2011 Australia national soccer team season

The page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2011.

Australia
2011 season
ChairmenFrank Lowy
ManagerHolger Osieck

Summary

Australia competed in the Asian Cup for the second time and improved on their previous effort by making the final. An extra-time goal by Japan meant Australia were to finish in the runner-up position. The middle of the year was most made up of friendlies, the most notable of which saw Australia come from behind to defeat Germany. Qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup filled out the year and despite a slip up in Muscat, Australia were well on their way to the fourth round with four wins from five matches. Australia peaked at 19 on the FIFA rankings during 2011.

Record

TypeGPWDLGFGA
Friendly matches 6420122
Asian Cup 6411132
World Cup qualifiers 540193
Total171232347

Match results

Friendlies

5 January 2011 United Arab Emirates  0–0  Australia Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
18:30 UTC+4 Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
29 March 2011 Germany  1–2  Australia Mönchengladbach, Germany
20:45 UTC+2 Gómez  26' Carney  61'
Wilkshire  64' (pen.)
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 30,152
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
5 June 2011 Australia  3–0  New Zealand Adelaide, Australia
17:00 UTC+9:30 Kennedy  10', 59'
Troisi  93' (pen.)
Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 21,281
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
7 June 2011 Australia  0–0  Serbia Melbourne, Australia
19:30 UTC+10 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 28,149
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
10 August 2011 Wales  1–2  Australia Cardiff, Wales
19:45 UTC+1 Blake  82' Report Cahill  44'
Kruse  60'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
7 October 2011 Australia  5–0  Malaysia Canberra, Australia
19:00 Wilkshire  3'
Kennedy  33', 45+1'
Brosque  39', 69'
Report Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 10,041
Referee: Paul Cetrangolo (Australia)

Asian Cup

10 January 2011 Group Stage India  0–4  Australia Doha, Qatar
16:15 UTC+3 (Report) Cahill  11', 65'
Kewell  24'
Holman  45+1'
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 11,749
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
14 January 2011 Group Stage Australia  1–1  South Korea Doha, Qatar
16:15 UTC+3 Jedinak  62' (Report) Koo Ja-Cheol  24' Stadium: Al-Gharafa Stadium
Attendance: 15,526
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
18 January 2011 Group Stage Australia  1–0  Bahrain Doha, Qatar
16:15 UTC+3 Jedinak  37' (Report) Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
22 January 2011 Quarter-finals Australia  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Iraq Doha, Qatar
16:25 UTC+3 Kewell  117' (Report) Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 7,889
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
25 January 2011 Semi-finals Uzbekistan  0–6  Australia Doha, Qatar
19:25 UTC+3 Bakayev  56'  67' (Report) Kewell  5'
Ognenovski  35'
Carney  65'
Emerton  74'
Valeri  82'
Kruse  83'
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 24,826
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
29 January 2011 Final Australia  0–1 (a.e.t.)  Japan Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3 Report Lee  109' Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 37,174
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

World Cup qualifiers

2 September 2011 Third Round Australia  2–1  Thailand Brisbane, Australia
20:00 UTC+10 Kennedy  57'
Brosque  86'
Report
Summary
Dangda  15' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 24,540
Referee: Abdullah Dor Mohammed Balideh (Qatar)
6 September 2011 Third Round Saudi Arabia  1–3  Australia Dammam, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3 Al-Shamrani  65' Report Kennedy  40', 56'
Wilkshire  77' (pen.)
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
11 October 2011 Third Round Australia  3–0  Oman Sydney, Australia
19:30 Holman  7'
Kennedy  65'
Jednak  85'
Summary Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 24,732
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
11 November 2011 Third Round Oman  1–0  Australia Muscat, Oman
18.00 UTC+4 Hosni  18' Report Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
15 November 2011 Third Round Thailand  0–1  Australia Bangkok, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7 Report Holman  78' Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 19,400
Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh (Iran)

Goal scorers

Player Goals
Kennedy 8
Brosque 3
Cahill 3
Jedinak 3
Kewell 3
Wilkshire 3
Carney 2
Holman 2
Kruse 2
Emerton 1
Ognenovski 1
Troisi 1
Valeri 1

References

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