Socceroos’ Head Coach Graham Arnold has named his 26-man squad to represent Australia at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.
Goalkeeper Mathew Ryan will captain the side in Qatar at what will be his third FIFA World Cup, with Mathew Leckie the other player in the squad selected to represent Australia at a FIFA World Cup for the third time.
This year’s tournament will be the second FIFA World Cup for Aziz Behich, Milos Degenek, Jackson Irvine, Jamie MacLaren, Aaron Mooy and Bailey Wright, with seventeen players selected in a FIFA World Cup squad for the first time.
The second workshop on experiments with video assistant referees (VARs) in football will be hosted by Major League Soccer (MLS) from 19 to 21 July in New Jersey, USA.
It follows on from the kick-off workshop in the Netherlands in May, when interested competition organisers found out more about the requirements they need to meet in order to take part in the two-year trial overseen by The IFAB.
The three-day workshop will be attended by more than 20 leagues and associations from across the globe, including Australia.
MLS is one of a number of competitions in six countries already…
In preparation for their AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2024 Qualifiers in September, the Subway Olyroos will participate in the prestigious Maurice Revello Tournament in Aix-en-Provence, France from 5 June – 18 June 2023.
Joining Australia’s U-23 men’s national team will be eleven other U-23 national teams from across the globe including Bolivia, Costa Rica, France, Ivory Coast, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Togo, and Venezuela.
As a minimum, teams will play four matches, where they have been drawn into three groups, with the top team and the best placed runner-up…
The Subway Joeys take on Vanuatu U-19 in their closing game of the 2024 PacificAus Sports Football Tour on Wednesday, 21 August at 2:00pm AEST.It is the final match for Brad Maloney’s Australian U-17 side as part of their tour, having split their two-match friendly series against the Solomon Islands U19s, experiencing a 2-1 loss before bouncing back with a 4-1 win.Football Australia appreciates the support of the Australian Government, through PacificAus Sports, which has made the tour possible.How to watchLike both matches against the Solomon Islands U-19, the game against Vanuatu U-19 will…
Football Australia is pleased to announce that Queensland’s Casey Reibelt will whistle this Sunday’s 2022- 23 Liberty A-League Women’s Grand Final between Western United FC and Sydney FC at CommBank Stadium in Sydney.
This will be Casey Reibelt's second appointment as the referee for a W-League/A-League Women’s Grand Final, having also presided over the 2013 decider between Melbourne Victory FC and Brisbane Roar FC at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne.
Additionally, Reibelt has also been a Grand Final Additional Assistant Referee (AAR) in both 2019 and 2022, as well as Fourth Official on four…
Football Australia has today issued a further seven bans to spectators as part of the organisation’s ongoing investigation into the unacceptable events that unfolded during the A-League Men’s match between Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory FC at AAMI Park on Saturday, 17 December.
Today’s announcement brings the number of bans issued by Football Australia following the Melbourne Derby to 17, with Football Australia continuing to work with Victoria Police on other persons of interest.
This latest round of bans involves people ranging from 19 to 28 years of age, with one life ban and…
The Australian Women's National Football Team and Australia’s favourite national team, the CommBank Matildas, have once again showcased their unparalleled appeal by selling out three successive matches in Perth, Western Australia.This impressive feat extends their record to an extraordinary 11 consecutive sell-outs, a streak beginning from the pre-FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™ send-off game against France and continuing through the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ itself.Two of these exhilarating matches in Perth (Match Day 1 on 26 October and Match Day 3 on 1 November) are being held at the 20,000…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today reaffirmed its commitment to work with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) to send teams to Tokyo next year following confirmation that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and host nation Japan will endeavour to reschedule the Games of the XXXII Olympiad.
IOC President Thomas Bach together with Prime Minister of Japan, Abe Shinzo, made the announcement earlier this week, and noted that there is an intention to reschedule the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – which will maintain the same name – by no later than the northern summer of 2021. …
The Caltex Socceroos and Westfield Matildas will play matches in Canberra over the next 18 months after the announcement of a $20 million investment by the ACT Government in Tuesday’s 2019-20 budget.
It will see Canberra get a new ‘Home of Football’, with the facility, to be built at Throsby and be the new headquarters for football in the ACT.
It will feature multiple outdoor fields, indoor futsal courts, office space for Capital Football, and associated amenities.
With the ACT Government investing $20 million to the project, Capital Football will contribute $4.5 million to build the $24.5…
Football Australia has today sanctioned Melbourne Knights FC (the Club) under the National Code of Conduct and Ethics (the Code).The determination relates to conduct that occurred at or in relation to the Club’s Australia Cup 2023 Quarter Final against Heidelberg United FC on Thursday, 14 September 2023 (the Match).The Club were issued with a show cause notice and provided an opportunity to respond with respect to both the alleged infringements and, if applicable, the appropriate sanction.Based on the material available, including, but not limited to, a range of relevant matters, including…
The CommBank Young Matildas continue their AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024™ campaign on Wednesday night (AEDT) when they take on the host nation, Uzbekistan, in their second group stage.Australia currently occupies the second spot on the table in Group A after picking up a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over the Korea Republic in their opening game. Uzbekistan will be looking to pick up their first points of the tournament after they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Chinese Taipei. The top two teams at the end of the group stage will qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024…
The Australia Women’s National Futsal Team will play their second game of the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup™ China 2025 campaign tonight against Uzbekistan.Both sides are looking for their first points of the tournament, with Uzbekistan being defeated 6-1 by Chinese Taipei in their first game and Australia going down to the hosts, China PR, 3-1.The top three teams at the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup™ China 2025 will then qualify for the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup™.
Fans can watch the game live and free via the AFC Asian Cup YouTube Page, with kick-off set…
Football Australia is saddened to hear the news of the passing of Matildas' cap #60, Karen Harris.
Born in South Australia, Karen was known as a versatile fullback, who played with Elizabeth Downs, Campbelltown City, Renegades and Modbury Vista.
Before making her national team debut in 1989, she was part of most South Australian squads at the senior national championships from 1985 to 1995, starting as a 15-year-old in the 1985 tournament in Melbourne.
With Female Football Week 2022 underway, we continue to celebrate the game changers and barrier breakers of the women's game.
Referee Casey Reibelt is one of those champions, being just the second woman to ever referee a men's A-League match after Kate Jacewicz, but she hopes for the day when this isn't considered a history-making moment and rather, the norm.
It took 15 years for a woman referee to be appointed to an A-League Men's match when Jacewicz took charge of Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets in January of 2020 and now, over two years later…
The CommBank ParaMatildas will embark on another historic journey in 100 days’ time when they compete in the IFCPF World Cup 2024 in Salou, Spain. Set to take place from 11 - 20 November, the event marks a significant milestone for the team, who are currently ranked world number one in CP Women's Football.Representing Australia as the national football team for female athletes with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, or symptoms of stroke, the CommBank ParaMatildas have been working tirelessly in preparation for the tournament, completing three intensive training camps so far this…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has announced that Australia’s largest independent sports radio producer and program syndicator, Crocmedia, has secured exclusive commercial radio rights in a landmark five-year deal.
The agreement will deliver mass distribution of the game across metropolitan and regional radio and online audiences in Australia and New Zealand commencing from the Hyundai A-League 2017/18 season.
The first commercial radio deal for FFA, the agreement reflects the continued growth of football in Australia and growing consumption of FFA content, including the two national…
Football Australia is saddened to hear the news of the passing of Hall of Fame Member and respected referee Anton “Tony” Boskovic.
Born in Blato, Croatia, Boskovic emigrated to Australia in 1955 where he resided in NSW.
Boskovic quickly rose through the referee ranks in NSW to become acknowledged as the best in Australia.
He was in the centre for 13 consecutive NSW State League grand finals and became a regular for the National Soccer League from its inception in 1977 until he retired in 1983.
Boskovic became the first Australian to be appointed to the World Cup Finals panel when he was…
Following extensive review, Football Federation Australia today announced the existing National Club Identity Policy will be replaced.
FFA Chief Executive Officer David Gallop said the review, which included consultation with clubs, Member Federations, the PFA, the Association of Australian Football Clubs and over 700 submissions received from the wider football community, found support for change.
“Over the past three months, we have spoken to a cross section of the football community and it was clear that the majority of our stakeholders felt it was important we acknowledged the…
Football Australia proudly joined the Hon. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Jakarta as part of his first official bilateral meeting, since his re-election, with the President of Indonesia, H.E. Prabowo Subianto. The visit marked a milestone in Australia’s deepening regional engagement and highlighted the growing cooperation between Football Australia and the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI).Football is Australia's bridge to the world to open trade and diplomatic connections and has long connected our two nations, with the first match between Australia and Indonesia taking place…
The FFA Cup 2021 Round of 16 will begin with two massive derby fixtures in South Australia & Queensland later this month.
Three-time FFA Cup Winners Adelaide United will face South Australian opposition for the first time in the competition’s history, coming up against National Premier Leagues SA side Adelaide Olympic.
Olympic qualified for the last 16 for the second time in their history, knocking off ECU Joondalup in Perth last month. Meanwhile, Adelaide United needed extra-time to also defeat Western Australian opposition, with victory over Floreat Athena.
