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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.
This is a list of Australia men's national soccer team head coaches. The list was first established in 1965 with the appointment of Tiko Jelisavčić . Before this, the Australia team was selected by a committee, a process in which Australia would select coaches and trainers to prepare the side for single games.
At Sport and Recreation Ministers' Council on 26 May 1978, it was agreed to established the National Coaching Council. [1] In March 1979 it was renamed the Australian Coaching Council. [1] The primary objectives of the Council were: establishing a national coach and accreditation scheme and providing opportunities for coach education.
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).
The league consists of 18 clubs across Australia, with at least two clubs in every state/territory apart from Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. John Longmire, the senior coach of the Sydney Swans since September 2010, is currently the longest-serving coach in the league. He has won (1) premiership alongside ...
In Australia, Soccer, also known as British 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.
Australia is unique among major sporting markets in having four football codes competing for market share. The irony is that the two international games, football (soccer) and rugby union, are getting trounced by the two parochial codes, rugby league and Australian Football, which are both fast and furious, and both built on deep tribal roots.
Australian National Boxing Federation; Australian National Football Council; Australian Parkour Association; Australian Pitch and Putt Association; Australian Polo Federation; Australian Powerboat Association; Australian Powerlifting Alliance; Australian Professional Rodeo Association; Australian Racing Board; Australian Society for Sports ...