Australia will return to the ASEAN Women's Championship this August, confirming its participation in the 2025 edition of the tournament, officially known as the ASEAN MSIG Serenity Cup, to be held across the Vietnamese cities of Haiphong and Phú Thọ from 6 - 19 August.
Participation in the tournament forms part of Football Australia's broader commitment to strengthening football ties across Southeast Asia, aligning with long-term goals around regional collaboration, performance benchmarking, and development opportunities.
As a full ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) member since 2013, Football Australia values the opportunity to engage with its counterpart Member Associations, both on and off the pitch.
CommBank Matildas Assistant Coach Joe Palatsides will lead the Australian U-23 Representative Team, supported by CommBank Matildas technical staff member, James Slaveski and former CommBank Junior Matildas technical staff member, Faye Chambers.
The trio brings a blend of youth development expertise, senior national team insight, and a shared belief in building depth through experience.
The Australia U-23 Representative Team has been drawn in Group B alongside the senior national teams of Myanmar, Timor-Leste and the Philippines. The group stage fixtures will see Australia face Myanmar on Thursday, 7 August (4.30pm local), the Philippines on Sunday, 10 August (7.30pm local), and completing the group action against Timor-Leste on Wednesday, 13 August (7.30pm local), with all matches played at Việt Trì Stadium.
The squad will be announced in the coming weeks, with players involved in the CommBank Young Matildas' AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualifying campaign not considered for this tournament to ensure each program is given the space to prepare and perform.
For Palatsides, the emphasis is on giving players meaningful international exposure within a structure that mirrors the CommBank Matildas senior environment.
Alongside Australia U-23's Group B fixtures, Group A will feature the senior national teams of hosts Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. The top two teams from each group will progress to the semi-finals.
