Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth
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 interrupts season and restart were promoted to the National Premier Leagues NSW.[2]
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) Marconi Stadium (NYL) | |||
Capacity | 9,000 | |||
Owner | Paul Lederer | |||
Chairman | Paul Lederer | |||
Head coach | Patrick Zwaanswijk | |||
League | National Premier Leagues NSW 2 Y-League | |||
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
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
- As of 10 March 2020[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
The Wanderers training facility & academy is located at the Wanderers Centre of Football in Rooty Hill.[6] The team plays in Wanderers Football Park. Also the team’s alternate locations for Y-League at Marconi Stadium.
Honours
- Y-League Premiership
- Y-League Championship
- National Premier Leagues NSW 2 Premiership
- Runners-up (1): 2016
- National Premier Leagues NSW 2 Championship
- Runners-up (1): 2016
- National Premier Leagues NSW 2 U-20 Premiership
- National Premier Leagues NSW 2 U-20 Championship
- National Premier Leagues NSW 2 U-18 Premiership
- National Premier Leagues NSW 2 U-18 Championship
References
- https://footballnsw.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1912-Mens-Senior-Competitions-Circular-1.pdf
- https://mens.nplnsw.com.au/2020/07/20/npl-nsws-mens-top-tier-fixtures-announceds
- "Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers take rivalry to new level with plans for youth academies". smh.com.au. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- "PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues 2015 launches". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- "Wanderers confirm NPL 2 squad". Western Sydney Wanderers. 10 March 2020.
- "Western Sydney Wanderers Centre of Football Officially Opened". Western Sydney Wanderers. 18 September 2019.