Football Federation Australia (FFA) today announced that full time referees Jarred Gillett and Ben Williams will this week depart for a two week professional development trip to Japan, refereeing two J-League matches and one international fixture each.
Gillett and Williams will be joined in Japan by assistant referees David Walsh and George Lakrindis for the international Kirin Cup fixtures featuring Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Denmark and host nation Japan.
The invitation marks the second consecutive year that FFA referees have been appointed to J-League matches.…
The Australian football community today congratulated Westfield Matildas and Brisbane Roar midfielder Katrina Gorry following the news she is expecting her first child later this year.
Gorry, who has made 78 appearances for the Westfield Matildas and 119 appearances in the Westfield W-League, today confirmed her pregnancy and intention to pause competitive football.
Football Australia Chief Executive Officer, James Johnson, expressed his delight at the news and stated Football Australia’s commitment to providing support to Gorry during and post pregnancy.
Australia U-23 Women’s National Team will kick off the Four Nations Tournament in Växjö, Sweden, taking on the host nation on Thursday morning AEST (3:00am).Melissa Andreatta’s squad will then take on Germany (1 June) and finish their schedule against Poland (4 June). The opening matches against Sweden and Germany will both be live-streamed in collaboration with the Swedish Football Association and German Football Association.
The opening match against Sweden will be shown via Football Australia's YouTube Channel, thanks to the…
Football Australia today congratulated Westfield Matildas forward Sam Kerr for being recognised by the Australia Day Foundation UK as the 2021 Young Achiever of the Year in the UK.
Kerr, who plays her club football for Chelsea FC in the FA Women’s Super League, was named as the winner of the award during a virtual ceremony held overnight.
Kerr is the 17th winner of the Young Achiever of the Year in the UK and becomes the second footballer to be recognised with the honour after Socceroos great Harry Kewell received the inaugural award in 2005.
A fresh cohort of CommBank Junior Matildas’ prospects will come together in December for their first activity of the new cycle.To be held at the Home of the Matildas at La Trobe University in Melbourne, the seven-day training camp will run from 2 - 8 December 2024 and brings together a 24-player squad of promising U-15 players from across the nation.CommBank Junior Matildas’ Head Coach Rae Dower said: “The staff and I are excited to get back to work with an extremely talented group of players. We’ve been travelling the country scouting via our FIFA / Football Australia Talent Development…
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 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 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…
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-…
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.…
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.
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,…
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…
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…
