Football Australia today joined Greater Shepparton City Council in celebrating the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) decision that the regional Victorian city will host Group G of the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2023™ Qualifiers later this year.
To be staged at the McEwen Reserve within Shepparton Sports City Precinct from 5 – 9 October inclusive, this four-team Group will feature host nation Australia, China PR, Cambodia and Northern Mariana Islands.
This is the first time Australia has hosted a Qualification Group or Qualifiers of any AFC Youth tournament since 2009, which will not only feature…
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have begun with a bang for Australian football, with the Matildas defeating New Zealand 2-1 in Tokyo last night, and the Olyroos set to take on Argentina in Sapporo this evening at 8.30pm AEST.
However, while our Matildas and Olyroos may grab most of the attention of football fans, there are several other Australians at Tokyo 2020 that will play a crucial role in both the men’s and women’s football tournaments.
At 5pm local time (6pm AEST) today, Australian match officials Chris Beath (Referee), Anton Shchetinin (Assistant Referee 1), and George Lakrindis (…
Football West welcomes the announcement today from Prime Minister Scott Morrison that the Coalition will commit $16.25 million towards a State Football Centre should they win this month’s Federal Election.
The Prime Minister made the announcement at Maniana Park in Queens Park, next to the site of the proposed State Football Centre.
"This will become a place, not only where the kids will play on these great fields but for elite training facilities and the administration,” he said.
“And not only the development of the great talents of the future, but to see major international teams coming…
Football Australia is delighted to announce that the world-leading consumer brand, Cadbury, will stay in the game as an Official Partner of the CommBank Matildas for a further four years until 2026.
First teaming up with the CommBank Matildas back in 2020, Cadbury used its partnership to successfully launch the “Get In The Game” campaign, to combat barriers and help women in sport feel seen, appreciated, and supported. The campaign worked to give professional female athletes a bigger platform, highlight role models for younger players – such as CommBank Matildas and Cadbury Ambassador Alanna…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today released the schedule of matches for the remainder of the Hyundai A-League 2019/20 season.
The revised regular season schedule will feature 27 matches to be played in 28 days starting Thursday 16 July followed by a 5 game Hyundai A-League 2020 Finals Series, with matches to feature across FOX SPORTS, SKY Sport (NZ), ABC TV, Kayo Sports and MyFootball Live App, Live Fast and Data Free for Telstra mobile customers.
FFA’s Head of Leagues, Greg O’Rourke, is eagerly looking forward to seeing the Hyundai A-League start-up again…
A new-look CommBank Pararoos’ squad will assemble for their first training camp of the year as preparations begin for the IFCPF World Cup, Spain in November. With their first training camp of the year slated to commence on Friday, 1 March, the 24-player squad will delve into an intensive three-day training camp at Valentine Sports Park, Sydney. Thirteen members of the squad possess two or fewer caps for the CommBank Pararoos, with ten players yet to make their debut, heralding the dawn of a new era for the CommBank Pararoos program. The average age of the squad is just 20-…
Spain kicked off their Cup of Nations campaign with a 3-0 victory over Jamaica at Industree Group Stadium on Thursday afternoon.
Goals to Maite Oroz, Esther González and Fiamma Iannuzza sealed a comfortable win for the world number seven-ranked nation on the Central Coast.
Claudia Zornoza created the first opportunity of day, taking on a long-range strike that was saved by Rebecca Spencer after 13 minutes.
The midfielder was involved again five minutes later, as her well-struck half-volley cannoned off the crossbar, allowing for Maite Oroz to tap in the opening goal from…
Football Australia is now opening up nominations to be submitted for the Hall of Fame class of 2025.READ MORE: Pioneers, leaders and visionaries inducted into Hall of Fame Class of 2024The Football Australia Hall of Fame recognises extraordinary accomplishments over a career by players, coaches, referees, administrators, media and participants who have made a significant contribution to the game in Australia.Last year, Football Australia was proud to announce the induction of four extraordinary individuals into the Football Australia Hall of Fame Class of 2024.A trailblazer for…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today confirmed that the clubs that finish 10th and 11th in the Hyundai A-League 2019/20 Regular Season will compete in a play-off to reach the FFA Cup 2020 Round of 32.
The play-off will be held in the days prior to commencement of the first matchday of the FFA Cup 2020 Final Rounds, and will add an intriguing element to the competition next year with one Hyundai A-League side missing out on participating in the competition proper for the first time.
Additionally, with the Hyundai A-League expanding to 12 clubs in 2020/21 with the introduction…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today announced Peter Filopoulos has been appointed FFA Head of Marketing, Communications and Corporate Affairs, and will take up his new role on Tuesday, 1 September 2020.
Filopoulos joins FFA from Football Victoria (FV), where he’s spent the past two years as Chief Executive Officer, following three years as CEO at Perth Glory FC. He has held senior roles at Swimming Australia, Etihad Stadium, North Melbourne and Hawthorn Football Clubs, and was part of the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games 2000.
The Commonwealth Bank Young Matildas will face host nation Costa Rica to open the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022™ at the Estadio Nacional, San Jose on 10 August 2022.
The Final Draw for the competition took place this morning (Australian time) at the Teatro Nacional in San José, one of the two host cities for the tournament.
Australia’s Group A schedule will see them also take on South American champions Brazil (13 August) and UEFA’s Spain (16 August).
Head coach Leah Blayney expressed her anticipation for the tournament following the draw.…
With permission from FIFA, the members of the FIFA and AFC mandated Australian Congress Review Working Group (CRWG), today made public the report and recommendations for the future governance of football in Australia.
The publication of the report was made in the interest of transparency and good governance and in order for the whole of the Australian Football Family to understand the deliberations and recommendations made on its behalf by the multi-stakeholder working group.
The report was submitted to FIFA and the AFC by the required deadline of July 31, 2018 and will now be presented to…
FIFA has revealed an exciting and bold new brand identity for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™, incorporating a vibrant new visual approach that aims to unite and inspire people around the world through the power of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ and women’s football.
The brand identity and emblem incorporate the vibrant local landscapes and rich colours of the two hosts, building a palette based on the rainforests, earth, mountains, cities, and water of the two countries.
A radial motif featuring 32 colourful squares – celebrating the new…
On Saturday morning, after Game Two of the PacificAus Futsal Series 2024, the Futsalroos joined Kurukuru at Solomon Islands Football Federation’s headquarters to visit a program that engages youngsters from age 5 to 10.Jamie Dib, who joined the full Futsalroos squad in supporting some of the drills, weighed in with his view on the program participants. “Honestly, being here this morning, seeing the talent here [in the country] is really incredible. Just watching them play and how free they play, and how creative they are, it’s pretty incredible. I think the future of Solomon Islands [futsal]…
The CommBank Junior Matildas have kicked off their 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Round 2 Qualifying campaign with a 6-2 victory over the Philippines in Hanoi. Australia kicked off their qualifying campaign for the 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup with a 6-2 victory over the Philippines. Rae Dower gave international debuts to three players in her Starting XI, one being goalkeeper Layla Adams, while Madeline Caspers and Annabelle Yates made their first appearances. The Philippines had an early lead as Nina Mathelus gave her side the advantage from the spot, and doubled her tally…
Subway Olyroos’ Head Coach, Tony Vidmar has made further changes to his 23-man squad ahead of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024TM Qualifiers being held in Tajikistan during September, with both Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners FC) and Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian FC) having to withdraw due to injury.
Farrell will be replaced by Matthew Dench from Charlton Athletic FC (Youth), while Chris Donnell of Fulham FC (Youth) comes in for Nieuwenhof.
Hailing from Western Australia and at just 19-years-of-age, both Dench and Donnell have previously spent time with…
Following the devastating bushfires that have recently affected much of Australia and on the back of a long and arduous drought for our rural communities Football Federation Australia (FFA) will dedicate the upcoming two Rounds of the Hyundai A-League and Westfield W-League to acknowledge these disasters and raise much needed funds to assist those who have been impacted by these events.
Both Leagues had planned to host drought relief fundraising in partnership with Rural Aid and their charity arm buyabale.com.au for the round beginning 16 January and ending 19 January 2020. It was to be…
The CommBank Young Matildas continued their 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Round 2 Qualifying campaign with a victory over the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Head coach Leah Blayney opted for six changes to the side that beat Lebanon 5-0 on Saturday night, giving a first-ever start for the Young Matildas to 15-year-old Indiana Dos Santos.
Kahli Johnson opened the scoring once again, finishing her chance into the bottom corner. The winger doubled her tally almost instantly, Sienna Saveska getting a slight touch on the ball to play Johnson through to finish from the top of the…
Australian attacker Nikita Rukavytsya has been shortlisted for the Asia’s Choice – Fan Awards Best AFC International Player of 2020 category.
The 33-year-old has been named on a fifteen-player shortlist of players who are currently representing clubs outside of the Asian continent, alongside the likes of Tottenham Hotspur's Korean superstar Son Heung-min and Liverpool's Japanese striker Takumi Minamino.
A fan vote will determine 60 percent of the total voting poll, while the remaining 40 percent will be determined by a…
