Official partners of Football Federation Australia (FFA) and the Westfield Matildas today added their congratulations to the long list of local and global individuals and stakeholders thrilled that Australia and New Zealand have secured the right to host the next Women's World Cup.
In the early hours of Friday morning (AEST) it was announced that Australia and New Zealand had been awarded the rights to host the Women’s World Cup in 2023, sparking mass interest from media across Australia and internationally, as well as enormous engagement and excitement across social media.…
In an extraordinary year marked by the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023™, Football Australia is celebrating a series of prestigious accolades.These achievements not only reflect Football Australia’s significant contributions to the sport, both on and off the field, but also underscore the governing body’s strategic vision, as articulated in the Football Australia’s XI Principles for the future of Australian football.Sport Australia Hall of Fame – The Don AwardIn a historic moment for Australian sports, the CommBank Matildas were honoured with the prestigious Don…
The Australian Olympic Committee has selected the 18-strong women’s football squad to the Australian Olympic Team.
Captained by Sam Kerr, the Matildas squad boasts 12 returning Rio Olympians for their second Games and six set to make their Olympic debut in Tokyo.
Falling to a heartbreaking penalty shootout loss to hosts Brazil in the Rio 2016 quarter-finals, the Matildas squad is determined to make Tokyo a memorable tournament.
The squad is filled with players plying their trade in some of the biggest clubs in women’s football including FA Women’s Super League title and Golden…
The Westfield FFA Cup is renowned for putting local clubs and players under the spotlight but the competition is also proving a winner in unveiling a host of quality female referees.
As much as the Westfield FFA Cup provides local clubs and players the exposure and opportunity to play against the big teams in the Hyundai A-League and be shown to a national audience on Fox Sports, they are not the only ones benefitting from the interest and hype the competition has generated.
Westfield FFA Cup Round of 32 MD4 preview
In the first three match days of this year’s Round of 32, a number of FFA’…
The rebel Female Football awards will be held on Friday, recognising the incredible contribution by both women and men in football at all levels of the game in Australia.
As well as highlighting work done by women at both Westfield W-League and Hyundai A-League clubs, it also shines a light on the unique stories and volunteers at Member Federation and grassroots level.
The awards are held in categories including Female Player of the Year, Female Coach of the Year, Female Administrator of the Year, Female Referee of the Year and Male Champion of the Year.
The CommBank Young Matildas have kicked off their AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Thailand 2026™ Qualifiers with a 14-0 win over host nation Tajikistan in Dushanbe. Head Coach Alex Epakis named a strong side in his first game in charge of the side, with newly capped senior CommBank Matildas, Alexia Apostolakis, captaining the side against Tajikistan.The side wasted no time in opening the scoring, with Skye Halmarick pouncing on a corner that Tajikistan failed to clear to get her first goal for the Young Matildas. Halmarick didn't have to wait long to double her tally, getting on the end…
The Subway Socceroos’ 26-man squad for the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ has been revealed by Head Coach, Graham Arnold at a press conference in Sydney this morning.Australia have been drawn into Group B for the tournament and will face India, Syria and Uzbekistan in the Group Stage; with selected players to assemble in Abu Dhabi from Monday, 1 January for a tournament pre-camp.The Subway Socceroos’ squad size was given a boost in the days leading up to its confirmation, following a decision by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to allow participating teams the choice to increase their squad…
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.…
