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Football Australia is proud to announce the 14-player squad to contest the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup™ Qualifiers 2025 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.The AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup™ Qualifiers, scheduled for 11-19 January 2025, will see Australia compete in Group C alongside host nation Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Philippines, and Kuwait.The Australia Women’s National Futsal Team will play their…
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- 1 year 3 months ago
After earning her first call-up to the CommBank Young Matildas earlier this year, Naomi Chinnama has gradually found her feet with the U20 Women’s National Team.
Playing her A-League Women’s football with Melbourne City, Chinnama is emerging as one of the next generations of defenders and believes her recent exposure to international football – and potentially the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022™ – will be an important part of her education.
“This is very new for me,” she said. “My first camp was the New Zealand series camp [in April] and getting used…
Playing her A-League Women’s football with Melbourne City, Chinnama is emerging as one of the next generations of defenders and believes her recent exposure to international football – and potentially the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022™ – will be an important part of her education.
“This is very new for me,” she said. “My first camp was the New Zealand series camp [in April] and getting used…
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- 3 years 9 months ago
Football Australia is pleased to announce that the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) will participate in both the 2025 CommBank Emerging Matildas Championships and the 2025 CommBank Emerging Socceroos Championships, marking the first time an international team has been included in the newly rebranded youth tournaments. Following a formal Expression of Interest (EOI) process extended to selected AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Member Associations, Malaysia confirmed its intent to participate in both tournaments – a historic step forward that strengthens Australia’s football…
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- 10 months 3 weeks ago
Football Australia proudly marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant moments in Australian sporting history – the participation of the pioneering 1975 Australian Women’s National Team in the inaugural Women’s Asian Cup.That special squad was recently formally recognised as the First Matildas and was the first Australian women’s team to compete in an official international tournament in 1975, blazing a trail for the generations of athletes who would follow. Hosted in Hong Kong in August – September in 1975, that tournament is now recognised as the inaugural Women’s Asian…
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- 8 months 2 weeks ago
Football Australia has today issued two life-time bans, one to the spectator known as “Bucket Man” and one other patron, following the organisation’s ongoing investigation into the unacceptable events that unfolded during the Melbourne Derby at AAMI Park on Saturday, 17 December.
In working with Victoria Police, Football Australia issued a 23-year-old man from Craigieburn (Victoria) and a 19-year-old man from Meadow Heights (Victoria) with life-time bans from all related football activity including attending Football Australia-sanctioned football matches and events including all A-…
In working with Victoria Police, Football Australia issued a 23-year-old man from Craigieburn (Victoria) and a 19-year-old man from Meadow Heights (Victoria) with life-time bans from all related football activity including attending Football Australia-sanctioned football matches and events including all A-…
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- 3 years 4 months ago
Football Australia has confirmed the Match Official appointments for Round 18 of the Isuzu UTE A-League 2022/23 season.
For the list of appointments from 24-26 February see below.
Shaun Evans will officiate his 150th A-League Men's match on Saturday in the game between Melbourne City and Sydney FC.
Evans will become only the fifth referee to whistle 150 matches in the A-League, and the 16th official in all men’s national league matches since the National Soccer League commenced in 1977.
Central Coast Mariners vs Wellington Phoenix - Industree Group Stadium
Friday, 24 February 2023 - 7:45…
For the list of appointments from 24-26 February see below.
Shaun Evans will officiate his 150th A-League Men's match on Saturday in the game between Melbourne City and Sydney FC.
Evans will become only the fifth referee to whistle 150 matches in the A-League, and the 16th official in all men’s national league matches since the National Soccer League commenced in 1977.
Central Coast Mariners vs Wellington Phoenix - Industree Group Stadium
Friday, 24 February 2023 - 7:45…
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- 3 years 2 months ago
Football Australia is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former National Soccer League (NSL) and FIFA referee Des Miles.
A Premiership-winning player with local club Mitchelton FC in 1959, Des became a referee in 1961 and was a member of the Referees Federation Management Committee from 1967 to 1975.
After earning his FIFA badge in 1977, he went on to serve as Vice President of the Referees Federation Management Committee from 1978 to 2001 and was awarded Life Membership in 1978.
One of the top referees not only in Queensland but in the country for almost two…
A Premiership-winning player with local club Mitchelton FC in 1959, Des became a referee in 1961 and was a member of the Referees Federation Management Committee from 1967 to 1975.
After earning his FIFA badge in 1977, he went on to serve as Vice President of the Referees Federation Management Committee from 1978 to 2001 and was awarded Life Membership in 1978.
One of the top referees not only in Queensland but in the country for almost two…
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- 4 years 4 months ago
Football Australia would like to send its congratulations and best wishes to Subway Socceroos’ midfielder, Tom Rogic, following the announcement of his retirement from professional football.Rogic accumulated 53 caps and scored 10 goals for Australia after debuting for the senior national team as a 19-year-old during an international friendly against Korea Republic in November 2012.Regarded as one of Australia's most technically gifted midfielders, Rogic was a part of the squads for the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018™, AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019™ and FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017™.Rogic…
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- 2 years 7 months ago
With the Australia U23's set to take part in friendly matches as part of their Marbella Training Camp, here's how you can watch all of the action.
Australia’s preparations for Tokyo 2020 are continuing as a selection of potential Olyroos and men’s national team players of the future assemble in Spain, guided by Seoul 1988 Olympian and current Young Socceroos Head Coach, Gary van Egmond, as well as National Technical Director and Joeys Head Coach, Trevor Morgan.
All matches will be available via live stream on the official Socceroos website.
In addition, the matches can be…
Australia’s preparations for Tokyo 2020 are continuing as a selection of potential Olyroos and men’s national team players of the future assemble in Spain, guided by Seoul 1988 Olympian and current Young Socceroos Head Coach, Gary van Egmond, as well as National Technical Director and Joeys Head Coach, Trevor Morgan.
All matches will be available via live stream on the official Socceroos website.
In addition, the matches can be…
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- 4 years 11 months ago
The Subway Australian U-23s have triumphed 4-0 over Vanuatu in the second and final game of the PacificAus Sports Football Series in Port Vila.Head coach Tony Vidmar made nine changes to the XI that defeated Vanuatu 3-0 on Thursday, with only defender Nathan Paull and goalkeeper Patrick Beach retaining their places. Aidan Simmons, Josh Rawlins, Kaelan Majekodunmi, Corey Hollman and Yaya Dukuly all made their first appearances of the series, with Rawlins taking the captain’s armband.The game began in a flurry of activity as Yaya Dukuly won the ball high up the park inside the first 30…
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- 1 year 8 months ago
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…
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- 1 year 8 months ago
Football Australia is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Hall of Famer, Cliff Sander.
Sander was born in Ipswich in 1932 and played 21 times for Australia and also starred on the local scene in Queensland.
Sander experienced state premiership success very early in his career aged 17, when he was part of the St Helens side that won the Queensland title in 1948. He won another state premiership there in 1956.
A student and player at Ipswich Tech, he was with the St Helens senior team from 1948 through to 1958 before making the move to ambitious second-tier club Azzurri (later…
Sander was born in Ipswich in 1932 and played 21 times for Australia and also starred on the local scene in Queensland.
Sander experienced state premiership success very early in his career aged 17, when he was part of the St Helens side that won the Queensland title in 1948. He won another state premiership there in 1956.
A student and player at Ipswich Tech, he was with the St Helens senior team from 1948 through to 1958 before making the move to ambitious second-tier club Azzurri (later…
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- 4 years 3 months ago
Football Australia is saddened to have learned of the passing of former Socceroos Head Coach, Dr Jozef Vengloš at the age of 84.
Vengloš – who held a doctorate in Physical Education – managed Australia’s senior men’s national football team in three ‘A’ internationals throughout 1967, after beginning his coaching career in Sydney with Prague in the mid-1960s.
After coaching in and with Australia, Vengloš went on to manage an array of clubs and national teams in Asia and Europe throughout a long and well-travelled career in the game.
The former Slovan…
Vengloš – who held a doctorate in Physical Education – managed Australia’s senior men’s national football team in three ‘A’ internationals throughout 1967, after beginning his coaching career in Sydney with Prague in the mid-1960s.
After coaching in and with Australia, Vengloš went on to manage an array of clubs and national teams in Asia and Europe throughout a long and well-travelled career in the game.
The former Slovan…
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- 5 years 3 months ago