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The following 23 players were named to the final squad for the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://keepup.com.au/news/matildas-world-cup-squad-announced-fifa-australia-2023/?lid=t87vx03x9s77|title=CONFIRMED: Matildas squad locked in for Women’s World Cup|publisher=[[Football Australia]]|website=[[Australia women's national soccer team|Matildas]]|date=3 July 2023|access-date=3 July 2023}}</ref>
The following 23 players were named to the final squad for the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://keepup.com.au/news/matildas-world-cup-squad-announced-fifa-australia-2023/?lid=t87vx03x9s77|title=CONFIRMED: Matildas squad locked in for Women’s World Cup|publisher=[[Football Australia]]|website=[[Australia women's national soccer team|Matildas]]|date=3 July 2023|access-date=3 July 2023}}</ref>


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Australia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Matildas
AssociationFootball Australia
ConfederationOFC (Oceania): 1966–2006
AFC (Asia); 2006–present
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachTony Gustavsson
CaptainSam Kerr
Most capsClare Polkinghorne (154)
Top scorerSam Kerr (62)
FIFA codeAUS
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 15 Decrease 3 (16 August 2024)[1]
Highest4 (December 2017)
Lowest16 (October 2006)
First international
 Australia 2–2 New Zealand 
(Sutherland, Australia; 6 October 1979)
Biggest win
 Australia 21–0 American Samoa 
(Auckland, New Zealand; 9 October 1998)
Biggest defeat
 United States 9–1 Australia 
(Ambler, United States; 5 June 1997)
World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1995)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2007, 2011, 2015)
Olympic Games
Appearances4 (first in 2000)
Best resultFourth place (2020)
Asian Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2006)
Best resultChampions (2010)
Oceanian Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1983)
Best resultChampions (1994, 1998, 2003)
Southeast Asian Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2008)
Best resultChampions (2008)
WebsiteOfficial website

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.[2]

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.[3]

Australia will co-host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup along with New Zealand, so the Matildas automatically qualify for this event as co-hosts.[4]

History

Foundation

The Australian Women's Soccer Association (AWSA) was founded in 1974[5] and a representative Australian team competed at the following year's Asian Women's Championship. This team was officially recognised in 2022, with all 16 members of the squad officially awarded caps. Pat O’Connor captained this team with her husband Joe the coach. They finished third at the tournament which is now recognised as the first Asian Cup.[6] A national team made up primarily of players from New South Wales and Western Australia was sent to the 1978 inaugural World Women's Invitational Tournament, in Taipei, Taiwan.[7] Australia played against club teams at the tournament and none of the players' appearances counted as official caps.[8] Coached by Jim Selby, the selected players were: Sandra Brentnall (WA), Julie Dolan (captain, NSW), Julie Clayton (WA), Kim Coates (NSW), Julie Dolan (NSW), Cindy Heydon (NSW), Barbara Kozak (WA), Sharon Loveless (WA), Toni McMahon (NSW), Sue Monteath (QLD), Sharon Pearson (NSW), Judy Pettitt (WA), Anna Senjuschenko (WA), Teresa Varadi (WA), Leigh Wardell (NSW) and Monika Werner (VIC).[9]

Australia's first official international match was against New Zealand at Seymour Shaw Park, Miranda, New South Wales, Australia on Saturday 6 October 1979, as it was billed as the "1st Australian Women's International Soccer Test". The Australian team listed in the match programme was Sue Monteath (Qld), Shona Bass (Vic), Kim Coates (Vic), Dianna Hall (SA), Carla Grims (SA), Fiana McKenzie (SA), Sandra Brentnall (WA), Judith Pettit (WA), Sharon Mateljan (WA), Julie Clayton (WA), Cindy Heydon (NSW), Julie Dolan (NSW), Toni McMahon (NSW), Jamie Rosman (NSW), Rosie van Bruinessen (NSW) and Leigh Wardell (NSW). Jim Selby remained as coach and the managers were Noelene Stanley and Elaine Watson. A lack of resources meant Australia's first eight official matches were all against New Zealand.[10]

The 1980s: Development in Oceania

Australia played in the first Oceania Cup in 1983 at New Caledonia, losing the final to New Zealand in extra time. It was the first time the Australians faced a team other than the "Football Ferns" of New Zealand. A team would not be assembled again until the next edition of the tournament in 1986 tournament in New Zealand, which featured Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan, as well as New Zealand's B team. Australia lost in the final again, beaten 4–1 by Taiwan.[11][12]

The late 80s had Australia encountering the American and European teams for the first time in the 1987 Women's World Invitational Tournament in Taiwan, and the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament in China. For the latter tournament, the players had to sew themselves the own Australian crests onto the team tracksuits.[13] Hosting the 1989 Oceania Cup in Brisbane, the Australians finished third (A team) and fourth (B team).[14] The 1991 tournament doubled as qualifiers for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, and the winner was determined by the best results from a group.[citation needed] Australia finished level on points with New Zealand, but had scored fewer goals, which resulted in New Zealand progressed to the World Cup as OFC representative.[15]

The 1990s: Continued growth

Between 1991 and 1994, the Matildas played internationally during a tour of Russia in 1994.[citation needed] The Oceania tournament in 1994 again doubled as World Cup qualifiers in the same round-robin format. Again, Australia finished even with New Zealand on points but this time had a superior goal difference, and qualified for their first FIFA Women's World Cup.[12]

Before 1995, the nickname for the women's team was just "Female Socceroos", derivative of the male squad. Thus in 1995 the Australian Women's Soccer Association joined with Special Broadcasting Service to broadcast a naming competition for the female team. Out of five names, the popular vote chose "Matildas", from the song "Waltzing Matilda". The players themselves did not approve of the name, and took years to use the moniker to describe the team.[16]

At the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden, Australia were grouped with the United States, China and Denmark. During their opening match against Denmark, they lost 5–0.[17] During the team's second match, a 4–2 loss to China, Angela Iannotta scored Australia's first goal at a World Cup.[17] In the final group match against cup holders the United States, Australia scored first but went on to lose 4–1.[17]

The Matildas would assert their Continental strength at the 1998 Oceania Cup, which doubled as a World Cup qualifying tournament. Australia thrashed their Pacific island opposition in their group games and semi-final, before defeating hosts New Zealand in the final 3–1 (the only goal conceded for the tournament), and qualifying for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in USA. At the tournament, Australia was grouped with Sweden, China and Ghana. In their opening match, they secured their first non-loss in a World Cup match with a 1–1 draw against the Ghanaians. Their following group matches were both 3–1 losses, finishing third in the group, but showing improvement on previous tournaments.

Australia still did not have much attention and respect, with the Matildas forced to train with second-hand equipment from the Socceroos, not getting paid and with few games to play.[12] To promote themselves and raise funds for the team, in 1999 the Matildas posed nude for a calendar, which sold over 40,000 units.[16]

2000–2004: First Olympics appearances

The profile built for the sport carried into 2000, where the Matildas had a guaranteed spot for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. While in January a friendly match against the Czech Republic in Melbourne's Bob Jane Stadium attracted only 1,500 spectators, a crowd of 10,000 came to the Matildas' game against China at the Sydney Football Stadium in June.[16] Much anticipation surrounded the team's Olympic performance on home soil, but a 3–0 loss to Germany in their opening game brought those hopes down. A draw with Sweden and a final loss to Brazil ended their tournament in the first round. While the on-field performance was disappointing, attendances at matches were high for women's soccer in Australia, raising the profile of the game.

The team were the host nation for an annual invitational tournament called the Australia Cup, from 1999 to 2004 inclusive, winning it twice.

Following the Olympics, many problems halted the Matildas' schedules. As Ernie Merrick backed out on his intentions to coach the team, Adrian Santrac only took over as manager in November, and Australia played no games in 2001. The following year the team argued over the calendar proceeds with the promoter, and AWSA went defunct, being absorbed by Soccer Australia (current Football Federation Australia). In-between, many players opted to retire from the national team.[18]

In 2003, they won the Oceania Cup and qualified for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they finished in the first round.

The team won the 2004 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Fiji to return to Olympic tournament in Athens 2004.[19] The Matildas won their first Olympic game ever against Greece, and managed to qualify for the quarterfinals,[20] losing to Sweden 2–1.[21]

2005–2009: Move to Asia

In 2006, Australia moved from the Oceania Football Confederation to the Asian Football Confederation, and the country was given hosting rights to the AFC Women's Asian Cup that same year. The opening game for the Matildas was against South Korea. An early own goal by South Korea put the Matilda's up, finishing with 3 goals in the second half to give them a 4–0 win. The second match against Myanmar was also a win to the Matildas, who finished with 2 goals, with Sally Shipard and Lisa De Vanna scoring one a piece. The Matildas went on to reach the final, being defeated 4–2 on penalties by China after having a two-goal half time lead.

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, China

Australia qualified for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and drawn into Group C. They defeated Ghana 4–1 on 12 September in Hangzhou,[22] followed by a 1–1 draw against Norway at the same venue on 15 September. Thanks to a late goal from Cheryl Salisbury, they drew against Canada 2–2 on 20 September in Chengdu to advance to the knockout round for the first time in team history. Australia came up against Brazil in their elimination match, losing to Brazil 3–2 to end their 2007 World Cup run at the quarter-final stage.

2008 Olympics Qualifiers and AFC Women's Asian Cup, Vietnam

The Matildas before a game against Italy in 2009

The Matildas failed to get through qualifiers for the 2008 Olympics held in 2007, where they lost to Korea DPR both home and away in the final round.

In 2008, the Matildas competed in the 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup. They were drawn in Group B, placing second in the group with relative ease behind Japan, who they would eventually face in the third place playoff. With the Matildas progressing from the group stage to the semi-finals, they were paired up against Korea DPR. Korea DPR won the match 3–0 and went on to win the tournament. This led them on to the third place playoff, facing Japan for a second time in the tournament and again losing, leaving the Matildas in fourth place.

2010–2013

2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup, China

External videos
video icon Aussies Abroad: The Matildas (ESPN)

In 2010, the Matildas qualified for the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup in China. They beat Vietnam (2–0) and South Korea (3–1) before losing to China 1–0 which made them advance in second place and advance to the Semi-finals where they beat Japan 1–0. The final which was played in wet conditions was history making itself with it being the first senior soccer team (men or women) to make a final in the AFC. They created more history by being the first ever Australian soccer team to win in Asia after beating the team of Korea DPR in penalties during the final, 5–4, after a regular time score of 1–1 (Australia's lone and equalising goal being scored by Sam Kerr). The title gave the Matildas a berth at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.[23]

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, Germany

Australia playing the United States in 2012

The following year the team contested the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, held in Germany, being sorted into Group D. Despite losing 1–0 to Brazil in the opening game, victories of 3–2 and 2–1 over Equatorial Guinea and Norway respectively qualified the Matildas to the quarterfinals.[24] At the knockout stage, the team lost 3–1 to Sweden. Caitlin Foord was awarded Best Young Player of the tournament, and defender Elise Kellond-Knight was chosen for the All-Star Team.

2014–2019: Stajcic era

After operating as interim head coach of the Matildas in late April and May 2014 for the Matildas’ Asian Cup campaign. In 2014, Alen Stajcic was appointed permanent head coach of the squad in late 2014.[25]

2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Vietnam

In 2014, the Matildas qualified for the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup in Vietnam. They drawn in Group A alongside Japan, Vietnam and Jordan, earning 2 victories and a draw with Japan which earnt them second place on goal difference. They were drawn against South Korea in the semi-finals, defeating them 2–1, but ultimately lost 1–0 to Japan in the final.[26]

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Canada

During the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, held in Canada, they became the first Australian team, men's or women's, to win a knockout stage match at a World Cup when they defeated Brazil by a score of 1–0. The goal was scored by Kyah Simon after a shot by Lisa de Vanna was blocked and redirected by goalkeeper Luciana. In the quarterfinals, the Matildas lost to defending champions Japan in a late goal by Mana Iwabuchi.[27]

2016 Olympic Games, Rio

The following year, they contested in qualifiers for the 2016 Summer Olympics where they finished on top of the group after defeating all of the opponents bar China,[28] to get to the Olympic Games. Drawn in Group F, Australia lost to Canada, conceded a draw to Germany, and defeated Zimbabwe in a blowout to finish as the best third placed team. The adversary in the quarterfinals were hosts Brazil,[29] who avenged the defeat one year prior in the penalty shootouts as goalkeeper Bárbara saved Alanna Kennedy's kick.[30]

Post 2016 Olympics

At the 2017 Tournament of Nations event, the Matildas recorded their first ever win over the United States after 27 attempts, defeating them 1–0 in Seattle.[31] The Matildas went on to defeat Japan 4–2 and Brazil 6–1 to finish as the inaugural tournament champions.[32] Following the Tournament of Nations, the Matildas scheduled a series of two friendlies hosting Brazil, with the first match at Penrith Stadium being sold-out,[33] and an even larger crowd of nearly 17,000 attending the next match 3 days later in Newcastle.[34]

In December 2017, Matildas were awarded the Public Choice Team of the Year at the Australian Institute of Sport Awards.[35]

2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Jordan

At the 2018 AFC Asian Cup, held in Jordan, Australia reached the final after defeating Thailand in the semi-final on penalty kicks. They would lose 1–0 to Japan in the final, but nonetheless secured a spot at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[36]

Post 2018 Asian Cup

Later that year at the 2018 Tournament of Nations Australia once again went undefeated, finishing the tournament with two wins and one draw. They were tied with the United States with 7 points, but the US had a superior goal differential and were crowned tournament champions.[37]

2019–2020: Milicic era

Australia during the Women's World Cup 2019

Despite entering 2019 on the back of good form and with their highest ever placement on the FIFA ranking list (4th), the Matildas coach Alen Stajcic was sacked from the role in January 2019 by Football Federation Australia (FFA), whose chief executive David Gallop said the decision was based on confidential surveys and conversations with players and staff.[38] The decision proved to be very controversial, as the FFA refused to discuss any further specifics as to the reasoning for the decision and was made only months out from a World Cup appearance. Some players, such as Sam Kerr, Lydia Williams and Elise Kellond-Knight spoke in support of Stajcic and voiced their surprise at his sacking.[39] Former men's national team assistant Ante Milicic was later appointed coach.[40]

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, France

For the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, held in France, Australia was drawn in Group C with Italy, Brazil, and Jamaica. A 2–1 injury time loss to Italy was followed by a 3–2 win against Brazil. This victory was notable for 3 reasons – Australia came back from a 2–0 deficit, these were the first goals conceded by Brazil in the group stage in 16 years and it was their first group stage loss for 24 years.[41] The final group game was a 4–1 win over Jamaica with Sam Kerr scoring all four goals, becoming the first Australian player — male or female — to score a hat trick at a World Cup tournament.[42] The result saw Australia finish second in the group and proceed to play Norway in the round of sixteen. The game finished one-all after both regulation time and extra time with Norway winning the penalty shoot-out 4–1.[43]

2020–present: Gustavsson era

In September 2020, Football Federation Australia named Swede and former United States Women's National Soccer Team assistant coach Tony Gustavsson as the Matildas' new head coach, signing him on a deal running through 2024 (up to and including the 2024 Olympics in Paris).[44]

First kit used in Olympic Tokyo 2020 Women Football
Second kit used in Olympic Tokyo 2020 Women Football

2020 Olympic Games, Tokyo

In 2020, the Matildas qualified for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics where they finished top of all competing nations during the 2020 Asian Football Confederation's Qualifying Tournament.[45] They were placed in Group G with countries Sweden, the United States, and New Zealand, nicknamed the 'Group of Death.'[46] After beating New Zealand, losing to Sweden, and drawing with the United States, they were ranked third in their group and progressed to the quarter finals against Great Britain.[47] The match saw Australia open the scoring with a 1-goal advantage, before Great Britain surpassed them with a 1-goal advantage in the second half. An 89th-minute goal by captain Sam Kerr saw Australia equalise before advancing to extra time. During the extra 30 minutes of play, Mary Fowler and Kerr scored an additional two goals to bring the score to 4–2, before Ellen White completed her hat trick. The game ended with a 4–3 scoreline, resulting in Australia's first entry into an Olympic semi-final, playing against Sweden for the second time in the tournament.[48] Despite a strong performance and a disallowed goal by Kerr, they lost 1–0, relegating them to a bronze medal match playoff against the United States.[49] The semi-final match against Sweden broke women's sport TV viewing records in Australia, with 2.32 million viewers tuning in.[50] In the bronze medal match, they lost 4–3 to the United States, resulting in the Matilda's 7th loss of the year.[51] Finishing fourth, the 2020 Olympics were the Matildas' most successful performance at the Olympics, having previously never progressed beyond the quarter-finals since its inception in 1996.[52]

Post 2020 Olympics

After their Olympics bronze medal defeat, Australia played their first ever match against the Republic of Ireland on 21 September 2021, with it being Sam Kerr's 100th cap.[53] In October, they played a series of home friendlies against Brazil, their first matches on home soil since 2019, recording a win and a draw.[54] In November, in their final matches of the 2021 calendar year, they played another series of home friendlies against World Number 1 side the United States, recording a defeat and a draw.[55] These two matches broke attendance records in Australia – the first match played on 27 November in Stadium Australia, Sydney, broke the all-time standalone Matildas home attendance record set in 2000, with 36,109 spectators.[56] The second game broke the attendance record of any Matildas game played at Newcastle, with 20,495 spectators.[56] 2021 also saw a record number of Matildas' debutants, with 13 players making their first senior international caps, and a record number of players reaching the 100th cap milestones, including Emily Van Egmond, Kyah Simon, Sam Kerr, Alanna Kennedy and Tameka Yallop.[57]

2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup, India

The Matildas began 2022 by participating in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup, held in India. They were drawn into Group B, against Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand.[58] They played their opening match against Indonesia, beating them 18–0, a record win for the team against any opponent within the Asian confederation.[59] The game also saw Sam Kerr scoring 5 goals, whereby equalling and surpassing Tim Cahill's previous Australian international goal-scoring record of 50 goals, making Kerr the all-time leading scorer for Australia, both male or female.[59] Australia finished top in their group undefeated, conceding just one solitary goal, however the team crashed out in the quarter-finals to eventual runners-up South Korea 0–1.[60] Despite the tournament serving as the Asian qualification stage for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Australia will still participate despite not passing the quarter-finals, as the country is one of the hosts of the upcoming competition.[61]

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Australia will co-host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup along with New Zealand, after the bidding decision was announced on 25 June 2020.[62] As hosts, Australia were drawn into Group B, a group which also contains Canada, Nigeria, and debutant Ireland.[63]

Before the tournament, Australia participated in the 2023 Cup of Nations alongside Spain, Jamaica, and the Czech Republic. Australia has already defeated Czech Republic 4–0 in their opening game and Spain 3–2 in their second game, only needing a draw in their game against Jamaica to win the tournament.[64] Australia beat Jamaica 3–0 to lift the Cup of Nations on 22 February 2023.[65]

Team image

Regarded as Australia's most beloved national sporting team in 2019, the Matildas have grown its fanbase over recent years, due to increased exposure, successful tournaments and skilled players coming on to play both internationally and at club level, including captain Sam Kerr, widely regarded as one of the world's best soccer players.[66]

Nicknames

The team's official nickname is "the Matildas" (from the Australian folk song "Waltzing Matilda"), having been known as the "Female Socceroos" before 1995.[2][67]

Naming rights

Under a naming rights deal with Scentre Group and its predecessor, Westfield Group, the team was branded as "Westfield Matildas" from 2008 to 2021.[68] The team is currently branded as "CommBank Matildas", based on a multi-year financial investment in the team by the Commonwealth Bank.[69]

Media coverage

Australian matches are broadcast by Paramount+ and on free-to-air by Network 10.[70] In 2021, during the broadcast of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the Matildas broke TV viewing records of any women's team sport in history. The record was initially broken during their second group stage match against Sweden, drawing in 1,468,000 viewers.[71] The record was broken again during their quarter-final clash against Great Britain, drawing in 2.27 million viewers, before recording the all-time record of 2.32 million viewers watching them compete against Sweden in the Olympic semi-final.[72]

Attendance

The current home attendance record for a Matilda's stand-alone match is 50,629, set on 14 July 2023 in Melbourne during their World Cup send-off match against France.[73]

FIFA world rankings

As of 9 June 2023

  Best Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Ranking    Worst Mover  

Australia's FIFA world rankings
Rank Year Games
Played 		Won Drawn Lost Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
10 2023 7 6 0 1 10 Increase 2 10 Steady
12 2022 14 9 1 4 12 Steady 13 Decrease 1
  11 2021 16 3 4 9 9 Steady 11 Decrease 2
7 2020 5 4 1 0 7 Steady 7 Steady
7 2019 11 7 1 3 6 Increase 1 8 Decrease 2
6 2018 17 7 6 4 6 Increase 2 8 Decrease 2
  4 2017 11 9 1 1 4 Increase 2 8 Decrease 2
  6 2016 12 6 4 2 5 Increase 1 7 Steady
9 2015 18 10 3 5 9 Increase 1 10 Steady
10 2014 11 5 2 4 9 Increase 2 11 Decrease 2
9 2013 7 4 1 2 8 Increase 2 10 Decrease 1
9 2012 9 4 1 4 9 Increase 1 10 Steady
10 2011 13 9 0 4 9 Increase 2 11 Decrease 1
12 2010 13 8 2 3 11 Increase 3 14 Decrease 1
14 2009 2 0 1 1 14 Steady 14 Steady
14 2008 22 14 0 8 12 Increase 2 14 Steady
12 2007 17 12 2 3 12 Increase 3 15 Decrease 1
15 2006 15 8 2 5 15 Steady 15 Steady
15 2005 14 5 4 5 15 Increase 1 16 Decrease 1
15 2004 14 6 4 4 15 Increase 1 16 Steady
  16 2003 17 7 3 7 15 Steady 16 Decrease 1

Results and fixtures

Historical results

Years Article
1975 to 1999 Australia women's national soccer team results (1975–99)
2000 to 2009 Australia women's national soccer team results (2000–09)
2010 to 2019 Australia women's national soccer team results (2010–19)
2020 to 2029 Australia women's national soccer team results (2020–29)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2022

3 September Friendly Australia  0–1  Canada Brisbane, Australia
14:45 UTC+10 Report
  • Leon 11'
 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 25,016
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
6 September Friendly Australia  1–2  Canada Sydney, Australia
19:40 UTC+10
Report
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 26,997
Referee: Park Se-jin (South Korea)
8 October Friendly Australia  4–1  South Africa London, England
12:30 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Referee: Lorraine Watson (Scotland)
11 October Friendly Denmark  1–3  Australia Viborg, Denmark
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Viborg Stadion
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
12 November Friendly Australia  4–0  Sweden Melbourne, Australia
14:45 UTC+11
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,065
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
15 November Friendly Australia  2–0  Thailand Gosford, Australia
19:30 UTC+11
Report Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 11,271
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

2023

16 February 2023 Cup of Nations Australia  4–0  Czech Republic Gosford, Australia
19:10
Report Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 7,702
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
19 February 2023 Cup of Nations Australia  3–2  Spain Sydney, Australia
18:00
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 17,333
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
22 February 2023 Cup of Nations Australia  3–0  Jamaica Newcastle, Australia
19:10
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,093
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
7 April Friendly Australia  0–1  Scotland London, England
13:45 Report
Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium
Referee: Louise Thompson (Northern Ireland)
11 April Friendly England  0–2  Australia London, England
19:45 Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 14,489
Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)
14 July Friendly Australia  1–0  France Melbourne, Australia
19:30 UTC+10
Report Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 50,629
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
20 July 2023 World Cup GS Australia  1–0  Republic of Ireland Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+10
Report Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 75,784
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
27 July 2023 World Cup GS Australia  v  Nigeria Brisbane, Australia
20:00 UTC+10 Report Stadium: Lang Park
31 July 2023 World Cup GS Canada  v  Australia Melbourne, Australia
20:00 UTC+10 Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
26 October 2024 Olympic qualifiers R2 Australia  v  Iran Perth, Australia
Source Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium
29 October 2024 Olympic qualifiers R2 Australia  v  Philippines Perth, Australia
Source Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium
1 November 2024 Olympic qualifiers R2 Australia  v  Chinese Taipei Perth, Australia
Source Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Sweden Tony Gustavsson
Assistant coach Australia Melissa Andreatta
Goalkeeping coach Australia John Gorza

Manager history

See also: Category:Australia women's national soccer team managers
As of 11 April 2023 after the match against England.
# Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Winning % Ref.
1 Australia Jim Selby 1979–1980 6 2 3 1 33.33% [74][75][76]
2 Australia Trixie Tagg 1981 1 1 0 0 100% [77][78]
3 Australia Jim Selby 1983–1984 8 3 3 2 37.5% [74][76]
4 Australia Fred Robins 1986–1987 9 3 1 5 33.33% [79]
5 Australia John Doyle 1988–1989 7 3 0 4 42.86% [80][81]
6 England Steve Darby 1989–1991 6 3 2 1 50.0% [82]
7 Australia John Reid 1994 5 0 2 3 0.0% [76]
8 Scotland Tom Sermanni 1994–1997 31 13 2 16 41.94% [83]
9 Australia Greg Brown 1997–1999 37 14 8 15 37.84% [84]
10 Australia Chris Tanzey 1999–2000 17 3 3 11 17.65% [84][85]
11 Australia Adrian Santrac 2001–2004 43 19 9 15 44.19% [86]
12 Scotland Tom Sermanni 2005–2012 105 60 12 33 57.14% [83][87]
13 Netherlands Hesterine de Reus 2013–2014 13 6 2 5 46.15% [88][89]
14 Australia Alen Stajcic 2014–2019 63 35 15 13 55.56% [90][91][92]
15 Australia Ante Milicic 2019–2020 16 11 2 3 68.75% [93][94]
16 Sweden Tony Gustavsson 2020–present 35 16 5 14 45.71% [95]

Players

Main article: List of Australia women's international soccer players
See also: Category:Australia women's international soccer players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the final squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[96]

Caps and goals are current as of 20 July 2023 after the match against  Ireland.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Lydia Williams (1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 (age 36) 102 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion
12 1GK Teagan Micah (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 27) 14 0 England Liverpool
18 1GK Mackenzie Arnold (1994-02-25) 25 February 1994 (age 30) 35 0 England West Ham United
2 2DF Courtney Nevin (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22) 23 0 England Leicester City
3 2DF Aivi Luik (1985-03-18) 18 March 1985 (age 39) 43 1 Sweden BK Häcken
4 2DF Clare Polkinghorne (1989-02-01) 1 February 1989 (age 35) 157 16 Sweden Vittsjö GIK
7 2DF Steph Catley (vice-captain) (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 (age 30) 110 3 England Arsenal
14 2DF Alanna Kennedy (1995-01-21) 21 January 1995 (age 29) 109 8 England Manchester City
15 2DF Clare Hunt (1999-03-12) 12 March 1999 (age 25) 6 0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
21 2DF Ellie Carpenter (2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 (age 24) 62 3 France Lyon
22 2DF Charlotte Grant (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 23) 18 1 Sweden Vittsjö GIK
6 3MF Clare Wheeler (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 26) 14 0 England Everton
8 3MF Alex Chidiac (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 25) 27 2 United States Racing Louisville
10 3MF Emily van Egmond (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 31) 128 30 United States San Diego Wave
13 3MF Tameka Yallop (1991-06-16) 16 June 1991 (age 33) 113 12 Norway Brann
19 3MF Katrina Gorry (1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 (age 32) 94 17 Australia Brisbane Roar
23 3MF Kyra Cooney-Cross (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 22) 28 0 Sweden Hammarby IF
5 4FW Cortnee Vine (1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 26) 17 3 Australia Sydney FC
9 4FW Caitlin Foord (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 30) 109 29 England Arsenal
11 4FW Mary Fowler (2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 21) 37 10 England Manchester City
16 4FW Hayley Raso (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 30) 71 12 Spain Real Madrid
17 4FW Kyah Simon (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 33) 111 29 England Tottenham Hotspur
20 4FW Sam Kerr (captain) (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 31) 121 63 England Chelsea

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Jada Mathyssen-Whyman (1999-10-24) 24 October 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Australia Sydney FC 2023 FIFA Women's World CupPRE
MF Chloe Logarzo (1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 (age 29) 55 8 Australia Western United 2023 FIFA Women's World CupPRE
MF Amy Sayer (2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 (age 22) 6 0 United States Stanford University 2023 FIFA Women's World CupPRE
DF Matilda McNamara (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 25) 1 0 Denmark AGF v.  England, 11 April 2023
DF Emma Checker (1996-03-11) 11 March 1996 (age 28) 8 0 Australia Melbourne City v.  Denmark, 11 October 2022
MF Elise Kellond-Knight (1990-08-10) 10 August 1990 (age 34) 115 2 Australia Melbourne Victory 2023 Cup of Nations, 16–22 February 2023
FW Larissa Crummer (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 28) 34 4 Norway Brann 2023 FIFA Women's World CupPRE
FW Remy Siemsen (1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 (age 25) 6 0 England Leicester City 2023 FIFA Women's World CupPRE
FW Emily Gielnik (1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 (age 32) 57 11 England Aston Villa 2023 FIFA Women's World CupPRE
FW Holly McNamara (2003-01-23) 23 January 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Australia Melbourne City v.  Scotland, 7 April 2023 INJ
FW Princess Ibini-Isei (2000-01-30) 30 January 2000 (age 24) 8 1 Australia Sydney FC v.  Canada, 6 September 2022

Notes:

  • INJ Withdrew due to an injury.
  • PRE Preliminary squad / on stand-by.

Player records

Main article: List of Australia women's international soccer players
See also: Category:Australia women's international soccer players
As of 14 July 2023
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Most caps

# Player Span Caps Goals
1 Clare Polkinghorne 2006–present 157 16
2 Cheryl Salisbury 1994–2009 151 38
3 Lisa De Vanna 2004–2019 150 47
4 Heather Garriock 1999–2011 130 20
5 Emily van Egmond 2010–present 128 30
6 Sam Kerr 2009–present 121 62
7 Elise Kellond-Knight 2007–present 115 2
10 Tameka Yallop 2007–present 113 12
8 Kyah Simon 2007–present 111 29
9 Joanne Peters 1996–2009 110 28

Most goals

# Player Span Goals Caps Ratio
1 Sam Kerr 2009–present 63 121 0.52
2 Lisa De Vanna 2004–2019 47 150 0.31
3 Kate Gill 2004–2015 41 86 0.48
4 Cheryl Salisbury 1994–2009 38 151 0.25
5 Sarah Walsh 2004–2012 32 70 0.46
6 Emily Van Egmond 2010–present 30 127 0.24
7 Caitlin Foord 2011–present 29 108 0.27
Kyah Simon 2007–present 111 0.26
9 Joanne Peters 1996–2009 28 110 0.25
10 Sunni Hughes 1989–2000 24 63 0.38

Most clean sheets

# Player Span Clean sheets Caps Ratio
1 Melissa Barbieri 2002–2015 34 86 0.40
2 Lydia Williams 2005–present 33 102 0.33
3 Mackenzie Arnold 2012–present 15 35 0.43
4 Tracey Wheeler 1989–2000 11 49 0.22
5 Claire Nichols 1994–2003 9 19 0.47
Belinda Kitching 1996–1999 32 0.28
7 Cassandra Kell 2002–2004 7 24 0.29
8 Brianna Davey 2012–2015 5 18 0.28
9 Teagan Micah 2021–present 14 0.36

Captains

Player Span Ref.
Julie Dolan 1979–1984 [97]
Sue Monteath 1984–1987 [98][99]
Julie Murray 1995–1999 [100]
Alison Forman 2000 [101]
Cheryl Salisbury 2003–2009 [102][103]
Melissa Barbieri 2010–2013 [104]
Clare Polkinghorne & Kate Gill 2013–2014 [105]
Clare Polkinghorne & Lisa De Vanna 2015–2019 [106][107]
Sam Kerr 2019–present [108]

Honours

Major tournaments

Champions: 1994, 1998, 2003
Runners-up: 1983, 1986, 1991
Champions: 2008
Champions: 2010
Runners-up: 2006, 2014, 2018

Minor tournaments

Champions: Australia Cup – 1999, 2001, 2002[109]
Champions: 2013 Centenary Cup[110]
Champions: 2017 Tournament of Nations
Champions: 2019 Cup of Nations
Champions: 2023 Cup of Nations

Competitive record

See also: Australia women's national soccer team all-time record

Australia has played matches against international opponents on a consistent basis since 1978.[111] To date, they have played 53 different nations and governing bodies, across FIFA World Cups, invitational tournaments, the OFC Women's Nations Cup (until 2004), the AFC Women's Asian Cup (from 2006) and international friendlies.

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
China 1991 Did not qualify
Sweden 1995 Group stage 12th 3 0 0 3 3 13
United States 1999 11th 3 0 1 2 3 7
United States 2003 13th 3 0 1 2 3 5
China 2007 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 9 7
Germany 2011 8th 4 2 0 2 6 7
Canada 2015 7th 5 2 1 2 5 5
France 2019 Round of 16 9th 4 2 1 1 9 6
Australia New Zealand 2023 Qualified as co-hosts
2027 To be determined
Total 8/9 0 titles 26 7 6 13 38 50

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
United States 1996 Did not qualify
Australia 2000 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 6
Greece 2004 Quarter-finals 5th 4 1 1 2 3 4
China 2008 Did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 8 5
Japan 2020 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 11 13
France 2024 To be determined
United States 2028
Australia 2032 Qualified as host
Total 4/7 0 titles 17 4 5 8 24 28

OFC Women's Nations Cup

OFC Women's Nations Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
New Caledonia 1983 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 20 3
New Zealand 1986 2nd 4 2 0 2 4 6
Australia 1989 Third place 3rd 4 1 1 2 7 6
Australia 1991 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 21 1
Papua New Guinea 1994 Champions 1st 4 3 0 1 13 2
New Zealand 1998 1st 4 4 0 0 49 1
Australia 2003 1st 4 4 0 0 45 0
Total 7/7 3 titles 28 19 2 7 159 19

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Invitee representative sides
British Hong Kong 1975 Third place 3rd 4 2 0 2 12 6
India 1980 Third place 3rd 6 2 0 4 4 10
Total 2/2 0 titles 10 4 0 6 16 16
National team
Australia 2006 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 2 0 15 2
Vietnam 2008 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 7 9
China 2010 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 7 3
Vietnam 2014 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 9 5
Jordan 2018 2nd 5 1 3 1 11 4
India 2022 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 0 1 24 2
2026 To be determined
Total 6/6 1 title 34 19 6 9 85 31
  • An Australian representative side participated in the 1975 AFC Women's Championship however these games are not recognised as official Australian international fixtures. The participants were the NSW State Team that the organisers had labelled as Australia.[112]
  • The 1980 AFC Women's Championship had a team representing Western Australia, but not the Australian National Team.

AFF Women's Championship

AFF Women's Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Vietnam 2004 Did not participate
Vietnam 2006
Myanmar 2007
Vietnam 2008 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 21 1
Laos 2011 Did not participate
Vietnam 2012
Myanmar 2013 See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team
Vietnam 2015
Myanmar 2016
Indonesia 2018
Thailand 2019 Did not participate
Philippines 2022 See Australia women's national under-23 soccer team
Total 1/6 1 title 5 5 0 0 21 1

Minor tournaments

Algarve Cup

The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and longest-running women's international football events and has been nicknamed the "Mini FIFA Women's World Cup".[113]

Algarve Cup record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
1999 Fifth place 4 0 3 1 2 4
2017 Fourth place 4 2 1 1 6 5
2018 Fourth place 4 2 1 1 7 5
Total 3/27 12 4 5 3 15 14

Cyprus Cup

The Cyprus Women's Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's football. It has been held annually in Cyprus since 2008.

Cyprus Women's Cup record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
2014 Seventh place 4 1 1 2 11 11
2015 Fifth place 4 3 0 1 10 5
Total 2/13 8 4 1 3 21 16

Peace Queen Cup

The Peace Queen Cup was an invitational women's association football tournament for national teams organised by the Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation.

Peace Queen Cup record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
2006 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 4
2008 Group stage 3 2 0 1 5 2
2010 Runners-up 3 2 0 1 5 3
Total 3/3 0 5 0 4 12 9

Tournament of Nations

The Tournament of Nations was a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's football hosted in the United States in non-World Cup and non-Olympic years.

Tournament of Nations record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
2017 Champions 3 3 0 0 11 3
2018 Runners-up 3 2 1 0 6 2
Total 2/2 6 5 1 0 17 5

Cup of Nations

The Cup of Nations is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's football hosted in Australia.

Tournament of Nations record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
2019 Champions 3 3 0 0 9 1
2023 Champions 3 3 0 0 11 3
Total 2/2 3 3 3 0 10 2

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