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Posted on 8 February 2016 in Futsal Team
Kyriakos (Kyt) Selaidopoulos has been appointed Canada Soccer's National Futsal Coach for the upcoming cycle of CONCACAF and FIFA competitions. Coach Selaidopoulos will lead the program for both the CONCACAF Futsal Championship and the FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016.
Selaidopoulos has recently served as provincial team coach for the Federation of Soccer in Québec. He has a FIFA Futsal Level 1 coaching certificate (2011) as well as his Canada Soccer Coaching B Licence (2014). He has also served as Technical Director for CS Mont-Royal Outremont.
"I am very excited and truly honoured to have the opportunity to take our National Futsal Team to the next level," said Selaidopoulos. "It will be important that the provinces, territories, and Canadians playing abroad collaborate and band together to help us make history over the next few months."
Selaidopoulos is a former national Futsal player, having represented Canada in CONCACAF competitions in both 2013-14 and 2012.
Kyriakos (Kyt) Selaidopoulos is not in the historical archive that he played for Canada in 2012 CONCACAF Qualiyfying.
He also represented Canada in Beach Soccer, including the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Rio de Janeiro 2006.
Coach Selaidopoulos' first task will be to lead Canada to the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship in Costa Rica this May. Canada will first have to face USA in a two-match preliminary round on 5 and 6 May with the winner of that series advancing to the eight-team CONCACAF tournament (8-15 May). From that competition, four nations will qualify for the FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016.
The 52-match FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016 runs 10 September to 1 October 2016. The 24-nation competition will be played in Bucaramanga, Cali, and Medellin.
Selaidopoulos has recently served as provincial team coach for the Federation of Soccer in Québec. He has a FIFA Futsal Level 1 coaching certificate (2011) as well as his Canada Soccer Coaching B Licence (2014). He has also served as Technical Director for CS Mont-Royal Outremont.
"I am very excited and truly honoured to have the opportunity to take our National Futsal Team to the next level," said Selaidopoulos. "It will be important that the provinces, territories, and Canadians playing abroad collaborate and band together to help us make history over the next few months."
Selaidopoulos is a former national Futsal player, having represented Canada in CONCACAF competitions in both 2013-14 and 2012.
Kyriakos (Kyt) Selaidopoulos is not in the historical archive that he played for Canada in 2012 CONCACAF Qualiyfying.
He also represented Canada in Beach Soccer, including the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Rio de Janeiro 2006.
Coach Selaidopoulos' first task will be to lead Canada to the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship in Costa Rica this May. Canada will first have to face USA in a two-match preliminary round on 5 and 6 May with the winner of that series advancing to the eight-team CONCACAF tournament (8-15 May). From that competition, four nations will qualify for the FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016.
The 52-match FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016 runs 10 September to 1 October 2016. The 24-nation competition will be played in Bucaramanga, Cali, and Medellin.
Canada Futsal announces roster, playoff preparations
Posted on 21 June 2012 in Futsal Team
Canada's futsal team has announced details and roster for its upcoming pre-qualification camp in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team has selected 14 players for a week-long camp that includes two international matches against host Costa Rica. The Canadian team then travels to Ciudad Guatemala where it will face El Salvador in a two-match playoff series before the 2012 CONCACAF Fustal Championship.
Seven teams have already qualified for the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, which runs 2-8 July. Either Canada or El Salvador will qualify as the eighth team, joining Guatemala, USA and Panama in Group A. The opposite Group B features Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico and St. Kitts and Nevis. The top-four teams in the competition will qualify for the FIFA Futsal World Cup Thailand 2012.
As part of the preparations, Canada will face Costa Rica on 23 and 24 June in a pair of international matches. Canada's playoff matches against El Salvador are 28 and 29 June in Guatemala.
CANADA
GK- Roy Blanche | CAN / Brampton City United FC
GK- Vincent Cournoyer | CAN / Université Laval
GK- Joshua Lemos |
D- Daniel Chamale |
D- Bruno Xavier |
D- Alvaro Yaques | CAN / Brampton City United FC
M- Robbie Aristodemo |
M- Ian Bennett | USA / Milwaukee Wave
M- Alex Elliott |
M- Robbie Tice |
P- Steve De Blasio | CAN / Columbus FC
P- Louis-Charles Laliberté | CAN / CSVR
P- Jordan Ongaro | USA / San Diego State University
P- Matthew Rios | CAN / Toronto Croatia
Seven teams have already qualified for the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, which runs 2-8 July. Either Canada or El Salvador will qualify as the eighth team, joining Guatemala, USA and Panama in Group A. The opposite Group B features Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico and St. Kitts and Nevis. The top-four teams in the competition will qualify for the FIFA Futsal World Cup Thailand 2012.
As part of the preparations, Canada will face Costa Rica on 23 and 24 June in a pair of international matches. Canada's playoff matches against El Salvador are 28 and 29 June in Guatemala.
CANADA
GK- Roy Blanche | CAN / Brampton City United FC
GK- Vincent Cournoyer | CAN / Université Laval
GK- Joshua Lemos |
D- Daniel Chamale |
D- Bruno Xavier |
D- Alvaro Yaques | CAN / Brampton City United FC
M- Robbie Aristodemo |
M- Ian Bennett | USA / Milwaukee Wave
M- Alex Elliott |
M- Robbie Tice |
P- Steve De Blasio | CAN / Columbus FC
P- Louis-Charles Laliberté | CAN / CSVR
P- Jordan Ongaro | USA / San Diego State University
P- Matthew Rios | CAN / Toronto Croatia
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