Football Australia acknowledges the statements in respect to Corey Brown issued by Brisbane Roar FC and Professional Footballers Australia on Thursday 18 August 2022.
Football Australia confirms that it has received an application from Mr Brown to have a legal dispute arising out of or in connection with his contract with Brisbane Roar heard by the National Dispute Resolution Chamber (NDRC).
The NDRC is an independent arbitration tribunal and a core pillar of Australia’s Domestic Transfer System. It has the jurisdiction to hear and determine disputes between clubs and players…
Australia will close out the October FIFA Women’s International Window with a trip to Midtjylland to face Denmark at Viborg Stadium on Tuesday, 11 October 2022.
Kicking off at 6.00 pm local time, it will be the second meeting between the two nations in the last 15 months as they ramp up their preparations for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023™ in earnest.
CommBank Matildas head coach Tony Gustavsson was pleased to have secured a second complementary opponent for October.
“Having faced them in my early days with the team, we are all well…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has announced that with the review of the National Club Identity Policy (NCIP) underway, it now invites interested members of the football community to provide their feedback on the Policy via an online survey.
FFA Chief Executive David Gallop said the time is right for a review of the Policy, first introduced in 2014, and looks forward to hearing what the football family has to say.
“Over the past four years the football landscape has changed and with the establishment of the FFA Cup, there has been some debate arising from the application of the NCIP at…
The build-up to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s 2023 age-group tournaments gained momentum today with the launch of the brand identities of the upcoming editions of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023™ and the AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2023™, both of which will return after a hiatus of four years.
The competitions, which have shifted from their erstwhile identities of U-16 and U-19 Championships to ensure Asian teams are competitive in the FIFA U-17 and FIFA U-20 World Cups respectively, depict new designs which, while vibrant and youthful in isolation, are tied to a greater narrative of a…
The Walt Disney Company and Football Australia today announced a new Australian-commissioned Disney+ Original which will tell the story of the Australian women’s national football team, the Commonwealth Bank Matildas, as they prepare for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ on home soil alongside co-host New Zealand.
The six-part docu-series – yet to have its title revealed – will go behind the scenes of the popular Australian national sporting team, the Matildas, and track the rise of women’s sport through incredible and immersive storytelling. It will chronicle the highs and lows as well as…
Head Coach Kelly Stirton has named a ten-player squad for the CommBank ParaMatildas upcoming international series with Japan.
As the build-up to the 2023 IFCPF Asia-Oceania Championships (Para Asian Cup) gathers momentum, Australia will travel to Osaka, Japan to take on their AFC counterparts in a three-match series scheduled for 2, 3 and 4 September 2023 at J-Green Sakai National Training Centre.
The series marks the CommBank ParaMatildas first internationals for the year as they continue preparations for the inaugural Women’s Para Asian Cup to be held at the Home of the…
Brisbane / Meaanjin will officially host the CommBank Matildas during the group stage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023™ after selections of the Team Base Camps were confirmed today.
A Team Base Camp is the dedicated headquarters of a nation throughout the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ competition with a dedicated Team Base Camp Training Site paired with a partner hotel. The 2023 edition of the tournament will mark the first time that the Team Base Camp concept has been introduced for the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The CommBank Young Matildas opened the PacificAus Four Nations Tournament in the best possible way, defeating the Vanuatu senior national team 9-0 in front of a strong crowd at Viking Park, Canberra.Attacking midfielder Sienna Saveska was the architect in the first half, grabbing two goals and two assists in her 45 minutes, while six other Australians got on the scoresheet – highlighting the genuine team effort from the Young Matildas.
It was a brave effort from Vanuatu who defended stoutly but struggled to maintain possession outside of their defensive…
Newly appointed Australian U-17 Men’s National Team Head Coach, Brad Maloney, has selected thirty (30) of the country’s best youth footballers for a two-week training camp in Melbourne, as the Joeys prepare for the upcoming AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023™ Qualifiers.
This camp will be Maloney’s first since being appointed Joeys’ Head Coach last month, and will run from Saturday, 17 September through until Friday, 30 September before a 23-player squad is named to represent Australia at the Qualifiers to be contested in Shepparton (VIC) from 5 – 9 October 2022.
Football Australia is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Hall of Famer, Cliff Sander.
Sander was born in Ipswich in 1932 and played 21 times for Australia and also starred on the local scene in Queensland.
Sander experienced state premiership success very early in his career aged 17, when he was part of the St Helens side that won the Queensland title in 1948. He won another state premiership there in 1956.
A student and player at Ipswich Tech, he was with the St Helens senior team from 1948 through to 1958 before making the move to ambitious second-tier club Azzurri (later…
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ have confirmed that the upcoming edition of Asia’s flagship national team competition will be held from January 12 to February 10, 2024.
Asia’s top 24 nations will compete for the most prestigious prize in Asian football and, as part of efforts to engage with more fans than ever before, the 18th edition of the tournament will maximise the advantage of playing the opening game on a Friday and the final on a weekend.
At the same time, the AFC and LOC have also confirmed that the…
Riding high on the World Cup performances of the Subway Socceroos and CommBank Matildas, the popularity of football continues to grow with Football Australia’s school programs ranking as the top sport among schools.
The latest Term 2 Sporting Schools statistics have revealed that football has clinched the top rank among school sports for the second consecutive year, reaffirming the popularity of the sport amongst school age kids.
Term 2 saw 44,954 students across the country undertake a Football Australia program, contributing to a total of 71,609 participants engaging with the world game…
The Matildas were defeated 1-0 by Sweden in a tight Tokyo 2020 Olympics semi-final at Nissan Stadium, Yokohama.
An early goal in the second half from Fridolina Rolfö was enough for the Swedes to win through to their second straight Olympics gold medal match.
Australia made one change to the starting line-up that took on Great Britain in the quarter-final with midfielder Chloe Logarzo coming in for defender Aivi Luik.
It was a closely fought opening 20 minutes from two sides who had seen a lot of each other in the lead-up to the semi-final encounter.
Football Australia is pleased to announce that the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) will participate in both the 2025 CommBank Emerging Matildas Championships and the 2025 CommBank Emerging Socceroos Championships, marking the first time an international team has been included in the newly rebranded youth tournaments. Following a formal Expression of Interest (EOI) process extended to selected AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Member Associations, Malaysia confirmed its intent to participate in both tournaments – a historic step forward that strengthens Australia’s football…
Two former Socceroos were today recognised with Honours in the Australia Day Honours List, with Tim Cahill appointed an Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia and Craig Foster appointed a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia.
In its citation, the Council for the Order of Australia acclaimed Cahill “for distinguished service to football as an elite player at the national and international level, and to charitable and sports organisations”, while recognising Foster “for significant service to multiculturalism, to human rights and refugee support…
After earning her first call-up to the CommBank Young Matildas earlier this year, Naomi Chinnama has gradually found her feet with the U20 Women’s National Team.
Playing her A-League Women’s football with Melbourne City, Chinnama is emerging as one of the next generations of defenders and believes her recent exposure to international football – and potentially the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022™ – will be an important part of her education.
“This is very new for me,” she said. “My first camp was the New Zealand series camp [in April] and getting used…
Football Australia’s referee department has reviewed the decisions from last night’s Isuzu UTE A-League Men’s 2021/22 Round 8 fixture between Melbourne City FC and Central Coast Mariners FC.
During the match, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR)recommended an on-field review for two penalty area incidents.
The first instance was for a penalty kick awarded for a tripping offence by Central Coast Mariners defender Kye Rowles during additional time…
The Socceroos’ upcoming FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Chinese Taipei will be available for viewing on a number of platforms.
Australia's next match on the journey to the FIFA World Cup 2022 will take place on Tuesday morning at 5am (AEST) and will be available on Fox Sports, Kayo Sports, ABC TV, and the My Football Live App.
Socceroos fans can stream the upcoming qualifier live and free on Kayo Sports through their Freebies account which can be activated by downloading the Kayo Sports app or visiting www.kayosports.com.au/freebies.
READ: How to watch Socceroos' FIFA World Cup Qualifiers…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has today announced a ground-breaking partnership with the ACT Government and Capital Football that will see the Caltex Socceroos and Westfield Matildas play international matches in Canberra and the development of a new ‘Home of Football’ in the nation’s capital.
The whole football community in the ACT will benefit from the deal, reached after extensive discussions between the parties, and FFA Chief Executive David Gallop AM said he was delighted with the outcome.
“This exciting partnership will see the Caltex Socceroos play a FIFA World Cup…
Central Coast Mariners FC goalkeeper, Anthony Pavlesic has been named as captain of the Subway Joeys for this week’s AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023™ Qualifiers.
On scholarship with the Mariners, the 16-year-old ‘keeper from Fairfield in western Sydney has been chosen by Australian Under-17 National Team Head Coach Brad Maloney to lead the team in Shepparton (5 – 9 October) after impressing the coaching staff with his leadership qualities.
In becoming captain, Pavlesic follows in the footsteps of current Subway Socceroos’ captain, Mat Ryan, who is also the starting goalkeeper for his…
