2014 Australia national soccer team season
Appearance
2014 season | |||
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Chairman | Frank Lowy | ||
Manager | Ange Postecoglou | ||
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This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2014.
Summary
[edit]In their first full year under new coach Ange Postecoglou, the national team managed only one victory from eleven matches. The bulk of the matches were friendlies and included a 4–3 loss to Ecuador despite leading 3–0. Australia participated in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and were unable to proceed beyond the group stage after losing all three games.
Record
[edit]Type | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Friendly | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
FIFA World Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Total | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 22 |
Match results
[edit]Friendlies
[edit]5 March 2014 | Australia | 3–4 | Ecuador | London, England |
20:00 | Cahill 8', 31' Jedinak 15' (pen.) Langerak 58' |
Summary Report |
Martínez 56' Castillo 60' (pen.) E.Valencia 76' Méndez 90+1' |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 7,133 Referee: Lee Probert (England) |
26 May 2014 | Australia | 1–1 | South Africa | Sydney, Australia |
19:30 | Cahill 14' | Summary Report |
Patosi 13' | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 50,468 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) |
6 June 2014 | Australia | 0–1 | Croatia | Salvador, Brazil |
Summary Report |
Jelavić 58' | Stadium: Estádio de Pituaçu Referee: Francisco Carlos do Nascimento (Brazil) |
4 September 2014 | Belgium | 2–0 | Australia | Liège, Belgium |
20:45 (UTC+2) | Mertens 18' Witsel 77' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 16,850 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
8 September 2014 | Saudi Arabia | 2–3 | Australia | London, United Kingdom |
20:00 (UTC+1) | Fallatah 71' (pen.) Al-Jassim 84' |
Report | Cahill 3' Jedinak 6' Wright 77' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 3,677 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) |
10 October 2014 | United Arab Emirates | 0–0 | Australia | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
18:30 (UTC+4) | Report | Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan) |
14 October 2014 | Qatar | 1–0 | Australia | Doha, Qatar |
19:30 (UTC+3) | Ibrahim 61' | Report | Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium |
18 November 2014 Kirin Challenge Cup | Japan | 2–1 | Australia | Osaka, Japan |
Konno 61' Okazaki 68' |
Report | Cahill 90+2' | Stadium: Nagai Stadium Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland) |
13 June 2014 Group Stage | Chile | 3–1 | Australia | Cuiabá, Brazil |
19:00 | Sánchez 12' Valdivia 14' Beausejour 90+2' |
Summary Report |
Cahill 35' | Stadium: Arena Pantanal Attendance: 40,275 Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast) |
18 June 2014 Group Stage | Australia | 2–3 | Netherlands | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
13:00 | Cahill 21' Jedinak 54' (pen.) |
Summary Report |
Robben 20' van Persie 58' Memphis 68' |
Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio Attendance: 42,877 Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) |
23 June 2014 Group Stage | Australia | 0–3 | Spain | Curitiba, Brazil |
13:00 | Summary Report |
Villa 36' Torres 69' Mata 82' |
Stadium: Arena da Baixada Attendance: 39,375 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
Player statistics
[edit]Correct as of 18 November 2014 (v. Japan).
Numbers are listed by player's number in FIFA World Cup or last friendly played
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Friendlies | World Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | AUS | Mathew Ryan | 9 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
12 | GK | AUS | Mitchell Langerak | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
18 | GK | AUS | Brad Jones | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
18 | GK | AUS | Adam Federici | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | AUS | Ivan Franjic | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | AUS | Jason Davidson | 9 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
6 | DF | AUS | Matthew Spiranovic | 5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
6 | DF | AUS | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
8 | DF | AUS | Bailey Wright | 1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
8 | DF | AUS | Luke Wilkshire | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
13 | DF | AUS | Aziz Behich | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
17 | DF | AUS | Brad Smith | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
19 | DF | AUS | Ryan McGowan | 4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
20 | DF | AUS | Trent Sainsbury | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
22 | DF | AUS | Alex Wilkinson | 11 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
22 | DF | AUS | Curtis Good | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
25 | DF | AUS | Chris Herd | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
5 | MF | AUS | Mark Milligan | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
8 | MF | AUS | Joshua Brillante | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
9 | MF | AUS | Mitch Nichols | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
10 | MF | AUS | Ben Halloran | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
11 | MF | AUS | Tommy Oar | 9 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
13 | MF | AUS | Oliver Bozanic | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
14 | MF | AUS | James Troisi | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
15 | MF | AUS | Mile Jedinak | 10 | 3 | 7+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 1 |
16 | MF | AUS | James Holland | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
16 | MF | AUS | Carl Valeri | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
17 | MF | AUS | Matt McKay | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
20 | MF | AUS | Dario Vidošić | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
20 | MF | AUS | Tom Rogić | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
21 | MF | AUS | Massimo Luongo | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
23 | MF | AUS | Mark Bresciano | 8 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
24 | MF | AUS | Aaron Mooy | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
4 | FW | AUS | Tim Cahill | 10 | 7 | 6+2 | 5 | 2+0 | 2 |
7 | FW | AUS | Mathew Leckie | 11 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | AUS | Tomi Juric | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | AUS | Adam Taggart | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
9 | FW | AUS | Joshua Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
10 | FW | AUS | Robbie Kruse | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
19 | FW | AUS | Bernie Ibini | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
- Source: [citation needed]