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Australia women's national futsal team

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Australia
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFootball Federation Australia
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachMiles Downie
FIFA codeAUS
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Australia 6–1 Turkmenistan 
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 11 January 2025)
Biggest win
 Australia 6–1 Turkmenistan 
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 11 January 2025)
 Kuwait 0–5 Australia 
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 13 January 2025)
Biggest defeat
None
AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup
Appearances1 (First in 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

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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.[1] They won 6–1 in their first international against Turkmenistan.[2]

Players

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The following players were named to the squad for the 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification from 11 to 19 January 2025.[3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Sarah Easthope 0 Australia Dural Warriors
2 FP Nikkita Fazzari 5 Australia Dural Warriors
3 FP Gisella Pipino 1 Australia Eastern Suburbs Hakoah
4 FP Alexia Karrys-Stahl 0 Australia UTS Northside
5 1GK Jessica McLean 2 Australia Crusaders
6 FP Clare Holder 0 Australia Eastern Suburbs Hakoah
7 FP Jessica Au 1 Australia Melbourne AKU
8 FP Daisy Arrowsmith 1 Australia UTS Northside
9 FP Marianna Tabain (1992-10-19) 19 October 1992 (age 32) 2 Australia Cockburn Wolves
10 FP Trudy Camilleri (1991-09-16) 16 September 1991 (age 33) 3 Australia Mascot Vipers
11 FP Halle Smit 0 Australia UTS Northside
12 FP Zoee Spadano 0 Australia South Perth Alliance
13 FP Meaghan McElligott 0 Australia Crusaders
14 FP Claudia Fruscalzo 1 Australia Fitzroy Tigers

Tournament records

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*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

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FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Philippines 2025 To be determined
Total 0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0

AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup

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AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
China 2025 Qualified
Total 0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Australian Women's Futsal Team eye Asian Cup Qualification". Football Australia. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  2. ^ Bullock, Kristian (11 January 2025). "Australia kick-off Asian Cup qualifiers with strong victory over Turkmenistan". Football Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Australia Women's National Futsal Squad announced for Asian Cup Qualifiers". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Australia. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.