2015 Australia national soccer team season

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Australia
2015 season
Chairman Frank Lowy
Steven Lowy
Manager Ange Postecoglou
  2014
2016  

This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2015. [1]

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Summary

As hosts, Australia won the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in January. The second half of the year saw qualification commence for the next World Cup and Asian Cup. By the end of the year Australia was sitting at the top of the qualification group with two games yet to be played. They were to finish 2015 ranked 57 in the FIFA rankings after falling to an all-time low of 100 at the end of 2014.

Record

TypeGPWDLGFGA
Friendly 202022
Asian Cup 6501143
World Cup & Asian Cup qualifiers 6501173
Total141022338

Match results

Friendlies

25 March 2015 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Kaiserslautern, Germany
20:30 UTC+1 Reus Soccerball shade.svg17'
Podolski Soccerball shade.svg81'
Report Troisi Soccerball shade.svg40'
Jedinak Soccerball shade.svg50'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 47,106
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
30 March 2015 Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg0–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Skopje, Macedonia
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Asian Cup

9 January 2015 Group stage Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 4–1 Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Melbourne, Australia
20:00 UTC+11 Cahill Soccerball shade.svg32'
Luongo Soccerball shade.svg44'
Jedinak Soccerball shade.svg62' (pen.)
Troisi Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Report Fadhel Soccerball shade.svg8'Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 25,231
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
13 January 2015 Group stage Oman  Flag of Oman.svg 0–4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11 Report McKay Soccerball shade.svg27'
Kruse Soccerball shade.svg30'
Milligan Soccerball shade.svg45+3' (pen.)
Juric Soccerball shade.svg70'
Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 50,276
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
17 January 2015 Group stage Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 0–1 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Brisbane, Australia
19:00 UTC+10 Report Lee Jung-hyup Soccerball shade.svg33'Stadium: Brisbane Stadium
Attendance: 48,513
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
22 January 2015 Quarter Final China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 0–2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Brisbane, Australia
20:30 UTC+10 Report Cahill Soccerball shade.svg49', 65'Stadium: Brisbane Stadium
Attendance: 46,067
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
27 January 2015 Semi Final Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2–0 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Newcastle, Australia
20:00 UTC+11 Sainsbury Soccerball shade.svg3'
Davidson Soccerball shade.svg14'
Report Stadium: Newcastle Stadium
Attendance: 21,079
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
31 January 2015 Final South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg 1–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11 Son Heung-min Soccerball shade.svg90+1' Report Luongo Soccerball shade.svg45'
Troisi Soccerball shade.svg105'
Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 76,385
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers

16 June 2015 Group B Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg1–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
20:00 KGT (UTC+06:00) Baymatov Soccerball shade.svg90+2' Report
Report (AFC)
Jedinak Soccerball shade.svg2'
Oar Soccerball shade.svg67'
Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Khamis Al Marri (Qatar)
3 September 2015 Group B Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5–0Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Perth, Australia
19:00 AWST (UTC+08:00) Leckie Soccerball shade.svg6'
Rogić Soccerball shade.svg8', 20'
Burns Soccerball shade.svg29'
Mooy Soccerball shade.svg61'
Report
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Perth Oval
Attendance: 19,495
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
8 September 2015 Group B Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg0–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Dushanbe, Tajikistan
18:00 TJT (UTC+05:00) Report
Report (AFC)
Milligan Soccerball shade.svg57'
Cahill Soccerball shade.svg73', 90+1'
Stadium: Pamir Stadium
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)
8 October 2015 Group B Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg2–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Amman, Jordan
17:00 AST (UTC+03:00) Abdel-Fattah Soccerball shade.svg47' (pen.)
Al-Dardour Soccerball shade.svg84'
Report
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Amman International Stadium
Attendance: 11,462
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
12 November 2015 Group B Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–0Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Canberra, Australia
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Jedinak Soccerball shade.svg40' (pen.)
Cahill Soccerball shade.svg50'
Amirov Soccerball shade.svg69' (o.g.)
Report
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 19,412
Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)
17 November 2015 Group B Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg0–4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Dhaka, Bangladesh
17:30 BST (UTC+06:00) Report
Report (AFC)
Cahill Soccerball shade.svg6', 32', 37'
Jedinak Soccerball shade.svg43'
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Attendance: 19,730
Referee: Wang Di (China)

Player statistics

Correct as of 17 November 2015 (v. Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh ).
Numbers are listed by player's number in AFC Asian Cup, WC&AFC Qualification or last friendly played

No.PosNatPlayerTotalAsian CupFriendliesWorld Cup Qualifiers
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Mathew Ryan 806+001+001+00
12 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Mitchell Langerak 100+000+100+00
18 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Adam Federici 600+001+005+00
2 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ivan Franjic 806+001+001+00
2 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS James Meredith 200+000+002+00
3 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jason Davidson 914+011+003+10
6 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Matthew Spiranovic 905+000+004+00
8 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Bailey Wright 700+000+205+00
13 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Aziz Behich 402+001+001+00
19 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ryan McGowan 200+000+002+00
20 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Trent Sainsbury 816+011+001+00
22 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Alex Wilkinson 501+002+002+00
23 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Tarek Elrich 300+001+002+00
23 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Josh Risdon 100+000+001+00
24 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Luke DeVere 100+001+000+00
2 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jackson Irvine 100+000+000+10
5 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Mark Milligan 1124+111+005+01
9 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Chris Ikonomidis 200+000+100+10
10 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Oliver Bozanic 200+000+200+00
10 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Tom Rogić 420+000+002+22
11 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Tommy Oar 710+100+201+31
13 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Aaron Mooy 710+001+105+01
14 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS James Troisi 1032+322+011+20
15 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Mile Jedinak 954+012+013+03
17 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Matt McKay 812+211+002+10
21 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Massimo Luongo 1226+021+005+00
23 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Mark Bresciano 301+200+000+00
4 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Tim Cahill 1295+130+004+26
7 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Mathew Leckie 1215+102+004+01
9 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Tomi Juric 1011+410+201+20
10 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Robbie Kruse 615+110+000+00
16 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Nathan Burns 1111+202+003+31

References