2018–19 Y-League

Y-League
Season2018–19
ChampionsBrisbane Roar Youth (1st title)
Matches played41
Goals scored141 (3.44 per match)
Top goalscorerMoudi Najjar (7 goals)
Biggest home winBrisbane Roar Youth 6–0 Melbourne Victory Youth
(23 December 2018)
Biggest away winPerth Glory Youth 0–3 Melbourne City Youth
(24 November 2018)
Canberra United 0–3 Sydney FC Youth
(20 January 2019)
Highest scoringBrisbane Roar Youth 6–0 Melbourne Victory Youth
(23 December 2018)
Longest winless run8 matches
Canberra United
Longest losing run7 matches
Canberra United
Highest attendance1,061
Western Sydney Wanderers Youth vs. Brisbane Roar Youth
(1 February 2019)
Lowest attendance65
Melbourne Victory Youth vs. Brisbane Roar Youth
(25 January 2019)
Average attendance226

The 2018–19 Y-League season (also known as the 2018–19 Foxtel Y-League season for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of the Australian Y-League, the premier national competition for youth football in the country.

Teams

The competition featured the same ten teams as the previous season:[1]

Conference A

Conference A contains teams from outside of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.

2018–19 Y-League is located in Australia
Perth Glory
Perth Glory
Adelaide United
Adelaide United
Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
Melbourne  Victory
Melbourne  Victory
Locations of the 2018–19 Y-League Conference A teams
Team Home city Home ground
Adelaide United Youth Adelaide Marden Sports Complex
Brisbane Roar Youth Brisbane Logan Football Complex
Melbourne City Youth Melbourne CB Smith Reserve
Melbourne Victory Youth Melbourne Epping Stadium
Perth Glory Youth Perth Dorrien Gardens

Conference B

Conference B contains teams from New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.

2018–19 Y-League is located in New South Wales
Newcastle Jets
Newcastle
Jets
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners
Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Western Sydney Wanderers
Western Sydney Wanderers
Canberra United
Canberra United
Locations of the 2018–19 Y-League Conference B teams
Team Home city Home ground
Central Coast Mariners Academy Gosford Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence
Canberra United Canberra Deakin Stadium
Newcastle Jets Youth Newcastle Newcastle No.2 Sportsground
Sydney FC Youth Sydney Lambert Park
Western Sydney Wanderers Youth Sydney Marconi Stadium / Valentine Sports Park

Managerial changes

Team
Outgoing manager
Manner of departure
Date of vacancy
Replaced by
Date of appointment
Table
Canberra United Ryan Grogan Dean Ugrinic 4 May 2018[2] Pre-season
Central Coast Mariners Academy Wayne O'Sullivan Completion of tenure 18 April 2018[3] Ray Junna 8 November 2018[4] Pre-season

Standings

Conference A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brisbane Roar Youth (C) 8 5 1 2 19 8 +11 16 Qualification to the Grand Final
2 Melbourne City Youth 8 5 1 2 19 14 +5 16
3 Perth Glory Youth 8 3 2 3 14 14 0 11
4 Adelaide United Youth 8 3 1 4 15 17 −2 10
5 Melbourne Victory Youth 8 1 1 6 8 22 −14 4
Source: Y-League
(C) Champions

Conference B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 8 6 0 2 15 8 +7 18 Qualification to the Grand Final
2 Sydney FC Youth 8 5 0 3 15 8 +7 15
3 Central Coast Mariners Academy 8 5 0 3 14 12 +2 15
4 Newcastle Jets Youth 8 3 1 4 14 14 0 10
5 Canberra United Youth 8 0 1 7 4 20 −16 1
Source: Y-League

Results

Positions by round

Fixtures

The season fixtures were announced on 22 October 2018.[5]

Conference A

Round 1
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) Perth Glory Youth 2–1 Brisbane Roar Youth Perth
10:30 AWST
Report Stadium: Dorrien Gardens
Attendance: 150
Referee: Adrien Liechti
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) Adelaide United Youth 3–2 Melbourne Victory Youth Adelaide
16:30 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 417
Referee: Nick Elagin
Round 2
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) Melbourne Victory Youth 1–1 Perth Glory Youth Melbourne
10:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Jake Keating
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) Brisbane Roar Youth 2–0 Melbourne City Youth Brisbane
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Zijad Ahmetovic
Round 3
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) Perth Glory Youth 0–3 Melbourne City Youth Perth
10:30 AWST Report
Stadium: Dorrien Gardens
Attendance: 203
Referee: Shane Skinner
25 November 2018 (2018-11-25) Brisbane Roar Youth 2–2 Adelaide United Youth Ipswich
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Eric Evans Reserve
Attendance: 500
Referee: Zijad Ahmetovic
Round 4
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Melbourne City Youth 4–1 Melbourne Victory Youth Melbourne
16:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rhys Shelmerdine
2 December 2018 (2018-12-02) Adelaide United Youth 2–1 Perth Glory Youth Adelaide
10:30 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 310
Referee: Nick Elagin
Round 5
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) Brisbane Roar Youth 2–1 Perth Glory Youth Brisbane
10:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 252
Referee: Zijad Ahmetovic
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) Melbourne Victory Youth 2–1 Adelaide United Youth Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 125
Referee: Seun Yinka-Kehinde
Round 6
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) Melbourne City Youth 1–3 Brisbane Roar Youth Melbourne
15:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 100
Referee: Jake Keating
16 December 2018 (2018-12-16) Perth Glory Youth 2–0 Melbourne Victory Youth Perth
10:30 AWST
Report Stadium: Dorrien Gardens
Attendance: 100
Referee: Shane Skinner
Round 7
23 December 2018 (2018-12-23) Brisbane Roar Youth 6–0 Melbourne Victory Youth Brisbane
10:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Logan Football Complex
Attendance: 100
Referee: Max Crane
23 December 2018 (2018-12-23) Melbourne City Youth 3–2 Adelaide United Youth Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 150
Referee: Yoav Fisher
Round 8
5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Melbourne Victory Youth 2–3 Melbourne City Youth Melbourne
09:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 225
Referee: Jake Keating
5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Perth Glory Youth 4–2 Adelaide United Youth Perth
10:30 AWST
Report Stadium: Dorrien Gardens
Attendance: 80
Referee: Shane Skinner
Round 9
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) Adelaide United Youth 2–1 Brisbane Roar Youth Adelaide
19:00 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 100
Referee: Shane Skinner
20 January 2019 (2019-01-20) Melbourne City Youth 3–3 Perth Glory Youth Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rhys Shelmerdine
Round 10
25 January 2019 (2019-01-25) Melbourne Victory Youth 0–2 Brisbane Roar Youth Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 65
Referee: Yoav Fisher
25 January 2019 (2019-01-25) Adelaide United Youth 1–2 Melbourne City Youth Adelaide
16:00 ACDT Report Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 333
Referee: Nick Elagin

Conference B

Round 1
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) Canberra United Youth 2–3 Central Coast Mariners Academy Canberra
18:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: Deakin Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Joel Ralston
11 November 2018 (2018-11-11) Newcastle Jets Youth 0–2 Sydney FC Youth Newcastle
16:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: Adamstown Oval
Attendance: 236
Referee: Hassan Jomaa
Round 2
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) Central Coast Mariners Academy 1–3 Newcastle Jets Youth Tuggerah
10:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence
Attendance: 100
Referee: Jarryd McFarlane
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) Canberra United Youth 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth Canberra
18:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: Deakin Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Nathan Shakespear
Round 3
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) Sydney FC Youth 4–0 Canberra United Youth Sydney
16:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 100
Referee: Hassan Jomaa
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Academy Sydney
16:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jarryd McFarlane
Round 4
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Newcastle Jets Youth 2–0 Canberra United Youth Maitland
16:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Maitland No. 2 Sportsground
Attendance: 120
Referee: Stuart Hansen
2 December 2018 (2018-12-02) Sydney FC Youth 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth Sydney
10:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Jarryd McFarlane
Round 5
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 3–0 Newcastle Jets Youth Sydney
19:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Valentine Sports Park
Attendance: 150
Referee: Joel Ralston
Round 6
20 January 2019 (2019-01-20) Canberra United Youth 0–3 Sydney FC Youth Canberra
16:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: AIS Grass Fields
Attendance: 200
Referee: Nathan Shakespear
Round 7
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) Newcastle Jets Youth 1–3 Central Coast Mariners Academy Newcastle
16:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Adamstown Oval
Attendance: 238
Referee: Joel Ralston
Round 8
3 January 2019 (2019-01-03) Newcastle Jets Youth 5–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth Maitland
16:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Maitland No. 2 Sportsground
Attendance: 225
Referee: Joel Ralston
5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Sydney FC Youth 0–3 Central Coast Mariners Academy Sydney
Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 120
Referee: Nathan Shakespear
Round 9
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) Sydney FC Youth 3–2 Newcastle Jets Youth Sydney
Report Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 100
Referee: Jarryd McFarlane
Round 10
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) Canberra United Youth 1–1 Newcastle Jets Youth Canberra
18:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Deakin Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Hassan Jomaa
27 January 2019 (2019-01-27) Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 2–1 Sydney FC Youth Sydney
16:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 200

Grand Final

1 February 2019 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 1–3 Brisbane Roar Youth Sydney
16:20 AEST Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 1,061
Referee: Shane Skinner

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

[citation needed]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Syria Moudi Najjar Melbourne City Youth 7
2 Australia Daniel Leck Brisbane Roar Youth 6
3 Australia Mirza Muratovic Brisbane Roar Youth 5
4 Australia Carlo Armiento Adelaide United Youth 4
Australia Yazid Said Melbourne Victory Youth
Australia Daniel Stynes Perth Glory Youth
Australia Marco Tilio Sydney FC Youth
8 Australia Mohamed Adam Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 3
Australia Shannon Brady Brisbane Roar Youth
Australia Kosta Petratos Newcastle Jets Youth
Australia Dylan Pierias Melbourne City Youth
Australia Cai Tipaldo Newcastle Jets Youth

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Australia Daniel Leck Brisbane Roar Youth Melbourne Victory Youth 6–0 23 December 2018 [6]

Clean sheets

[citation needed]

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Australia Duro Dragicevic Sydney FC Youth 4
Australia Nicholas Suman Western Sydney Wanderers Youth
3 Australia Macklin Freke Brisbane Roar Youth 2

Discipline

Player

See also

References

  1. ^ "Foxtel Y-League season draw released". Y-League. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Dean Ugrinic appointed as NYL Head Coach". Canberra United. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Club Statement: Player & Staff Departures". Central Coast Mariners FC. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Youth League: Coach, Squad & Fixtures". Central Coast Mariners FC. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Foxtel Y-League 2018/19 Season Draw" (PDF). Y-League. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Young Roar hit Victory for six". Brisbane Roar FC. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.