For the first time since 2006 Uni-Mount Bohemian AFC will yet again have a team representing the club at the U19 National Tournament during Labor Weekend.  The National Tournament is the most prestigious Age group Tournament in the country and the club is very excited to be participating in this great tournament once again. The tournament is comprised of Two Divisions  The Sattelite and the Main Draw. The two best teams from the Sattelite

Leading the charge for the club will Be First Team Assistant Coach and U23's Coach Lewis Parke who has been working with a majority of the squad this season. Having gone down to the tournament with Ellerslie AFC as a player, the club is hoping his experience at the tournament will only serve to benefit the squad going down. He will be joined By First/Reserve team players Ben Farrelly, Erol Arslan and Blake Martin aswell as Team Manager David Gilmour who will assist with the clubs preperations. DOF and First Team Coach Altan Ramadan will also be going down as an Advisor.

Coach Parke has announced his Playing Squad for the Tournament naming a squad of 18 players.  The full squad announcement is below.

Goalkeepers - Zhubin Rahbarian (First Team), Tim Schwabe (First Team)

Defenders - Jake Welch (Reserves/U23s), Henry Mathews (Reserves/U23s), Jesse Dawson (First Team), Suryansh Shetty(Reserves/U23s), Aryan Vemula (Reserves/U23s)

Midfielders - Baraa Zara (Reserves/U23s), Amaan Mohammed (Reserves/U23s), Liam Hamill (Reserves/U23s), Thomas Weston (First Team), Hamish Cruikshank (u17s) Will Pepper (Guest Player, Eastern Surburbs)

Attackers - Ahmad Zara (First Team), Timothy Ravi (U17s), Luc Hamill (First Team), Attila Yenidogan ( Reserves/U23s) Luka Sipka (Guest Player, Eastern Surburbs)

The squad will be participating in The Satelite Division and have hope that they can eventually return the club to the Main Draw. The club wishes them the best of luck going forward.

U19 Pre Tournament Fixtures

06/10/22 Bucklands Beach AFC 7pm @ BMK

08/10/22 Ellerslie AFC 10am @ Michaels Ave

15/10/22 Takapuna 11am @ BMK

Article added: Monday 03 October 2022