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Gema Simon
Gema Simon (born 19 July 1990) is an Australian international soccer player who played for Newcastle Jets, Melbourne Victory, Ottawa Fury, Suwon, Avaldsnes, Þróttur Reykjavík, and the Australia women's national soccer team. Early life Simon was born in Armidale, New South Wales. She is an Indigenous Australian, and grew up the eldest of three siblings. Her cousin, Kyah Simon, is also an Australian international footballer. Gema started playing football aged five. Playing career Club Simon was a member of the inaugural Newcastle Jets team in the W-League in 2008–09. In May 2013, Simon joined USL W-League side Ottawa Fury. She was not paid for her time at the club, but did receive off-field assistance. She suffered an injury one month into the season and did not recover during her remaining two months with the side. In 2013, Simon was given the captaincy of the Jets. She was awarded the Jets' Player of the Year award for the 2013–14 season After captaining Newcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armidale, New South Wales
Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale had a population of 24,504 as of June 2018. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands region. It is approximately halfway between Sydney and Brisbane at the junction of the New England Highway and Waterfall Way. Geography Armidale is on the banks of Dumaresq Creek, in the Northern Tablelands in the New England region about midway between Sydney and Brisbane at an altitude (980 m AHD) ranging from 970 metres at the valley's floor to 1,110 metres above sea level at the crests of the hills. A short distance to the east of Armidale are heavily forested steep gorges dropping down to the eastern coastal plain. Large parts of the highlands are covered by Palaeozoic aged metamorphosed sedimentary rocks. Intruding into these meta-sediments are granite plutons which decompose to form sandy soil, slightly deficient in nutrients. There are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was founded in 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, its membership now comprises 211 national associations. These national associations must each also be members of one of the six regional confederations into which the world is divided: CAF (Africa), AFC (Asia and Australia), UEFA (Europe), CONCACAF (North & Central America and the Caribbean), OFC (Oceania) and CONMEBOL (South America). FIFA outlines a number of objectives in the organizational Statutes, including growing association football internationally, providing efforts to ensure it is accessible to everyone, and advocating for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea Women's National Under-20 Football Team
Korea Republic women's national under-20 football team represents Republic of Korea in international youth football competitions. Team image Nicknames The South Korea women's national under-20 football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Taegeuk Nangja (Taegeuk Ladies)". Results and fixtures ; Legend 2022 Coaching staff Current coaching staff Players Current squad The following 21 players represented South Korea on the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, held in Costa Rica in August 2022. ''(Players are listed within position group by order of seniority, kit number, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)'' Competitive record FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup :''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.'' See also *Sport in South Korea **Football in South Korea ***Women's football in South Korea *South Korea women's national football team *South Korea women's national under-17 footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football NSW
Football NSW is the governing body for soccer in the Australian state of New South Wales, with the exception of the northern regions of NSW (the governing body for which is Northern New South Wales Football). Football NSW is a member of the national governing body, Football Australia. Football NSW's premier football competition is the National Premier Leagues NSW. The premier futsal competition is the Futsal Premier League. Prior to 1 April 2007, Football NSW was known as Soccer NSW. History The first soccer association was founded in New South Wales in 1882 as the "South British Football Soccer Association". It was succeeded in 1898 by the "New South Wales British Football Association" and eventually in 1921 by the "Australian Soccer Football Association". The first state league in New South Wales was formed in 1928 and by 1943 a new association was formed to oversee the game in New South Wales specifically, called "New South Wales Soccer Football Association". This was formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 AFC U-19 Women's Championship
The AFC U-19 Women's Championship 2009 was the fifth edition of the AFC U-19 Women's Championship. It was held from August 1 to 12 in Wuhan, China. The top 3 teams qualified for the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Qualification Qualified teams Direct entry * ( Defending champions) * (2007 runners-up) * (2007 3rd place) Via qualification * : Qualification Group A winners * : Qualification Group A runner-up * : Qualification Group B winners * : Qualification Group B runner-up * : Qualification Group A third-placed Venues * Xinhua Road Sports Center * Hankou Cultural Sports Centre Seeding # # # # # # # # Group stage The draw for the AFC U-19 Women's Championship 2009 took place in Kuala Lumpur on February 27, 2009. * All times are China standard time (UTC+8). Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage All times are China standard time (UTC+8) Semi-finals ---- ---- ---- Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Jets FC
Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from The Australian Professional Leagues (APL). formerly under licence by Football Australia. The club was formed in 2000 when it joined the National Soccer League (NSL) and was one of only three former NSL clubs to join in the formation of the A-League. Newcastle Jets have won one A-League championship, after defeating rivals Central Coast Mariners 1–0 in the 2008 A-League Grand Final. In 2009, Newcastle competed in the AFC Champions League for the first time, reaching the Round of 16. In May 2015, FFA revoked Newcastle's licence after owner Nathan Tinkler placed the club into voluntary administration. A new A-League club was formed for the 2015–16 season, under the same name and colours. The club plays home games at McDonald Jones Stadium. An affi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Newcastle Herald
The ''Newcastle Herald'' (formerly branded as ''The Herald'') is a local tabloid newspaper published daily, Monday to Saturday, in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is the only local newspaper that serves the greater Hunter Region and Central Coast region six days a week. It is owned by Australian Community Media. Overview The ''Newcastle Herald'' is the Hunter's largest local media organisation, and enjoys a long affinity and reader involvement with the region's residents. It is also well read in Sydney (with readership figures showing a 20% increase in Sydney readership on Saturdays) and interstate, and is usually seen as an accurate record of business and local data for those looking to relocate to the region. The paper features the only classifieds section published six days a week across the region. The ''Newcastle Herald'' employs more than 310 full-time staff, and injects $17 million into the local economy each year. History The ''Newcastle Herald'' had its o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WK League
The WK League (Hangul: WK리그) is a semi-professional women's football league, run by the Korea Football Association (KFA) and the Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF), which represents the sport's highest level in South Korea. The regular season runs from March to October, with each team playing 21 games. Since the inception of the WK League in 2009, three clubs have won the title: Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (10), Goyang Daekyo (3), and Suwon FC (1). Competition format The league is contested by eight teams. Each team play against each other three times. The games are played on Monday and Thursday evenings. The regular part of the season ends when each team has played a total of 21 matches, and is followed by the playoffs: the second and third placed teams face each other in a one-leg semi-final, with the winner facing the first placed team in a two-leg final. The winner of the final is crowned WK League champion. The WK League is the only women's league in the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern NSW Football
Northern NSW Football (NNSWF) is the governing body of soccer in the north of New South Wales, Australia. It is a member of the national governing body, Football Australia. The Federation was established the 9 September 1884 as the Northern District British Football Association. To fall in line with the global football identity, the federation was re-branded to Northern NSW Football on 25 October 2006. Formation On 9 September 1884, the Northern District British Football Association was established. On 25 October 2006, the Northern NSW Football was created due to internal restructuring and re-branding. Membership Structure The NNSWF, the governing body for football in the northern regions of New South Wales, is Federation Member of Football Federation Australia (FFA) and as such reports directly to the FFA. There are seven constituent members of the NNSWF with each being responsible for a geographical Zone: * Football Far North Coast * Football Mid North Coast * Hunter Valley F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Federation Australia
Football Australia is the governing body of soccer, futsal, and beach soccer within Australia, headquartered in Sydney. Although the first governing body of the sport was founded in 1911, Football Australia in its current form was only established in 1961 as the Australian Soccer Federation. It was later reconstituted in 2003 as the Australian Soccer Association before adopting the name of Football Federation Australia in 2005. In contemporary identification, a corporate decision was undertaken to institute that name to deliver a "more united football" in a deliberation from the current CEO, James Johnson. The name was changed to Football Australia in December 2020. Football Australia oversees the men's, women's, youth, Paralympic, beach and futsal national teams in Australia, the national coaching programs and the state governing bodies for the sport. It sanctions professional, semi-professional and amateur soccer in Australia. Football Australia made the decision to leave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Brewer
Hannah Elizabeth Brewer (born 16 April 1993) is a soccer player who last played for Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League. Playing career Club career In 2008, Brewer was a member of the Newcastle Jets team in the inaugural Australian W-League season. At the age of 15, she was the youngest member of the Jets team. In April 2013, Brewer was signed to Seattle Sounders Women for the 2013 USL W-League season, eventually playing seven matches. In 2014, Brewer moved to Melbourne to play for Melbourne Victory. She sat out most of the 2015–16 W-League for family reasons, with just a single appearance for Melbourne City. Brewer returned to regular football with Canberra United in 2016, playing 13 times in the W-League. On 5 October 2017, Brewer returned to Newcastle Jets. International career Brewer made her international debut for Australia against Scotland at the 2014 Cyprus Women's Cup. She was called up again ahead of the 2018 Algarve Cup The 2018 Algarve Cup was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
