Australia women's national soccer team

The Australian Women's Soccer Association (AWSA) was founded in 1974³ and a representative Australian team competed at the 1975 AFC Women's Championship, although the team was comprised primarily from a club in New South Wales, St George Budapest, with some debate as to whether a national selection process was ever conducted.⁴ This team was officially recognised by Football Australia in May 2023, with all 16 members of the squad officially awarded caps.⁵ Pat O’Connor captained this team, and her husband Joe was head coach. After finishing runner-up in their group which featured Thailand and Singapore, the Australians would lose 3–2 in the semi-final against New Zealand. A 5–0 win against Malaysia in the third-place playoff meant that the national team came third in 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 Women's World Invitational Tournament, in Taipei, Taiwan.⁷ Australia, coached by Jim Selby,⁸ played against club teams at the tournament and none of the players' appearances counted as official caps.⁹ Prior to May 2023, Australia's first official international match was considered to be against New Zealand at Seymour Shaw Park in Miranda, New South Wales, Australia on 6 October 1979, as it was billed as the "1st Australian Women's International Soccer Test". Jim Selby remained as coach. A lack of resources meant Australia's subsequent seven official matches were all against New Zealand.¹⁰

The 1980s: Development in Oceania

Australia played in the first Oceania Cup in 1983 in 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.¹¹ 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.¹² ¹³

Throughout the 1980s, the team did not have an official playing kit of its own. The only playing kits available were hand-me-downs that had been donated or discarded by men's teams. Although the players were proud to be wearing an Australian strip, they were never supplied with a kit that fitted them properly. Moreover, on the eve of one international tour, several players famously had to sew the team crest onto their tracksuit jackets with a needle and thread.¹⁴

The late 1980s 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 their own Australian crests onto the team tracksuits.¹⁵ Two years later, Australia hosted the 1989 Oceania Cup in Brisbane with Australia entering two teams: Australia A and Australia B.¹⁶ After originally being separated in two groups,¹⁷ neither team made it to the final with Chinese Taipei defeating both Australia B and Australia A to force the Australians to take on each other for the third-place play-off, which was rained out and abandoned.¹⁸ ¹⁹

The 1990s: Continued growth, Sermanni era 1

The national team played no matches in 1990, 1992 or 1993. The 1991 OFC Women's Championship tournament doubled as qualifiers for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, and the winner was determined by the best results from a group.²⁰ Australia finished level on points with New Zealand, but had scored fewer goals, which resulted in New Zealand progressing to the World Cup as OFC's representative.²¹

Scottish-born former professional soccer player and Sydney Olympic FC's coach Tom Sermanni was appointed as coach of the Australian women's national soccer team in July 1994.²² His team played internationally on a tour of Russia in August 1994.²³ 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.²⁴

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.²⁵

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 5–0.²⁶ During the team's second match, a 4–2 loss to China, Angela Iannotta scored Australia's first goal at a World Cup.²⁷ In the final group match against cup holders the United States, Australia scored first but went on to lose 4–1.²⁸

In 1996, the team entered into its first kit sponsorship deal, with rising sportswear brand Asics. The deal was initiated during a chance conversation between team manager Sermanni, the CEO of the AWSA, Peter Hugg, and an Asics' representative, Lawrie McKinna, who had become a fan of women's football due to his acquaintance with former team member Janine McPhee.²⁹ Asics and team management jointly developed the design of the first sponsored strip; it incorporated new technology that made it lighter and more comfortable for the players than their previous kit.³⁰ In November 1997 Sermanni left to join Sanfrecce Hiroshima as assistant coach, he was replaced by Greg Brown as Matilda's head coach.

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.³¹ Their following group matches were both 3–1 losses, finishing third in the group.³² ³³

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.³⁴ In 1999, to promote themselves and raise funds for the team, most of the Matildas posed for an AWSA board-approved nude calendar, which sold over 40,000 units.³⁵ ³⁶

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 as host nation. In their Olympic debut, they would be facing the top seven placed teams from the previous year's Women's World Cup (which back then doubled as the Olympic qualifiers). 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.³⁷ Much anticipation surrounded the team's Olympic performance on home soil. Australia started strongly against the formidable Germany, but in the end went down 3–0. Next up was a gutsy performance against Sweden, the Aussie defence soaking up immense pressure. Australia took the lead only to share the points from a controversial Sweden penalty. The draw lifted Australia's hopes of still advancing into the semifinals, which they could achieve with a third-match win. A brilliant performance and a wonder goal by Sunni Hughes gave Australia the first half lead against Brazil, but two errors allowed Brazil to claim victory 2–1, quickly dissolving Australia's dreams. The legacy of a home Olympics featuring the best in the world further raised the profile of women's soccer in Australia.

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 2000 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 into liquidation with debts of over $70,000; all of its other assets were absorbed by Soccer Australia (current Football Federation Australia). In-between, many players opted to retire from the national team.³⁸ ³⁹

In 2003, they competed in the Oceania Cup with the team winning all four matches to the combined score of 45 goals to nil with the closest being a 2–0 win over New Zealand.⁴⁰ Qualifying for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Australians were drawn in Group D with China, Ghana and Russia, the Australians only scored a single point at the World Cup with a 1–1 draw against China.⁴¹ Though two losses against Russia and Ghana meant that they finished bottom of the group.⁴² ⁴³ The team won the 2004 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Fiji to return to Olympic tournament in Athens 2004.⁴⁴ The Matildas won their first Olympic game ever against Greece, and managed to qualify for the quarterfinals,⁴⁵ losing to Sweden 2–1.⁴⁶

2004–2013: Sermanni era 2

2004–2009: Matildas move to Asia

Tom Sermanni was re-appointed coach of Australian women's team in December 2004, he had previously coached them between 1994 and 1997.⁴⁷ In 2006, Australia moved from the Oceania Football Confederation to the Asian Football Confederation,⁴⁸ with the following month seeing the country getting hosting rights for the 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup.⁴⁹ The Australians were drawn in Group B with Myanmar, North Korea, South Korea and Thailand. During the group stage, the Matildas scored eleven goals, which included a 4–0 win against South Korea⁵⁰ and finished in second place in the group by goal difference.

In the semi-final, goals from Caitlin Munoz and Joanne Peters gave Australia a 2–0 win over tournament favourites Japan. This win also meant that the national team qualified through to the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup which was held in China.⁵¹ The Matildas lost in the final via a penalty shoot-out against China after the Chinese came back from two goals down at half time.⁵²

During early 2007, Australia competed in the qualifiers for the 2008 Olympics, which were held in China. After sweeping their group with nine points from nine, the Australians finished second in the final round group behind North Korea winning both matches against each other by a score of 2–0.⁵³

Two months later, Australia's draw for the World Cup was revealed with the nation placed in Group C with Canada, Ghana and Norway.⁵⁴ The opening match of the 2007 World Cup saw Australia record their first victory in a World Cup with two goals from Lisa De Vanna, who assisted Australia to a 4–1 victory over Ghana in Hangzhou.⁵⁵ This was followed up with two draws against Norway (1–1) and Canada (2–2) with a late goal from Cheryl Salisbury ensuring Australia's spot in the quarter finals for the first time in the team's history.⁵⁶ In the knock-out stage, the Australians came back from two goals down early in the first half to level the match at two-all with goals from De Vanna and Lauren Colthorpe. But a 75th-minute goal from Brazilian striker, Cristiane gave Brazil a 3–2 win which ended the Matildas' World Cup run at the quarter-final stage.

In 2008, the Matildas competed in the 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup. They were drawn in Group B, placing second in the group behind Japan, who they faced in the third place play-off. With the Matildas progressing from the group stage to the semi-finals, they were matched up against North Korea. North Korea won the game 3–0 and went on to win the tournament. This led Australia to the third place play-off, facing Japan for a second time in the tournament and again losing, leaving the Matildas in fourth place.

2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup, China

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 put them in second place in their group. They advanced to the semi-finals where they beat Japan 1–0. The final was the first time a senior soccer team (men or women) reached the final in the AFC. They created history by being the first ever Australian soccer team to win the Asian Cup 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 was scored by Sam Kerr). The title gave the Matildas a berth at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.⁵⁷

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, Germany

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.⁵⁸ 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.

2012–2013: Sermanni departs

In October 2012, after a total of 11 years as team manager, Tom Sermanni was announced as head coach of the United States women's national team, starting in January 2013.⁵⁹ Prior to his leaving, the Australian team took part in the 2013 East Asian Cup preliminary round 2, held in China in November 2012. They defeated Chinese Taipei 7–0 and Hong Kong 4–0 before losing to hosts, China 2–1. Kate Gill, with four goals, was the round's top scorer. However, with China winning all three of its games, the Matildas did not proceed to the final round. Soon after Dutch-born Hesterine de Reus was appointed head coach of the Australians.⁶⁰ In June 2013 they won the Centenary Cup against New Zealand in a penalty shoot-out (4–2) after 1–1 draw at full-time.⁶¹

2014–2019: Stajcic era

Coach Hesterine de Reus was fired by Football Federation Australia in April 2014, after players complained about her coaching style.⁶² Alen Stajcic was appointed permanent head coach of the squad in late 2014 after operating as interim coach in late April and May 2014, in preparation for the Matildas’ Asian Cup campaign,.⁶³

2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Vietnam

As reigning champions, the Matildas qualified for the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup, which was held in Vietnam in May. They were drawn into Group A, alongside Japan, Vietnam and Jordan. With two victories and a draw against Japan they finished second placed on goal difference. Australia played against South Korea in a semi-final, defeating them 2–1, but lost 1–0 to Japan in the final.⁶⁴

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Canada

The Matildas were drawn in the "group of death" for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, held in Canada during June–July, sharing Group D with USA, Sweden and Nigeria.⁶⁵ After first losing to USA 1–3, they came back into contention with a 2–0 defeat of Nigeria. The crunch last game against Sweden resulted in a 1–1 draw, with both goals scored in the first 15 minutes of the game. Sweden had needed to win as the Matildas only needed to draw under the three points for a win system (whereas Australia would have tied with Sweden under two points for a win system).

They became the first Australian team, women's or men'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 Brazilian goalkeeper Luciana. In the quarterfinals, the Matildas lost the all-Asian quarterfinal match to defending champions Japan in a late goal by Mana Iwabuchi.⁶⁶ The Matildas finished in seventh position overall.

2016 Olympic Games, Rio

In the following year, they contested in qualifiers for the 2016 Summer Olympics where they finished on top of their group after defeating all their opponents bar China,⁶⁷ to get to the Olympic Games. Place into Group F, Australia lost to Canada, had a draw with Germany and defeated Zimbabwe in a 6–1 scoreline to finish as the best third placed team. Their adversary in the quarterfinals were hosts Brazil,⁶⁸ who avenged their defeat a year earlier. The 0–0 scoreline after extra-time resulted in a penalty shootout 7–6, with Brazilian goalkeeper Bárbara saving Alanna Kennedy's kick.⁶⁹

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.⁷⁰ The Matildas went on to defeat Japan 4–2 and Brazil 6–1 to finish as the inaugural tournament as champions.⁷¹

Following the Tournament of Nations, the Matildas scheduled a set of two friendlies in September 2017 hosting Brazil, with the first match at Penrith Stadium sold-out,⁷² which Australia won 2–1. An even larger crowd of nearly 17,000 attended the next match three days later in Newcastle – the Matildas won 3–2.⁷³ In December 2017, Matildas were awarded the Public Choice Team of the Year at the Australian Institute of Sport Awards.⁷⁴ Their striker Sam Kerr was awarded 2017 Sports Personality of the Year.⁷⁵ As a result of the team's performances they were placed at No. 4 in FIFA Women's World Ranking from December 2017–March 2018 – their highest ever position.⁷⁶

2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Jordan

At the 2018 AFC Asian Cup, held in Jordan in April, Australia qualified automatically due to their runner-up status in the 2014 tournament. They were assigned to Group B with Japan, South Korea and Vietnam. Their 0–8 win against Vietnam and two draws placed them at the top of their group, on goal difference. The Matildas reached the final after defeating Thailand in the semi-final in a penalty shoot-out, 3–1. The Australians lost again 1–0 to Japan in the final, but nonetheless qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.⁷⁷

Post 2018 Asian Cup

During July–August in that year at the 2018 Tournament of Nations Australia were once again undefeated, finishing the tournament with two wins (1–3 against Brazil, 2–0 against Japan) and one draw (1–1 with United States). They were tied with the United States at 7 points, but the US had a superior goal differential and were crowned tournament champions.⁷⁸

Despite entering 2019 on the back of good form and their FIFA rating at No. 6,⁷⁹ the Matildas' coach Alen Stajcic was sacked in January by Football Federation Australia (FFA). FFA's chief executive David Gallop said the decision was based on confidential surveys and conversations with players and staff.⁸⁰ The decision was considered controversial, as the FFA refused to supply further specifics as to the reasoning for their decision, which was made months out from a World Cup appearance. Players, Sam Kerr, Lydia Williams, Elise Kellond-Knight and Clare Polkinghorne spoke in support of Stajcic and voiced their surprise at his sacking.⁸¹ ⁸²

2019–2020: Milicic era

Former Australian men's national team assistant coach Ante Milicic was appointed Matildas coach in February 2019.⁸³ Australian hosted the invitational Cup of Nations in February–March with visitors from New Zealand, South Korea and Argentina;⁸⁴ they won all three games (2–0,⁸⁵ 4–1,⁸⁶ 3–0)⁸⁷ – finishing first.

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, France

For the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, held in France, Australia qualified due to being 2018 AFC Cup runner-up. They were 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 three reasons – (i) Australia came back from a 2–0 deficit, (ii) the three goals were the first ones conceded by Brazil in the group stage in 16 years and (iii) it was Brazil's first group stage loss for 24 years. The game against the Brazilians is referred to as the "Miracle of Montpellier".⁸⁸

Australia's 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.⁸⁹ The result had Australia finish second in their group and played Norway in the round of sixteen. That game finished one-all after both regulation time and extra time with Norway winning the resulting penalty shoot-out 4–1.⁹⁰

2020–2024: 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).⁹¹

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.⁹² They were placed in Group G with Sweden, United States and New Zealand, nicknamed the "Group of Death".⁹³ The Olympics were postponed to July–August 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.⁹⁴ After beating New Zealand (2–1), losing to Sweden (4–2) and drawing with the United States (0–0), they were ranked third in their group and progressed to the quarter finals against Great Britain.⁹⁵ During that match Australia scored the first goal, Great Britain replied with two goals from Ellen White in the second half. An equalising goal by captain Sam Kerr led to extra time. Mary Fowler and Kerr each scored a goal, before White completed her hat trick. The game ended with a 4–3 win for the Matildas, resulting in Australia's first entry into an Olympic semi-final.⁹⁶

In the semi-final Australian played against Sweden for the second time in the tournament. Despite a strong performance and a disallowed goal by Kerr, they lost 1–0, relegating them to a bronze medal match play-off against the United States.⁹⁷ The semi-final match against Sweden broke women's sport TV viewing records in Australia, with 2.32 million viewers tuning in.⁹⁸ In the bronze medal match, they lost 4–3 to the United States, resulting in the Matildas' seventh loss of the year.⁹⁹ Finishing fourth, the 2020 Olympics were the Matildas' most successful performance at the Olympics, having previously never progressed beyond the quarter-finals since the sport's first inclusion, at the 1996 Olympics.¹⁰⁰

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.¹⁰¹ Playing in Dublin, Australia lost 3–2. In October, they played a pair of home friendlies against Brazil, their first matches on home soil since 2019, recording a 3–1 win and a 2–2 draw.¹⁰² In November, in their final matches of the 2021 calendar year, they played another set of home friendlies against World Number On side the United States, recording a 0–3 defeat and a 1–1 draw.¹⁰³ 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.¹⁰⁴ The second game broke the attendance record of any Matildas game played at Newcastle, with 20,495 spectators.¹⁰⁵ 2021 also saw a record number of Matildas' debutantes, with 13 players making their first senior international caps, and a record number of players reaching their 100th cap milestones, including Emily Van Egmond, Kyah Simon, Sam Kerr, Alanna Kennedy and Tameka Yallop.¹⁰⁶

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.¹⁰⁷ They played their opening match against Indonesia, beating them 18–0, a record win for the team against any opponent within the Asian confederation.¹⁰⁸ The game also saw Sam Kerr scoring five goals, whereby surpassing Tim Cahill's previous Australian international goal-scoring record total of 50 goals. This made Kerr the all-time leading scorer for Australia, both male or female.¹⁰⁹ Australia finished top in their group undefeated, conceding just one solitary goal, however the team crashed out in their quarter-final match to eventual runners-up South Korea 0–1 due to a long-shooting goal of Ji So-yun.¹¹⁰

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

2024 Olympic Games, Paris

Main articles: 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament and Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Australia had a bye for the first round of the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament due to their FIFA ranking.¹²⁴ For the second round they played three matches in Perth against Iran, Philippines, and Chinese Taipei, with Australian winning 2–0, 8–0, and 3–0, respectively. They proceeded to the third round to play a pair of home and away games against Uzbekistan,¹²⁵ winning both games (aggregate of 13–0) and qualifying for the Olympics.¹²⁶ For the Olympic Tournament, Australia were assigned to Group B with Germany, Zambia, and United States, they played their group matches from 25 to 31 July 2024.¹²⁷ ¹²⁸ With defeats by Germany and United States and a poor goal difference, the Matildas did not progress from the Group stage.¹²⁹

2024–2025: Sermanni era 3

On 1 August 2024, it was confirmed that Gustavsson's role as head coach would not be extended, following Australia's early exit from the Olympic Games which was to be the end of his contract.¹³⁰ On 17 September, former Matilda's coach Tom Sermanni was appointed interim coach.¹³¹ Football Australia's James Johnson announced six friendlies against four international teams: Switzerland, Germany, Brazil (two home games) and Chinese Taipei (two home games) from late October to early December.¹³² Matildas won their game against Germany, 1–2, their first victory against them since 2005.¹³³ Both Australian goals were first-time scores for Kyra Cooney-Cross and Clare Hunt.¹³⁴ The team lost both games against Brazil (3–1, 2–1), those friendlies against Brazil were sold out, extending the Matildas' sellout streak to 16 home games.¹³⁵ Matildas won both games against Chinese Taipei (3–1, 6–0), with Australian first time goals by Bryleeh Henry, Leah Davidson, Natasha Prior and Sharn Freier.¹³⁶ The second friendly against Chinese Taipei was Clare Polkinghorne's 169th and last for Australia signifying her retirement from playing.¹³⁷

In late February 2025 the Matildas participated for their first time in the invitational SheBelieves Cup against the hosts United States and fellow visitors Colombia and Japan.¹³⁸ ¹³⁹ They lost all three games to finish last of the four teams.¹⁴⁰ Sermani observed "There are things to take away [from the SheBelieves Cup], but things to be asked by myself as head coach, but also by the players... Because ultimately, as a country, we've got to step up and start doing better at this level."¹⁴¹ In May 2025 he coached the Matildas for his 150th game in their 2-0 defeat of Argentina in a friendly in Melbourne.¹⁴² Sermanni's 151st and last game as coach was the second match against Argentina, which was held on 2 June in Canberra.¹⁴³ Matildas won 4–1 including a brace by Amy Sayer.¹⁴⁴

2025–present: Joe Montemurro era

On 2 June 2025, Australian-born Joe Montemurro was officially announced as the new permanent head coach following a one-year stint at OL Lyonnes.¹⁴⁵ Montemurro had previously coached women's teams at Arsenal, Juventus and Melbourne City.¹⁴⁶

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.¹⁴⁷ In November 2023, the Australian National Dictionary Centre announced "Matilda" as the 2023 Word of the Year,¹⁴⁸ following the team's successful World Cup campaign that year which attracted unprecedented nationwide attention– media outlets used the term Matildas fever to describe the positive atmosphere.¹⁴⁹ ¹⁵⁰

Kits

As is traditional with national Australian sporting teams, the Matildas wear a combination of green and gold as their "home" colours, the national colours of Australia. The kit has been manufactured by Nike since 2004, in partnership with Football Australia (formerly Football Federation Australia).¹⁵¹ Nike began producing specific women's national team kits starting from the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.¹⁵² The Matildas had their own kit until 2025, when Nike and Football Australia announced a new kit for both the men's and women's teams.¹⁵³

The most recent home kit worn at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup features a gold top with a marbled pattern and green trimming, and green shorts with white socks, the press release stating that it "celebrates the country's iconic Outback and beaches". The away kit features a bright blue top, shorts and socks, with a darker blue and yellow trims said to "celebrate the country's natural wonders" and drawing "inspiration from the vivid sea".¹⁵⁴

At the world cup, it was reported that the 2023 kit outsold the 2019 edition 13 to one,¹⁵⁵ and sold more than the Socceroos kits during their entire 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign before the 2023 Women's World Cup even started.¹⁵⁶

During the Olympics only, the team wears kits manufactured by Asics as the teamwear supplier for the Australian Olympic Committee.¹⁵⁷

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Australia women’s national soccer team kits.

Nicknames

The team's official nickname is "the Matildas" (from the Australian folk song Waltzing Matilda), sometimes shortened to Tillies by fans.¹⁵⁸ They were known as the "Female Socceroos" before 1995.¹⁵⁹ ¹⁶⁰

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 2021.¹⁶¹ The team is currently branded as "CommBank Matildas", based on a multi-year financial investment in the team by the Commonwealth Bank.¹⁶²

Media coverage

Australian matches (excluding finals tournament of the FIFA Women's World Cup and Olympic Games (until 2032)) are broadcast by Paramount+ and on free-to-air by Network 10.¹⁶³ 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.¹⁶⁴ 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.¹⁶⁵

In the 2023 Women's World Cup, the Quarterfinal game between Australia and France averaged over 4 million viewers and peaked at 7.2 million viewers on Channel 7, which was the most watched sporting event since Cathy Freeman's 400 meters gold medal in the Sydney 2000 Olympics in Australia.¹⁶⁶ However, the semi-final against England is the most-watched broadcast in Australian history, averaging 7.13 million viewers, with a peak of 11.15 million watching.¹⁶⁷ This statistic does not include live viewings, pubs, stadiums and parties where the game was shown.

From 2024 until 2032, Matildas matches during Summer Olympics finals tournament will be aired live on free-to-air Nine Network and Nine's subscription streaming via Stan.

Attendance

The home attendance record for a Matilda's stand-alone match is 76,798 at Stadium Australia, Sydney, set on 3 June 2024 during 2–0 win in their friendly match against China.¹⁶⁸

Supporters

The main supporter group of the Australian women's national team is Matildas Active Support .¹⁶⁹

Results and fixtures

Further information: Australia women's national soccer team results (2020–present)

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

2024

Australia v Canada

13 July 'B' Friendly	Australia	1–2	Canada	Marbella, Spain
21:00 UTC+02:00	Freier 23'	Report	Prince 41' Viens 85'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de MarbellaAttendance: 0 (behind closed doors)Referee: Abraham Dominguez Cervantes (Spain)

Germany v Australia

25 July 2024 Olympics GS	Germany	3–0	Australia	Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2	Hegering 24' Schüller 64' Brand 68'	Report		Stadium: Stade de MarseilleAttendance: 9,731Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

Australia v Zambia

28 July 2024 Olympics GS	Australia	6–5	Zambia	Nice, France
19:00 UTC+2	Kennedy 7' Raso 35' Musole 58' (o.g.) Catley 65', 78' (pen.) Heyman 90'	Report	B. Banda 1', 33', 45+2' Kundananji 21', 56'	Stadium: Stade de NiceAttendance: 4,441Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)

Australia v United States

31 July 2024 Olympics GS	Australia	1–2	United States	Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2	Kennedy 90+2'	Report	Rodman 43' Albert 77'	Stadium: Stade de MarseilleAttendance: 13,036Referee: François Letexier (France)

Switzerland v Australia

25 October Friendly	Switzerland	1–1	Australia	Zurich, Switzerland
20:00 UTC+2	Reuteler 58'	Report	Foord 43' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion LetzigrundAttendance: 14,370Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)

Germany v Australia

28 October Friendly	Germany	1–2	Australia	Duisburg, Germany
18:10 UTC+1	Cerci 5'	Report	Cooney-Cross 39' Hunt 77'	Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-ArenaAttendance: 26,623Referee: Maria Marotta (Italy)

Australia v Brazil

28 November Friendly	Australia	1–3	Brazil	Brisbane, Australia
20:00 UTC+10	Foord 43'	Report	Gutierres 6', 13' Queiroz 54'	Stadium: Suncorp StadiumAttendance: 47,501Referee: Oh Hyun-jung (South Korea)

Australia v Brazil

1 December Friendly	Australia	1–2	Brazil	Gold Coast, Australia
18:35 UTC+10	Raso 42'	Report	Portilho 30' Lauren 40'	Stadium: Cbus Super StadiumAttendance: 25,297

Australia v Chinese Taipei

4 December Friendly	Australia	3–1	Chinese Taipei	Melbourne, Australia
20:00 UTC+11	Prior 10' Freier 12' Henry 78'	Report	Chen 34'	Stadium: AAMI ParkAttendance: 26,795Referee: Haruna Kanematsu (Japan)

Australia v Chinese Taipei

7 December Friendly	Australia	6–0	Chinese Taipei	Geelong, Australia
19:30 UTC+11	Davidson 6' Yallop 11' Gielnik 40' Heyman 56' Prior 73' Freier 78'	Report		Stadium: GMHBA StadiumAttendance: 30,097Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)

2025

Japan v Australia

20 February SheBelieves Cup	Japan	4–0	Australia	Houston, United States
16:00 UTC-6	Tanaka 6', 32' Hamano 52' Minami 75'	Report		Stadium: Shell Energy StadiumAttendance: 5,243Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

United States v Australia

23 February SheBelieves Cup	United States	2–1	Australia	Glendale, United States
15:00 UTC-7	Biyendolo 1' Cooper 68'	Report	Heyman 80'	Stadium: State Farm StadiumAttendance: 23,503Referee: Amairany Garcia (Mexico)

Australia v Colombia

26 February SheBelieves Cup	Australia	1–2	Colombia	San Diego, United States
16:30 UTC-8	Raso 69'	Report	Bonilla 15' Usme 73'	Stadium: Snapdragon StadiumAttendance: 10,071Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)

Australia v South Korea

4 April Friendly	Australia	1–0	South Korea	Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11	Lim 54' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Allianz StadiumAttendance: 37,199Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Australia v South Korea

7 April Friendly	Australia	2–0	South Korea	Newcastle, Australia
19:30 UTC+10	Fowler 43' Lim 63' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: McDonald Jones StadiumAttendance: 28,019Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

Australia v Argentina

30 May Friendly	Australia	2–0	Argentina	Melbourne, Australia
20:00 UTC+10	Johnson 38' Torpey 69'	Report		Stadium: Marvel StadiumAttendance: 43,020Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Australia v Argentina

2 June Friendly	Australia	4–1	Argentina	Canberra, Australia
19:30 UTC+10	Sayer 14', 36' van Egmond 72' Heyman 83'	Report	Núñez 23'	Stadium: GIO StadiumAttendance: 25,125Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)

Australia v Slovenia

26 June Friendly	Australia	3–0	Slovenia	Perth, Australia
19:00 UTC+8	Gielnik 3' McNamara 86' Raso 87'	Report		Stadium: HBF ParkAttendance: 8,678Referee: Todrikan Delai (Fiji)

Australia v Slovenia

29 June Friendly	Australia	1–1	Slovenia	Perth, Australia
18:00 UTC+8	Heyman 50'	Report	Kastelec 90+1'	Stadium: HBF ParkAttendance: 13,115Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

Australia v Panama

5 July Friendly	Australia	v	Panama	Bunbury, Australia
14:30 UTC+8		Source		Stadium: Hands Oval

Australia v Panama

8 July Friendly	Australia	v	Panama	Perth, Australia
18:00 UTC+8		Source		Stadium: HBF Park

2026

Australia v TBD

1 March 2026 Asian Cup GS	Australia	v	TBD	Perth, Australia
				Stadium: Perth Stadium

TBD v Australia

5 March 2026 Asian Cup GS	TBD	v	Australia	Gold Coast, Australia
				Stadium: Gold Coast Stadium

Australia v TBD

8 March 2026 Asian Cup GS	Australia	v	TBD	Sydney, Australia
				Stadium: Stadium Australia

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 17 June 2025.¹⁷⁰ ¹⁷¹ ¹⁷²

Position	Name
Head Coach	Joe Montemurro ¹⁷³
Assistant Coach	Emily Husband
Assistant Coach	Joe Palatsides
Goalkeeping Coach	Tony Franken
Set Piece Coach	Leanne Hall

Manager history

See also: Category:Australia women's national soccer team managers

As of 29 June 2025 after the match against Slovenia.

#	Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Winning %	Ref.
1	Jim Selby	1979–1980	6	2	3	1	33.33%	¹⁷⁴ ¹⁷⁵ ¹⁷⁶
2	Trixie Tagg	1981	1	1	0	0	100%	¹⁷⁷ ¹⁷⁸
3	Jim Selby	1983–1984	8	3	3	2	37.5%	¹⁷⁹ ¹⁸⁰
4	Fred Robins	1986–1987	9	3	1	5	33.33%	¹⁸¹
5	John Doyle	1988–1989	7	3	0	4	42.86%	¹⁸² ¹⁸³
6	Steve Darby	1989–1991	6	3	2	1	50.0%	¹⁸⁴
7	John Reid	1994	5	0	2	3	0.0%	¹⁸⁵
8	Tom Sermanni	1994–1997	32	13	3	16	40.63%	¹⁸⁶
9	Greg Brown	1997–1999	37	14	8	15	37.84%	¹⁸⁷
10	Chris Tanzey	1999–2000	17	3	3	11	17.65%	¹⁸⁸ ¹⁸⁹
11	Adrian Santrac	2001–2004	43	19	9	15	44.19%	¹⁹⁰
12	Tom Sermanni	2005–2012	106	61	12	33	57.55%	¹⁹¹ ¹⁹²
13	Hesterine de Reus	2013–2014	13	6	2	5	46.15%	¹⁹³ ¹⁹⁴
14	Alen Stajcic	2014–2019	63	35	15	13	55.56%	¹⁹⁵ ¹⁹⁶ ¹⁹⁷
15	Ante Milicic	2019–2020	16	11	2	3	68.75%	¹⁹⁸ ¹⁹⁹
16	Tony Gustavsson	2020–2024	59	30	7	22	50.85%	²⁰⁰ ²⁰¹
17	Tom Sermanni	2024–2025	13	7	1	5	58.33%	²⁰²
18	Joe Montemurro	2025–present	2	1	1	0	50%	²⁰³

Players

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

Current squad

The following players were named to the squad for two international friendly matches against Panama on 5 July and 8 July 2025.²⁰⁴

Caps and goals are current as of 29 June 2025 after the match against Slovenia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
12	1GK	Teagan Micah	(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 27)	25	0	Unattached
18	1GK	Chloe Lincoln	(2005-01-04) 4 January 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Brisbane Roar
28	1GK	Sally James	(2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Canberra United

2	2DF	Courtney Nevin	(2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 23)	35	0	Leicester City
4	2DF	Clare Hunt	(1999-03-12) 12 March 1999 (age 26)	35	1	Tottenham Hotspur
5	2DF	Natasha Prior	(1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 27)	10	2	Newcastle Jets
22	2DF	Charli Grant	(2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 23)	37	1	Tottenham Hotspur
29	2DF	Jamilla Rankin	(2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 22)	5	0	Hoffenheim
30	2DF	Jessika Nash	(2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Central Coast Mariners
37	2DF	Alexia Apostolakis	(2006-05-16) 16 May 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Melbourne City

6	3MF	Chloe Berryhill	(1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 (age 30)	57	8	Western United
10	3MF	Emily van Egmond	(1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 31)	161	32	Birmingham City
17	3MF	Amy Sayer	(2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 (age 23)	15	3	Kristianstad
27	3MF	Alex Chidiac	(1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 26)	36	2	Melbourne Victory
31	3MF	Alana Murphy	(2005-09-21) 21 September 2005 (age 19)	3	0	Melbourne Victory
34	3MF	Jacynta Gala	(2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Unattached
36	3MF	Adriana Taranto	(1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 (age 26)	0	0	Western United

8	4FW	Kaitlyn Torpey	(2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 25)	17	2	Portland Thorns
15	4FW	Emily Gielnik	(1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 (age 33)	62	13	Monterrey
16	4FW	Hayley Raso	(1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 30)	97	22	Tottenham Hotspur
25	4FW	Holly McNamara	(2003-01-23) 23 January 2003 (age 22)	11	1	Melbourne City
29	4FW	Bryleeh Henry	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 22)	5	1	Melbourne City
32	4FW	Michelle Heyman	(1988-07-04) 4 July 1988 (age 36)	81	31	Canberra United
33	4FW	Grace Kuilamu	(2007-03-13) 13 March 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Brisbane Roar
35	4FW	Remy Siemsen	(1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 (age 25)	11	0	Kristianstad

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	Mackenzie Arnold	(1994-02-25) 25 February 1994 (age 31)	59	0	Portland Thorns	v. Slovenia, 29 June 2025
GK	Jada Whyman	(1999-10-24) 24 October 1999 (age 25)	0	0	AIK	v. Slovenia, 29 June 2025
GK	Morgan Aquino	(2001-08-04) 4 August 2001 (age 23)	0	0	DC Power	v. Argentina, 2 June 2025
GK	Lydia Williams	(1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 (age 37)	104	0	Melbourne Victory	2024 Summer Olympics ALT RET

DF	Alanna Kennedy	(1995-01-21) 21 January 1995 (age 30)	139	11	Angel City	v. Slovenia, 29 June 2025
DF	Ellie Carpenter	(2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 (age 25)	89	4	Chelsea	v. Slovenia, 29 June 2025
DF	Wini Heatley	(2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 24)	10	0	Nordsjælland	v. Slovenia, 29 June 2025
DF	Steph Catley	(1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 (age 31)	138	7	Arsenal	v. Argentina, 2 June 2025
DF	Tegan Bertolissio	(2006-08-01) 1 August 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Canberra United	v. South Korea, 7 April 2025 TOP
DF	Clare Polkinghorne	(1989-02-01) 1 February 1989 (age 36)	169	16	Retired	v. Chinese Taipei, 7 December 2024 RET
DF	Karly Roestbakken	(2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 24)	8	0	Melbourne City	v. Chinese Taipei, 7 December 2024
DF	Matilda McNamara	(1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Adelaide United	v. Chinese Taipei, 7 December 2024

MF	Kyra Cooney-Cross	(2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 23)	59	1	Arsenal	v. Slovenia, 29 June 2025
MF	Clare Wheeler	(1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 27)	30	2	Everton	v. Slovenia, 26 June 2025 PER
MF	Leah Davidson	(2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 24)	4	1	Melbourne City	v. Argentina, 2 June 2025
MF	Isabel Gomez	(2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Central Coast Mariners	v. Argentina, 2 June 2025
MF	Tameka Yallop	(1991-06-16) 16 June 1991 (age 34)	134	14	Brisbane Roar	v. South Korea, 7 April 2025
MF	Katrina Gorry	(1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 (age 32)	114	17	West Ham United	v. South Korea, 4 April 2025 INJ
MF	Daniela Galic	(2006-06-17) 17 June 2006 (age 19)	5	0	Twente	2025 SheBelieves Cup
MF	Laura Hughes	(2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 24)	1	0	Melbourne City	v. Chinese Taipei, 7 December 2024
MF	Hana Lowry	(2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Sydney FC	v. Brazil, 28 November 2024 INJ
MF	Sarah Hunter	(2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Paris FC	v. Germany, 28 October 2024

FW	Sharn Freier	(2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 23)	9	2	Wolfsburg	v. Slovenia, 26 June 2025 INJ
FW	Caitlin Foord	(1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 30)	136	38	Arsenal	v. Argentina, 2 June 2025
FW	Kahli Johnson	(2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 21)	2	1	Calgary Wild	v. Argentina, 2 June 2025
FW	Mary Fowler	(2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 22)	63	16	Manchester City	v. South Korea, 7 April 2025
FW	Sam Kerr	(1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 31)	128	69	Chelsea	v. South Korea, 7 April 2025
FW	Laini Freier	(2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Brisbane Roar	2025 SheBelieves Cup
FW	Cortnee Vine	(1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 27)	30	3	North Carolina Courage	2024 Summer Olympics

Notes

ALT Alternate.
INJ Withdrew due to injury.
RET Retired from national team.
PER Withdrew due to personal reasons.
TOP Train-on player.

Player records

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

See also: Category:Australia women's international soccer players

As of 29 June 2025 Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Most caps

#	Player	Span	Caps	Goals
1	Clare Polkinghorne	2006–2024	169	16
2	Emily van Egmond	2010–present	161	32
3	Cheryl Salisbury	1994–2009	151	38
4	Lisa De Vanna	2004–2019	150	47
5	Alanna Kennedy	2012–present	139	11
6	Steph Catley	2012–present	138	7
7	Caitlin Foord	2011–present	136	38
8	Tameka Yallop	2007–present	134	14
9	Heather Garriock	1999–2011	130	20
10	Sam Kerr	2009–present	128	69

Most goals

#	Player	Span	Goals	Caps	Ratio
1	Sam Kerr (list)	2009–present	69	128	0.54
2	Lisa De Vanna	2004–2019	47	150	0.31
3	Kate Gill	2004–2015	41	86	0.48
4	Caitlin Foord	2011–present	38	136	0.28
4	Cheryl Salisbury	1994–2009	38	151	0.26
6	Sarah Walsh	2004–2012	32	70	0.46
7	Emily van Egmond	2010–present	161	0.20
8	Michelle Heyman	2010–present	31	81	0.38
9	Kyah Simon	2007–2023	29	111	0.26
10	Joanne Peters	1996–2009	28	110	0.25

Most clean sheets

#	Player	Span	Clean sheets	Caps	Ratio
1	Melissa Barbieri	2002–2015	34	86	0.40
2	Lydia Williams	2005–2024	31	104	0.30
3	Mackenzie Arnold	2012–present	23	59	0.40
4	Tracey Wheeler	1989–2000	16	49	0.33
5	Teagan Micah	2021–present	10	25	0.40
6	Belinda Kitching	1996–1999	9	32	0.28
6	Claire Nichols	1994–2003	9	19	0.47
8	Cassandra Kell	2002–2004	7	24	0.29
9	Brianna Davey	2012–2015	5	18	0.28

Captains

Player	Span	Ref.
Patricia O'Connor	1975	²⁰⁵
Julie Dolan	1979–1984	²⁰⁶
Sue Monteath	1984–1987	²⁰⁷ ²⁰⁸
Julie Murray	1995–1999	²⁰⁹
Alison Forman	2000	²¹⁰
Cheryl Salisbury	2003–2009	²¹¹ ²¹²
Melissa Barbieri	2010–2013	²¹³
Clare Polkinghorne & Kate Gill	2013–2014	²¹⁴
Clare Polkinghorne & Lisa De Vanna	2015–2019	²¹⁵ ²¹⁶
Sam Kerr & Steph Catley	2019–present	²¹⁷

Competitive record

Australia has played matches against international opponents on a consistent basis since 1978.²¹⁸ To date, they have played 55 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
1991	Did not qualify
1995	Group stage	12th	3	0	0	3	3	13
1999		11th	3	0	1	2	3	7
2003		13th	3	0	1	2	3	5
2007	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	2	1	9	7
2011		8th	4	2	0	2	6	7
2015		7th	5	2	1	2	5	5
2019	Round of 16	9th	4	2	1	1	9	6
2023	Fourth place	4th	7	3	1	3	10	8
2027	To be determined
2031	To be determined
2035	To be determined
Total	8/9	0 titles	33	10	7	16	48	58

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not qualify
2000	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	6
2004	Quarter-finals	5th	4	1	1	2	3	4
2008	Did not qualify
2012	Did not qualify
2016	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	2	1	8	5
2020	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	11	13
2024	Group stage	9th	3	1	0	2	7	10
2028	To be determined
2032	Qualified as hosts
Total	5/8	0 titles	20	5	5	10	31	38

OFC Women's Nations Cup

OFC Women's Nations Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1983	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	1	1	20	3
1986	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	0	2	4	6
1989	Third place	3rd	4	1	1	2	7	6
1991	Runners-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	21	1
1994	Champions	1st	4	3	0	1	13	2
1998	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	49	1
2003	Champions	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									Qualification
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1975 ²¹⁹	Third place	3rd	4	2	0	2	12	6	No Qualification
1977	Not an AFC member
1980²²⁰	Third place	3rd	6	2	0	4	4	10
1981–2003	Not an AFC member
2006	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	2	0	15	2	Qualified as host
2008	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	7	9	Directly Qualified
2010	Champions	1st	5	4	0	1	7	3
2014	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	9	5
2018	Runners-up	2nd	5	1	3	1	11	4
2022	Quarter-finals	5th	4	3	0	1	24	2
2026	Qualified as host								Qualified as host
2029	To be determined								0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	7/20	1 title	34	19	6	9	85	31	0	0	0	0	0	0

ASEAN Women's Championship

ASEAN Women's Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2004	Did not participate
2006
2007
2008	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	21	1
2011	Did not participate
2012	Did not participate
2013	See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team
2015
2016
2018
2019	Did not participate
2022	See Australia women's national under-23 soccer team
2025	Participating, but whether seniors or under-23, not confirmed.²²¹
Total	1/6	1 title	5	5	0	0	21	1

Honours

Major tournaments

OFC Women's Championship

Champions: 1994, 1998, 2003 Runners-up: 1983, 1986, 1991

AFC Women's Asian Cup

Champions: 2010 Runners-up: 2006, 2014, 2018

Regional

AFF Women's Championship

Champions: 2008

Minor tournaments

Champions: Australia Cup – 1999, 2001, 2002²²² Champions: 2013 Centenary Cup²²³ Champions: 2017 Tournament of Nations Champions: 2019 Cup of Nations Champions: 2023 Cup of Nations Champions: Torneio Cidade de Uberlândia (Brazil) – 1995²²⁴

Notes

Bibliography

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Crawford, Fiona; McGowan, Lee (2020). Never Say Die: The hundred-year overnight success of Australian women's football. Sydney, N.S.W.: NewSouth. ISBN 978-1-74223-666-7. OCLC 1112693898.

External links

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