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Football Australia is the governing body of soccer, futsal, and beach soccer within Australia, [1] 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.
The Australia men's national soccer team represents Australia in international men's soccer. Officially nicknamed the Socceroos, [6] the team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia, which is affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).
In Australia, soccer, also known as association football, is the most played outdoor team sport, [3] [4] and ranked in the top ten for television audience as of 2015. [5] The national governing body of the sport is Football Australia (FA) which comprises nine state and territory member federations, which oversee the sport within their respective region.
The 1957 Australian soccer governance split was a pivotal moment in the history of the sport, leading to the establishment of the Australian Soccer Federation (ASF) and the decline of the Australian Soccer Association (ASA). The split arose from ongoing disputes over leadership, international recognition, and the growing influence of migrant ...
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 Australia Cup [a] (currently known as the Hahn Australia Cup [2] for sponsorship reasons) is the national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia.This annual competition is organised by Football Australia, known as Football Federation Australia until 2020.
The 2019–20 season was the 51st season of national competitive association football in Australia and 137th overall. ... Football Federation Australia official website
The 2022 Australia Cup was the ninth season of the Australia Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. This edition was the first under the new name of the "Australia Cup" following the renaming of Football Federation Australia to Football Australia. [1] Thirty-two teams contested the competition proper.