2009 FFA National Youth Championships for Boys 2009 kicks-off in Coffs Harbour this weekend

There will be 384 players from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales Country, New South Wales Metropolitan, Northern NSW, Northern Territory, Queensland Country, Queensland Metropolitan, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria Country, Victoria Metropolitan and Western Australia competing at the annual tournament at BCU International Stadium in Coffs Harbour.
FFA CEO Ben Buckley acknowledged the importance of these Championships in the FFA talent identification program.
?While the Championships are not the only means of being spotted as a player with potential, this tournament is traditionally an important component of our talent identification for young talented players. 
?I am sure this year will be no different; and there will be players at these Championships who will go on to represent Australia with distinction all the way up to the Qantas Socceroos.
?High quality opposition helps us to improve our own standards, quality of play, coaching and facilities; and, as the quality of our national teams improves, the impact will be felt down the line to the grassroots players which gives us better standards of competition as well as a larger pool of potential players for the National Youth League, the Hyundai A-League and the national teams. 
?I would like to take this opportunity to thank our commercial partners Qantas, Foxtel, Nike, Westfield, Hyundai, SOLO, NAB, the Australian Sports Commission, FOX Sports and Optus for their support of this event and would also like to acknowledge the efforts of the Northern NSW Football Federation and Coffs Harbour Council for, once again, hosting the tournament,”  concluded Buckley.
In addition, The Zurich Referee Education Experience will once again occur which will provide a unique opportunity for two young referees to shadow the Hyundai A-League match officials during the Hyundai A-League 2010 Finals Series. The two young referees who have performed best and are appointed to the two finals of the 2009 FFA National Youth Championships for Boys on Saturday 10 October 2009 will each be awarded a Zurich Referee Education Experience. 
The Zurich Referee Education Experience will offer the young referees the opportunity to observe the designated match officials as they prepare for, manage and report on a full match day during the Hyundai A-League 2010 Finals Series.

2009 FFA National Youth Championships for Boys 
BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour
3-10 October 2009
2009 FFA National Youth Championships for Boys  – Under 15 – Official Draw
Group A: Victoria Metropolitan, Queensland Metropolitan, Football West, Capital Football, South Australia, NSW Country
Group B: NSW Metropolitan, Queensland Country, Northern NSW, Tasmania, Victoria Country, Northern Territory
Day One  –  Saturday 3rd October
9:30am       Capital Football v Football West
11:10am      South Australia v NSW Country
12:50pm     Victoria Metropolitan v Queensland Metropolitan
2:30pm       Tasmania v Northern NSW
4:10pm       Victoria Country v Northern Territory
5:50pm       NSW Metropolitan v Queensland Country
Day Two  – Sunday 4th October
9:00am       Northern Territory v Tasmania
10:40am      Victoria Country v NSW Metropolitan
12:20pm     Queensland Country v Northern NSW
2:00pm       Queensland Metropolitan v Football West
3:40pm       South Australia v Victoria Metropolitan
5:20pm       NSW Country v Capital Football
Day Three  – Monday 5th October
9:00am       Football West v Victoria Metropolitan
10:40am      Capital Football v South Australia
12:20pm     NSW Country v Queensland Metropolitan
2:00pm       Northern NSW v NSW Metropolitan
3:40pm       Tasmania v Victoria Country
5:20pm       Northern Territory v Queensland Country 
Day Four  – Tuesday 6th October
***Day of Rest*** ***Day of Rest***
Day Five  – Wednesday 7th October
9:00am       Queensland Country v Victoria Country
10:40am      Northern NSW v Northern Territory
12:20pm     NSW Metropolitan v Tasmania
2:00pm       Queensland Metropolitan v South Australia
3:40pm       Football West v NSW Country
5:20pm       Victoria Metropolitan v Capital Football
Day Six  – Thursday 8th October
9:00am       South Australia v Football West
10:40am      NSW Country v Victoria Metropolitan
12:20pm     Capital Football v Queensland Metropolitan
2:00pm       Victoria Country v Northern NSW
3:40pm       Northern Territory v NSW Metropolitan
5:20pm       Tasmania v Queensland Country 
Day Seven  – Friday 9th October
9:00am       Group A6 v Group B6 (11th/12th Place)
10:40am      Group A1 v Group B2 (1st Semi-Final)
12:20pm     Group B1 v Group A2 (2nd Semi-Final)
2:00pm       Group A5 v Group B5 (9th/10th Place)
3:40pm       Group A4 v Group B4 (7th/8th Place)
5:20pm       Group A3 v Group B3 (5th/6th Place)
Day Eight  – Saturday 10th October
9:00am       Loser 1st Semi-Final v Loser 2nd Semi-Final (3rd/4th Place)
11:00am      Winner 1st Semi-Final v Winner 2nd Semi-Final (Final)  
2009  FFA National Youth Championships for Boys – Under 15 – Squad Lists
NSW Country: 1.Dane Russell, 2.Moses Donato, 3.Ryan Wiggins, 4.Zach Poulos, 5.Jacob Tratt, 6.James Tomarchio, 7.Jordan Crawford, 8.Christopher Vitucci, 9.Mitch Hutchings, 10.James Galvin, 11.Harry Trezise, 12.Chris McEwan, 13.Zac Mackenzie, 14.Jake Powell, 15.Tumeth -McLeod, 16.Dylan Lakin
Coach: Oscar Gonzalez
Manager: Clint Parkes 
NSW Metropolitan: 1.Jackson Franich, 2.Dillon Vorster, 3.Dylan Fox, 4.Steven Drewery, 5.Jacob Bandur, 6.Paul Ragonese, 7.Marko Vukovic, 8.Jayden Koulizakis, 9.Anthony Proia, 10.Anthony Tomelic, 11.Jake McGing, 12.Michael Neill, 13.George Yousif, 14.Themba Muata-Marlow, 15.Dolor Edosomwan, 16.Kahl Bodenstein
Coach: Tony Judge
Manager: John Mundt  
2009 FFA National Youth Championships for Boys  – Under 14 – Official Draw
Group A: Victoria Metropolitan, Queensland Metropolitan, Football West, Capital Football, South Australia, NSW Country
Group B: NSW Metropolitan, Queensland Country, Northern NSW, Tasmania, Victoria Country, Northern Territory
Day One – Saturday 3rd October
9:30am       Capital Football v Football West
11:10am      South Australia v NSW Country
12:50pm     Victoria Metropolitan v Queensland Metropolitan
2:30pm       Tasmania v Northern NSW
4:10pm       Victoria Country v Northern Territory
5:50pm       NSW Metropolitan v Queensland Country 
Day Two – Sunday 4th October
9:00am       Northern Territory v Tasmania
10:40am      Victoria Country v NSW Metropolitan
12:20pm     Queensland Country v Northern NSW
2:00pm       Queensland Metropolitan v Football West
3:40pm       South Australia v Victoria Metropolitan
5:20pm       NSW Country v Capital Football
Day Three – Monday 5th October
9:00am       Football West v Victoria Metropolitan
10:40am      Capital Football v South Australia
12:20pm     NSW Country v Queensland Metropolitan
2:00pm       Northern NSW v NSW Metropolitan
3:40pm       Tasmania v Victoria Country
5:20pm       Northern Territory v Queensland Country
Day Four – Tuesday 6th October
***Day of Rest*** ***Day of Rest***
Day Five – Wednesday 7th October
9:00am       Queensland Country v Victoria Country
10:40am      Northern NSW v Northern Territory
12:20pm     NSW Metropolitan v Tasmania
2:00pm       Queensland Metropolitan v South Australia
3:40pm       Football West v NSW Country
5:20pm       Victoria Metropolitan v Capital Football 
Day Six – Thursday 8th October
9:00am       South Australia v Football West
10:40am      NSW Country v Victoria Metropolitan
12:20pm     Capital Football v Queensland Metropolitan
2:00pm       Victoria Country v Northern NSW
3:40pm       Northern Territory v NSW Metropolitan
5:20pm       Tasmania v Queensland Country 
Day Seven – Friday 9th October
9:00am       Group A6 v Group B6 (11th/12th Place)
10:40am      Group A1 v Group B2 (1st Semi-Final)
12:20pm     Group B1 v Group A2 (2nd Semi-Final)
2:00pm       Group A5 v Group B5 (9th/10th Place)
3:40pm       Group A4 v Group B4 (7th/8th Place)
5:20pm       Group A3 v Group B3 (5th/6th Place)
Day Eight – Saturday 10th October
9:00am       Loser 1st Semi-Final v Loser 2nd Semi-Final (3rd/4th Place)
11:00am      Winner 1st Semi-Final v Winner 2nd Semi-Final (Final) 
2009 FFA National Youth Championships for  Boys – Under 14 – Squad Lists 
NSW Metropolitan: 1.Jake Miller-Webster, 2.Peter Macrillos, 3.Regan Suters, 4.Max Creevey, 5.Nick Olsen, 6.Cameron Solevski, 7.Chris Ikonomidis, 8.Andre Schroeder, 9.Jawed Qasini, 10.Stefan Sacitto, 11.Daniel DiRuocco, 12.Nicholas Pepper, 13.Dell Francis, 14.Sam Kagaras, 15.Brendan Belsito, 16.Antonio Anic
Coach: Kory Babington
Manager: Svetoslav Koumdjiev
NSW Country: 1.Jarrod Hill, 2.Kirby Murdoch, 3.Jai Straney, 4.Hayden Jennings, 5.Thomas Keenan, 6.Ewen Pollock, 7.Jack Madgwick, 8.Kieran Ellis, 9.Allan Potter, 10.Nicholas Rutherford, 11.Ben Bywaters, 12.David Dixon, 13.Jacob Humphris, 14.Jarod Ryding, 15.Ben Chaffey, 16.Nicholas Barber
Coach: Paul Waine
Manager: Brad Banks