2025 Female Football Week award nominations open

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Female Football Week is just around the corner and Football West has opened nominations for the annual National Female Football Awards.

Female Football Week is an initiative that looks to recognise and celebrate the contributions of women and girls in football.

Each year, we invite nominations from the WA community for the following five categories:

  • FFW Player of the Year
  • FFW Coach of the Year
  • FFW Referee of the Year
  • FFW Volunteer of the Year
  • FFW Community Champion of the Year

The five WA winners will be recognised by Football West and put forward for the National Female Football Awards.

In last year’s national awards, Ellenbrook United's Christine Coppin was named Coach of the Year while Mel Loreto of Mandurah City won the Volunteer of the Year award. In 2023 Ann Gourley of Gosnells City was named national Coach of the Year.

If you would like to nominate a deserving member of the community, click HERE.

Nominations close 7pm WST Friday 18 April.

Ann Gourley Rae Dower
Ann Gourley receives the 2023 CommBank Coach of the Year Award from Football Australia Technical Director – Women’s Football Rae Dower

AWARD CRITERIA

  • Females that have exhibited significant behaviours of highly engaged motivated and respected members of the affiliated community football club
  • Females that are not only passionate about one of the categories (coaching, refereeing, playing and volunteering), but also look to be a leader in this space, encouraging and inspiring those around them
  • Females that support the underrepresented, displayed through their dedication of time, skill, and commitment to achieving within this space
  • Females that have displayed efforts of leadership or mentoring to other members of the community football club within the realm of coaching/refereeing/playing and volunteering
  • Community Football club members who have demonstrated commitment to the values of fairness, integrity, inclusion, and respect

The National Female Football Week Awards winners will be announced by Football Australia in the second week of May.

For more on Female Football Week, which runs from 2-11 May, visit ourgameaus.com.au/female-football-week