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Football Australia today announced a bold transformation of its premier annual youth tournament, theNational Youth Championships, introducing a new name, identity and vision. The Emerging MatildasChampionships and Emerging Socceroos Championships will set a new benchmark in Australia’s eliteyouth development, reshaping the pathway for Australia’s future.This evolution goes beyond a rebrand – it represents a strategic commitment to strengthening Australia’sfootball development pathways. By aligning directly with the journey toward senior national teamrepresentation through the CommBank…
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- 7 months ago
New KGV grandstand opened February 2025
We are excited to share that our beloved KGV at Grove Road has had its major facelift completed, creating a new grandstand and upgraded player, official and public facilities which are now open.The grandstand has been refurbished, and now includes two new change rooms, new referee change rooms, a first aid room, a kiosk and new storage rooms.Stage one was completed in July 2024, and included two players’ change rooms, a referee change room and public toilets, where the old public toilets were previously located.Fencing and gates have been installed either side of the change rooms beneath the…
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- 7 months ago
2025 NPL WSL hero shot
A huge off-season recruiting blitz will take centre stage when both the McDonald's NPL Tasmania and the McDonald's Women’s Super League kick off this weekend.South Hobart have been particularly active in the transfer market and with several players arriving from Kingborough there will be no shortage of sub-plots when the sides clash in both competitions.Kobe Kemp, Eli Wright, Alfred Hess, Laura Davis and Dani Kannegiesser are among the big names to make the journey up Hobart’s Southern Outlet and debut against their former teams.South’s new men’s coach Max Clarke said talk of the new arrivals…
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- 6 months 1 week ago
Laura Davis and Jaz White pull on the red shirts for South Hobart.
South Hobart began life under Max Clarke with a stunning come-from-behind 4-2 win over Kingborough in the opening round of NPL Tasmania.Former coach Ken Morton may have switched his attention to South’s women’s side but his son Nick was still around to claim half his team’s goals as they found the target four times in 16 minutes.Adam Gorrie was also pivotal, setting up three goals after the hosts had fallen behind to Max Pollara’s well-taken opener.Chilean speedster Emanuel Ponce, Kingborough’s off-season signing from Riverside Olympic, set up Pollara on the hour but then conceded the penalty…
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- 6 months 1 week ago
Tony Pignata Andy Paschalidis and Karen Grega Heartbeat of Football launch March 2025
Football Tasmania is proud to announce a new partnership with the Heartbeat of Football Foundation, reinforcing our commitment to player safety and well-being at all levels of the game.Through this collaboration, we will work together to:Promote heart health awareness across the football communityProvide education and training on CPR and defibrillator useAdvocate for increased access to life-saving equipment at clubs and venuesFootball Tasmania Chief Executive Officer Tony Pignata said: “Our mission is to provide opportunities for Tasmanians to lead healthy, enjoyable, and…
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- 6 months ago
Montana Leonard
Plenty of familiar faces should stoke up the McDonald's Women’s Super League Northern derby between Launceston United and Riverside this weekend.Olympic are coming off a 12-0 battering from champions Devonport and facing a former Strikers coach in Al Ollington but - having already welcomed Nichola Clark, Madi Gilpin and Addi Otto to their squad - announced two more United recruits in Annie Reitsema and Bianca Anderson on the eve of the showdown.Both strikers are available to debut against their former team at Birch Avenue, and Riverside coach Brian Wightman is well aware of the fixture’s…
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- 6 months ago
Round 2 Match of the Round NPL LC v CZ and WSL LU v ROFC
Launceston City and South Hobart maintained their 100 per cent starts to the NPL Tasmania season to set up a mouth-watering clash between the teams in the next round.Daniel Syson’s City side followed up an opening-round 5-0 win with a solid 3-0 victory over Clarence at Prospect Park.The prolific Thierry Swaby opened the scoring after 13 minutes but Zebras were still in the match until the final quarter when Angus Taylor set up sub Alec Harris for the second and then added the third himself.City finished the game with 10 men after captain Jack Woodland was shown a red card with five minutes to…
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- 6 months ago
Taroona FC Club Changer Club of the Month. Picture Zyla Williams
Taroona FC’s impact on Tasmanian football is stretching far beyond having one of the state’s most picturesque venues.A 17 per cent increase in participation this year has seen the Kelvedon Park outfit named Football Tamania’s Club Changer club of the month for March.A pioneering approach to female participation combined with expanding junior and youth set-ups have left Taroona in the unusual position of switching focus towards attracting more men.A mainstay of the Women’s Super League under coach Riley Pitchford, the club also competes in the Women's Southern Championship (under Kelsey Allen…
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- 6 months ago
Match Day tiles Statewide Cup Round of 16 29 March 2025
Tasmania’s Statewide cups offer a clash of the titans and the opportunity for some giant-killing this weekend.Glenorchy feature in both scenarios, with the Lakoseljac Cup showdown against Devonport evoking memories of two of the most exciting fixtures of last season.The teams met at the semi-final stage of the same competition where a winner two minutes from the end of extra-time kept Glenorchy on course to claim the trophy, and in a dramatic final NPL Tasmania fixture, the Strikers’ failure to score ultimately secured Knights the double.With a league meeting to follow next week, the sides…
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- 5 months 4 weeks ago
Knights v Strikers Round of 16 Lako Cup 29.3.25
The hotly-anticipated Lakoseljac Cup showdown between Glenorchy and Devonport lived up to its billing with Strikers winning 5-4 after extra-time at KGV on Saturday (29 March, 2025).Having claimed the last five Cups between them, both teams were desperate to stay in the hunt for another and Knights fought back from two goals down to produce an equaliser six minutes into stoppage time and take the contest into an extra half hour.But Devonport, who have won five of the last nine cups, mustered a winner four minutes from the end through Dylan D’Agostino’s deflected shot to knock out the reigning…
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- 5 months 3 weeks ago
NPL and WSL Round 3 Devonport Strikers v Glenorchy Knights
With major redevelopments at Valley Road, cup final hosting rights and both senior teams on a high, Devonport Strikers are buoyant ahead of a huge double-header this weekend.While the men’s team have had a week to savour their thrilling nine-goal extra-time Lakoseljac Cup win, the women can reflect on a sensational start featuring 34 goals in just three games.Englishman Tom Ballantyne, who is coaching both teams this season, said the club is excited about what the future holds.“If we can bring showpiece games to the state and they play at Devonport that would be fantastic for the club…
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- 5 months 3 weeks ago
NPL and WSL Round 3 Devonport Strikers v Glenorchy Knights
The Women’s Super League big guns kept firing with Devonport and South Hobart both recording 5-0 wins to maintain 100 per cent starts.With fellow pacesetters Launceston United on a bye, the league favourites took maximum advantage.Strikers extended their record to 39 goals scored and two conceded in just four games with another handful against Glenorchy.Reigning golden boot winner Whitney Knight kicked off proceedings after half an hour before the scoring was completed by three players coming off cup hat-tricks last weekend.A second-half double for off-season arrival Asuka Doi and single for…
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- 5 months 2 weeks ago
Round 4 WSL and NPL preview
Something’s got to give when two of the McDonald's Women’s Super League’s 100 per cent records go up against each other this weekend.While Devonport leads the way on goal difference, South Hobart and Launceston United have also made perfect starts, conceding just one goal between them.South’s former golden boot winner Jaz White and United’s rejuvenated Canadian import Montana Leonard have both scored in every game so far to set up Saturday’s mouth-watering D’Arcy Street shootout.United’s Lucy Smith is also averaging a goal per game and said there should be plenty of goalmouth action in store…
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- 5 months 2 weeks ago
Rd 4 SH v LU WSL 12.4.25
South Hobart made a major statement in the Women’s Super League with a 4-0 win over fellow pace-setters Launceston United.With prolific strikers Jaz White and Montana Leonard having scored in every game so far, both had first-half penalties saved before White edged the personal duel.South’s former golden boot winner took her tally to 12 goals in four games with a 10-minute brace either side of Madi Chambers’ strike.Substitute Elke Peterson completed the scoring from long range to set up a tasty Statewide Cup quarter-final rematch between the sides at United’s Birch Avenue next Saturday.The…
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- 5 months 1 week ago
Make It Red Round April 25-27 2025
Football Tasmania is urging clubs to Make It Red and get on board with the Heart Health Round in Round 5.Clubs can sign up for the campaign – and wear a splash of red during their Round 5 matches – to raise awareness for heart health by simply visiting #MakeitRed 2025.The national campaign aims to raise awareness and funds to support life-saving heart research and help prevent heart-related deaths on the sporting field.To launch our partnership with Heartbeat of Football last month, free #HeartHealthMatters checks were held at NPL and WSL games at KGV in Hobart on March 21, and…
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- 5 months 1 week ago
Ebony Pitt and Amelie Millar in action for the State team in 2024.
Two rising stars of football in Tasmania have been selected for the upcoming Young Matildas national camp in Canberra next week, Football Australia announced today (Wednesday, 16 April 2025).Goalkeeper Amelie Millar, from Launceston City FC – who attended the previous camp in December – and Glenorchy Knights central defender Ebony Pitt have both been named in the squad.Millar played for Tasmania in the 2022 Under 14 State team as a 13-year-old, the Under 14 State team in 2023, and the Under 15 State team in 2024. Millar captained these teams in 2023 and 2024.Pitt was a member of the …
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- 5 months 1 week ago
Statewide Cup quarter final preview 19.4.25
The blockbusters keep coming in the Lakoseljac Cup with two of the competition’s most successful sides set for a thrilling quarter-final.South Hobart and Devonport have won 11 of the last 17 cups between them and will be targeting another chance to represent Tasmania in the Australia Cup when they clash at D’Arcy Street on Saturday.The ties don’t get any easier for Strikers who needed extra-time to eliminate holders Glenorchy 4-3 in the previous round.“We don’t get an easy draw at Devonport!” said coach Tom Ballantyne, whose side won the Cup three years running until last season.“But if you’…
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- 5 months 1 week ago
SWC QF SH v DCS 19.4.25 Sam Berezansky goal image Nikki Long
South Hobart stormed into the last four of both senior cup competitions with significant quarter-final victories.The match of the weekend was a Lakoseljac Cup thriller at D’Arcy Street which ended in a 4-3 win over Devonport.The two teams had won 11 of the last 17 cups between them and Strikers were coming off victory by the same scoreline over holders Glenorchy in the previous round.However, Max Clarke’s South side proved too strong as goals from Austin Yost, Nick Morton, Sam Berezansky and Rex Maddock saw off the visitors who replied through Charles Bidwell, Jordan Payne and an Alex Walter…
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- 5 months ago
Club Changer Club of the Month April 2025
A simple but effective approach has seen Hobart City FC achieve an impressive increase in female participation, rising 34% from 2024 to 2025.Having been tasked with targeting more involvement from girls and women, the club’s junior/youth technical director Alby Hooper is quick to highlight the reason.“We have to be welcoming to females when they turn up,” he said. “Typically they have different motivators to boys. Boys are happy when they play really well, girls play really well when they’re happy.”An alternative explanation is provided by World Cup winner Diego Maradona in a quote on…
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- 5 months ago
Round 5 Match of the Round
The cosmopolitan nature of Tasmania’s State leagues will see import players continuing to perform pivotal roles this weekend.Nearly a quarter of a century after Japan and South Korea hosted a FIFA World Cup, the nations have provided a handful of talented players in our senior Statewide competitions.Japanese compatriots Kazuki Hashimoto and Shota Fujishiro have both been among the McDonald’s NPL Tasmania goals for Launceston City while South Koreans Minhee Kim, Haeun Kim and So Young Lee are making themselves at home in Kingborough’s Women’s Super League side.City coach Daniel Syson said the…
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- 5 months ago