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…
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand and Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia will reiterate their passion and commitment to delivering a ground-breaking tournament in Australia-New Zealand’s final presentation to the FIFA Council tomorrow, ahead of its vote to award the hosting rights for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™.
The virtual presentation also features New Zealand Football [NZF] President and FIFA Council Member Johanna Wood, Chris Nikou, Football Federation Australia [FFA] President, and captains of both national teams, Sam Kerr of the Matildas and Ali Riley of…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today announced that it has made the regrettable decision to stand-down approximately 70 per cent of its staff due to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This has been an extremely difficult decision to make, but necessary to stabilize the organisation so that it can continue to service the game, albeit in a vastly different landscape” FFA Chief Executive James Johnson said.
“Industries all over the world have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and football in Australia is no different.
As we celebrate NAIDOC Week 2021, it provides a perfect opportunity to revisit and commemorate the impact of Indigenous Australians upon the Socceroos.
NAIDOC Week, which this year is held from July 4 to July 11, marks a time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture past, present and future.
Football Australia acknowledges that the Indigenous Australians are the Traditional Custodians of this land that have been practicing culture for over 60,000 years.
First Nations Australians have played variations of football for centuries - so it is only right to…
Football Australia today announced that overseas-based players will be selected for planned Olyroos activity throughout the forthcoming FIFA international window (31 May – 15 June).
The decision means that A-League clubs will retain young players in contention to represent Australia at the Tokyo 2020 Men’s Football Tournament for the A-League 2021 Finals Series, while at the same time affording overseas-based players the opportunity to press their claims to be selected in Graham Arnold’s final 18-player squad for Tokyo.
Arnold, together with Football Australia management and staff,…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today confirmed that the remainder of the Hyundai A-League 2019/20 regular season, and the Westfield W-League 2020 Grand Final scheduled for this weekend will go ahead, but with all matches to be played behind closed doors and with no fans permitted to attend. This policy will apply for the remaining six rounds of the Hyundai A-League 2019/20 regular season and will be reviewed for the Hyundai A-League 2020 Finals Series.
The decision by the Federal Government that all travellers to Australia…
Australia's U-23 Women's National Team bounced back overnight with a 1-0 win against defending champions, the Philippines at the ASEAN Women’s Championships MSIG Serenity Cup 2025. Not content after their opening match defeat by Myanmar last week, it was an Alana Jancevski goal that kept the team in contention for a spot in the semi-finals.Wanting to ensure shared game time and opportunity across the board, head coach Joe Palatsides made 10 changes to the Starting XI that were defeated by Myanmar, with Chloe Lincoln replacing Sally James in goal and Tori Tumeth wearing the captain's…
Football Australia proudly welcomes the NSW Government’s announcement of $300,000 in seed funding to support the inaugural season of the Australian Championship. This funding commitment by NSW Government demonstrates their commitment to the important historical, cultural and sporting significance of the Australian Championship. The funding will elevate the Australian Championship by engaging with multicultural communities, enhancing venues with equipment and minor infrastructure upgrades, and enable key matches to be broadcast nationally. This investment ensures the competition…
A 25-player CommBank Matildas squad has been named to contest the 2023 Cup of Nations to be hosted across New South Wales later this month.
The six-match tournament will kick off at Industree Group Stadium in Gosford on Thursday, 16 February with Match Day 2 in Sydney on Sunday, 19 February before the Cup of Nations concludes on Wednesday, 22 February in Newcastle.
“The first camp of the year is always an exciting prospect following a lengthy break from the team environment, and in a FIFA Women’s World Cup™ year, it adds a little more anticipation,” CommBank…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) and FOX SPORTS today announced that the ABC is the official Free-to-Air Television Broadcaster Partner of the Hyundai A-League, Westfield W-League, Caltex Socceroos and Westfield Matildas for the next two years.
This will be the first time that the Hyundai A-League will be broadcast on the ABC and also marks a return of the Westfield W-League to the network after being the inaugural broadcast partner of the competition from 2008 to 2017.
Under the new agreement, 29 live matches will be broadcast on ABC TV and iview (5pm on Saturdays) throughout…
The Socceroos' historic victory against Peru, which sealed Australia’s place at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, had Australians glued to their screens with Network 10’s broadcast reaching 568,000 viewers nationally, making it the most-watched program of the morning with 70.2% share in Under 50s.
The winner takes all Intercontinental play-off, which kicked off at 4.00 am AEST on Tuesday, June 14, was a nail bitter from start to finish, with no goals scored after regulation time and extra time. However, it was the green and gold of the Socceroos who prevailed in a dramatic penalty shootout, 5-…
The Commonwealth Bank Matildas have marked their return home with a victory, defeating Brazil 3-1 at CommBank Stadium in Parramatta.
It was a special occasion for multiple reasons with Alanna Kennedy captaining the side in her 100th appearance and Tony Gustavsson earning a win on his first trip to Australia since becoming the head coach.
The Commonwealth Bank Matildas started the brightest, undoubtedly buoyed by the sounds of 15,270 fans in the stands, many singing the national anthem with them.
Tameka Yallop had a golden opportunity to open the scoring after…
Football Federation Australia today congratulated former Westfield Matildas star Cheryl Salisbury on being named for induction into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.
Salisbury is set to become the first female footballer to be inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame at this year’s ceremony in Melbourne on Thursday, 10 October.
She will join Australian football legends Ray Baartz, Harry Kewell, Peter Wilson, Alfred Quill, Joe Marston MBE and John Warren OAM MBE in the nation’s most prestigious sporting pantheon.
The former Matildas captain made her debut for Australia in 1994 and went on to…
Australian U23 Women’s National Team head coach Melissa Andreatta has named 22 players to a training camp hosted in Brisbane next week.
Taking place from 8 – 21 May, the assembly will be the first for the team in 2023 and will be held at the CommBank Matildas’ FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ Team Base Camp, Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre.
Andreatta expressed her anticipation of the domestic-based U23 squad coming together.
“Watching their strong performances over the 2022/23 A-League Women’s season fills me with excitement to bring this…
