Football Federation Australia have thrown their support behind Sport Australia’s national Position Statement on Physical Literacy and its importance to the health and wellbeing of Australians.
Sport Australia’s Position Statement is a commitment to help all Australians, especially children, bring out their best through physical activity.
And FFA is among a host of leading sporting organisations and education bodies to endorse the cause.
“Football Federation Australia (FFA) congratulates Sport Australia on the release of the Australian Physical Literacy Framework and fully supports its work…
Football Australia has today opened nominations for the 2026 Football Australia Hall of Fame, inviting the football community to recognise the individuals whose achievements and service have made an exceptional and lasting contribution to the game.As Australian football’s highest individual honour, the Football Australia Hall of Fame celebrates players, coaches, referees, administrators and volunteers whose influence has helped shape the sport at every level and across generations.Nominations are now open and will close at 11.59pm (AEST) on Friday, 4 September 2026. Following an independent…
Football Australia today confirmed that Australian men’s national team Head Coach, Graham Arnold will remain in his position until the end of Australia’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM campaign.
This confirmation comes following the completion of Australia’s Asian Qualifiers – Road to QatarTM group stage in Jeddah on Wednesday morning (AEDT), where the Socceroos lost 1-0 against Saudi Arabia in their final match in Group B.
The Socceroos finished in third spot in Group B with four wins, three draws and three losses, missing out on a top two finish which would have earned the nation…
The Australia Women’s National Futsal Team have discovered who they will meet in the group stage of the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup China 2025™ following the Official Draw on Thursday evening (AEDT). The Draw held at the Juva Grand Hotel in Hohhot, China revealed the Australians have been drawn into Group A alongside hosts China PR, 2016 Runners-Up Uzbekistan and World Number 25, Chinese Taipei. After finishing top of their group at the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup™ Qualifiers 2025 in Uzbekistan — where they secured four wins from four matches, including a 3-1 victory over the…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) Chairman Steven Lowy AM has paid tribute to the Caltex Socceroos for their displays of skill and courage in Russia over the past three weeks.
“Although the results didn’t go our way yesterday, the Caltex Socceroos have made Australia proud with outstanding performances against France, Denmark and Peru,” said Lowy.
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“The team showed the world that they were able to match it with some of the best football teams at the…
The quarterfinals are set for the CommBank Emerging Matildas Championships after some exciting clashes and goal fests on the third day of tournament action at the Home of the Matildas on Sunday.The championships have brought together more than 400 of the best players from across Australia as well as an invitational team from Vietnam. After an opening day of testing and workshops, the elite girls have given everything on the pitch across three days at the CommBank Matildas’ state of the art home facility at La Trobe University in Melbourne as they aim to catch the eye of Football Australia’s…
Luke Bould, Football Federation Australia’s (FFA) Chief Commercial Officer, has announced he will depart the organisation at the end of November, after nearly six years.
“I am both proud of what has been achieved during my time at FFA and excited about the next step in my career,” Bould said. “Football in Australia is on a path to reach its full potential and I have been privileged to be able to play a role in its growth.”
During his time with FFA, Bould’s role has grown significantly and he has played a leading role in many of the games’ major achievements, including:
Australia will return to the ASEAN Women’s Championship this August, confirming its participation in the 2025 edition of the tournament, officially known as the ASEAN MSIG Serenity Cup, to be held across the Vietnamese cities of Haiphong and Phú Thọ from 6 - 19 August. Participation in the tournament forms part of Football Australia’s broader commitment to strengthening football ties across Southeast Asia, aligning with long-term goals around regional collaboration, performance benchmarking, and development opportunities. As a full ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) member since 2013,…
Rebecca Jones scored a hat-trick in her international debut to lead the CommBank ParaMatildas to a dominant 5-0 victory over Japan in their opening match of the 2024 IFCPF Women’s World Cup.In a dream start to her international career, Jones scored with her first touch, leaving the Japanese defenders unable to contain her powerful right foot. The match was a closely contested battle until Jones’ introduction at the start of the second half, which ignited a flurry of goals and secured Australia’s win.Despite early concerns about heavy rain, the skies cleared in time for the ParaMatildas’…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today acknowledged the support of various stakeholders in helping to execute the announcement of new Westfield Matildas Head Coach, Tony Gustavsson.
Gustavsson was unveiled as the Head Coach of Australia’s senior women’s national football team at the Australian High Commission in London on Tuesday evening (AEST), after being personally greeted by the High Commissioner for Australia, His Excellency the Honourable George Brandis QC.
FFA Chief Executive Officer, James Johnson, said the announcement couldn’t have occurred without the…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today announced that it continues to assess the ongoing operations of the Hyundai A-League as the response from all levels of Government to the spread of COVID-19 evolves.
FFA CEO James Johnson said: “The health and wellbeing of the players continues to remain our top priority and we will not be afraid to make decisions to ensure this, no matter how hard they might be.
“We were very comfortable to take the initial decision to allow the Leagues to continue with additional measures in place and have worked through a number of scenarios to facilitate the…
CommBank Pararoos Head Coach Kai Lammert has announced an 18-player squad for an important training camp ahead of a busy period for the team.
With under 100 days remaining until the IFCPF World Cup in Salou, Spain, each training camp grows increasingly significant as the team strives to achieve a top 10 finish at the tournament for the first time in history.The training camp will be held at Valentine Sports Park in Sydney, from August 30 to September 1. As part of the camp, an open training session will take place at Wanderers Football Park on…
With the AFC Women's Asian Cup kicking off in just over a week, let's breakdown Tony Gustavsson's squad selections, along with notable stars from other nations, who plan to cause havoc on the Commbank Matildas' quest for silverware
Goalkeeper spot up for grabs
Tony Gustavsson will lead into this Asian Cup campaign with the same goalkeeper selection headaches that troubled the Swede during the Tokyo Olympics. Three world-class options have been picked, with all three having been given opportunities to prove they deserve regular …
The Pararoos – Australia’s national football team for athletes with cerebral palsy (CP), acquired brain injury, or symptoms acquired from stroke – will hold their inaugural ‘Undefeated Giving Day’ this week, with a target of $80,000 in the sights of one of Australia’s most inspirational sports teams.
Fresh from completing a one-week camp on the New South Wales Northern Beaches, the Pararoos will hold a digitally driven fundraiser to rally football fans and the Australian public behind the team, with the funds raised to be used to support upcoming CP football initiatives including the six-day…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today confirmed the slot allocations for the upcoming FFA Cup 2019 competition.
Slot allocations for the FFA Cup 2019 Round of 32 will remain unchanged from the previous edition of the competition with Football NSW receiving five (5) slots, Football Queensland and Football Victoria four (4) slots, Northern NSW Football and Football West two (2) slots, and Football Federation South Australia, Football Federation Tasmania, Capital Football (ACT) and Football Federation Northern Territory each getting one (1) slot.
Football Australia today announced that the CommBank Matildas will host world number five, France, in a ‘Send Off Match’ at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on Friday, 14 July 2023.
The fixture, to be held on Bastille Day, will be the final international for the CommBank Matildas prior to commencing their FIFA Women’s World Australia & New Zealand 2023™ campaign against the Republic of Ireland on 20 July.
It will also mark the first time in 22 years that Australia will have faced Les Bleues on home soil.
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today announced it will launch a national Walking Football program in association with the nine state/territory Member Federations. The two-year initiative is based around a social, small-sided version of the World Game, specifically designed to get thousands of older Australians more active and playing the most popular club-based participation sport in the country.
The announcement comes as part of a federal government initiative aimed at the over-65s, with FFA successful in its application to the ‘Move it Aus – Better Ageing’ grant program…
Football Australia has released the Domestic Match Calendar for 2026/27 (DMC 2026/27), setting out key dates for elite men’s and women’s football competitions across the country, while outlining transfer and registration windows for the period 6 October 2026 – 5 October 2027. The DMC 2026/27 brings together competitions across all levels of the game into a single, coordinated schedule, supporting player development, and clearer pathways. It aligns with FIFA’s international match calendar for both men’s and women’s football, incorporating key FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (…
