This January, nine South Australian futsal teams will showcase their skills at the highly anticipated 2025 FA National Futsal Championships in Victoria. The tournament, a highlight on the futsal calendar, will take place at the state-of-the-art Melbourne Sports Centre in Parkville from Wednesday, 8 January, to Sunday, 12 January.
Football SA proudly announces the squads representing the state, ranging from Under-12 Boys to Youth Men and Under-13 to Under-17 Girls.
Under-12 Boys
Amir Mounzer, Archie Quinn, Damon Sgardelis, Jordan Lewin, Kristijan Djukic, Riley Sanderson, Steffen Cianci, Wahid Sultani (Captain), Will Saber, Jimmy Kokkinopoulos.
Head Coach: David Nye
Team Manager: Maddison Spartalis-Porter
Under-13 Boys
Ali Mohseni, Cain Wu, Caleb Fisher, Didier Hakizimana, Jack Power, Jax Blayney, Lachlan Martin, Piotr Kowalczyk, Ziggy Bowen, Ali Mohseni (Captain).
Head Coach: Rod Del Nido
Team Manager: Joanne Campanale
Under-14 Boys
Alexandar Preston, Alexander Corbo, Amar Kurtovic, Dakar Safi, Isaiah Solomon, Jack Olive, Kai Harper, Luca Radice, Ruben Zejfert (Captain), William Set.
Head Coach: Peter Maio
Team Manager: Frank Maio
Under-15 Boys
Avenash Caleb, Declan Carlisle, Ethan Fletcher, Fadi Albadeen, Jacob Carter, Joseph Box, Liam Bidese, Mortaza Najafi, Rick Librandi (Captain), Thomas Damhuis.
Head Coach: Tony Scalzi
Team Manager: Emilio Librandi
Under-16 Boys
Alex Ciarla, Benjamin Bellchambers, Daniel Passuke, George Psarombas, Jeremy Lim, Liam Scaparra, Ryan Hentschke, Sebastian Politis (Captain), Thomas Kanakaris, Tyson Cowman.
Head Coach: Ayoub Hassine
Team Manager: Rebecca Fox
Youth Men
Emil Cagialis, Giovanni Primaro (Captain), James Sampson, Mitchell Betterman, Muhamed Muca, Oliver Fitzgerald, Panayioti Simitsis, Stephane Dion-French, William Stronnar, Daniel Binetti.
Head Coach: Massimo Primaro
Team Manager: Adamo Ricciardi
Under-13 Girls
Amelia Ayles, Anja Leone, Chiara Castelluzo, Emily Hannah, Evie Page, Hestie Heydenrych, Kacey Seidel, Paige Gray, Ruby Forde, Ruby Davies.
Head Coach: Alexia Scalzi
Team Manager: Holly De Cicco
Under-15 Girls
Caitlin Altmann, Isabel Fox, Kayla Shepherd, Keeley Langmead, Macie Page, Nakita Pereira, Ruby Baxter, Shayla Tarca, Sienna Rogge, Tegan Muchajliw.
Head Coach: Gary McGrath
Team Manager: Sophie McGrath
Under-17 Girls
Amelia Jusup, Bianca LaVista, Eleni Kastrappi, Jade Buckland, Lauren Franklin, Mikyla Holdcroft, Satine Udycz, Sienna Bradstreet, Sophie Betterman, Terleah Gromball.
Head Coach: Tony Mansueto
Team Manager: Jeanette Chappel
Football SA also celebrates the referees and referee coaches who will represent South Australia at the championships:
Referees: Denis Palushaj, Jayden Betterman
Referee Coaches: Andrew Murray, Raymond Grima, Sean Grimmond