2001 Australia national soccer team season

Australia

2001 season

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The Australia national soccer team results in 2001. In this year the world record of 31–0 was made.

Record

Type	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
Friendly matches	3	0	1	2	3	7
Confederations Cup	5	3	0	2	4	2
World Cup qualifiers	8	7	0	1	71	4
Total	16	10	1	5	78	13

Goal scorers

Player	Goals
Archie Thompson	16
David Zdrillic	15
John Aloisi	7
Kevin Muscat	5
Tony Popovic	5
Con Boutsianis	4
Scott Chipperfield	4
Damian Mori	4
Aurelio Vidmar	4
Brett Emerton	3
Simon Colosimo	2
Steve Corica	2
Hayden Foxe	2
Shaun Murphy	2
Fausto De Amicis	1
Craig Moore	1
Josip Skoko	1
Tony Vidmar	1
Clayton Zane	1

Match results

Friendlies

Colombia  v  Australia

28 February 2001 Friendly match	Colombia	3–2	Australia	Bogota, Colombia
	Serna  12' Salazar  66' Grisales  75'		77' (pen) Corica  90' Chipperfield	Stadium: Nemesio Camacho Stadium Attendance: 2,071 Referee: Henry Cervantes

Japan  v  Australia

15 August 2001 Friendly match	Japan	3–0	Australia	Fukuroi, Japan
	Yanagisawa  19' Hattori  53' Nakayama  65' (pen)			Stadium: Shizuoka Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Zhang Jianjun

Australia  v  France

11 November 2001 Friendly match	Australia	1–1	France	Melbourne, Australia
	Moore  43'		49' Trezeguet	Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground Referee: Simon Micallef

Confederations Cup

Mexico  v  Australia

30 May 2001 Group match	Mexico	0–2	Australia	Suwon, South Korea
			20' Murphy  55' Skoko	Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 6,232 Referee: Felix Tangawarima

Australia  v  France

1 June 2001 Group match	Australia	1–0	France	Daegu, South Korea
	Zane  89'			Stadium: Daegu World Cup Stadium Attendance: 44,400 Referee: Carlos Batres

South Korea  v  Australia

6 June 2001 Group match	South Korea	1–0	Australia	Suwon, South Korea
	Hwang  24'			Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 42,759 Referee: Oscar Julian Ruiz

Japan  v  Australia

8 June 2001 Semi-final	Japan	1–0	Australia	Yokohama, Japan
	Nakata  43'			Stadium: Yokohama International Stadium Attendance: 48,699 Referee: Benito Archundia

Australia  v  Brazil

11 June 2001 3rd place	Australia	1–0	Brazil	Ulsan, South Korea
	Murphy  84'			Stadium: Munsu Cup Stadium Attendance: 28,520 Referee: Hellmut Krug

World Cup qualifiers

Tonga  v  Australia

9 April 2001 OFC group match	Tonga	0–22	Australia	Coffs Harbour, Australia
			Chipperfield  3', 83' Mori  13', 23', 40', 58' Aloisi  14', 24', 37', 45', 52', 63' Muscat  18', 30', 54', 82' Popovic  67' Vidmar  74' Zdrilic  78', 90' Thompson  80' Boutsianis  87'	Stadium: International Sports Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Harry Atisson

Australia  v  American Samoa

11 April 2001 OFC group match	Australia	31–0	American Samoa	Coffs Harbour, Australia
	Boutsianis  10', 50', 84' Thompson  12', 23', 27', 29', 32'  37', 42', 45', 56', 60'  65', 85', 88' Zdrilic  13', 21', 25', 33', 58'  66', 78', 89' Vidmar  14', 80' Popovic  17', 19' Colosimo  51', 81' De Amicis  55'			Stadium: International Sports Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ronan Leaustic

Fiji  v  Australia

14 April 2001 OFC group match	Fiji	0–2	Australia	Coffs Harbour, Australia
			Corica  23' Foxe  81'	Stadium: International Sports Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Derek Rugg

Australia  v  Samoa

16 April 2001 OFC group match	Australia	11–0	Samoa	Coffs Harbour, Australia
	A. Vidmar  5', 50' Zdrillic  28', 57' Foxe  44' Popovic  55', 89' Thompson  75', 88' Chipperfield  76' Bureta  81' (o.g.)			Stadium: International Sports Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Brian Precious

New Zealand  v  Australia

20 June 2001 OFC final round	New Zealand	0–2	Australia	Wellington, New Zealand
			Emerton  6', 82'	Stadium: Westpac Trust Stadium Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Masayoshi Okada

Australia  v  New Zealand

24 June 2001 OFC final round	Australia	4–1	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
	Zdrilic  5', 82' Emerton  40' Aloisi  56'		Coveny  44' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 41,976 Referee: Kwon Jung Chul

Australia  v  Uruguay

20 November 2001 Play-off	Australia	1–0	Uruguay	Melbourne, Australia
	Muscat  79' (pen.)			Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 41,976 Referee: Graziano Cesare

Uruguay  v  Australia

25 November 2001 Play-off	Uruguay	3–0	Australia	Montevideo, Uruguay
	Silva  14' Morales  70', 90'			Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Ali Bujsaim

References

• Ozfootball.net Australian National Team Results 2001