Training venues confirmed for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
FIFA has announced the first training venues to be used for the 2023 Women’s World Cup to be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
In all, 13 venues have been selected across five cities, including five in Sydney and three in Melbourne. Two venues are currently under construction - the South Australian Football Centre and WA State Football Centre.
Each training site will be available for use by participating teams throughout the tournament. The selection of venues marks the conclusion of the first phase of team facility planning for the tournament.
The current list of training venues are as follows:
Sydney
Melbourne
- JL Murphy Reserve
- Lakeside Stadium
- Reggio Calabria Club
Adelaide
Brisbane
Perth
FIFA advised the list of 13 first training venues followed a detailed and thorough evaluation process, representing an important milestone in each Host City and ensuring that each facility has 18 months to prepare for hosting national teams next year.
Minister for Sport Richard Colbeck said the selection of the training sites by the world body for football demonstrates the importance of community sporting facilities across Australia.
“This will be the largest ever women’s sporting event and it is a privilege for Australia to co-host the event with New Zealand. It will bring together 32 nations before a global audience of more than 1 billion people,” Minister Colbeck said.
“The event will strengthen Australia's already world-class reputation as a global leader in women's sport and is part of a green and gold decade of major sporting events to be hosted in our country.”
The next phase of the training site project will be completed in the coming months with an evaluation of other prospective training sites across both Australia and New Zealand.
The Matildas will train at a new state-of-the-art facility at La Trobe University’s Bundoora Sports Park ahead of the World Cup.
FIFA announced the 10 stadiums to host matches for the 2023 tournament in June 2020, while the schedule was released in December last year, confirming the Final would be played at Accor Stadium (Stadium Australia) in Sydney.
As part of the 2020–21 Budget, the Australian Government committed $2.4 million to Football Australia to assist with planning and delivery of the event, in addition to $5 million to support the development of the historic bid.
A further $12 million was also committed to Football Australia to support a Matildas’ high performance program in the lead up to the event, and community engagement activities to encourage more participation in football by women and girls.
“The Government is looking forward to harnessing the opportunities that hosting this event presents to inspire even more girls and women to participate in football and sport, and to make playing sport and exercising a big part of their lives,” Minister Colbeck said.
The FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 will be played between 19 July and 20 August 2023.
