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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Inspired by the outstanding success of the FIFA Women's World Cup™, and the nation-uniting performances of the CommBank Matildas, Football Australia today expressed its appreciation towards the Federal Government's ground-breaking announcement of the Play Our Way program to fund the improvement of sporting facilities and equipment specifically for women in response to the extraordinary rise in female participation in community sport.
With an investment of $200 million, the Play our Way grants program will promote equal access, build more suitable facilities, and support grassroots…
Subway Young Socceroos’ Head Coach, Trevor Morgan has selected an extended 28-man squad for a domestic training camp to be held in Western Sydney during May.The three-day camp – based out of the Blacktown Exercise, Sports & Technology Hub – features Australian-based players not currently involved in the Isuzu UTE A-League Men Finals Series and is the first assembly for the U-20 cohort ahead of a series of activity throughout the remainder of 2024.Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC), Thomas Waddingham (Brisbane Roar FC) and Marcus Younis (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) have been rewarded with…
Shadeene Evans from Sydney FC received the prestigious rebel Role Model Award at the rebel Female Football Awards, held at the Ivy in Sydney this morning.
Shadeene was a member of the Sydney FC team that won the Westfield W-League 2019 championship and dedicates a significant amount of her personal time working within indigenous and female football communities.
She has recently completed a residential program at UNSW to further her education in the social services space and will feature heavily in the club’s community initiatives now and into the future.
Football Australia today launched the #EQUALISER campaign, an initiative supporting the ‘Community Facilities’ Pillar of its Legacy 23’ Plan, to deliver adequate female-friendly facilities across the country.
It comes after a new Football Australia survey of its registered participants revealed that 65% of respondents said political commitments to fund improved football facilities in their community would influence their vote at the upcoming Federal Election.
Football is flourishing across Australia with more than two million participants and, in just over a year, more than one billion fans…
Socceroos Head Coach Graham Arnold has today confirmed Australia’s squad for the nation’s forthcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ play-off campaign in Doha.
Arnold and his coaching staff have selected 29 players to represent the green and gold in the Middle East, with the players set to arrive in Qatar’s capital over the next three days as Australia’s journey to qualify for a fifth consecutive FIFA World Cup™ Finals reaches its crescendo.
The Socceroos’ qualification path towards this year’s FIFA World Cup™ commenced in September 2019 with a 3-0 win over Kuwait in Kuwait City, and after…
