Players from the PFAA after winning the Intercontinental Academy Cup in Malaysia last year.
The Round Ball, Mount Gambier’s community football development program will host the National Championships of the Australian Premier Football Academy next week at Grant High School.
The tournament will bring over 150 soccer players to Mount Gambier and will provide the opportunity for local soccer players to measure their standard against the best that the city has on offer.
“We are delighted that the championships will once again be held in the Limestone Coast” said Round Ball CEO Scott Dickson. “These championships provide local soccer enthusiasts with the opportunity to see some of the best junior footballers going around” added Dickson.
“In 2005 Hayden Doyle visited the region and played at Gambier Centrals home ground, a year later he was an apprentice at Stoke City who are now in the English Premier League and he is now at Perth Glory. Who knows who will be found at these Championships”.
The tournament, now in its fifth year, provides the opportunity for players based at the Melbourne based APFA and the Adelaide based PFSAA to be selected to tour the UK and Asia later in the year, for local players it is the opportunity to play against players that won the Intercontinental Academy Cup in Malaysia last year and players that will play against Europe’s top Academy teams this year that Dickson believes is the driving force.
The Round Ball will take part in all grades fielding under 10s right through to under 17 squads that will compete in futsal, 7 aside and 11 aside competitions.
Dickson is realistic about the tournament but remains confident despite the standard of the opposition “our players are very good, I have no doubt that we have players who are every bit as talented as the opposition, it is the quality over the park that is the difficulty all regional squads face. We are looking forward to the opportunity to be involved in such a tournament”
The tournament will bring over 150 soccer players to Mount Gambier and will provide the opportunity for local soccer players to measure their standard against the best that the city has on offer.
“We are delighted that the championships will once again be held in the Limestone Coast” said Round Ball CEO Scott Dickson. “These championships provide local soccer enthusiasts with the opportunity to see some of the best junior footballers going around” added Dickson.
“In 2005 Hayden Doyle visited the region and played at Gambier Centrals home ground, a year later he was an apprentice at Stoke City who are now in the English Premier League and he is now at Perth Glory. Who knows who will be found at these Championships”.
The tournament, now in its fifth year, provides the opportunity for players based at the Melbourne based APFA and the Adelaide based PFSAA to be selected to tour the UK and Asia later in the year, for local players it is the opportunity to play against players that won the Intercontinental Academy Cup in Malaysia last year and players that will play against Europe’s top Academy teams this year that Dickson believes is the driving force.
The Round Ball will take part in all grades fielding under 10s right through to under 17 squads that will compete in futsal, 7 aside and 11 aside competitions.
Dickson is realistic about the tournament but remains confident despite the standard of the opposition “our players are very good, I have no doubt that we have players who are every bit as talented as the opposition, it is the quality over the park that is the difficulty all regional squads face. We are looking forward to the opportunity to be involved in such a tournament”
The tournament will be boosted by the inclusion of Eddie" Krnčević as a special guest.
"We are delighted that Eddie will be attendeing the championships" added Dickson. "He is an Australian soccer legend who not only played for the Socceroos but also had a very succesfull stint as a manager."
The son of Croatian immigrants, Krnčević played most of his professional career in Belgium.
After playing his first four years of professional football in Australia, Krnčević moved to the land of his parents in 1981, joining NK Dinamo Zagreb, where he had success helping the side win the league and the cup.
Krnčević then played four months in the German second division with MSV Duisburg, after which he embarked on his most successful spell, ten years 1/2 years in Belgium and a season in France with FC Mulhouse where he represented Cercle Brugge KSV, Royal Charleroi, R.S.C. Anderlecht, R.F.C. de Liège and K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst.
Even though silverware was hard to come even at Anderlecht, in 1988–89, Krnčević was crowned the league's top scorer at 23 goals, and helped the capital side to the domestic cup. In 1996, already at 36, he returned to his country and played one final season with Gippsland Falcons.
In the late 90's/2000's, Krnčević had a coaching career, with all the clubs hailing from his homeland, in the National Soccer League. Internationally, he opted to represent his birth country, scoring every other match in 35 caps, and helping the country to the 1980 OFC Nations Cup.
He was also the very first Australian Born footballer to be the top goal scorer in a European League. In his time in Europe he won the Belgium Cup 3 times, Scoring in each final, Also one Belgium Championship and played in 2 Champion League quarter finals with R.S.C. Anderlecht.
Krnčević also has had a very succesful coaching career with Carlton SC, Marconi Stallions and South Melbourne FC. With players such as Marco Bresciano, Vince Grella and Archie Thompson been given playing opportunities by Krnčević at an early age.
The APFAA National Championships will be held at Grant High School Tuesday April 6 to Friday April 9.
The son of Croatian immigrants, Krnčević played most of his professional career in Belgium.
After playing his first four years of professional football in Australia, Krnčević moved to the land of his parents in 1981, joining NK Dinamo Zagreb, where he had success helping the side win the league and the cup.
Krnčević then played four months in the German second division with MSV Duisburg, after which he embarked on his most successful spell, ten years 1/2 years in Belgium and a season in France with FC Mulhouse where he represented Cercle Brugge KSV, Royal Charleroi, R.S.C. Anderlecht, R.F.C. de Liège and K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst.
Even though silverware was hard to come even at Anderlecht, in 1988–89, Krnčević was crowned the league's top scorer at 23 goals, and helped the capital side to the domestic cup. In 1996, already at 36, he returned to his country and played one final season with Gippsland Falcons.
In the late 90's/2000's, Krnčević had a coaching career, with all the clubs hailing from his homeland, in the National Soccer League. Internationally, he opted to represent his birth country, scoring every other match in 35 caps, and helping the country to the 1980 OFC Nations Cup.
He was also the very first Australian Born footballer to be the top goal scorer in a European League. In his time in Europe he won the Belgium Cup 3 times, Scoring in each final, Also one Belgium Championship and played in 2 Champion League quarter finals with R.S.C. Anderlecht.
Krnčević also has had a very succesful coaching career with Carlton SC, Marconi Stallions and South Melbourne FC. With players such as Marco Bresciano, Vince Grella and Archie Thompson been given playing opportunities by Krnčević at an early age.
The APFAA National Championships will be held at Grant High School Tuesday April 6 to Friday April 9.
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