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 Mathew Ryan 906+003+00
12 GK Mitchell Langerak 302+100+00
18 GK Brad Jones 100+100+00
18 GK Adam Federici 100+100+00
2 DF Ivan Franjic 604+101+00
3 DF Jason Davidson 906+003+00
6 DF Matthew Spiranovic 502+003+00
6 DF Nikolai Topor-Stanley 101+000+00
8 DF Bailey Wright 111+010+00
8 DF Luke Wilkshire 100+100+00
13 DF Aziz Behich 302+100+00
17 DF Brad Smith 400+400+00
19 DF Ryan McGowan 401+002+10
20 DF Trent Sainsbury 403+100+00
22 DF Alex Wilkinson 1107+103+00
22 DF Curtis Good 101+000+00
25 DF Chris Herd 303+000+00
5 MF Mark Milligan 705+101+00
8 MF Joshua Brillante 402+200+00
9 MF Mitch Nichols 100+100+00
10 MF Ben Halloran 600+300+30
11 MF Tommy Oar 906+003+00
13 MF Oliver Bozanic 400+201+10
14 MF James Troisi 703+200+20
15 MF Mile Jedinak 1037+023+01
16 MF James Holland 301+200+00
16 MF Carl Valeri 200+200+00
17 MF Matt McKay 501+202+00
20 MF Dario Vidošić 301+200+00
20 MF Tom Rogić 101+000+00
21 MF Massimo Luongo 503+200+00
23 MF Mark Bresciano 802+302+10
24 MF Aaron Mooy 100+100+00
4 FW Tim Cahill 1076+252+02
7 FW Mathew Leckie 1107+103+00
9 FW Tomi Juric 200+200+00
9 FW Adam Taggart 300+101+10
9 FW Joshua Kennedy 100+100+00
10 FW Robbie Kruse 303+000+00
19 FW Bernie Ibini 201+100+00
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