The CommBank Young Matildas kicked off their 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Round 1 Qualifiers with a 13-0 win over Guam.
Australia enjoyed possession early into the game and found the opener just five minutes into the encounter. Emilia Murray capitalised off a poor pass from Guam's goalkeeper and gave the Young Matildas an early lead in their opening game.
Murray had the chance to double her advantage minutes later, with Daniela Galic finding the unmarked winger, who forced the keeper into a diving save.
Football Federation Australia (FFA) is offering the football community another bumper week of entertainment, as the Federation seeks to offer the football community a diverse range of content to stay connected throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
FFA continues to relive some of Australian football’s most memorable moments with its football family and has arranged for Australia’s epic 3-1 win over England from Upton Park from February 2003 to be replayed on Tuesday.
The match – which saw Australia defeat England in an ‘A’ international for the first time…
CommBank Junior Matildas Head Coach Michael Cooper has confirmed the 23-player squad ahead of the ASEAN U16 Girls' Championship 2025™ to be held in Indonesia from Monday, 18 August to Friday, 29 August.Australia drew Thailand in their first match of the ASEAN U16 Girls' Championship 2025™ and will play at Sriwedari Stadium on Thursday, 21 August.The CommBank Junior Matildas match details are as follows:CommBank Junior Matildas v ThailandDate: Thursday, 21 August 2025Kick-off: 3.30pm WIB / 6.30pm AESTVenue: Sriwedari Stadium, SurakartaSingapore v CommBank Junior MatildasDate:…
Australia's U-23s have traversed a strong Vietnam outfit 2-1 in front of a passionate home crowd to clinch a spot in the MSIG Serenity Cup 2025 final.Compared to the three group matches, there were minimal changes to the side that scored 9 against Timor Leste, with just four adjustments to Wednesday's clash. Those included Chloe Lincoln in goal, Alana Cerne and Claudia Cicco in defence, and Amy Chessari in the middle of the park.The plan to silence the raucous home crowd early in the match was a successful one, with Australia taking the lead after 6 minutes, with a McKenna cross into the box…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today released a discussion paper detailing eleven proposed principles to underpin the future development and growth of football in Australia.
The discussion paper, titled XI Principles for the future of Australian football, has been compiled over several months as FFA has navigated the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and has been published as a ‘living document’ which will continue to be shaped by FFA as it uses it as a basis for engagement and consultation with the Australian football community…
The CommBank Junior Matildas have qualified for the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup Indonesia 2024™ after defeating Vietnam 2-1 in Hanoi.Australia started the game with the majority of possession and chances. However, it was Vietnam who scored first. After receiving the ball in transition, Vietnam’s No9 Thanh Hieu rounded goalkeeper Layla Adams and gave her side the lead midway through the first half.The youngsters continued to create chances and they soon paid off. Grace Kuilamu won a corner after a precise ball over the top from Indiana Dos Santos. The side had looked threatening all game from…
Commonwealth Bank Young Matildas head coach Leah Blayney has named a 24 strong squad for the upcoming international against Aotearoa New Zealand in Auckland.
Australia is set to travel across the Tasman for their first match internationally in almost three years, with the U20 side taking on the Junior Football Ferns on Sunday, 12 June 2022.
The travelling squad includes a combination of established CommBank Young Matildas and exciting fresh faces. Seven new names join the 17 players who featured in April’s international series in Canberra. …
The FFA Cup looks a bit different in 2021, with a number of changes made to combat further disruption from lockdowns and border closures around the country.
The first change was to amend the draw principles, breaking the Round of 32 into four regionalised zones. The format has also been extended into the Round of 16, with teams from Queensland (QLD), Western Australia (WA) and South Australia (SA) pitted against each other.
This change allowed the FFA Cup Round of 32 to commence in Queensland and Western Australia, while we await further details on roadmaps out of lockdown…
The Australian football community is united in mourning the passing of Football Australia Hall of Fame Inductee, Stefan Kamasz, a revered figure whose contributions to the game shaped its landscape across decades. Kamasz passed away peacefully at his home overnight at the age of 76, leaving behind a legacy of exceptional service and dedication to football in Australia.Kamasz was born in England in 1949 and began his football journey playing for Farsley Celtic in the Yorkshire League. In 1969, he migrated to Newcastle, Australia, at the age of 19, joining Northern NSW club Weston Bears. As a…
Australian referee Jarred Gillett is set to become the first foreigner to officiate a Premier League match after the 34-year-old was promoted to Select Group 1 by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL).
Gillett is one of Australia's highest-profile referees, having officiated several top fixtures in the A-League between 2010 and 2019 - including five Grand Finals - before moving to England.
He joined the English Football League (EFL) and was the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) for a number of Premier League fixtures, but the promotion to Select Group 1…
Football Australia and Free TV Australia have extended their partnership to distribute matches across the Pacific through PacificAus TV.The extension covers all Football Australia-controlled home matches for the CommBank Matildas and CommBank Socceroos as well as select Hahn Australia Cup and Australian Championship fixtures through to 2027.Building on the success of the original agreement, which started in 2021, the extension sees the broadcast of the Australia Championship as a new inclusion, with a minimum of two quarter finals, two semi-finals and the Final being included in the package.…
Football Australia’s ‘Til It's Done CommBank Matildas’ marketing campaign has made history, securing an unprecedented eight awards at the prestigious 2024 Asia Pacific (APAC) Effie Awards held on Friday evening at the Four Seasons Hotel in Singapore.The APAC Effie Awards, known for honouring the region’s most outstanding marketing communications efforts, recognised Football Australia’s ‘Til It’s Done campaign – created in collaboration with Ogilvy Australia – across multiple categories. The campaign claimed an extraordinary three Gold awards, one Silver, and the coveted Grand Effie. This…
The AFC have announced a star-studded line-up of nominees for this year's AFC Annual Awards, with CommBank Matildas, Cortnee Vine and Ellie Carpenter headlining.Nominated for AFC Women's Player of the Year and AFC Asian International Player of the Year (women) respectively, Vine and Carpenter were joined by former Subway Socceroos coach, Graham Arnold (Coach of the Year - Men), Young Matildas coach, Leah Blayney (AFC Coach of the Year - Women) and Daniela Galic (AFC Youth Player of the Year - Women).
Football Australia also received a nomination for…
With just under 10 months until the next AFC Women's Asian Cup, the host cities and stadiums have been confirmed for the 2022 tournament.
Three host cities and stadiums were chosen by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022™ Local Organising Committee (LOC) on Friday.
The Westfield Matildas are one of four nations to have qualified for the tournament so far, alongside hosts India, defending champions Japan, and China PR.
The 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup will be played between January 20 and 6 February in the following locations:…
Futsalroos’ Head Coach Miles Downie has selected a strong 14-player squad to represent Australia at the AFC Futsal Asian Cup Thailand 2024™ to be contested 17 – 28 April. After breaking an eight-year drought to qualify for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup Thailand 2024™, the Australians have been drawn in Group B alongside four-time runners-up Uzbekistan, 2016 quarter-finalists Iraq and Saudi Arabia, who will feature in their third AFC Futsal Asian Cup™. Comprising a blend of seasoned veterans and rising talents, the Futsalroos are coming off a successful preparation period over the past 4-…
After two years on the road, the Socceroos played out a 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia in front of 23,314 fans at Western Sydney Stadium.
The Socceroos' first match on home soil since October 2019 produced a tight affair between two sides who were desperate to hold their positions at the top of Group B.
While there was a flurry of late chances for both sides, the deadlock was unable to be broken in wet conditions in Parramatta.
It was a frenetic start to the match with the Socceroos pressing high and dominating possession…
Football Australia today announced the CommBank Matildas 29-player Provisional Squad that will participate in the final preparations for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™.
Australia will commence their FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ campaign against the Republic of Ireland on 20 July at Stadium Australia in Sydney before meeting Nigeria (27 July) at Brisbane Stadium, and completing their group play against Canada (31 July) at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.
CommBank Matildas’ Head Coach Tony Gustavsson said the Provisional Squad reflects a significant…
Football Australia can confirm the FFA Cup 2021 Final Rounds Play Off matches between Western United FC and Newcastle Jets & Perth Glory and Melbourne Victory will be played alongside Round of 32 matches in November.
With the top eight at the end of the A-League Men season automatically qualifying for the Round of 32, the Play Offs were introduced for the first time in 2021 as a way of determining the final two spots allocated to the competition.
The Play Offs were originally scheduled for June, but COVID-19 lockdowns and border closures forced the matches…
CommBank Pararoos Head Coach Kai Lammert has confirmed his squad to compete at the IFCPF Asian-Oceania Cup in Indonesia.The CommBank Pararoos will assemble at Valentine Sports Park, Sydney from 8–11 November for a pre-departure training camp before flying to Surakarta City, Indonesia, where the tournament will be held from 12–23 November across UNS Stadium and Sriwedari Stadium.Following the draw on 31 October, Australia were placed in Group A alongside hosts Indonesia and Japan.While Japan are a familiar opponent through previous Asian-Oceania Cups and World Cups, the clash with Indonesia…
