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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), having been known as the "Female Socceroos" before 1995. Australia is a three-time OFC champion, one-time AFC champion and one-time AFF champion, and became the first ever national team to win in two different confederations (before the men's team did the same in 2015 AFC Asian Cup). The team has represented Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup on seven occasions and at the Olympic Games on four, although it has won neither tournament. Immediately following the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Australia was ranked eleventh in the world by FIFA. Australia will co-host the 2023 FIFA Women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Kerr
Samantha May Kerr (born 10 September 1993) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a forward for Chelsea in the FA Women's Super League and the Australia women's national team (the ''Matildas''), which she has captained since 2019. As of 2022, Kerr is the all-time leading Australian international scorer, and is the all-time leading scorer in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the United States. She is the only female football player to have won the Golden Boot in three different leagues and three different continents – the W-League (Australia/New Zealand) in 2017–18 and 2018–19, the NWSL (North America) in 2017, 2018, 2019 and the FAWSL (Europe) in 2020–21 and 2021–22. Kerr started her career at the age of 15 with Perth Glory where she played from 2008 to 2012, before moving to Sydney FC. In 2013, she joined the Western New York Flash for the inaugural season of the NWSL and helped lead the team to win the NWSL Shield. She later pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Polkinghorne
Clare Elizabeth Polkinghorne (born 1 February 1989) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Vittsjö GIK and the Australia women's national team. Career For the 2014 season, Polkinghorne was loaned to INAC Kobe Leonessa in Japan. She signed for Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League after the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Portland Thorns waived Polkinghorne in February 2016. On 7 January 2017, Polkinghorne become the first player to play 100 club games in the W-League, all of which have been played for Brisbane Roar. Polkinghorne first represented the Australia women's national soccer team in 2006 and has played more than 100 matches, scoring 9 goals. She played in both the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and was an unused squad member during the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. On 7 June 2018, Polkinghorne signed with the Houston Dash. In December 2020, Polkinghorne re-sign ... [...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 ;8 goals * Cheryl Salisbury ;7 goals * Sacha Haskell ;5 goals * Joanne Peters * Wendi Henderson ;4 goals * Alicia Ferguson * Julie Murray * Katrina Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soccer In Australia
Soccer, also known as football, is the most played outdoor club sport in Australia, and ranked in the top ten for television audience as of 2015. The national governing body of the sport is Football Australia (FA), which until 2019, organised the A-League Men, A-League Women, and still organises the Australia Cup, as well as the men's and women's national teams (known as the Socceroos and the Matildas, respectively). The FA comprises nine state and territory member federations, which oversee the sport within their respective region. Modern soccer was introduced in Australia in the late 19th century by mostly British immigrants. The first club formed in the country, Wanderers, was founded on 3 August 1880 in Sydney, while the oldest club in Australia currently in existence is Balgownie Rangers, formed in 1883 in Wollongong. Wanderers were also the first known recorded team to play under the Laws of the Game. A professional national league, the National Soccer League, was i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Australia
Football Australia is the governing body of 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 men's, women's, youth, Paralympic, beach and futsal national teams in Australia, the national coaching programs and the state governing bodies for the sport. It sanctions professional, semi-professional and amateur soccer in Australia. Football Australia made the decision to leave t ... [...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 Maureen Dale Jacobson (born 7 December 1961) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand. Club career Jacobsen played in England with Millwall Lionesses and was part of their FA Women's Cup winning team in 1991. She als ... ;Own goal * ''Unknown player'' See also * 1995 FIFA Wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheryl Salisbury
Cheryl Ann Salisbury (born 8 March 1974) is a former association football player who represented Australia internationally as a defender from 1994 until 2009, winning 151 caps. Biography She most recently played as a defender for the New York Power in the WUSA and for the Newcastle United Jets in the W-League. She went on to become coach of the Broadmeadow Magic team in the Northern NSW Herald Women's Premier League competition. Salisbury was captain of the Australian female national team, the Matildas. She is Australia's 3rd highest female international goalscorer of all time with 38 goals in representative fixtures, behind Lisa De Vanna on 47 and Kate Gill 41. Salisbury became only the second Australian female to play 100 A-internationals, which she achieved during the 2004 Summer Olympics – in the 1–1 draw against USA. In 1999, Salisbury and 12 teammates posed for a nude calendar photoshoot to raise money for the national women's football team. On 27 January 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international soccer championship contested by the women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Canada for the first time and by a North American country for the third time. Matches were played in six cities across Canada in five time zones. The tournament began on 6 June 2015, and finished with the final on 5 July 2015 with a United States victory over Japan. The 2015 tournament saw the World Cup expanded to 24 teams from 16 in 2011. Canada's team received direct entry as host and a qualification tournament of 134 teams was held for the remaining 23 places. With the expanded tournament, eight teams made their Women's World Cup debut. All previous Women's World Cup finalists qualified for the tournament, with defending champions Japan and returning champions Germany ( 2003, 2007) and the United States ( 1991, 1999) among the seeded teams. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Gustavsson
Tony Gustavsson (born 14 August 1973) is a Swedish professional football manager and former player who works as head coach of the Australia women's national team. He is best known for his managerial success in women's football, leading Tyresö FF to the 2014 UEFA Women's Champions League Final and helping the United States women's national soccer team to two world championships in 2015 and 2019 as an assistant. Management career Early career in men's football Gustavsson first managed Degerfors IF. He was then in charge of Hammarby IF from 2006 but was sacked when the club was relegated from the top flight in 2009. On 27 April 2010, Gustavsson signed a 44-day contract with the Norwegian Tippeliga-club Kongsvinger IL, but he decided later on to stay till the end of the season. After being relegated with Kongsvinger, Gustavsson did not use his option to extend his contract by one year, and left the club. Tyresö FF Under Gustavsson's leadership Tyresö FF won their first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
The 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup was held from 19–30 May at the Chengdu Sports Centre in China PR. The winners, Australia, runners-up, Korea DPR, and third-place team, Japan qualified for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. With this victory, Australia women's had become the first ever national team to win in two different confederations, having won the OFC Women's Nations Cup three times before. Their success was later followed by their fellow men's team at the men's tournament less than 5 years later. Qualification ;Direct entry * * * * * ;Via qualification * (Winner Group A) * (Winner Group B) * (Winner Group C) Squads Match officials A total of 9 referees and 9 assistant referees were appointed for the final tournament. ;Referees * Jacqui Melksham * Li Hong * Wang Jia * Bentla D'Coth * Yamagishi Sachiko * Ri Hyang-ok * Hong Eun-ah * Pannipar Kamnueng * Semaksuk Praew ;Assistant referees * Sarah Ho * Clare Flynn * Zhang Lingling * Liu Hsiu-mei * Saori Takahas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waltzing Matilda
"Waltzing Matilda" is a song developed in the Australian style of poetry and folk music called a bush ballad. It has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem". The title was Australian slang for travelling on foot (waltzing) with one's belongings in a "matilda" ( swag) slung over one's back.''Oxford English Dictionary'', draft revision March 2001. "Matilda, n." The song narrates the story of an itinerant worker, or "swagman", making a drink of billy tea at a bush camp and capturing a stray jumbuck (sheep) to eat. When the jumbuck's owner, a squatter ( grazier), and three troopers (mounted policemen) pursue the swagman for theft, he declares "You'll never catch me alive!" and commits suicide by drowning himself in a nearby billabong (watering hole), after which his ghost haunts the site. The original lyrics were written in 1895 by Australian poet Banjo Paterson, and lyrics, altered by Marie Cowan, were first published as sheet music in 1903. Extensive folklo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 OFC Women's Championship
The 1983 OFC Women's Championship was the first OFC Women's Championship of association football (also known as the OFC Women's Nations Cup). First stage ---- ---- Final Awards References External links OFC Site {{DEFAULTSORT:Ofc 1983 OFC Women 1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ... 1983 in New Zealand association football 1983 in Australian soccer November 1983 sports events in Oceania December 1983 sports events in Oceania Sport in Nouméa 20th century in Nouméa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
