Melbourne Victory are FFA Cup Winners for a second time after defeating Central Coast Mariners 2-1 at AAMI Park on Saturday night.
Jason Davidson and Chris Ikonomidis were on target with a pair of sublime goals for the Victory as Tony Popovic’s side were crowned Champions in front of a 15,343 strong crowd.
Davidson broke the deadlock in the 70th minute in stunning fashion - smashing home a left footed free-kick from the top of the box to put Victory ahead.
Substitutes Francesco Margiotta and Ikonomidis then combined stoppage time to double Victory’s lead.
Football Australia has confirmed the slot allocations for the Final Rounds of the Australia Cup 2022.
Member Federations around the nation have been advised of the allocations for this year’s Round of 32, with one Member Federation (Football Victoria) awarded one additional slot when compared to the FFA Cup 2021.
The National Premier Leagues (NPL) Finals Series was unfortunately not held in 2021 due to COVID-19, meaning that there was one additional slot was available to be assigned to a Member Federation for the Australia Cup 2022.
Australia's national powerchair football team, the Poweroos, have completed their final selection camp in Sydney last weekend in preparation for the 2023 FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup. The event is the second football World Cup to be hosted on Australian shores in 2023, being held in Sydney between Sunday 15th and Friday 20th October. The Australian team are highly rated on the international stage having finished 4th at the third powerchair World Cup in Florida, USA in 2017. Over 80 players from 15 clubs across six states and territories participate in competitive…
Football Federation Australia has cancelled a proposed trip to Thailand as the under 23 men’s national team prepares for its AFC U23 Championship qualifiers in March.
The move comes after consultation with Australian National Team and Under 23 Head Coach, Graham Arnold.
“Last year, the National Team Department had put some preliminary plans in place to play against China in Bangkok as part of our important preparation for the 2020 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers to be held in Cambodia in March.
“On our return from the recent AFC Asian Cup we reassessed our plans due to the ongoing…
Adelaide United are through to the FFA Cup 2021 Quarter Finals and the Cup experts have added another record to their collection.
With their 1-0 victory over Adelaide Olympic on Sunday at VALO Football Centre, United are into the last eight of the competition for the fourth time in a row.
The three-time Winners of the FFA Cup have now extended their winning streak in the competition to 12 in a row, breaking the all-time record of consecutive wins in Australia National Cup competitions.
Adelaide's 3-1 win over Floreat Athena in the Round of 32 in September saw them equal…
CUPRA’s acclaimed Formentor crossover car has been named as the official vehicle for both of Australia’s senior national football teams, the CommBank Matildas and Subway Socceroos.
Already the automotive partner of the women’s and the men’s teams, CUPRA’s visually distinctive and performance driven Formentor will be the squads’ official car through the forthcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ to be held later this year and the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Australia & New Zealand™.
Director of CUPRA Australia Ben Wilks said that the challenger brand from Barcelona had moved quickly to…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today announced that it had convened a National Bushfires Working Group to coordinate football’s response to the emergency and raise funds for the long-term rebuilding of affected communities.
The Working Group will bring together key football stakeholder groups with a unified, national approach, and comprise representatives from State/Territory Member Federations, Leagues, Association of Australian Football Clubs, Professional Footballers Australia and FFA.
FFA Chief Executive James Johnson said he was delighted with the response football has made so far…
The CommBank Junior Matildas will host AFC compatriots the Korea Republic in a three-match international series at Kingscliff Soccer Club and Burleigh Heads FC.
The second match in the three-match international series kicks off tonight at 8:00 pm AEDT, with fans able to watch the CommBank Junior Matildas live and for free on the Football Australia YouTube Channel.
All matches will be open to the public with free entry.
MATCH DETAILS
CommBank Junior Matildas v Korea Republic U15 WNT
Date: Wednesday, 2…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has this afternoon confirmed that football matches scheduled for this weekend, 13/14/15 March 2020, can proceed as planned.
This includes Hyundai A-League and Westfield W-League matches, National Premier League Men’s and Women’s, FFA Cup, and community football matches.
A National COVID-19 Working Committee, established to address the increasing threat of COVID-19 to football in Australia, comprising representatives from FFA, the Hyundai A-League and Westfield W-Leagues, Member Federations and Professional Footballers Australia, took the decision in…
Football Australia has today announced that it will formally recognise the achievements of 42 former Australian women’s representative players including members of the 1975 team which participated in the first AFC Women’s Asian Cup™.
Following extensive research undertaken by Football Australia’s historians and the recent release of the first-ever AFC Women’s Asian Cup™ History Book, the Football Australia Board has endorsed the recommendation to celebrate the legacy and contributions of the identified players from the period of 1975 - to 2013.
The opening match of the Commonwealth Bank Matildas international series with New Zealand will be a historic encounter in Townsville, Queensland on Friday, 8 April at QCB Stadium.
This home international will be the first time the Australian women’s national team has ever played in Townsville, with the match set to be the first football fixture to be played at world-class QCB Stadium since it opened in 2020.
Football Australia CEO, James Johnson, said:
“Football Australia is delighted to be bringing Australia’s favourite sporting team, the…
The CommBank Young Matildas have touched down in the harbour city of Xiamen ahead of their two-match China International Series in collaboration with the China Football Association, supported by the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations.The Australian Women’s U-20 National Football Team will play the China U-20 Women’s National Football Team on Sunday 3 December and Wednesday 6 December at the Auxiliary Field of Xiamen Egret Stadium.Beyond the matches, the series presents a valuable opportunity for the CommBank Young Matildas to experience the city of Xiamen and strengthen people-…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) is saddened to learn that former Socceroo (#176), Billy Cook, passed away on Sunday evening (2 July 2017) after a period of illness.
Born in Galston Scotland in 1940, Billy Cook was a defender who played at Galston Amateurs and Winton Rovers juniors, from where he joined Kilmarnock aged 17.
After turning professional with Kilmarnock in 1959 he made ten appearances in Scotland's top tier before moving to Melbourne four years later.
He played at Slavia from 1963 until being forced to retire in 1969 with a back injury. He assisted Slavia to victory in the…
Football Australia has today confirmed the Subway Socceroos will face Palestine at HBF Park, Perth on Tuesday, 11 June 2024 at 8:05pm AWST in what will be their final Second Round FIFA World Cup 2026™ Qualifier.
The match signifies the Subway Socceroos return to Perth for the first time since 2016, having last appeared at HBF Park during a 2-0 victory over Iraq on their way to qualifying for the FIFA World Cup™ in 2018.The Subway Socceroos will be aiming to secure their place in the Third Round of qualification, taking them one step closer to the…
Football Australia will be standing up an Australian Women’s National Futsal Team to contest the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup China 2025™ Qualifiers in January.With the Philippines – from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) – set to host the maiden FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup™ in late 2025, it presents an opportunity for Football Australia to embark on its own journey of firsts and enter a national team into the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup™ Qualifiers.In all, 19 teams – featuring nine debutant nations including Australia – will compete in the Qualifiers as they aim to earn places in the…
The CommBank Joeys have been defeated 2-0 by Uzbekistan in their final group stage match of the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026™.The result means that Australia finish second in Group D and will take on Vietnam on Sunday, 3am AEST for a place in the semi-finals. The team have already qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2026™ after advancing from the group.Head Coach Carl Veart made five changes to the side that defeated India in the opening match of the group stage. Marcus Savic wore the captain’s armband as he came into the side. Gabriel Lombardi, Fraser Brown, Stevan Rujak and…
