The Board of Football Federation Australia [FFA] today confirmed the appointment of respected international football executive James Johnson as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Johnson will commence in the role in January 2020. Most recently the Senior Vice President of External Affairs with the City Football Group (CFG), James is a seasoned and experienced executive in football having worked for all the major football stakeholder groups including Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Professional Footballers Australia (PFA).…
Commonwealth Bank Matildas Head Coach Tony Gustavsson has named a 23-player squad for April’s fixtures against FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™ co-host New Zealand in Townsville and Canberra.
Australia will take on their FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ co-hosting partners at QCB Stadium in Townsville on Friday, 8 April in a historic match in North Queensland. Four days later they will return to Canberra for the first time in nine years with a clash at GIO Stadium on Tuesday, 12 April.
The squad consists of 22 players who contested the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup with the addition…
This weekend marks the beginning of an exciting new era for Australia’s most celebrated annual knockout competition, as the Hahn Australia Cup 2025 gets underway.Football Queensland Far North Regional Men sides Redlynch Strikers United FC and Mareeba United Men FC will share the honours of opening the Hahn Australia Cup 2025 when they face off on Saturday, 1 February at 7.00pm AEDT at Calanna Park, Cairns in the first official game of the tournament. Over 500 teams have registered so far for the Hahn Australia Cup 2025, with that number expected to eclipse last year’s number of 758…
Football Australia today unveiled a comprehensive post-tournament report on the Legacy ‘23 strategy, marking a significant milestone in the journey of Australian football. The report calls for continued investment and support to build on the success and momentum of the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023™ and further elevate Australia’s position on the global football arena.The FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023™ marked a historic milestone by breaking even for the first time, with an economic impact of $1.32 billion in Australia. The event played a…
Australia’s Matildas and Olyroos have discovered their Group Stage opponents for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Football Tournaments after the Final Draw for both competitions was conducted at FIFA headquarters in Zurich on Wednesday evening (AEST).
This year’s Games – postponed for 12 months due to the global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic – marks the first time that both the Matildas and Olyroos have competed at the same Games since Athens 2004.
The Olyroos were drawn in Group C alongside Egypt, Spain and Argentina, while the Matildas were drawn in Group G and will take on Sweden,…
Subway Olyroos’ Head Coach, Tony Vidmar has named an exciting 23-man squad ahead of the upcoming AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024TM Qualifiers, being held in Tajikistan during September.
The Subway Olyroos will begin assembling in Dushanbe at the end of August to commence their preparations for group games scheduled for September 6 (Laos) and 12 (Tajikistan) at the Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe.
Vidmar’s squad features several players currently plying their trade in Europe including Cam Peupion (Brighton Hove & Albion FC), Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian FC), Marlee…
Representing your country on the world stage is the culmination of years of hard work and immense sacrifice, not only for the player but for their family as well.To be able to do so alongside your sister? For Jynaya and Indiana Dos Santos, both selected in Leah Blayney’s squad to represent Australia at the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup 2024™ in Colombia, it is “special.”“It’s something we’ve always dreamt of,” younger sister Indiana expressed.The two sisters have played football together for almost their entire lives. It started at the primary school level, before coming through the ranks at…
The CommBank Pararoos have fallen to Venezuela during extra time at the IFCPF Men’s World Cup 2024 placement finals.Eighty minutes were required to split the two sides who were locked in a tense battle for most of the match before two late goals in the final minutes of extra time subjected the Australians to defeat against the South American side.The defeat means the CommBank Pararoos will move into the 13th-15th placement bracket against Japan.In unique circumstances, kick-off was delayed by 30 minutes because the Venezuelans brought the wrong socks to the match. After a quick dash back to…
Some of Australia’s finest footballers will be heading to the top end of Australia when Darwin hosts the Australia Cup 2023 Playoffs on Monday 17 & Tuesday 18 July.
As it was in 2022, the Australia Cup 2023 Playoffs will feature the four clubs that finished 9th to 12th in the Isuzu UTE A-League Men 2022/23 Regular Season.
The Newcastle Jets FC (10th) will face Melbourne Victory FC (11th) on Monday 17 July, with Perth Glory FC (9th) to tackle defending Australia Cup winners, Macarthur FC (12th) on Tuesday 18 July at Darwin Football Stadium at Larrakia Park.
Australia and Japan might have struck up an incredible on-field rivalry in the 20 years since moving into the Asian Football Confederation but this week in Sydney, both countries are learning from each other at the CommBank Emerging Socceroos Championships.The Japanese Academy have been invited into the Under-15s tournament and on Tuesday were handed a 4-1 thrashing by Queensland Maroon as the group stages concluded.That result backs up an observation made by JFA Coach Hitoshi Matsuoka. While often Australians defer to the Japanese for their technical ability, he observed, at this youth level…
Football Australia and the newly formed Australian Professional Leagues (APL) today announced that terms have been agreed to ‘unbundle’ the A-League, Westfield W-League and Y-League (‘Professional Leagues’) from Football Australia.
This unbundling of the Professional Leagues from Football Australia means that the Australian football structure will be in line with global best practice in football, separating Football Australia as the regulatory body from the operation of the Professional Leagues.
In accordance with the FIFA Statutes, the Professional Leagues will operate under the umbrella…
Subway Young Socceroos’ Head Coach, Trevor Morgan has selected a strong 23-player squad to represent Australia at the Marbella Week of Football, held in Marbella, Spain during the October FIFA International Men’s Window.The friendlies – hosted at the prestigious Marbella Football Centre – will feature U-19 teams from Belgium, Denmark, France, Switzerland and The Netherlands.The Subway Young Socceroos are set to face France (12 October), The Netherlands (14 October) and Denmark (17 October) in what shapes as an important development opportunity some of Australia’s most talented young players.…
In football, one moment can carry both heartbreak and triumph.Australia watched the CommBank Matildas produce a stellar 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup™ campaign, arriving at the final against World No.5, Japan, undefeated.75,000 fans packed out Accor Stadium to watch the Aussie underdogs take on the best team in Asia. Three-time Women’s Asian Cup and former Women’s World Cup Champions, Nadeshiko, had conceded only one goal the entire tournament.The CommBank Matildas put on a gritty and determined performance in the final - some saying it was the best football they’d ever seen the team play. But…
Football Australia has partnered with Ogilvy to unveil the “Dream Team”, an AI and Children’s Book inspired podcast series which will tell the story of the Matildas’ Paris 2024™ campaign, harnessing the excitement of the Games to grow the popularity and participation of football amongst the next generation.The Matildas are Australia’s Favourite National Sporting Team* and on 25 July, they will commence their Paris 2024™ Olympic Games campaign against world-ranked number four, Germany at 3.00am AEST.In fact, all of Australia’s three group stage matches during the Games kick-off at 3.00am AEST…
Football Australia is delighted to join forces with Milo to become an Official Partner of MiniRoos.In 2023, almost 240,000* children participated in MiniRoos, which is Australian football’s official junior football program; a highly popular offering which is fun, inclusive, and family-focused and specifically designed for boys and girls of all abilities aged 4 – 12, covering pre-school through to primary school years.The partnership comes at a time when overall participation in football for 2023 grew by 12% to 1,715,441 participants, with a notable 8% increase in outdoor…
Football Australia is pleased to announce the initial scholarship holders for the 2025 Future Matildas program, further cementing its commitment to developing Australia’s most promising footballers through a high quality, full-time high-performance environment.Established in 2018, the Future Matildas Program plays a critical role in the national team pathway, preparing the country’s best U-20 and U-23 athletes to step into international football with confidence.In 2025, the program has been expanded with additional high-performance staff, enhanced facilities, and an increased focus on…
Football Australia is proud to announce leading Australian retailer Coles, as the Naming Rights Partner for MiniRoos, the official junior grassroots program of Australian football.The four-year investment in the growth of community football in Australia will not only boost participation in the MiniRoos program but also support education on healthy lifestyle choices among everyday Australians. This initiative aligns with Coles' commitment to helping Australians eat and live better every day.MiniRoos is designed for children aged 4 to 12, from pre-school to primary school years, catering to all…
As we reach 100 days before the highly anticipated FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023TM, Football Australia unveils an impressive mosaic to commemorate a multitude of significant moments and contributions since the inception of the bold and forward-thinking Legacy '23 plan.
The year 2023 is poised to be the most thrilling in Australian football history, with the CommBank Matildas ranked Australia’s fourth most favoured national team (source Futures Sport and Entertainment Brand Health Report December 2022) and rising participation numbers, promising a bright future…
Football Australia today released the 2021 Australian Football Domestic Match Calendar (DMC).
Australia’s 2021 DMC has been developed in line with Principle IV of the XI Principles for the future of Australian Football (XI Principles) as a means to connect all levels of Australian football. It also connects the domestic game to global football by taking into account FIFA’s International Match Calendar, as well as key Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competition dates.
Australia’s 2021 DMC has been released to provide enhanced transparency to football stakeholders to improve and facilitate…
