Football Superstar
| Football Superstar | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Developed by | North One Television Australia |
| Presented by |
Lee Furlong (season 2-3) Kris Smith (season 3) Brian McFadden (season 1-2) Amy Taylor (season 1) |
| Judges |
Ange Postecoglou Steve O'Connor Nik Hagicostas Vitale Ferrante |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox8 |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 19 June 2008 – 22 July 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Cricket Superstar |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Football Superstar is an Australian reality television series that aired on FOX8. It was hosted by Lee Furlong and Brian McFadden, with Kris Smith replacing McFadden in the third season. The show aimed to find a new football (soccer) star from male contestants aged 16 to 21. In its three seasons, the winners were Adam Hett, Luke Pilkington and Liam McCormick.
The first series aired between 19 June 2008 and 7 August 2008, and had an initial first-season run of 8 episodes. The series was hosted by Brian McFadden with former Australian Women's player Amy Taylor co-hosting. The winner was Adam Hett from Perth who beat out Evan Christodoulou in the final. Hett scored a contract under Australian association football club, Sydney FC. He started playing immediately for Sydney FC in the 2008-2009 season of the new 8 team A-League National Youth League. The team was coached by Steve O'Connor. Hett also won a one-year sports scholarship with Macquarie University. The series was co-funded by Kellogg's Nutri-Grain and FOXTEL at the instigation of Mindshare Australia's Adam Ross.
(Ages stated are at commencement of airing)
In March 2009 a second series was announced. The winner of the contract to Melbourne Victory was Luke Pilkington. The producers where offering, as a major prize open to any permanent resident of Australia aged between 16 and 20 years of age, a contract with the Melbourne Victory organisation for season 5 of the A-League.Lee Furlong co-hosted with Brian McFadden.
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