South Melbourne FC will be participating in the 2018 Gothia Cup China.
The Under 16 squad has travelled to Qingdao in China to compete in this international event. Featuring over 300 teams from around the globe, it is one of the largest youth football tournaments.
Coach Nick Marinos, Team Manager Erik Zimmerman and SMFC Director Kon Giannakarios are leading the squad together with medical support, Arslan Wynne from the United Physiotherapy Group.
There are ten teams in the Under 16 tournament representing teams from Australia, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines and South Korea.
Playing Squad:
- #1 Angelo Rigogiannis
- #2 Artim Baki
- #4 Andrea Syngeniotis
- #5 George Tsitsinaris
- #6 William Longhurst
- #8 Harry Durand
- #10 Ioannis Panakos
- #11 Gabriel Lekatsas
- #12 Isaak Torossian
- #13 Edmond Lupancu
- #15 Ben Whickman
- #16 Josh Zimmerman
- #17 Denzel Mifsud
- #18 Dimitri Kapolitsas
- #20 Sam Maramis
- #39 Samuel Ghobrial
- #41 Alan Fogel
- #43 Yianni Kourelis
Fixtures
All times shown are Melbourne local time
Round #1
- Monday 13 August 6:00pm
- South Melbourne FC vs Qingdao No. 1 MS (China)
- WIN 5-0
- Goals: Maramis x2, Ghobrial x2 , Panakos x1
Round #2
- Tuesday 14 August
- Bye
Round #3
- Wednesday 15 August 6:00pm
- South Melbourne FC vs Tim Palajar (Indonesia)
Round #4
- Thursday 16 August 6:00pm
- South Melbourne FC vs Junior Football Academy (Nepal)
Round #5
- Friday 17 August 6:00pm
- South Melbourne FC vs Cheonan FC (South Korea)