Australia national soccer B team
Association | Football Australia |
---|---|
Most caps | Jim Patikas (9) |
Top scorer | Doug Brown (2) |
First international | |
Australia B 0–0 Rangers (Melbourne, Australia; 27 May 1984) | |
Biggest win | |
Australia B 2–0 China (Canberra, Australia; 23 September 1985) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Australia B 4–0 Rangers (Newcastle, Australia; 7 June 1984) |
Australia B is a secondary soccer team occasionally as support for the Australia national soccer team. The team has only ever played nine matches; winning one, drawing six, and losing two. It has been inactive since 1985.
Concept and history[]
The national B team was designed to give games to players who were being considered for call-up to the full national squad. Generally, the team played in friendly matches against other international B teams or club sides.
Australia B were one of several teams which entered a "World Series" held in Australia in 1984, which included Rangers, Juventus, Australia A, Nottingham Forest and Iraklis. They were coached in the tournament by Eddie Thomson[1]
In 1985, Australia B played two games against China in the leadup to the between China and Australia. They were coached by in both games.[2]
In 2007, then-Australia coach Graham Arnold, himself a former B international, flagged the idea of reviving the national B team.[3]
Statistics[]
Results and fixtures[]
1984[]
27 May 1984 | Australia B | 0–0 | Rangers | Melbourne, Australia |
[4] | Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 12,000 Referee: (Australia) |
31 May 1984 | Australia B | 1–2 | Rangers | Brisbane, Australia |
Egan 38' | Clark 43' Ferguson 74' |
Stadium: Lang Park Attendance: 2,257 Referee: (Australia) |
5 June 1984 | Australia B | 1–1 | Rangers | Adelaide, Australia |
McCulloch 30' | McClelland 32' | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,300 Referee: (Australia) |
7 June 1984 | Australia B | 2–4 | Rangers | Newcastle, Australia |
Blair 18' Brown 85' (pen.) |
Paterson 19' Burns 67' McCoist 75' Cooper 78' |
Stadium: Adamstown Oval Attendance: 6,292 Referee: (Australia) |
11 June 1984 | Australia B | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Sydney, Australia |
Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Garry Power (Australia) |
13 June 1984 | Australia B | 0–0 | Iraklis | Brisbane, Australia |
Stadium: Lang Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: (Australia) |
17 June 1984 | Australia B | 1–1 | Iraklis | Melbourne, Australia |
Brown 67' (pen.) | Report | Papadopoulos | Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 18,732 Referee: Spiers (Australia) |
1985[]
23 September 1985 | Australia B | 2–0 | China PR | Queanbeyan, Australia |
Petersen 50' Wade 72' |
Stadium: Seiffert Oval Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Richard Lorenc (Australia) |
25 September 1985 | Australia B | 1–1 | China PR | Sydney, Australia |
Arnold 76' | Ma 28' | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 1,530 Referee: Garry Power (Australia) |
Historical statistics[]
- Highest attendance: 18,300 vs. Iraklis at Melbourne.
- Biggest victory: 2–0 vs. China, 23 September 1985 at Seiffert Oval, Queanbeyan
- Heaviest defeat: 2–4 vs. Rangers, 7 June 1984 at Adamstown Oval, Newcastle
Player records[]
Most appearances[]
Rank | Name | Caps | Goals | Years |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jim Patikas | 9 | 0 | 1984–1985 |
2 | Steve Blair | 7 | 1 | 1984 |
Tony Henderson | 7 | 0 | 1984 | |
7 | 0 | 1984 | ||
5 | Charlie Egan | 6 | 1 | 1984 |
Peter Katholos | 6 | 0 | 1984 | |
6 | 0 | 1984 | ||
6 | 0 | 1984–1985 | ||
John O'Shea | 6 | 0 | 1984 |
Goalscorers[]
Rank | Name | Caps | Goals | Years |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Doug Brown | 5 | 2 | 1984 |
2 | Graham Arnold | 2 | 1 | 1985 |
Steve Blair | 7 | 1 | 1984 | |
Charlie Egan | 6 | 1 | 1984 | |
Tom McCulloch | 3 | 1 | 1984–1985 | |
Mike Petersen | 2 | 1 | 1985 | |
Paul Wade | 2 | 1 | 1985 |
Managers[]
- Eddie Thomson 1984
- 1985
References[]
- ^ Stock, Greg. "Socceroo B Matches for 1984". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ Stock, Greg. "Socceroo B Matches for 1985". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ Cockerill, Michael (17 March 2017). "Arnold's plan B: Socceroos seconds to nurture the next generation of stars". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Franken earns Australia draw". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 May 1984. p. 33.
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