The nation’s capital had a taste of the FIFA Women’s World Cup with FIFA President Gianni Infantino meeting with Hon Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, and the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ Trophy making an appearance at the Australian Parliament House in Canberra yesterday.
Joining the FIFA President for the meeting with the PM were Football Australia Chair Chris Nikou and CEO James Johnson.
The focal point of the meeting was the unprecedented success of the ongoing FIFA Women's World Cup™ in Australia, evidenced by recording-breaking spectator attendances and broadcast…
The Socceroos are set to learn their opponents for the final stage of Asian Qualifying on Thursday.
The draw will be available to watch live via Socceroos.com.au, the My Football YouTube Channel, the Socceroos Facebook Page and AFC's Youtube Channel from 5pm AEST.
Graham Arnold's side scored 28 goals and conceded just two in the second round, moving one step closer to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022.
The path now moves onto the third round, with 12 nations being split up into two groups of six. The winners and runners-up in each…
New FFA Hall of Fame inductee Andrew Dettre says improving football in Australia was the motivation behind his 20-year career in football journalism.
The 92-year-old former Soccer World editor was unable to attend his induction into the FFA Hall of Fame at the Dolan Warren Awards due to health issues, but his son Steve attended in his absence.
Upon receiving the certificate commemorating his induction, Dettre expressed that his work was not for personal gain, but rather the betterment of football in the Australia and everyone involved in the sport.
The most significant infrastructure accomplishment in the history of Australian football, The Home of The Matildas at La Trobe University, is now officially ready to support the ambitions of the CommBank Matildas ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023TM.
Formally opened today by Steve Dimopoulos, Victorian Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, the much-anticipated precinct will host the CommBank Matildas this month as they prepare for their FIFA Women’s World CupTM ‘Send-Off Match’ against France at Marvel Stadium on July 14.
With only 14 days to go before the world’s biggest standalone women’s tournament kicks off, Football Australia has today announced a partnership with the iconic Royal Australian Mint (The Mint).
The partnership will see a range of CommBank Matildas coins released exclusively from Woolworths stores across Australia.
Football Australia CEO, James Johnson: “The Royal Australian Mint has a history of beautifully capturing quintessentially Australian stories and sporting moments. With the long history of the CommBank Matildas and the upcoming historic moment, it seemed only fitting…
The CommBank Matildas will commence their qualification for the Paris 2024™ Olympic Games on the West Coast after Football Australia and the Western Australian Government today confirmed Perth as the Host City of Group A of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024™ Asian Qualifiers Round 2 (Asian Qualifiers).
From 26 October – 1 November 2023, HBF Park will witness Australia take on some of Asia’s best nations in Chinese Taipei, FIFA Women’s World Cup-bound Philippines and IR Iran in a round-robin tournament.
October’s Asian Qualifiers will mark a welcome return of the CommBank…
During Female Football Week 2021, Football Australia will celebrate the impact of women in our football community while recognising the far-reaching benefits the game has to offer.
This profile tells the story of Canberra United's young defender Jessika Nash, who is also a former captain of the Junior Matildas.
Jessika Nash is only 16. There are still so many chapters of her football story to be written and so many more things to achieve. But her story starts in a familiar setting.
“I think like most footballers my footballing journey started at the age of five with my brother…
After hearing about the 2022 70+ World Cup in Denmark, the idea of an Australian team going to the 2023 70+ World Cup in Thailand came into being.So, the OASIS (Older And Still Into Soccer) Oldyroos O/70 team was formed.Talking to players at the Gold Coast Pan Pax Masters in November showed there was interest among players, which allowed us to successfully recruit for an Australian team to go to Chaing Mai.The players comprising the OASIS Oldyroos played with various OASIS member teams, including Alive N Kicking, Balmain, Hillsbillies, Camden Hasbeens, South Coast Rhinos and Canberra Old Boys…
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.
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.
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 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…
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,…
