2021–22 in Australian soccer

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The 2021–22 season is the 53rd season of competitive association football in Australia.

National teams[]

Men's senior[]

FIFA World Cup qualification[]

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round
2 September 2021 Group B Australia  3–0  China PR Doha, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3
  • Mabil Goal 24'
  • Boyle Goal 26'
  • Duke Goal 70'
 Report Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
7 September 2021 Group B Vietnam  0–1  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
7 October 2021 Group B Australia  3–1  Oman Doha, Qatar
21:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
12 October 2021 Group B Japan  2–1  Australia Saitama, Japan
19:14 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 14,437
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
11 November 2021 Group B Australia  0–0  Saudi Arabia Sydney, Australia
20:05 UTC+11 Report Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium
Attendance: 23,314
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
16 November 2021 Group B China PR  1–1  Australia Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UTC+4
Report
Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
27 January 2022 Group B Australia  v  Vietnam Melbourne, Australia
Source Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
1 February 2022 Group B Oman  v  Australia Muscat, Oman
Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
24 March 2022 Group B Australia  v  Japan
29 March 2022 Group B Saudi Arabia  v  Australia

Men's under 23[]

Main article: Australia national under-23 soccer team

Friendlies[]

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's under 23 national team in 2021–22.

12 July 2021 Friendly Australia  0–2  New Zealand Ichihara, Japan
19:00 (UTC+9) Report
Stadium: ZA Oripri Stadium
15 July 2021 Friendly Australia  1–0  New Zealand Ichihara, Japan
18:00 (UTC+9) Duke Goal 3' Report Stadium: ZA Oripri Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Olympic Games[]

Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
22 July 2021 Group Stage Argentina  0–2  Australia Sapporo, Japan
19:30 UTC+9 Report
Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
25 July 2021 Group Stage Australia  0–1  Spain Sapporo, Japan
19:30 UTC+9 Report
Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
28 July 2021 Group Stage Australia  0–2  Egypt Rifu, Japan
20:00 UTC+9 Report
Stadium: Miyagi Stadiun
Attendance: 0
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification[]

Main article: 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
26 October 2021 Group Stage Indonesia  2–3  Australia Dushanbe, Tajikistan
17:00 UTC+5
Report
Stadium: Republican Central Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
29 October 2021 Group Stage Australia  1–0  Indonesia Dushanbe, Tajikistan
17:00 UTC+5
Report Stadium: Republican Central Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohd Arif Shamil Bin Abd Rasid (Malaysia)

Women's senior[]

Main article: Australia women's national soccer team

Friendlies[]

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the women's national team in 2021–22.

14 July 2021 MS&AD Cup Japan  1–0  Australia Kameoka, Japan
19:20 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Sanga Stadium
Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)
21 September 2021 Republic of Ireland  3–2  Australia Dublin, Republic of Ireland
19:00
Report
Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Referee: Paula Brady (Republic of Ireland)
23 October 2022 (2022-10-23) Australia  3–1  Brazil Sydney, Australia
19:50
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 15,270
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
26 October 2022 (2022-10-26) Australia  2–2  Brazil Sydney, Australia
20:05
  • Polkinghorne Goal 10'
  • Kerr Goal 53'
 Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 12,087
Referee: (Switzerland)
27 November 2021 (2021-11-27) Australia  0–3  United States Sydney, Australia
15:00 Source
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 36,109
Referee: Hyeon Jeong Oh (South Korea)
30 November 2021 (2021-11-30) Australia  1–1  United States Newcastle, Australia
20:05
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 20,495
Referee: Park Sejin (South Korea)

Olympic Games[]

21 July 2021 Group Stage Australia  2–1  New Zealand Tokyo, Japan
20:30
Report Rennie Goal 90+1' Stadium: Tokyo Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
24 July 2021 Group Stage Sweden  4–2  Australia Saitama, Japan
17:30
  • Rolfö Goal 20', 63'
  • Hurtig Goal 52'
  • Blackstenius Goal 82'
 Report
  • Kerr Goal 36', 48'
 Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 0
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
27 July 2021 Group Stage United States  0–0  Australia Kashima, Japan
17:00 Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
30 July 2021 Quarter-finals Great Britain  3–4  Australia Kashima, Japan
18:00
  • White Goal 57', 66', 115'
 Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
2 August 2021 Semi-finals Australia  0–1  Sweden Yokohama, Japan
20:00 Report
Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 0
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
5 August 2021 Bronze medal match Australia  3–4  United States Kashima, Japan
17:00
Report
  • Rapinoe Goal 8', 21'
  • Lloyd Goal 45+1', 51'
 Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

AFC Women's Asian Cup[]

21 January 2022 (2022-01-21) Group stage Australia  v  Indonesia India
15:30 UTC+5:30 Source
24 January 2022 (2022-01-24) Group stage Philippines  v  Australia India
15:30 UTC+5:30 Source
27 January 2022 (2022-01-27) Group stage Australia  v  Thailand India
19:30 UTC+5:30 Source

Women's under-20[]

Main article: Australia women's national under-20 soccer team

Australia was to host one of the groups in the first round of qualification for the 2022 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup, between 14–22 August 2021 in Shepparton, Victoria.[1][2] However, in July 2021, the Asian Football Confederation confirmed that the competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Women's under-17[]

Main article: Australia women's national under-17 soccer team

Australia was to host one of the groups in the first round of qualification for the 2022 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, between 18–26 September 2021 in Cessnock, New South Wales.[1][2] However, in July 2021, the Asian Football Confederation confirmed that the competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

AFC competitions[]

AFC Champions League[]

Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League

Qualifiers:

Men's football[]

A-League Men[]

Main article: 2021–22 A-League Men
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory 6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13 Qualification to Finals series, round of 32,
and 2023 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Macarthur FC 6 4 1 1 7 5 +2 13 Qualification to Finals series, round of 32,
and 2023 AFC Cup group stage[a]
3 Western United 6 4 0 2 5 4 +1 12 Qualification to Finals series and round of 32[a]
4 Central Coast Mariners 5 3 0 2 7 4 +3 9
5 Melbourne City 5 2 2 1 7 6 +1 8[b]
6 Sydney FC 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8[b]
7 Newcastle Jets 5 1 2 2 10 8 +2 5 Qualification to round of 32[c]
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 5 1 2 2 4 6 −2 5
9 Perth Glory 4 1 1 2 4 3 +1 4
10 Wellington Phoenix[d] 5 1 1 3 4 10 −6 4
11 Adelaide United 5 0 3 2 4 6 −2 3
12 Brisbane Roar 4 0 1 3 1 6 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 2021. Source: A-League Men
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
  2. ^ a b Points per game: Melbourne City 1.6, Sydney FC 1.33
  3. ^ The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a playoff round.[4]
  4. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they come from New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

National Premier Leagues[]

Main article: 2021 National Premier Leagues § Final series

The Final Series was not held.

Cup competitions[]

FFA Cup[]

Main article: 2021 FFA Cup

Women's football[]

A-League Women[]

Main article: 2021–22 A-League Women
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7 10 Qualification to Finals series
2 Melbourne City 4 3 0 1 10 4 +6 9
3 Melbourne Victory 4 3 0 1 11 9 +2 9
4 Newcastle Jets 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 7
5 Perth Glory 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
6 Western Sydney Wanderers 4 0 3 1 1 3 −2 3
7 Adelaide United 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
8 Canberra United 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
9 Brisbane Roar 4 0 1 3 6 9 −3 1
10 Wellington Phoenix 4 0 1 3 1 9 −8 1
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2021. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Retirements[]

Comebacks[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "AFC youth women's qualifiers secured for Cessnock and Shepparton". Football Federation Australia. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". AFC. 25 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Latest update on the AFC National Team Competitions in 2021 and 2022". Asian Football Confederation. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. ^ Wayne Brown [@Waynebrown2121] (14 September 2021). "It's been a long journey but I have decided to hang the boots up and retire from professional football" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Dash MF Christine Nairn announces retirement". Houston Dynamo FC. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  7. ^ Cain, Michael (24 September 2021). "'Heartbroken' Lisa De Vanna walks away from football". ESPN.
  8. ^ Rollo, Phillip (28 September 2021). "Wellington Phoenix defender Steven Taylor retires days after being named captain". Stuff.
  9. ^ Newcastle Jets [@NewcastleJetsFC] (30 September 2021). "Thank you for all you did in your time at the Club, @ronaldvargas10. We wish you all the best in retirement!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Casey, Gavan (15 October 2021). "Former Ireland international striker Simon Cox retires from football". The42.
  11. ^ Bruce, Jasper (23 October 2021). "A-League: Macarthur FC captain Adam Federici announces retirement". The Australian.
  12. ^ A-League Men [@aleaguemen] (28 October 2021). "Daniel Georgievski has announced his retirement from professional football" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Comito, Matthew (29 October 2021). "Georgievski calls time on a memorable career". A-League Men.
  14. ^ "Joe Ledley: Ex-Wales, Cardiff City, Celtic and Crystal Palace midfielder retires". BBC Sport. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Canberra United Legend Ash Sykes Returns". Canberra United. 23 November 2021.
  16. ^ Morgan, Gareth (25 November 2021). "Matildas legend De Vanna joins Glory for 2021/22 Season". Perth Glory.

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