Australia 2015 football season
Australia 2015 season Chairman Frank Lowy Steven Lowy Manager Ange Postecoglou
This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2015.[1]
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 [ ]
Type
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
Friendly
2
0
2
0
2
2
Asian Cup
6
5
0
1
14
3
World Cup & Asian Cup qualifiers
6
5
0
1
17
3
Total
14
10
2
2
33
8
Match results [ ]
Friendlies [ ]
Germany v Australia
25 March 2015 Germany 2–2 Australia show Kaiserslautern , Germany20:30 UTC+1
Reus 17' Podolski 81'
Report
Troisi 40' Jedinak 50'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 47,106 Referee: Michael Oliver (England )
Macedonia v Australia
30 March 2015 Macedonia 0–0 Australia show Skopje , Macedonia21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: (Bosnia and Herzegovina )
Oman v Australia
13 January 2015 Group Stage Oman 0–4 Australia show Sydney , Australia20:00 UTC+11
Report
McKay 27' Kruse 30' Milligan 45+3' (pen. ) Juric 70'
Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 50,276 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan )
Australia v South Korea
17 January 2015 Group Stage Australia 0–1 South Korea show Brisbane , Australia19:00 UTC+10
Report
Lee Jung-hyup 33'
Stadium: Brisbane Stadium Attendance: 48,513 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain )
China PR v Australia
22 January 2015 Quarter Final China PR 0–2 Australia show Brisbane , Australia20:30 UTC+10
Report
Cahill 49' , 65'
Stadium: Brisbane Stadium Attendance: 46,067 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea )
Australia v United Arab Emirates
27 January 2015 Semi Final Australia 2–0 United Arab Emirates show Newcastle , Australia20:00 UTC+11
Sainsbury 3' Davidson 14'
Report
Stadium: Newcastle Stadium Attendance: 21,079 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan )
South Korea v Australia
World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers [ ]
Kyrgyzstan v Australia
Australia v Bangladesh
Tajikistan v Australia
Australia v Kyrgyzstan
Bangladesh v Australia
Player statistics [ ]
Correct as of 17 November 2015 (v. Bangladesh ).
Numbers are listed by player's number in AFC Asian Cup, WC&AFC Qualification or last friendly played
Total
Asian Cup
Friendlies
World Cup Qualifiers
1
GK
Mathew Ryan
8
0
6+0
0
1+0
0
1+0
0
12
GK
Mitchell Langerak
1
0
0+0
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
18
GK
Adam Federici
6
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
5+0
0
2
DF
Ivan Franjic
8
0
6+0
0
1+0
0
1+0
0
2
DF
James Meredith
2
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
2+0
0
3
DF
Jason Davidson
9
1
4+0
1
1+0
0
3+1
0
6
DF
Matthew Spiranovic
9
0
5+0
0
0+0
0
4+0
0
8
DF
Bailey Wright
7
0
0+0
0
0+2
0
5+0
0
13
DF
Aziz Behich
4
0
2+0
0
1+0
0
1+0
0
19
DF
Ryan McGowan
2
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
2+0
0
20
DF
Trent Sainsbury
8
1
6+0
1
1+0
0
1+0
0
22
DF
Alex Wilkinson
5
0
1+0
0
2+0
0
2+0
0
23
DF
Tarek Elrich
3
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
2+0
0
23
DF
Josh Risdon
1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
24
DF
Luke DeVere
1
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
0+0
0
2
MF
Jackson Irvine
1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+1
0
5
MF
Mark Milligan
11
2
4+1
1
1+0
0
5+0
1
9
MF
Chris Ikonomidis
2
0
0+0
0
0+1
0
0+1
0
10
MF
Oliver Bozanic
2
0
0+0
0
0+2
0
0+0
0
10
MF
Tom Rogić
4
2
0+0
0
0+0
0
2+2
2
11
MF
Tommy Oar
7
1
0+1
0
0+2
0
1+3
1
13
MF
Aaron Mooy
7
1
0+0
0
1+1
0
5+0
1
14
MF
James Troisi
10
3
2+3
2
2+0
1
1+2
0
15
MF
Mile Jedinak
9
5
4+0
1
2+0
1
3+0
3
17
MF
Matt McKay
8
1
2+2
1
1+0
0
2+1
0
21
MF
Massimo Luongo
12
2
6+0
2
1+0
0
5+0
0
23
MF
Mark Bresciano
3
0
1+2
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
4
FW
Tim Cahill
12
9
5+1
3
0+0
0
4+2
6
7
FW
Mathew Leckie
12
1
5+1
0
2+0
0
4+0
1
9
FW
Tomi Juric
10
1
1+4
1
0+2
0
1+2
0
10
FW
Robbie Kruse
6
1
5+1
1
0+0
0
0+0
0
16
FW
Nathan Burns
11
1
1+2
0
2+0
0
3+3
1
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