Sydney FC’s Terry Antonis and Daniel Petkovski have been named in the Qantas Young Socceroos squad for the AFC Under-19 Championship Qualifiers in Kuala Lumpur next month.
The pair will head to Malaysia where they’ll play games against China P.R., Indonesia, Singapore and Macau.
Sydney FC-s Terry Antonis and Daniel Petkovski have been named in the Qantas Young Socceroos squad for the AFC Under-19 Championship qualifiers in Kuala Lumpur next month.
The pair will head to Malaysia where they-ll play games against China P.R., Indonesia, Singapore and Macau.
Head Coach Jan Versleijen has selected 23 players, including Antonis who was part of the under-20 side who recently competed at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Colombia.
“It-s always good to start working with a new generation of players,” said Versleijen.
“One of the big positives is that we have a number of players within our squad who already have valuable tournament experience after they competed at World Cups this year.
“Part of our development philosophy is to expose these young players to as much international competitive football as possible. The more exposure they have the better they develop.
“Obviously our goal for this tournament is to perform well and qualify for next year-s championship which will be the all important qualifier for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.”
The top two teams from this group will then progress to next year-s AFC Under-19 Championship with the host nation to be determined on 21 November 2011.
Placing at the 2012 tournament will determine who will qualify for the 2013 Under-20 FIFA World Cup in Turkey.
Qantas Young Socceroos Squad List
2012 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
31 October – 8 November 2011
Player Club
Nicholas ANSELL – Melbourne Victory
Terry ANTONIS – Sydney FC
Jake BARKER-DAISH – Gold Coast United
Josh BRILLIANTE – Gold Coast United
Corey BROWN – Brisbane Roar
Reece CAIRA – Aston Villa
Connor CHAPMAN – Australian Institute of Sport
James DONACHIE – Brisbane Roar
Jack DUNCAN (gk) – Newcastle Jets
Ryan EDWARDS – Reading FC
Jason GERIA – Brisbane Roar
Curtis GOOD – Melbourne Heart
Paul IZZO (gk) – Australian Institute of Sport
Tom KING – Liverpool FC
Jamie MACLAREN – Blackburn Rovers
Jesse MAKAROUNAS – Perth Glory
Nick MUNRO – Adelaide United
Daniel PETKOVSKI – Sydney FC
Anthony PROIA – Australian Institute of Sport
Paulo RETRE – Melbourne Victory
Adam TAGGART – Perth Glory
Allan WELSH – Adelaide United
Liam WOODING – Adelaide United
2012 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers
Official Match Schedule – Group G
02 November 2011 SINGAPORE v AUSTRALIA 7:00pm AEDT
04 November 2011 AUSTRALIA v MACAU 7:00pm AEDT
06 November 2011 INDONESIA v AUSTRALIA 10:30pm AEDT
08 November 2011 AUSTRALIA v CHINA P.R. 10:30pm AEDT
All matches will be played at the MBPJ Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
