The best young female footballers in Australia put on a clinic today as Day Four of the CommBank Emerging Matildas Championships took place at Valentine Sports Park.From long-range screamers, tense penalty shootouts and courageous defending, the Quarter Final contests had it all as teams fought tooth and nail to claim a place in the Semi Finals.
CommBank Matildas Head Coach Joe Montemurro was in attendance to cast his expert eyes over the next generation and potentially sight the next National Team star.More on the CommBank Emerging Matildas…
It was only two years ago that the Matildas were crowned Australia's most loved sporting team, but fans have gone one better making them Australia's most-watched women's sporting team in television history.
A record-breaking 1,468,747 tuned in to watch the Matildas take on Sweden in round two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Women's Football Tournament.
It was a massive milestone after an already impressive 916,000 watched their first-round victory against Trans-Tasman rivals, New Zealand.
The Subway Young Socceroos produced a strong opening performance at the AFC U-20 Asian Cup China 2025™ defeating Kyrgyz Republic 5-1 in Shenzhen.The two South Australian forwards Luka Jovanovic and Musa Toure starred with a brace each, as Australia now look to secure knockout qualification from Group A.A match that was defined by its openness, despite it being their first group stage clash, Australia U20s would fittingly strike early from a counter-attack. Luka Jovanovic shrugging off two markers to power his effort in via the near post following a long ball from skipper Sebastian Esposito.…
Australia have revealed their squad for the upcoming two-match international series against the U.S. Women’s National Team.
Head Coach Tony Gustavsson has continued to embrace a combination of experience and youth as the Commonwealth Bank Matildas prepare to face the current FIFA Women’s World Cup champions at Stadium Australia in Sydney (27 November) and McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle (30 November).
"There truly is a no more exciting challenge for the team than to be taking on the world number one team, in front of thousands of passionate fans, in…
The seventeenth Annual General meeting (AGM) of Football Federation Australia (FFA) will be held at 12pm (AEDT) on Wednesday, 25 November 2020 via video conference.
Among key matters, the purpose of the AGM is for FFA’s members to receive and consider the Annual Financial Report of FFA, report on the Annual activities of FFA, inform members of FFA’s Annual budget, and elect two (2) Directors to FFA’s Board.
Current FFA Chair, Mr Chris Nikou, has been nominated for re-election as a Director of the FFA Board, while Mr Stefan Kamasz has been nominated for election.
The Subway Olyroos have recorded a comfortable 7-1 win over Laos in their first AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 Qualifier in the early hours of Thursday morning (AEST) in Tajikistan.Nishan Velupillay and Noah Botic scored braces while Louis D’Arrigo, Lachlan Brook and substitute Alou Kuol also found the back of the net.Laos did breach Cameron Cook’s goal themselves courtesy of an absolute screamer of a free-kick on 12 minutes, however it proved merely a consolation in what was a dominant performance from Tony Vidmar’s men.Velupillay, who would go on to win the Player of the Match award, nodded…
In 2018, Football Federation Australia (FFA) alongside the New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) and Football NSW launched the Future Matildas program – a collaborative initiative established to provide a tailored training environment for some of Australia’s most talented 15-to-20-year-old female footballers.
This week, the 2020 cohort of talented players from around the nation commenced training in Rooty Hill, having had the start of the program for this year delayed due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The CommBank Junior Matildas will commence their new international cycle with a six-day training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra from 22 – 27 April 2025.The assembly marks the first under recently appointed Head Coach Mike Cooper, who steps into the role to lead Australia’s U-17 Women’s National Team through the upcoming cycle, including the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup 2026™ and the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2026™.An extended squad of 34 players has been selected as Cooper and his staff begin laying the foundations for the next generation of CommBank Junior…
Before the 76,798 fans filled Accor Stadium for the CommBank Matildas’ electrifying 2-0 victory against China PR in their second game of the ‘Til it’s Done Farewell Series’, Football Australia, in collaboration with the Women’s Football Council, hosted the inaugural Women’s Football Summit. The Summit welcomed over 130 attendees representing Football Australia, Member Federations, Australian Professional Leagues and Clubs, Professional Footballers Australia, Matildas Alumni, Football Coaches Australia and Women Onside. Participants united to discuss and promote a shared…
The Sportscover Clubbies Awards are back to celebrate the unsung heroes of Australian grassroots sport. And now it’s even easier to enter!
Just answer a few quick questions to put your nominee on track to win a share of prizes valued at more than $10,000.
Inside Sport’s community-based awards honour those Aussie legends that pour their passion into local sport.
Co-presented by the Confederation of Australian Sport (CAS) – dedicated to supporting Australia's 90-plus national sporting organisations – and partnered by Sportscover, Clubbies welcomes back all its favourite…
To our valued administrators, volunteers, and every member of our Australian football family,We want to start by personally acknowledging the difficulties many of you have faced with the rollout of Play Football v2.0, our national online registration system. We understand that such a significant change can be frustrating, and it has placed extra pressure on the very people who keep our game running so smoothly week in, week out.Despite the challenges we anticipated – and some we didn’t – we sincerely appreciate the patience everyone has shown. We remain committed to addressing every concern,…
Australia’s Futsalroos will return to the international stage for the first time in an action-packed 2024, travelling to the Solomon Islands for a three-match series from February 21-25.Building on the success of the Solomon Islands’ 2023 tour of Australia, the 2024 edition of the PacificAus Sports Futsal Series will see Miles Downie’s squad become the first visiting side to take on the Solomon Islands’ Kurukurus at Honiara’s newly constructed Friendship Hall.The purpose-built indoor sports venue will host all three matches, which will kick off at 6:00pm local time on Wednesday, February 21,…
The Socceroos continued their winning start to Round 3 of FIFA World Cup qualifying, as they secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Vietnam.
In hot and humid 29 degree conditions in Hanoi, Australia capitalised on their almost 70% possession to defeat Vietnam on Tuesday night (AEST).
A first international goal from Rhyan Grant provided Graham Arnold’s side with a record tenth victory in a row.
Australia bossed possession in the opening stages of the match but their good work was almost undone when Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai lofted the first shot of the night…
The CommBank Young Matildas finished off their 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Round 2 Qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win over Vietnam.
Daniela Galic went closest to opening the scoring, linking up with Emilia Murray on the left side and weaving around Vietnam's defence but put her shot just wide of the upright.
Skipper Jessika Nash was the next to threaten the goal with an attempt, sending in a deep cross that the keeper was unable to hold on to but did enough to put the ball out for a corner.
As the halftime break approached, Leah Blayney opted for her first change of…
An exciting mix of domestic and overseas based players have been selected by Young Socceroos’ Head Coach Trevor Morgan to represent Australia at the upcoming four continents U-20 Costa Cálida Supercup in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain.
The 24-player Young Socceroos’ squad will face Chile, England, and Morocco at Pinatar Arena between September 21 and 27, giving some of the country’s best emerging players the chance to pit themselves against elite international opposition during the September FIFA window.
Speaking on the squad and the tournament itself, Trevor Morgan…
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) today added eight footballers, including four Olyroos, to the Australian Olympic Team for the forthcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Amendments to the International Olympic Committees’ athlete replacement rules has enabled the AOC to select an additional 16 athletes, making it Australia’s largest ever Olympic Team for a Games on foreign soil.
Among the additions to the Australian Olympic Team today were men’s footballers Lachlan Wales, Jordan Holmes (goalkeeper), Marco Tilio, and Cameron Devlin.
The Subway Socceroos discovered their Group Stage opponents for the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ on Thursday evening (AEST) when the Final Draw for Asia's top international football tournament took place in Doha, Qatar.
During the ceremony held at the Katara Opera House, Australia was pooled in Group B at next year's tournament alongside Uzbekistan from Pot 2, Syria from Pot 3, and India from Pot 4.
The eagerly anticipated showpiece will be contested January 12 to February 10, 2024 and staged across eight stadiums, six of which were venues for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, namely: Al…
The Socceroos marked their long-awaited return to the international stage in style, cruising to a 3-0 victory over Kuwait in Friday morning's (AEST) first FIFA World Cup Qualifier in 567 days .
It took Australia less than a minute to break the deadlock as Mathew Leckie headed home 55 seconds in, before goals to Jackson Irvine and Ajdin Hrustic secured the result beyond doubt.
The result cemented the Socceroos' position on top of Group B of the Asian FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, extending their lead at the summit to five points with three left matches…
Wyndham City will welcome Australia’s U-20 female football team, the CommBank Young Matildas to Werribee this month, for their training camp at Galvin Park from 13 – 22 February.
As part of their visit, local football players aged 12-16 years will have the exciting opportunity to meet the CommBank Young Matildas following an open training session that will be held on 15 February.
Young players will be able to ask questions, take photos and learn what it takes to be play for Australia.
Also while in Melbourne this month, the CommBank Young Matildas will play matches against A-League Women…
The CommBank Young Matildas kicked off their 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Round 2 Qualifiers with a 5-0 victory over Lebanon.
Australia got off to the perfect start in the match, opening the scoring in the opening 10 minutes when Daniela Galic found Kahli Johnson's run behind her defender, with Johnson scoring the Young Matildas' first.
Defender Gemma Ferris doubled Australia's lead, heading home a corner that the Lebanon defence was unable to clear - scoring her first of the qualifying campaign.
Both sides settled into the game after the two early goals, with…
