Perth Glory Youth is the highest level squad within the

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setup of Perth Glory Football Club based in

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. They play in the

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and play the majority of their home games at Sam Kerr Football Centre in Queens Park. The Perth Glory Under-23s is an academy teams that formerly played in the

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Youth team history

Perth Glory first entered a youth team in the 2002 Soccer West Coast Premier League as Future Glory. The team coached by Frank Arok finished seventh out of 12 teams in the league. They lost 2–1 to

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in the State Challenge Cup Final. The club withdrew the youth team ahead of the 2003 season, citing the uncertain future of the

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Youth current squad

To be eligible to play in the first team, players must be between the age of 15 and 24. Two overage players are allowed for

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players who are returning from injury or players trialing with the A-League team.

Under-23s team history

The team was founded in 2008, as a

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representative team for the inaugural season of the National Youth League competition. On 25 September 2013, it was confirmed that the team would compete in the

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competition for the 2014 season onwards.

Under-23s current squad

Honours

;Youth * State Challenge Cup **Runners-up (1):

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Premiership **Runners-up (1):

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Championship **Runners-up (1):

;Under-23s *

Premiership ::Runners-up (1): 2009–10 *

Championship ::Runners-up (1): 2009–10

References

External links

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