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…
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…
Football Australia’s referee department has reviewed the decisions from last night’s Isuzu UTE A-League Men’s 2021/22 Round 8 fixture between Melbourne City FC and Central Coast Mariners FC.
During the match, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR)recommended an on-field review for two penalty area incidents.
The first instance was for a penalty kick awarded for a tripping offence by Central Coast Mariners defender Kye Rowles during additional time…
CommBank Junior Matildas Head Coach Rae Dower has called up 28-players for the first training camp of 2024 as the U-17 Women’s National Team enters their final phase of preparations for May’s AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup™.Taking place at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, Dower has selected players from across Australia for a five-day assembly that will run from 21 – 25 January 2024.Speaking about the upcoming camp and player selections, Head Coach Dower said: “We're excited to get back into camp and continue to build on a really successful 2023 both for us as a group and for women'…
Football Australia has confirmed the match schedule for the Australia Cup 2023 Round of 16, featuring several intriguing clashes across four Match Days, as Isuzu UTE A-League Men and National Premier League (NPL) sides battle it out for a place in the competition’s Quarter Finals.
All eight Round of 16 fixtures will be played between 26 and 30 August following the successful completion of the Round of 32 on rest days during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023TM.
Sydney United 58 FC (NSW) will host Brisbane Roar FC to kick off the Round of 16 on 26 August, following their recent victories…
The Head Coach of the Newcastle Jets, Ernie Merrick, has been fined $3,000 after being found to have breached the FFA National Code of Conduct.
Merrick was asked by FFA to explain statements he made in the post-match media conference after the Hyundai A-League Round 16 match between Newcastle Jets and Perth Glory on 27 January 2019.
In determining the appropriate sanction, FFA took into account a range of factors, including that this was not Merrick’s first breach of the Code.
Merrick has until 25 February 2019 to appeal FFA’s determination, should he wish to do so…
The newly revamped 2025 CommBank Emerging Matildas Championships and 2025 CommBank Emerging Socceroos Championships are just around the corner and here’s everything you need to know about how to watch the action.The 2025 CommBank Emerging Socceroos Championships kick off on Sunday 6 July, running until Friday 11 July, and will take place at the Home of the Matildas in Melbourne.This will be closely followed by the 2025 CommBank Emerging Matildas Championships, which get going on Tuesday 15 July and conclude on Sunday 20 July. Valentine Sports Park in Sydney will host the girls’ competition.…
Football Australia acknowledges the statements in respect to Corey Brown issued by Brisbane Roar FC and Professional Footballers Australia on Thursday 18 August 2022.
Football Australia confirms that it has received an application from Mr Brown to have a legal dispute arising out of or in connection with his contract with Brisbane Roar heard by the National Dispute Resolution Chamber (NDRC).
The NDRC is an independent arbitration tribunal and a core pillar of Australia’s Domestic Transfer System. It has the jurisdiction to hear and determine disputes between clubs and players…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) would like to congratulate Ange Postecoglou and his coaching team – Peter Cklamovski, Arthur Papas and Gregory John King – on winning Japan’s J-League.
Postecoglou, who coached Brisbane Roar to two Hyundai A-League Championships, in 2010/11 and 2011/12 and a Premiership in 2010/11, was Australia men’s national team coach between 2013 and 2017 and guided the Caltex Socceroos to AFC Asian Cup glory in 2015.
Postecoglou took over at Yokohama F. Marinos in December 2017, and led them to their fourth J-League title in club’s 47-year history,…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today acknowledged the Australian Olympic Committee’s (AOC) communications that athletes should prepare for a Tokyo Olympic Games in the northern summer of 2021, due to the evolving COVID-19 situation globally.
The AOC’s advice came after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced a potential postponement of this year’s Games, and changes in the public health landscape both in Australia and internationally.
FFA supports the AOC and IOC to make a final decision in the coming days or weeks regarding the Tokyo Games which ensures…
Australia’s Futsalroos will make a long-awaited return to action on home soil, hosting the Solomon Islands national team in a three-match international series in Sydney from 1-5 July 2023.
Appearing in their first home fixtures since 2018, Australia will face a Solomon Islands outfit – which has successfully qualified for the past four FIFA Futsal World Cups – across three matchdays.
The action begins with a Saturday afternoon clash at the newly completed Heffron Centre in Maroubra on July 1, before Dural’s ‘The Centre’ hosts the remaining matches on the evenings of Monday…
Football Australia has today issued a further eight 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.
In working with Victoria Police, Football Australia has issued eight people ranging in age from 18-years-old to 28-years-old, with bans spanning five years to twenty years. These bans are effective immediately and will preclude them from all related football activity including attending Football…
The Australia U-23 Representative Team will take on the Philippines tonight (10 August 2025 at 10:30pm AEST) for their second match of the ASEAN Women’s Championship MSIG Serenity Cup™ 2025.Following their first round loss to Myanmar (2-1), Australia will be keen to get their tournament back on track in their second match. The tournament, formerly known as the AFF Women’s Championship, will take place at Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Tho and Lach Tray Stadium in Haiphong, featuring eight participating nations from across Southeast Asia.Australia have been drawn into Group B alongside Myanmar,…
Tomorrow, the Australian Women’s National Futsal Team will begin their campaign to qualify for the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup™ 2025, with the qualifiers taking place in Uzbekistan.Miles Downie – who has been appointed by Football Australia as Head Coach for this qualification campaign – selected the squad following a five-day invitational selection camp held in Western Sydney.Scheduled for 11-19 January 2025, the qualifiers will see Australia compete in Group C alongside host nation Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Philippines, and Kuwait. All matches will be taking place at…
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…
