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Australia’s diverse and competitive football landscape was confirmed on Tuesday as four different federations had teams advance to the grand finals at the Emerging Matildas Championship in Melbourne.After NSW had four of the semifinalists across the Under 15 and Under 16 age groups, only one advanced to Wednesday’s finals as two of the playoffs were decided by penalty shootouts.Queensland White will face NSW Sky in the Under 15 grand final, with Victoria Blue up against Western Australia in the Under 16 showdown.The Queenslanders prevailed 4-3 in a penalty shootout after a tense battle…
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- 5 months 3 weeks ago
Friday marks a milestone occasion for Australia's female football history; marking 100 years since the first public game of football was played by women in Australia at the Brisbane Cricket Ground (The Gabba) on 24 September 1921.
Female football has experienced tremendous growth in the 100 years since this match; with the efforts, sacrifice and hard work of so many pioneers paving the way for the women's game we enjoy today.
This milestone is a timely opportunity to reflect on how far we have come and how far we still have to go, to ensure we have gender equity across all areas of our…
Female football has experienced tremendous growth in the 100 years since this match; with the efforts, sacrifice and hard work of so many pioneers paving the way for the women's game we enjoy today.
This milestone is a timely opportunity to reflect on how far we have come and how far we still have to go, to ensure we have gender equity across all areas of our…
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- 5 years ago
The latest AusPlay survey released today by Sport Australia has confirmed football’s position as the number one organised sport in Australia, with more than 1.76 million participants.
Recreational sports such as walking, fitness/gym, swimming, running and cycling top the list of physical activities, with football having almost twice as many participants as any other football code.
The AusPlay survey, now in its third year, highlights the fact that 5.4 per cent of the adult (15 years old +) male population regularly participates in football, with more than 396,000 girls and women…
Recreational sports such as walking, fitness/gym, swimming, running and cycling top the list of physical activities, with football having almost twice as many participants as any other football code.
The AusPlay survey, now in its third year, highlights the fact that 5.4 per cent of the adult (15 years old +) male population regularly participates in football, with more than 396,000 girls and women…
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- 7 years 5 months ago
Football Australia today confirmed that they have adopted the recently implemented FIFA loan provisions and specific domestic loan provisions for professional players in Australia.
At international level, FIFA has recently implemented a series of new loan provisions, including a limit on the total number of international loans, as outlined below:
Eight players loaned out and eight players loaned in at any given time during a season from 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023
Seven players loaned out and seven players loaned in from 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024
Six players loaned out and six players…
At international level, FIFA has recently implemented a series of new loan provisions, including a limit on the total number of international loans, as outlined below:
Eight players loaned out and eight players loaned in at any given time during a season from 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023
Seven players loaned out and seven players loaned in from 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024
Six players loaned out and six players…
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- 4 years 1 month ago
Commonwealth Bank announced as FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ Official Supporter
Commonwealth Bank signs on as FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ Official Supporter
Commonwealth Bank the largest brand investor in women’s sports in Australia
CommBank FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Player Escort Programme to be launched
FIFA has today announced that Commonwealth Bank (CommBank) has signed on as a FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ Official Supporter for next year’s tournament, with the bank further affirming its commitment and investment into women’s football.
By supporting…
Commonwealth Bank signs on as FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ Official Supporter
Commonwealth Bank the largest brand investor in women’s sports in Australia
CommBank FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Player Escort Programme to be launched
FIFA has today announced that Commonwealth Bank (CommBank) has signed on as a FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ Official Supporter for next year’s tournament, with the bank further affirming its commitment and investment into women’s football.
By supporting…
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- 3 years 10 months ago
Subway Joeys’ Head Coach, Brad Maloney has named a 23-player squad to contest the 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys’ Championship held in Surakarta, Indonesia from 21 June – 4 July.The tournament – formerly known as the AFF Championship – features 12 Members from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Football Federation.Australia has been drawn in Group C for the tournament, alongside Malaysia, Thailand and Timor-Leste and will play all their Group Stage fixtures out of Sriwedari Stadium.The 2024 edition of the Championship – which is also contested at U-19 level – will be Australia…
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- 2 years 3 months ago
Socceroos Head Coach Graham Arnold today confirmed Australia’s squad for the nation’s forthcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualifiers against Vietnam and Oman in Melbourne and Muscat respectively.
Australia’s squad for the two fixtures features a total of 25 players, including senior Socceroos Mathew Ryan, Mathew Leckie, Trent Sainsbury, Aaron Mooy, Tom Rogic, and Aziz Behich, as well as uncapped Isuzu UTE A-League trio Marco Tilio, Joel King, and Kye Rowles, who were members of the Olyroos’ squad at last year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Arnold said he’s pleased with the squad that will…
Australia’s squad for the two fixtures features a total of 25 players, including senior Socceroos Mathew Ryan, Mathew Leckie, Trent Sainsbury, Aaron Mooy, Tom Rogic, and Aziz Behich, as well as uncapped Isuzu UTE A-League trio Marco Tilio, Joel King, and Kye Rowles, who were members of the Olyroos’ squad at last year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Arnold said he’s pleased with the squad that will…
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- 4 years 8 months ago
Football Australia and the ABC have today announced a partnership that will see the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ broadcast via live audio, including all CommBank Matildas and knockout matches.The agreement will see all Australians having access to the entire tournament through ABC Sport and ABC Listen with the coverage to feature a minimum of 17 matches throughout the tournament.This includes every CommBank Matildas match, selected key fixtures during the Group Stage, all quarter finals, both semi-finals and the final.ABC Sport will have a dedicated AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia…
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- 7 months ago
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has allowed four additional players to join the Australian women's football team for the Tokyo Olympics, increasing the overall squad number from 18 to 22.
Originally travelling reserves, experienced internationals Mackenzie Arnold (goalkeeper) and Laura Brock (defender), join teenage defenders Courtney Nevin and Charlotte Grant as part of the new 22-player Tokyo 2020 Australian Olympic Women's Football Team.
Amendments to the IOC’s athlete replacement rule has enabled the Australian Olympic Committee (…
Originally travelling reserves, experienced internationals Mackenzie Arnold (goalkeeper) and Laura Brock (defender), join teenage defenders Courtney Nevin and Charlotte Grant as part of the new 22-player Tokyo 2020 Australian Olympic Women's Football Team.
Amendments to the IOC’s athlete replacement rule has enabled the Australian Olympic Committee (…
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- 5 years 2 months ago
The Australian Women’s Futsal Team have been defeated 3-1 by hosts China PR in the opening game of the AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup 2025™.The team will likely need to win one or both of their remaining group stage games to qualify for the knock-out rounds, and be in with a shot of finishing in the top three in the tournament to qualify for the FIFA Women’s Futsal World Cup 2025™.Head Coach Miles Downie selected a familiar starting five from the Asian Qualifiers that were held back in January. Captain Trudy Camilleri started alongside Daisy Arrowsmith, Marianna Tabain and Jessica Au. Sarah…
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- 1 year 4 months ago
Football Australia is pleased to announce the appointments of Rachel Wiseman and Angela Mentis as Directors on the governing body’s Board of Directors, following ratification by Members at the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on 23 April 2026.Rachel Wiseman is a highly experienced executive and board director with more than 20 years’ experience leading transformation and innovation in major organisations across the tourism, technology, media and entertainment sectors in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.Having been at NRMA since 2016, Wiseman was most recently Chief…
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- 5 months 1 week ago
Tuesday was Match Day 1 for the Pacific Four Nations Tournament with all four teams competing in their first game of the tournament.
In the opening match of the day, a strong performance from Fiji saw them defeat Papua New Guinea 2-0 in what was billed as revenge for their defeat in the OFC Nations Cup Final in July earlier this year.
Goals from Cema Nasau and Luisa TamaniToakula capped off a dominant performance for Fiji with Nasau, Angeline Rekha, and Mereoni Tora all impressing for the winners. For Papua New Guinea, Faith Kasiray was excellent in goals while Charlie Yandin made some…
In the opening match of the day, a strong performance from Fiji saw them defeat Papua New Guinea 2-0 in what was billed as revenge for their defeat in the OFC Nations Cup Final in July earlier this year.
Goals from Cema Nasau and Luisa TamaniToakula capped off a dominant performance for Fiji with Nasau, Angeline Rekha, and Mereoni Tora all impressing for the winners. For Papua New Guinea, Faith Kasiray was excellent in goals while Charlie Yandin made some…
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- 3 years 10 months ago
Football Australia is thrilled to announce that as of this morning, ticket sales have exceeded 1.5 million for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023™, establishing a new benchmark for any FIFA Women's World Cup™ event.
Before today’s schedule of matches, 12 matches have been played, drawing a total attendance of 363,937. This represents an average match attendance of 30,326, eclipsing the average of 21,756 for France 2019 and the historical tournament average of 24,780 for all FIFA Women’s World Cup™ matches. The 72% increase in attendance compared to…
Before today’s schedule of matches, 12 matches have been played, drawing a total attendance of 363,937. This represents an average match attendance of 30,326, eclipsing the average of 21,756 for France 2019 and the historical tournament average of 24,780 for all FIFA Women’s World Cup™ matches. The 72% increase in attendance compared to…
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- 3 years 2 months ago
Australia recorded their first victory of the PacificAus Sports International Futsal Series on Monday evening, overcoming the Solomon Islands 3-2 in a tight affair at ‘The Centre’ in Dural.
Goals to Daniel Fornito, Scott Rogan and Grant Lynch sealed the victory for the Futsalroos side in front of a capacity crowd in Sydney’s North West.
Following on from a strong performance in Saturday’s series-opening 1-1 draw, Solomon Islands pushed Miles Downie’s side all the way, with a deflected effort off Junior Mana and a Charlie Otainao strike in the 31st minute keeping all in attendance on the…
Goals to Daniel Fornito, Scott Rogan and Grant Lynch sealed the victory for the Futsalroos side in front of a capacity crowd in Sydney’s North West.
Following on from a strong performance in Saturday’s series-opening 1-1 draw, Solomon Islands pushed Miles Downie’s side all the way, with a deflected effort off Junior Mana and a Charlie Otainao strike in the 31st minute keeping all in attendance on the…
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- 3 years 3 months ago
The CommBank Matildas will complete their preparations for Tokyo with a mouthwatering clash against Japan on 14 July 2021 at Sanga Stadium, Kyoto.
Australia’s final match before commencing their Games campaign, the encounter will see the two top-ranked nations in the Asian Football Confederation go head-to-head.
“This fixture demonstrates our willingness to do everything possible to ensure that the team has the best preparation for an important tournament,” said CommBank Matildas head coach Tony Gustavsson.
“We are also grateful for the support of the…
Australia’s final match before commencing their Games campaign, the encounter will see the two top-ranked nations in the Asian Football Confederation go head-to-head.
“This fixture demonstrates our willingness to do everything possible to ensure that the team has the best preparation for an important tournament,” said CommBank Matildas head coach Tony Gustavsson.
“We are also grateful for the support of the…
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- 3 years 2 months ago
Members of Football Federation Australia’s Congress have not passed a resolution which would have increased representation for women, professional clubs and professional players.
Seven of the 10 Members voted in favour of the resolution but with more than 75 percent approval required to pass, the outcome fell just short of the threshold required. The result means that FFA’s constitution remains unchanged and the Congress continues with its current membership – one representative each from the nine Member Federations and one representing the Hyundai A-League clubs.
FFA will now…
Seven of the 10 Members voted in favour of the resolution but with more than 75 percent approval required to pass, the outcome fell just short of the threshold required. The result means that FFA’s constitution remains unchanged and the Congress continues with its current membership – one representative each from the nine Member Federations and one representing the Hyundai A-League clubs.
FFA will now…
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- 8 years 10 months ago
Noranda City has several reasons to celebrate its 45th anniversary season, thanks to hard work behind the scenes to develop the club.
Members are set to enjoy brand new changeroom facilities at their Noranda Sports Complex home, with a $750,000 investment from the Federal Government.
An upgrade to the existing two changerooms will extend the pre-existing building to include four new accessible changerooms – two for females and two for match officials.
The new facilities will increase participation at the club for women and girls, boost wider membership numbers and cater to…
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- 4 years 4 months ago
Leading players from Westfield Matildas and Football Ferns have thrown their support behind the decision for Australia and New Zealand to Bid ‘As One’ to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in Asia-Pacific in 2023.
Australia’s Sam Kerr and New Zealand’s Rosie White both believe that the tournament would offer profound benefits for the game, with women’s football in Asia and Oceania receiving significant sporting and commercial investment and interest should the nations receive the dual right to host FIFA’s global women’s showpiece.
“Hosting the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in Australia would be a…
Australia’s Sam Kerr and New Zealand’s Rosie White both believe that the tournament would offer profound benefits for the game, with women’s football in Asia and Oceania receiving significant sporting and commercial investment and interest should the nations receive the dual right to host FIFA’s global women’s showpiece.
“Hosting the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in Australia would be a…
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- 6 years 9 months ago
The Subway Socceroos and Mexico played out a thrilling 2-2 draw at AT&T Stadium on Sunday, in a frustrating match for Australia.Goals to Harry Souttar and Martin Boyle had Graham Arnold’s team 2-0 up before a couple of key defensive lapses allowed their 12th-ranked opposition back into the game. Mexico came flying out of the traps, eager to find space in behind the Australian backline and snatch an early goal, but the Socceroos new-look backline held firm. Australia started to push the ball further up the pitch…
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- 3 years ago
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has taken an important step towards achieving gender parity in Australian football following the announcement of its Gender Equality Action Plan 2019.
The ten-year plan focuses on five key areas including leadership, participation and facilities, the gender pay gap, the Westfield Matildas, and future Westfield Matildas (youth development pathways).
Central to the plan is the realisation of 50/50 grassroots participation for males and females, and a set of underpinning initiatives that…
The ten-year plan focuses on five key areas including leadership, participation and facilities, the gender pay gap, the Westfield Matildas, and future Westfield Matildas (youth development pathways).
Central to the plan is the realisation of 50/50 grassroots participation for males and females, and a set of underpinning initiatives that…
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- 7 years 6 months ago
