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Football Australia is the governing body of soccer, futsal, and beach soccer within Australia, headquartered in Sydney. Although the first governing body of the sport was founded in 1911, Football Australia in its current form was only established in 1961 as the Australian Soccer Federation. It was later reconstituted in 2003 as the Australian Soccer Association before adopting the name of Football Federation Australia in 2005. In contemporary identification, a corporate decision was undertaken to institute that name to deliver a "more united football" in a deliberation from the current CEO, James Johnson. The name was changed to Football Australia in December 2020.

The association has a chequered past, being dissolved twice and refused re-entry into FIFA in 1961 until outstanding fines were paid, but following the Crawford Report and the change of name to the FFA; the popularity and financial health of the sport in Australia improved.

Among other duties, the Football Australia oversees Australia's national football teams (including the Socceroos (men), the Matildas (women), and various youth teams) and the national club competition, the A-League.

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