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Women's Soccer In Australia
Women's soccer is a popular sport in Australia, with high levels of participation both recreationally and professionally. Football Australia is the national governing body of soccer in Australia, responsible for overseeing the Australian women's national team and the nine state football federations, among other duties. Women's participation in modern soccer in Australia has been recorded since the early 1920s, and it has grown to become one of the most popular team sports for women in the country. A-League Women is the top-tier women's soccer league in Australia. History Some of the earliest games of soccer played in Australia were played in Brisbane in 1921. Around that period, there were at least three active teams, with over 60 combined total players. In September 1921, a game was played at the Brisbane Cricket Ground between a team from North Brisbane and a team from South Brisbane. The match had over 10,000 people in attendance. The North Brisbane team wore red and the So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia Women's National Soccer Team
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 Commonwealth Bank, CommBank Matildas for sponsorship reasons); they were known as the "Female Australia men's national soccer team, Socceroos" before 1995. Australia is a three-time OFC Women's Nations Cup, OFC champion, one-time AFC Women's Asian Cup, AFC champion and one-time AFF Women's Championship, AFF champion. The team has represented Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup on eight occasions (once as co-host in 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2023) and at the Olympic Games on five, although it has won neither tournament. Their performance in the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Institute Of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in the northern suburb of Bruce, Canberra. The AIS is a division of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC), part of the Australian Government under the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. History Two reports were the basis for developing the AIS: ''The Role, Scope and Development of Recreation in Australia (1973)'' by John Bloomfield and ''Report of the Australian Sports Institute Study Group (1975)'' (group chaired by Allan Coles). The need for the AIS was compounded in 1976 when the Australian Olympic team failed to win a gold medal at the Montreal Olympics, which was regarded as a national embarrassment for Australia. The institute's well-funded programs (and more generally the generous funding for elite sporting programs by Australian and State Governments) have been regarded as a major reas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Kerr
Samantha May Kerr (born 10 September 1993) is an Australian professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a striker (association football), striker for Women's Super League club Chelsea F.C. Women, Chelsea, and the Australia women's national soccer team, Australia women's national team, which she has captained since 2019. Known for her speed, skill, and tenacity, Kerr is widely considered one of the best strikers in the world, and one of Australia's greatest athletes. Kerr is the all-time leading Australian international scorer, with List of international goals scored by Sam Kerr, 69 international goals, and was the NWSL records and statistics#Top scorers, all-time leading scorer in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the United States until 2024. She is the only female soccer player to have won the Golden Boot in three different leagues and on three different continents—the A-League Women, W-League (Australia/New Zealand) in 2017-18 W-League, 2017� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caitlin Foord
Caitlin Jade Foord (born 11 November 1994) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Women's Super League club Arsenal W.F.C., Arsenal and the Australian women's national soccer team, Australia national team. She became the youngest Australian to play at a FIFA Women's World Cup, World Cup in 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2011 at the age of 16. In 2011, Foord was named 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup#Awards, World Cup Best Women's Young Player, Asian Young Footballer of the Year, Asian Women's Young Footballer of the Year, and Football Federation Australia's U20 Women's Footballer of the Year. In 2016, she was awarded AFC Annual Awards, Asian Women's Footballer of the Year by the Asian Football Confederation. Early life Raised with her sister Jamie by their mother Simone in Shellharbour, a suburb 100 kilometres south of Sydney in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Foord attended Illawarra Sports High School. Her mothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dianne Alagich
Dianne Marie Alagich (born 12 May 1979) is an Australians, Australian former Association football, soccer player, who last played for Adelaide United FC (W-League), Adelaide United in the W-League (Australia), W-League in 2009 and the Australia women's national soccer team, Matildas in 2008. A Defender (association football), defender, she was Cap (sports), capped 86 times, scoring on three occasions. She is the younger sister of former Adelaide United FC, Adelaide United player Richie Alagich. On 19 December 2000, she was awarded the Australian Sports Medal. Alagich also excelled as a layaker, having been an Australian junior representative. References External links * Profile at Women's United Soccer Association 1979 births Living people Australian women's soccer players Australian Institute of Sport soccer players Adelaide United FC (women) players Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal San Jose CyberRays players 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2003 F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheryl Salisbury
Cheryl Ann Salisbury (born 8 March 1974) is an Australian former association football player. She 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 from 2003 until she retired in 2009. As at February 2025, she is Australia's fourth equal highest female international goalscorer, with 38 goals in representative fixtures. Salisbury became only the second Australian female to play 100 A-internationals, which she achieved during the 2004 Summer Olympics. 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 2009, she announ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne Peters
Joanne "Joey" Elsa Peters (born 11 March 1979) is an Australian former soccer player who last played for the Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League. She played for Brazilian club, Santos (2002), becoming the first Australian woman to play professional football in South America. Peters also was one of the first Australians to represent a team in the Women's United Soccer Association in 2003, when she joined New York Power. Internationally she represented Australia as a central midfielder for the Matildas from March 1996 to February 2009 for 110 games and scored 28 goals. Biography Early years Joanne "Joey" Elsa Peters was born on 11 March 1979 in Leeton, New South Wales. Her father is a Uniting Church minister. From five years old she played football in a boys team, following her older brother. Peters captained Leeton Public School's team, which won the 1990 New South Wales Primary Schools Girls knockout tournament. Her first club, Leeton United Juniors, playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacey Stocco
Stacy or Stacey may refer to: Places In the United States: * Stacy, California, an unincorporated community * Stacy, Kentucky * Stacy, Minnesota, a city * Stacy, Virginia, a village People * Stacy (given name) * Stacy (Malaysian singer) (born 1990), Malaysian singer, winner of the sixth season of ''Akademi Fantasia'' * Stacy (zouk singer), singer from Martinique and Guyana Surname * Alfred E. Stacey (1846–1940), American chair manufacturer and politician * Billy Stacy (1936–2019), American football player and politician * Brian Stacey (1946–1996), Australian conductor * Charles Perry Stacey (1906–1989), Canadian historian of 20th century Canada * Clyde Stacy (1936–2013), American singer * Enid Stacy (1868–1903), British activist * Francis Stacey (1830–1885), Welsh-born cricketer and law officer * Frank D. Stacey (born 1929), English-born Australian geophysicist * George Stacey (footballer) (1881–1972), English footballer * George Stacey (1787–1857 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Forman
Alison Leigh Forman (born 17 March 1969) is an Australian former soccer player. Forman played 77 times for the Australia women's national soccer team and played over a decade for Fortuna Hjørring in the Danish national league. Club career Forman joined Fortuna Hjørring in 1992. She played 282 times for the Danish club until 2005. International career Forman played for the Australia women's national soccer team at the 1995 and 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup finals and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ..., Australia. International goals References External links * * * * * 1969 births Living people Australian women's soccer players Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic soccer players for Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Black
Sharon Lee Black (born 4 April 1971) is an Australian former soccer player who played national league football in Australia and Denmark as well as representing Australia at the 2000 Olympic Football Tournament and the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Her last club was Australian W-League team Adelaide United. Playing career Club career Along with compatriot Alison Forman she appeared for Denmark's Fortuna Hjørring in the 2003 UEFA Women's Cup Final. International career Black represented Australia 61 times between 1991 and 2002. She represented the Australian national team at the 2000 Olympic Football Tournament in Sydney and at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States. Honours In 2013, Black was named in the Football Federation Australia (FFA) Women's Team of the Decade 1990–99. International goals :''Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first. References External links * Profileat Football Federation South Australia Football South Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
W-League (Australia)
A-League Women (currently known as the Ninja A-League for sponsorship reasons), formerly the W-League, is the top-division women's association football, soccer league in Australia. The W-League was established in 2008 by Football Australia (then known as Football Federation Australia) and was originally composed of eight teams of which seven had an affiliation with an existing A-League Men's club. As of the 2022–23 season, the league is contested by twelve teams. The league, as well as the A-League Men and A-League Youth are administered by the Australian Professional Leagues. Seasons now run from November to April and include a 23-round Season (sports)#Regular season, regular season and an end-of-season finals series Playoffs, playoff tournament involving the highest-placed teams, culminating in a List of A-League Women grand finals, Grand Final match. The winner of the regular season tournament is dubbed "premiers" and the winner of the grand final is dubbed "champions". The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney FC V CCM
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2024 was 5,557,233, which is about 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. The city's nicknames include the Emerald City and the Harbour City. There is ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
