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.
Football Australia works to ensure it provides the best possible opportunities for National Team players, both during and after their playing days.
The historic Collective Bargaining Agreement of 2019 achieved equality between the men’s and women’s national teams, and with increased remuneration and raised high performance standards, the Westfield Matildas have been allowed to flourish.
However acknowledging that football careers are finite, a similarly significant emphasis has been placed upon supporting and preparing players for their lives beyond football.
Football Australia is saddened by the passing of Football Australia Hall of Fame inductee and Football SA Life Member Charlie Caruso, a respected administrator who dedicated decades of service to Australian football. Caruso made a significant contribution to the game at club, state and national level, including through senior leadership roles with Adelaide City, the South Australian Soccer Federation and the National Soccer League. His contribution also extended to Australia’s national teams and the international game, representing Australian football through a range of appointments…
The final day of the National Para Football Championships kicks off today on the Gold Coast, watch all the action live and free on our MyFootball YouTube page!
Plate Final: Queensland vs. South Australia
3rd Place Play-Off: NSW Navy vs. Western Australia
Commonwealth Bank Matildas skipper Sam Kerr has been awarded second place for the #TheBest FIFA Women's Player award, becoming the first Aussie to make the top 3!
Sam Kerr, Alexia Putellas and Jennifer Hermoso made up the finalist for the prestigious award, with this year's Ballon d'Or Alexia Putellas taking first place.
Kerr came in second with 38 points, while Jennifer Hermoso finished third with 33 points.
This second-place finish denotes the first time Kerr has made the top 3, coming…
The Commonwealth Bank Matildas are lined up for a blockbuster two-match home series with two-time defending FIFA Women’s World Cup Champions and world number one, the United States Women’s National Team.
The two -match series will see Australia take on the USA, a familiar foe who they last played at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games bronzel medal match.
The two-match series will begin at Stadium Australia, before heading to Newcastle. The last time the team played in Newcastle was back in March 2020 during Olympic qualifying stages.
In a major milestone for Australian sport, the country’s peak Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games sporting organisations have joined forces to launch a national strategy aimed at building success towards Brisbane 2032 and beyond.
Bringing their vision of success immediately to life, sporting leaders gathered in Sydney today and took a pledge to ‘Win Well’ – a foundation of the strategy and a new national commitment to balancing ambitious sporting goals with cultures that are safe, fair and supportive.
Australia’s High Performance 2032+ Sport Strategy…
Football Australia can confirm the location of the Subway Socceroos' upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026™ Second Round Asian Qualifier against Palestine on Tuesday, 21 November.As a result of current circumstances in the region, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) formally requested that this designated home fixture for Palestine be held at a neutral venue.Following a submission from the Palestine Football Association, and subsequent review from the AFC, the qualifier will now take place in Kuwait and be played at Jaber Al-Ahmed International Stadium.FIFA WORLD CUP 2026™ SECOND ROUND…
The CommBank ParaMatildas have booked their ticket to the 2024 IFCPF Women’s World Cup Final for the second consecutive year following a powerful 10-0 victory over Denmark.The win continued a perfect record for the CommBank ParaMatildas who navigated the Group Stage without losing a match and scoring 25 goals while only conceding five.The Australian’s will now face the USA in the World Cup Final for the second time, looking to take revenge for last year’s defeat in the final, while becoming the first Australian national football side to win a World Cup…
Football Australia is proud to announce the induction of four extraordinary individuals into the Football Australia Hall of Fame at the CommBank Matildas’ match against Brazil at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on Thursday evening.A trailblazer for women match officials, Jenny Bray; former Socceroos’ Captain, broadcaster, and advocate for player rights, multiculturalism, and social justice through football, Craig Foster AM; prominent football administrator, Ian Holmes; and football visionary pioneer, the late Alex Pongrass AM have been recognised for their exceptional contributions to Australian…
Australia’s U23 men’s national football team sealed a berth at next year’s AFC U23 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan on Friday (local time), defeating Indonesia 1-0 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan to finish on top of the Group G qualification standings.
After defeating Indonesia 3-2 on Tuesday, a second win at the Central Republican Stadium ensured that Australia’s U23s claimed a 4-2 aggregate victory and with it an entry to next year’s Finals Tournament to be held in June.
Sydney FC striker Patrick Wood was on target for Australia on matchday one and he scored his second goal of the green and…
Football Australia is delighted to announce that PTP will remain the Official Fitness Accessory Supplier of Australia’s Senior, Youth, and Para National Football teams through until the end of 2024.
This partnership was first formed back in 2018 and since then, PTP has ensured the CommBank Matildas and Subway Socceroos have had access to world-leading fitness accessories to support peak performance on the international stage.
Upon announcing the partnership extension, Football Australia Performance Director Paddy Steinfort said: “Establishing a world-class performance environment within…
Westfield Matilda Sam Kerr has played a starring role in Chelsea's 6-0 romp of Bristol in the Continental Cup final.
Kerr and Fran Kirby were at their dynamic best to earn Chelsea their second straight league cup and a fourth trophy since the Australian captain arrived in November 2019.
It was a dream start for Kerr who opened the scoring in the second minute. Guro Reiten's through ball found Kirby who squared it across the face of goal for Kerr to finish from close range.
The CommBank Young Matildas have set-up a winner-takes-all match-up Thailand U-20 after a 12-0 victory over Solomon Islands on Match Day 2 of the PacificAus Sports Four Nations Tournament.With the goal difference advantage, a draw in the final match will see the Young Matildas walk away with the trophy for the second straight tournament. Only a win will be good enough for Thailand.Against the Solomon Islands, a rampaging Peta Trimis ensured that there would be no doubt, with the Central Coast Mariners striker scoring four goals in a memorable performance which saw her score two goals in each…
Subway Socceroos’ Head Coach, Graham Arnold addressed the 3rd Asian Football Confederation (AFC) National Coaches Conference on Thursday, 9 May in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.The three-day conference reflects on learnings from the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™, while also looking ahead to the expanded FIFA World Cup in 2026™.It aims to provide national team coaches and other technical staff from the AFC’s Member Associations with the opportunity to exchange information and share ideas, as Round Three of World Cup Qualification approaches.Arnold was selected by the AFC to speak alongside eminent…
The COVID-19 pandemic forced mandatory border closures and stay at home orders in Australia which forced many football programs and competitions to abruptly pause and eventually be cancelled throughout 2020. The impact was far reaching across the community and professional level of sports across the country.
Football Australia in 2019 witnessed continued growth in grassroots football participation with over 543,000 players registering for outdoor organised football, and over 63,000 playing futsal. Total participation overall had reached a record 2 million participants.
