The Professional Footballers Australia (PFA), formerly the Australian Soccer Players' Association, is an Australian
trade union
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affiliated with the
Australian Council of Trade Unions
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), originally the Australasian Council of Trade Unions, is the largest peak body representing workers in Australia. It is a national trade union centre of 46 affiliated trade union, unions and eight t ...
and
FIFPRO that represents
professional
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male, female and elite junior
soccer
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players.
History
Before the PFA, eight previous attempts had been made to form a footballers' association in Australia. The PFA was formed in April 1993 as the Australian Soccer Players' Association.
In 1994, the PFA won a standardised contract for footballers, and through the
Australian Industrial Relations Commission
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won the abolition of a transfer system much hated by Australian footballers.
Since the mid-1990s, the PFA has been active in advancing soccer players' pay and conditions, and has also been active in protecting soccer player's from unfair dismissal. It is a member of
FIFPro.
Awards
The PFA holds an annual award ceremony, which formally recognises the most outstanding Australian footballers.
See also
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Soccer in Australia
In Australia, Association football, soccer, also known as Football (word), football, and to a lesser extent as "association football", is the most played outdoor team sport, and ranked in the top ten for television audience as of 2015. The nat ...
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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 Au ...
References
External links
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Professional Footballers Australiaat
FIFPRO World Players' Union
1993 establishments in Australia
Association football player non-biographical articles
Association football trade unions
Sports organizations established in 1993
Sports professional associations
Sports trade unions
Trade unions affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions
Trade unions established in 1993
Trade unions in Australia
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