In celebration of the overwhelmingly successful FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023™, and Australia’s sell out group stage game against Nigeria at Brisbane Stadium last night, Football Australia CEO, James Johnson extends appreciation to the Queensland Government for their $4 million funding commitment towards Football Australia’s Legacy ’23 and the continued advancement of women’s football.
“It’s an exciting time for football in Australia and we welcome the Queensland Government’s $4 million contribution towards a Queensland Women’s Football Legacy Fund, which will be…
Football Australia has launched a new initiative aimed at addressing the recruitment, development, and retention of women in coaching.
While Australian women in sport have continued to achieve sustained success on the field, as witnessed at the recent Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the representation of women in coaching has remained stagnant and disproportionately low over the past decades.
The High Performance Coaching Initiative looks to move beyond the well documented barriers and take an evidence-based approach to how women coaches in football will be supported, engaged,…
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has congratulated Australia on securing their first-ever AFC U20 Asian Cup™ title after defeating three-time winners Saudi Arabia on penalties in the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ China 2025 Final at the Baoan Sports Centre Stadium in Shenzhen on Saturday.With the final ending 1-1 after 120 minutes, goalkeeper Steven Hall was the star after saving Bassam Hazazi’s spot-kick as Australia defeated Saudi Arabia 5-4 on penalties.With the next edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup scheduled to be held in Chile from September…
The rebel Female Football awards will be held on Friday, recognising the incredible contribution by both women and men in football at all levels of the game in Australia.
As well as highlighting work done by women at both Westfield W-League and Hyundai A-League clubs, it also shines a light on the unique stories and volunteers at Member Federation and grassroots level.
The awards are held in categories including Female Player of the Year, Female Coach of the Year, Female Administrator of the Year, Female Referee of the Year and Male Champion of the Year.
Football Federation Australia (FFA)’s Head of Community, Football Development and Women’s Football, Emma Highwood, today announced she would be leaving FFA at the end of August 2019.
Highwood’s announcement comes following 10 years’ service to FFA and having overseen significant growth and development in the game at the grassroots level and across women’s football.
“The anticipated restructure of the leagues presents the ideal time for me to leave FFA and to pursue new challenges and opportunities. I’m both satisfied and proud of what has been accomplished in football development, at the…
The CommBank ParaMatildas kicked off their 2022 IFCPF Women’s World Cup campaign last night against the Netherlands, recording a 12-0 win in the side's first-ever victory in their first international match.
Tahlia Blanshard, Lainee Harrison, Katelyn Smith (GK), Eloise Northam (c) and Georgia Beikoff made up the history-making starting five, and the latter would make history just three minutes into the fixture, scoring the ParaMatildas first-ever international goal.
Beikoff didn't stop there, doubling Australia's advantage with a shot from just inside the box. …
The Subway Joeys have secured a 3-1 win over China to clinch top spot of Group G and with it, automatic qualification to next year’s AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023™.
Nestory Irankunda once again proved decisive for Brad Maloney’s side as he scored a brace and registered an assist for Miguel Di Pizio’s emphatic sealer in Shepparton on Sunday afternoon.
The visitors negotiated the majority of the second-half with 10 players when Cui Taixu’s stray boot caught the face of Irankunda on 50 minutes.
Needing just a point to guarantee top spot, due to boasting a superior goal difference to China,…
Futsalroos Head Coach Miles Downie has unveiled a 14-player squad set to represent Australia at the AFC Futsal Asian Cup™ Indonesia 2026 Qualifiers in Ardiya, Kuwait, from 20–24 September 2025. Australia has been drawn into Group A alongside Kuwait, Mongolia, and India. The Futsalroos will commence their campaign against Mongolia on 20 September, followed by India on 22 September, and conclude with a match against host nation Kuwait on 24 September. All matches will be held at Qushaian Al-Mutairi Hall in Kuwait with the top-placed team from each group, along with the seven best-…
The bulk of Australia’s squad for next month’s AFC U23 Asian Cup has today been revealed, with twenty-two (22) of the twenty-three (23) players set to represent the Olyroos in Uzbekistan locked in.
The green and gold have been drawn in Group B of the tournament alongside Kuwait, Iraq, and Jordan, and will play its group matches in the cities of Qarshi (two matches) and Tashkent (one match) between June 1 and 7.
Each of Australia’s matches at the AFC U23 Asian Cup will be broadcast exclusively live in Australia on Paramount+, with the first cohort of players in the squad assembling in…
Many of the greatest international footballers of the past decade have recommitted to the blockbuster #FootballForFires fund-raising match, which will now be played at Sydney’s Bankwest Stadium on Saturday 3 October.
Promoter Lou Sticca, from Tribal Sports Group, in conjunction with Football Federation Australia, said most of the superstars of football who had committed to the #FootballForFires game in May had indicated they would travel to Australia for this important fund-raising event later in the year, with additional players now to be added.
Football Victoria welcomes the Victorian Government’s 2019 Budget commitment of $21.6 million for community football facilities across the state.
The announcement includes $20 million for The World Game Fund over the forward estimates, and, coupled with other State Government funding initiatives and recent local government contributions, secures more than $118 million for football facilities across Victoria.
Football Victoria CEO Peter Filopoulos said grassroots facilities funding was vital for enabling the future of many local clubs struggling to meet booming participation demands.
The Matildas' journey at the Paris 2024™ Olympic Games has come to an end. Despite their best efforts, the team has not progressed to the Quarter Finals.This outcome is undoubtedly disappointing for the team, the fans, and the entire Australian football community. The team’s objective was to improve on the previous fourth-place finish at Tokyo 2020™, and while this Olympic campaign did not unfold as hoped, Football Australia remain immensely proud of the dedication and hard work displayed by the Matildas throughout the qualification period and the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament.Following…
Football Australia is excited to announce New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia as the proposed host states for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026™.This confirmation of candidate host states highlights Australia’s status as the sole bidder for the event, backed by a recommendation from the AFC Women’s Football Committee in March. The final award of hosting rights is expected to be ratified by the AFC Executive Committee during May.Following the remarkable success of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023™, this bid aims to sustain and enhance the economic and…
The CommBank Young Matildas have been defeated 2-0 by Cameroon in their final group stage game of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup 2024™.The result means that they will not progress to the quarter-finals.Head Coach Leah Blayney made four changes to the side that took on Mexico. Ella O’Grady came on for her first minutes of the tournament in place of Tanaye Morris in the centre-forward role. Alicia Woods, Zara Kruger and Peta Trimis also came in, while Avaani Prakash - and Jynaya and Indiana Dos Santos - started the match from the bench.The game began at a high tempo. Australia had a good…
An Australian representative team will travel to the Philippines for the 2022 AFF Women’s Championship to run from 4 – 17 July 2022.
It will be Australia’s sixth appearance at the biennial competition to see who will be crowned champions of the ASEAN region. Following the official draw on 28 May, Australia will face hosts Philippines, and other group members, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand in Group A.
Australia’s group action will commence on 4 July with matches scheduled every two days until the final group fixture on 12 July. The top two teams from…
With the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup 2022™ kicking off in just over two weeks, we put the spotlight on your CommBank Young Matildas squad in a series of quick 'getting to know you,' Q&As.
The first player off the rank is Melbourne City's Naomi Chinnama.
Q1: Tell us about your journey, how did you get involved in football?
A: One word. "Family." My junior club was the U7 Point Cook boys' team in Melbourne, where my dad was actually the coach. I played and trained with my brothers, they were the attackers and I would always try and defend them. They…
Friday marks a milestone occasion for Australia's female football history; marking 100 years since the first public game of football was played by women in Australia at the Brisbane Cricket Ground (The Gabba) on 24 September 1921.
Female football has experienced tremendous growth in the 100 years since this match; with the efforts, sacrifice and hard work of so many pioneers paving the way for the women's game we enjoy today.
This milestone is a timely opportunity to reflect on how far we have come and how far we still have to go, to ensure we have gender equity across all areas of our…
Football Australia today confirmed that they have adopted the recently implemented FIFA loan provisions and specific domestic loan provisions for professional players in Australia.
At international level, FIFA has recently implemented a series of new loan provisions, including a limit on the total number of international loans, as outlined below:
Eight players loaned out and eight players loaned in at any given time during a season from 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023
Seven players loaned out and seven players loaned in from 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024
Six players loaned out and six players…
The latest AusPlay survey released today by Sport Australia has confirmed football’s position as the number one organised sport in Australia, with more than 1.76 million participants.
Recreational sports such as walking, fitness/gym, swimming, running and cycling top the list of physical activities, with football having almost twice as many participants as any other football code.
The AusPlay survey, now in its third year, highlights the fact that 5.4 per cent of the adult (15 years old +) male population regularly participates in football, with more than 396,000 girls and women…
Socceroos Head Coach Graham Arnold today confirmed Australia’s squad for the nation’s forthcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualifiers against Vietnam and Oman in Melbourne and Muscat respectively.
Australia’s squad for the two fixtures features a total of 25 players, including senior Socceroos Mathew Ryan, Mathew Leckie, Trent Sainsbury, Aaron Mooy, Tom Rogic, and Aziz Behich, as well as uncapped Isuzu UTE A-League trio Marco Tilio, Joel King, and Kye Rowles, who were members of the Olyroos’ squad at last year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Arnold said he’s pleased with the squad that will…
