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Four Member Federations will be represented on the final day of the National Youth Championships 2024 Boys’ Tournament following a thrilling day of action at WIN Stadium, Wollongong. Despite the near gale force winds, it was the players who blew the roof off WIN Stadium with come from behind victories, penalty shootouts and last-minute goals highlighting a wonderful showcase of football.While only four teams are still in contention for the national title, the remaining teams will feature in playoff and placement matches to determine their overall position in the tournament.Grand-…
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- 2 years 2 months ago
From grassroots communities scattered across the nation, through the tight-knit clubs at NPL level and into our richly diverse national teams, football in Australia possesses an incredible power to prove that 'everyone belongs'.
Thus, our game is distinctly intertwined with the message of 2021 Harmony Day and Harmony Week celebrations.
It is often said that football is a universal language, a game that discounts culture and ethnicity to bring the masses together. This is on show every weekend throughout winter at grassroots levels as communities unite with a common goal…
Thus, our game is distinctly intertwined with the message of 2021 Harmony Day and Harmony Week celebrations.
It is often said that football is a universal language, a game that discounts culture and ethnicity to bring the masses together. This is on show every weekend throughout winter at grassroots levels as communities unite with a common goal…
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- 5 years 6 months ago
Football Federation Australia (FFA) and Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) have today finalised a National Teams Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that ensures remuneration, high-performance standards, and gender equality will be maintained for the Socceroos and Westfield Matildas during a period of global uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The revised CBA, which will continue to carry through to the completion of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ to be held in Australia and New Zealand in 2023, ensures that Australia will continue to be a global leader in advancing gender equity…
The revised CBA, which will continue to carry through to the completion of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ to be held in Australia and New Zealand in 2023, ensures that Australia will continue to be a global leader in advancing gender equity…
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- 6 years ago
Pararoos midfielder Angus MacGregor says perennial runners-up Victoria will arrive at the 2019 National CP Football Championships with an insatiable hunger to take out the gold medal this year.
It’s 24-year-old MacGregor’s ninth Championships appearance and he’s determined to make this one better than any he’s played in before.
“I’m desperate to win a National Championship,” MacGregor said.
“I’ve got seven second-place medals and one third, so I’m very desperate to win.
A huge week of CP (cerebral palsy) football kicks off on Thursday. Click here to learn more about the 2019 National CP…
It’s 24-year-old MacGregor’s ninth Championships appearance and he’s determined to make this one better than any he’s played in before.
“I’m desperate to win a National Championship,” MacGregor said.
“I’ve got seven second-place medals and one third, so I’m very desperate to win.
A huge week of CP (cerebral palsy) football kicks off on Thursday. Click here to learn more about the 2019 National CP…
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- 4 years ago
Brisbane Roar is excited to announce that their Isuzu UTE A-League Men’s squad will travel to Solomon Islands to take part in the inaugural PacificAus Sports Challenge from 1 October to 5 October.The trip, delivered in collaboration with Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF), the Australian Government and Football Australia, and co-funded by SIFF and the Australian Government, will see the men’s squad engage in a number of community activities, as well as face off against the Solomon Islands senior national team at the National Stadium in Honiara, the nation’s capital city.The historic…
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- 1 year ago
Football Australia, alongside FIFA, has unveiled Australian football’s Talent Development Scheme (TDS), designed to address the need for a robust, equitable, and comprehensive talent identification and development framework across the country.The Football Australia TDS 2024 – 2026, was devised in consultation with FIFA’s Technical Development Team and is bespoke to the challenges faced by Australian football while benchmarked against global football.Upon unveiling the Football Australia TDS at the Home of the Matildas in Melbourne, Football Australia CEO James Johnson said, “The unveiling and…
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- 2 years 7 months ago
Subway Socceroos Head Coach, Graham Arnold will break an Australian men’s national team coaching record this Thursday evening at AAMI Park, when the Subway Socceroos face Bangladesh, the first step on their FIFA World Cup 2026™ qualification journey. READ MORE: Graham Arnold's Subway Socceroos coaching timelineOne of Australian football’s most passionate and committed servants, Arnold will surpass Frank Farina’s record for most 'A’ Internationals as men’s national team Head Coach (58) when he steps into the technical area for the 59th occasion on Thursday. Arnold – who also boasts…
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- 2 years 10 months ago
Football Federation Australia today announced experienced football coach Rob Sherman as Australia’s next Technical Director.
Sherman was most recently at Melbourne Victory in a strategic advisory role and formerly as General Manager Technical & Coaching, before this he held roles as national Technical Director of Football Association of Wales and New Zealand Football and was Head of Coach Education at Football Federation Australia.
Football Federation Australia Chief Executive Officer David Gallop AM said he was delighted to welcome Rob into the role.
“We have spent the past few months…
Sherman was most recently at Melbourne Victory in a strategic advisory role and formerly as General Manager Technical & Coaching, before this he held roles as national Technical Director of Football Association of Wales and New Zealand Football and was Head of Coach Education at Football Federation Australia.
Football Federation Australia Chief Executive Officer David Gallop AM said he was delighted to welcome Rob into the role.
“We have spent the past few months…
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- 7 years 6 months ago
The Group Stage of the National Para Football Championships has come to a close, with the finals cast now confirmed after a gripping day of action at the Home of the Matildas in Melbourne.Standards lifted once again as teams fought desperately to secure their final ranking, knowing only two sides would progress to tomorrow’s Gold Medal match. In one of the biggest storylines of the tournament, Football NSW fell short of the decider, ending their quest for a 15th consecutive title and ensuring a new champion will be crowned for the first time since 2008.National team coaches watched intently…
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- 9 months 3 weeks ago
Football Federation Australia (FFA) can today advise that National Technical Director (NTD), Eric Abrams, will leave FFA after four years in the role, as the organisation seeks to review and evolve its male and female youth development practices for the opportunities and challenges facing Australian football in the years ahead.
Abrams, who joined FFA in 2014 after a long period involved with Belgium’s national youth teams, departs the organisation having overseen Australia’s youth development structures during an important phase in the game’s development.
Throughout that period,…
Abrams, who joined FFA in 2014 after a long period involved with Belgium’s national youth teams, departs the organisation having overseen Australia’s youth development structures during an important phase in the game’s development.
Throughout that period,…
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- 8 years 2 months ago
Semi-finalists have been locked in following an exciting day of football at the 2022 National Youth Championships on Wednesday.
The tournament kicked off in Coffs Harbour on Monday with more than 350 of the best female under-14s and 16s players from across Australia taking part.
Another cool day greeted the players at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium though the predicted rain held off for most of the day.
In the under-14s tournament, NSW Metro finished top of group A with a 100 per cent record after beating South Australia 2-0 thanks to goals from Talia Younis and Amelia Cassar.…
The tournament kicked off in Coffs Harbour on Monday with more than 350 of the best female under-14s and 16s players from across Australia taking part.
Another cool day greeted the players at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium though the predicted rain held off for most of the day.
In the under-14s tournament, NSW Metro finished top of group A with a 100 per cent record after beating South Australia 2-0 thanks to goals from Talia Younis and Amelia Cassar.…
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- 4 years ago
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today welcomed the release of the National Principles for Sport and Recreation by the Federal Government and the National Cabinet.
Following today’s meeting of the National Cabinet, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced 15 principles for the resumption of sport and recreation activities. FFA Chief Executive James Johnson said these will now be used in conjunction with FFA’s COVID-19 Guidelines for Football in determining a date for the possible resumption of football.
“FFA welcomes the release today of the National Principles for Sport, and thanks the…
Following today’s meeting of the National Cabinet, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced 15 principles for the resumption of sport and recreation activities. FFA Chief Executive James Johnson said these will now be used in conjunction with FFA’s COVID-19 Guidelines for Football in determining a date for the possible resumption of football.
“FFA welcomes the release today of the National Principles for Sport, and thanks the…
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- 6 years 5 months ago
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) has celebrated the graduation of the first participants of the National Gen32 Program – an initiative aimed at providing a pathway to the Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games coaching ranks.Run in collaboration between the AIS, national sporting organisations (NSOs), and state sport institutes and academies, Gen32 provides early-career coaches a two-year paid internship within national sporting programs.Leah Blayney and Kat Smith both represented football during the National Gen32 Program.Coaches representing 20 different sports gathered at the…
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- 1 year 11 months ago
Football Australia has confirmed the completion of another milestone for the Australian Championship, with the conclusion of a third National Second Tier (NST) Request for Proposal (RFP) Application Process on Monday 21 July 2025.Following the announcement on 31 October 2024, that the NST competition would commence in 2025, Football Australia also committed to a third NST Request for Proposal (RFP) process to select additional clubs to participate in the Australian Championship.This third NST RFP process was expanded to target clubs outside of the initial Expression of Interest process…
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- 1 year 2 months ago
South Australia have never won 2019 National CP Football Championships gold before, but with a former Hyundai A-League ace up their sleeves, this tournament could be different.
Ex-Adelaide United star Marcos Flores is coach of the team from South Australia, having taken the reins back in September.
The 33-year-old Argentine – a former Johnny Warren Medallist - could be a trump card according to 22-year-old Taylor Harvey.
“His insight has been outstanding, when it comes to our formation and incorporating his knowledge of able-bodied soccer it’s been unreal,” Harvey said.
“He’s spent hours…
Ex-Adelaide United star Marcos Flores is coach of the team from South Australia, having taken the reins back in September.
The 33-year-old Argentine – a former Johnny Warren Medallist - could be a trump card according to 22-year-old Taylor Harvey.
“His insight has been outstanding, when it comes to our formation and incorporating his knowledge of able-bodied soccer it’s been unreal,” Harvey said.
“He’s spent hours…
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- 7 years ago
Goals, drama and non-stop entertainment. For a second consecutive day, elite Futsal took over the Melbourne Sports Centre in Parkville as the action picked up right where it left off.
Football QLD took a commanding lead in the AWD All-Abilities Division, retaining their 100% winning record with dominant displays against NSW Lightning and NSW Thunder. The side have scored a remarkable 41 goals in three games, while conceding only 10. Football Victoria retained second spot after an entertaining 4-4 draw with Football SA.
Football QLD also held top spot in Group A of the Under 12…
Football QLD took a commanding lead in the AWD All-Abilities Division, retaining their 100% winning record with dominant displays against NSW Lightning and NSW Thunder. The side have scored a remarkable 41 goals in three games, while conceding only 10. Football Victoria retained second spot after an entertaining 4-4 draw with Football SA.
Football QLD also held top spot in Group A of the Under 12…
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- 3 years 8 months ago
Ahead of the most significant women's football tournament the world has ever seen, Nike and Football Australia have today revealed the 2023 Australian Women’s National Football Team Kit.
Australia is set to welcome the world down under for the biggest tournament in women's football later this year, with Nike's Home and Away kit set to be adorned by the co-hosts.
How do you design a jersey for a country unlike any other? You zero in on it's uniqueness. An allover marbled pattern draws on the golden wattle to give the Australia 2023 Home jersey a one-of-a-kind…
Australia is set to welcome the world down under for the biggest tournament in women's football later this year, with Nike's Home and Away kit set to be adorned by the co-hosts.
How do you design a jersey for a country unlike any other? You zero in on it's uniqueness. An allover marbled pattern draws on the golden wattle to give the Australia 2023 Home jersey a one-of-a-kind…
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- 3 years 6 months ago
Football Australia is pleased today to announce the launch of the ParaMatildas, Australia's first national team for women and girls with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury (ABI) and symptoms of stroke.
A first in the Asia-Pacific region, the ParaMatildas become the 10th member of Australia’s national teams’ family and the first new senior national team in 22 years.
Football Australia CEO, James Johnson, is delighted to welcome the ParaMatildas to the fold.
“Today is a momentous occasion for Football Australia as we celebrate the inclusion of the ParaMatildas in…
A first in the Asia-Pacific region, the ParaMatildas become the 10th member of Australia’s national teams’ family and the first new senior national team in 22 years.
Football Australia CEO, James Johnson, is delighted to welcome the ParaMatildas to the fold.
“Today is a momentous occasion for Football Australia as we celebrate the inclusion of the ParaMatildas in…
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- 4 years 6 months ago
