Australia’s U-20 Women’s National Team will continue their qualifying campaign, taking on the Islamic Republic of Iran in their Round 2 Qualifier in Vietnam.
All games in Group A will be streamed via the Vietnam Football Federation YouTube Channel and the VFF Facebook page.
With the Young Matildas collecting a 5-0 win over Lebanon they currently sit at the top of Group A.
2024 AFC U-20 WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP | ROUND 2 QUALIFIERS | GROUP A
Iran v Australia
Date: Monday 5 June 2023
Time: 4:00 pm (Local) / 7:00 pm (…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has taken the next step in promoting inclusion in football for LGBTI employees, players, clubs, volunteers and spectators by joining Pride in Sport as a Foundation Partner.
Pride in Sport is Australia’s first and only sporting inclusion program specifically designed to assist National and State sporting organisations and clubs with the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) participants.
They assist Australian sporting organisations with all aspects of LGBTI inclusion and work with members to achieve best practice as…
Football Australia has welcomed the findings of the Australian Sports Commission’s (ASC) 2025 AusPlay New Participation Report, which confirms football remains the most popular team sport in the country. The new data reinforces Football Australia’s own 2024 participation figures, which show more than 1.9 million Australians engaged with football last year across various formats, including MiniRoos, community clubs, futsal, and inclusive and social football programs.In response to this growth, Football Australia continues to evolve the game to meet the diverse needs of today’s…
Australia's U-23 Women take on Germany U-23 Women in the second match of their Four Nation Tournament in Växjö, Sweden. After suffering a 3-0 defeat to the host nation, Sweden, in the opening game of the Four Nation Tournament, Mel Andreatta's side will be looking to see if they can find the back of the net against their next European opponents. Australia's remaining two matches against Germany and Poland will both be live-streamed in collaboration with the Swedish Football Association and German Football Association.
Football Australia is pleased to announce a new multi-year partnership with LCI Education, an international community of higher education institutions that connects people around the world to opportunity.The partnership will see LCI Education’s Australian institution, LCI Melbourne, join the Football Australia family as an Official Partner of the Subway Socceroos, CommBank Matildas, and all Australian Youth National Teams.In a collaborative endeavour, LCI Melbourne will provide the Australian football community with bespoke creative design webinars and learning opportunities. Select LCI…
The world’s leading haircare brand, Pantene and Football Australia today announced that they have extended their sponsorship agreement with Pantene continuing its official partnership with the Matildas through to September 2022.
This welcome news follows Football Australia announcing a landmark broadcast agreement with 10 ViacomCBS and the Matildas completing two (2) international friendly games with Denmark and Sweden on Friday 11 June and Wednesday 16 June respectively in the lead up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics being held in July.
Pantene’s partnership with the Matildas will continue to…
Football Australia is saddened to hear of the passing of highly-respected administrator and Hall of Fame member Peter Gray following a long battle with illness.
Born in Australia in 1942, Gray spent 41 years in Australian football as a player and administrator.
During the 1960s he played nine years as a goalkeeper for a number of NSW Soccer Federation (Football NSW) clubs.
Elected Soccer Australia Commissioner in 1995, Gray took part in more than 100 official appearances involving the national teams.
He was head of football at the Atlanta Olympic Games and tour or delegation leader at…
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…
Retiring Paris 2024 stars Eddie Ockenden, Melissa Tapper and Jed Altschwager will guide the next generation of Olympians, Paralympians and Commonwealth Games athletes after being named in the second Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Gen32 Coach Program.AIS Gen32 was created in 2022 to enhance the depth and diversity within Australia’s high performance coaching ranks ahead of the home Games in Brisbane and provides emerging or early-career coaches with a two-year paid internship in the nation’s top sporting programs.Ockenden – a five-time Olympic hockey player; Tapper – who competed in…
After a standout season with Chelsea, Sam Kerr has been named the WSL Player of the Season and also picked up the award for Goal of the Season.
After another formidable year in front of goal, picking up a second consecutive Golden Boot award, Sam Kerr has been named as the WSL Player of the Season. This award comes after a number of accolades for the striker, who was awarded Chelsea's Player of the Season and picked up the WSL Player of the Year at the London Football Awards.
She was also named Football Writers’ Association Women’s Player of…
The CommBank Junior Matildas will be looking to rebound in their second clash with Thailand this week, after falling 0–2 in their opening match in Sydney.As part of ASEAN-Australia Football Week, the teams will meet in Gosford tonight for a curtain raiser to the CommBank Matildas’ clash with New Zealand at polytec Stadium, kicking off at 4pm AEDT.The CommBank Junior Matildas will be aiming to strike back following their loss in Match One earlier this week, building on the lessons from their first hit-out and continuing to develop across this international window.Fans can watch the match live…
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
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…
