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 a delayed season and restart, they 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)
Capacity9,000
OwnerPaul Lederer
ChairmanPaul Lederer
Head coachAndrew Christiansen
LeagueNational Premier Leagues NSW
A-League Youth
202411th of 16
Websitehttp://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/

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

Youth team history

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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

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As of 3 March 2024[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
1 GK   AUS Taiga Harper
2 DF   AUS Nathan Barrie
3 DF   AUS Anthony Pantazopoulos
4 DF   AUS Doni Grdić
6 MF   MLT Dylan Scicluna
8 MF   AUS Oscar Priestman
7 MF   AUS Marcus Younis
9 FW   AUS Nathanael Blair
10 FW   AUS Alexander Badolato
11 MF   AUS Adam Bugarija
12 FW   AUS Zac Sapsford
13 FW   AUS Aydan Hammond
15 DF   AUS Luca Peroca
16 DF   AUS Roman Culina
17 FW   AUS Filip Dimovski
18 DF   AUS Jok Akuien
19 FW   AUS Max Hately
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 GK   AUS Lucas Sinnott
22 DF   AUS Jesse Cameron
23 MF   AUS Mason Fernandez
77 MF   AUS Philip Gigliotti
99 DF   AUS Ryan Devine
MF   AUS Ryley Hollingdale
MF   AUS Yannis Frerck
FW   AUS Farah Koko
MF   AUS Luke Nieuwenhof
MF   AUS Edmun Haddad
MF   AUS William Loucas
DF   AUS Will Mckay
DF   AUS Yohan D'Souza
DF   AUS Thomas Furlong
DF   AUS Alex Bonetig
DF   AUS William Freney
MF   AUS Matthew O’Donoghue

Facilities

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The Wanderers training facility & academy is located at the Wanderers Centre of Football in Rooty Hill.[6] The team plays in Wanderers Football Park.

Honours

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  • Football NSW League One Youth U-18 Championship
    • Champions (2): 2016, 2017
    • Runners-up (1): 2018

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mens Senior Competitions" (PDF). footballnsw.com.au.
  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 2023 National Premier League NSW squad". Western Sydney Wanderers. 17 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers Centre of Football Officially Opened". Western Sydney Wanderers. 18 September 2019.
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