The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is #CrackingTheCode: Innovation for a gender equal future. Which involves leveraging technologies to “combat generational and systemic gender-based discrimination, embedded in our culture bias for generations.”
Disrupting this bias is not a simple process. Bias is something that women have had to encounter their entire lives – in their workplaces, homes and unfortunately, often in football as well.
Ebru Köksal is one of the most recognisable faces in football administration. A journey that began in investment banking in 1990 has led the…
Football Australia is undertaking a new development known as the Foundation of Football course, which is aimed at bringing a new structure to coach education in alignment with international conventions. The origins of this initiative by Football Australia come from the desire to standardise coach education courses in line with the AFC and UEFA conventions. As a part of this endeavour, the previous coaching diploma program will be divided into two parts: the Foundation of Football and the C Licence Part 2. This alignment will simplify the process of recognising coaching qualifications…
The Coalition of Major Professional and Participation Sports (COMPPS) today announced that David Gallop AM, the CEO of Football Federation Australia, will become the new Chairperson of COMPPS, effective immediately, with James Sutherland stepping down as the current Chairperson following his resignation as CEO of Cricket Australia.
James Sutherland has held the position of Chairperson since COMPPS was formed in 2009, and has been CEO of Cricket Australia since 2001. He will officially vacate his role as CEO of Cricket Australia at their Annual General Meeting later this month.
A record-breaking Olympics has shown Australia what will be on its doorstep in less than two years.
Following on from Tokyo 2020 and the Matildas’ fourth-place finish, Football Australia’s Head of Women’s Football and Women’s World Cup: Legacy and Inclusion, Sarah Walsh, spoke to ABC.
Off the pitch, more Aussies than ever tuned in to watch the women’s national team with the record being broken more than once during the course of the tournament. For Walsh, the average of 1.87 million (peak of 2.32 million) people watching…
The Australia Women’s National Futsal Team will kick off their AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup™ China 2025 campaign tonight against the hosts, China PR.The Australians gained their place in the tournament after finishing top of their group with an undefeated record at the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup™ China 2025 Qualifiers held in Uzbekistan.The top three teams at the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup™ China 2025 will then qualify for the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup™.
Fans can watch the game live and free via the AFC Asian Cup YouTube Page, with kick-off set for…
Brisbane will be the centre of Australian football this September when both the Commonwealth Bank Matildas and Socceroos play international matches at Suncorp Stadium.
The Commonwealth Bank Matildas return to Brisbane for the first time in over three years when they meet Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champions and world number six, Canada, on Saturday, 3 September (2.45pm AEST kick-off), with the Socceroos to play their final game in Australia prior to contesting the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ on Thursday, 22 September (8.00pm AEST kick-off) against New Zealand’s All Whites.…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today welcomed the decision by the federal government to change the status of the occupation ‘Footballer’ on the Skilled Migration Occupation List, as one that will greatly benefit the sport.
In a review of the list, which forms part of the framework of the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) Visa, ‘Footballer’ has been moved from the Short-Term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) to the Medium and Long-Term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL), following extensive discussions between the government and FFA.
FFA Chief Executive David Gallop AM said the change is an…
CommBank Matilda Steph Catley and Subway Socceroo Jackson Irvine have been voted by their peers as the 2024 Austraffic PFA Footballers of the Year.Irvine and Catley join Mary Fowler and Alex Paulsen, who were revealed as the Austraffic PFA Young Footballers of the Year last week, as winners of the PFA’s major football-related awards for 2024.Irvine received the highest number of votes from players overseas, the Socceroos, and in the A-Leagues, following a PFA member-vote, edging out fellow nominees Mat Ryan, Cam Burgess, Massimo Luongo, Adam Taggart, Josh Nisbet, Brian Kaltak and Tolgay…
With the summer football season fast approaching, Football Federation Australia (FFA) today encouraged senior Australians across the country to get healthy and make new friends by signing up for Walking Football.
The social, small-sided version of the game, specifically modified for older Australians, is being rolled out nationally in metropolitan, regional and remote locations, and players are being urged to sign up fast to secure their place.
FFA has teamed up with national partner Active Ageing Australia to promote the availability of programs with the release of an animated…
The Girls NTC Challenge kicked off on Monday at the Australian Institute of Sport, with the camp designed at unearthing the next Westfield Matildas star.
That’s the message from Junior Matildas coach Rae Dower, who will help oversee 136 of the most talented U17 female footballers in Canberra this week.
READ: FFA Girls NTC Challenge 2018 to be held in Canberra
The event runs from today (May 28) to Friday, June 1 as the Football Federations Australia Technical Study Group (TSG) assessing the talent from around the country.
“The NTC Challenge is essentially an Under-17 talent…
The Westfield Matildas are back! For the first time in over a year Australian fans will get to watch their team, as they face off against Germany on Saturday.
The Westfield Matildas haven't taken to the pitch since their 2-1 win over Vietnam in the second leg of the Olympic qualifiers. Goals to Sam Kerr and Hayley Raso on that day in March 2020 secured the win and Australia's ticket to Tokyo.
After a year with no international football, the players have reunited in the Netherlands to begin preparing for this clash against the reigning Olympic gold…
At the conclusion of the group stages of the Tokyo 2020 Football Tournaments, the Matildas and Olyroos have left their mark at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
On Tuesday night, the Matildas secured progression to the final eight of the Tokyo 2020 Women’s Football Tournament after they recorded a nil all draw with the world’s number one ranked nation, United States of America, in Kashima.
Tony Gustavsson’s team finished third in a tough Group G, having recorded four Group Stage points following a victory over New Zealand, a draw with the USA, and a loss to group winners Sweden. It is the…
The story of Australian football is a story about our nation’s migrant history.
First introduced in the late 19th century by Englishman John Walter Fletcher, football (or soccer) soon became a space for migrant communities – many of whom fled war and persecution in their homelands – to gather and celebrate their culture and heritage.
Many of Australia’s oldest football clubs were formed by these immigrant groups: the Greeks of South Melbourne and Sydney Olympic, the Italians of Marconi and Adelaide City, the Croatians of Melbourne Knights, Sydney United and Perth's…
The CommBank Young Matildas (U-20) will travel to Wellington in July to take on the Aotearoa New Zealand U-20 Women’s National Team in a two-match international friendly series. Australia will open the series against the Junior Football Ferns on Thursday, 11 July 2024 (12.30pm AEST) at Jerry Collins Stadium with the fixture streamed live on Football Australia’s YouTube page and available to watch in Australia. Three days later the two nations will clash again on Sunday, 14 July 2024 (12.30pm AEST) in a closed doors match at New Zealand Campus of Innovation…
Coach Education - A Year of AdvancementsFootball, known to millions as the 'beautiful game', doesn't just captivate its audience with the brilliance on the pitch. The beauty extends off the field, in the classrooms, on training grounds, and among the ranks of dedicated professionals who work diligently to ensure the future of our game remains luminous. The bedrock of this journey? Coach education.In a year where even more Australian-produced coaches are making their mark overseas in such a notable way, Football Australia has taken monumental strides in further advancing our coach education…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today confirmed that the international friendly between the Westfield Matildas and Canada, scheduled for 14 April (local time) in Vancouver, BC, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation.
FFA and Canada Soccer have been in regular discussions regarding the fixture, and in light of developments in both Australia and Canada over the past days, the decision has been made to cancel the game.
Football’s National COVID-19 Working Committee, comprising representatives from FFA, the Hyundai A-League and Westfield W-League, Member Federations and…
The CommBank ParaMatildas defeated Japan 2-0 in the final of the IFCPF Asia Oceania Championships to become the champions of Asia and Oceania.Read a summary of the day's play below.
Women: CommBank ParaMatildas 2 - 0 JapanGoalscorers: Nicole Christodoulou (21'), Georgia Beikoff (27')The CommBank ParaMatildas were too strong in the end for Japan, who put in a fantastic performance against the home side.Japan had the better of the opportunities in the first 10 minutes or so of the game, with Australian goalkeeper Katelyn Smith forced into making…
The Westfield Matildas are looking to bounce back and build on their strong finish against Denmark as they take on Sweden.
The 3-2 defeat saw Emily van Egmond make her 100th appearance for the national team, Mary Fowler score her first international goal, and Kyra Cooney-Cross and Courtney Nevin make their Westfield Matildas debuts.
With a game against Sweden in Tokyo not too far away, this game presents a unique opportunity to prepare for a major tournament.
You can watch the Westfield Matildas take on Sweden from Kalmar Arena in…
The Socceroos’ official Facebook page will showcase another classic match from yesteryear this evening with Australia’s penalty shootout victory over Canada in August 1993 taking centre stage from 7:30pm AEST.
The game, which was a FIFA World Cup Play-Off for USA 1994, saw Australia advance to the final phase of qualifying against Argentina courtesy of a thrilling penalty shootout win.
After being defeated 2-1 by Canada in the first leg played in Edmonton in late July, Australia returned to home soil for the second leg in mid-August, and the game went all the way to penalties…
Over the last ten days Football Federation Australia (FFA) has been monitoring the situation of Mr. Hakeem al-Araibi, who was detained at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport and has been kept in detention pending an extradition hearing.
Mr. al-Araibi is a permanent resident of Australia, and was also granted refugee status by the Australian Government. He is also a footballer, who is currently registered for Pascoe Vale F.C. in the Victorian National Premier League competition.
FFA has received correspondence from Mr. al-Araibi’s club, Pascoe Vale F.C., as well as Football Victoria,…
