2011 Australia national soccer team season

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The page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2011.

Contents

Australia
2011 season
Chairmen Frank Lowy
Manager Holger Osieck
  2010
2012  

Summary

Australia competed in the Asian Cup for the second time and improved on their previous effort by making the final. An extra-time goal by Japan meant Australia were to finish in the runner-up position. The middle of the year was most made up of friendlies, the most notable of which saw Australia come from behind to defeat Germany. Qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup filled out the year and despite a slip up in Muscat, Australia were well on their way to the fourth round with four wins from five matches. Australia peaked at 19 on the FIFA rankings during 2011.

Record

TypeGPWDLGFGA
Friendly matches 6420122
Asian Cup 6411132
World Cup qualifiers 540193
Total171232347

Match results

Friendlies

5 January 2011 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
18:30 UTC+4 Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
29 March 2011 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Mönchengladbach, Germany
20:45 UTC+2 Gómez Soccerball shade.svg26' Carney Soccerball shade.svg61'
Wilkshire Soccerball shade.svg64' (pen.)
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 30,152
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
5 June 2011 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Adelaide, Australia
17:00 UTC+9:30 Kennedy Soccerball shade.svg10', 59'
Troisi Soccerball shade.svg93' (pen.)
Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 21,281
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
7 June 2011 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–0Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Melbourne, Australia
19:30 UTC+10 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 28,149
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
10 August 2011 Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg1–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Cardiff, Wales
19:45 UTC+1 Blake Soccerball shade.svg82' Report Cahill Soccerball shade.svg44'
Kruse Soccerball shade.svg60'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
7 October 2011 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5–0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Canberra, Australia
19:00 Wilkshire Soccerball shade.svg3'
Kennedy Soccerball shade.svg33', 45+1'
Brosque Soccerball shade.svg39', 69'
Report Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 10,041
Referee: Paul Cetrangolo (Australia)

Asian Cup

10 January 2011 Group Stage India  Flag of India.svg0–4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Doha, Qatar
16:15 UTC+3 (Report) Cahill Soccerball shade.svg11', 65'
Kewell Soccerball shade.svg24'
Holman Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 11,749
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
14 January 2011 Group Stage Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Doha, Qatar
16:15 UTC+3 Jedinak Soccerball shade.svg62' (Report) [ permanent dead link ] Koo Ja-Cheol Soccerball shade.svg24'Stadium: Al-Gharafa Stadium
Attendance: 15,526
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
22 January 2011 Quarter-finals Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Doha, Qatar
16:25 UTC+3 Kewell Soccerball shade.svg117' (Report) Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 7,889
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
25 January 2011 Semi-finals Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg0–6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Doha, Qatar
19:25 UTC+3 Bakayev Yellow card.svg 56' Red card.svg 67' (Report) Kewell Soccerball shade.svg5'
Ognenovski Soccerball shade.svg35'
Carney Soccerball shade.svg65'
Emerton Soccerball shade.svg74'
Valeri Soccerball shade.svg82'
Kruse Soccerball shade.svg83'
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 24,826
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
29 January 2011 Final Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3 Report Lee Soccerball shade.svg109'Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 37,174
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

World Cup qualifiers

2 September 2011 Third Round Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Brisbane, Australia
20:00 UTC+10 Kennedy Soccerball shade.svg57'
Brosque Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report
Summary
Dangda Soccerball shade.svg15'Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 24,540
Referee: Abdullah Dor Mohammed Balideh (Qatar)
6 September 2011 Third Round Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Dammam, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3 Al-Shamrani Soccerball shade.svg65' Report Kennedy Soccerball shade.svg40', 56'
Wilkshire Soccerball shade.svg77' (pen.)
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
11 October 2011 Third Round Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–0Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Sydney, Australia
19:30 Holman Soccerball shade.svg7'
Kennedy Soccerball shade.svg65'
Jednak Soccerball shade.svg85'
Summary Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 24,732
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
11 November 2011 Third Round Oman  Flag of Oman.svg1–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Muscat, Oman
18.00 UTC+4 Hosni Soccerball shade.svg18' Report Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
15 November 2011 Third Round Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Bangkok, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7 Report Holman Soccerball shade.svg78'Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 19,400
Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh (Iran)

Goal scorers

PlayerGoals
Kennedy 8
Brosque 3
Cahill 3
Jedinak 3
Kewell 3
Wilkshire 3
Carney 2
Holman 2
Kruse 2
Emerton 1
Ognenovski 1
Troisi 1
Valeri 1

References