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…
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…
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…
A fresh cohort of CommBank Junior Matildas’ prospects will come together in December for their first activity of the new cycle.To be held at the Home of the Matildas at La Trobe University in Melbourne, the seven-day training camp will run from 2 - 8 December 2024 and brings together a 24-player squad of promising U-15 players from across the nation.CommBank Junior Matildas’ Head Coach Rae Dower said: “The staff and I are excited to get back to work with an extremely talented group of players. We’ve been travelling the country scouting via our FIFA / Football Australia Talent Development…
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…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has congratulated Westfield Matildas captain, Sam Kerr, on her move to Chelsea FC Women in England’s Barclays FA Women’s Super League.
After leading the Westfield Matildas to a 2-nil series result against Chile, the 26 year old Western Australian announced she would be moving to London to join the Blues on a two-and-a half year deal.
FFA Chief Executive David Gallop AM expressed his delight that the Matildas skipper and twice nominated Ballon d’Or star has made the move to one of Europe’s top clubs.
“Sam Kerr is regarded as one of the world’s finest…
Head coach Leah Blayney has named the 21 players who will represent Australia at the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022™.
The squad has been finalised following the completion of the Young Matildas pre-tournament training camp in Mexico City which included a training match against Club Universidad Nacional Femenil and closed door international friendly against the Mexico U20 Women’s National Team.
Australia’s final squad features a strong A-League Women’s presence with 17 players recording match minutes during the 2021/22…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today confirmed that the international friendly between the Westfield Matildas and Canada, scheduled for 14 April (local time) in Vancouver, BC, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation.
FFA and Canada Soccer have been in regular discussions regarding the fixture, and in light of developments in both Australia and Canada over the past days, the decision has been made to cancel the game.
Football’s National COVID-19 Working Committee, comprising representatives from FFA, the Hyundai A-League and Westfield W-League, Member Federations and…
The last twelve months have seen a remarkable shift and growing influence of women in refereeing across the Australian game.Female match officials have broken new ground across both the men’s and women’s professional game, including:Female referees officiating a Men’s Isuzu UTE A-League Grand Final for the first timeThe appointment of the first female VAR in a Men’s Isuzu UTE A-League Grand FinalIncreased female representation in major domestic finals, including the Australia CupThe emergence of young elite officials such as Lucy Hungerford, who officiated an Isuzu UTE A-League Men’…
CommBank Young Socceroos Head Coach Trevor Morgan today announced a squad of 23 players to attend a World Cup pre-camp ahead of the FIFA U20 World Cup Chile 2025™.The FIFA U20 World Cup Chile 2025™, scheduled from 27 September to 19 October, features 24 teams from across the globe, with the CommBank Young Socceroos sealing their place in the 24th edition of the bi-annual tournament courtesy of their history-making victory at the AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2025™.The squad will be cut to 21 players before Australia begin their FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign against European heavyweights, Italy at…
The Subway Joeys have fallen 2-1 against leaders Uzbekistan in its final match at the U-17 Antalya Youth Cup on Wednesday afternoon local time.
Jordan Hoey had quickly cancelled out Uzbekistan's first-half opener, but Brad Maloney's side conceded again somewhat against the run of play midway during the second half, and despite a gallant effort, were unable to restore parity.
The White Wolves opened the scoring in the 35th minute via a close-range finish after tapping in the rebound from goalkeeper Michael Vonja's initial save.
But five minutes later Australia responded as Hoey controlled…
Over the last ten days Football Federation Australia (FFA) has been monitoring the situation of Mr. Hakeem al-Araibi, who was detained at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport and has been kept in detention pending an extradition hearing.
Mr. al-Araibi is a permanent resident of Australia, and was also granted refugee status by the Australian Government. He is also a footballer, who is currently registered for Pascoe Vale F.C. in the Victorian National Premier League competition.
FFA has received correspondence from Mr. al-Araibi’s club, Pascoe Vale F.C., as well as Football Victoria,…
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have confirmed the date for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022™ draw.
The draw will take place virtually from Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, 28 October at 3pm local time (6pm AEDT).
Twelve nations - including our Commonwealth Bank Matildas - will take part in the 2022 tournament, an increase of four countries from previous editions.
There will be a total of three (3) groups of four (4) teams, with the first and second-place teams - as well as the two (2) best third-placed teams - in each group progressing to the Quarter Finals.
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today announced that current Socceroos Head Coach Graham Arnold and former Socceroos Head Coach Guus Hiddink will go head-to-head as coaches of the Firefighters All Stars v SES All Stars at the #FootballForFires bushfire relief match at ANZ Stadium on 23 May.
The match will raise funds for the restoration and improvement of local football clubs and facilities in fire-affected areas, support the recovery process in devastated communities and honour thousands of brave volunteer firefighters and State Emergency Service personnel.
