Matildas

Matildas Collective Bargaining Agreement 2010- 2013 

The PFA’s objectives in negotiating this agreement were:

·         contracted positions for 23 players at appropriate wages, with a view to creating a minimum of 23 full-time professional jobs in Australia for elite women footballers;

·         recognition that National Team remuneration is an important and sometimes the sole football income for Matildas players; and

·         where terms and conditions are not dependent on team revenues, the same contract terms as Socceroos.

The key points are: 

·         Term from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2013.

·         A minimum of 23 contracted players.  These are still at semi-professional wages, with the PFA hopeful of achieving fill-time professionalism in the next round of bargaining.

·         First time that any Matildas will be guaranteed one year contracts:

o    at least 16 players will receive one-year guarantees; and

o    players in the lowest pay tier may be guaranteed six-month contracts.

·         Tiers amended to provide a minimum of 8 players in Tier 1, a minimum of 16 players across Tiers 1 and 2; and a maximum of 7 players in Tier 3 so that a player may move between Tiers 1 and 2 without requiring the promotion of a Tier 3 player to Tier 2.

·         Minimums in the three tiers to increase by CPI in each 1 January of the agreement, starting from:

o    Tier 1 $30,810.00

o    Tier 2 $21,567.00

o    Tier 3 $12,324.00

·         6. Match fees for official tournaments amended to include fees for quarter-finals:

o    $500 group match;

o    $600 quarter final;

o    $750 semi-final and 3v4 match;

o    $1,000 finals match.

·         Players who participate in the Olympic qualifying tournament will receive a flat fee of $2,000.

·         Players will continue to receive 50% of FFA Sponsor bonuses and also 30% of prize money.

·         A licensing program has been introduced with the same percentage distribution as Socceroos.

·         The Employer Recognition Program, which honours employers who have made it possible for players to work and train, will continue.

·         Standard provisions such as those regarding discipline, scheduling and conduct will be the same as for the Socceroos.

·         New game development and commercial provisions, which are similar to those of the Socceroos, but include Westfield as an additional partner.