Sydney FC Youth
| Full name | Sydney Football Club Youth |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Sydney Youth |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Ground | Lambert Park |
| Capacity | 7,000 |
| Owner | David Traktovenko |
| Chairman | Scott Barlow |
| Head coach | Rob Stanton |
| League |
NYL NPLNSW2 |
| 2013–14 | NYL, 1st |
| Website | Club home page |
Sydney FC Youth is an Australian semi-professional association football team based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 2008, it is the youth and reserve team of Sydney FC. The team currently plays in National Youth League and they will compete in the National Premier Leagues NSW 2 in 2016.
The youth team was founded in 2008, as a Sydney FC representative team for the National Youth League (NYL) competition. The team consisted of twelve contracted youth positions with four overage players (from the senior squad) allowed to participate in games. The side had initially contracted Football Superstar winner, Adam Hett, but had to be replaced for the campaign due to a season ending knee injury. In its first season Sydney FC Youth won the 2008–09 NYL Championship, with former Socceroo & NSL stalwart, Steve O'Connor as the coach. Throughout the season the side dominated many games and finished the regular season on top of the ladder with 13 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses and 6 points clear of second-placed Adelaide United Youth. The pair then went straight to a Grand Final match, of which Sydney FC Youth emphatically took out the tournament with a 2–0 victory at Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide. The goalscorers were Ibrahim Haydar and Robbie Mileski. Many of the Sydney FC Youth players in the Grand Final went on to have success for the senior squad or found a home elsewhere. They included Vedran Janjetovic, Rhyan Grant, Matt Jurman, Antony Golec and Brendan Gan. Sydney FC Youth were unable to follow it up the following year, finishing fifth on the ladder and missing out on the finals series due to goal difference (behind Gold Coast United FC Youth, who went on to win the Championship).
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