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Louis D'Arrigo
Louis Joseph D'Arrigo (born 23 September 2001) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Australian club Melbourne Victory. Club career Adelaide United D'Arrigo made his professional debut in a Round 21 clash against Sydney FC, replacing Ryan Strain in the 86th minute as Adelaide lost the game 2–0. After a standout 2017–18 Y-League campaign, D’Arrigo was named the league's Player of the Year at the Dolan Warren Awards in April. On 24 July 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Adelaide, penning a two-year scholarship deal with the club. He was the youngest player to make 50 appearances for Adelaide United before being over taken by Nestory Irankunda. Lechia Gdańsk On 5 September 2023, D'Arrigo joined Polish I liga side Lechia Gdańsk. He scored his first goal on 25 October 2024 in a 3–3 draw against Piast Gliwice. International career Born in Australia, D'Arrigo is of Maltese and Italian descent. He is a youth inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide, Australia
Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre; the demonym ''Adelaidean'' is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The Native title in Australia#Traditional owner, traditional owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna, with the name referring to the area of the city centre and surrounding Adelaide Park Lands, Park Lands, in the Kaurna language. Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St Vincent in the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east. Its metropolitan area extends from the coast to the Adelaide Hills, foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, and stretches from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south. Named in ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia National Under-17 Soccer Team
The Australia national under-17 soccer team, known as the Joeys or Subway Joeys for sponsorship reasons, represents Australia in men's international under-17 soccer. The team is controlled by the governing body for Football in Australia, Football Australia (FA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. Australia is a ten-time OFC champion and a two-time AFF champion. The team has represented Australia at the FIFA U-17 World Cup tournaments on twelve occasions. History 1999 U-17 World Championship The ''Joeys'' best result in international football came in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship hosted by New Zealand, where Australia finished second. To qualify for the tournament Australia had to first win the Oceania qualifiers. This was achieved with wins over Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, American Samoa, Vanuatu, New Caledo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASEAN Football Federation
The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) is an organisation within the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and is an international governing body of association football, futsal, and beach soccer in Southeast Asia. It consists of the federations of Football Australia, Australia, Football Association of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei, Football Federation of Cambodia, Cambodia, East Timor Football Federation, East Timor, Football Association of Indonesia, Indonesia, Lao Football Federation, Laos, Football Association of Malaysia, Malaysia, Myanmar Football Federation, Myanmar, Philippine Football Federation, Philippines, Football Association of Singapore, Singapore, Football Association of Thailand, Thailand, and Vietnam Football Federation, Vietnam. The AFF was founded by member states of, and is officially associated with, the ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). History The AFF was established in Jakarta on 31 January 1984 during an informal meeting of representatives ... [...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 leav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 WAFF U-23 Championship
The 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship was the fifth edition of the WAFF U-23 Championship, the international age-restricted football championship organized by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the men's under-23 national teams of West Asia. Eight teams competed in the tournament, with four WAFF teams and four other invitees. Iraq were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the tournament at the group stages. South Korea won their first WAFF title, beating Australia 4–3 on penalties after a 2–2 draw. Teams Eight teams took part in the competition, with four from the WAFF and four other invitees. Iraq participated with its under-19 national team. Draw The draw for the group stage took place on 3 March 2024 at the WAFF headquarters in Amman, Jordan. Teams from the same group of the upcoming 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup could not be drawn into the same group. Host Saudi Arabia were automatically placed in position A1. Squads Match officials Venues G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 FFA Cup
The 2019 FFA Cup was the sixth season of the FFA Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 32 teams contested the competition proper (from the round of 32), including 10 of the 11 A-League teams (with Western United not competing in their inaugural season) and 21 Football Federation Australia (FFA) member federation teams determined through individual state qualifying rounds, as well as the reigning National Premier Leagues Champion ( Campbelltown City from South Australia). Round and dates Teams A total of 32 teams participated in the 2019 FFA Cup competition proper, ten of which are from the A-League, one the 2018 National Premier Leagues Champion ( Campbelltown City), and the remaining 21 teams from FFA member federations, as determined by the qualifying rounds. The two new expansion A-League clubs – Western United and Macarthur FC – were deemed ineligible for the competition this year. A-League clubs represent the highest level in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FFA Cup
The Australia Cup (currently known as the Hahn Australia Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. This annual competition is organised by Football Australia (known as Football Federation Australia until 2020). The Australia Cup comprises teams from the top division, A-League Men (known as simply the A-League before the 2021–22 season), as well as those from lower tiers in the Australian soccer league system. Teams enter in progressive stages, with qualifying rounds culminating with the competition proper, starting with the Round of 32. Each of the regional, state or territory-based member federation is granted a team allocation for entry into the main competition, joining clubs from A-League Men. Initially, all A-League Men's teams entered at the Round of 32; following the latest expansion of the league, the top eight teams enter at the Round of 32, while play-offs are conducted between the four lowest-ranked teams for the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Revello Tournament
The Maurice Revello Tournament (officially French: the ''Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello''), previously known as the Toulon Tournament, is a football tournament, which traditionally features invited national teams composed of youth players from U-17 to U-23 level. Although the first tournament in 1967 featured club teams, it has been limited to national teams since 1975 (except in 1986 and 1989 when INF Vichy was invited). The tournament is held around Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, with the final usually being held in Toulon. The tournament was renamed in honour of Maurice Revello, who started the tournament in 1967 and died in 2016. History Toulon Tournament is a tournament not run under the supervision of FIFA or an individual national association. It is deemed the most prestigious of all friendly tournaments involving youth teams, and was considered an unofficial world championship before FIFA introduced the official World Youth Cup in 1977. Despite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piast Gliwice
Gliwicki Klub Sportowy Piast Gliwice () is a Polish professional football club based in Gliwice. In the 2018–19 season, Piast won its first Polish championship. As of 2025–26, it competes in the Ekstraklasa, Poland's top division. History The club was founded in June 1945 by the Poles who had been forced to leave their homes in former eastern Poland annexed by the Soviet Union (present-day Ukraine). The club's name comes from the Piast dynasty, which ruled Poland from its beginnings as an independent state in the 10th century, until 1370, and in the city itself until 1532. In 1949, five local teams were merged with Piast, and the team was renamed to Metal Piast Gliwice, and then to Stal Gliwice, before its original name Piast Gliwice was restored in 1955. Piast continued to play their matches on ul. Robotniczej. In 1964, Piast merged with GKS Gliwice, a team formed in 1956 from a fusion of the three other local clubs, and the name was changed to GKS Piast Gliwice. Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Liga
I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/relegation systems. It is run by the Polish Football Association (PZPN) since its inception on 30 May 1948. The league was renamed from Second League (II liga) to First League (I liga) in 2008. It is currently contested by 18 teams; from 2002, all clubs onwards must have a licence, issued by the Association.. Before 1939, there were several plans to create a second, national level of Polish football system, but all failed. Instead, there were regional leagues of most Polish provinces, the so-called ''A Classes'' (see also Lower Level Football Leagues in Interwar Poland). History State Class in Austrian Galicia In 1913 and 1914, the football championship of Austrian Galicia took place. At that time it was called the ''A Class Championship' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 Y-League
The 2017–18 Y-League (also known as the Foxtel Y-League for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the Australian Y-League competition. Teams In April 2017, the closing of the FFA Centre of Excellence The FFA Centre of Excellence (formerly the Australian Institute of Sport Football Program) was a soccer talent identification and player development program run by Football Federation Australia (FFA) and was based at the Australian Institute of ... (previously the Australian Institute of Sport Football Program) was announced. They were replaced by Canberra United, who were granted a National Youth League licence. Format The 2017–18 season was structured with the same format as the previous two seasons, with the existing ten NYL teams divided into two conferences of five teams: Conference A consists of teams from WA, SA, Victoria and Queensland, while teams from ACT and NSW are in Conference B. Teams in each conference played each other on a home and away basis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Strain
Ryan Strain (born 2 April 1997) is a professional soccer player who plays as a right back who plays for club Dundee United. Born in England, he plays for the Australia national team. Club career Adelaide United On 22 September 2017, Strain signed a 1-year scholarship contract with Adelaide United. 3 months later, he signed a two-year contract extension as a senior player, making him the 30th player to progress from the club's youth team to their senior team. Maccabi Haifa In June 2021, Strain joined Israeli club Maccabi Haifa. St Mirren In June 2022, Strain joined Scottish club St Mirren on a two-year deal, following the expiry of his contract at Israeli side Maccabi Haifa. Ryan left St Mirren in June 2024 at the end of his contract, deciding his future lay elsewhere. His grandfather Gerry Baker played for the Paisley club between 1958 and 1960. International career Youth Strain was called up to an Australian under-20 squad in August 2015. In November 2020, Strain wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
