On the third day of the National Futsal Championships, spectators at Melbourne Sports Centre were treated to blockbuster matches across all age groups, setting up a mouth-watering last two days.
Football Queensland leads all comers in the AWD All-Abilities division; however, Football NSW Thunder closed the gap with a comfortable win over Football Victoria. Football SA maintains the fourth spot on the ladder after overcoming Football NSW Lightning.
Football NSW Lightning rose to third place in Group A of the Under 12 Boys, with a commanding 8-2 win over Football Tasmania…
Football Australia has congratulated four members of the Australian football family who today have been acknowledged in the annual King’s Birthday Honours List.
A strong advocate for gender equality in Australia and globally, former Football Australia Director Moya Dodd AO leads the honours with the former Matildas’ vice-captain appointed an Officer (AO) in the general division for service to football as a player and administrator at the national and international level, as a role model to women, and to the law.
Dodd was recognised alongside another steadfast women’s football…
CommBank Joeys Head Coach Carl Veart named his 24-player squad to represent Australia against the U-19 national teams of Fiji and Solomon Islands in a three-match international series supported by the Australian Government through PacificAus Sports.The squad named features a mix of returning players and fresh faces, reflecting the depth of talent emerging across the country. Several players earned their first international call-up following strong performances at club and state level, while others bring valuable experience from previous CommBank Joeys camps and tournaments.The…
Australia’s best Under-15 and Under-16 boys footballers head to Sydney this weekend for the CommBank Emerging Socceroos Championships at Valentine Sports Park.
With the Brisbane Olympics in 2032 just six years away, and with the Olyroos guaranteed a place as host nation, this will be our first glimpse of some of the potential players for that squad on the national stage.500 teenagers from Canberra, Northern NSW, Northern Territory, New South Wales, NSW Regional, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Victoria Country and Western Australia…
Brisbane will be the centre of Australian football this September when both the Commonwealth Bank Matildas and Socceroos play international matches at Suncorp Stadium.
The Commonwealth Bank Matildas return to Brisbane for the first time in over three years when they meet Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champions and world number six, Canada, on Saturday, 3 September (2.45pm AEST kick-off), with the Socceroos to play their final game in Australia prior to contesting the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ on Thursday, 22 September (8.00pm AEST kick-off) against New Zealand’s All Whites.
The Australian Women's Futsal National Team have made the perfect start to their AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup™ 2025 qualification, with a 6-1 victory over Turkmenistan in Tashkent.The first match in a series of four, Miles Downie's team will use this performance to build towards qualification for the continental tournament in China later this year.Australia was eager to test goalkeeper Eminova early, particularly from range, with Spadano's half-court strike in the second minute requiring a strong palm away from the Turkmenistan shot-stopper. Just seconds later, teammate Nikkita Fazzari…
Football Australia has today announced the 14-player squad to represent Australia at the ASEAN Women’s Futsal Championship Thailand 2026 to be contested from 24 February - 2 March.The championship, hosted in Nakhon Ratchasima, marks only the second edition of the event and Australia’s debut appearance.Australia will compete in Group B alongside defending champions Vietnam, Myanmar and Philippines and represents an important step in strengthening Australia’s presence within the ASEAN futsal landscape as the women’s program continues to expand its competitive footprint.With seven nations vying…
Subway Joeys’ Head Coach, Brad Maloney has selected a 23-player squad for the Hohhot U16 Tournament, to be held in China from 26 May – 2 June.The tournament will also feature U16 outfits from across the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) including China PR, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam and is set to be played in a friendly, round-robin format.All matches will be played at the National Northern Football Training Base Stadium, Hohhot, with the Subway Joeys to take on Vietnam on Wednesday, 28 May (2.00pm local / 4.00pm AEST), Saudi Arabia on Friday, 30 May (2.00pm local / 4.00pm AEST) before…
The CommBank Emerging Matildas and CommBank Emerging Socceroos Championships kicks off this week, where Australia's most promising young footballers are given the opportunity to showcase their ability in front of national team technical staff.A cornerstone of Football Australia’s national talent identification, the tournament runs over 12 days and will bring together teams from Football Australia’s nine State and Territory Member Federations along with hosting invitational teams including the Charles Perkins XI, Vietnam Football Federation and Japan Football Academy…
Cosimo Cirillo has learnt through football that there’s nothing he can’t achieve.
Heading into his sixth National CP Football Championships this week, Cirillo has grown as a footballer through the competition over the years, and already has seven caps with the Pararoos to show for it.
“I played my first tournament in Denmark, I was 15 at the time,” Cirillo said.
“My debut was very special, I’m very passionate about football and when I got subbed on, I couldn’t stop smiling.
A huge week of CP (cerebral palsy) football has begun. Click here to learn more about the 2019 National CP Football…
The grassroots season around Australia may have been postponed but you can keep football in your life with the #PlayAtHomeChallenge.
While it is important to practise social distancing during this time of uncertainty, it has never been more important to be active, connect with each other and keep your skills sharp!
So, if you are missing your weekend football fix out on the parks and pitches of Australia, take your ball and show us your best moves.
Whether it’s in your own back yard, in a quiet field or in a safe place at home, we want you to join our #PlayAtHomeChallenge.
The 2023 National Para Football Championships kicked off yesterday in Perth, with our CommBank Pararoos and CommBank ParaMatildas in the thick of the action.Read the full wrap of day two action!CommBank ParaMatildasQUEENSLAND 4 - 0 FA SELECTGeorgia Beikoff and Tamsin Colley both made the start for the FA Select time as they searched for their first win of the season against Queensland, with Colley captaining the side. Tahlia Blanshard made her second appearance of the 2023 tournament, coming off the bench in the 20th minute. WESTERN AUSTRALIA 12 - 0 FA SELECTGeorgia Beikoff captained the…
The CommBank Young Socceroos have played out a 2-2 draw with Malaysia in their second AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2027™ Qualifier in Vientiane.Marcus Neill gave Australia the perfect start in the fourth minute, reacting quickest to a headed knockdown from Michael Pratezina’s free-kick to finish from close range.The match was halted around the half-hour mark due to heavy rain and lightning, before resuming following a two-hour delay.Malaysia levelled five minutes into the second half when Tengku Hasyri’s cross found Fadhlul Hadi Zulkarnain, who converted from close range.Malaysia then took the…
The CommBank Junior Matildas will continue their preparations for the 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Round 2 Qualifiers with a two-match international series against Korea Republic.
The U-17 Women’s National Team will travel to Paju, north of Seoul in Gyeonggi Province for a match on Tuesday, 6 June before backing up three days later for the second match on Friday, 9 June. Both international friendlies will be played at the Korea Football Association’s National Football Centre.
Head Coach Rae Dower said this was yet another example of the strong cooperation between the…
Football Australia will honour the contributions of hundreds of thousands of passionate volunteers across the game during National Volunteer Week held from 15 – 21 May 2023.
Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteers, the week will see the celebration of the important role volunteers play in the football community and provide resources to empower over 2,400 clubs through the Game Changer program to better champion volunteers at the grassroots level.
In recognition of the need to deliver support to the strong volunteer community, Football Australia has…
Football Australia today announced a unique international double, with both the CommBank Matildas and Subway Socceroos to play matches against England in London this year.
On Tuesday, 11 April (7:45pm local kick-off), the CommBank Matildas will face the Lionesses at Brentford for an Alzheimer’s Society International before the Subway Socceroos travel to take on the Three Lions at Wembley Stadium on Friday, 13 October (7:45pm local kick-off).
Australia’s senior national women’s football team have not played against the reigning Women’s EURO Champions, England, since October 2018 where…
This week marks 51 years to the day since Rale Rasic was appointed Socceroos coach at the remarkable age of 34.
Rasic’s journey from Yugoslavian orphan and migrant to one of the youngest ever FIFA World Cup coaches is one of the great stories in Australian sporting history.
Having found his feet as a promising player with the Yugoslav national youth team, Rasic represented his nation of birth at two European Championships during the 1950s.
In 1962 he was approached to make the move down under, where he represented Footscray JUST in the Victorian State League.
