2014 Australia national soccer team season
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
FIFA World Cup[edit]
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
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