The junior team wants to cause a sensation.

Regional tournament: These South Tyrolean football talents are taking part

Off to Sicily! The 61st edition of the regional tournament begins on Saturday, featuring four teams from our province: the U19 juniors, the U17 senior youths, the U15 juniors, and the U23 women's team.

09 April 2025

From: pm/det

Just 24 hours earlier, on Friday, the South Tyrolean selections will fly from Verona to Palermo, arriving in Porto Empedocle. The prestigious LND event will take place from April 12 to 18.

The boys' team from South Tyrol will compete in Group B with Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and Trentino. They will compete in that order from Saturday to Monday. Only the group winners advance to the next round, and the three best runners-up from each of the five groups will qualify for the quarterfinals. The U23 women's team, on the other hand, will play in a group of three with Veneto and Trentino. In this case, only the winner will qualify for the round of eight.

Schweitzer, Stecher and Turini lead the juniors

The junior team, in particular, boasts several talented players who have already made a splash in the local amateur leagues. Marco Nicoletti's squad is led by the exceptional talents from Partschins, Noah Schweitzer and Tizian Stecher. The latter has already scored eleven goals this Oberliga season. This duo, along with Obermais striker Stefan Turini (who is also playing in Sicily), have even completed some training sessions with the national amateur team.

The women’s team is also ready to go.

Manuel Obrist, coach of the U2017 team since the 18/17 season, commented before the departure: "The representative teams are an important platform and opportunity for the players to play together with other players from different clubs and to compete with other regions in friendly matches and tournaments. The work of the U17 team supports the clubs in training the players before they advance to the first team. In addition to the sporting aspect, the regional tournament also has a particularly social value, as important connections and friendships are formed. Such experiences promote cohesion."

Match schedule of the South Tyrol selection in Group B:

U15:
CPA Bozen - CR Veneto (12.04.25 in Licata, 9.30 a.m.)
CR Friuli-Venezia Giulia - CPA Bolzano (13.04.25 in Calascibetta, 9.30 a.m.)
CPA Trentino - CPA Bolzano (14.04.25 in Favara, 9.30 a.m.)

U17:
CPA Bozen - CR Veneto (12.04.25 in Licata, 11.30 a.m.)
CR Friuli-Venezia Giulia - CPA Bolzano (13.04.25 in Calascibetta, 11.30 a.m.)
CPA Trentino - CPA Bolzano (14.04.25 in Favara, 11.30 a.m.)

U19:
CPA Bozen - CR Veneto (12.04.25 in Licata, 17.00 a.m.)
CR Friuli-Venezia Giulia - CPA Bolzano (13.04.25 in Calascibetta, 17.00 a.m.)
CPA Trentino - CPA Bolzano (14.04.25 in Favara, 17.00 a.m.)

Women U23:
CPA Bozen - CR Veneto (12.04.25 in Licata, 14.30 a.m.)
CPA Bolzano - CPA Trentino (Dates: April 13th/14.04.25th, XNUMX, location to be determined)

Quarterfinals: 16.04.25
Semifinals: 17.04.25
Finish: 18.04.25

The players called up for the 2025 Regional Tournament

U15: Simone Dal Cortivo (Bolzano), Benjamin Seiwald (Brunico), Nicolò Giovanelli (Freienfeld), Moritz Pfitscher and Patrick Sanfelici (Oberetsch football), Linus Comploi (Gherdeina), Aaron Peintner (Gitschberg Jochtal), Christian Ugge (Obermais), Fynn Leiter and Maximilian Tosetto (Naturns), Fritz Lintner (Ritten Sport), Jonas Hofer and Arthur Niederbacher (St. Lorenzen), Franz Unterweger (Sarntal), Danny Matzoll (Schlern), Laurin Tschigg (St. Pauls), Niccolò Baliva, Filippo De Gaetanis and Simone Paolazzi (Virtus Bozen), Alex Bortolotti (Voran Leifers).

This is South Tyrol's U15 team.

U17: Max Prenn (Ridnauntal selection), Leonardo Bonato and Matteo Potenza (Bolzano FC), Uco Ukshin Bajgora (Brixen), Benjamin Milo Meraner (Oberetsch football), Jannik Gasser (Chienes), Faris Dustov and Elias Theiner (Obermais), Leo Theiner (Mals), Fabian Hinteregger and Andreas Prosch (Milland), Dastin Marku (Naturns), Matteo Ruzzu (Oberau Juventus Club), Simon Larcher (Ritten Sport), Franjo Osanna, Laurin Plunger and Timo Spitaler (St. Pauls), Noah Singer (Terlan), Enrico Bresolin, Mardin Shirzad Esmaiil (Virtus Bozen)

The U17 team coached by Manuel Obrist (standing, 2nd from right).

U19: Lukas Kofler (Ahrntal), Pietro Dalle Ave Gärber and David Wiedenhofer (Bolzano), Jonas Müller and Marc Ploner (Brixen), Philipp Ploner (Lüsen), Renato Sula and Stefan Turini (Obermais), Jonah Gruber (Naturns), Michael Kainz, Noah Schweitzer and Tizian Stecher (Partschins), Raphael Unterthurner (Riffian Kuens), Matthias Klotzner and Florian Preims (Schenna), Niklas Peintner (St. Georgen), Lorenz Willeit (St. Pauls), Sebastian Federzoni and David Seibstock (Voran Leifers), Samuel Villgrattner (Southern Wine Route)

U23 women: Natalie Anranter, Mara Improta, Laura Klocker, Julia Pramstrahler, Layeeba Shabbeir and Julia Siller (Brixen), Lara Auer, Greta Nocker, Kristin Ploner, Greta Santifeller and Lena Steger (FFC Pustertal), Hanna Irschara, Lena Niedermair and Leonie Rieder (Pfalzen), Nora Bauer, Ranja Fischer, Clara Holzer, Sofia Moio and Jana Zipperle (FC Südtirol)


Support staff

Responsible selection teams: Andreas Canal

Chief Delegate: Karl Wierer (U15), Klaus Pichler (U17), Günther Pföstl (U19), Rodolfo Berardo (Women U23)

Trainer: Wolfgang Crepaz (U15), Manuel Obrist (U17), Marco Nicoletti (U19), Alessia Senettin (Women U23)

Assistant coach: Marco Maraner (U15), Markus Terzer (U17), Roland Zozin (U19), Veronika Moling (Women U23)

Doctors: José Castrejon, Davide Del Prete

Physiotherapists: Maximilian Maas, Vera Oberrauch, Florian Parth

Press: Matteo Igini