2014–15 National Youth League (Australia)

National Youth League
Season2014–15
PremiersMelbourne City Youth (1st title)
Matches played66
Goals scored223 (3.38 per match)
Top goalscorerWade Dekker (9)
Biggest home winCentral Coast Mariners Youth 6–0 FFA Centre of Excellence
(17 December 2014)
Brisbane Roar Youth 6–0 FFA Centre of Excellence
(15 February 2015)
Biggest away winFFA Centre of Excellence 0–5 Newcastle Jets Youth
(8 November 2014)
Highest scoringPerth Glory Youth 5–3 Central Coast Mariners Youth
(16 November 2014)

The 2014–15 National Youth League (Also known as the Foxtel National Youth League for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the Australian National Youth League competition. The season ran in parallel with the 2014–15 A-League season.

Teams

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Team Home city Home ground
Adelaide United Youth Adelaide Adelaide Shores Football Centre
Brisbane Roar Youth Brisbane Goodwin Park
Central Coast Mariners Youth Gosford Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence
FFA Centre of Excellence Canberra Australian Institute of Sport
Melbourne City Youth Melbourne Epping Stadium
Melbourne Victory Youth Melbourne Lakeside Stadium
Newcastle Jets Youth Newcastle Rockwell Automation Park
Perth Glory Youth Perth Intiga Stadium
Sydney FC Youth Sydney Lambert Park
Western Sydney Wanderers Youth Sydney Blacktown International Sportspark

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Melbourne City Youth (C) 18 10 5 3 40 27 +13 35
2 Brisbane Roar Youth 18 11 2 5 38 25 +13 35
3 Perth Glory Youth 18 10 4 4 33 24 +9 34
4 Sydney FC Youth 18 8 4 6 40 27 +13 28
5 Melbourne Victory Youth 18 8 3 7 34 33 +1 27
6 Central Coast Mariners Academy 18 8 2 8 38 34 +4 26
7 Adelaide United Youth 18 7 2 9 28 27 +1 23
8 Newcastle Jets Youth 18 7 2 9 31 37 −6 23
9 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 18 6 2 10 21 29 −8 20
10 FFA Centre of Excellence 18 1 2 15 11 51 −40 5
Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Melbourne City1033122222222111111
Brisbane Roar621434333333343332
Perth Glory252211111111222223
Sydney FC9107545567657987444
Melbourne Victory415776688888765855
Central Coast Mariners678968755765656676
Adelaide United146897876576434567
Newcastle Jets4810689999999898788
Western Sydney Wanderers364353444444579999
FFA Centre of Excellence899101010101010101010101010101010
Source: [citation needed]

NOTES:

  • Melbourne Victory were tied with Newcastle Jets at the end of Round 1, as were Brisbane Roar and Central Coast Mariners.
  • Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC have a game in hand between Rounds 2 and 13, with their Round 2 game to be played before the start of Round 14 on Tuesday 27 January.
  • Western Sydney Wanderers and FFA Centre of Excellence have a game in hand between Rounds 7 and 13, with their Round 2 game to be played before the start of Round 14 on Tuesday 27 January.

Fixtures

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Round 1

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18 October 2014 Adelaide United Youth 3–1 Melbourne City Youth Adelaide
14:30 ACDT D. Smith 65', 81'
Costa 89'
Report Kecojevic 88' Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre
Attendance: 220

Round 2

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27 January 2015 Newcastle Jets Youth 2–3 Sydney FC Youth Weston
16:00 AEDT Crowley 22'
Timotheou 24' (o.g.)
Report Tsekenis 50', 55'
Koleski 72'
Stadium: Rockwell Automation Park

Round 3

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2 November 2014 Perth Glory Youth 3–0 Newcastle Jets Youth Perth
11:00 AWST B. O'Neill 38'
Knowles 39', 47' (pen.)
Report Oxborrow Yellow card ?' Red card 76' Stadium: Ashfield Sports Club
Referee: Nico Hoyle

Round 4

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8 November 2014 Adelaide United Youth 0–4 Sydney FC Youth Adelaide
16:00 AEDT Report Blackwood 18'
Andrew 25'
Antoniou 43'
Araujo 81'
Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre
Referee: Jarrod Muller

Round 5

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15 November 2014 Newcastle Jets Youth 0–2 Brisbane Roar Youth Weston
19:00 AEDT Clut 51'
Danning 77' (pen.)
Stadium: Rockwell Automation Park
16 November 2014 Adelaide United Youth 0–1 Central Coast Mariners Youth Adelaide
16:30 ACDT Report Perre 78' Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre
16 November 2014 Sydney FC Youth 5–2 FFA Centre of Excellence Sydney
17:00 AEDT Blackwood 18', 76'
Antoniou 33'
Andrew 45'
Araujo 80'
Report Reiners 13' (pen.)
Kim 85'
Stadium: Lambert Park
Referee: Brenton Kopra

Round 6

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23 November 2014 Melbourne Victory Youth 3–2 Sydney FC Youth Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Nabbout 8' (pen.), 74'
Howard 77'
Report Tratt 3'
Gligor 61'
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Referee: James Sherry

Round 7

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29 November 2014 Newcastle Jets Youth 2–3 Central Coast Mariners Youth Weston
11:00 AEDT Pavicevic 21'
Lundy 39'
Report Perre 52' (pen.)
Kalik 68'
Versi 90+1'
Stadium: Rockwell Automation Park
Referee: Trent Nash

Round 8

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7 December 2014 Adelaide United Youth 1–0 Newcastle Jets Youth Adelaide
14:00 AEDT Costa 10' Report Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre
Attendance: 160

Round 9

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14 December 2014 Brisbane Roar Youth 3–4 Newcastle Jets Youth Brisbane
11:00 AEDT Hore 22'
Yango 24'
Theodore 62'
Report Lundy 17' (pen.), 40'
Welsh 45'
Crowley 55'
Stadium: Dunmore Park
14 December 2014 Adelaide United Youth 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth Adelaide
15:00 AEDT Altundag 12' (pen.)
Konstandopoulos 34'
Report Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre
Attendance: 280

Round 10

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20 December 2014 Brisbane Roar Youth 2–1 Melbourne Victory Youth Brisbane
14:30 AEST Sibatuara 18', 90+3' Report Howard 69' Stadium: Dunmore Park
Referee: Dylan Lambert
21 December 2014 Newcastle Jets Youth 1–0 FFA Centre of Excellence Weston
11:00 AEDT Crowley 88' ? Yellow card 90+4' Yellow-red card Stadium: Rockwell Automation Park

Round 11

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27 December 2014 Melbourne Victory Youth 4–1 Newcastle Jets Youth Melbourne
15:30 AEDT Nabbout 8'
Howard 13', 67'
Cristaldo 27' (pen.)
Report Finlayson Red card 27'
Pavicevic 72' (pen.)
? Red card 88'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,371

Round 12

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4 January 2015 Adelaide United Youth 3–0 Melbourne Victory Youth Adelaide
11:30 AEDT Warland 43'
Costa 51'
Konstandopoulos 59'
Report Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre
Attendance: 317

Round 13

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25 January 2015 Newcastle Jets Youth 2–0 Perth Glory Youth Weston
11:00 AEDT Crowley 39'
Papadimitrios 44'
Stadium: Rockwell Automation Park
25 January 2015 Adelaide United Youth 4–0 FFA Centre of Excellence Adelaide
11:00 ACDT Trimboli 44', 70'
D. Smith 63', 73'
Report Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre

Round 14

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1 February 2015 Adelaide United Youth 4–3 Brisbane Roar Youth Adelaide
15:00 ACDT Kamau 47'
Zafridis 57'
D. Smith 75'
Costa 90+3'
Report D'Agostino 14'
Brady 33'
90'
Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre

Round 15

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Round 16

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14 February 2015 Perth Glory Youth 2–2 Melbourne City Youth Perth
11:00 AWST Sam 45'
Vulin 49'
Oxborrow Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 79'
Report Dekker 18'
Efe 30'
Stadium: Ashfield Sports Club
Referee: Nico Hoyle

Round 17

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22 February 2015 Adelaide United Youth 1–2 Perth Glory Youth Adelaide
10:00 ACDT D. Smith 85' Report Knowles ?'
O’Brien 42'
Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre

Round 18

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Table of results

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Home \ Away ADE BRI CCM FFA MCY MVC NEW PER SYD WSW
Adelaide United 4–3 0–1 4–0 3–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 0–4 2–0
Brisbane Roar 1–0 5–1 6–0 0–3 2–1 3–4 0–2 3–2 1–1
Central Coast Mariners 2–1 0–0 6–0 4–3 5–1 3–1 1–2 3–2 2–3
FFA Centre of Excellence 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–5 1–2 1–3 0–0
Melbourne City 4–2 3–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–1
Melbourne Victory 5–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 0–0 4–1 3–1 3–2 3–0
Newcastle Jets 2–1 0–2 2–3 1–0 2–2 3–3 2–0 2–3 2–1
Perth Glory 0–0 1–2 5–3 3–2 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 3–1
Sydney FC 1–1 0–1 1–0 5–2 3–3 3–1 6–1 1–1 0–1
Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 2–3 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 0–2 1–2 1–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Goals scored

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Regular season
Club Goals Average
Central Coast Mariners Youth 29 2.23
Melbourne City Youth 29 2.23
Perth Glory Youth 23 1.92
Sydney FC Youth 22 1.83
Newcastle Jets Youth 21 1.75
Melbourne Victory Youth 21 1.62
Brisbane Roar Youth 18 1.5
Adelaide United Youth 20 1.54
Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 15 1.25
FFA Centre of Excellence 6 0.6

Clean sheets

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Regular season
Club Clean Sheets
Adelaide United Youth 6
Brisbane Roar Youth 5
Newcastle Jets Youth 4
Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 4
Perth Glory Youth 3
Central Coast Mariners Youth 3
Brisbane Roar Youth 5
Melbourne Victory Youth 2
Sydney FC Youth 2
Melbourne City Youth 2
FFA Centre of Excellence 0

End-of-season awards

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George Blackwood of Sydney FC Youth and Liam Youlley of Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth were voted co-winners of the Foxtel National Youth League Player of the Year Award while Brisbane Roar FC Youth was selected as the winner of the Foxtel National Youth League Fair Play Award.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Hyundai A-League/Westfield W-League award winners". Football Federation Australia. 11 May 2015.
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