Pararoos midfielder Angus MacGregor says perennial runners-up Victoria will arrive at the 2019 National CP Football Championships with an insatiable hunger to take out the gold medal this year.
It’s 24-year-old MacGregor’s ninth Championships appearance and he’s determined to make this one better than any he’s played in before.
“I’m desperate to win a National Championship,” MacGregor said.
“I’ve got seven second-place medals and one third, so I’m very desperate to win.
A huge week of CP (cerebral palsy) football kicks off on Thursday. Click here to learn more about the 2019 National CP…
Brisbane Roar is excited to announce that their Isuzu UTE A-League Men’s squad will travel to Solomon Islands to take part in the inaugural PacificAus Sports Challenge from 1 October to 5 October.The trip, delivered in collaboration with Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF), the Australian Government and Football Australia, and co-funded by SIFF and the Australian Government, will see the men’s squad engage in a number of community activities, as well as face off against the Solomon Islands senior national team at the National Stadium in Honiara, the nation’s capital city.The historic…
Football Australia, alongside FIFA, has unveiled Australian football’s Talent Development Scheme (TDS), designed to address the need for a robust, equitable, and comprehensive talent identification and development framework across the country.The Football Australia TDS 2024 – 2026, was devised in consultation with FIFA’s Technical Development Team and is bespoke to the challenges faced by Australian football while benchmarked against global football.Upon unveiling the Football Australia TDS at the Home of the Matildas in Melbourne, Football Australia CEO James Johnson said, “The unveiling and…
Subway Socceroos Head Coach, Graham Arnold will break an Australian men’s national team coaching record this Thursday evening at AAMI Park, when the Subway Socceroos face Bangladesh, the first step on their FIFA World Cup 2026™ qualification journey. READ MORE: Graham Arnold's Subway Socceroos coaching timelineOne of Australian football’s most passionate and committed servants, Arnold will surpass Frank Farina’s record for most 'A’ Internationals as men’s national team Head Coach (58) when he steps into the technical area for the 59th occasion on Thursday. Arnold – who also boasts…
Football Federation Australia today announced experienced football coach Rob Sherman as Australia’s next Technical Director.
Sherman was most recently at Melbourne Victory in a strategic advisory role and formerly as General Manager Technical & Coaching, before this he held roles as national Technical Director of Football Association of Wales and New Zealand Football and was Head of Coach Education at Football Federation Australia.
Football Federation Australia Chief Executive Officer David Gallop AM said he was delighted to welcome Rob into the role.
Football Federation Australia (FFA) can today advise that National Technical Director (NTD), Eric Abrams, will leave FFA after four years in the role, as the organisation seeks to review and evolve its male and female youth development practices for the opportunities and challenges facing Australian football in the years ahead.
Abrams, who joined FFA in 2014 after a long period involved with Belgium’s national youth teams, departs the organisation having overseen Australia’s youth development structures during an important phase in the game’s development.
Semi-finalists have been locked in following an exciting day of football at the 2022 National Youth Championships on Wednesday.
The tournament kicked off in Coffs Harbour on Monday with more than 350 of the best female under-14s and 16s players from across Australia taking part.
Another cool day greeted the players at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium though the predicted rain held off for most of the day.
In the under-14s tournament, NSW Metro finished top of group A with a 100 per cent record after beating South Australia 2-0 thanks to goals from Talia Younis and Amelia Cassar.…
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) has celebrated the graduation of the first participants of the National Gen32 Program – an initiative aimed at providing a pathway to the Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games coaching ranks.Run in collaboration between the AIS, national sporting organisations (NSOs), and state sport institutes and academies, Gen32 provides early-career coaches a two-year paid internship within national sporting programs.Leah Blayney and Kat Smith both represented football during the National Gen32 Program.Coaches representing 20 different sports gathered at the…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today welcomed the release of the National Principles for Sport and Recreation by the Federal Government and the National Cabinet.
Following today’s meeting of the National Cabinet, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced 15 principles for the resumption of sport and recreation activities. FFA Chief Executive James Johnson said these will now be used in conjunction with FFA’s COVID-19 Guidelines for Football in determining a date for the possible resumption of football.
“FFA welcomes the release today of the National Principles for Sport, and thanks the…
Football Australia has confirmed the completion of another milestone for the Australian Championship, with the conclusion of a third National Second Tier (NST) Request for Proposal (RFP) Application Process on Monday 21 July 2025.Following the announcement on 31 October 2024, that the NST competition would commence in 2025, Football Australia also committed to a third NST Request for Proposal (RFP) process to select additional clubs to participate in the Australian Championship.This third NST RFP process was expanded to target clubs outside of the initial Expression of Interest process…
South Australia have never won 2019 National CP Football Championships gold before, but with a former Hyundai A-League ace up their sleeves, this tournament could be different.
Ex-Adelaide United star Marcos Flores is coach of the team from South Australia, having taken the reins back in September.
The 33-year-old Argentine – a former Johnny Warren Medallist - could be a trump card according to 22-year-old Taylor Harvey.
“His insight has been outstanding, when it comes to our formation and incorporating his knowledge of able-bodied soccer it’s been unreal,” Harvey said.
Goals, drama and non-stop entertainment. For a second consecutive day, elite Futsal took over the Melbourne Sports Centre in Parkville as the action picked up right where it left off.
Football QLD took a commanding lead in the AWD All-Abilities Division, retaining their 100% winning record with dominant displays against NSW Lightning and NSW Thunder. The side have scored a remarkable 41 goals in three games, while conceding only 10. Football Victoria retained second spot after an entertaining 4-4 draw with Football SA.
Football QLD also held top spot in Group A of the Under 12…
Ahead of the most significant women's football tournament the world has ever seen, Nike and Football Australia have today revealed the 2023 Australian Women’s National Football Team Kit.
Australia is set to welcome the world down under for the biggest tournament in women's football later this year, with Nike's Home and Away kit set to be adorned by the co-hosts.
How do you design a jersey for a country unlike any other? You zero in on it's uniqueness. An allover marbled pattern draws on the golden wattle to give the Australia 2023 Home jersey a one-of-a-kind…
Football Australia is pleased today to announce the launch of the ParaMatildas, Australia's first national team for women and girls with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury (ABI) and symptoms of stroke.
A first in the Asia-Pacific region, the ParaMatildas become the 10th member of Australia’s national teams’ family and the first new senior national team in 22 years.
Football Australia CEO, James Johnson, is delighted to welcome the ParaMatildas to the fold.
“Today is a momentous occasion for Football Australia as we celebrate the inclusion of the ParaMatildas in…
The Australian Football Domestic Match Calendar for 2023/24 (DMC 2023/24) has been released, with Football Australia today outlining the key dates for elite men’s and women’s football competitions, as well as transfer and registration windows, for the period from 8 October 2023 to 5 October 2024.
Designed and implemented to align the game and harmonise Australia with key international football events and activities, the DMC 2023/24 provides clear windows for matches from the Isuzu UTE A-League Men, Liberty A-League Women, Australia Cup, National Premier Leagues (NPL) and the new National…
Finalists are locked in as the group stage of the 2024 National Youth Championships Girls’ Tournament Day 3 came to a close at the Home of the Matildas in Melbourne.On a perfect day for football, each team fought until the final whistle attempting to force their way up the table to progress further into the competition.The tournament now enters the final stages which will be contested over three days, moving from the Quarter Finals (Saturday, 6 July), Semi-Finals (Sunday, 7 July) before the National Youth Champions are crowned on Monday, 8 July.Finalists ConfirmedTen teams have been whittled…
Altona East Phoenix Soccer Club (AESC) in conjunction Football Australia and with the support of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) hosted a vibrant celebration for the 2025 AFC Grassroots Football Day. The event featured a special training session and a community gathering at the clubhouse, uniting players, families, and volunteers in a shared passion for the sport.Club Changer 3 Star Accreditation: A National FirstAESC was selected to host this celebration after they made history by becoming the first club in Australia to achieve Football Australia's Club Changer 3 Star Status. This…
Respected football commentator, broadcaster, and journalist Simon Hill has shared his views about the second of FFA’s ‘XI Principles for the future of Australian Football’.
In the Q & A below, Hill describes the importance of integrating Australian football’s storied past in future national team kits, said he believes an annual ‘football summit’ could be a great addition to the game’s calendar, and added that he’s pleased that public comments are being made by FFA regarding the establishment of a national ‘Home of Football’.
You can give your views on Principle II of the discussion…
CUPRA, Australia’s newest car and lifestyle brand, is teaming up with Football Australia to support the professional development of men’s and women’s football in Australia. Announced today following the Commonwealth Bank Matildas’ friendly against New Zealand last night, CUPRA becomes the official automotive partner of the men’s Socceroos and women’s Commonwealth Bank Matildas national teams in one of the most exciting periods in the sport’s Australian history.
Australia’s newest performance car brand partners with Australia’s national football teams to support the world game and the…
Football Australia and Paramount Australia today announced a landmark multi-year and multi-platform agreement to broadcast an extended package of CommBank Matildas and Subway Socceroos’ games on Network 10 and Paramount+ in Australia, through to 2028.Paramount Australia (parent company of Network 10 and Paramount+) will be the home of the CommBank Matildas and Subway Socceroos in Australia, including the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026™ being hosted in Australia and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™.More than 100 international football games featuring either the CommBank Matildas or Subway…
