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Olyroos
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 2:18 pm
by Stuckey
The groups for the qualifiers of the U23 AFC championship have been announced.
Australia
Myanmar
Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong
All matches will be played in Chinese Taipei. Qualification rounds will be played between 23–31 March 2015.
The top side from each of the 10 groups will qualify along with the 5 best placed 2nd placed sides joining host Qatar in the tournament proper.
The tournament itself will take place between 12–30 January 2016. The three top placed side from the tournament will qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics Football tournament
Re: Olyroos
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 10:39 am
by Stuckey
Olyroos' Asian cup qualifiers kick off tonight as the road to Rio begins.
Olyroos squad for AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers - Group F
Mustafa AMINI
Borussia Dortmund, Germany
George BLACKWOOD
Sydney FC, Australia
Josh BRILLANTE
Empoli, Italy
Corey BROWN
Brisbane Roar, Australia
Cameron BURGESS
Ross County, Scotland
Daniel DE SILVA
Perth Glory, Australia
James DONACHIE
Brisbane Roar, Australia
Jack DUNCAN (gk)
Perth Glory, Australia
Ryan EDWARDS
Reading FC, England
Giancarlo GALLIFUOCO
Swansea FC, England
Scott GALLOWAY
Melbourne Victory, Australia
Jason GERIA
Melbourne Victory, Australia
John HALL (gk)
Adelaide United, Australia
Andrew HOOLE
Newcastle Jets, Australia
Jackson IRVINE
Ross County, Scotland
Aaron LENNOX (gk)
Queens Park Rangers, England
Jamie MACLAREN
Perth Glory, Australia
Connor PAIN
Melbourne Victory, Australia
Brad SMITH
Liverpool, England
Jaushua SOTORIO
Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Australia
Adam TAGGART
Fulham FC, England
Steven UGARKOVIC
NK Osijek, Croatia
Ryan WILLIAMS
Fulham FC, England
27 March 2015
Australia v Hong Kong
National Stadium, Kaohsiung City
4:00pm local time
7:00pm AEDT
29 March 2015
Chinese Taipei v Australia
National Stadium, Kaohsiung City
7:00pm
10:00pm AEDT
31 March 2015
Australia v Myanmar
National Stadium, Kaohsiung City
4:00pm
7:00pm AEDT
Read more at
http://www.under23s.footballaustralia.c ... RGG8Kxj.99
Re: Olyroos
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:35 am
by blahblah
6-0.....a shellacking. McLaren with 3.
Re: Olyroos
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 4:16 pm
by Scott
For a 6-0 win the Olyroos were thoroughly unimpressive, created very few chances and only won because the opposition was worse than horrible.
Re: Olyroos
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:22 pm
by Stuckey
http://under23s.footballaustralia.com.a ... 2a6xvr5nun
Another big win but given the opposition should have been expected.
As long as the lads don't lose to Myanmar they will qualify for the AFC U23 championships. Although even if they do lose narrowly they'll still be a good chance of making the tournament as the top 5 second placed sides qualify as well.
Re: Olyroos
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 10:09 am
by Old Gregg
Had no idea half those guys were still that young.
Re: Olyroos
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 1:30 pm
by Stuckey
Had no idea half those guys were still that young.
That's the beauty of the HAL that so many of these kids get to play in front of us for so long.
Most are not even close to being considered for Socceroos but are already well known generally in the footballing community.
Surely that's got to be a boost for engaging the mainstream community with future Socceroos.
Re: Olyroos
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:26 pm
by shinAUFC
add Antonis to that list, he is still a cub
Re: Olyroos
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 10:27 pm
by Stuckey
add Antonis to that list, he is still a cub
There is a few missing from the current squad that are players of the future. Antonis, Ikonomidis and Armenakas off the top of my head.
Re: Olyroos
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 10:31 pm
by Stuckey
http://under23s.footballaustralia.com.a ... oe4rrgj0rl
So the lads have qualified. 5-1 win over Myanmar who were the 2nd strongest side in the group.
So that means Australia makes the AFC U23 Championships in Qatar next year in January and the top three placed sides qualify for the Olympics!
Re: Olyroos
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 3:30 pm
by Stuckey
Olyroos Squad for Turkey and FYR Macedonia matches 4-7 September 2015
Jack DUNCAN (Randers FC, Denmark), Jason GERIA (Melbourne Victory FC), Giancarlo GALLIFUOCO (Swansea FC, England), James DONACHIE (Brisbane Roar FC) Milos DEGENEK (1860 Munich, Germany), Joshua BRILLANTE (Empoli, Italy), Andrew HOOLE (Sydney FC), Ryan EDWARDS (Uncontracted), Jamie MACLAREN (Brisbane Roar FC), Mustafa AMINI (Randers FC, Denmark), Connor PAIN (Melbourne Victory FC) John HALL (Adelaide United FC), Brandon BORRELLO (Brisbane Roar FC), Terry ANTONIS (PAOK FC, Greece), Scott GALLOWAY (Melbourne Victory FC), Steven UGARKOVIC (NK Osijek, Croatia), Daniel DE SILVA (Roda JC Kerkrade, Netherlands), Paul IZZO (Central Coast Mariners FC), Cameron BURGESS (Fulham FC, England), Riley WOODCOCK (Sydney FC), Chris IKONOMIDIS (SS Lazio, Italy), Adam TAGGART (Fulham FC, England), Brad SMITH (Uncontracted).
MATCH DETAILS
Turkey U21 v Australia U22
4 September 2015
Kasimpasa Recep Tayyip Erdogan Stadium, stanbul, Turkey
Kick-Off: 8.30pm (local) (3:30am AEST, 5 Sept)
Macedonia U21 v Australia U22
7 September 2015
FF Macedonia Training Centre – Skopje, FYR Macedonia
Kick-Off: TBC (local)
Read more at
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/art ... q3fDCx9.99
Pretty decent squad there.
Nice to see the euro lads coming in. Especially Degenek who I think has been of interest to Croatia, who he can also represent.
Re: Olyroos
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 4:48 pm
by shinAUFC
Would have thought mabil could have got a selection, though i suppose its best for him to work on getting minutes in denmark.
If he was in the squad and the club let him go then that probably would be more worrying.
Re: Olyroos
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 9:13 am
by Stuckey
Would have thought mabil could have got a selection, though i suppose its best for him to work on getting minutes in denmark.
If he was in the squad and the club let him go then that probably would be more worrying.
I was thinking the same thing but I thought he really hasn't played much football for sometime. Plus I think he's in the U20 squad age bracket.
Re: Olyroos
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 11:14 am
by Stuckey
First game was a win in Turkey 1-0, second was a lose in Macedonia 3-1. Nice to see Taggart back on the scoresheet.
Apparently Awer was in the squad.
Re: Olyroos
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 9:15 am
by Stuckey
14 January 2016
Australia V United Arab Emirates
17 January 2016
Vietnam V Australia
20 January 2016
Jordan V Australia
Draw for the AFC U23 championship has been announced.
Not a terrible group. UAE should be the toughest test.
This tournament is also qualifying for the 2016 Olympics. The two nations that make the final and the third place play off winner all make it to Rio.