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" ; they were known as the "Female Socceroos" before 1995.
The Matildas before a game against Italy in 2009
Australia playing the United States in 2012
Australia during the Women's World Cup 2019
Soccer in Australia
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Soccer 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. The FA comprises nine state and territory member federations, which oversee the sport within their respective region.
The Australian national team playing at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, May 2006.
St Kilda Soccer Club at Middle Park, 1909
The first Australia national team playing in game 2 against New Zealand during Australia's first ever tour to New Zealand in 1922
Image: 2015 Asian Cup Final