| Nickname(s) | Black Swans | |
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| Association | Football West | |
| Head coach | Cris Ola (2021) | |
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| First international | ||
 Western Australia 0–4 England  (1902) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
| Western Australia 17–0 Albany XI (1975) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
Western Australia 1–14 Hajduk  (1949) Western Australia 1–14 Everton (1964) | ||
The Western Australia state soccer team is a team representing the Australian state of Western Australia. The state team is currently administered by Football West. [1] [2]
The team first played in 1902 against the England Cricket Team. [3]
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Western Australia competed in the Pestabola Merdeka four times between 1967 and 1970. [4] The state's best performance in the tournament was third in 1968. [5]
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Western Australia competed in the Marah Halim Cup Football Tournament 3 times between 1975 and 1977, and were champions in 1975 and 1976. [6]
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| 6 November 2000 | Western Australia | 4–0 |  Malaysia U-23 | Perth |
Robertson  10', 84' (pen.)Naglieri 36'Syamsuri 37' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: E&D Litis Stadium Attendance: ~150 Referee: Allan Dix |
| 28 January 2001 | Western Australia | 0–2 |  Red Star Belgrade | Perth |
| Report | Pjanović 4' Stevanović 90' | Stadium: E&D Litis Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
| 29 February 2001 | Western Australia | 2–1 | Sarawak | Perth |
| Robertson 61' White 66' | Report | Amit 80' | Stadium: E&D Litis Stadium |
| 9 March 2002Centenary Challenge | South Australia  | 0–0 | Western Australia | Adelaide |
| Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: ~1,000 |
| 10 November 2002 | Western Australia | 2–3 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| Oliveira 82' Howarth 84' | Report | Naglieri 13', 22' Despotovski 90+' | Stadium: Perth Oval Attendance: ~1,100 |
| 9 February 2003 | Western Australia | 0–4 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| Report | Danze 8', 77' Hassell 41'Tarka 80+' Note: 2 x 40 minute halves. | Stadium: Litis Stadium Referee: Stephen Muldoon |
| 16 November 2003 | Western Australia | 0–1 |  Iraq | Perth |
| [6] | Stadium: Arena Joondalup Attendance: ~2,800 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
| 22 November 2003 | Western Australia | 0–4 | Iraq | Albany |
| Report | Swadi ?' Ali 38'Manajid ?'Talaa 89' | Stadium: Collingwood Park Attendance: ~1,500 Referee: Angelo Nardi |
| 18 June 2008 | Western Australia | 3–2 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| Bulloch 25', 65' Jukic 74' | Report | Skorich 54' Griffiths 73' | Stadium: Litis Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Stephen Gregory |
| 25 June 2008Friendship Cup | East Java All-Province U-23  | 2–0 | Western Australia | Surabaya, Indonesia |
| Gunawan 58' Angga 90+' | Report | Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium ; ? Gelora Deltras Sidoargo Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aji Santoso |
| 11 October 2008Stratco Cup | South Australia | 3–0 | Western Australia | Adelaide |
| Bugeja 19' Karlovic 36'Aguis 58' | Report | Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Referee: Regis Queffelc |
| 7 March 2009Stratco Cup | Western Australia | 4–2 | South Australia | Perth |
| Naglieri 34', ?' Brown 48'Onoforo 51' | Report | Matricianni 68' Bugeja 90' | Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 1,048 Referee: Steven Gregory |
| 28 July 2010Call to Arms Cup | Western Australia | 1–3 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| Oliveria 73' | Report | Sterjovski 45' Vittiglia 90+1'Neville 90+2' | Stadium: E&D Litis Stadium Attendance: 3,121 Referee: Mathew Cheeseman |
| 5 July 2011 | Western Australia | 4–9 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| Morgan 30' Pritchard 63'Barlow ?'Kay ?' | Report | Dodd 19', 45' McGarry 24'Risdon 56'Vittiglia 57', 79'Taggart ?', ?'Amphlett 90' | Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 1,589 Referee: David Costello |
| 22 August 2012 | Western Australia | 0–3 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| Smeltz 9' Makarounas 17'Makeche 72' | Stadium: Intiga Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Mathew Cheeseman |
| 12 September 2012 | Western Australia | 0–1 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| Dodd 2' | Stadium: Intiga Stadium Referee: Mathew Cheeseman |
| 21 August 2013Call to Arms Cup | Western Australia | 1–3 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| Knight 3' | Report | McGarry 50 pen.' De Silva 84'Makeche 88' | Stadium: Intiga Stadium Attendance: ~2,000 Referee: David Bruce |
| 13 August 2014Call to Arms Cup | Western Australia | 2–1 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| Solomons 71' Boi 84' | Report | Sidnei 85' | Stadium: Dalmatinac Park Attendance: ~800 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 19 August 2015Call to Arms Cup | Western Australia | 0–1 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| Report | Marinković 27' | Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: ~800 Referee: David Bruce |
| 15 October 2015 | Western Australia | 2–0 | WA State Amateur Team | Perth |
| Marulanda 28' Kay 56' | Source | Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Referee: Steven Gregory |
| 17 August 2016Heritage Cup | Western Australia | 0–1 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| 19:00 AWST | Report | Harold 45+2' | Stadium: Inglewood Stadium Attendance: ~500 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 2 August 2017 | Western Australia | 0–3 |  Australia U–20 | Perth |
| 19:00 | Source | Stadium: Perth Plasterboard Centre Stadium |
| 8 August 2017 | Western Australia | 5–3 |  Singapore U–19 | Perth |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Referee: David Bruce |
| 13 September 2017 | Western Australia | 1–1 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| 19:00 AWST | Andres 28' | Report | Taggart 36' | Stadium: Hartfield Park Attendance: 600+ Referee: David Bruce |
| 1 August 2018 | Western Australia | 2–5 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| 19:00 AWST |
| Report | Stadium: Perth Plasterboard Centre Stadium |
| 13 September 2018Challenge Cup | Western Australia | 1–2 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| Kay 73' | Report | Stadium: Dalmatinac Park |
| 31 July 2019Challenge Cup | Western Australia | 1–5 | Perth Glory | Perth |
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| Report | Stadium: Frank Drago Reserve Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 2 October 2021Gold Fields Challenge Cup | Western Australia | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Perth |
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| Report | Stadium: Percy Doyle Reserve Referee: Matthew Southern |
| October 2018Challenge Cup | Western Australia | 1–3 | Perth Glory | Perth |
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| Stadium: Coker Park |
| 1 November 2019Challenge Cup | Western Australia | 0–4 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| Source | Stadium: Percy Doyle Reserve |
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