Professional Footballers Australia

Trade union

PFA

Professional Footballers Australia

Founded| April 1993
Headquarters| Melbourne, Victoria
Location|

* Australia

Members| 655 (2020)[1]

Key people

* Alex Wilkinson (President)
* Kathryn Gill (Co-Chief Executive)
* Beau Busch (Co-Chief Executive)

Affiliations| ACTU, FIFPro
Website| pfa.net.au

The Professional Footballers Australia (PFA), formerly the Australian Soccer Players' Association, is an Australian trade union affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions and FIFPRO that represents professional male, female and elite junior soccer players.

## History

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Before the PFA, eight previous attempts had been made to form a footballers' association in Australia. The PFA was formed in April 1993 as the Australian Soccer Players' Association.[2][3]

In 1994, the PFA won a standardised contract for footballers, and through the Australian Industrial Relations Commission won the abolition of a transfer system much hated by Australian footballers.[4]

Since the mid-1990s, the PFA has been active in advancing soccer players' pay and conditions, and has also been active in protecting soccer player's from unfair dismissal. It is a member of FIFPro.[5]

## Awards

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Main article: PFA Footballer of the Year Awards

The PFA holds an annual award ceremony, which formally recognises the most outstanding Australian footballers.[6]

## See also

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* Organized labour portal

* Soccer in Australia
* Football Australia

## References

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1. ^ "Player Representation". Professional Footballers Australia. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
2. ^ "Welcome to Professional Footballers Australia" (PDF). pfa.net.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
3. ^ "Professional Footballers Australia (PFA)". playerrelations.com.au. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
4. ^ Slater, Matt. "PFA warn non-League players about upcoming changes to contracts". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
5. ^ "Professional Footballers Australia — FIFPro".
6. ^ "PFA Awards". PFA. 7 January 2015. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

## External links

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* Official website
* Professional Footballers Australia at FIFPRO World Players' Union

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Soccer in Australia

* Football Australia

National teams|

| Men's|

* Senior
* B
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17
* Futsal
* Beach
* Paralympic

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Women's|

* Senior
* B
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17
* Futsal

League competitions|

| Men's|

* A-League Men
* National Premier Leagues
* Australian Championship

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Women's|

* A-League Women
* National Premier Leagues Women's

Cup competitions|

* Australia Cup

Others|

* Youth soccer
* Defunct leagues
* Defunct cups
* Professional Footballers Australia
* Women's soccer in Australia
* History of soccer in Brisbane, Queensland

Lists|

* Appearances (300+)
* Clubs
* Honours won
* Champions
* Men
* Women
* Clubs in international competitions
* Goals (100+)
* Record home attendances
* Stadiums by capacity

* Venues
* Competitions
* Records and statistics

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Members of FIFPRO World Players' Union

Full members|

* Argentina [es]
* Australia
* Austria [de]
* Belgium
* Bolivia
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Botswana
* Bulgaria
* Cameroon
* Chile [es]
* Colombia
* Congo, Democratic Republic of
* Costa Rica
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czechia (Czech Republic)
* Denmark
* Egypt
* England
* Finland [fi]
* France
* Gabon
* Ghana
* Greece
* Guatemala
* Honduras
* Hungary [hu]
* Indonesia
* India
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Japan
* Kenya
* Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
* Malaysia
* Malta
* Mexico
* Montenegro
* Morocco [fr]
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Poland [pl]
* Portugal
* Qatar
* Romania
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* South Africa
* Spain
* Sweden [sv; de]
* Switzerland
* Türkiye (Turkey) [tr]
* Ukraine
* United States
* Uruguay [es]
* Venezuela
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Candidate members|

* Canada
* Iceland
* Kyrgyzstan
* Uzbekistan

Also see: FIFPRO § Members

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