The Coalition of Major Professional and Participation Sports (COMPPS) today announced that David Gallop AM, the CEO of Football Federation Australia, will become the new Chairperson of COMPPS, effective immediately, with James Sutherland stepping down as the current Chairperson following his resignation as CEO of Cricket Australia.
James Sutherland has held the position of Chairperson since COMPPS was formed in 2009, and has been CEO of Cricket Australia since 2001. He will officially vacate his role as CEO of Cricket Australia at their Annual General Meeting later this month.
Futsalroos Head Coach Miles Downie has named a 14-player squad for the Continental Futsal Championship Thailand 2025, as preparations ramp up for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup™ Indonesia 2026 Qualifiers. The squad features a dynamic mix of returning internationals and exciting new faces, selected to build depth, chemistry, and match fitness ahead of next year’s continental campaign. Australia has been drawn in Group B and will face Belarus, Saudi Arabia, and Zambia during the group stage from Tuesday 29 July to Thursday 31 July, with the Final to be held on Sunday 3 August. The…
Football Australia has been informed by the Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) that their senior national women’s team is unable to field a team for the final fixture of the Pacific Four Nations Tournament.
PNGFA advised Football Australia they have diagnosed six players as unfit to play for medical reasons, meaning Papua New Guinea is unable to field a squad for tomorrow’s match against the CommBank Young Matildas on Sunday 13 November.
Football Australia understands the advised position and would like to wish the players a speedy recovery as well as thank the PNGFA…
Football Australia conducted the FFA Cup 2021 Semi Final draw on Thursday as the competition reaches the final stages.
Melbourne Victory have been drawn at home in the first Semi Final against Wellington Phoenix, with both sides winning their respective Quarter Finals last night.
Meanwhile, the winner of Sydney FC vs Brisbane Roar will host Central Coast Mariners in the second Semi Final.
Sydney and Brisbane are set to play their postponed Quarter Final fixture next Wednesday, 12 January.
Stay tuned to theffacup.com.au and FFA Cup social media pages for all the…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today encouraged all footballers to reach out and thank the thousands of volunteers this weekend, as National Volunteer Week wraps up.
The week celebrates the six million Australians who volunteer their time across the country, and it is estimated more than two million spend their time helping with sport.
Football Federation Australia CEO David Gallop AM said the success of football at the grassroots is down to the dedication of a huge club network.
“Every week we see thousands of dedicated volunteers, committed administrators, and mums and dads around…
Football Australia has announced a refined competitions structure in 2026 following a review of participation, qualification pathways and an alignment with international competition requirements.The 2026 competition will see an updated structure with the removal of the Isuzu UTE A-League Men’s Qualification Round and Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix FC no longer participating in the Hahn Australia Cup 2026.This means that all current Isuzu UTE A-League Men’s clubs (10…
Australia’s U-20 Women’s National Team will face Guam and hosts Kyrgyz Republic in Group C of the Round 1 Qualifiers with the group winner progressing to Round 2 in June 2023.
Players and staff departed Australia for the Kyrgyz Republic on 3 March 2023, with the CommBank Young Matildas beginning training ahead of their opening match.
The match can be streamed live and free in Australia below.
2024 AFC U-20 WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP | ROUND 1 QUALIFIERS | GROUP C
Guam v Australia
Date: 7 March 2023
Time: 1:00 am AEDT
Venue: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
The CommBank Junior Matildas played the second game of their 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Round 1 Qualifiers campaign, recording a 3-0 win over Chinese Taipei and progressing to Round 2 of qualifying.
Head Coach Rae Dower made seven changes to the side that defeated Mongolia 11-0 on Monday, with Georgia Ritchie, Alvina Khoshaba, Mia Golding, Lilly Simpson and Chloe Parker making their first appearances of the qualifying tournament for Australia.
Both sides had chances to open the scoring in the first 10 minutes, with Ritchie called into action to deny Chinese…
Chief Executive Officer James Johnson has advised the Board of his decision to resign.Mr Johnson’s decision concludes his 5½-year tenure as CEO of the sport’s governing body having overseen, along with the Board and with the support of the Football Australia team and the Australian football community, one of the most successful periods in Australia football history.During this time, Mr Johnson guided Australian football through the COVID-19 pandemic, with the sport now enjoying all-time high participation numbers. Under Mr Johnson's leadership, Football Australia established the 15-year…
Iran took out gold, the CommBank Pararoos finished second, and Japan finished third at the IFCPF Asia Oceania Championships.Read a summary of the games below.
Men's Third Place Play-Off: Thailand 0 - 3 JapanGoalscorers: Toda Tetsuya (27'), Hiroto Kageyama (60+1'), Tatsuhiro Ura (60+4').This promised to be an even game and that certainly proved to be the case, with Japan not secure in the result until goals in stoppage time secured the result.A first-half goal from Toda Tetsuya opened the scoring for the team in blue. Thailand pushed forward in…
The Australia U-23's and Westfield Matildas have learned when they will compete at the Tokyo Olympic games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC), The Government Of Japan and the event’s stakeholders agreed the new dates on Monday.
The earlier announcement by the IOC last week outlined the importance of rescheduling the event due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The rescheduled games will commence from the 23rd July and will close on the 8th August 2021.
The IOC has confirmed all athletes and quota places already assigned for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020…
Football Australia has confirmed the match schedule for the Australia Cup 2023 Round of 32, with several exciting clashes across five match days, as Australia’s largest annual knockout sporting competition enters its Final Rounds.
With the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023TM running throughout July and August, the Australia Cup 2023 Round of 32 games have been scheduled on the tournament’s rest days, giving football fans and those new to the game an opportunity to attend matches in their respective states.
The Australia Cup 2023 Final Rounds will get underway in Northern…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has teamed up with creative agency Saatchi & Saatchi and media agency Starcom as part of a fresh approach to growing attendances and broadcast audiences across Football, including the Hyundai A-League.
A number of high profile agencies were involved in a competitive selection process that began in February.
FFA’s Head of Commercial, Digital & Marketing, Luke Bould, said the arrival of the new agencies would complement a range of initiatives for the next Hyundai A-League and Westfield W-League seasons aimed at increasing attendances and viewership…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today acknowledged the retirement of former Socceroos captain Mile Jedinak, who has called time on his professional playing days having last helped Aston Villa gain promotion from the Championship to the Premier League in 2019.
Jedinak, who retired from the international arena in late 2018 having captained the Socceroos at the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018™ – his third involvement with Australia on that grand stage – has now officially hung up his boots following a career that took him from the Central Coast Mariners to Crystal Palace, Antalyaspor to Aston…
Football Australia’s latest domestic transfer system modernisation and transformation efforts took another step forward today with the official launch of the FIFA Domestic Transfer Matching System (DTMS).
The implementation of FIFA DTMS in Australia will be utilised for the domestic transfer of any male or female player who is registering with their new club as a professional.
Launched in parallel to the opening of the first men’s transfer window of 2023, the use of FIFA DTMS will yield benefits for the entire professional game, with clubs now having a valuable tool to verify, review and…
