Football West

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Football West
Formation2004
HeadquartersSam Kerr Football Centre, Queens Park
Location
Region served
Western Australia, Australia
CEO
 Jamie Harnwell
Parent organisation
 Football Australia
Website www.footballwest.com.au/home

Football West is the state governing body for soccer in Western Australia (WA). [1] It is affiliated with Football Australia (FA), the sport's national governing body, and through FA's affiliation to FIFA. Football West's premier competition is the National Premier Leagues Western Australia (NPL WA), which is the highest league in WA and one tier below the national A-League. NPL WA is a division within the National Premier Leagues. Football West is also responsible for running Western Australia's National Training Centre in conjunction with FA and the WA Government's Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC). Football West also runs the Football West State Cup knock-out cup. Since 2014 the two State Cup finalists also qualify for the Australia Cup.

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History

The Western Australian Soccer Association was established in July 2004 to represent the game of soccer at all levels of competition, in the Perth metropolitan area and regional Western Australia. The body was formed following a period of national and state review and reform, that was led by Federal and State Governments and facilitated by the Department of Sport and Recreation WA, with the objective of creating a unified State soccer body representative. The association changed its name to Football West in early 2005. [2] [3] [4]

In 2014 Football West invested more than $45,000 in subsidising coaching courses to promote coach education programs in the NPL. [5]

The number of registered participants in Western Australia in the 2016 season was over 44,000. [6]

In June 2024, Football West signed an agreement with Futsal WA, an affiliation which brings all registered Futsal players in the state under one banner. [7]

Sam Kerr Football Centre

Sam Kerr Football Centre
Football West
Location305 Welshpool Rd, Queens Park
Coordinates 31°59′59″S115°57′34″E / 31.99985°S 115.95936°E / -31.99985; 115.95936
OwnerVenuesWest
OperatorFootball West
VenuesWest
Capacity 700 (grandstand)
2,500 (ground) [8]
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardLED
Construction
Broke groundFebruary 2022
Opened27 October 2023
ArchitectCaribiner
Tenants
Perth Glory FC (NPL WA) (since 2024)
Perth Glory FC (A-League Women) (since 2024)

The Sam Kerr Football Centre is a soccer facility serving as the headquarters for Football West. It is named after Western Australian-born Sam Kerr, honouring her soccer success and her contribution to professional and grassroots soccer. [9]

In May 2019, Liberal-National Coalition Prime Minister Scott Morrison pledged $16.25 million towards a State Football Centre at Maniana Reserve, Queens Park, Cannington. [10] This figure was matched by Labor's WA Premier Mark McGowan in 2020, which meant construction of the State Football Centre could go ahead. It was completed in mid-2023, in time for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. The centre was officially opened in October 2023 and was named the Sam Kerr Football Centre. [11]

The centre features 2 full size grass playing pitches and 3 five-a-side synthetic playing pitches on a 16 hectare site, along with function, office and meeting spaces. [12] The main competition pitch has a two-storey grandstand with seats for 700 spectators, with the capability of hosting up to 4,000 with additional temporary seating. [13]

The facility was used as the training base of the Denmark, Canada, Panama, Haiti and Morocco national teams at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. [14]

In June 2024, the Socceroos used the facility as a training base ahead of their 2026 World Cup Qualifier against Palestine, which was played in Perth. [15]

Perth Glory Youth team has been using the centre as its home ground since 2024, [16] and it will be the home ground for the Perth Glory Women's team starting from the 2024–25 season. [17] [18] The centre also hosted the 2024 Australia Cup round of 32 match between Perth Glory and Melbourne City. [19]

Administration

The current board members (directors) of Football West are Sherif Andrawes (chairman), Will Golsby (deputy chairman), Amy Johnson, Jason Petkovic, Elizabeth Tylich, Richard Marshall, Ivy Chen, David Buckingham and Annette Tilbrook. The current chief executive officer (CEO) is Jamie Harnwell, who took over the role in April 2022.

Objectives

In 2015, the listed objectives of Football West were to: [20]

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  2. ↑ "Football West - About Us" . Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Football West Limited ACN 109 919 324". Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Cook, Jonathan (7 February 2005). "McMahon seeks local with passion for Glory". The West Australian . The WA Soccer Association, set-up in 2003 and rubber stamped as the game's authority last year, revealed a name change to Football West at a function on Saturday
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  6. ↑ "Football West Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Football West. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Football West signs agreement with Futsal WA | Football West". www.footballwest.com.au. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Sam Kerr Football Centre". Austadiums. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Sam Kerr Football Centre". Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Football West welcomes PM's $16.25m pledge". Football West. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "WA's Home of Football is officially the Sam Kerr Football Centre | Football West". www.footballwest.com.au. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "Sam Kerr Football Centre resources". www.footballwest.com.au. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  13. ↑ "Sam Kerr Football Centre". Carabiner. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "New State Football Centre to shine as World Cup training facility". VenuesWest. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Subway Socceroos to hold Open Training Session in Perth | Socceroos". www.socceroos.com.au. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  16. ↑ {{Cite web |last=Morgan |first=Gareth |title=Academy Latest: First Team maintain unbeaten start to new NPL WA campaign |url=https://perthglory.com.au/news/academy-latest-first-team-maintain-unbeaten-start-to-new-npl-wa-campaign/ |date=25 March 2024 |access-date=9 July 2024 |website=Perth Glory}
  17. ↑ "Membership - Perth Glory Football Club". membership.perthglory.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  18. ↑ Comito, Matthew (16 August 2024). "New home ground for Glory! Sam Kerr Football Centre to stage 2024-25 Liberty A-League games". A-Leagues. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  19. ↑ "WATCH: Perth Glory break drought to advance to Round of 32". www.australiacup.com.au. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  20. ↑ "Football West Strategic Plan 2014-2016" (PDF). Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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