There are still some spaces available for 14 and 15 year old boys (born 1997/98) to play in our u15 boys JSL side for the 2012 season.

Any interested parties please contact John Harpas on 0431 693 512.

FUSC would like to announce that Senior Women's Head Coach and player Nenita Burgess will be leaving us immediately to embark on an overseas adventure.

What started as a planned short getaway to the Philippines prior to the start of the season has evolved into a 6 month adventure which will also give her the opportunity to be involved with Loyala Meraclo Sparks FC - a team associated with the Younghusband Football Academy.

Neits' main role will be to oversee the youth development program at the club. She will also be assisting with other football programs run by the academy across the country.

FUSC wishes Neits the best of luck in this fantastic opportunity to further develop her coaching skills. She leaves on the 6th of February so for those people wanting to pass on best wishes you don't have long to do so.

Current Prems Assistant Coach Geoff Hargreaves has been promoted to the role of Head Coach in a permanent capacity and he will be appointing a new assistant in the future. We wish Geoff all the best for the season ahead.

For more information about the Younghusband Football Academy click here

Pre-season training details for all Senior teams (Men and Women) are as follows:

SENIOR WOMEN

Sundays: 10.00am
Wednesdays & Fridays: 6.30pm
First session: Sunday 8th Jan 2012

All sessions will be held at the Veneto Club (Toogood Avenue, Beverley).

Please bring boots, shin pads, drinks and sneakers to all sessions.

For further information contact:
Geoff Hargreaves (Prems Assistant Coach) on 0405 558 264
Livio Tramontin (Reserves Coach) on 0411 313 214



SENIOR MEN

Tuesdays & Fridays: 6.30pm sharp
Sundays: TBD (until first trial game)
First session: Tuesday 17th Jan 2012

All sessions will be held at FUSC clubrooms unless otherwise advised (Collins Reserve, Kidman Park).

Please bring boots, sneakers and drinks to all sessions.

For further information contact:
John Christopoulos (Head Coach) on 0403 247 191
Mick Giufredda (Assistant Coach) on 0401 170 476
Peter Perdjik (Reserves Coach) on 0433 570 631
Anthony Giorgio (C Team Coach) on 0421 821 926

From everyone at Fulham United we'd like to wish all of our players and members a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year!

We look forward to seeing you all in 2012 for the start of pre-season training. Be sure to keep your eyes posted to the website for details as they are announced.

Fulham United is pleased to announce it will be continuing its association with JS Sports in 2012 with all of our junior kits to be supplied by the Salisbury based company.

JS Sports is a leading manufacturer of School wear, Sportswear and Work wear. If you need anything in these areas contact Rob Francesca on 0433 624 668.

Fittings for the junior teams will be held on the following nights:

Monday 12th December 2011
5.30pm u/6 Junior Boys
6.00pm u/7 Junior Boys
6.30pm u/8 Junior Boys
7.15pm u/9 Junior Boys
8.00pm u/10 Junior Boys

Tuesday 13th December 2011
5.45pm u/11 Junior Girls
6.30pm u/13 Junior Girls
7.15pm u/15 & u/17 Junior Girls

Wednesday 14th December 2011
5.30pm u/11 Junior Boys
6.15pm u/12 Junior Boys
6.45pm u/13 Junior Boys
7.30pm u/14 Junior Boys
8.00pm u/16 Junior Boys

All fittings will be held at the FUSC Clubrooms at Collins Reserve (Valetta Road).

On these nights junior players will have the opportunity to order other club merchandise (eg. Jackets, sports bags etc) which will be delivered in time for the start of the season. Full payment is required up front to confirm these orders.

With Christmas fast approaching drop into club sponsor Ignition For Men and grab your self some new threads ready for the festive season. Or why not grab a gift for someone special!

Mention you are from Fulham United to receive 15% off anything in store. Check out the attached flyer for more details including their $499 suit package.

Ignition For Men
54 Payneham Rd, Stepney
08 8362 9980

Monday – Friday : 10am – 5pm
Thursday: 10am – 9pm
Saturday: 9.30am – 4pm

Click here for Ignition For Men Flyer

Did you know that you can follow Fulham United on your favourite social networking sites?

Throughout the season we'll be using social networking to keep everyone up to date with all the cool things going on at your club, especially for those things that don't justify a full blown website story. So whether you're an IT geek or not that tech savvy, get connected and follow your club.

Check us out on Facebook and don't forget to like us too:
www.facebook.com/fulhamunitedsc

For those who love to tweet, we're on Twitter as well and you can follow us even if you don't have your own account:
www.twitter.com/fulhamunited<

Fulham United is pleased to announce John Christopoulos (pictured) has been appointed as the Men’s Senior Coach for 2012. His assistant will be Mick Guiffreda.

John has been involved with Adelaide Comets FFSA team the last few years coaching the Under 19’s and Reserves teams. His playing experience has been extensive including stints with Adelaide City, Port Pirie and Polonia. He has also represented Australia at Youth Level.

Big Pete has been re-appointed as the Reserves Team Coach and Anthony Giorgio will be coaching the championship winning C Team.

There will be an opportunity to meet the new coaching team in the upstairs bar of the Hotel Royal (180 Henley Beach Road, Torrensville) on Tuesday 22nd November 2011 at 7.30pm.

All players are invited to come along. There will be platters of food provided and bar facilities will be available to purchase drinks.

Please RSVP to Danny Troiano (0412 568 332) by Friday 18th November 2011 if you will be coming along for catering purposes. New players are encouraged to attend also so let Danny know if any extras are coming with you

The 2011/2012 Westfield W-League has commenced and Fulham United has dominated the Lady Reds squad with 4 players being selected.

Congratulations to Nenita Burgess, MJ, Georgia Macri and Ebony Philcox on their selection in this season’s squad.

So far the season is 2 games in, be sure to keep an eye on the Adelaide United website for fixture information and get down to a game and support the girls!

The following trial dates have been formalised in relation to the 2012 season.

JUNIOR BOYS

u/6 (Born 2006/2007) and u/7 (Born 2005)
u/8 (Born 2004) and u/9 (Born 2003)
Come and Try SSF (Small Sided Football)Sessions
Sunday 23rd October 2011: 12.00 noon - 1.00pm
Sunday 30th October 2011: 9.00am - 10.00am

u/10 (Born 2002) and u/11 (Born 2001)
Come and Try SSF (Small Sided Football)Sessions
Sunday 23rd October 2011: 1.00pm - 2.00pm
Sunday 30th October 2011: 10.00am - 11.00am

u/12 (Born 2000) and u/13 (Born 1999) Trials
Sunday 23rd October 2011: 2.00pm - 3.00pm
Sunday 30th October 2011: 11.00am - 12.00 noon

u/14 (Born 1998) and u/15 (Born 1997) Trials
Sunday 23rd October 2011: 3.00pm - 4.00pm
Sunday 30th October 2011: 12.00 noon - 1.00pm

u/16 (Born 1996) and u/17 (Born 1995) Trials
Sunday 23rd October 2011: 4.00pm - 5.00pm
Sunday 30th October 2011: 1.00pm - 2.00pm

Boots & shin pads must be worn to all sessions. Player registration and deposit of $100 is required by the final trial for each age group.

All sessions to be held at the Veneto Club, Toogood Avenue, Beverley.

Any enquiries:
Gary Matheson 0422 964 950
John Harpas 0431 693 512
Barry Mann 0424 746 685

JUNIOR GIRLS

u/9 (Born 2003), u/11 (Born 2001) and u/13 (Born 1999)
Sunday 16th October & Sunday 23rd October 2011 9.30am - 10.30am

u/15 (Born 1997) and u/17 (Born 1995)
Sunday 16th October & Sunday 23rd October 2011 10.30am - 12.00 noon

Boots & shin pads must be worn to all sessions. Player registration and deposit of $100 is required by the final trial for each age group.

All sessions to be held at the Veneto Club, Toogood Avenue, Beverley.

Any enquiries:
Fros Karzis 0415 760 748
Boris Graljuk 0418 842 577
John Sheridan 0407 874 791

In 2012 FUSC is looking at fielding a Senior Women’s Division 5 team (open age up to 35 years of age).

No prior soccer experience is required – come out and have some fun!

For further enquiries or to register your interest in playing please contact:
Fros Karzis – 0415 760 748
Boris Graljuk – 0418 842 577
John Sheridan – 0407 874 791

The u/17 Junior Girl’s team coached by Tony Marafioti has taken out the FFSA u/17 Cup for 2011!

Playing against the highly fancied Adelaide Uni at Hindmarsh Stadium, Fulham United triumphed 4-3 in what many saw as the game of the finals played that day.

Fulham United went into the game as underdogs but took the upper hand only 5 minutes into the game scoring from a free kick. They proved it was no fluke by scoring a second to go 2 nil up and a major upset was on the cards. Adelaide Uni then got into gear and scored 3 times without reply to take the lead midway through the second half. At this point many thought they would continue on to victory however the Fulham girls dug deep scoring 2 more goals to win the match and clinch the cup.

Goal scorers on the day were Elisa Vaselli and Ruby Cafuta both scoring a brace.

Congratulations girls – you did the club proud!

Special mention also goes out to the u/13 and u/14 Junior Boys teams who won their respective FFSA Junior State Leagues, securing the clubs first honours in Junior Boys competitions.

What a season it was for the Men’s C Team in 2011, securing the SAASL Division 8 League Championship but also Fulham United’s first senior men’s trophy in 10 years!

Led by super-coach Dom Pinneri, the team had a great start to the season and held on throughout the year to win the title on goal difference from close rivals Para Hills East. The team registered 13 wins, 3 draws and only 2 losses throughout the season scoring an incredible 81 goals.

Despite topping the ladder for most of the season, it all came down to the final game of the year where the team took on local rivals West Beach at home. Fulham United had lost the first game against West Beach however this time all that was needed to secure the title was a draw. West Beach definitely made Fulham United earn the title and held a 2 nil lead going into the final stages of the match. However with 10 minutes to play the boys somehow managed to pull a rabbit out of the hat and produce one of the great comebacks from a Fulham United side.

It looked all over when with the score still at 2 nil to West Beach, Simon Labrosciano gave away a penalty to the away side. However it was brilliantly saved by keeper Ben Caton and direct form the save a counter attack was launched resulting in a goal to Peter Screnci. With only 5 minutes to play Fulham was back in the game at 2-1.

In the dying minutes, Danny Troiano made a run from out wide on the right side into the penalty box where he was brought down and a penalty awarded. Screnci stepped up to put it away and level the scores at 2-2, sending the Fulham United bench and Club President delirious. The boys then held on nervously for what seemed an eternal amount of injury time before the final whistle was blown; the crucial point had been secured and so was the title!

Coach Pinneri is a man of few words and he has already announced his intention to retire from coaching on top. His selections throughout the season proved to be a masterstroke and when the title was won no-one could deny that the whole squad felt a part of the win.