Basil Scarsella is an Australian businessman. He is a former CEO of ETSA Utilities and Northern Gas Networks. He was also President of the Oceania Football Confederation

Oceania Football Confederation

The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...

 between 2000 and 2003.

Early life

Born in the mid-1950s near Rome, Scarsella moved to Australia from Italy in the early 1960s.

Working life

Scarsella was CEO of ETSA Utilities

ETSA Utilities

ETSA Utilities is the operator of the South Australian electricity distribution network, delivering electricity from the high voltage transmission network connection points through a network of about 85,000 kilometres of powerlines, to over 782,000 residential and business customers throughout most...

 in Adelaide

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

, South Australia

South Australia

South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

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Between 2005 and 2011 Scarsella was CEO of Northern Gas Networks, a company that manages the gas distribution network in the north of England.

Playing career

Scarsella played as a goalkeeper for Campbelltown City

Campbelltown City SC

Campbelltown City SC is a football club in Adelaide, South Australia. Campbelltown is a participant in the South Australian Super League...

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Administration

After finishing playing he entered football administration, becoming chairman of Soccer Australia

Football Federation Australia

Football Federation Australia is the governing body for the sport of football in Australia. Before 1 January 2005, it was known as the Australian Soccer Association , which succeeded Soccer Australia in this role in 2003...

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Scarsella was President of the Oceania Football Confederation

Oceania Football Confederation

The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...

 in the early 2000s when FIFA

FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

 promised and subsequently reneged on direct entry for the top OFC team to the World Cup

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

 finals tournament. In 2003 he resigned after OFC members passed a vote of no confidence in his leadership.

In 2006 Scarsella became inaugural president of National Soccer League

National Soccer League

The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...

 club Adelaide United

Adelaide United FC

Adelaide United Football Club is a professional football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. It currently participates in the A-League as the sole team from the state of South Australia. Adelaide is one of the most successful clubs in the A-League. The club's home ground is...

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Honours

• Life member of Campbelltown City SC
  Campbelltown City SC
  Campbelltown City SC is a football club in Adelaide, South Australia. Campbelltown is a participant in the South Australian Super League...
  
  
• Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame
  Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame
  The Football Federation Australia's Football Hall of Fame was formed in 1996 as the Soccer Hall of Fame to honour outstanding services to association football in Australia....
  
  Hall of Honour - Inducted 2001