2015 Australia national soccer team season

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2015 season
ChairmanFrank Lowy
Steven Lowy
ManagerAnge Postecoglou
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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[]

25 March 2015 Germany  2–2  Australia Kaiserslautern, Germany
20:30 UTC+1 Reus Goal 17'
Podolski Goal 81'
Report Troisi Goal 40'
Jedinak Goal 50'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 47,106
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
30 March 2015 Macedonia  0–0  Australia Skopje, Macedonia
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Asian Cup[]

9 January 2015 Group Stage Australia  4–1  Kuwait Melbourne, Australia
20:00 UTC+11 Cahill Goal 32'
Luongo Goal 44'
Jedinak Goal 62' (pen.)
Troisi Goal 90+2'
Report Fadhel Goal 8' Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 25,231
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
13 January 2015 Group Stage Oman  0–4  Australia Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11 Report McKay Goal 27'
Kruse Goal 30'
Milligan Goal 45+3' (pen.)
Juric Goal 70'
Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 50,276
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
17 January 2015 Group Stage Australia  0–1  South Korea Brisbane, Australia
19:00 UTC+10 Report Lee Jung-hyup Goal 33' Stadium: Brisbane Stadium
Attendance: 48,513
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
22 January 2015 Quarter Final China PR  0–2  Australia Brisbane, Australia
20:30 UTC+10 Report Cahill Goal 49'65' Stadium: Brisbane Stadium
Attendance: 46,067
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
27 January 2015 Semi Final Australia  2–0  United Arab Emirates Newcastle, Australia
20:00 UTC+11 Sainsbury Goal 3'
Davidson Goal 14'
Report Stadium: Newcastle Stadium
Attendance: 21,079
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
31 January 2015 Final South Korea  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Australia Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11 Son Heung-min Goal 90+1' Report Luongo Goal 45'
Troisi Goal 105'
Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 76,385
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers[]

16 June 2015 Group B Kyrgyzstan  1–2  Australia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
20:00 KGT (UTC+06:00) Baymatov Goal 90+2' Report
Report (AFC)
Jedinak Goal 2'
Oar Goal 67'
Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Khamis Al Marri (Qatar)
3 September 2015 Group B Australia  5–0  Bangladesh Perth, Australia
19:00 AWST (UTC+08:00) Leckie Goal 6'
Rogić Goal 8'20'
Burns Goal 29'
Mooy Goal 61'
Report
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Perth Oval
Attendance: 19,495
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
8 September 2015 Group B Tajikistan  0–3  Australia Dushanbe, Tajikistan
18:00 TJT (UTC+05:00) Report
Report (AFC)
Milligan Goal 57'
Cahill Goal 73'90+1'
Stadium: Pamir Stadium
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: (Bahrain)
8 October 2015 Group B Jordan  2–0  Australia Amman, Jordan
17:00 AST (UTC+03:00) Abdel-Fattah Goal 47' (pen.)
Al-Dardour Goal 84'
Report
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Amman International Stadium
Attendance: 11,462
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
12 November 2015 Group B Australia  3–0  Kyrgyzstan Canberra, Australia
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Jedinak Goal 40' (pen.)
Cahill Goal 50'
Amirov Goal 69' (o.g.)
Report
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 19,412
Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)
17 November 2015 Group B Bangladesh  0–4  Australia Dhaka, Bangladesh
17:30 BST (UTC+06:00) Report
Report (AFC)
Cahill Goal 6'32'37'
Jedinak Goal 43'
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Attendance: 19,730
Referee: Wang Di (China)

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

No. Pos Nat Player Total Asian Cup Friendlies World Cup Qualifiers
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Mathew Ryan 8 0 6+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
12 GK Australia Mitchell Langerak 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
18 GK Australia Adam Federici 6 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0
2 DF Australia Ivan Franjic 8 0 6+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF Australia James Meredith 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF Australia Jason Davidson 9 1 4+0 1 1+0 0 3+1 0
6 DF Australia Matthew Spiranovic 9 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
8 DF Australia Bailey Wright 7 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 5+0 0
13 DF Australia Aziz Behich 4 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
19 DF Australia Ryan McGowan 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
20 DF Australia Trent Sainsbury 8 1 6+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
22 DF Australia Alex Wilkinson 5 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
23 DF Australia Tarek Elrich 3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
23 DF Australia Josh Risdon 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 DF Australia Luke DeVere 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 MF Australia Jackson Irvine 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
5 MF Australia Mark Milligan 11 2 4+1 1 1+0 0 5+0 1
9 MF Australia Chris Ikonomidis 2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
10 MF Australia Oliver Bozanic 2 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
10 MF Australia Tom Rogić 4 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+2 2
11 MF Australia Tommy Oar 7 1 0+1 0 0+2 0 1+3 1
13 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 7 1 0+0 0 1+1 0 5+0 1
14 MF Australia James Troisi 10 3 2+3 2 2+0 1 1+2 0
15 MF Australia Mile Jedinak 9 5 4+0 1 2+0 1 3+0 3
17 MF Australia Matt McKay 8 1 2+2 1 1+0 0 2+1 0
21 MF Australia Massimo Luongo 12 2 6+0 2 1+0 0 5+0 0
23 MF Australia Mark Bresciano 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 FW Australia Tim Cahill 12 9 5+1 3 0+0 0 4+2 6
7 FW Australia Mathew Leckie 12 1 5+1 0 2+0 0 4+0 1
9 FW Australia Tomi Juric 10 1 1+4 1 0+2 0 1+2 0
10 FW Australia Robbie Kruse 6 1 5+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW Australia Nathan Burns 11 1 1+2 0 2+0 0 3+3 1
  • Source:[citation needed]

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