Socceroos secure historic result in South America

ASA: Australia secured a historic result with their 1-1 draw against Venezuela in the friendly international played today. The ‘Socceroos’, who were only denied a win by a 92nd minute injury time equaliser, have never previously drawn or won against South American opposition in South America. Paul Agostino scored for the Socceroos in the 18th…

Auckland, 14 February 2004: The Oceania Football Confederation would like to announce the resignation of long serving General Secretary, Ms Josephine King, who advised at today’s meeting of the OFC executive committee in Auckland that she would be stepping down. Ms King will now help ease the transition of her departure by remaining in an…

ASA: Adelaide United can jump into third spot on Australia’s NSL competition ladder tonight, if it can beat a Wollongong Wolves side at WIN Stadium that now has no mathematical chance of qualifying for the championship series. John Kosmina’s United have shouldered the burden of their heavy schedule well in recent weeks, losing just twice…

PAPEETE: AS Venus, the glamour club in Tahiti’s Federal Championship and one of most successful ever are in danger of relegation after being hammered 1-6 by league leaders and rivals Pirae last weekend. That loss plunged them to second from the bottom on the points ladder. The decline of Venus as a powerbroker in the…

ASA: Australian national Coach Frank Farina announced his 20-man Socceroo squad this week to face Venezuela in Caracas on Wednesday 18 February. It will be the first time the Socceroos have played against Venezuela. The match is due to be played at 7pm, Caracas time, at the Olympic stadium which holds 30,000 people. Farina has…

NOUMEA: With the playoffs starting at the end of next month, the top five teams in New Caledonia’s division d’honneur are making every game count with only three play off spots available. League leader Magenta and second placed Mont-Dore should secure the first two playoff spots with a minimum seven point lead from the third…

SUVA: Ba are once again the champions of Fiji after dominating Rewa in the second leg of the Champion versus Champion series at Govind Park last weekend. In front of a 6500 home spectators, the men in black proved too strong scoring two late goals to win 2-0 and also the series 4:2 on aggregate….

2004 OFC Tournament Calendar finalised OFC Auckland: The Oceania Football Confederation announced today that it was set to revive the OFC Club Championship after a three year hiatus. Following the news that the FIFA Club World Championship would return in 2005, the OFC has selected Tahiti to host the next OFC Club Championship in April…

OFC Auckland: The much anticipated start to Oceania’s 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany qualifiers gets underway in May 2004. The Oceania Football Confederation announced today that it has confirmed dates for the combined OFC Nations Cup/2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. These dates have now been submitted for final approval at the forthcoming 2006 FIFA World…

ASA RELEASE: The chairman of the Australian Soccer Association (ASA), Mr Frank Lowy, today announced the appointment of Mr John O’Neill as Chief Executive Officer of the ASA. The appointment is for an initial three-year period with an opportunity to extend it a further four years by mutual agreement. Mr O’Neill was Managing Director and…