Squad lists for FFA Cup Round of 32 opening night

A host of former Hyundai A-League players – and some former Caltex Socceroos – are set to feature when the FFA Cup 2018 Round of 32 commences across the nation on Wednesday evening.

A total of six matches featuring clubs from seven of Australia’s Member Federations will be staged across Australia, with Victoria playing host to two ties, and the other four fixtures spread evenly between New South Wales, Western Australia, Queensland, and the Australian Capital Territory.

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FOX SPORTS’ coverage of Australia’s exciting knockout competition will commence at ABD Stadium in Broadmeadows, Victoria, when Avondale FC hosts former National Soccer League (NSL) side Marconi Stallions FC at 7.30pm (AEST). Wednesday’s feature match can be viewed live on FOX SPORTS 507, with the pre-game coverage commencing at 7.00pm (AEST).

Avondale FC, who currently sit third on the National Premier Leagues (NPL) Victoria standings, may benefit from the experience of former Hyundai A-League players Jonatan Germano, Ramazan Tavsancioglu, and Joey Katebian in their maiden FFA Cup Final Rounds fixture. However, Marconi Stallions FC – who are currently mid-table in NPL NSW – can look to draw on the know-how of players such as former Caltex Socceroo Michael Beauchamp, and 2014 AFC Champions League winner Mateo Poljak.

The second fixture in Victoria on Wednesday night features Port Melbourne Sharks SC up against APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC at JL Murphy Reserve in Port Melbourne. The Sharks are currently fifth in NPL Victoria, while the travelling Tigers will enter the contest on a high after recently claiming the 2018 Waratah Cup title after defeating Hakoah Sydney City East 3-0 in the Final.

Elsewhere in Australia, a classic match-up could take place at Lions Stadium in Richlands, Queensland, when the top two sides in NPL Queensland go head-to-head in the FFA Cup. Lions FC are currently in first place on 51 points in the Queensland competition, with their opponents tomorrow evening, Olympic FC, sitting in second spot just a point adrift. Former Brisbane Roar FC teammates Jean Carlos Solórzano and Shane Stefanutto – another former Caltex Socceroo competing in the FFA Cup 2018 – may meet in this tie.

The final three fixtures to be held on the opening night of the FFA Cup 2018 Round of 32 will be played in Perth, Canberra, and Sydney respectively. In the west, Gwelup Croatia SC will meet Adelaide Comets from South Australia at Dorrien Gardens, while in the nation’s capital Canberra FC will challenge Broadmeadow Magic FC from Northern New South Wales at Deakin Stadium. An all NPL NSW tie will take place at Bonnyrigg Sports Ground in Sydney when Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC meet Hakoah Sydney City East FC.

All matches during the FFA Cup 2018 Final Rounds will be covered LIVE and EXCLUSIVE by FOX SPORTS. Goals and key moments from all games will be shown as they happen during the night’s main broadcast match, while all fixtures will be available via live stream at www.foxsports.com.au.

2018 FFA Cup Round of 32 – Matchday 1 Match Details

Avondale FC (VIC) v Marconi Stallions FC (NSW)
Wednesday, 25 July 2018
ABD Stadium, Broadmeadow, Victoria
Kick-off: 7.30pm (AEST)
Referee: Stephen Lucas
Assistant Referee 1: Wilson Brown
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Ilievski
Fourth Official: Shaun Evans

TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 507 from 7.00pm (AEST)

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Avondale FC Squad: 1. Chris OLDFIELD (Gk), 2. Ramazan TAVSANCIOGLU, 3. James RICCOBENE, 5. Jeffrey FLEMING, 6. Anthony STRANO, 7. Stefan ZINNI, 8. Jem BERKANT, 10. Jonatan GERMANO, 11. Evan CHRISTODOULOU, 13. Yitay TOWNS, 14. Kaine SHEPPARD, 15. Ross ARCHIBALD, 17. Phillip RICCOBENE, 19. James ALVAREZ, 20. John-Mark OFFEH, 22. Dillon JAKUPI, 23. Christian INGLESE, 27. Elvis KAMSOBA, 33. Joseph KATEBIAN, 38. Liam BOLAND, 44. Evan MARKOGIANNAKIS (Gk)

Marconi Stallions FC Squad: 1. Nenad VEKIC (Gk), 3. Liam YOULLEY, 4. Troy DANASKOS, 5. Michael BEAUCHAMP, 6. Sean O’CONNELL, 8. Sean ROONEY, 10. Marko JESIC, 11. Judah CLEUR, 12. James ANDREW, 13. Luke GEARIN, 14. Peter PELEKANOS, 15. Mateo POLJAK, 16. Hassan JALLOH, 17. Theo KOFINAS, 18. Peter TRIANTIS, 19. Eros BERGAMIN, 21. Kristian SEKUTOSKI (Gk), 22. Brandon VELLA, 23. Christopher NUNES, 27. Mason INGRAM, 38. Yianni NICOLAOU, 41. Alex GOLLAN, 51. Jacob CHAPMAN (Gk)

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Port Melbourne Sharks SC (VIC) v APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC (NSW)
Wednesday, 25 July 2018
JL Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Kick-off: 7.30pm (AEST)
Referee: Tony Webb
Assistant Referee 1: Tony Peart
Assistant Referee 2: Joanna Charaktis
Fourth Official: Jonathan Barreiro

Live stream: Stream the match live via www.foxsports.com.au from 7.30pm AEST (‘How To Watch’ Details -- https://bit.ly/2mF3slv)

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Port Melbourne Sharks SC Squad: 1. Matthew SYMES (Gk), 2. Amadu KOROMA, 3. Kris KIOUSSIS, 4. Michael EAGAR, 5. Mathiang MATHIANG, 6. Alan MULCAHY, 7. Kamal IBRAHIM, 8. Mathew NTOUMENOPOULOS, 9. Sam SMITH, 10. Francesco STELLA, 11. Liam WARD, 12. Perry LAMBROPOULOS, 13. Dionis SHABANI, 14. James PAPADIMITRIOU, 15. Jack MCKERNAN, 16. Daniel CLARK, 17. Daniel BAGGIO, 18. Feston AZIZI, 19. Chris GALAGANO, 20. Branko SKOCIC (Gk), 22. Yuta KONAGAYA, 30. George IATROU (Gk)

APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC Squad: 1. Ivan NECEVSKI (Gk), 2. Nathan MILLGATE, 3. Paul GALIMI, 4. Joshua SYMONS, 5. Stephan ADATTINI, 7. Howard FONDYKE, 8. Corey BICZO, 10. Franco PARISI, 11. Jordan MURRAY, 12. Benjamin MCCARRON, 13. David D’APUZZO, 15. Themba MUATA-MARLOW, 16. Sean SYMONS, 17. Samuel GULISANO, 18. Adrian UCCHINO, 19. Brandon LUNDY, 20. Tasuku SEKIYA, 22. Blake TUXFORD (Gk)

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Gwelup Croatia SC (WA) v Adelaide Comets (SA)
Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Dorrien Gardens, West Perth, Western Australia
Kick-off: 6.30pm (local); 8.30pm (AEST)
Referee: Adam Fielding
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Southern
Assistant Referee 2: Josh Nixon
Fourth Official: Shane Skinner
Live stream: Stream the match live via www.foxsports.com.au from 8.30pm AEST (‘How To Watch’ Details -- https://bit.ly/2mF3slv)

Join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #GWEvADC #FFACup

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Gwelup Croatia SC Squad: 1. Connor CAMPBELL (Gk), 2. Michael PUGLIESE, 3. Kwangmook LIM, 4. Cameron YORKE, 5. Ralph MAWIRE, 6. Brodie MARTIN, 7. James SAMMUT, 8. Brian MASHINGAIDZE, 9. David HEAGNEY, 10. Benjamin KOUAKOU, 12. Noah SHAMAKI, 13. Nelson THSONGO, 13. Victor BRAUNER, 15. Blamo QUA QUA, 16. Stephen O’LEARY, 17. Sebastian MUNOZ, 18. Alex CLARKE, 19. Kyle MURRAY, 20. Bobby PAYNE, 21. Reece ABRAMS, 22. Jack LAVIS, 61. Patrick STEPHENSON (Gk), 98. Riley STEPHENSON (Gk)

Adelaide Comets Squad: 1. Julian TORRESAN (Gk), 2. Harry KERAMIDAS, 4. Tom DITTMAR, 5. Adam LECORNU, 6. Connor GOLLAN, 7. Ibrahima KAMARA, 8. Mark OCHIENG, 9. Andreas WEINS, 10. Christopher PEPE, 11. Tom BRISCOE, 14. Nathan ANDIJANTO, 15. Stefan SIMIC, 16. Stephane TRAVAGLIONE, 17. Anthony MAVROLAMBADOS, 18. Terence CARTER, 21. Shane TOBIAS, 22. Allan WELSH, 23. Mitchell NICHOLSON, 35. George SAVVOUDIS (Gk)

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Canberra FC (ACT) v Broadmeadow Magic FC (NNSW)
Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Deakin Stadium, Deakin, Australian Capital Territory
Kick-off: 7.30pm (AEST)
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
Assistant Referee 1: Greg Taylor
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Powers
Fourth Official: Owen Goldrick

Live stream: Stream the match live via www.foxsports.com.au from 7.30pm AEST (‘How To Watch’ Details -- https://bit.ly/2mF3slv)

Join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #CANvBMM #FFACup

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Canberra FC Squad: 1. Sam BROWN (Gk), 2. Marko VRKIC, 3. Daniel SUBASIC, 4. Mathew GRBESA, 5. Michael AIKON MENSAH, 7. Mathew WATERS, 8. Ian GRAHAM, 9. Thomas JAMES, 10. Kofi DANNING, 11. Ivan PAVLAK, 12. Michael TAURASI, 13. Ross COSTANZO, 15. Jordan LAMB, 17. Aidean BRUNSKILL, 18. Christian PRATEZINA, 19. Andrija RAKIC, 23. Jordan THURTELL (Gk)

Broadmeadow Magic FC Squad: 1. Paul BITZ (Gk), 2. David IFIELD, 3. Joshua PIDDINGTON, 4. Justin BROADLEY, 5. Luke VIRGILI, 6. Cody CARROLL, 7. James VIRGILI, 8. Matthew HOOLE, 9. Kale BRADBERY, 10. John MAJUROVSKI, 11. Dino FAJKOVIC, 12. Shane PAUL, 13. Jayden BARBER, 14. Jon GRIFFITHS, 15. Luke CALLEN, 16. Takumi SUNADA, 17. Samuel WEBB, 18. Charles COX, 20. Tyson CUMMINGS, 21. Wade SOUTHALL, 22. Jonty BUSCH, 23. Liam MCDONALD, 26. Mitchell OXBORROW, 66. Bradley MACKENZIE (Gk)

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Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC (NSW) v Hakoah Sydney City East FC (NSW)
Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Bonnyrigg Sports Ground, Bonnyrigg, New South Wales
Kick-off: 8.30pm (AEST)
Referee: Chris Hoper
Assistant Referee 1: Andrej Giev
Assistant Referee 2: Kearney Robinson
Fourth Official: Adrian Arndt

Live stream: Stream the match live via www.foxsports.com.au from 8.30pm AEST (‘How To Watch’ Details -- https://bit.ly/2mF3slv)

Join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #BWEvHAK #FFACup

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Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC Squad: 1. James CHRONOPOULOS (Gk), 2. Aaron AVERY, 3. David VRANKOVIC, 4. Nikola KRLJAR, 7. Tynan DIAZ, 9. Aaron PETERSON, 10. Shervin ADELI, 11. Asmir KADRIC, 12. Dean BEREVESKOS, 13. James MCKENZIE, 14. Bradie SMITH, 15. Raymond MILLER, 16. Samuel GALLAWAY, 17. James O’ROURKE, 18. Mun-soo GIL, 19. Gregory KONDEK, 20. Benjamin TOSI, 21. David BRADASEVIC (Gk), 22. Jewook WOO, 23. Amar ADILOVIC, 24. Michael BORG, 28. Damian CUPAC, 29. Nikola KREMENOVIC, 35. Milan PARENTA, 37. Mohammed SHAH

Hakoah Sydney City East FC Squad: 1. Anthony BOUZANIS (Gk), 3. Michael KOUTA, 3. Bradley WALKER, 5. Mitchell STAMATELLIS, 6. Cameron DRAPER, 7. Jack GREEN, 8. Oliver GREEN, 10. Andre DE JONG, 11. Jordan CRIGHTON, 12. Nathan ROBERTS, 13. Robert EZEKIEL, 14. Anthony FRANGIE, 16. Joshua ORCHARD, 17. Harry JONES, 18. Jordan KOTON, 19. Dominic COX, 20. James COMBES, 21. Amaury GAUTHIER, 22. Mitchell KNIGHT, 25. Max EPHRAIM (Gk), 27. Jordan MAKRIDOPOLOUS, 30. Connor ELDRIDGE, 33. Jordan LEWIS, 40. Michael FIGUEIRA (Gk), 60. Takayuki NOJI

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Lions FC (QLD) v Olympic FC (QLD)
Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Lions Stadium, Richlands, Queensland
Kick-off: 7.30pm (AEST)
Referee: Chris Beath
Assistant Referee 1: Misuk Park
Assistant Referee 2: Joey Lee
Fourth Official: Casey Reibelt

Live stream: Stream the match live via www.foxsports.com.au from 7.30pm AEST (‘How To Watch’ Details -- https://bit.ly/2mF3slv)

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Lions FC Squad: 1. Luke BOREAN (Gk), 2. Andrew THOMPSON, 3. Michael BUTTERS, 4. Matija SIMIC, 5. Tommy JARRARD, 6. Nathan REARDON, 7. Duncan STEWART, 8. Mitchell HORE, 9. Jean Carlos SOLORZANO, 10. Jheison MACUACE, 11. Nathan SHEPHERD, 12. Rhys WEBSTER, 13. Shaun CARLOS, 14. Liam COSGROVE, 15. Danny KIM, 16. Joshua BRINDELL-SOUTH, 17. Tyson WALPOLE, 18. Christopher MAHER, 20. Brandon CUMINAO (Gk), 23. Carter GLOCKNER

Olympic FC Squad: 1. Nicholas MOONEY (Gk), 2. Jack GLOVER, 3. Shane STEFANUTTO, 4. Kristen WATERS, 5. Steve WHYTE, 6. Matt MUNDY, 7. Shelford DAIS, 8. Kazuya ITO, 9. Daniel BYRNE, 10. Kieran SANDERS, 11. Jez LOFTHOUSE, 12. Costa PSAROS, 14. James CUMINAO, 15. Panayioti BELLAS, 16. Charlie SLANEY, 17. Almir BASINAC, 19. Phil LASM, 20. Zelfy NAZARY, 21. Dakota SPRANGE (Gk), 23. Alex SMITH

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FFA Cup 2018 – Round of 32 Matchdays 2 & 3

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