Football Australia has concluded an investigation into the conduct of an identified spectator in attendance at the Australia Cup 2022 Final held at CommBank Stadium in Sydney on 1 October 2022.
The spectator in question has today been issued with a lifetime ban from attending Football Australia-sanctioned football matches including all NPL, A-Leagues, Australia Cup, and National Team matches.
The ban is effective immediately.
The conduct in question relates to a fascist salute or similar gesture conducted during the match and captured on the host broadcast. Such…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) this week announced that Amy Duggan and Mark Bresciano are joining the FFA Board as Appointed Directors.
Duggan (nee Taylor) is a former Westfield Matildas defender who represented Australia’s senior women’s national team on 27 occasions, scoring 3 times, between 1997 and 2005.
Since retiring from international football, she has enjoyed a successful media career with Fox Sports, ABC and WIN News and recently hosted coverage of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup FranceTM for Optus Sport.
A combined crowd of 56,604 fans turned out in Sydney & Newcastle in November to see our Commonwealth Bank Matildas take on World Number 1 USA.
A record 36,109 turned out on 27 November at Stadium Australia to break the attendance record for a Matildas match on home soil.
And three days later in Newcastle, 20,495 fans turned out to see the Matildas secure a 1-1 draw and also break the attendance record for an Australian women's national team match in the Hunter.
It comes as the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 in Australia & New Zealand is now just under 600 days away, with…
Football Australia has confirmed the Match Official appointments for Round 20 of the Isuzu UTE A-League 2022/23 season.
Kearney Robinson will officiate his 150th match as an Assistant Video Assistant Referee (AVAR) in the A-League Men’s competition, in the match between Perth Glory and Western Sydney Wanderers.
Robinson's first appointment as an AVAR came in Round 4 of the 2019-20 season, in the match between Perth Glory and Central Coast Mariners, and becomes only the second official to reach 150 matches in the AVAR role after Michael Bailey (233).
While the CommBank Matildas were entertaining Perth with a dazzling eight-goal performance against the Philippines, on the other side of the country in Melbourne, the CommBank Young Matildas gathered together with their eyes glued to the TV to watch their senior counterparts.Narrowly avoiding their 10pm curfew, the CommBank Young Matildas’ squad were able to watch Sam Kerr and Caitlin Foord’s hat-tricks and Clare Wheeler’s first international goal, serving as the perfect inspiration for the nine-day camp at the newly opened Home of the Matildas.While one day playing for the senior national…
Football Australia has been informed by Football NSW that they have received an allegation of racial abuse during the Round 3 NSW NPL Men’s match between Sydney United 58 FC and APIA Leichhardt FC on the weekend of February 18-19, 2023.
Football NSW has taken immediate action and has opened an investigation into the alleged incident. Both clubs have been notified and are fully cooperating with the investigation. Football Australia will provide any necessary support to Football NSW as it investigates the allegations. It will also be monitoring the investigative process and outcome to…
In a historic move for CP football in Australia, legendary CommBank Pararoos player Ben Roche has been appointed as the Para Teams Manager for both the CommBank Pararoos and CommBank ParaMatildas.The announcement marks a significant step forward in advancing inclusivity and accessibility within Australian football. Roche, known for his outstanding contributions as a player for the CommBank Pararoos and his work with the Subway Olyroos and CommBank Matildas, brings a wealth of experience and passion to his new role. Having been involved with the CommBank Pararoos since he was 11 and…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) advises that nominations from the relevant stakeholder groups in relation to their representatives on the New League Working Group (NLWG) have now been confirmed.
In accordance with the terms of Resolution 2 of the 2018 Annual General Meeting, the composition of the NLWG is as follows:
- Nine Member Federation Presidents
- Two FFA Directors (Joseph Carrozzi and Crispin Murray)
- Five Hyundai A-League Club Chairmen (Scott Barlow, Rob Morrison, Simon Pearce, Tony Sage with Greg Griffin as General Counsel, and Anthony di Pietro and Chris Fong as…
The Commonwealth Bank Matildas are just days away from the start of their 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup campaign!
Tony Gustavsson's side will face Indonesia (Jan 21), Philippines (Jan 24), and Thailand (Jan 27) in the group stages of the continental tournament.
The 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup will be broadcast in Australia via Network 10, and simulcast on 10 Play.
The Matildas' opening match against Indonesia on Friday 21 January will kick off at 9pm AEDT, and will be shown on free-to-air on 10's main channel (10 Bold for those in Western Australia).
Australia’s U-20 Women’s National Team will finish off their qualifying campaign, taking on the host nation Vietnam in their Round 2 Qualifier in Vietnam.
All games in Group A will be streamed via the Vietnam Football Federation YouTube Channel and the VFF Facebook page.
The CommBank Young Matildas have already qualified for the final tournament, beating Lebanon and Iran in their first two games, sitting at the top of Group A.
2024 AFC U-20 WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP | ROUND 2 QUALIFIERS | GROUP A
CommBank Matildas captain Sam Kerr finished third in the voting for the women’s Ballon d'Or for the second-straight year, after leading Chelsea to a domestic double of the Barclays Women’s Super League and Women's FA Cup.
Chelsea and Matildas striker Sam Kerr has achieved her equal-highest-ever finish in the women's Ballon d'Or, coming in third in this year's edition.
It comes after another history-making season for club and country for the striker, claiming back-to-back WSL Golden Boots with Chelsea and becoming the all-time leading goalscorer for Australia earlier in the…
Subway Olyroos’ Head Coach, Tony Vidmar has been forced to make a change to his 23-man squad ahead of the upcoming AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024TM Qualifiers, being held in Tajikistan during September, with Mohamed Toure (Paris FC) withdrawing due to injury.
Toure will be replaced by Jahce Novello from Cosenza Calcio in Italy’s Serie B, with the 19-year-old having previously been called into the Subway Olyroos’ set-up in March this year.
Australia have been drawn into Group I and will face Laos and Tajikistan in a three-team group, following the recent withdrawal of the DPR Korea…
A glittering cast of nominees was today unveiled for the AFC Annual Awards Doha 2022, which will make its highly anticipated return on October 31 after a four-year hiatus.Mathew Leckie, Almoez Ali and Salem Al Dawsari in the running for AFC Player of the YearSamantha Kerr, Zhang Linyan and Saki Kumagai vying for AFC Women’s Player of the Year The latest AFC Player of the Year and AFC Women’s Player of the Year will be revealed at the 27th edition of the AFC Annual Awards, which is set to be presented by the AFC’s Global Partner NEOM and held at the iconic Al Mayassa Theatre at…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today announced that full time referees Jarred Gillett and Ben Williams will this week depart for a two week professional development trip to Japan, refereeing two J-League matches and one international fixture each.
Gillett and Williams will be joined in Japan by assistant referees David Walsh and George Lakrindis for the international Kirin Cup fixtures featuring Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Denmark and host nation Japan.
The invitation marks the second consecutive year that FFA referees have been appointed to J-League matches.…
A 30-player CommBank Junior Matildas squad has been selected by head coach Rae Dower to take part in the first training camp of the new year.
Held in the nation’s capital, Canberra, the camp will be the U-17 Women’s National Team’s first steps of 2023 to prepare for the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup Indonesia 2024™ Qualifying Round 1.
Last November 2022, the CommBank Junior Matildas were drawn in Group B alongside Mongolia (group hosts), Chinese Taipei and Bhutan. Australia will play round-robin fixtures from 22-30 April, with the Round 1 group winner advancing to the…
MELBOURNE Victory are the 2020/21 Westfield W-League champions, and they did it the hard way.
Teenage star Kyra Cooney-Cross was the hero for Victory, delivering a corner that swerved straight into the Sydney goal in the last seconds of extra-time, with a penalty shoot-out beckoning.
It was a devastating blow for the home side, and particularly goalkeeper Jada Whyman who was unable to keep out Cooney-Cross’s corner but had delivered a series of remarkable saves to keep her side on level terms until the very end.
But ultimately Victory were deserved champions, owning the big occasion and…
CommBank ParaMatildas Head Coach Kelly Stirton has selected a 12-player squad to participate in a key training camp in Sydney, which shapes as an important step towards selecting the final squad for the 2024 IFCPF World Cup.The three-day training camp will take place at Valentine Sports Park, Glenwood from 5-7 July and features a mixture of players from across Australia all vying for their chance to don the green and gold at November’s World Cup in Spain.Only five months remain until the CommBank ParaMatildas squad return to Salou, Spain in November for their second appearance at the…
From 31 July 2021, live streaming games and full match replays via the My Football Live App will no longer be available. As a result, the Telstra Live Pass will be retired from the My Football Live App.
You can check your My Football Live Pass subscription status in the My Football Live App by clicking the top right ‘Live Pass’ button on the screen.
The option to auto-renew this subscription has already been ceased so you won’t be charged for My Football Live Pass post 31 July 2021.
If you have an in-app subscription and would like to unsubscribe from My Football Live Pass now:
Subway Young Socceroos’ Head Coach, Trevor Morgan has selected a 23-player squad to travel to South America as part of his side’s FIFA U20 World Cup Chile 2025™ preparations, during the June FIFA Men’s International Window.Australia will face Argentina in two matches, set to be played out of Buenos Aires on Friday, 6 June and Monday, 9 June (local).The reigning AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Winners will face the age group’s most successful nation – who have secured six FIFA U20 World Cup titles in their history – at their national training facility, recently renamed in honour of Lionel Messi.With the…
The CommBank Junior Matildas played the second game of their 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Round 1 Qualifiers campaign, recording a 3-0 win over Chinese Taipei and progressing to Round 2 of qualifying.
Head Coach Rae Dower made seven changes to the side that defeated Mongolia 11-0 on Monday, with Georgia Ritchie, Alvina Khoshaba, Mia Golding, Lilly Simpson and Chloe Parker making their first appearances of the qualifying tournament for Australia.
Both sides had chances to open the scoring in the first 10 minutes, with Ritchie called into action to deny Chinese…
