The CommBank Matildas will complete their 2022 international calendar in Gosford as they meet Thailand in the second match of the Seven Consulting International Series on 15 November at Central Coast Stadium.
The Seven Consulting International Series in November is part of the preparations for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023TM, where the CommBank Matildas will utilise six FIFA International Windows for the best possible lead-up for the tournament which commences on 20 July 2023.
The National Premier Leagues (NPL) returns for 2023 this weekend with the NPL NSW kicking off the respective men’s competition on Friday, 3 February.The expanded sixteen (16) team competition will see Wollongong Wolves FC and APIA Leichhardt FC take centre stage in the season opener at WIN Stadium, Wollongong at 7:30pm AEDT.The action continues across NSW this weekend with many marquee match ups. The Australia Cup 2022 Runners Up and history makers, Sydney United 58 FC host Marconi Stallions at Sydney United Sports Centre on Sunday 5 February at 5:00pm AEDT. Football Victoria, Football…
The Australian U-23 men’s national football team commence their Paris 2024 Olympics™ qualification preparations this month, when a highly talented 24-player squad assembles for a European training camp to take place during the upcoming FIFA men’s International window from 20 – 28 March.
Comprising of fifteen footballers from the Isuzu UTE A-League Men competition and nine overseas-based players, this is Tony Vidmar’s first squad since being appointed Subway Olyroos’ Head Coach, with the camp to be held at the Australian Institute of Sport European Training Centre located in Gavirate,…
The CommBank Junior Matildas record their second victory from two games at the ASEAN U-16 Girls' Championship 2025 following a strong 3-0 victory over Singapore to stay atop of Group C, booking their spot in the final four of the tournament. Coach Mike Cooper made eight changes to the side that defeated defending champions Thailand in their first group tie, with defender Arabella Ryan given the armband.The same humid conditions that were observed on the previous match day awaited the two sides, with the late kick-off failing to stifle the intense Indonesian heat. Singapore may have been…
The CommBank Matildas will host the recently crowned Women’s African Cup of Nations champions, South Africa, in London on Saturday, 8 October 2022.
It continues Australia’s strong schedule of high-quality internationals and marks the first ever scheduled international friendly between an Australian women’s national team and an African nation outside of a FIFA Women’s World Cup™ or an Olympic Games.
With London the current base of five CommBank Matildas and the FA Women’s Super League featuring another four national team players, it will be a historic “home” international fixture with…
A foundation member of Pride in Sport, FFA has committed to continuing to build a more inclusive game for all.
Football Federation Australia (FFA) was announced as one of 13 National Sporting Organisations (NSOs) that have pledged to developing trans and gender diverse inclusion frameworks for their sport today.
The announcement, made at the Sydney Cricket Ground by ACON’s Pride in Sport program, recognised that eight NSOs have come together to unveil their policies and guidelines relating to the participation of trans and gender diverse people.…
Subway Joeys’ Head Coach Brad Maloney has named Australia’s 23-player squad for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup Thailand 2023™ to be staged in Bangkok and Chonburi from June 15 – July 2, 2023.
The young Australians have been drawn in Group C and will face Saudi Arabia (16 June) and China PR (19 June) at Chonburi Stadium before completing the round robin group stage format against Tajikistan (22 June) at Bangkok’s Rajamangala National Stadium.
Upon announcing the final squad, Australian U-17 Men’s National Team Head Coach Brad Maloney said: “Competition for selection in the final 23 for…
The CommBank Junior Matildas will hold their first training camp since advancing to Round 2 of the 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers at the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra from 15 - 19 May 2023.
Last month the U-17 Women’s National Team finished top of Group B with strong victories over Mongolia and Chinese Taipei in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to progress to the second phase of qualification.
A 30-player squad has been selected for the assembly with 11 members of the Round 1 Qualifiers squad called in, another eight players returning to the national team camp and ten fresh…
The Socceroos will play China PR in Doha, Qatar next month as the team’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar (Final Round) fixtures get underway.
Socceroos to commence FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar (Final Round) fixtures against China PR in Doha, Qatar
Football Australia remain hopeful of playing October and November home game qualifiers in Australia, committing to ongoing collaboration and dialogue with Federal and State Governments
Socceroos squad for September FIFA Window to be announced this weekend prior to the team’s…
Football Australia, Australian Professional Leagues (APL), and Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) have announced a joint commitment to review and phase out the commonly referred to ‘Caceres Clause’ ahead of the 2025/26 A-Leagues Season. This review is part of a broader commitment by the three organisations to examine the professional game’s economic model holistically.Football Australia, APL and PFA agree to phase out the Clause in two stagesSecond stage will involve triparted analysis of the broader professional game’s economic model including assessing the efficacy of the salary…
The Subway Socceroos will honour the memory of Dylan Tombides in the lead up to and during their Second Round FIFA World Cup 2026™ Qualifier at HBF Park, Perth on Tuesday, 11 June.Tombides – a former Australian youth national team player – was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2011, following a random drug test at the U-17 FIFA World Cup which uncovered a tumour in one of his testicles.Dylan fought the illness bravely for three years, even managing to make his professional debut for West Ham United FC during that period but passed away with his family by his side in April 2014 at just 20…
The CommBank Young Matildas battled forward with a 3-0 victory over Palestine in Dushanbe, marching closer to AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Thailand 2026™ qualification.Nine changes were made by Alex Epakis from the XI that defeated Tajikistan just two nights earlier, with the short turnaround providing ample opportunity to expose the entirety of the squad to minutes, while also rewarding the players who shone during a short stint in the first match.The green and gold started the match on the front foot, with Peta Trimis bundling the ball in after seven minutes with the ball kindly landing at…
The CommBank Matildas final squad has been named for the Women's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024™ Asian Qualifiers Round 2 (Asian Qualifiers) to take place later this month in Perth, Western Australia.Australia will start their path to Paris 2024 with Head Coach Tony Gustavsson naming a squad featuring many familiar faces for the training camp and three Asian Qualifiers matches.Captain and hometown hero Sam Kerr and vice-captain Steph Catley headline the roster of 22 players who will travel to Perth to take on IR Iran (26 October), the Philippines (29 October) and Chinese Taipei (…
The Commonwealth Bank Matildas will host New Zealand in a two-match international series on 8 and 12 April 2022.
The second match in the two-match series will see the Commonwealth Bank Matildas in action on Tuesday, 12 April 2022 at Canberra’s GIO Stadium.
It marks a long awaited return of the women’s national team to Canberra after a nine year absence. The last time the Commonwealth Bank Matildas were in the nation’s capital saw a penalty shoot-out victory over New Zealand in the 2013 Centenary Cup.
Adam Fielding has been a Hyundai A-League referee since 2014 and has previously refereed in the English Football League.
Adam has twice been named the WA Referee of the Year and shares some of his insights on being an elite referee in the Hyundai A-League.
How did you become involved in refereeing?
At the age of 17 I fractured my patella playing football in the League of Wales and whilst having my leg in a full length cast, I decided to take the referee’s course. After months of physio I came back into football, both playing and refereeing, and was placed on numerous FA national training…
The National Premier Leagues (NPL) begins this week as the 2026 Men’s competition kicks off with a place in the Australian Championship competition up for grabs.In line with the 2025/26 Domestic Match Calendar (DMC), the opening round will be on Friday, 6 February which will see Football NSW’s Manly United FC take on St George City at Cromer Park Field 1 at 7:30pm and Sydney FC meet SD Raiders FC at Rockdale Llinden Sports Centre, also at 7:30pm, in the first NPL matches of the new season.The following week, Friday, 13 February, Football Victoria will commence its NPL Men’s season as…
Football Australia is deeply saddened to have learned of the passing of Socceroo #165, John Anderson, and Socceroo #359, George Haniotis.
Born in Johnstone, Scotland, Anderson arrived in Melbourne as a mature 27-year-old with much to offer a club keen to establish itself as the preeminent force in Victorian football. Anderson made his debut in July 1964 for his new club at Middle Park in an action-packed goal fest. Hellas ran out thrilling 6-5 winners over a gallant USC Lions, Anderson not only scored but was awarded best afield by Soccer News, Victoria’s chief soccer publication…
It is with great sadness that Football Australia hears of the passing of Rale Rasic, a prominent and much-loved figure within Australian football and a respected member of the Football Australia Hall of Fame.
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. He made an indelible mark on Australian football as both a player and coach, where his contributions to the sport will be remembered and cherished by the football community at large.
Subway Socceroos’ Head Coach, Tony Popovic has named an extended 26-man squad ahead of Australia’s AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26 fixtures against Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.The November FIFA Men’s International Window will see Australia take on Saudi Arabia at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Victoria on Thursday, 14 November (kick-off 8.00pm AEDT) and Bahrain at the Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa on Tuesday, 19 November (9.15pm local/5.15am AEDT – Wednesday, 20 November).Four matches into their Round Three campaign, Australia currently sits second in Group C on five points following…
The CommBank Young Matildas have defeated Chinese Taipei 3-0 in the final group stage match of the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024™.The result, meaning they finished top of the group on nine points out of nine, secured their place in the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Colombia 2024™. It is the fifth time that Australia has qualified for an U20 Women’s World Cup, and the second since 2006, after appearing in the 2022 edition.Head Coach Leah Blayney made three changes to the team that defeated Uzbekistan on Wednesday. Kahli Johnson, Claudia Cicco and Zara Kruger came into the starting…
