2014–15 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia

Season	2014–15
A-League Premiership	Melbourne Victory
A-League Championship	Melbourne Victory
National Premier Leagues	North Eastern MetroStars
W-League Premiership	Perth Glory
W-League Championship	Canberra United
FFA Cup	Adelaide United
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 season is the tenth season of the current professional domestic football competition in Australia.

The A-League regular season began on 10 October 2014 and ended on 26 April 2015. The A-League finals series will start with the Elimination Finals on 1 May 2015 and will end with the Grand Final on 17 May 2015. It is to be the A-League's tenth season. The season also included the inaugural FFA Cup which took place between 29 July 2014 and 16 December 2014.

The W-League regular season began on 13 September 2014 and ended on 7 December 2014. The W-League finals series started with the Semi-finals on 13 December 2014 and ended with the Grand Final on 21 December 2014. It was the W-League's seventh season. The whole season was preponed to avoid clashing with the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

Domestic leagues

A-League

The 2014–15 A-League regular season began on 10 October 2014 and ended on 26 April 2015.^[1]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne Victory (C)	27	15	8	4	56	31	+25	53	Qualification to Champions League group stage and Finals series
2	Sydney FC	27	14	8	5	52	35	+17	50
3	Adelaide United	27	14	4	9	47	32	+15	46	Qualification to Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4	Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1]	27	14	4	9	45	35	+10	46	Qualification to Finals series
5	Melbourne City	27	9	8	10	36	41	−5	35
6	Brisbane Roar	27	10	4	13	42	43	−1	34
7	Perth Glory[lower-alpha 2]	27	14	8	5	45	35	+10	50
8	Central Coast Mariners	27	5	8	14	26	50	−24	23
9	Western Sydney Wanderers	27	4	6	17	29	44	−15	18
10	Newcastle Jets	27	3	8	16	23	55	−32	17

Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2016 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
2. Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.^[2]

Elimination-finals 1–3 May				Semi-finals 8–9 May				Grand Final 17 May
				Melbourne Victory	3
Wellington Phoenix	0			Melbourne City	0
Melbourne City	2							Melbourne Victory	3
								Sydney FC	0
				Sydney FC	4
Adelaide United	2			Adelaide United	1
Brisbane Roar	1

W-League

The 2014–15 W-League regular season began on 13 September 2014 and ended on 7 December 2014.^[3]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Perth Glory	12	10	0	2	39	10	+29	30	Qualification to Finals series
2	Melbourne Victory	12	6	2	4	26	15	+11	20
3	Canberra United (C)	12	6	2	4	22	18	+4	20
4	Sydney FC	12	5	3	4	17	16	+1	18
5	Newcastle Jets	12	5	2	5	25	21	+4	17
6	Brisbane Roar	12	4	2	6	18	19	−1	14
7	Adelaide United	12	3	1	8	9	29	−20	10
8	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	2	2	8	14	42	−28	8

Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2014. Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

	Semi-finals 13–14 December					Grand Final 21 December
	1	Perth Glory	3
	4	Sydney FC	0
						Perth Glory		1
						Canberra United		3
	3	Melbourne Victory	0(4)
	2	Canberra United (p)	0(5)

National Premier Leagues

The 2014 National Premier Leagues regular season in the states' leagues ran from 21 February 2014 until 14 September 2014 and the states' finals series ran from 23 August 2014 until 14 September 2014.

The National Finals Series began on 20 September 2014 and ended with the Grand Final on 4 October 2014. The winner of the Grand Final was North Eastern MetroStars^[4] who qualified for the 2015 FFA Cup round of 32.^[5]

	Elimination-finals 20 September					Semi-finals 27–28 September					Grand Final 4 October
	Cooma		1
	Bonnyrigg White Eagles		6
						Bonnyrigg White Eagles		1
						Palm Beach		0
	Weston Workers		1
	Palm Beach		2
											Bonnyrigg White Eagles		0
											North Eastern MetroStars		1
	South Hobart		0
	South Melbourne		1
						South Melbourne		1
						North Eastern MetroStars		2
	Bayswater City		0 (3)
	North Eastern MetroStars (p)		0 (4)

National Youth League

The National Youth League season 2014–15 ran from 14 October 2014 to 1 March 2015.

edit ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne City Youth (C)	18	10	5	3	40	27	+13	35
2	Brisbane Roar Youth	18	11	2	5	38	25	+13	35
3	Perth Glory Youth	18	10	4	4	33	24	+9	34
4	Sydney FC Youth	18	8	4	6	40	27	+13	28
5	Melbourne Victory Youth	18	8	3	7	34	33	+1	27
6	Central Coast Mariners Academy	18	8	2	8	38	34	+4	26
7	Adelaide United Youth	18	7	2	9	28	27	+1	23
8	Newcastle Jets Youth	18	7	2	9	31	37	−6	23
9	Western Sydney Wanderers Youth	18	6	2	10	21	29	−8	20
10	FFA Centre of Excellence	18	1	2	15	11	51	−40	5

Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2015. Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Domestic cups

FFA Cup

The 2014 FFA Cup began on 29 July and ended on 16 December. This was the inaugural staging of the competition.^[6]

Round of 32 29 July–20 August				Round of 16 16–23 September				Quarter-finals 14–29 October				Semi-finals 11–12 November				Final 16 December
Sydney United 58	4
Far North Queensland	1			Sydney United 58	1
Melbourne City	1			Sydney FC	3
Sydney FC (a.e.t.)	3							Sydney FC	1
Adelaide United	1							Adelaide United (a.e.t.)	3
Wellington Phoenix	0			Adelaide United	2
Stirling Lions	0			Brisbane Roar	0
Brisbane Roar	4											Adelaide United	3
Hakoah Sydney City East	1											Central Coast Mariners	2
Palm Beach	2			Palm Beach	1
South Springvale (p)	2 (4)			South Springvale	0
South Cardiff	2 (3)							Palm Beach	0
Olympic FC	3							Central Coast Mariners	5
Melbourne Knights	1			Olympic FC	1
South Coast Wolves	0			Central Coast Mariners	3
Central Coast Mariners	1															Adelaide United	1
Manly United	1															Perth Glory	0
Sydney Olympic	3			Sydney Olympic	1
Blacktown City	0			Bentleigh Greens	2
Bentleigh Greens	1							Bentleigh Greens (a.e.t.)	2
Adelaide City	1							Adelaide City	1
Western Sydney Wanderers	0			Adelaide City	1
Broadmeadow Magic	1			Brisbane Strikers	0
Brisbane Strikers (a.e.t.)	2											Bentleigh Greens	0
Parramatta FC	0											Perth Glory	3
St Albans Saints	1			St Albans Saints	1
Newcastle Jets	0			Perth Glory	4
Perth Glory	2							Perth Glory (a.e.t.)	4
South Hobart	1 (4)							Melbourne Victory	2
Tuggeranong United (p)	1 (5)			Tuggeranong United	0
Bayswater City	0			Melbourne Victory	6
Melbourne Victory	2

International club competitions

FIFA Club World Cup

Western Sydney Wanderers qualified for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup as winners of the 2014 AFC Champions League.^[7]

Cruz Azul v Western Sydney Wanderers

13 December 2014 Quarter-final	Cruz Azul	3–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Rabat, Morocco
19:30 (UTC+1)	Torrado  89' (pen.), 118' (pen.) Pavone  108'	Report	La Rocca  65' Spiranovic  31', 74' Nikolai Topor-Stanley  53', 102'	Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Attendance: 22,153 Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

ES Sétif v Western Sydney Wanderers

17 December 2014 Match for fifth place	ES Sétif	2–2 (5–4 p)	Western Sydney Wanderers	Marrakesh, Morocco
16:30 (UTC+1)	Mullen  50' (o.g.) Ziaya  57'	Report	Castelen  5' Saba  89'	Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Attendance: 18,458 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
		Penalties
	Djahnit Gasmi Belameiri Ziaya Mellouli Arroussi Megateli Zerara		Saba Haliti Trifiro Juric Bouzanis Mullen Fofanah Adeleke

AFC Champions League

According to the FFA and the previous tournament's allocations, Brisbane Roar and Western Sydney Wanderers will enter in the group stage, whilst Central Coast Mariners will enter the qualifying play-off.^[1]

National teams

Men's senior

Australia played five friendlies ahead of the AFC Asian Cup. They recorded their 5th consecutive loss against Belgium at Stade Maurice Dufrasne in Liège^[8] but snapped the losing streak with their second win in the Ange Postecoglou era against Saudi Arabia at Craven Cottage in London.^[9] The Socceroos didn't succeed in their friendlies in the Persian Gulf, as they were held to a goalless draw against the United Arab Emirates on a hot and humid evening at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi ^[10] and 4 days later lost to Qatar at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha in their 500th international match.^[11] In their last friendly before the AFC Asian Cup, Australia lost to Japan at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, despite dominating the hosts in the first half.^[12]

Two months after being crowned champions of Asia, Australia played a pair of friendlies in Europe. In the first match they were close to upsetting world champions Germany at Fritz-Walter-Stadion in Kaiserslautern, but finished the match as a draw.^[13] In the following week they drew against Macedonia at Philip II Arena in Skopje, despite easily being the better side.^[14]

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2014–15.

Belgium  v  Australia

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)

Saudi Arabia  v  Australia

8 September 2014	Saudi Arabia	2–3	Australia	London, England
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)

United Arab Emirates  v  Australia

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)

Qatar  v  Australia

14 October 2014	Qatar	1–0	Australia	Doha, Qatar
19:30 (UTC+3)	Ibrahim  61'	Report		Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

Japan  v  Australia

18 November 2014 Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	2–1	Australia	Osaka, Japan
19:20 (UTC+9)	Konno  61' Okazaki  68'	Report	Cahill  90+2'	Stadium: Nagai Stadium Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

Germany  v  Australia

25 March 2015	Germany	2–2	Australia	Kaiserslautern, Germany
20:30 UTC+1	Reus  17' Podolski  81'	Report	Troisi  40' Jedinak  50'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 47,106 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Macedonia  v  Australia

30 March 2015	Macedonia	0–0	Australia	Skopje, Macedonia
21:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

AFC Asian Cup

The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was played in Australia in January 2015.^[15] Australia were crowned champions for the first time after beating South Korea in extra time in the final.^[16]

Australia  v  Kuwait

9 January 2015 Group stage	Australia	4–1	Kuwait	Melbourne, Australia
20:00 (UTC+11)	Cahill  33' Luongo  45' Jedinak  62' (pen.) Troisi  90+2'	Report	Fadhel  8'	Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 25,231 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Australia  v  Oman

13 January 2015 Group stage	Australia	4–0	Oman	Sydney, Australia
20:00 (UTC+11)	McKay  27' Kruse  30' Milligan  45+2' (pen.) Juric  70'	Report		Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 50,276 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Australia  v  South Korea

17 January 2015 Group stage	Australia	0–1	South Korea	Brisbane, Australia
19:00 (UTC+10)		Report	Lee Jung-hyup  33'	Stadium: Brisbane Stadium Attendance: 48,513 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Australia  v  China PR

22 January 2015 Quarter-final	Australia	2–0	China PR	Brisbane, Australia
20:30 (UTC+10)	Cahill  49', 65'	Report		Stadium: Brisbane Stadium Attendance: 46,067 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Australia  v  United Arab Emirates

27 January 2015 Semi-final	Australia	2–0	United Arab Emirates	Newcastle, Australia
20:00 (UTC+11)	Sainsbury  3' Davidson  14'	Report		Stadium: Newcastle Stadium Attendance: 21,079 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Australia  v  South Korea

31 January 2015 Final	Australia	2–1 (a.e.t.)	South Korea	Sydney, Australia
20:00 (UTC+11)	Luongo  45' Troisi  105'	Report	Son Heung-min  90+1'	Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 76,385 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

FIFA World Cup qualification

 Kyrgyzstan v  Australia

16 June 2015 Second Round	Kyrgyzstan	1–2	Australia	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
18:00 (UTC+6)	Baymatov  90+2'	Report	Jedinak  2' Oar  67'	Stadium: Spartak Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Men's under 23

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 23 national team in 2014–15.

Brazil  v  Australia

14 November 2014	Brazil	2–2	Australia	Wuhan, China
16:00 (UTC+8)	45'  66'  90'	Report	Gameiro  21' Amini  90' (pen.)	Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium

China PR  v  Australia

16 November 2014	China PR	3–1	Australia	Wuhan, China
19:30 (UTC+8)	Xie  11' Wu  57'  75'	Report	Cooper  22'	Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium

South Korea  v  Australia

18 November 2014	South Korea	0–1	Australia	Wuhan, China
16:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Maclaren  38'	Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium

AFC U-23 Championship qualification

Australia  v  Hong Kong

27 March 2015	Australia	6–0	Hong Kong	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
16:00 (UTC+8)	Amini  10' Pain  21', 79' Maclaren  76', 90+1', 90+5'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Chinese Taipei  v  Australia

29 March 2015	Chinese Taipei	0–4	Australia	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
19:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Brillante  2' Taggart  45' Sotirio  59' Smith  78'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 5,000

Australia  v  Myanmar

31 March 2015	Australia	5–1	Myanmar	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
16:00 (UTC+8)	Hoole  10', 57', 70' Maclaren  13', 68'	Report	Kaung Sat Naing  78'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Marai Al-Awaji (Saudi Arabia)

Men's under 20

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 20 national team in 2014–15.

Australia  v  Bermuda

14 July 2014 US NTC Invitational	Australia	4–1	Bermuda	Los Angeles, United States
15:00 (UTC−8)	Mabil  23', 55' Marino  90+2' Mauk  90+3'	Report	Galloway  41' (o.g.)	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 75 Referee: Jon Freemon (United States)

Australia  v  Chile

16 July 2014 US NTC Invitational	Australia	5–4	Chile	Los Angeles, United States
13:00 (UTC−8)	Marino  16' Clut  38' Mabil  75', 79' De Silva  90'	Report	Pardo  40' Cuevas  45+5' (pen.) Carvalho  49' Díaz  71'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 75 Referee: Bernard Hosu (United States)

United States  v  Australia

18 July 2014 US NTC Invitational	United States	0–0	Australia	Los Angeles, United States
19:00 (UTC−8)		Report		Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 700 Referee: Victor Rivas (United States)

A-League All Stars v  Australia

5 August 2014	A-League All Stars	0–0	Australia	Wollongong, Australia
19:30 (UTC+10)		Report		Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)

Central Coast Mariners v  Australia

24 September 2014	Central Coast Mariners	1–5	Australia	Gosford, Australia
		Report		Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Newcastle Jets v  Australia

27 September 2014	Newcastle Jets	2–1	Australia	Gosford, Australia
	Pepper  18' Jerónimo  25'	Report	Mauk  89' (pen.)	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

New Zealand  v  Australia

3 May 2015 Five Nations Series	New Zealand	2–3	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 (UTC+12)	Lewis  28' Rufer  40'	Report	Woodcock  31' Fofanah  58' Blackwood  63'	Stadium: QBE Stadium

Qatar  v  Australia

7 May 2015 Five Nations Series	Qatar	4–1	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
16:00 (UTC+12)	Afif  15' Al Gabali  35' Al Abdien  49', 58'	Report	Fofanah  53'	Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium

Panama  v  Australia

10 May 2015 Five Nations Series	Panama	6–1	Australia	Hamilton, New Zealand
13:00 (UTC+12)	Small  5', 7', 40', 55' Araya  45', 61'	Report	Kuzmanovski  30'	Stadium: Waikato Stadium

Ghana  v  Australia

13 May 2015 Five Nations Series	Ghana	2–0	Australia	Hamilton, New Zealand
16:00 (UTC+12)	Boateng  23' Yeboah  28' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Waikato Stadium

Australia  v  United States

18 May 2015	Australia	1–2	United States	Gosford, Australia
18:00 (UTC+10)	Mauk  15'	Report	Soñora  61' Tall  63'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Chris Young (Australia)

Australia  v  Mexico

24 May 2015	Australia	2–2	Mexico	Sydney, Australia
16:30 AEST	Borrello  30' (pen.) Brady  42'	Report	Pineda  83' Márquez  88' (pen.)	Stadium: Jubilee Oval Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones (Australia)

Australia  v  Brazil

27 May 2015	Australia	0–1	Brazil	Wollongong, Australia
18:00 (UTC+10)	Borrello  60'	Report	João Pedro  15'	Stadium: WIN Stadium

AFF U-19 Youth Championship

Vietnam  v  Australia

5 September 2014 Group stage	Vietnam	1–0	Australia	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 (UTC+7)	Cong Phuong  88'	Report Summary		Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

Australia  v  Japan

7 September 2014 Group stage	Australia	3–4	Japan	Hanoi, Vietnam
16:30 (UTC+7)	Galloway  17' Ascroft  60' Skapetis  90' (pen.)	Report Summary	Yamato  44' Masaya  45+1', 58' Daisuke  90+3'	Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium Referee: Hadimin Shahbuddin (Brunei)

AFC U-19 Championship

Australia  v  United Arab Emirates

10 October 2014 Group stage	Australia	1–1	United Arab Emirates	Yangon, Myanmar
18:30 (UTC+6:30)	Borrello  79'	Report Summary	Mubarak  84' (pen.)	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 625 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

Indonesia  v  Australia

12 October 2014 Group stage	Indonesia	0–1	Australia	Yangon, Myanmar
14:00 (UTC+6:30)		Report Summary	Sotirio  67'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Uzbekistan  v  Australia

14 October 2014 Group stage	Uzbekistan	1–1	Australia	Yangon, Myanmar
18:30 (UTC+6:30)	Urinboev  82'	Report Summary	Mauk  66'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 536 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Men's under 17

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's under 17 national team in 2014–15.

Australia  v  Brazil

28 November 2014 Nike International Friendlies	Australia	0–4	Brazil	Lakewood Ranch, United States
15:00 (UTC-5)	Davies  44', 75'	Report	Andrey  5' Evander  32' Leandro  48' Lincoln  63'	Stadium: Premier Sports Campus Referee: Caleb Mendez (United States)

United States  v  Australia

30 November 2014 Nike International Friendlies	United States	2–1	Australia	Lakewood Ranch, United States
18:00 (UTC-5)	Gaines  15' de la Torre  69'	Report	Caletti  3'	Stadium: Premier Sports Campus Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Chipalo Street (United States)

England  v  Australia

2 December 2014 Nike International Friendlies	England	2–1	Australia	Lakewood Ranch, United States
15:00 (UTC-5)	Ugbo  29' Hector-Ingram  76'	Report	Joice  57'	Stadium: Premier Sports Campus Attendance: 300 Referee: Randall Kelley (United States)

AFC U-16 Championship

Australia  v  China PR

6 September 2014 Group stage	Australia	3–0	China PR	Bangkok, Thailand
19:00 (UTC+7)	Bandiera  16' Joice  60' Petratos  72'	Report Summary		Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 130 Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)

Hong Kong  v  Australia

8 September 2014 Group stage	Hong Kong	0–2	Australia	Bangkok, Thailand
16:00 (UTC+7)		Report Summary	Devereux  27' Reiners  86'	Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 102 Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi (United Arab Emirates)

Japan  v  Australia

10 September 2014 Group stage	Japan	2–4	Australia	Nonthaburi, Thailand
16:00 (UTC+7)	Takumi  27' Takuya  69'	Report Summary	Brimmer  15', 59' Joice  25', 81'	Stadium: SCG Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Australia  v  Malaysia

14 September 2014 Quarter-final	Australia	2–1	Malaysia	Nonthaburi, Thailand
15:30 (UTC+7)	Joice  35' Maskin  76'	Report Summary	Raj  31'	Stadium: SCG Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

Australia  v  North Korea

17 September 2014 Semi-final	Australia	1–1 (1–4 p)	North Korea	Bangkok, Thailand
20:00 (UTC+7)	Arzani  85'	Report Summary	Pak Yong-gwan  47'	Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Fahad Jaber Al Marri (Qatar)
		Penalties
	Brimmer Rowles Bandiera		Kim Wi-song Kim Ye-Bom Ri Kuk-hyon Jang Song-Il

Women's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2014–15.

North Korea  v  Australia

10 February 2015	North Korea	1–2	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
15:30 (UTC+13)	Kim Yun-Mi  14'	Report	Polkinghorne  11' Heyman  37'	Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park

New Zealand  v  Australia

12 February 2015	New Zealand	2–3	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 (UTC+13)	Gregorius  57', 83'	Report	van Egmond  9' Heyman  12' Foord  29'	Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park

Austria  v  Australia

7 April 2015	Austria	2–1	Australia	Villach, Austria
18:00 (UTC+1)	Schiechtl  25' Makas  28'	Report	Gorry  85'	Stadium: Stadion Villach Lind

Scotland  v  Australia

9 April 2015	Scotland	1–1	Australia	Falkirk, Scotland
14:30 (UTC+1)	Ross  59'	Report	Alleway  26'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium

Australia  v  Vietnam

19 May 2015	Australia	4–0	Vietnam	Sydney, Australia
	Catley  17' Foord  29' Simon  47' Heyman  48'	Report		Stadium: Valentine Sports Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Australia  v  Vietnam

21 May 2015	Australia	11–0	Vietnam	Sydney, Australia
	Gorry  7' Heyman  12', 19', 30' Alleway  14' De Vanna  15', 61' Kerr  18', 48' van Egmond  21' Foord  84'	Report		Stadium: Jubilee Oval

Cyprus Cup

Netherlands  v  Australia

4 March 2015 Group stage	Netherlands	0–1	Australia	Larnaca, Cyprus
17:30 (UTC+2)		Report	Crummer  73'	Stadium: GSZ Stadium

Australia  v  England

6 March 2015 Group stage	Australia	0–3	England	Nicosia, Cyprus
17:30 (UTC+2)			Taylor  8', 17', 83'	Stadium: GSP Stadium

Australia  v  Finland

9 March 2015 Group stage	Australia	3–0	Finland	Larnaca, Cyprus
17:30 (UTC+2)	Gill  29' Sykes  77' van Egmond  89'	report		Stadium: GSZ Stadium

Australia  v  Czech Republic

11 March 2015 Fifth place match	Australia	6–2	Czech Republic	Paralimni, Cyprus
14:00 (UTC+2)	Gorry  8' van Egmond  15' De Vanna  34' Heyman  54' Polkinghorne  85' Sykes  86'	Report	Benýrová  8', 63'	Stadium: Paralimni Stadium

FIFA Women's World Cup

Australia qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup by finishing in the top four of the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

United States  v  Australia

8 June 2015 Group stage	United States	3–1	Australia	Winnipeg, Canada
	Rapinoe  12', 78' Press  61'	Report	De Vanna  27'	Stadium: Winnipeg Stadium Attendance: 31,148 Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)

Australia  v  Nigeria

12 June 2015 Group stage	Australia	2–0	Nigeria	Winnipeg, Canada
	Simon  29', 68'	Report		Stadium: Winnipeg Stadium Attendance: 32,716 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Australia  v  Sweden

16 June 2015 World Cup group stage	Australia	1–1	Sweden	Edmonton, Canada
	De Vanna  5'	Report	Jakobsson  15'	Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Attendance: 10,177 Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Brazil  v  Australia

21 June 2015 World Cup round of 16	Brazil	0–1	Australia	Moncton, Canada
				Stadium: Moncton Stadium Attendance: 12,054 Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)

Australia  v  Japan

27 June 2015 World Cup quarter-final	Australia	0–1	Japan	Edmonton, Canada
		Report	Iwabuchi  87'	Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Attendance: 19,814 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Women's under 20

AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification

Australia  v  Hong Kong

5 November 2014	Australia	6–0	Hong Kong	Hanoi, Vietnam
13:00 (UTC+7)	Crummer  25' Harrison  49' Ibini  65' Condon  74' Goad  76', 84'	Summary Report		Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre Attendance: 30 Referee: Kim Sookhee (South Korea)

Singapore  v  Australia

7 November 2014	Singapore	0–19	Australia	Hanoi, Vietnam
13:00 (UTC+7)		Summary Report	Franco  5', 11', 29', 35', 44', 59' Chidiac  23', 70' Baker  25', 45', 72', 80' Goodrich  34' Goad  50' Binte Ros  68' (o.g.) Condon  74' Price  83' (pen.), 86' Harrison  90+2'	Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre Attendance: 60 Referee: Maria Piedade Rebello (India)

Australia  v  Vietnam

9 November 2014	Australia	3–0	Vietnam	Hanoi, Vietnam
15:15 (UTC+7)	Harrison  8' (pen.) Goad  56' Franco  81'	Summary Report		Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre Attendance: 150 Referee: Qin Liang (China)

AFF Women's Championship

Thailand  v  Australia

1 May 2015 Group stage	Thailand	0–3	Australia	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 UTC+7		Report	Harrison  53' (pen.) Goad  77' Checker  83'	Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

Australia  v  Laos

3 May 2015 Group stage	Australia	1–0	Laos	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 UTC+7	Ferguson  60'	Report		Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Referee: Seinn Cho Aung (Myanmar)

Australia  v  Indonesia

5 May 2015 Group stage	Australia	7–0	Indonesia	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
18:30 UTC+7	Baker  9', 29' Ibini  26' Condon  32', 60' Chidiac  42' Price  56'	Report		Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Referee: Mai Hoàng Trang (Vietnam)

Australia  v  Myanmar

8 May 2015 Semi-final	Australia	0–1	Myanmar	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 UTC+7		Report	Ye Ye Oo  50'	Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Referee: Mai Hoàng Trang (Vietnam)

Australia  v  Vietnam

10 May 2015 Third place match	Australia	4–3	Vietnam	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 UTC+7	Ferguson  4' Ibini  56', 90+4' Goad  74'	Report	9' Nguyễn  31' Tuyết Dung  84'	Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium

Women's under 17

AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification

Australia  v  Vietnam

4 October 2014	Australia	6–0	Vietnam	Malacca City, Malaysia
16:30 (UTC+8)	Taranto  6' Petratos  13', 31' Ayres  24', 26' Maher  90'	Report		Stadium: Hang Tuah Stadium Attendance: 60 Referee: Qin Liang (China)

Hong Kong  v  Australia

6 October 2014	Hong Kong	0–10	Australia	Malacca City, Malaysia
16:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Cartwright  8', 86' Bourke  16' Brodigan  52', 55', 83', 84' Ammendolia  46', 67', 90+3'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Kajiyama Fusako (Japan)

Australia  v  South Korea

8 October 2014	Australia	0–1	South Korea	Malacca City, Malaysia
16:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Im So-jeong  69'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Qin Liang (China)

References

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External links

• Football Federation Australia official website