The Soccer Ashes were created in 1923 after New Zealand had defeated Australia in the inaugural series in 1922.

The ashes consisted of the remains of cigars smoked by the two captains, Alec Gibb (Australia) and George Campbell (New Zealand), after the first match between the two teams on Australian soil in June 1923.

The ashes were encased in a razor case used by an Australian soldier, William Fisher during the Gallipoli campaign during World War I.

[4][5][6] The whereabouts of the trophy were not known from the mid-1950s until it was found in 2023 at the estate of former Australian Soccer Football Association chairman Sydney Storey by his grandchildren.

[7][6] Upon the recovery of the trophy, the first edition of the match since 1954 was scheduled for October.