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The Matildas
The Australia women's national soccer team is overseen by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia, which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. The team's official nickname is "the Matildas" (from the Australian folk song "'Waltzing Matilda"; officially known as the CommBank Matildas for sponsorship reasons); they were known as the "Female Socceroos" before 1995. Australia is a three-time OFC champion, one-time AFC champion and one-time AFF champion. The team has represented Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup on eight occasions (once as co-host in 2023) and at the Olympic Games on five, although it has won neither tournament. Their performance in the 2023 World Cup attracted significant nationwide attention and has had an impact on the perception of women's sport in Australia. History Foundation The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Australia
Football Australia is the sports governing body, governing body of Soccer in Australia, soccer, futsal, and beach soccer within Australia, headquartered in Sydney. Although the first governing body of the sport was founded in 1911, Football Australia in its current form was only established in 1961 as the Australian Soccer Federation. It was later reconstituted in 2003 as the Australian Soccer Association before adopting the name of Football Federation Australia in 2005. In contemporary identification, a corporate decision was undertaken to institute that name to deliver a "more united football" in a deliberation from the current CEO, James Johnson. The name was changed to Football Australia in December 2020. Football Australia oversees the Australia men's national soccer team, men's, Australia women's national football team, women's, youth, Australia Paralympic football team, Paralympic, Australia national beach soccer team, beach and Australia national futsal team, futsal nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 AFC Women's Championship
The 1975 AFC Women's Championship, officially known as the Asian Cup Ladies Football Tournament is the first edition of the AFC Women's Championship. It was held from 25 August to 3 September 1975 in Hong Kong. Participating members were New Zealand, Thailand, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia. The tournament was won by New Zealand in the final against Thailand. Venue All matches were held at the Government Stadium in Hong Kong. Entrants Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knock-out stage Semi-finals ---- Third place play-off Final Winner Notes References External links RSSSF.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1975 Afc Women's Championship Championship AFC Women's Asian Cup tournaments International association football competitions hosted by Hong Kong AFC AFC Women's Championship AFC Women's Championship AFC Championship The AFC Championship Game is the annual championship game of the American Football Conference (AFC) and one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
The 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup, the 18th edition of the competition, was a women's association football tournament competed by national teams in Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It served as the qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. It was played from 14 to 25 May 2014 in Vietnam. Reigning world champions Japan women's national football team, Japan defeated the reigning Asian champions Australia women's national football team, Australia 1–0 in the final to secure their first continental title. Qualification The final tournament was competed by eight teams, four of which were automatically qualified though their 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup, 2010 placement, while the others were determined via a qualification tournament. North Korea women's national football team, North Korea was banned from the tournament due to the sanction on 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup#Doping cases, their doping cases in 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. Hosts Vietnam had to play the qualifying ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
The 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup was a women's football tournament for women's national teams from countries affiliated to the Asian Football Confederation. It was the 15th installment of the AFC Women's Asian Cup. Unlike the previous tournament which was held every two years, the tournament was moved back a year to 2006. The structure of the competition changed for this tournament, with a qualifying tournament and a separate championship tournament. The four qualifiers of the sub-tournament (Vietnam, Chinese Taipei, Myanmar, Thailand) went on to compete for the Championship proper against the four automatic finalists (China, Japan, South Korea and North Korea). Australia were added to the final tournament following their switch from Oceania Football Confederation to the Asian confederation. The finals of the tournament were held in Australia in July 2006 - the hosting rights were originally given to Japan, but after Australia moved conferences, they were given the hosting rights. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup Squads
This article lists the squads for the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup, the 17th edition of the AFC Women's Asian Cup. The tournament is a quadrennial women's international football tournament for national teams in Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and was held in China from 19 to 30 May 2010. In the tournament there were involved eight national teams. Each national team registered a final squad of 23 players. The age listed for each player is on 19 May 2010, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team. Group A Japan Coach: Norio Sasaki The squad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 OFC Women's Championship
The 1991 OFC Women's Championship was the fourth OFC Women's Championship of women's association football (also known as the OFC Women's Nations Cup). It took place in Sydney, Australia from 19 to 25 May 1991. Only three teams participated in the tournament, and a total of six matches were played. This edition served as the OFC's qualifying tournament for the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup. New Zealand won the tournament for the second time after finishing first in the round robin (by goal difference) and qualified to the World Cup. Background After the 1989 edition of the tournament, the Oceania Women's Football Confederation (OWFC) decided to increase the length of matches from 70 to 80 minutes. The next tournament was provisionally awarded to Papua New Guinea and scheduled for 1992. In February 1990 FIFA had announced the Women's World Cup for November 1991 but still not confirmed the arrangements for qualification in the Oceania region. At an OWFC meeting in September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 OFC Women's Championship
The 1986 OFC Women's Championship was the second OFC Women's Championship of women's association football (also known as the OFC Women's Nations Cup). It took place in Christchurch, New Zealand from 29 March to 5 April 1986. Four teams participated in the tournament, and a total of eight matches were played. Chinese Taipei defeated Australia 4–1 in the final to win the second edition of the tournament. Defending champions New Zealand finished third, after winning to their B-side in penalty shoot-outs. Teams The following four teams participated in the tournament: * * * * (withdrew) * New Zealand B entered following the late withdrawal of Papua New Guinea. Results First round ---- ---- Third place play-off Final Awards Statistics Goalscorers ;3 goals * Liu Yu-chu ;2 goals * Chou Tai-ying * Wendy Sharpe ;1 goal * Renaye Iserief * Andrea Martin * Sharon Mateljan * Sue Monteath * Yang Hsiu-chih * Hsie Hsiu-min * Ma Wei-chiu * Maureen Jacobso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 AFF Women's Championship
The 2008 AFF Women's Championship was held from 8 to 20 October 2008, hosted by Vietnam. All games were played at the Thanh Long Sports Centre in Ho Chi Minh City. The hosts managed to get through to the final, but failed to win the title after losing 0–1 to Australia, who made their debut in the tournament since Football Australia transferred to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 2006. Group stage Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage Semi-finals Third place match Final Awards . Statistics Final ranking References External links AFF Women's Championship 2008at AFF official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Aff Women's Championship 2008 Women's AFF Women's 2008 2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFF Women's Championship
The ASEAN Women's Championship (formerly known as the AFF Women's Championship), currently known as the MSIG Serenity Cup for sponsorship reasons is the competition in women's football organized by the ASEAN Football Federation. Results A 2017 edition was planned in Thailand but was later cancelled by the ASEAN Football Federation in February 2017 citing the big amount of major women's football tournament already scheduled in Asia for the year. The 2020 edition to be held in the Philippines was also postponed to 2021, and later rescheduled in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Teams reaching the top four Participating nations ;Legend * — Champions * — Runners-up * — Third place * — Fourth place * GS — Group stage * Q — Qualified for the current tournament * — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned * — Hosts Summary (2004–2022) Awards Winning coaches Top goalscorers See also * ASEAN Championship * CAFA Women's Championship * EAFF E-1 Foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 OFC Women's Championship
The 2003 OFC Women's Championship was held in Canberra, Australia from 5 to 13 April 2003. It was the seventh staging of the OFC Women's Championship. Originally scheduled for 19–29 November 2002, the tournament was postponed after withdrawal by American Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga. A rescheduled tournament with seven teams in two groups was arranged, however Fiji and Vanuatu withdrew, resulting in a five nation championship of one group. The tournament served as the OFC's qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003. OFC's one berth was given to the winner – Australia. Participating nations Of the twelve nations affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation, five entered the tournament. Also, this was Australia's last appearance in the tournament before moving to the Asian Football Confederation in 2006. Officials 4 referees were named for the tournament: * Tammy Ogston * Krystyna Szokolai * Rajendra Singh * Joakim Salaiau Sosongan Results ---- -- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 OFC Women's Championship
The 1998 OFC Women's Championship, also known as the VI Ladies Oceania Nations Cup was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 9 October & 17 October 1998. It was the sixth staging of the OFC Women's Championship. The 1998 OFC Women's Championship, like its previous edition, served as the OFC's qualifying tournament for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. OFC's only berth was given to the winner – Australia. Participating nations Of the twelve nations affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation, six entered the tournament. Did not enter * * * * * * First round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage Semi-finals ---- Third place playoff Final Australia won the tournament and qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Awards Goalscorers ;15 goals * Pernille Andersen ;10 goals * Sharon Black ;9 goals * Cheryl Salisbury ;7 goals * Sacha Haskell ;5 goals * Joanne Peters * Wendi Henderson ;4 goals * Alicia Ferguson * Julie Murray * Katri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 OFC Women's Championship
The 1994 OFC Women's Championship was the fifth edition of the OFC Women's Championship. Papua New Guinea hosted the tournament between 14 and 20 October 1994. The tournament was contested by three sides and played as a round robin. Australia won on goal difference after tying with New Zealand on points. They qualified for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup as a result. Participants * * * Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Goalscorers ;3 goals * Cheryl Salisbury * Wendy Sharpe ;2 goals * Lisa Casagrande * Alison Forman * Sunni Hughes * Karly Pumpa * Donna Baker * Kim Dermott ;1 goal * Julie Murray * Amanda Crawford * Wendi Henderson * Maureen Jacobson ;Own goal * ''Unknown player'' See also * 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification References * * * * External links Oceania Football Confederation official website {{1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Women's Championship OFC Women's Nations Cup tournaments 1995 FIFA Women's World C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
