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Head coach Leah Blayney has named the 21 players who will represent Australia at the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022™.
The squad has been finalised following the completion of the Young Matildas pre-tournament training camp in Mexico City which included a training match against Club Universidad Nacional Femenil and closed door international friendly against the Mexico U20 Women’s National Team.
Australia’s final squad features a strong A-League Women’s presence with 17 players recording match minutes during the 2021/22…
The squad has been finalised following the completion of the Young Matildas pre-tournament training camp in Mexico City which included a training match against Club Universidad Nacional Femenil and closed door international friendly against the Mexico U20 Women’s National Team.
Australia’s final squad features a strong A-League Women’s presence with 17 players recording match minutes during the 2021/22…
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- 3 years 7 months ago
The rebel Female Football Awards were held on Friday at the Ivy in Sydney to recognise and acknowledge achievements made in women's football over the past year.
The rebel Female Football Awards recognise the role of women in our great game and are held annually as part of FFA’s continued commitment to growing the women’s game at all levels.
The awards bring together all facets of the women’s game from a national through to grassroots level.
Take a look at some of the pictures from this fantastic event…
The rebel Female Football Awards recognise the role of women in our great game and are held annually as part of FFA’s continued commitment to growing the women’s game at all levels.
The awards bring together all facets of the women’s game from a national through to grassroots level.
Take a look at some of the pictures from this fantastic event…
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- 6 years ago
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…
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…
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- 5 years 10 months ago
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has announced the establishment of a Multicultural unit, and a new participation program that looks to engage with multicultural communities across Australia.
The program, funded by the Department of Social Services and supported by Senator Zed Seselja, the Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Social Services, will see the ALDI MiniRoos program delivered in multicultural communities in Western Sydney, with a focus on new arrivals.
In partnership with the Western Sydney Wanderers, Football NSW and Settlement Services International, a community-…
The program, funded by the Department of Social Services and supported by Senator Zed Seselja, the Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Social Services, will see the ALDI MiniRoos program delivered in multicultural communities in Western Sydney, with a focus on new arrivals.
In partnership with the Western Sydney Wanderers, Football NSW and Settlement Services International, a community-…
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- 8 years 5 months ago
As so many times before, it was a moment away from the public eye that said everything about Matt Simon.In the final seconds of the Mariners’ AFC Cup semifinal second leg victory on April 24, with a history-making place in the final secured, Simon stepped away from the pitch and a few paces down the tunnel at Central Coast Stadium – overcome with emotion at his club’s achievement.His club. The Mariners’ history is studded with key figures who have helped what is arguably the A-League Men’s smallest team achieve remarkable things, but Simon is up there – and his contribution grows by the day.…
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- 1 year 10 months ago
The Futsalroos marked their return to the international stage in style, coming away with a 7-4 win over Timor-Leste on Monday.
A second-half surge ensured Australia would kick off their AFF Futsal Championship campaign with three points in Group B.
Watch the highlights in the player above, and tune in below as Australia take to the pitch once again for their second group game against Myanmar, from 2pm AEST on Tuesday, April 5.
A second-half surge ensured Australia would kick off their AFF Futsal Championship campaign with three points in Group B.
Watch the highlights in the player above, and tune in below as Australia take to the pitch once again for their second group game against Myanmar, from 2pm AEST on Tuesday, April 5.
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- 3 years 11 months ago
CommBank Young Socceroos Head Coach Trevor Morgan has today finalised his squad of 21 players for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025™.The team completed a nine-day pre-camp in Santiago, Chile which included friendly matches against Ukraine and Nigeria and will now switch their full attention to the tournament proper.Australia begin their FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign against European heavyweights, Italy at the Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander in Valparaíso on Sunday, 28 September (Monday, 29 September AEST).The FIFA U20 World Cup Chile 2025™, which scheduled from 27 September to 19 October,…
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- 6 months ago
Football Federation Australia (FFA) is delighted that Westfield Matildas star Sam Kerr has been nominated for football’s highest individual honour, the Women’s Ballon d’Or for the second consecutive year.
FFA Chairman Chris Nikou said he was thrilled with the nomination.
“Our congratulations to Sam on this fantastic individual honour. Her performances for both the Westfield Matildas and her club teams - including Perth Glory in the Westfield W-League - have been of the highest quality.”
“Australian football is blessed to have a player of her quality both on and off the pitch. She…
FFA Chairman Chris Nikou said he was thrilled with the nomination.
“Our congratulations to Sam on this fantastic individual honour. Her performances for both the Westfield Matildas and her club teams - including Perth Glory in the Westfield W-League - have been of the highest quality.”
“Australian football is blessed to have a player of her quality both on and off the pitch. She…
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- 6 years 5 months ago
Australia’s most experienced Hyundai A-League referee Ben Williams has announced his retirement.
Williams will referee his final match in Australia on Tuesday night when he takes control of the International Champions Cup (ICC) match between Juventus FC and Tottenham Hotspur F.C. at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He will remain available for international appointments until December.
Williams will end his top level career having controlled 161 Hyundai A-League matches and 24 NSL matches. He also had the honour of refereeing the 2015 Westfield FFA Cup Final as well as international matches…
Williams will referee his final match in Australia on Tuesday night when he takes control of the International Champions Cup (ICC) match between Juventus FC and Tottenham Hotspur F.C. at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He will remain available for international appointments until December.
Williams will end his top level career having controlled 161 Hyundai A-League matches and 24 NSL matches. He also had the honour of refereeing the 2015 Westfield FFA Cup Final as well as international matches…
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- 8 years 6 months ago
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…
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- 9 months 3 weeks ago
The Australia Cup 2024 Preliminary Rounds are nearing completion, with all but three of the 32 teams contesting the Final Rounds now confirmed.In 2024, 758 clubs from all divisions of football across Australia – grassroots, amateur, and professional levels – have or will participate in the Australia Cup, making it Australia’s largest national knockout football competition.In all, 29 teams have booked their place in the Final Rounds with only one Member Federation fixture remaining with Oakleigh Cannons FC and Avondale FC (Football Victoria) battling it out at the Home of the…
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- 1 year 9 months ago
Football Federation Australia (FFA) is saddened to learn of the passing of Colin Alagich Snr, the father of former Westfield Matilda Dianne Alagich and former Hyundai A-League, National Soccer League player, and Australian youth representative Richie Alagich.
Colin, who was a South Australian football icon and Port Adelaide Pirates club legend, was a keen supporter of his children’s careers both domestically and abroad.
From a Matildas perspective, Colin became a familiar face to the team as he attended many of Di’s 86 ‘A’ international matches played in Australia and abroad between…
Colin, who was a South Australian football icon and Port Adelaide Pirates club legend, was a keen supporter of his children’s careers both domestically and abroad.
From a Matildas perspective, Colin became a familiar face to the team as he attended many of Di’s 86 ‘A’ international matches played in Australia and abroad between…
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- 5 years 1 month ago