Western Australia state soccer team

Western Australia

Nickname(s)	Black Swans
Association	Football West
Head coach	Chris Ola (2015)
First colours
First international
0-4 England cricket team (1902)
Biggest win
17-0 Albany XI (1975)
Biggest defeat
1-14 Hajduk (1949) 1-14 Everton (1964)

The Western Australia state soccer team is a team representing the Australian state of Western Australia. The state team is currently administered by Football West.^[1][2]

History

The team first played in 1902 against the England Cricket Team.^[3]

Results

      Win       Draw       Loss

Pre World War 2

Date Venue Opponent Score 1902 Perth England Cricket XI 0 – 4 1904 Perth England Cricket XI 0 – 3 1905 Adelaide South Australia 1 – 5 1905 Adelaide South Australia 4 – 5 1905 Adelaide South Australia 0 – 1 1908 Perth England Cricket XI 2 – 3 1909 Newcastle Northern Districts 0 – 4 1909 NSW South Maitland XI 2 – 0 1909 Sydney New South Wales 2 – 2 1909 Sydney Granville District 1 – 1 1909 Sydney New South Wales 1 – 3 1909 Sydney Sydney Metropolitan XI 4 – 0 1909 Wollongong South-Coast XI 2 – 2 1909 Melbourne Victoria 3 – 0 1909 Adelaide South Australia 4 – 4 1909 Adelaide South Australia 4 – 4 1910 Perth South Australia 2 – 0 1910 Perth South Australia 4 – 1 1910 Perth South Australia 1 – 1 1920 Perth Australian Naval Fleet Combined XI 7 – 0

Date Venue Opponent Score 1924 Perth Royal Navy Special Services Squadron XI 4 – 7 1925 Perth England Cricket XI 5 – 3 1925 Perth England F.A. XI 0 – 7 1925 Perth England F.A. XI 1 – 5 1925 Perth England F.A. XI 1 – 5 1927 Perth Czechoslovakia-Bohemia 3 – 11 1927 Perth Czechoslovakia-Bohemia 4 – 6 1927 Perth Hong Kong University Students XI 1 – 4 1927 Perth Hong Kong University Students XI 1 – 2 1927 Perth Hong Kong University Students XI 4 – 0 1927 Perth Czechoslovakia-Bohemia 2 – 3 1929 Perth England Cricket XI 5 – 3 1929 Perth HMAS Canberra XI 7 – 1 1935 Perth HIJMS Asama/HIJMS Yakumo XI 12 – 3 1937 Perth England Amateur XI 1 – 6 1937 Perth HMAS Sydney XI 4 – 2 1938 Perth  India 5 – 1 1938 Perth  India 1 – 3 1939 Perth Hapoel & Maccabi (Palestine) 4 – 4 1939 Perth Hapoel & Maccabi (Palestine) 3 – 7

1940's and 1950's

Date Venue Opponent Score 1947 Perth South Africa 2 – 12 1948 Adelaide South Australia 4 – 2 1948 Adelaide Tasmania 4 – 3 1948 Adelaide Tasmania 6 – 2 1949 Perth Hajduk Split 1 – 14 1949 Perth Hajduk Split 1 – 13 1950 Perth HMAS Sydney XI 5 – 1 1950 Perth  Australian XI 1 – 4 1952 Perth  Australian XI 1 – 1 1952 Perth  Australian XI 0 – 2 1954 Adelaide South Australia 4 – 2 1954 Adelaide Queensland 4 – 2 1954 Adelaide Tasmania 4 – 2 1954 Adelaide Victoria 2 – 2 1954 Adelaide New South Wales 0 – 1

Date Venue Opponent Score 1955 Perth Rapid Wien 1 – 6 1955 Perth Rapid Wien 0 – 10 1955 Perth South Africa 1 – 2 1955 Perth South Africa 1 – 2 1956 Perth  Australia 1 – 4 1957 Perth Ferencváros 1 – 6 1957 Perth Ferencváros 0 – 9 1957 Perth Eastern Athletic 0 – 2 1957 Perth Eastern Athletic 2 – 6 1958 Perth Blackpool 0 – 2 1958 Adelaide South Australia 2 – 2 1958 Adelaide South Australia 2 – 5 1959 Perth Heart of Midlothian 0 – 9 1959 Perth Heart of Midlothian 1 – 10

1960's

Date Venue Opponent Score 1960 Perth South Australia 2 – 2 1960 Perth South Australia 2 – 0 1962 Perth Victoria 1 – 2 1962 Perth Victoria 0 – 5 1962 Perth Victoria 1 – 2 1963 Perth Northern New South Wales 6 – 2 1963 Melbourne Victoria 1 – 8 1963 Adelaide South Australia 1 – 2 1964 Perth Everton 1 – 14 1964 Hobart Tasmania 5 – 3 1964 Melbourne New South Wales 2 – 4 1964 Perth Queensland 3 – 3 1965 Perth Chelsea 1 – 6 1966 Perth AS Roma 2 – 4 1966 Perth Sing Tao 1 – 1

Date Venue Opponent Score 1967 Perth Manchester United 0 – 7 1967 Singapore Singapore Joint Services 4 – 6 1967 Perth  New Zealand 2 – 5 1968 Perth Cardiff City 1 – 6 1968 George Town Penang FA 3 – 5 1968 Alor Setar Kedah FA 3 – 3 1968 Malaysia Trengganu 5 – 6 1968 Malaysia Kota Bharu 6 – 10 1968 Perth South Australia 1 – 3 1969 Perth South Australia 2 – 4 1969 Perth  Greece 1 – 2 1969 Penang Penang FA 5 – 4 1969 Bangkok  South Vietnam 1 – 3 1969 Bangkok  Singapore 3 – 1 1969 Bangkok  Indonesia 1 – 3

Merdeka Cup Tournament

Western Australia competed in the Pestabola Merdeka four times between 1967 and 1970.^[4] The state's best performance in the tournament was third in 1968.^[5]

Date Venue Opponent Score 1967 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 2 – 3 1967 Kuala Lumpur  India 1 – 3 1967 Kuala Lumpur  Thailand 3 – 1 1967 Kuala Lumpur  South Vietnam 0 – 3 1967 Kuala Lumpur  Hong Kong 3 – 2 1968 Kuala Lumpur  South Korea 3 – 0 1968 Ipoh  Indonesia 5 – 4 1968 Kuala Lumpur Japan B 0 – 1 1968 Kuala Lumpur  Taiwan 3 – 2 1968 Ipoh  Singapore 4 – 4 1968 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 3 – 4 1968 Kuala Lumpur  Indonesia 3 – 1

Date Venue Opponent Score 1969 Malaysia  Burma 2 – 5 1969 Malaysia  Singapore 2 – 4 1969 Malaysia  India 1 – 0 1969 Malaysia  South Korea 2 – 3 1969 Malaysia  India 1 – 2 1970 Kuala Lumpur  Burma 0 – 1 1970 Kuala Lumpur  South Vietnam 3 – 1 1970 Kuala Lumpur  India 0 – 2 1970 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 1 – 4 1970 Ipoh  Taiwan 3 – 1 1970 Kuala Lumpur  Thailand 0 – 2

Marah Halim Cup Football Tournament

Western Australia competed in the Marah Halim Cup Football Tournament 3 times between 1975 and 1977, and were champions in 1975 and 1976.^[6]

Date Venue Opponent Score 1975 Medan Surabaya 4 – 1 1975 Medan  Thailand 2 – 1 1975 Medan Ujung Pandang 1 – 2 1975 Medan  Japan 4 – 2 1975 Medan Persija Jakarta 2 – 0 1975 Medan PSMS Medan 1 – 2 1975 Medan  Thailand 3 – 1 1975 Medan  South Korea 2 – 0 1976 Medan  Thailand 1 – 0

Date Venue Opponent Score 1976 Medan Aceh FA 7 – 2 1976 Medan Persebaya 2 – 0 1976 Medan  South Korea 1 – 2 1976 Medan  Japan 1 – 0 1976 Medan  Burma 4 – 0 1976 Medan  South Korea 2 – 0 1977 Medan  Thailand 1 – 2 1977 Medan Ujung Pandang 2 – 0 1977 Medan Persija Jakarta 0 – 1

1970's

Date Venue Opponent Score 1970 Perth Hertha 03 Zehlendorf 2 – 2 1970 Perth Inter Bratislavia 0 – 4 1970 Perth Dynamo Moscow 0 – 5 1970 Perth  Australia 2 – 6 1970 Perth Manchester City F.C. 1 – 1 1970 Jakarta  Indonesia 1 – 3 1970 Jakarta Bogor State 3 – 1 1970 Jakarta  Hong Kong 1 – 2 1970 Perth FC Zurich 1 – 1 1970 Singapore  Singapore 8 – 1 1970 Perth Indonesian Universities 0 – 0 1971 Perth VSS Košice 0 – 2 1971 Perth Dynamo Moscow 3 – 3 1971 Jakarta  Cambodia 2 – 2 1971 Jakarta  Malaysia 2 – 3 1971 Jakarta South Korea 2 – 0 1971 Palembang Bertimina 1 – 1 1971 Palembang Jakarta 3 – 0 1971 Perth English F.A. 1 – 6 1972 Perth Hertha 03 Zehlendorf 1 – 1 1972 Perth Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 – 3 1972 Perth  New Zealand 2 – 3

Date Venue Opponent Score 1973 Perth Stoke City 0 – 3 1973 Perth Bournemouth 0 – 4 1973 Perth South Australia 0 – 1 1974 Perth Aberdeen 3 – 5 1974 Perth Chelsea 0 – 1 1974 Adelaide South Australia 2 – 3 1975 Perth Legia Warsaw 2 – 4 1975 Perth Middlesbrough 1 – 1 1975 Perth Manchester United 1 – 2 1975 Perth Rangers 2 – 1 1975 Albany Albany XI 17 – 0 1975 Perth Australia B 1 – 0 1976 Perth Toronto Metros-Croatia 2 – 0 1976 Perth Jakarta 2 – 2 1976 Perth Tottenham Hotspur 0 – 4 1976 Perth Sunderland 1 – 2 1977 Perth Hertha 03 Zehlendorf 2 – 2 1977 Perth Middlesbrough 1 – 3 1978 Perth Dundee 1 – 3 1979 (N) Australian-Croatian XI 5 – 1 1979 Perth Norwich City 1 – 2 1979 Perth FK Vardar 4 – 4

1980's

Date Venue Opponent Score 1980 Perth Red Star Belgrade 0 – 5 1980 Perth A.C. Milan 2 – 3 1981 Indonesia Japan XI 1 – 2 1981 Indonesia Persiraja Banda Aceh 5 – 0 1981 Indonesia PSP Padang 5 – 0 1981 Indonesia South Korea XI 0 – 0 1982 Perth Bournemouth 1 – 3 1982 Indonesia South Korea XI 2 – 0 1982 Indonesia Semarang 1 – 1 1982 Indonesia West Germany (Amateur) 2 – 4 1982 Perth U.C.Dublin 3 – 0 1983 Perth Queens Park Rangers 1 – 6 1983 Indonesia Indonesia Olympic Team 1 – 0 1983 Indonesia Yanita Utama 0 – 0 (abd.) 1983 Indonesia Arseto Solo 2 – 0 1983 Perth  Australia 2 – 1

Date Venue Opponent Score 1983 Thailand  Malaysia 1 – 0 1983 Thailand China XI 2 – 1 1983 Thailand Liverpool County 2 – 2 1984 Thailand Thailand B 1 – 0 1984 Thailand  Indonesia 1 – 2 1984 Perth Nottingham Forest 4 – 1 1984 India Hyderabad 1 – 4 1984 India South Korea 2 – 2 1984 India JCT Mills 1 – 1 1984 India  Bangladesh 2 – 0 1984 India Liaoning 0 – 1 1985 Perth Australian Youth Team 0 – 2 1986 Perth U.C.Dublin 6 – 2 1988 Perth Netherlands Amateurs 0 – 6 1989 Perth Millwall 0 – 1

1990's

Date Venue Opponent Score 1990 Perth Moscow Torpedo 1 – 2 1990 Perth  Singapore 4 – 4 (5 – 4 pen.) 1991 Perth Selangor 2 – 1 1991 Indonesia Jakarta 0 – 0 1991 Indonesia Indonesia B (PSSIB) 3 – 1 1991 Indonesia Perstu Tapa Nuli Utara 0 – 0 1991 Indonesia Chinese Army 1 – 1 (2 – 4 pen.) 1991 Indonesia Jakarta 2 – 0 1992 Perth Selangor 2 – 0 1992 Perth  Singapore 1 – 1 1992 Perth Werder Bremen 3 – 2 1992 Perth Shelbourne 0 – 0 1993 Perth Marconi-Fairfield 1 – 2 1993 Perth Iraklis 4 – 2 1993 Perth Sarawak 0 – 0 1993 Perth Adelaide City 0 – 4 1994 Indonesia Thailand 1 – 1 1994 Indonesia Burma 4 – 1 1994 Indonesia Harimau 0 – 1

Date Venue Opponent Score 1994 Perth Sheffield United 1 – 2 1994 Perth  Australia U-23 1 – 1 1994 Perth Adelaide City 3 – 0 1995 Perth Cerezo Osaka 1 – 4 1995 Indonesia Medan Jaya 1 – 2 1995 Indonesia Pelita Jaya 0 – 0 1995 Indonesia PSMS Medan 2 – 1 1995 Perth West Ham United 2 – 2 (5 – 3 pen.) 1995 Perth Nottingham Forest 2 – 1 1995 Perth Adelaide City 1 – 3 1996 Perth  Indonesia 2 – 2 (3 – 1 pen.) 1996 Perth Perth Glory 0 – 2 1997 Perth  Singapore 2 – 0 1997 (A) Sarawak 2 – 4 1997 (A) Bintulu 4 – 1 1998 Perth West Ham Academy 2 – 4 1998 Perth Northern Spirit 1 – 2 1998 Perth Perth Glory 0 – 2

2000's

Western Australia v  Malaysia U-23

6 November 2000	Western Australia	4 – 0	Malaysia U-23	Perth
	Robertson  10', 84' (pen.) Naglieri  36' Syamsuri  37' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: E&D Litis Stadium Attendance: ~150 Referee: Allan Dix

Western Australia v Red Star Belgrade

28 January 2001	Western Australia	0 – 2	Red Star Belgrade	Adelaide
		Report	Pjanović  4' Stevanović  90'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Eddie Lennie

Western Australia v Sarawak

29 February 2001	Western Australia	2 – 1	Sarawak	Perth
	Robertson  61' White  66'	Report	Amit  80'	Stadium: E&D Litis Stadium

South Australia v Western Australia

9 March 2002 Centenary Challenge	South Australia	0 – 0	Western Australia	Adelaide
		Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: ~1,000

Western Australia v Perth Glory

10 November 2002	Western Australia	2 – 3	Perth Glory	Perth
	Oliveira  82' Howarth  84'	Report	Naglieri  13', 22' Despotovski  90+'	Stadium: Perth Oval Attendance: ~1,100

Western Australia v Perth Glory

9 February 2003	Western Australia	0 – 4	Perth Glory	Perth
		Report	Danze  8', 77' Hassell  41' Tarka  80+' Note: 2 x 40 minute halves.	Stadium: Litis Stadium Referee: Stephen Muldoon

Western Australia v  Iraq

16 November 2003	Western Australia	0 – 1	Iraq	Perth
		[6]		Stadium: Arena Joondalup Attendance: ~2,800 Referee: Eddie Lennie

Western Australia v  Iraq

22 November 2003	Western Australia	0 – 4	Iraq	Albany
		Report	Swadi  ?' Ali  38' Manajid  ?' Talaa  89'	Stadium: Collingwood Park Attendance: ~1,500 Referee: Angelo Nardi

Western Australia v Perth Glory

18 June 2008	Western Australia	3 – 2	Perth Glory	Perth
	Bulloch  25', 65' Jukic  74'	Report	Skorich  54' Griffiths 73'	Stadium: Litis Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Stephen Gregory

East Java All-Province U-23 v Western Australia

25 June 2008 Friendship Cup	East Java All-Province U-23	2 – 0	Western Australia	Surabaya, Indonesia
	Gunawan  58' Angga 90+'	Report		Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium ; ? Gelora Deltras Sidoargo Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aji Santoso

South Australia v Western Australia

11 October 2008 Stratco Cup	South Australia	3 – 0	Western Australia	Adelaide
	Bugeja  19' Karlovic  36' Aguis  58'	Report		Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Referee: Regis Queffelc

Western Australia v South Australia

7 March 2009 Stratco Cup	Western Australia	4 – 2	South Australia	Perth
	Naglieri  34', ?' Brown  48' Onoforo  51'	Report	Matricianni  68' Bugeja 90'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 1,048 Referee: Steven Gregory

Recent Results

Western Australia v Perth Glory

28 July 2010 Call to Arms Cup	Western Australia	1 – 3	Perth Glory	Perth
	Oliveria  73'	Report	Sterjovski  45' Vittiglia  90+1' Neville  90+2'	Stadium: E&D Litis Stadium Attendance: 3,121 Referee: Mathew Cheeseman

Western Australia v Perth Glory

5 July 2011	Western Australia	4 – 9	Perth Glory	Perth
	Morgan  30' Pritchard  63' Barlow  ?' Kay  ?'	Report	Dodd  19', 45' McGarry  24' Risdon  56' Vittiglia  57', 79' Taggart  ?', ?' Amphlett  90'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 1,589 Referee: David Costello

Western Australia v Perth Glory

22 August 2012	Western Australia	0 – 3	Perth Glory	Perth
			Smeltz  9' Makarounas  17' Makeche  72'	Stadium: Intiga Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Mathew Cheeseman

Western Australia v Perth Glory

12 September 2012	Western Australia	0 – 1	Perth Glory	Perth
			Dodd  2'	Stadium: Intiga Stadium Referee: Mathew Cheeseman

Western Australia v Perth Glory

21 August 2013 Call to Arms Cup	Western Australia	1 – 3	Perth Glory	Perth
	Knight  3'	Report	McGarry  50 pen.' De Silva  84' Makeche  88'	Stadium: Intiga Stadium Attendance: ~2,000 Referee: David Bruce

Western Australia v Perth Glory

13 August 2014 Call to Arms Cup	Western Australia	2 – 1	Perth Glory	Perth
	Solomons  71' Boi  84'	Report	Sidnei  85'	Stadium: Dalmatinac Park Attendance: ~800 Referee: Adam Fielding

Western Australia v Perth Glory

19 August 2015 Call to Arms Cup	Western Australia	0 – 1	Perth Glory	Perth
		Report	Marinković  27'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: ~800 Referee: David Bruce

Western Australia v WA State Amateur Team

15 October 2015	Western Australia	2–0	WA State Amateur Team	Perth
	Marulanda  28' Kay  56'	Source		Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Referee: Steven Gregory

References

1. "Senior Men's". Football West. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
2. "Competitive Football Returns to WA" (PDF). Football West. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
3. "State Team". FootballWA. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
4. "Merdeka Tournament (Malaysia)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
5. "Merdeka Tournament 1968 (Malaysia)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
6. Kreider, R.N. (2012) Paddocks to Pitches. The Definitive History of Western Australian Football. Published by SportsWest Media