club and private benefactors, and other the history, and, of course, the game itself. It is sources, in cash, contra, and in-kind, contributed a amazing, and simply staggering, to understand and further $1.4m. comprehend, the importance of the Club, within The Clubs’ importance, history, tradition, heritage, our society. and widespread community benefits, in providing THE INNER WEST OF SYDNEY COMMUNITY a sporting environment, for young Australians’, PEOPLE’S CLUB. and the youth of the Inner West, and further afield, was acknowledged by the record funding, that was granted to a community, Football Club in Australia. ALLIANCE PARTNERS NPLNSW.COM.AU 3 CLUB DIRECTORY Infoline 0484 002 000 / W: apiatigers.com / E: [email protected] / F: APIA Leichhardt FC BOARD OF MANAGEMENT RACITI Tony PRESIDENT KADAYIFCI Bill SECRETARY PRIMERANO Frank TREASURER CUTRUPI Michael DIRECTOR DI MENTO Aldo DIRECTOR LA IANCA Joe DIRECTOR MAROCCHI David DIRECTOR MELLINO John DIRECTOR MUSTICA Frank DIRECTOR RACITI Mario DIRECTOR RIZZO Nick DIRECTOR CONVENORS MCCOLL Billy Head of Football CIOLINO Vince Youth Boys BOFFA Lina Youth Boys GARUFI Joe Convenor (SAP) ADMINISTRATION SCARSELLETTA Pia Seniors FATHERS Andrew 365 Soccer Sixes GULLOTTA Nicholas Head of Communications CLUB MERCHANDISE SUPPORTERS’ OUTLET MANDAGLIO Andrew Lambert Park DIAKOS Alec Lambert Park Proud Major Sponsor of the APIA Leichhardt Tigers Football Club for the past 27 consecutive years 4 #NPLNSW FESTIVAL OF FOOTBALL The Biggest Football Event of the year... The best in the Inner West! TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED ONLINE VIA HTTPS://TINY.ONE/APIAFC Proud Major Sponsor of the APIA Leichhardt FC for the past 27 consecutive years Wests Ashfield Leagues Club, Proud Sponsor of APIA Leichhardt FC for the past 27 years 6 #NPLNSW SPONSORS In acknowledgement of our Valued Sponsors Proud Major Sponsor of the APIA Leichhardt Tigers Football Club for the past 27 consecutive years ALLIANCE PARTNERS NPLNSW.COM.AU 7 CLUB DIRECTORY - OFFICIALS FOOTBALL NPL NSW MEN - FIRST GRADE FOOTBALL NSW NPL 1 WOMEN - FIRST Head of Football Billy McColl GRADE Head Coach Paul Dee Head of Football Matteo Maiorana Assistant Coach Nick Stavroulakis Head Coach Spencer Prior Goalkeeper Coach Bruno Jasiczek Reserve Grade Andrew Tucker Coach Manager Vincent Leto Assistant Coach Sam Batshon Manager Joe Calabro Goalkeeper Coach Dom Garnier Manager Sergio Bucciarelli Manager Filiz Urkanci Manager Sam Barletta Manager Catherine Konstandinidis Physio Michael Sawan S&C Coach Andrew Casali FOOTBALL NSW NPL YOUTH BOYS Physio 1 Francis Broomfield Under 20 Coach Anthony Mazza Physio 2 Jordon Sarkodee Asst Coach Mariano Mirigliani Asst Coach Pierre Sassine FOOTBALL NSW NPL YOUTH GIRLS Under 18 Coach Gerard Peacock Under 17 Coach Michael Hawthorn Asst Coach Paul Watkins Manager Jackie Batshon Asst Coach Zac Vallorani Under 15 Coach Mario Coiro Under 16 Coach Gerard Peacock Manager Antoniette Parinetto Manager Angelo Rodic Under 14 Coach Ernesto Bivona Manager Celeste Vout Asst Coach Robert Foti Under 15 Coach Andrew Casali Manager Kathy Hronopolos Manager Anthony Papallo Under 14 Coach Andrew Casali FOOTBALL NSW SAP GIRLS Manager Anthony Papallo Under 13 Coach Filiz Urkanci Under 13 Coach Gerard Peacock Manager Belinda Cicco Manager Angelo Rodic Under 12 Coach Anthony Trieste Manager Radenko Sucur Coach Carl Modena Manager Kathryn Cooper FOOTBALL NSW NPL SAP BOYS Under 11 Coach Roberto Maiorana SAP 12 Coach Steven Kayes Manager Angela Dossetor Manager Joe Garufi Under 10 Coach Filiz Urkanci SAP 11 Coach Nicholas Stavroulakis Manager Scott Ryall Manager Joe Garufi Administrator Alex Cicco SAP 10 Coach Nicholas Stavroulakis GSAP Andrew Wiefler Manager Joe Garufi Administrator SAP 9 Coach Steven Kayes Manager Joe Grufi 8 #NPLNSW NPL NSW MEN’S SENIOR SQUAD NAME SPONSOR 1 Ivan Necevski Goal Interior 2 William Mutch Ciano Motors 3 Paul Galimi Lowa Lighting 4 Joshua Symons Hamper Occasions 5 Nick Azzone Joye Group 6 Harry Callahan Juventus Academy 7 Tynan Diaz Under Offer 8 Corey Biczo Ecco 9 Blake Powell Citi Steel 10 Franco Parisi Parisi 11 Mathieu Cordier The Address Property Agents 12 Hassan Jalloh First Title Recoveries 13 David D'Apuzzo Bus Lines Group 15 Themba Muata-Marlow Juventus Academy 16 Sean Symons Bear Transport Services 17 Dejan Bakrdanikoski Under Offer 18 Adrian Ucchino ASR Football Totties 20 Samuel McIllhatton Premium Glass NSW 21 Michael Kouta AGI Formwork 22 Luke Turnbull Under Offer 23 Gian Fiorese Muscle Gym 24 Christian Cirino Under Offer 25 Vincenzo Melissari Westfield Auto Body Repairs 26 Vincent Fedele Under Offer 40 Evan Davies Iskra Airconditioning NPLNSW.COM.AU 9 PHOTO GALLERY ALLIANCE PARTNERS 10 #NPLNSW FROM THE COACH A Message from APIA’S Head Coach - Paul Dee An important home game this week against a top it was very pleasing to see 5 team in Mt Druitt who have proven to be a very the improvement in our competitive team this season. composed possession last week, results matter and we It was always evident that Mt Druitt recruited well in need to improve our end the previous off-season and the results are certainly product in front of goal, being realised in team performances on the pitch converting threatening and the results generated so far this season. As a attacking movement into team, Mt Druitt are resolute in defence, but have scoring goals which will help real pace and strike power from counter attacking in improving our conversion positions and can turn momentum in games very of winning close games. quickly. We will need to be very mindful of their potential threats whilst staying focused on our own The squad is at full strength this week and all game plan and striving for a dominant performance. players are available for selection which is a great position to finally be in. Match fitness for some is Our squad unfortunately is coming off a hard fought still building, but we will be fielding a strong team loss after a tough game against Blacktown. Despite against Mt Druitt and will be aiming to take three dominating possession and field position for most points from the match. Our goal to be involved of the game, we were unable to recover from a goal in finals contention still remains, so this weekend conceded against the run of play and ultimately shapes up as a very important home game for us to couldn’t break down the Demons defence.