Australia women's national futsal team
Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
| Association | Football Federation Australia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Miles Downie | ||
| FIFA code | AUS | ||
| FIFA ranking | 59 (4 April 2025)[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
| 6–1 Turkmenistan (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 11 January 2025) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| 6–1 Turkmenistan (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 11 January 2025) Kuwait 0–5 (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 13 January 2025) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| China 3–1 (Hohhot, China; 6 May 2025) 1–3 Uzbekistan (Hohhot, China; 8 May 2025) | |||
| AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2025) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2025) | ||
The Australia women's national futsal team represents Australia in women's international futsal. The team is controlled by the governing body for association football in Australia, Football Federation Australia (FFA), 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.
History
A women's futsal program was activated by Football Federation Australia in 2024. They entered the qualification tournament for the 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup with Miles Downie named as head coach.[2] They won 6–1 in their first international against Turkmenistan.[3]
Players
The following players were named to the squad for the 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification from 11 to 19 January 2025.[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sarah Easthope | 29 May 1996 | 0 | Dural Warriors | |
| 2 | FP | Nikkita Fazzari | 5 | Dural Warriors | ||
| 3 | FP | Gisella Pipino | 1 | Eastern Suburbs Hakoah | ||
| 4 | FP | Alexia Karrys-Stahl | 0 | UTS Northside | ||
| 5 | GK | Jessica McLean | 2 | Crusaders | ||
| 6 | FP | Clare Holder | 0 | Eastern Suburbs Hakoah | ||
| 7 | FP | Jessica Au | 1 | Melbourne AKU | ||
| 8 | FP | Daisy Arrowsmith | 1 | UTS Northside | ||
| 9 | FP | Marianna Tabain | 19 October 1992 | 2 | Cockburn Wolves | |
| 10 | FP | Trudy Camilleri | 16 September 1991 | 3 | Mascot Vipers | |
| 11 | FP | Halle Smit | 0 | UTS Northside | ||
| 12 | FP | Zoee Spadano | 0 | South Perth Alliance | ||
| 13 | FP | Meaghan McElligott | 0 | Crusaders | ||
| 14 | FP | Claudia Fruscalzo | 1 | Fitzroy Tigers |
Tournament records
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
- ***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup
| FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | – | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup
| AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2025 | Group stage | 10/12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Total | – | 10/12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
See also
References
- ^ "The FIFA Futsal Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Australian Women's Futsal Team eye Asian Cup Qualification". Football Australia. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ Bullock, Kristian (11 January 2025). "Australia kick-off Asian Cup qualifiers with strong victory over Turkmenistan". Football Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ "Australia Women's National Futsal Squad announced for Asian Cup Qualifiers". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Australia. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.