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Soccer, known in most countries simply as "football", is less popular in Australia than rival football codes. However support is growing: for example, in November 2005, a national television audience of 2.4 million people watched the match in which the Australian team qualified for the 2006 World Cup, including 924,000 in Sydney and 797,000 in Melbourne[1]. By comparison, the 2005 Australian rules football Grand Final was watched by 3.3 million, including 1.2 million in Melbourne and 991,000 in Sydney [2]; the National Rugby League Grand Final was watched by 2.5 million, including 1.1 million in Sydney and 506,000 in Melbourne[3]. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Football is the name given to a number of different, but related, team sports. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... First international New Zealand 3 - 1 Australia (Dunedin, New Zealand; June 17, 1922) Largest win Australia 31 - 0 American Samoa (Coffs Harbour, Australia; April 11, 2001) (World Record) Worst defeat Australia 0 - 8 South Africa (Adelaide, Australia; September 17, 1955) World Cup Appearances 2 (First in 1974) Best result Round... The 2006 FIFA World Cupâ„¢ (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germanyâ„¢, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. ... Australian football at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. ... A Grand Final is the culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams to decide the premier team. ... Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and with a population of over four million people is the most populous city in Australia. ... The logo of the National Rugby League. ...

The game was probably first played in Australia by English immigrants during the 1860s, following the formation of the Football Association in London in 1863, and the circulation of its rules, from that time onwards. However, the first recorded club was Wanderers, founded by a school teacher named John Walter Fletcher at Parramatta in 1880. The first game known to have occurred in Australia under FA rules took place the same year, when Wanderers played the Kings School rugby football team at Parramatta Common on August 14. However the oldest existing club is Balgownie Rangers, founded in 1883, which still competes in the Illawarra regional league. // Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States is built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England (and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... Parramatta is a city, suburb and Local Government Area in Sydney, Australia, 25 kilometres west of the central business district (CBD) in Western Sydney. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Argentina-France Rugby Union match Rugby football refers to sports descended from a common form of football developed at Rugby School. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Illawarra is the name given to a coastal region of New South Wales immediately south of Sydney. ...

The early governing bodies of the sport in Australia had to distinguish themselves from Australian rules football and rugby football], rival sports which had became very popular in the various Australian colonies during the 1860s and 1870s. The New South Wales (NSW) association was founded by Fletcher in 1882 as the English Football Association (later to become the Southern British Football Association); NSW and the neighbouring Colony of Victoria played each other for the first time in 1883. A Victorian association, the Anglo-Australian Football Association was founded in 1884; the Queensland British Football Association followed in 1889; the Western Australian British Football Association in 1896 (renamed the Western Australian Soccer Football Association in September 1925); the South Australian British Football Association in 1902; and a Tasmanian association in about 1910-1912. The first Australia-wide body was the Commonwealth Football Association, formed in 1912, although this folded two years later. This article refers to a colony in politics and history. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Governor Premier Const. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

While native-born Australians overwhelmingly played and watched Australian Rules or Rugby, soccer was highly popular with the various British and Southern European immigrant communities, all of which expanded rapidly during the 1950s and 1960s: the English, Scottish, Greek, Italian, and Croatian communities gave rise to most of the largest clubs. At the time, the game served as a bonding force within those ethnic communities, and as a point of identity amongst them and the wider Australian community. A similarly increasing number of British migrants also retained an interest in the sport. Johnny Warren, who was a member of the national team at their first World Cup appearance, in 1974, entitled his memoir Sheilas, Wogs, and Poofters, giving an indication of how the wider Australian community viewed "wogball" in the 1970s. Southern Europe is a region of Europe. ... The English are an ethnic group generally associated with England and the English language. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... a young Johhny Warren John Johnny Warren (born May 17, 1943 in Sydney; died November 6, 2004 in Sydney) was an Australian football (soccer) player, coach, administrator, writer and promoter of the game in Australia. ... First International New Zealand 3 - 1 Australia (Dunedin, New Zealand; June 17, 1922) Largest win Australia 31 - 0 American Samoa (Coffs Harbour, Australia; April 11, 2001) Worst defeat Australia 0 - 8 South Africa (Adelaide, Australia; September 17, 1955) World Cup Appearances 2 (First in 1974) Best result Round 1, 1974... The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

The National Soccer League (NSL) was established in 1977 and was arguably the first truly national "football" competition in Australia. This league, along with Soccer Australia, was disbanded in 2004, and was replaced by the A-League and by Football Federation Australia respectively. The first season of the new league began in August 2005. Logo for A-League soccer competition in Australia This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... The National Soccer League, or NSL, was the former national football (soccer) competition in Australia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Football Federation Australia (FFA) is the governing body for the sport of association football (soccer) in Australia. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Football Federation Australia (FFA) is the governing body for the sport of football (soccer) in Australia. ... August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The men's national team is nicknamed the Socceroos although Football Australia have said that they will stop using this term and refer to the team simply as "Australia". The women's national team is known as the Matildas. Football Federation Australia (FFA) is the governing body for the sport of football (soccer) in Australia. ... First international Largest win Worst defeat World Cup Appearances (First in [[Football World Cup |]]) Best result {{{Regional name}}} Appearances {{{Regional cup apps}}} (First in ????) Best result {{{Regional cup best}}} The Australia womens national soccer team, nicknamed the Matildas, represents Australia in international womens football (soccer). ...

On November 16, 2005, the Socceroos defeated Uruguay 4-2 in a penalty shootout to secure a place in the 2006 World Cup, the first time Australia has been in the World cup since 1974. Prime Minister John Howard asked employers to turn a blind eye to workers turning up late for work the following day, highlighting the widespread interest in the match. The Football World Cup 2006 - Oceania - South America Qualification Playoff is a home and away playoff between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament (Australia) and the fifth placed team from the South American qualifying tournament. ... The 2006 FIFA World Cupâ„¢ (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germanyâ„¢, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. ... The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ... The 1974 Football World Cup was held in West Germany. ... For other uses, see John Howard (disambiguation). ...

See also

• Soccer in Tasmania
• Soccer in Western Australia
• Soccer in Victoria
• Soccer in South Australia