Perth Glory Youth is the highest level squad within the youth system setup of Perth Glory Football Club based in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. They play in the National Premier Leagues and play the majority of their home games at Sam Kerr Football Centre in Queens Park. The Perth Glory Under-23s is an academy teams that formerly played in the Y-League.
| Full name | Perth Glory Football Club (Youth and Under-23s) | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Glory, Glory NPL | |||
| Founded | 2008 | |||
| Ground | Sam Kerr Football Centre | |||
| Capacity | 2,500 | |||
| Manager | N/A | |||
| League | NPL Western Australia | |||
| 2024 | 11th of 12 | |||
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Youth team history
editPerth Glory first entered a youth team in the 2002 Soccer West Coast Premier League as Future Glory.[1] The team coached by Frank Arok finished seventh out of 12 teams in the league.[2] They lost 2–1 to ECU Joondalup in the State Challenge Cup Final. The club withdrew the youth team ahead of the 2003 season, citing the uncertain future of the National Soccer League.[3]
Youth current squad
editTo be eligible to play in the first team, players must be between the age of 15 and 24. Two overage players are allowed for A-League players who are returning from injury or players trialing with the A-League team.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Under-23s team history
editThe team was founded in 2008, as a Perth Glory representative team for the inaugural season of the National Youth League competition. On 25 September 2013, it was confirmed that the team would compete in the National Premier Leagues Western Australia competition for the 2014 season onwards.[7]
Under-23s current squad
edit- As of 6 January 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
edit- Youth
- State Challenge Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2002
- National Premier Leagues Western Australia Premiership
- Runners-up (1): 2018
- National Premier Leagues Western Australia Championship
- Runners-up (1): 2018
- Under-23s
- Y-League Premiership
- Runners-up (1): 2009–10
- Y-League Championship
- Runners-up (1): 2009–10
References
edit- ^ "Perth Glory". footballwa.net. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "2002 Tables". footballwa.net. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ Hand, Guy (27 November 2002). "Glory forced to cull youth". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
- ^ "Competition Rules National Premier Leagues – WA" (PDF). Football West. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ PSC Press. Perth Soccer Club. 6 July 2019.
- ^ National Premier Leagues: Round 20 Match Program 2019. Football West. 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Glory take prominent place n youth development pathway". footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.