The Futsalroos staged a dramatic comeback but ultimately went down to Afghanistan in heartbreaking fashion with a 5-4 loss in the dying moments in Thailand.Australia trailed 4-1 at half time before staging a remarkable second half comeback scoring three goals in just over a minute to level the score at 4-4. However with the game on a knife edge, Afghanistan found the winner with 12 seconds to play and move above the Futsalroos into first in the NSDF Futsal Championship standings.
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The Australia U23 squad claimed victory over Myanmar at Lạch Tray Stadium overnight, becoming the 2025 MSIG Serenity Cup / ASEAN Women's champions.Initially defeated 2-1 by Myanmar in their opening match of the tournament, the young Aussie team fought back, collecting wins against Vietnam, Timor-Leste and the Philippines before finally claiming retribution against Myanmar and handing them their only loss of the tournament.The final saw a largely unchanged Starting XI from the side that took on Vietnam in the semi, with the only changes being Georgia Cassidy and Sasha Grove to start, and Grace…
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 Australia has today launched the Our Game Women & Non-Binary Persons in Media Program, to address the underrepresentation of women and non-binary persons in media.
The Leadership & Development Pillar of Legacy ‘23 aims to ensure that the push for gender parity in football is not limited to players. Football Australia recognises that increased women’s participation and leadership across the entire football ecosystem is critical to the future of our game, including media and communications.
Through #OurGame, our vision is to build capacity in women’s leadership, on and off…
The rebel Female Football Awards were held on Friday at the Ivy in Sydney to recognise and acknowledge achievements made in women's football over the past year.
The rebel Female Football Awards recognise the role of women in our great game and are held annually as part of FFA’s continued commitment to growing the women’s game at all levels.
The awards bring together all facets of the women’s game from a national through to grassroots level.
Take a look at some of the pictures from this fantastic event…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has announced the establishment of a Multicultural unit, and a new participation program that looks to engage with multicultural communities across Australia.
The program, funded by the Department of Social Services and supported by Senator Zed Seselja, the Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Social Services, will see the ALDI MiniRoos program delivered in multicultural communities in Western Sydney, with a focus on new arrivals.
In partnership with the Western Sydney Wanderers, Football NSW and Settlement Services International, a community-…
With the Subway Olyroos' AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024TM Qualifiers starting in the early hours of Thursday morning AEST, here is how you can watch the action.
Head Coach Tony Vidmar named his 23-player squad for the two Group I matches in Dushanbe against Laos on Thursday, 7 September at 1:30am AEST and then against hosts Tajikistan on Wednesday, 13 September at 1:30am AEST.
To qualify for the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024TM, Australia will need to finish as group winner or be one of the four best second placed teams among all eleven groups.
Football Federation Australia (FFA) is saddened to learn of the passing of Colin Alagich Snr, the father of former Westfield Matilda Dianne Alagich and former Hyundai A-League, National Soccer League player, and Australian youth representative Richie Alagich.
Colin, who was a South Australian football icon and Port Adelaide Pirates club legend, was a keen supporter of his children’s careers both domestically and abroad.
From a Matildas perspective, Colin became a familiar face to the team as he attended many of Di’s 86 ‘A’ international matches played in Australia and abroad between…
Australia’s most experienced Hyundai A-League referee Ben Williams has announced his retirement.
Williams will referee his final match in Australia on Tuesday night when he takes control of the International Champions Cup (ICC) match between Juventus FC and Tottenham Hotspur F.C. at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He will remain available for international appointments until December.
Williams will end his top level career having controlled 161 Hyundai A-League matches and 24 NSL matches. He also had the honour of refereeing the 2015 Westfield FFA Cup Final as well as international matches…
The CommBank Young Matildas will continue their AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Thailand 2026™ campaign against India in their second group stage game of Group C.Australia has been placed in Group C, alongside Japan, Chinese Taipei and India. The CommBank Young Matildas will first face Chinese Taipei on April 2 at Pathum Thani Stadium.The AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Thailand 2026™ also serves as the qualification pathway for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Poland 2026™, with the top four teams earning a place at the global event.Australia will be aiming to secure one of those coveted spots and…
Subway Young Socceroos’ Head Coach, Trevor Morgan has selected a 23-player squad to travel to South America as part of his side’s FIFA U20 World Cup Chile 2025™ preparations, during the June FIFA Men’s International Window.Australia will face Argentina in two matches, set to be played out of Buenos Aires on Friday, 6 June and Monday, 9 June (local).The reigning AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Winners will face the age group’s most successful nation – who have secured six FIFA U20 World Cup titles in their history – at their national training facility, recently renamed in honour of Lionel Messi.With the…
Football Australia is pleased to announce that Queensland’s Chris Beath will preside over this Saturday’s 2022-23 Isuzu UTE A-League Men’s Grand Final between Melbourne City FC and Central Coast Mariners FC at CommBank Stadium in Sydney.
Supporting Beath will be Assistant Referees, Anton Shchetinin (QLD) and Ashley Beecham (QLD), along with Fourth Official Adam Kersey (QLD) and Fifth Official Brad Wright (NSW).
This will be Chris Beath’s fourth appointment as the referee for a A-League/A-League Men’s Grand Final, having whistled the 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22 season-ending match. It…
The Australia Cup 2024 Preliminary Rounds are nearing completion, with all but three of the 32 teams contesting the Final Rounds now confirmed.In 2024, 758 clubs from all divisions of football across Australia – grassroots, amateur, and professional levels – have or will participate in the Australia Cup, making it Australia’s largest national knockout football competition.In all, 29 teams have booked their place in the Final Rounds with only one Member Federation fixture remaining with Oakleigh Cannons FC and Avondale FC (Football Victoria) battling it out at the Home of the…
The Pararoos’ 2018 IFCPF Asia-Oceania Championship campaign commenced in convincing fashion on Saturday with Kai Lammert’s charges claiming an 11-0 win over Korea Republic at the Kish Island Olympic Stadium in IR Iran.
Needing to finish in the top two of the competition to advance to the 2019 IFCPF World Championship in Spain next year, Australia’s qualifying efforts couldn’t have gotten off to a better start.
READY TO GO: Pararoos squad settled as Championships approach
SYDNEY CAMP: Pararoos set for three-day training camp
