Football Federation Australia (FFA) is pleased to announce that Australia’s U-23 men’s national football team will play two friendly fixtures this month against A-League clubs.
On Thursday, 12 November 2020, Graham Arnold’s Olyroos will play Sydney FC (kick-off 7:00pm AEDT) at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in Kogarah, while on Tuesday, 17 November 2020 Australia will take on the A-League’s newest club, Macarthur FC (kick-off 3:00pm AEDT), at the same venue.
A limited number of tickets (due to COVID-19 protocols) will be available for the first fixture between Australia U-23 and Sydney FC, with…
Commonwealth Bank Matildas Head Coach Tony Gustavsson has announced a travelling squad of 25 players to commence the final stage of Australia’s preparation for the 20th edition of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup™.
The travelling squad will assemble in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a pre-tournament training camp from 10 January, with the final 23-player roster arriving in India just days ahead of Australia opening its campaign against Indonesia on 21 January in Mumbai.
21 players have received final selection for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022™, with…
Football Australia extends its sincere appreciation to Brad Maloney for his service as Head Coach of the Australia U-17 men’s national team, following his resignation from the position over the weekend.Since starting his tenure in July 2022, Brad has played a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of Australian footballers, demonstrating a commitment to youth development both on and off the pitch. He was instrumental in guiding Australia to two Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-17 Asian Cups as well as claiming the ASEAN Football Federation U-16 Championship, with a…
Internal studies completed by Football Federation Australia (FFA) have identified critical ‘gaps’ in the player development pathway for Australia’s national elite players.
Two studies, highlighted in Principle V of FFA’s XI Principles for the future of Australian football (XI Principles), have brought to light some of the player development and production challenges currently being faced by Australian football. These include a lack of high-level match minutes available to Australia’s elite youth players, calendar and competitions challenges, and the need to secure more consistent…
Football Australia continues its domestic transfer system reforms with the approval of its national football agents’ regulations.
These reforms are designed to enhance professional and ethical standards for football agents, better protect players, increase contractual stability, and promote transparency.
The new football agents’ provisions have been incorporated into the Football Australia National Registration, Status and Transfer Regulations (NRSTRs) and will enter into force on 1 October 2023.
The approval of Football Australia’s football agent regulations follows the…
THE FUTURE OF AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALLFootball Australia today announced a bold transformation of its premier annual youth tournament, the National Youth Championships, introducing a new name, identity and vision. The Emerging Matildas Championships and Emerging Socceroos Championships will set a new benchmark in Australia’s elite youth development, reshaping the pathway for Australia’s future.This evolution goes beyond a rebrand – it represents a strategic commitment to strengthening Australia’s football development pathways. By aligning directly with the journey toward…
Football Australia is proud to unveil a new commemorative initiative to honour the rich history and legacy of the CommBank Matildas and Subway Socceroos. In addition to receiving their official international caps, past national team players will now also be awarded a specially designed lapel pin to celebrate their contribution to Australian football following their retirement from international football.The gold-plated, lapel pins feature the Australian Coat of Arms at their centre, mirroring the crest on the national team jerseys. The word "MATILDA" or "SOCCEROO" is embossed at the top, with…
Penguin Random House Australia (Puffin) has acquired an eight-book publishing program with Football Australia to promote football and the Australian senior national teams, the Socceroos and CommBank Matildas, in the lead-up to a huge 12 months for football in Australia.
The eight-book publishing program for young readers, featuring CommBank Matildas and Socceroos players, includes junior fiction, non-fiction, board books and a picture book, with something to engage and entertain every junior football fan.
‘We are so thrilled that Puffin will be the publishing home of football in Australia.…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today thanked the Board and Management of Football New South Wales as well as National Premier Leagues (NPL) NSW clubs in unifying to help support Australia’s youth teams ahead of a series of important international competitions.
Football NSW and its member clubs have displayed great camaraderie and collaboration to adjust their NPL structures for season 2020, with two clubs – Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Newcastle Jets FC – shifting to higher NPL NSW tiers in order to expose their young players with greater levels of competition ahead of…
The country’s brightest footballing talent will converge on Townsville in mid-April when Football Australia conducts an Under 16 National Talent Identification Camp for boys.
The camp, to be held April 11 – 15, will feature Australian-based players born in 2006 participating in five days of football-related activities at facilities across the North Queensland city, including the Cowboys’ newly opened Community, Training and High-Performance Centre with its elite multi-sport training spaces, sports medicine and sports science laboratories.
Over the course of the camp, the boys will play an…
The CommBank Young Socceroos have failed to qualify for the AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2027™ following a 2-0 loss to Indonesia at the New Laos National Stadium in Vientiane.Trevor Morgan's side finished third in Group H of the Qualification Phase, collecting four points from three matches with one win, one draw, and one loss.Australia opened their campaign with a 2-0 win over hosts Laos on Monday, followed by a 2-2 draw with Malaysia on Thursday, before succumbing to Indonesia 2-0.Quotes attributed to Heather Garriock, Executive Director of Football, Football Australia:“Non-qualification for the…
When Westfield Matildas defender Ellie Carpenter received her package containing the new 2020 National Team Nike Kits, she had a moment of anticipation and she wasn’t disappointed.
“As soon as I got the delivery, I was so excited to open it,” Carpenter said.
“I think it looks really cool and I think Nike did a pretty good job.”
With sustainability at the core, the new 2020 National Team Nike Kits are a contemporary look on Australia’s national team history.
The home kit is in the traditional gold with a green collar and will be paired with green…
Football Australia is delighted to announce that Carl Veart has been appointed as Subway Joeys Head Coach.Veart – a 23-cap Socceroo – joins Football Australia following five years as Head Coach of Adelaide United FC, having previously served as an Assistant and Interim Coach before assuming the top job officially in 2020.Throughout his tenure at Adelaide United FC, Veart guided a young squad of locally developed players to three Semi Final appearances and during that time was credited with transitioning the likes of Nestory Irankunda, Mohamed Toure, Panagiotis Kikianis, Ethan Alagich and Luka…
NSW Sky and Victoria Blue have claimed national honours at the 2025 CommBank Emerging Matildas Championships which celebrated the next generation of Australian talent. Capping off a thrilling week of football at Valentine Sports Park in Sydney, spectators witnessed the crescendo of an action-packed week featuring teams from all nine of Football Australia’s Member Federations and international guests Malaysia. Over the six days, 280 goals were scored in what is a testament to the attacking flair and promise on display from Australia’s next generation. CommBank Matildas Head…
Football Australia today released the second of its 2020 studies into player development pathways for Australia’s national elite footballers.
Following on from The Performance Gap report for men released in November, The Women’s Performance Gap report offers an objective lens into the current landscape facing Australia’s most talented female footballers, benchmarking Australia against eleven (11) other leading female football nations.
Football Australia Chief Executive Officer, James Johnson, said the objective findings would help Football Australia develop its…
Preparations for the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup China 2025™ are ramping up, with Australia Women’s National Futsal Team Head Coach Miles Downie selecting a 28-player squad for a five-day training camp in Sydney.The squad will assemble from Monday, 31 March to Friday, 4 April, as they continue their build-up to the tournament in China later this year.The squad retains all 14 players who competed in the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup™ Qualifiers 2025 in Uzbekistan during January, while integrating 14 new players — strengthening depth and competition within the national team setup.After…
Subway Joeys’ Head Coach Brad Maloney has named a 24-player squad for the PacificAus Sports Football Tour against the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu Under-19 Men’s Teams next month as further preparation for the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2025™ Qualifiers.The three-match tour will see games played at the National Stadium in Honiara, Solomon Islands on Thursday, 15 August (6.00pm local / 5.00pm AEST) and Sunday, 18 August (7.00pm local / 6.00pm AEST) plus Wednesday, 21 August (3.00pm local / 2.00pm AEST) at Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu.Football Australia appreciates the support…
A group of Australia’s most promising futsal coaches have recently taken an important step in their development journey, successfully participating in the Football Australia - AFC Futsal Level 2 course held at the Centre in Dural, Sydney. The course forms a key component of the National Futsal Coach Development Project 2026, an initiative designed to identify, develop and support coaches across the country as both high-quality practitioners and future coach educators. Bringing together coaches from across multiple Member Federations, the National Futsal Coach Development Project…
