![]() 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. ![]() Although the players were proud to be wearing an Australian strip, they were never supplied with a kit that fitted them properly. The only playing kits available were hand-me-downs that had been donated or discarded by men's teams. Throughout the 1980s, the team did not have an official playing kit of its own. Australia lost in the final again, beaten 4–1 by Taiwan. 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. It was the first time the Australians faced a team other than the "Football Ferns" of New Zealand. The 1980s: Development in Oceania Īustralia played in the first Oceania Cup in 1983 in New Caledonia, losing the final to New Zealand in extra time. A lack of resources meant Australia's subsequent seven official matches were all against New Zealand. 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". Australia, coached by Jim Selby, played against club teams at the tournament and none of the players' appearances counted as official caps. Ī 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. A 5–0 win against Malaysia in the third-place playoff meant that the national team came third in the first Asian Cup. 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. Pat O’Connor captained this team, and her husband Joe was head coach. This team was officially recognised in May 2023, with all 16 members of the squad officially awarded caps. The Australian Women's Soccer Association (AWSA) was founded in 1974 and a representative Australian team competed at the 1975 AFC Women's Championship. The team has represented Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup on eight occasions (once as co-host in 2023) and at the Olympic Games on four, although it has won neither tournament. Īustralia is a three-time OFC champion, one-time AFC champion and one-time AFF champion. The team's official nickname is "the Matildas" (from the Australian folk song " Waltzing Matilda") they were known as the "Female Socceroos" before 1995. 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.
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