Pararoos Head Coach Kai Lammert has named a 20-player squad as the Pararoos today gather in Canberra to continue preparations for this month’s 2022 IPCPF Men’s World Cup.
Taking place at the Australian Institute of Sport, alongside fellow national team the ParaMatildas for the first time, the three-day camp will grant squad members the opportunity to impress ahead of the highly anticipated tournament which kicks off in Spain on April 27.
Lammert is ready to make the most of the squad’s chance to gather once again ahead of their first international action in two years.
Awer Mabil says can’t wait to pull on the new Socceroos jersey and represent Australia on the international stage after he was one of the key players to help reveal the new Nike National Team Kits on Thursday.
The FC Midtjylland attacker modelled the new Socceroos home kit, which is constructed with 100% recycled polyester from plastic bottles and will unify the Matildas and Socceroos in key tournaments leading up to the biggest football events of 2022 and 2023.
When Mabil pulls on the green and gold again he says it will be another "privilege" to represent the whole of Australia as…
Seven Commonwealth Bank Matildas have been nominated for PFA Players’ Awards, with Ellie Carpenter nominated for both Women's Footballer of the Year and Young Women’s Footballer of the Year for the second year in a row.
The winners will be revealed at the Dolan Warren Awards on Thursday 26 May, following a PFA Member vote. The nominees were selected by the PFA Awards Committee which is comprised of former players and figures in the Australian football media.
The awards consider the performances of all players plying their trade in the A-Leagues…
CommBank Junior Matildas’ head coach Rae Dower has named the final 23-player squad for the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup Indonesia 2024™ Qualifying Round 2. Australia’s U-17 Women’s National Team have been drawn in Group B with matches held from 16 – 24 September 2023 in Hanoi, Vietnam.Following extensive scouting across Australia and a successful tour of the Korea Republic in June, Dower has selected a squad that combines 15 experienced campaigners from the Round 1 Qualifying with eight fresh faces set to make their international debuts. Head Coach Rae Dower stated that the selected…
A pioneer of women’s football in Australia Football Australia is deeply saddened by the passing of Betty Hoar, a true pioneer of the women’s game whose tireless efforts laid the foundation for generations of players to come. Betty was one of a small and determined group of individuals who, in the 1970s, fought to establish and legitimise women’s football in Victoria and across Australia. At a time when opportunities for women were scarce — and often actively resisted — Betty helped forge a path forward through passion, persistence, and leadership. As a founding contributor to…
The CommBank Pararoos and CommBank ParaMatildas – Australia’s national men’s and women’s teams for athletes with cerebral palsy (CP), acquired brain injury (ABI), or symptoms from stroke – will hold their annual ‘Undefeated Giving Day’ this week, with a target of $100,000 in their sights.
This year’s 36-hour fundraiser will rally football fans and the Australian public behind the teams, with the funds raised used to support their preparation for the 2023 IFCPF Asia-Oceania Championships (Para Asian Cup).
The tournament, the first international CP Football event to be hosted in Australia,…
The Victorian Government and Football Australia can confirm the staging of a farewell match for the Australian women’s team, the CommBank Matildas at Marvel Stadium on Friday, 14 July next year, before they start their much-anticipated FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023™ campaign.
Descending on Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium for the epic match on Friday, 14 July 2023, the CommBank Matildas will take on a current top 10 FIFA Women’s World Ranking team participating in the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The CommBank Matildas will train at the new Home of the Matildas at La…
With over 1.8 million participants, football is Australia’s number one club-based participation sport.
At the heart of football in Australia is a love of the game and the connections created in our communities and clubs.
As well as being the biggest participation sport, we are also the most diverse with participants born in over 180 different countries.
Ensuring our sport strives to protect all our members from harm is critical for our game as we believe that everyone has the right to take part in football in a positive, safe environment. …
Play Football is the message from the stars of Australian football as the country is about to embark on the most exciting twelve months in the history of the world game down under, with Australia’s senior men’s and women’s national football teams to compete in their respective FIFA World Cups.
The Subway Socceroos will embark on their fifth consecutive FIFA World Cup (sixth overall) when they take to the field in Qatar during November, while the eyes of a nation will be on the CommBank Matildas next July and August as Australia co-hosts the FIFA Women’s World Cup…
CommBank Matildas star Sam Kerr has been nominated for the 2022 Ballon d'Or Féminin, nominated for the fourth consecutive time.
The Australian captain is one of 20 nominees in the running to claim the prestigious individual award.
It comes after another history-making season for club and country for the striker, claiming back-to-back WSL Golden Boots with Chelsea and becoming the all-time leading goalscorer for Australia earlier in the year.
This is the fourth year the award has been presented, and the fourth consecutive nomination for the…
Today, Football Australia reaffirmed its support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full, including the Voice to Parliament.
This reinforces Football Australia’s stance as one of the first national sporting bodies to support ‘the Voice’, when on 13 September 2022, it expressed its support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart, ‘in full’, including the Voice to Parliament. View that announcement here.
James Johnson, CEO of Football Australia, said, “As the largest club-based participation sport in the country, we are uniquely placed to play an important and significant role in…
A scintillating four-goal performance from Augustine Murphy has propelled the CommBank Pararoos to victory over Thailand at the IFCPF Men’s World Cup 2024 in Salou Spain.Murphy – who scored more goals against Thailand than in his entire 19 game career – was almost untouchable as he led his side to victory off the back of his powerful left foot and precision in the air.The match also saw Canberran Luc Launder and West Australian Rafferty Bacon start for the CommBank Pararoos for the first time in their careers in what was an important victory for Australia’s World Cup Campaign.The match…
A scintillating four-goal performance from Augustine Murphy has propelled the CommBank Pararoos to victory over Thailand at the IFCPF Men’s World Cup 2024 in Salou Spain.Murphy – who scored more goals against Thailand than in his entire 19 game career – was almost untouchable as he led his side to victory off the back of his powerful left foot and precision in the air.The match also saw Canberran Luc Launder and West Australian Rafferty Bacon start for the CommBank Pararoos for the first time in their careers in what was an important victory for Australia’s World Cup Campaign.The match…
Football Australia is pleased to confirm that two-time A-League Premiership and Championship winning coach, Ernie Merrick OAM, has been appointed as the organisation’s inaugural Chief Football Officer.
Reporting directly to Football Australia Chief Executive Officer James Johnson as a member of Football Australia’s Executive Leadership Team, Merrick will have a broad remit at the organisation as he oversees the transformation of Australia’s technical direction and football development.
Since launching its XI Principles for the future of Australian football (‘XI Principles’) in 2020,…
Leah Blayney has named a 23-player squad as the CommBank Young Matildas continue their 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualifying campaign in Vietnam later this month.
The Round 2 Qualifiers have seen Australia drawn in Group A alongside hosts Vietnam, Iran and Lebanon with the matches to be played between 3 and 11 June 2023.
For the two top nations, the prize will be qualification for the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup to be held in Uzbekistan from 3–16 March 2024.
Two changes have been made to the squad that progressed to Round 2. Australia is boosted…
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games begin on 24 August, with the Football 5-a-side competition kicking off on the 29th.
What kind of football is played at the Paralympic Games?
Football was introduced at the 1984 Paralympics, held across New York in the United States and Stoke Mandeville in the United Kingdom.
The 1984 Games had two 7-a-side tournaments, one for standing athletes (played in New York) and one for wheelchair athletes (held in Stoke Mandeville). Since then, 7-a-side football was played at every Paralympics up to 2016, and has been…
The CommBank Young Matildas have made it two wins from two games in the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024™, defeating the host nation 2-0.The win means that if Australia avoid a seven-goal defeat against Chinese Taipei on Saturday, they will advance to the semi-finals of the tournament and secure a place in the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Colombia 2024™.Head Coach Leah Blayney made three changes to the side that started against Korea Republic. Lara Gooch came into the starting side after a standout second half on Sunday, alongside fellow first game substitutes Alana Murphy and Shay…
The history of Australian football is the history of our multicultural nation: the introduction of new cultures and communities, the rise and fall of structures and institutions, the coming-together of scattered groups to achieve a common goal.
Woven throughout this story are the lives and legacies of individuals and families who have made football – and the country in which it exists – what it is today.
One of those great family names is Alagich.
While former Westfield Matildas defender Dianne Alagich was the first woman in her family to make a mark on the…
Australia will commence the April FIFA Women’s International Window against Scotland on Friday, 7 April at Cherry Red Records Stadium (London) – the home of AFC Wimbledon.
The CommBank Matildas will host the Scots in a second London “home” encounter in six months with the match kicking off at 1.15 pm (local) / 10.15 pm (AEST).
Four days later Australia will complete the European-based window with a blockbuster clash against EURO 2022 champions England at Brentford Community Stadium on Tuesday, 11 April.
