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Football Australia Chair, Chris Nikou, today advised the Board and Congress Members of his decision to step down from the Chair position of Football Australia following this November’s Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Having initially joined the Football Australia Board in October 2014, Nikou became its Chair in November 2018. Nikou will not seek re-election as Chair at the upcoming AGM to be held on 22 November 2023. In the meantime, Nikou will continue in his role as Chair until the conclusion of the AGM, which he will also …
Having initially joined the Football Australia Board in October 2014, Nikou became its Chair in November 2018. Nikou will not seek re-election as Chair at the upcoming AGM to be held on 22 November 2023. In the meantime, Nikou will continue in his role as Chair until the conclusion of the AGM, which he will also …
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- 2 years 11 months ago
Football Australia in partnership with its nine (9) Member Federations today celebrated the 100-year anniversary of the first recorded public women’s football match.
In front of 10,000 people at the GABBA on 24 September 1921, North Brisbane and South Brisbane hit the pitch. With the flame sparked, the subsequent century has seen the women’s game build to unprecedented popularity.
Football Australia CEO, James Johnson reflected on the anniversary for women’s football and the progress achieved since the first days.
This is an incredible milestone for football in…
In front of 10,000 people at the GABBA on 24 September 1921, North Brisbane and South Brisbane hit the pitch. With the flame sparked, the subsequent century has seen the women’s game build to unprecedented popularity.
Football Australia CEO, James Johnson reflected on the anniversary for women’s football and the progress achieved since the first days.
This is an incredible milestone for football in…
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- 4 years 10 months ago
The CommBank Junior Matildas kicked off their 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Round 1 Qualifiers with an 11-0 win over Mongolia.
Australia was on the front foot early, with Georgia Groidis capitalising on a mistake in the Mongolian defence and slotting her attempt past the goalkeeper to give the Junior Matildas the opener just 36 seconds after the whistle blew.
The side doubled their advantage in the 19th minute, with Kiera Meyers' free-kick finding Grace Kuilamu, who nodded in her first of the game.
Talia Younis added her name to the scoresheet soon after, with…
Australia was on the front foot early, with Georgia Groidis capitalising on a mistake in the Mongolian defence and slotting her attempt past the goalkeeper to give the Junior Matildas the opener just 36 seconds after the whistle blew.
The side doubled their advantage in the 19th minute, with Kiera Meyers' free-kick finding Grace Kuilamu, who nodded in her first of the game.
Talia Younis added her name to the scoresheet soon after, with…
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- 3 years 3 months ago
Football Federation Australia (FFA) is proud to announce that the Pararoos, Australia’s senior men’s national football team for athletes with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, or symptoms acquired from stroke, will play their first match on home soil since the 2000 Paralympic Games this month.
On Saturday, 30 November 2019 at Cromer Park – the home of Manly Warringah Football Association (MWFA) and Manly United FC – Australia’s Pararoos will take on Canada in an international friendly that has been made possible thanks to support received from the FIFA Forward 2.0 Football…
On Saturday, 30 November 2019 at Cromer Park – the home of Manly Warringah Football Association (MWFA) and Manly United FC – Australia’s Pararoos will take on Canada in an international friendly that has been made possible thanks to support received from the FIFA Forward 2.0 Football…
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- 6 years 9 months ago
Following today’s announcement that Football Australia has ratified the removal of the cap on transfer fees for contracted players, Football Australia has published the following insights for interested stakeholders of the Australian game.
What is a transfer fee?
In professional football, a transfer fee is a sum of money paid by one club to another to ‘transfer’ the contractual/registration rights of a player. Often, the purchasing club will negotiate with the selling club regarding the amount to be paid as compensation for losing the player, however in certain circumstances, the purchasing…
What is a transfer fee?
In professional football, a transfer fee is a sum of money paid by one club to another to ‘transfer’ the contractual/registration rights of a player. Often, the purchasing club will negotiate with the selling club regarding the amount to be paid as compensation for losing the player, however in certain circumstances, the purchasing…
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- 4 years 3 months ago
Record-breaking attendance and global viewership of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ have seen leading figures in Australian sport and business come together today to establish a 'Winning Playbook' – the roadmap to guide the continued growth and development of women's sport.
Hosted by the NSW Government and Football Australia, The Winning Playbook looked at key trends driving innovation in women's sport, set against the backdrop of the remarkably successful FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.
Speakers included FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura, a trailblazer for women's football who…
Hosted by the NSW Government and Football Australia, The Winning Playbook looked at key trends driving innovation in women's sport, set against the backdrop of the remarkably successful FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.
Speakers included FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura, a trailblazer for women's football who…
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- 3 years ago
The number of women and girls playing football has risen to record numbers, as football participation in Australia climbed to more than 1.95 million in 2019.
In the national football census released today by Football Federation Australia (FFA), the number of females playing the most popular club-based participation sport in the country rose by 11%.
FFA Chief Executive Officer James Johnson welcomed the results of the census that highlighted significant increases across a number of areas, including social football and among coaches and volunteers.
"The release of the 2019 census…
In the national football census released today by Football Federation Australia (FFA), the number of females playing the most popular club-based participation sport in the country rose by 11%.
FFA Chief Executive Officer James Johnson welcomed the results of the census that highlighted significant increases across a number of areas, including social football and among coaches and volunteers.
"The release of the 2019 census…
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- 6 years 5 months ago
Football Australia has received a 3-star membership within the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Elite Youth Scheme. The membership recognises Football Australia’s unwavering commitment to fostering and developing young football talent across the nation. The AFC Elite Youth Scheme's highest attainable 3-star membership serves as a testament to the exceptional quality of Football Australia's talent development program, establishing Football Australia as world-class within the region. The announcement closely follows Football Australia's accolade at the 2023 AFC Annual Awards in…
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- 2 years 9 months ago
Socceroo Ajdin Hrustic has continued Australian football’s run of recent success, claiming the Europa League crown with his club Eintracht Frankfurt in Spain this morning (AEST).
Hrustic and his Frankfurt teammates defeated Rangers FC from Scotland on penalties after the score was locked at 1-1 after extra time, with the 16-time Socceroo entering the pitch as a substitute for Djibril Sow.
Hrustic became just the fifth Socceroo to take the field in a European Final [UEFA Cup, Europa League, UEFA Champions League] – building on the legacy created by Australians Ned Zelic (1993…
Hrustic and his Frankfurt teammates defeated Rangers FC from Scotland on penalties after the score was locked at 1-1 after extra time, with the 16-time Socceroo entering the pitch as a substitute for Djibril Sow.
Hrustic became just the fifth Socceroo to take the field in a European Final [UEFA Cup, Europa League, UEFA Champions League] – building on the legacy created by Australians Ned Zelic (1993…
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- 4 years 3 months ago
Lydia Williams, the most enduring player for the CommBank Matildas, has announced she will retire from international football.At the conclusion of Australia’s Paris 2024™️ Olympic Games campaign, Williams will bring down the curtain on a storied international career that commenced on 28 July 2005 and has currently spanned 103 international matches and close to 19 years.As a proud Noongar woman, Williams (cap #138) is one of only two footballers to represent Australia at senior FIFA tournaments on five occasions (2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023). The CommBank Matildas veteran has also donned the…
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- 2 years 3 months ago
Football Australia today announced that the CommBank Matildas will host reigning AFC Women’s Asian Cup™ champions and FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ participants, China PR, in a two-match “’Til It’s Done Farewell” international series to be played in Adelaide and Sydney during the May/June FIFA Women’s International Window.Aided by the support of the South Australian Government through its tourism body, the South Australian Tourism Commission, the opening match of the series will see the CommBank Matildas head to Adelaide for the first time since November 2019. To be played on Friday, 31 May (7…
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- 2 years 4 months ago
Australia’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ tilt may have come to an end, however the two-and-a-half-year qualification campaign and performance at the Finals in Doha will go down as the most successful in history.
During the group stage of the Finals, the Socceroos claimed two victories for the first time at a FIFA World Cup by defeating both Tunisia and Denmark, and last night were magnificent against a giant of world football, Argentina, going down 2-1 in the Round of 16.
The win against Tunisia was the first at the tournament for Australia in 12 years and the 1-0 scoreline was the Socceroos…
During the group stage of the Finals, the Socceroos claimed two victories for the first time at a FIFA World Cup by defeating both Tunisia and Denmark, and last night were magnificent against a giant of world football, Argentina, going down 2-1 in the Round of 16.
The win against Tunisia was the first at the tournament for Australia in 12 years and the 1-0 scoreline was the Socceroos…
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- 3 years 8 months ago
Two goalkeepers. Two proud Indigenous women. Westfield Matilda Lydia Williams sat down with Future Matilda and Indigenous Football Week Ambassador Jada Whyman to chat football and family, country and culture.
Their stories start on opposite sides of the continent and years apart, but Lydia Williams and Jada Whyman have many things in common - from their positions on the pitch to an immense pride in their people.
“The two tribes that I'm from are Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta. So Wiradjuri being my mum's side from Wagga and then Yorta Yorta, my dad's side which…
Their stories start on opposite sides of the continent and years apart, but Lydia Williams and Jada Whyman have many things in common - from their positions on the pitch to an immense pride in their people.
“The two tribes that I'm from are Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta. So Wiradjuri being my mum's side from Wagga and then Yorta Yorta, my dad's side which…
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- 5 years 9 months ago
In celebration of the NAIDOC Week, we check in with former Socceroo Travis Dodd, who is helping football make inroads into the nation's Aboriginal communities.
This year’s NAIDOC Week theme – Get up! Stand up! Show up! – encourages all of us to champion institutional, structural, collaborative, and cooperative change while celebrating those who have already driven and led change in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities over generations.
And one person who certainly is helping to lead change in Indigenous communities is former Socceroo Dodd.
Over the past three years…
This year’s NAIDOC Week theme – Get up! Stand up! Show up! – encourages all of us to champion institutional, structural, collaborative, and cooperative change while celebrating those who have already driven and led change in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities over generations.
And one person who certainly is helping to lead change in Indigenous communities is former Socceroo Dodd.
Over the past three years…
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- 3 years 3 months ago
Subway Joeys’ Head Coach Brad Maloney has named an extended 28-player squad ahead of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup Thailand 2023™ to be staged in Bangkok and Chonburi from June 15 – July 2, 2023.
The extended squad includes Adelaide United FC forward Nestory Irankunda, recent Isuzu UTE A-League Men debutant for the Central Coast Mariners, midfielder Miguel Di Pizio, and goalkeeper Anthony Pavlesic, who has also been called into the Mariners’ senior squad in the later stages of the regular season and for the Finals.
Upon announcing the extended squad, which will be reduced to 23-players…
The extended squad includes Adelaide United FC forward Nestory Irankunda, recent Isuzu UTE A-League Men debutant for the Central Coast Mariners, midfielder Miguel Di Pizio, and goalkeeper Anthony Pavlesic, who has also been called into the Mariners’ senior squad in the later stages of the regular season and for the Finals.
Upon announcing the extended squad, which will be reduced to 23-players…
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- 3 years 3 months ago
Football Australia is delighted to announce the appointment of Joe Montemurro as the 15th full-time Head Coach of the CommBank Matildas following a global search for the next leader of Australian Senior Women’s National Team.One of the world's most respected coaches, Montemurro returns home after a highly successful decade in Europe where he led Arsenal WFC, Juventus FC Women, and Olympique Lyonnais Féminin to success and developed a reputation for progressive, high-quality football.Football Australia Interim Chief Executive Officer, Heather Garriock, said the appointment comes at a critical…
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- 1 year 2 months ago
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- 2 years 10 months ago
It was a tough result and tough match for the Young Matildas as they went down 2-0 to Brazil in their second group stage match of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
However, the Australian side is taking the result against the current and 11-time South American U-20 champions in their stride and apply their learnings to their final group game in Costa Rica.
For head coach Leah Blayney, there were positives to take from the soggy pitch in Alajuela, as well as key areas of improvement.
“We're super competitive so we always want to win every…
However, the Australian side is taking the result against the current and 11-time South American U-20 champions in their stride and apply their learnings to their final group game in Costa Rica.
For head coach Leah Blayney, there were positives to take from the soggy pitch in Alajuela, as well as key areas of improvement.
“We're super competitive so we always want to win every…
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- 4 years ago
Victoria Blue and NSW Sky are the Under 15 and Under 16 winners respectively as the 2025 CommBank Emerging Socceroos Championships concluded in Melbourne.The stands at the Home of the Matildas were filled with excited spectators and supporters who witnessed the culmination of six days of high-quality competition from Football Australia’s nine state and territory Member Federations. A combined 354 goals were scored across the tournament which featured over 1,500 players and officials from 32 teams.Subway Socceroos’ Head Coach Tony Popovic was in attendance to present the winning teams with the…
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- 1 year 1 month ago