Good morning ladies and gentlemen. As most of you are aware, my term as Chairman expires in November this year and I am obliged under the Constitution to be nominated for re-election to the board of FFA by the end of September.
MEDIA RELEASE: FFA Chairman Lowy announces he will not seek reelection
Today I am confirming my intention not to seek re-election.
Why now?
The main purpose is to give the game every possible chance over the next few months to expand the Congress and at the same time preserve the independence of the FFA board.
The CommBank Young Matildas have opened their FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup™ campaign with a 2-0 defeat to host nation Colombia.Estadio El Campin in Bogota was packed and loud, as Australia had the opportunity to take on the host nation in game one of the tournament for the second consecutive World Cup. It was an opportunity that players had expressed excitement for in the build up and the crowd certainly delivered.Leah Blayney’s starting eleven was a combination of the familiar and the new. Tanaye Morris and Alicia Woods both made their competitive junior national team debuts from the start,…
Melbourne’s AAMI Park is set to host the Subway Socceroos as they embark on their journey towards FIFA World Cup 2026™. The qualification game is slated for Thursday, 16th November (8.00pm AEDT), with the Australian team, under Head Coach Graham Arnold, awaiting the victor of the Bangladesh-Maldives clash.Tickets for this match start from $20 Child, $25 Concession, $35 Adult, and $90 Family, with a Football Account Pre-Sale at 12:00pm AEST on Friday, 22 September 2023 and General Public On-Sale at 3:00pm AEST on Monday, 25 September 2023 via Ticketek.The November FIFA Men’s International…
Football Australia is proud to announce the Legacy ’23 Ambassador Program in the lead up to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023TM.
With the 2023 edition of the tournament expected to be the biggest and best ever to be staged, as well as the first to be hosted in the Southern hemisphere, the Legacy ’23 Ambassador Program will play a critical role in raising awareness and advocacy for the variety of important initiatives set out in the Legacy ’23 Plan.
The Legacy ‘23 Plan has been developed to shape empowering opportunities and deliver tangible outcomes for the next…
Football Australia has confirmed that the Subway Socceroos will face China PR at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on Thursday, 10 October 2024 (kick-off TBC) as part of their Round Three AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road To 26 Qualification campaign.The match marks the first time the Subway Socceroos have played in Adelaide since 2017, as they continue their journey towards the FIFA World Cup 2026™ and the prospect of a sixth consecutive appearance at international football’s showpiece event in Canada, Mexico and the United States.Football Australia CEO, James Johnson was looking forward to seeing the…
Preparations for the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024™ will step up for the CommBank Young Matildas when they face fellow qualifiers, China, in a two-match international series later this month.Australia’s U-20 Women’s National Team will play their AFC U-20 counterparts in Xiamen, China on Sunday, 3 December and Wednesday, 6 December 2023 at the Auxiliary Field of Xiamen Egret Stadium.Football Australia CEO, James Johnson, said: “The tour of China is a significant opportunity for the CommBank Young Matildas to continue to build towards a key tournament in next year’s AFC U-20 Women'…
Football Australia has today released Securing our Football Future policy proposals to strengthen Australia’s largest team sport through strategic partnerships with all levels of government, including the next federal government, over the short term (five years) and medium term (ten years).With 1.91 million participants and 3,300 active clubs nationwide, football is played in every postcode and every community. However, a growing infrastructure gap – estimated at $2.8 billion – now threatens the game’s ability to meet demand and fulfil its role to support grassroots participation, communities…
Subway Socceroos’ Head Coach, Graham Arnold has appointed Luke Wilkshire to his coaching staff ahead of the commencement of Round Three AFC Asian Qualifiers™ in September.Wilkshire – an 80-cap Socceroo – will join Arnold’s staff on a permanent basis, having previously spent time with the senior national team in a coaching capacity during 2023. Wilkshire also worked as an Assistant Coach with the Subway Young Socceroos for their 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup™ campaign.Appearing at two FIFA World Cups (2006, 2010), Wilkshire brings a wealth of experience from his playing career to the role,…
The Commonwealth Bank Matildas are set to create history, becoming the first football team to play at the new state-of-the-art Allianz Stadium in Sydney when they meet Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champions and world number six, Canada on Tuesday, 6 September.
This encounter will mark the first time Australia has played Canada on home soil in 14 years when the Commonwealth Bank Matildas defeated the Canadian Women’s National Team, 2-1, at the old Sydney Football Stadium on 23 May 2008, the site of the brand-new Allianz Stadium.
Football Australia CEO, James Johnson, said: “It’s only fitting that the…
Football Australia is pleased to announce the 40 footballers awarded scholarships for the initial Future Matildas class of 2023.
Commencing in 2019, the Future Matildas Program (Program) is an initiative established by Football Australia to provide a holistic environment for the nurturing and development of the next generation of women’s national team footballers.
While the preliminary intakes of the Program were aged 15 to 20-years old, it has since evolved to support promising players with aspirations of senior women’s national team honours who sit outside of the youth national team age…
Subway Australian U-23s Head Coach, Tony Vidmar has named a 23-man squad for the PacificAus Sports Football Series to play against New Caledonia and Vanuatu senior men’s national teams during the September FIFA International Window.The Subway Australian U-23s will be based out of Port Vila, Vanuatu, playing fixtures at Freshwater Stadium on Thursday, 5 September against New Caledonia (3pm local) and Sunday, 8 September against Vanuatu (3pm local).Vanuatu and New Caledonia will also face off on Saturday, 31 August, with the PacificAus Sports Football Series providing the…
Subway Socceroos' Head Coach, Graham Arnold has named an extended 25-man squad for Australia’s upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026™ Qualifiers against Lebanon.The Subway Socceroos are set to face Lebanon at Sydney’s CommBank Stadium on Thursday, 21 March before travelling to GIO Stadium, Canberra for a match on Tuesday, 26 March.READ MORE: Ultimate Guide to Sydney ahead of Subway Socceroos v LebanonREAD MORE: How To Watch: Australia vs Lebanon | FIFA World Cup 2026™ Second Round QualifierREAD MORE: Squad Notes: The returning players and potential debutants for March windowThe qualifier at GIO…
A new brand campaign underpinning the Subway Socceroos AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ journey and beyond – ‘A Different Breed’ – has been officially released ahead of the squad’s arrival in Doha for the tournament.‘A Different Breed’ epitomises the distinctive identity that the Subway Socceroos have cultivated over many generations, and the way that collective journey has shaped the image of the current squad.The campaign – developed in partnership with Ogilvy Australia – characterises the way the Subway Socceroos have inspired a nation and galvanised the football community through their many on-…
Football Australia is pleased to announce that four legends of Australian football were inducted into the Football Australia Hall of Fame at the Socceroos’ FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualifier in Melbourne on Thursday.
Commonwealth Bank Matildas greats Kate Gill and Heather Garriock, Socceroos legend Mark Schwarzer, and Joseph (Joe) Huxley Honeysett, a name synonymous with the establishment of football in Tasmania, were inducted into the esteemed listed of Australian football contributors.
Gill, Garriock, Schwarzer, and Huxley Honeysett were nominated to be…
The CommBank Matildas have tonight lifted the Cup of Nations trophy in Newcastle after overcoming a lively Jamaica side 3-0.
Long-range strikes from Katrina Gorry and Caitlin Foord, and a second international goal for Alex Chidiac, were enough for the CommBank Matildas to take all three points in the final game of the tournament.
The team moves within one result of equalling their all-time consecutive win record, with seven wins in their past seven games.
Football Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to its Football Development Committee (FDC), further strengthening the strategic vision for the ongoing growth and development of football in Australia.Former Socceroo Cap #397 Mark Schwarzer OAM, Matilda Cap #89 Di Alagich, and high-performance specialist Anthony Crea have joined the FDC, bringing a wealth of experience, knowledge, and a deep understanding of the game to their new roles.These appointments follow a structured process to identify individuals with unique skills and national team expertise, ensuring…
Perseverance and dedication in the footballing world often leads to the greatest achievements, and the Joeys, Australia's Under 17's men's national football team, embodies this spirit.
Recently, they competed in the Asian Football Confederation U-17 Asian Cup 2023 in Thailand, displaying admirable determination despite facing significant hurdles. Although the Subway Joeys narrowly missed out on qualifying for this year’s FIFA U-17 World Cup, being defeated 3-1 by eventual champions Japan in the quarterfinals, the team's performance was nothing short of commendable.
The Subway Joeys have opened their AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023™ Qualifiers in emphatic fashion, defeating Northern Mariana Islands 23-0 at Shepparton Sport City Precinct on Wednesday night.
In a strong performance from Brad Maloney's front three, Nestory Irankunda scored four in a Player of the Match-winning performance, while Mitchell Glasson grabbed a quadruple and Max Hately registered a hat-trick.
The win saw the Subway Joeys sit on top of Group G with one matchday under their belt, accruing some valuable goal difference after China overcame Cambodia 9-0 in the day's…
February will see the CommBank Junior Matildas return to Canberra and the Australian Institute of Sport for their second preparation camp for the 2024 AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup™ in May.Head Coach Rae Dower has called up an extensive 30-player squad for the training camp with a significant number of players from the A-League Women’s competition returning to the national team environment.They join the standout performers from last month’s January camp as Head Coach Rae Dower continues to build towards a final 23-player squad to represent Australia at the Asian Cup.“The staff and I are excited…
The Westfield Matildas will return to international action with a bang as they take on European powerhouse Germany on 11 April 2021 at Brita-Arena Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden.
Australia will play the defending Olympic Champions as part of their preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Women’s Football Tournament which commences on 21 July 2021.
As well as marking the first time the women’s national team will be in action since qualifying for Tokyo, the clash will also give Westfield Matildas fans a first look at new Head Coach Tony Gustavsson as he takes…
