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…
Football NSW (Under 16), Football Victoria (Under 14A) and Capital Football (Under 14B) have all been crowned champions following the thrilling conclusion of the 2023 National Youth Championships Girls' Tournament at WIN Stadium, Wollongong.The conditions were perfect for the culmination of five days of high-quality competition from Football Australia's nine state and territory Member Federations. Over 190 goals were scored across the tournament which featured a total of 350 players from across Australia.Three divisions produced three different champions, highlighting the depth of talent…
Following five days of elite junior football, Queensland and New South Wales have been crowned National Youth Champions on Gumbaynggirr land.
The matches were played in unfavourably wet and windy conditions with excellent displays of grit, determination, and poise.
14s grand final
Early stages of the 14s final were evenly contested with limited scoring opportunities. QLD’s Rafael Texeira Issa Costa broke the deadlock, slotting a penalty, despite the best efforts of WA keeper Jim Collins.
Going into the second half QLD looked in control until Aiden Rawlins levelled the scores 1-1.
The CommBank Young Matildas will commence a new cycle with the second edition of Football Australia’s PacificAus Sports Four Nations Tournament to be staged this month in Canberra. Australia’s U-20 Women’s National Team will host the senior women’s national teams of Vanuatu and Solomon Islands, alongside the Thailand U-20 Women’s National Team as part of the round-robin competition from 17 February – 26 February 2025. Proudly supported by the Australian Government through the PacificAus Sports program, this tournament builds on foundations set during the 2022 edition, with…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today confirmed the 26-player squad that will participate in Australia’s U-23 men’s national football team training camp in Sydney over the next nine days.
The entirely domestic-based selection features eleven (11) players from the squad that helped Australia qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in January this year, when Australia secured third place at the AFC U-23 Championship in Thailand.
While in camp the Australia U-23 selection will play two friendly fixtures against A-League clubs – the first against Sydney FC on Thursday, 12 November…
Ahead of the most significant 12 months of football the world has ever seen, Nike and Football Australia have today revealed the 2022 Australian Men’s National Football Team Kit.
Celebrating 100 years of the Socceroos, the new kit honours the past while looking to the future of football – launching with Australia on the cusp of a historic fifth consecutive appearance on the world stage.
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Nike innovation is at the forefront of the new kit, engineered with Dri-Fit ADV, Nike’s pinnacle apparel material platform. Heat…
Football Australia today unveiled the 2024 National Participation Report, highlighting record-breaking growth in participation numbers across grassroots and community football, driven by the legacy of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ and the ongoing success of the CommBank Matildas and Subway Socceroos.This year’s Report confirms football’s position as Australia’s most popular and fastest-growing sport, with over 1.9 million participants nationwide – an 11% increase compared to 2023.In addition to the success of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ and Australia’s…
The Australian Government and Football Australia are partnering to support the development of elite football throughout the Pacific in a renewed partnership.Delivered through PacificAus Sports, the four-year investment will facilitate regular international fixtures between Australian and Pacific national teams, in addition to capacity-building initiatives aimed at supporting the development of players, match officials and administrators from throughout the region.Set to feature women’s and men’s football across a range of age groups, as well as international futsal, this partnership…
Football Australia’s football structural reform took another step forward today with confirmation that the National Dispute Resolution Chamber (NDRC) Regulations have been amended to better reflect the current landscape in Australian football since the unbundling of the professional leagues from Football Australia and the ongoing transformation of the Domestic Transfer System (DTS).
The NDRC is an independent arbitration tribunal and a key pillar of Australian Football’s DTS. It has jurisdiction to hear and determine disputes between clubs and professional players, as well as national team…
Football Australia is delighted to unveil Subway as the new naming rights partner of the country’s much-loved National Senior Men’s Football Team, the Socceroos.
The record-breaking, three-year partnership is the largest ever national team sponsorship deal in Australian football history and sees the world’s largest sandwich chain - with more than 37,000 locations globally - secure the naming rights of the Subway Socceroos, Subway Olyroos, Subway Young Socceroos, and Subway Joeys.
As part of the game-changing deal, Subway also becomes an Official Partner of the CommBank Matildas and the…
The National Para Football Championships 2024 will kick off at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), Canberra on Wednesday morning, as the finest para footballers from across Australia get ready to showcase their skills.Every match of the National Para Football Championships 2024 will be streamed live and free on Football Australia’s YouTube channel.NATIONAL PARA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024 MATCH SCHEDULE | AIS CANBERRADay 1 | Wednesday, 11 SeptemberGAMEKO TIME (AEST)TEAM 1 TEAM 219:00amFootball NSWvFootball West210:35amFootball QLDvFootball SA312:10pmFootball VICvNNSW Football43…
Thirty-two teams have been reduced to eight as the elimination stage of the National Youth Championships 2024 Boys’ Tournament unfolded in Wollongong, NSW.The Quarter-Finals featured eight thrilling matches that included penalty shootouts, sizzling free kicks and come from behind victories.It was a day of upsets in the Under-16 Age Group, as all the second-place teams from the group stages eliminated their first-place opponents.The remaining teams will now compete in the Semi-Finals, with the winners advancing to Sunday’s Finals to vie for the title of National Champions.Semi-Finalists…
East coast heavyweights Victoria and Queensland strengthen their positions ahead of a make-or-break day three at National Youth Championships for Boys.
The two states collectively dominate championship ladders and will be confident of progressing beyond the group stage.
Preparation, processes and staff are the key factors to Football Queensland’s day two ascendancy according to Football Queensland's Tom Laxton.
“Today reflects the hard work of Football Queensland staff and the planning and preparation we had at last week’s training camp.”
“We've had real concentration and focus on process…
Football Australia strongly refutes inaccurate reports claiming that football fees have increased by 20 percent, clarifying that the modest adjustment represents an increase of $3 for juniors and $7 for seniors in 2026 of the National Registration Fee (NRF).Like other sports across the country, Football Australia collects a small National Registration Fee (NRF) as part of player registrations and between 2020 to 2023 there were no increases to the fees with only a $0.50 and $1 increase in 2024 and 2025 for junior and senior football respectively.This fee represents only a small percentage of…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today released the second and final iteration of the ‘XI Principles for the future of Australian football’ (XI Principles) document following a rigorous and collaborative period of consultation with the national football family.
The XI Principles will provide guidance and influence decision making at FFA, with the focus of FFA to commence – and in several cases continue – operationalising the proposed measures over the short, medium, and long-term.
FFA released the first version of the XI Principles on 2 July 2020, and precisely three (3) months on has…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) is pleased to announce that it has signed a two-year partnership agreement with renowned consumer brand Cadbury, with the company becoming an Official Partner of the Westfield Matildas through to 2022.
Cadbury’s partnership with FFA and the Westfield Matildas will form a key part of the iconic brand’s forthcoming National Women in Sport initiative, which will feature prominent Australian athletes from four sports sharing their unique stories and advocate for the continued growth and development of women’s sport.
Day Two of the National Para Football Championships 2024 unfolded under grey skies as the front-runners of the competition began to emerge.Though a shorter day of matches awaited the teams at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the intensity remained high, with every goal crucial in determining the final standings.TASMANIAN TRAILBLAZER LIVING THE DREAMDespite donning the red and black of Northern NSW, up-and-coming player Ryley Lincolne calls Tasmania home.After a quick Google search awakened him to CP Football, Ryley's passion and eagerness to learn quickly secured him a place at…
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Receiving confirmation of your selection in the National Team is still a highlight for any footballer, however in the early days of touring with the Australian Women, letters would contain this one critical line, underlining the difficult choice that faced those players who began the Matildas footballing legacy.
Matildas Cap #21 Leanne Priestley still has her letter from the Australian Women’s Soccer Association (AWSA) congratulating her on selection in the national team for a proposed trip to Indonesia. It…
The Australian Women’s Futsal National Team have continued their positive start to their AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup 2025™ qualification, defeating Kuwait 5-0 in their second game.Gisella Pipino, Trudy Camelleri, Nikkita Fazzari, Marianna Tabain and Jessica McLean were the goalscorers as Australia made good on their early pressure and repelled Kuwait’s dangerous attacks in transition.The result puts Australia in pole position to finish in the top two in their group and qualify for the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup 2025™.Australia started on the front foot in the first few minutes as they…
