Canberra United’s Powerchair football team has received new sets of wheels, thanks to the generous efforts of Rotary and Capital Region Muscular Dystrophy.
Powerchair football is a modified version of soccer for electric wheelchair users, including persons with quadriplegia, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, hand trauma, stroke, and other spinal cord injuries.
In 2017, Capital Football and Capital Region Muscular Dystrophy joined forces to form a local Powerchair football team, with monthly training sessions and come and try days hosted twice a year.
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today advised that, after considered discussion with its nine State and Territory Member Federations and assessment of developments today, sanctioned grassroots football competitions and associated training would be suspended for the next four weeks.
The decision will take effect from 12:00am on Wednesday, 18 March 2020 until Tuesday, 14 April 2020.
Read FFA CEO James Johnson's letter HERE.
The decision comes as the latest in a series of measures being introduced by the FFA to combat…
Football Australia congratulates five members of the Australian football family who have been recognised in the 2023 Australia Day Honours.
Two members of the football community, Susan Crow AM (VIC) and Judge Rauf Soulio AM (SA) have received the prestigious Member of the Order of Australia.
Susan Crow AM of East Melbourne has been recognised for her significant service to sports administration, including as Head of Community at Melbourne City FC from 2010 – 2021 and a valued member Football Australia’s Women’s Football Council.
While former President of Football South Australia (2006 –…
Subway Joeys’ Head Coach, Brad Maloney has selected a 24-player squad for the Hattrick U17 International Tournament, to be held in the United Arab Emirates from 17-25 February.Australia will be based out of Ras Al-Khaimah for the friendly, round-robin tournament that features strong opposition from across the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) with Korea Republic, Oman, Saudi Arabia all participating.All matches will be played at the Ras Al-Khaimah Stadium, with the Subway Joeys to take on Korea Republic on Thursday, 20 February (1.00pm local/8.00pm AEDT), Saudi Arabia on Saturday, 22…
The CommBank Junior Matildas have finished their AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup 2024™ campaign with a 3-1 defeat against Thailand in the third and final group stage match.Head coach Rae Dower made two changes to the starting side that took on Japan on Friday, with Sian Dewey and Lily Punch replacing Ruby Cuthbert and Sienna Dale. Dale and Chloe Parker were not available for selection due to injuries sustained in previous group-stage games. Thailand started on the attack early – in fact, they had a fantastic opportunity right from kickoff that was hit just wide – but the Junior Matildas soon…
On June 25, Australia and New Zealand will discover if their ‘As One’ Bid to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in 2023 has been successful.
The decision, which will be made by the FIFA Council, will mark the completion of three years of considered planning and proactivity by FFA, overlapped with seven months of fast-paced collaboration and creativity with New Zealand Football (NZF) once the decision to merge Bids was made.
‘As One’ Bid General Manager Jane Fernandez has been in the thick of the Bid activity since day dot, when Australia’s Federal Government first pledged its support to…
The CommBank Matildas have created an epic movement for change. Records have been smashed. Fans packed stadiums, live sites and living rooms across Australia. Merchandise sales soared and women’s football was the daily topic of conversation across every corner of Australia.
Almost 64% of Australians tuned in to watch the semi-final against England on Saturday 19th August, making it the most watched TV program since the OzTAM audience measurement system started in 2001.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ has united our nation. It has been a flashpoint moment for…
Hyundai A-League officials Alex King, Ben Abraham and Rick Schneider recently concluded the third instalment of Football Federation Australia’s (FFA) referee exchange program with the Premier Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL).
Following the success of the 2015 exchange, King, Abraham and Schneider travelled to the UK for a two week development trip under the guidance of FFA Elite Referees Coach Eugene Brazzale.
Aimed at continuing to develop the skills of Australia’s next generation of referees, King, Abraham and Schneider – who are all on the Hyundai A-League 4th Officials panel – had…
Together, football and the legendary ANZAC spirit share a long history that continues to this day.
As we remember those who served our nation so courageously on ANZAC Day, it provides us with a compelling opportunity to celebrate their values that remain embedded in our culture.
From the birth of the Socceroos spirit at the height of the Vietnam War to last year's successful 'As One' bid alongside New Zealand, there are countless examples of where these characteristics have risen to the fore through football.
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today congratulated and thanked the NSW Government for its support of the bid to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023.
NSW Premier the Hon Gladys Berejiklian MP made the announcement at Parliament House in Sydney, and FFA Chief Executive David Gallop AM said he was delighted with the government’s commitment to women’s football.
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Mark Jackson calls it the “bombshell moment”, when he announced to his family that he’d accepted a job offer on the other side of the world. Seven months on since the Englishman took over the Mariners, it feels like the bombshells haven’t really stopped coming.READ MORE: Mariners legend Matt Simon reflects on the club's success ahead of AFC Cup FinalThe title-winning team that lost most of its players, its coach and even its CEO was meant to struggle this season, but nobody told Jackson and his revamped squad. On Wednesday they won the A-League Men’s Premier’s Plate, and can add the AFC…
In the latest instalment of the 'Generations of Australians' series, we look into the life of Rale Rasic OAM and his impact on Australian football. Watch the full feature in the video above.
The 84-year-old managed the Socceroos for five years and famously took an Australia side made up of part-timers to their first FIFA World Cup in 1974 – a tournament which was made up of only 16 teams.
After Rasic, it took the Socceroos another 32 years to make it to the world stage again.
He was also a prominent figure throughout the NSL era, coaching Marconi Stallions, Adelaide City, South…
In a proud day for Australian football, Football Australia are thrilled to share three momentous announcements from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Annual Awards in Doha, Qatar overnight.Firstly, CommBank Matildas’ captain Sam Kerr has been honoured with the illustrious AFC Women’s Player of the Year award. This recognition underscores Kerr's exceptional dedication and contributions to the sport, marking her as one of the elite players not just in Asia, but globally.Kerr becomes just the third AFC women’s footballer to win the award more than once and the first Australian player – male…
Football Australia congratulates a member of the Australian football family who today has been acknowledged in the annual King’s Birthday Honours List for his service to the Australian football community.We are delighted to announce that former Socceroo and Cap Number 113, Kevin O'Neill OAM, has been named in the prestigious King's Birthday Honours List, awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). This honour recognises his outstanding contributions to Australian football and his significant impact on the sport both domestically and internationally.Born in Cessnock in 1925, Kevin…
Reflecting soaring demand for fans to cheer on the CommBank Matildas, more football fans will now have the opportunity to do so this October as Football Australia and the Western Australian Government announced that Match Day 2 of the AFC Women's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024™ Asian Qualifiers Round 2 (Asian Qualifiers) on Sunday, 29 October will be moved to Optus Stadium in Perth.Drawn in Group A alongside Chinese Taipei, the Philippines and IR Iran, the crucial Match Day 2 schedule will see Australia take on fellow FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ participant, the Philippines…
Football Australia is deeply saddened to hear of the unfortunate passing of Hall of Fame Inductee and one of the nation’s final leading and veteran journalists, John Economos.
Anyone that had the pleasure of meeting and working with John knew that he had his own amazing and unique style on how to write and tell his incredible football stories.
He was a walking football encyclopedia and touched so many people in his own special way where he made so many friends in the game he ever so loved.
One friend in particular was the great Johnny Warren whom the two formed a special bond and…
Subway Socceroos’ Head Coach, Graham Arnold has had a local oval in his home suburb of Sylvania, New South Wales renamed in his honour, following a ceremony featuring family, friends and local dignitaries on Monday, 8 July.The initiative – jointly supported by Sutherland Shire Council and Gwawley Bay Football Club – has seen Canberra Road Oval take the name of one of the region’s favourite sons, standing as a permanent tribute to the career and achievements of the Australian Football Hall of Famer.The newly minted Graham Arnold Oval is where ‘Arnie’ began his footballing journey as a…
In Round 2 of the CommBank Young Matildas' Spotlight On series, we catch up with 'keeper, Sally James, who gives us some insight into her transformation from quiet and goofy to strong authority between the sticks.
Q1: Tell us about your football journey?
A: My junior football club was Majura Football Club back home in Canberra and I started playing football when I was five. My mum put me into the team after a lot of her friends put their kids into the team.
We're not a sporting family, so it's a bit random that I ended up playing a sport but now I'm with Blacktown Football Club…
Football Australia is continuing in its ambition to become the most inclusive and welcoming sport for all Australians by partnering with Sydney WorldPride 2023.
Sydney WorldPride, the first WorldPride festival ever held in the Southern Hemisphere, commences today with the 17-day festival including over 300 free and ticketed events across Sydney.
The partnership builds on the initiatives in 2022 including participation in the Pride Cup and the Mardi Gras Parade for the first time.
Football Australia’s Head of Women’s Football, Women’s World Cup Legacy and Inclusion, Sarah Walsh said the…
It took a gruelling 108 minutes to separate Australia and Thailand in the semi-final of the AFF U18 Women's Championship last night, with an Ella O'Grady goal sealing the CommBank Junior Matildas' spot in the final against Vietnam.
"The girls will certainly be tired, they gave absolutely everything out there tonight," head coach Rae Dower said after the 120-minute do-or-die match-up.
"Tonight was exceptional, both teams were exceptional. Thailand was a very different challenge compared to what we'd experienced throughout the rest of the tournament. They were an exceptional opponent and…
