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]
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Full name | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (Youth) | |||
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Nickname(s) | Wanderers | |||
Short name | WSW | |||
Founded | 2012 | |||
Ground | Wanderers Football Park (NPL) | |||
Capacity | 9,000 | |||
Owner | Paul Lederer | |||
Chairman | Paul Lederer | |||
Head coach | Andrew Christiansen | |||
League | National Premier Leagues NSW A-League Youth | |||
2023 | 13th of 16 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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In addition, the club submits teams into the Football NSW Boys’ Youth Competitions at U13, U14, U15 and U16 level.
Youth team history
editThe 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
edit- 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.
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Facilities
editThe Wanderers training facility & academy is located at the Wanderers Centre of Football in Rooty Hill.[6] The team plays in Wanderers Football Park.
Honours
edit- Y-League/A-League Youth Premiership
- Y-League/A-League Youth Championship
- NSW NPL 2/NSW League One Premiership
- Runners-up (1): 2016
- NSW NPL 2/NSW League One Championship
- Runners-up (1): 2016
- Football NSW League One Youth U-20 Premiership
- Football NSW League One Youth U-20 Championship
- Football NSW League One Youth U-18 Premiership
- Premiers (1): 2016
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mens Senior Competitions" (PDF). footballnsw.com.au.
- ^ "NPL NSW Men's top tier Fixtures announced". 20 July 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues 2015 launches". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Wanderers 2023 National Premier League NSW squad". Western Sydney Wanderers. 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers Centre of Football Officially Opened". Western Sydney Wanderers. 18 September 2019.
External links
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