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Australian Institute of Sport
Full nameAustralian Institute of
Sport Football Program
Founded1981
GroundAustralian Institute of Sport, Canberra
Head CoachAustralia Gary van Egmond
LeagueA-League National Youth League
2009-10TBD

The Australian Institute of Sport Football Program is an association football talent identification and player development program run by the Australian Institute of Sport, in Canberra. The AIS runs this program for both men and women: the men's program was one of the eight founding sports of the AIS in 1981, with the women's program being added in 1998.

History

The AIS football program is funded by the Australian Federal Government, through the Australian Sports Commission. In 2005-2006 this funding amounted to A$1,115,000.[1] Currently, 20 students per year are selected for an initial period of 12 months training and study, with the additional option of a second year. The men's program is residential, while the women's is training camp-based. Students are generally 15–17 years old when selected and the only compulsory requirement is that they have current, or pending, Australian citizenship.

The original stated aim of the men's program was

"To identify and develop players for the national under-20 youth team and to develop coaches through the Scholarship Coaching scheme".

National representation

Following the decision of several football graduates to represent other countries at a senior national level (e.g. Josip Simunic), the AIS implemented contracts whereby the cost of the scholarship will have to be repaid by any graduate that goes on to play football at a senior level representing a country other than Australia, in international competition.[2]

National Soccer League

The AIS fielded teams in the former National Soccer League's youth competition. Within that competition it was placed in the Northern Division. The AIS won three titles, in 1986, 1998 and 1999.

Victorian Premier League

The men's program had previously entered a team in the New South Wales Premier League competition in 2005. In 2007 the AIS entered a team into the Victorian Premier League. This would allow regular, weekly competitive matches that were lacking for previous scholarship holders.[3] As part of their inclusion as the only non-Victorian team in the VPL competition, all 'home' fixtures were played in Victoria for the 2007 season. The side struggled for consistency throughout the season, finishing 12th on the ladder, however great benefit was reportedly gained from the participation in a men's competition. In 2008 the men's program team continued to participate in the Victorian Premier League, improving from the previous year as the AIS finished 8th on the ladder. AIS home games were also played in Canberra, while some high profile matches which includes the Round 21 match between the AIS and the Preston Lions FC was played in Country Victoria at Rumbalara Oval, Shepparton. This was designed to promote the competition and bring the top state league competition to new areas.

However the men's program team will cease to compete in the Victorian Premier League competition for 2009, as the AIS program will be designed to accommodate younger players, hence eliminating the need to compete in a senior men's competition.[4]

National Youth League

On 3 July 2009 it was announced the AIS would compete in the National Youth League.[5]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Australia AUS Lucas Spinella
— GK Australia AUS Jordan Thurtell
— Australia AUS Darcy Madden
— Australia AUS Dylan Pickert
— Australia AUS Steve Kuzmanovski
— DF Australia AUS Jeremy Tshonga
— Australia AUS Brendan Gonano
— Australia AUS Matthew Ntoumenopoulos
— FW Australia AUS Bright Appiah
— Australia AUS Matthew Schmidt
— Australia AUS Jakob Williams
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Australia AUS Joshua Barresi
— Australia AUS Jordan Brown
— DF Australia AUS Scott Galloway
— Australia AUS John Karatzas
— Australia AUS Todd Norris
— MF Australia AUS Stefan Mauk
— DF Australia AUS Benjamin Warland
— FW Australia AUS Benjamin Garuccio
— Australia AUS Andre Jannese
— Australia AUS Matthew Davies

Past squads

Players noted in Bold went on to play for the Socceroos.

2011 scholarship holders

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Australia AUS Paul Izzo
— GK Australia AUS Jordan Thurtell
— GK Australia AUS Luke Kairies
— DF Australia AUS Jake Monaco
— DF Australia AUS Connor Chapman
— MF Australia AUS Kwabena Boahene
— DF Australia AUS Corey Brown
— DF Australia AUS Riley Woodcock
— DF Australia AUS Mitchell Oxborrow
— DF Australia AUS Benjamin Warland
— DF Australia AUS Jack Green
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Australia AUS Jacob Melling
— MF Australia AUS Yianni Perkatis
— MF Australia AUS Milos Degeneck
— MF Australia AUS Stefan Mauk
— MF Australia AUS Hernan Espindola
— MF Australia AUS Benjamin Garuccio
— FW Australia AUS Anthony Proia
— FW Australia AUS Teeboy Kamara
— Australia AUS Matthew Davies
— Australia AUS Michael Taurasi

2010 scholarship holders

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Aaron Lennox
2 MF Australia AUS Jake Monaco
4 DF Australia AUS Curtis Good
6 MF Australia AUS Ryan Edwards
7 FW Australia AUS Jesse Makarounas
8 DF Australia AUS Jason Geria
9 MF Australia AUS Aaron Peterson
10 MF Australia AUS Jake Barker-Daish
11 DF Australia AUS Kwabena Boahene
12 MF Australia AUS Melvin Becket
13 FW Australia AUS Adam Taggart
15 DF Australia AUS Corey Brown
16 MF Australia AUS Milos Degeneck
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Australia AUS Yianni Perkatis
19 FW Australia AUS Hernan Espindola
20 GK Australia AUS Lachlan Tibbles
21 DF Australia AUS Connor Chapman
23 FW Australia AUS Brodie Paterson
25 FW Australia AUS Antony Proia
26 DF Australia AUS Kevin Davison
30 GK Australia AUS Paul Izzo
— MF Australia AUS Patrick Dixon
— DF Australia AUS Scott Mellish
— DF Australia AUS Alex Cerruto
— MF Australia AUS Giancarlo Gallifuoco
— MF Australia AUS Joshua Da Silva

2009 scholarship holders

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Lawrence Thomas
2 DF Australia AUS Trent Sainsbury
3 DF Australia AUS David Talevski
4 DF Australia AUS Marc Warren
5 DF Australia AUS Sam Gallaway
6 MF Australia AUS Patrick Dixon
7 MF Australia AUS Terry Antonis
8 FW Australia AUS Eli Babalj
9 FW Australia AUS Aaron Leon
10 DF Australia AUS Nikola Stanojevic
11 MF Australia AUS Chris Bush
12 MF Australia AUS Jared Lum
13 FW Australia AUS Kamal Ibrahim
14 FW Australia AUS Dado Lokvancic
15 DF Australia AUS Brendan Hamill
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Australia AUS John Martinoski
17 DF Australia AUS Kevin Davison
18 FW Australia AUS Ersin Kaya
19 MF Australia AUS Curtis Good
20 GK Australia AUS Aaron Lennox
21 MF Australia AUS Mustafa Amini
22 MF Australia AUS Jake Barker-Daish
23 DF Australia AUS Jason Geria
24 DF Australia AUS Scott Mellish
25 DF Australia AUS Daniel Petkovski
26 MF Australia AUS Aaron Peterson
— GK Australia AUS Robert Kolak
— DF Australia AUS Alex Meibusch
— FW Australia AUS Kerem Bulut

2008 scholarship holders

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Andrew Redmayne
2 DF Australia AUS Travis Anderson
3 DF Australia AUS Luke De Vere
4 DF Australia AUS Steven Tibbetts
5 DF Australia AUS Peter Cvetanovski
6 MF Australia AUS Richard Greer
7 MF Australia AUS Daniel Taylor
8 MF Australia AUS Howard Fondyke
9 FW Australia AUS Jason Hoffman *
11 FW Australia AUS Jason Naidovski
12 MF Australia AUS Alex Tabor
13 MF Australia AUS Laurence Braude
14 MF Australia AUS Matthew Theodore
15 MF Australia AUS Sam Munro
16 MF Australia AUS Rhyan Grant *
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Australia AUS Ivan Pavlak
18 GK Australia AUS Mark Birighitti
20 MF Australia AUS Dane Milovanovic
21 DF Australia AUS Alex Sunasky
22 DF Australia AUS Daniel Mullen
23 FW Australia AUS Kofi Danning
24 MF Australia AUS Bonel Obradovic
25 DF Australia AUS Ante Cicak
26 FW Australia AUS Ramone Close
— FW Australia AUS Michael Debono *
— GK Australia AUS Sebastian Mattei *
— DF Australia AUS Daniel Bowles *
— DF Australia AUS Sam Gallaway *
— MF Australia AUS Matthew Mullen *
* Invitational player

2007 scholarship holders

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Andrew Redmayne
2 DF Australia AUS Sebastian Ryall
3 DF Australia AUS Ante Cicak
4 DF Australia AUS Luke DeVere
5 DF Australia AUS Daniel Mullen
6 MF Australia AUS James Holland
7 MF Australia AUS Matthew Harper
8 FW Australia AUS Milos Lujic
9 MF Australia AUS James Brown
10 FW Australia AUS Jason Naidovski
11 MF Australia AUS Matthew Mullen
12 MF Australia AUS Matthew Theodore
13 MF Australia AUS Laurence Braude
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Australia AUS Dane Milovanovic
15 FW Australia AUS Marko Jesic
16 MF Australia AUS Bonel Obradovic
17 MF Australia AUS Isaka Cernak
18 GK Australia AUS Jerrad Tyson [6]
19 MF Australia AUS Richard Greer
20 DF Australia AUS Alex Sunasky
21 MF Australia AUS Stefan Vrbešić
22 DF Australia AUS Peter Cvetanovski
23 FW Australia AUS Dominic Giampaolo
24 FW Australia AUS Tahj Minniecon
25 DF Australia AUS Matthew Jurman
26 MF Australia AUS Apostolos Giannou

2006 scholarship holders

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Australia AUS Tando Velaphi
— GK Australia AUS Michael McEntagart
— GK Australia AUS Mitchell Langerak
— GK North Macedonia MKD Aleks Vrteski
— GK Australia AUS Peter Gavalas
— DF Australia AUS Chris Nunes
— DF Australia AUS Foad Comandari
— DF Australia AUS Greg King
— DF Australia AUS Steven O'Dor
— DF Australia AUS Joel Peach
— DF Australia AUS Matthew Špiranović
— DF Australia AUS Peter Eleftherakis
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Australia AUS Michael Marrone
— MF Australia AUS Shaun Ontong
— MF Australia AUS Jimmy Downey
— MF Australia AUS Chris Grossman
— MF Australia AUS Troy Hearfield
— MF Australia AUS Dario Vidošić
— MF Australia AUS Evan Berger
— MF Australia AUS Nathan Burns
— FW Australia AUS Joel Allwright
— FW Australia AUS Robbie Kruse
— FW Australia AUS Bruce Djite
— FW Australia AUS Nikita Rukavytsya

2005 scholarship holders

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Australia AUS Tando Velaphi
— GK Australia AUS Michael McEntagart
— GK Australia AUS Peter Gavalas
— DF Australia AUS Chris Nunes
— DF Australia AUS Noel Bahnsen
— DF Australia AUS Joel Peach
— DF Australia AUS Peter Eleftherakis
— DF Australia AUS Michael Marrone
— MF Australia AUS Shaun Ontong
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Australia AUS Jimmy Downey
— MF Australia AUS Chris Grossman
— MF Australia AUS Cameron Watson
— MF Australia AUS Brad Porter
— MF Australia AUS Kaz Patafta
— MF Australia AUS Troy Hearfield
— MF Australia AUS Evan Berger
— FW Australia AUS Nikita Rukavytsya
— FW Australia AUS David Williams

Notable alumni

Name Club Position Years Current status Country International caps
Frank Farina FW 1982–83 Retired Australia 67
Warren Spink FW 1983–84 Retired Australia 38
Robbie Hooker DF 1984-85 Coaching Australia 22
Jason Polak MF 1985-87 Retired Australia 28
Paul Trimboli FW 1986 Media Australia 46
Jason van Blerk MF 1986 Coaching Australia 33
Craig Foster MF 1986-87 Media Australia 29
Steve Horvat DF 1987-88 Retired Australia 32
Ned Zelić DF 1988 Media Australia 34
Shaun Murphy DF 1988 Retired Australia 27
George Sorras FW 1989-90 Retired Australia 27
Alistair Edwards Australia Australia U-20 FW 1988 Coaching Australia 22
Steve Corica Australia Sydney FC MF 1989–90 Coaching Australia 32
Kevin Muscat Australia Melbourne Victory DF 1990–91 Coaching Australia 51
Ante Milicic Australia Melbourne Heart FW 1990–91 Coaching Australia 6
Goran Lozanovski* MF 1990–91 Retired Australia 9
Craig Moore* DF 1992–93 Retired Australia 52
Clint Bolton Australia Melbourne Heart GK 1992–93 Playing Australia 4
Hayden Foxe DF 1993–94 Retired Australia 11
Josip Skoko* MF 1992–93 Coaching Australia 51
John Aloisi* Australia Melbourne Heart FW 1992–93 Coaching Australia 55
Mark Viduka* FW 1992–93 Retired Australia 43
Lucas Neill* United Arab Emirates Al Jazira DF 1994–95 Playing Australia 75
Josip Šimunić* Croatia Dinamo Zagreb DF 1995–96 Playing Croatia 86
Brett Emerton* Australia Sydney FC MF 1996 Playing Australia 89
Vince Grella* England Blackburn Rovers MF 1996 Playing Australia 46
Simon Colosimo Australia Melbourne Heart DF 1996–97 Playing Australia 26
Anthony Šerić* Turkey Karabükspor MF 1996–97 Playing Croatia 16
Mile Sterjovski* Australia Perth Glory MF 1996–98 Playing Australia 43
Mark Bresciano* United Arab Emirates Al Nasr MF 1997 Playing Australia 57
Ivan Ergić* Free Agent MF 1997–98 Playing Serbia 11
Ljubo Miličević Croatia Hajduk Split DF 1997–98 Playing Australia 6
Luke Wilkshire* Russia FC Dynamo Moscow MF 1997–98 Playing Australia 62
Joshua Kennedy* Japan Nagoya Grampus FW 1998–99 Playing Australia 25
Jade North Japan F.C. Tokyo DF 1999 Playing Australia 34
Nathan Coe Denmark SønderjyskE GK 2000-01 Playing Australia 2
Alex Brosque Japan Shimizu S-Pulse FW 2001 Playing Australia 7
Matt McKay United Kingdom Rangers MF 2001 Playing Australia 19
Carl Valeri* Italy Sassuolo MF 2001–02 Playing Australia 41
Adam Federici* England Reading GK 2001–02 Playing Australia 4
Mark Milligan* Japan JEF United DF 2002 Playing Australia 12
David Williams Australia Melbourne Heart FW 2005 Playing Australia 2
Robbie Kruse Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf FW 2005–06 Playing Australia 10
Mitchell Langerak Germany Borussia Dortmund GK 2005–06 Playing Australia 0
Nikita Rukavytsya* Germany Hertha BSC FW 2005–06 Playing Australia 6
Bruce Djite Australia Adelaide United FW 2006 Playing Australia 9
Dario Vidošić* Australia Adelaide United MF 2006 Playing Australia 14
Matthew Špiranović Japan Urawa Reds DF 2006 Playing Australia 8
Nathan Burns Greece AEK Athens MF 2006 Playing Australia 7
James Holland Netherlands AZ Alkmaar MF 2006–07 Playing Australia 5
Apostolos Giannou Greece Kavala FW 2007 Playing Australia 0
Luke De Vere South Korea Gyeongnam DF 2007-08 Playing Australia 0
Mustafa Amini Australia Central Coast Mariners MF 2009 Playing Australia 0
Terry Antonis Australia Sydney FC MF 2009 Playing Australia 0
Kerem Bulut Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav FW 2009 Playing Australia 0
*Represented country at a FIFA World Cup

References

  1. ^ Net loss: let games begin, SMH, 1 July 2006
  2. ^ Croatia warned away from 'kindie', Daily Telegraph, 13 January 2006
  3. ^ AIS get VPL spot, The World Game, 21 November 2006
  4. ^ "Withdrawal of the AIS" (PDF). Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  5. ^ AIS Join The National Youth League
  6. ^ yson in U20 World Cup squad
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