2005 Australia national soccer team season
| 2005 season | |
|---|---|
The Australia national soccer team results in 2005.
Record
| Type | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly matches | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Confederations Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| World Cup qualifiers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 14 |
Goal scorers
| Player | Friendlies | FIFA Confederations Cup | FIFA World Cup qual. | Total goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aloisi | 1 | 4 | - | 5 |
| Bresciano | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Thompson | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| Viduka | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| Chipperfield | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Emerton | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Milicic | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Cahill | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Colosimo | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Culina | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Elrich | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Griffiths | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Skoko | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Zdrilic | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Match results
Friendlies
| 9 February Friendly | South Africa  | 1 – 1 |  Australia | Durban, South Africa |
McCarthy  12' |
71' Chipperfield |
Stadium: Kings Park Stadium Referee:  Lim Kee Chong |
| 26 March Friendly | Australia | 2 – 1 |  Iraq | Sydney, Australia |
| Bresciano 22' Elrich 72' |
11' Nasser |
Stadium: Telstra Stadium Attendance: 30,258 Referee:  Peter O'Leary |
| 29 March Friendly | Australia | 3 – 0 |  Indonesia | Perth, Australia |
| Milicic 24', 57' Zdrilic 85' |
Stadium: Subiaco Oval Attendance: 13,719 Referee:  Hirofumi Yamanishi |
| 9 June Friendly | Australia | 1 – 0 | New Zealand |  London, England |
| Colosimo 85' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 9,023 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 9 October Friendly | Australia | 5 – 0 |  Jamaica | London, England |
| Bresciano 3' Thompson 29' Viduka 48' Aloisi 58' Griffiths 85' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 6,570 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 15 June Group Stage | Germany  | 4 – 3 | Australia | Frankfurt, Germany |
| 21:00 CEST | Kurányi 17' Mertesacker 23' Ballack 60' (pen.) Podolski 88' |
21' Skoko 31', 90+2' Aloisi |
Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 46,466 Referee:  Carlos Amarilla |
| 18 June Group Stage | Australia | 2 – 4 |  Argentina | Nuremberg, Germany |
| 20:45 CEST | Aloisi 61' (pen.), 70' |
12', 53', 89' Figueroa 31' (pen.) Riquelme |
Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 25,218 Referee:  Shamsul Maidin |
| 21 June Group Stage | Australia | 0 – 2 |  Tunisia | Leipzig, Germany |
| 20:45 CEST | 26', 70' Santos |
Stadium: Zentralstadion Referee:  Carlos Chandía |
| 3 September Final round | Australia | 7 – 0 |  Solomon Islands | Sydney, Australia |
| Culina 20' Viduka 36', 43' Cahill 57' Chipperfield 64' Thompson 68' Emerton 89' |
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee:  Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh |
| 6 September Final round | Solomon Islands | 1 – 2 | Australia | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
| Fa'arodo 49' |
19' Thompson 58' Emerton |
Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Shamsul Maidin |
| 12 November Play-off | Uruguay  | 1 – 0 | Australia | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Rodríguez 37' |
(Report) | Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 55,000 Referee:  Claus Bo Larsen |
| 16 November Play-off | Australia | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 p) | Uruguay | Sydney, Australia |
| Bresciano 35' |
(Report) | Stadium: Telstra Stadium Attendance: 82,698 Referee:  Luis Medina Cantalejo | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Kewell  Neill Vidmar Viduka  Aloisi |
Rodríguez Varela Estoyanoff Zalayeta |
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The aggregate score for the two legs against Uruguay was tied 1–1 and, since the away goals rule could not be applied, the play-off was decided on a penalty shoot-out. Australia qualified after winning 4–2.