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{{Infobox sport overview
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| caption = The [[Australia national
| union = [[Football Federation Australia]]
| country = [[Australia]]
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| nickname = [[Australian national sports team nicknames|Socceroos]], [[Australian national sports team nicknames|Matildas]]
| first = 1880
| participation (total) = 1,960,000 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.smh.com.au/sport/
| clubs = 14,021{{cn|date=June 2018}}
| national_list = [[FIFA World Cup]]<br>[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]<br>[[AFC Asian Cup]]
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'''
Modern
A semi-professional national league, the [[National
==History==
[[File:St kilda bfc.jpg|thumb|left|St Kilda British Football Club at [[Middle Park, Victoria|Middle Park]], 1909 – one of the earliest known photographs of a
An early match took place at the [[The Park Centre for Mental Health|Woogaroo Lunatic Asylum]], located in [[Wacol, Queensland|Wacol]], on 7 August 1875, when a team of inmates and wards men from the asylum played against the visiting [[Brisbane Australian Football Club|Brisbane]] [[Australian rules football]] club; the rules of the match which clearly stated that the "ball should not be handled nor carried" was a direct reference to British Association Rules.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18337426 |title=Football. Fourth match of the season. Brisbane club v. Woogaroo asylum. |publisher=The Queenslander |date=14 July 1975 |accessdate=31 August 2013}}</ref>
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A match was recorded to be played in [[Hobart]] on 10 May 1879, when members of the Cricketer's Club played a [[scratch match]] under [[England|English]] Association Rules, which were adopted by the club.<ref name="Mercury">{{cite web|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8977261 |title=NEW TOWN V. CRICKETERS. |publisher=The Mercury |date=26 May 1879 |accessdate=31 August 2013}}</ref> The game was a return match to one played on 24 May by the clubs, under a variant of the [[Australian rules football|Victorian rules]]; to prevent the disadvantage faced by the Cricketers, the clubs agreed that that Association rules would be adopted in the return match.<ref name="Mercury"/>
The first recorded match in Sydney under the [[Laws of the Game (association football)|Laws of the Game]] was contested between [[Wanderers F.C. (Australia)|Wanderers]] and members of the [[The King's School, Parramatta|Kings School]] [[rugby football|rugby]] team at [[Parramatta]] Common on 14 August 1880.<ref name="Timeline of Australian Football" /> The Wanderers, considered the first
In 1883, [[Balgownie Rangers FC|Balgownie Rangers]], the oldest existing club in Australia was founded; the club currently competes in the [[Illawarra]] regional league.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.balgownierangers.com.au/history/history.htm|title=Balgownie Rangers
As
It was not until 1911 that a governing body was formed to oversee
Australia is regarded as the first country where [[squad number (association football)|squad numbers in
[[File:Newzealand australia football 1922.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The first Australia national team playing in game 2 against New Zealand during Australia's first ever tour to New Zealand in 1922]]
On 17 June 1922, the first Australian national representative
With [[British people|British]] and [[Southern Europe]]ans settlers it was immensely popular and this led to establishing
A distinct rise in popularity in New South Wales and Victoria, among other states, was linked to the [[Post-war immigration to Australia|post-war immigration]]. Migrant players and supporters were prominent, providing the sport with a new but distinct profile.
===Creating national foundations===
In 1956, Australia became a [[FIFA]] member through the Australian
Pre-1960s, competitive
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In the mid-1990s,
in the structure, governance and management of football in Australia led the restructure of [[Football Federation Australia]] (previously Australian
Australia ended a 32-year absent streak when the nation team qualified for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]. The team's qualification and success in the tournament helped increased the profile and popularity of the sport in the country.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of the Australian Socceroos at the World Cup|url=http://www.topendsports.com/events/
The national team qualified for second and third consecutive [[FIFA World Cup]]s in [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] and [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]; and placed second in the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup]]. The joining of [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]] to the A-League in 2012 saw a rise in interest for the league within Australia, particularly increasing [[mainstream]] interest <ref>{{Cite episode |title=Solskjaer, Western Sydney Wanderers and aspiring Bangladeshis |episodelink= |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p014knxv |accessdate=20 April 2013 |series=World Football|network=BBC World Service |station= |city= |date=22 February 2013|minutes=28}}</ref> and re-engagement with disaffected Western Sydney football fans. Also, the formation of the [[National Premier Leagues]] in 2013 and subsequent restructuring of state leagues as part of the National Competition Review and Elite Player Pathway Review has paved the way for the development of the sport throughout the country.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Competition review and Elite Player Pathway Review|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-9385-0-0-0&sID=269940&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=22266699|publisher=foxsportspulse.com|accessdate=21 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FFA releases outcomes of National Competitions Review|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/ffa-releases-outcomes-of-national-competitions-review/47422|publisher=footballaustralia.com.au|accessdate=21 December 2013}}</ref> The launch of the [[FFA Cup]] in 2014, has also similarly increased mainstream interest and grassroots development.
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{{Main article|Football Federation Australia|Professional Footballers Australia}}
Former and current Australian professional
==Participation==
According to [[FIFA]]'s Big Count in 2006, a total of 970,728 people in Australia participated in the sport, with 435,728 registered players, and 535,000 unregistered players.<ref>{{cite web|title=COUNTRY INFO Australia (AUS)|url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=aus/countryInfo.html|publisher=[[FIFA]]|accessdate=31 August 2013}}</ref> These numbers were higher than the equivalents for other sport codes such as [[cricket]], [[Australian rules football]], [[rugby league]] and [[rugby union]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ausport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/436122/ERASS_Report_2010.PDF|title= Participation in Exercise, Recreation and Sport|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year= 2011|work= |publisher= Australian Government|page= 68|accessdate=22 March 2013}}</ref> In 2013, an audit on the sport by Gemba found that 1.96 million Australians were actively involved in the game as a player.<ref name="Football Federation Australia">{{cite web|title=Football participation reaches 1.96 million Australians|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/article/Football-participation-reaches-1.96-million-Australians/78074|publisher=[[Football Federation Australia]]|accessdate=13 November 2013}}</ref> When coaches, referees and fans are included it is estimated that involvement with the sport is around 3.1 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=3.1 Million people involved in
==Competitions==
{{See also|Australian
[[File:Newcastle-Sydney EnergyAustralia.jpg|thumb|right|300px|An [[A-League]] match between [[Newcastle Jets FC|Newcastle Jets]] and [[Sydney FC]] at [[Newcastle International Sports Centre|Newcastle Stadium]], 3 November 2007.]]
In Australia, domestic
Since 1977, the league system in Australia has involved one national top tier league controlled by the national body and many leagues that run below within each state, with no [[promotion and relegation]] linking the two.<ref>{{cite web|title=Why not one national league?|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/howe-opinion-display/Why-not-one-national-league/57271|publisher=[[Football Federation Australia]]|accessdate=12 September 2013}}</ref> As the third least [[List of sovereign states and dependent territories by population density|densely populated country]] in the world, Australia's large geographical area and the spread of the population, concentrated mainly around urban areas, is reason for a lack in national competition and a greater focus on state-based competition.
The [[National
The [[FFA Cup]] is Australia's national knock-out cup competition involving all teams in the [[A-League]] and other teams qualifying via preliminary competitions. Previous attempts at a national knock-out cup competition include the [[Australian Cup (football)|Australia Cup]] and the [[NSL Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=FFA Cup set for 2014 kick off|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/ffa-cup-set-for-2014-kick-off/73770|publisher=[[Football Federation Australia]]|accessdate=2 September 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215145937/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/ffa-cup-set-for-2014-kick-off/73770|archivedate=15 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> As well as the national FFA Cup, each State also has its own cup competition run by its respective State
Similarly to the men's national competition, the women's [[W-League (Australia)|W-League]] replaced the long dormant [[Women's National Soccer League]] as the women's national top tier league in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Australian Womens National
==Men's national teams==
National Men's
The [[Australia national
In the Olympic arena, Australia first fielded a men's team at the [[Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Olympics]] in Melbourne. Australia did not compete again in the Olympic arena, until the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul Olympic Games]]. Apart from [[London 2012]], where it failed to qualify a team, Australia has competed in all Olympic Men's Football competitions since 1988.<ref name="AOC2">{{cite web|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/sports/football|title=Australian Olympic Committee Sports: Football|publisher=[[Australian Olympic Committee|AOC]]|accessdate=2014-06-16}}</ref>
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There are also a number of national youth teams: [[Australia national under-17 association football team|Under-17 team]], nicknamed the "Joeys"; [[Australia national under-20 association football team|Under-20 team]], nicknamed the "Young Socceroos"; and the [[Australia national under-23 association football team|Under-23 team]], nicknamed the "Olyroos". The latter is considered to be a feeder team for the national team.
In addition there is a [[Australia national beach
==Women's
{{Further information|Women's
The participation of Australian women in
Women's
==Variations==
{{Further information|Futsal in Australia}}
[[Futsal]], an indoor variant of
==Media coverage==
Pay television is the predominant outlet for both domestic and international
A [[Australian dollar|A$]]120 million, seven-year broadcasting deal between FFA and [[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]] gave the Australian sports channel group exclusive rights from 2007 to all [[Australia national association football team|Australia]] internationals, all [[A-League]] and [[AFC Asian Cup]] fixtures, [[FIFA World Cup]] qualifiers through the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]], and all [[AFC Champions League]] matches.<ref name="historicdeal">{{cite news|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/default.aspx?s=aus_news_feat_press_releases_item&id=9956|title=Historic deal to secure Football's future|date=3 May 2006}}</ref> In 2013, FFA signed a joint [[Australian dollar|A$]]160 million, four-year deal with Fox Sports and [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] for the A-League.<ref name="Fox/SBS A-League">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/11/sbs-fox-sports-in-broadcasting-deal-with-ffa.html|title=SBS / FOX Sports in broadcasting deal with FFA|publisher=www.tvtonight.com.au|accessdate=19 November 2012}}</ref>
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Since 1986, SBS has been the official Australian broadcast rights holder for the [[FIFA World Cup]], and the television network will continue to hold the rights to the competition until 2022.<ref name="SBS World Cup">{{cite web|title=SBS to broadcast FIFA World Cups in 2018 and 2022|url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1078657/sbs-to-broadcast-fifa-world-cups-in-2018-and-2022|publisher=theworldgame.sbs.com.au|accessdate=11 September 2013}}</ref>
The [[News media|media]] has often been subject to criticism for its perceived negative attitude towards
==Seasons==
The following articles are an incomplete list of Seasons in
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|'''2000s'''
|[[2000–01 in Australian
|[[2001–02 in Australian
|[[2002–03 in Australian
|[[2003–04 in Australian
|[[2004–05 in Australian
|[[2005–06 in Australian
|[[2006–07 in Australian
|[[2007–08 in Australian
|[[2008–09 in Australian
|[[2009–10 in Australian
|-
|'''2010s'''
|[[2010–11 in Australian
|[[2011–12 in Australian
|[[2012–13 in Australian
|[[2013–14 in Australian
|[[2014–15 in Australian
|[[2015–16 in Australian
|[[2016–17 in Australian
|[[2017–18 in Australian
|[[2018–19 in Australian
|[[2019–20 in Australian
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