2014 Australia national soccer team season

This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2014.

Australia
2014 season
ChairmanFrank Lowy
ManagerAnge Postecoglou

Summary

In their first full year under new coach Ange Postecoglou, the national team managed only one victory from eleven matches. The bulk of the matches were friendlies and included a 4–3 loss to Ecuador despite leading 3–0. Australia participated in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and were unable to proceed beyond the group stage after losing all three games.

Record

TypeGPWDLGFGA
Friendly8125813
FIFA World Cup300339
Total111281122

Match results

Friendlies

5 March 2014 Australia  3–4  Ecuador London, England
20:00 Cahill 8', 31'
Jedinak 15' (pen.)
Langerak  58'
Summary
Report
Martínez 56'
Castillo 60' (pen.)
E.Valencia 76'
Méndez 90+1'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 7,133
Referee: Lee Probert (England)
26 May 2014 Australia  1–1  South Africa Sydney, Australia
19:30 Cahill 14' Summary
Report
Patosi 13' Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 50,468
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
6 June 2014 Australia  0–1  Croatia Salvador, Brazil
Summary
Report
Jelavić 58' Stadium: Estádio de Pituaçu
Referee: Francisco Carlos do Nascimento (Brazil)
4 September 2014 Belgium  2–0  Australia Liège, Belgium
20:45 (UTC+2) Mertens 18'
Witsel 77'
Report Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 16,850
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
8 September 2014 Saudi Arabia  2–3  Australia London, United Kingdom
20:00 (UTC+1) Fallatah 71' (pen.)
Al-Jassim 84'
Report Cahill 3'
Jedinak 6'
Wright 77'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 3,677
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
10 October 2014 United Arab Emirates  0–0  Australia Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
18:30 (UTC+4) Report Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)
14 October 2014 Qatar  1–0  Australia Doha, Qatar
19:30 (UTC+3) Ibrahim 61' Report Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
18 November 2014 Kirin Challenge Cup Japan  2–1  Australia Osaka, Japan
Konno 61'
Okazaki 68'
Report Cahill 90+2' Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

FIFA World Cup

13 June 2014 Group Stage Chile  3–1  Australia Cuiabá, Brazil
19:00 Sánchez 12'
Valdivia 14'
Beausejour 90+2'
Summary
Report
Cahill 35' Stadium: Arena Pantanal
Attendance: 40,275
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
18 June 2014 Group Stage Australia  2–3  Netherlands Porto Alegre, Brazil
13:00 Cahill 21'
Jedinak 54' (pen.)
Summary
Report
Robben 20'
van Persie 58'
Memphis 68'
Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio
Attendance: 42,877
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
23 June 2014 Group Stage Australia  0–3  Spain Curitiba, Brazil
13:00 Summary
Report
Villa 36'
Torres 69'
Mata 82'
Stadium: Arena da Baixada
Attendance: 39,375
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Player statistics

Correct as of 18 November 2014 (v.  Japan).
Numbers are listed by player's number in FIFA World Cup or last friendly played

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFriendliesWorld Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  AUS Mathew Ryan 906+003+00
12 GK  AUS Mitchell Langerak 302+100+00
18 GK  AUS Brad Jones 100+100+00
18 GK  AUS Adam Federici 100+100+00
2 DF  AUS Ivan Franjic 604+101+00
3 DF  AUS Jason Davidson 906+003+00
6 DF  AUS Matthew Spiranovic 502+003+00
6 DF  AUS Nikolai Topor-Stanley 101+000+00
8 DF  AUS Bailey Wright 111+010+00
8 DF  AUS Luke Wilkshire 100+100+00
13 DF  AUS Aziz Behich 302+100+00
17 DF  AUS Brad Smith 400+400+00
19 DF  AUS Ryan McGowan 401+002+10
20 DF  AUS Trent Sainsbury 403+100+00
22 DF  AUS Alex Wilkinson 1107+103+00
22 DF  AUS Curtis Good 101+000+00
25 DF  AUS Chris Herd 303+000+00
5 MF  AUS Mark Milligan 705+101+00
8 MF  AUS Joshua Brillante 402+200+00
9 MF  AUS Mitch Nichols 100+100+00
10 MF  AUS Ben Halloran 600+300+30
11 MF  AUS Tommy Oar 906+003+00
13 MF  AUS Oliver Bozanic 400+201+10
14 MF  AUS James Troisi 703+200+20
15 MF  AUS Mile Jedinak 1037+023+01
16 MF  AUS James Holland 301+200+00
16 MF  AUS Carl Valeri 200+200+00
17 MF  AUS Matt McKay 501+202+00
20 MF  AUS Dario Vidošić 301+200+00
20 MF  AUS Tom Rogić 101+000+00
21 MF  AUS Massimo Luongo 503+200+00
23 MF  AUS Mark Bresciano 802+302+10
24 MF  AUS Aaron Mooy 100+100+00
4 FW  AUS Tim Cahill 1076+252+02
7 FW  AUS Mathew Leckie 1107+103+00
9 FW  AUS Tomi Juric 200+200+00
9 FW  AUS Adam Taggart 300+101+10
9 FW  AUS Joshua Kennedy 100+100+00
10 FW  AUS Robbie Kruse 303+000+00
19 FW  AUS Bernie Ibini 201+100+00
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