2014–15 in Australian soccer
Season | 2014–15 | |
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Men's soccer | ||
A-League Premiership | Melbourne Victory | |
A-League Championship | Melbourne Victory | |
National Premier Leagues | North Eastern MetroStars | |
FFA Cup | Adelaide United | |
Women's soccer | ||
W-League Premiership | Perth Glory | |
W-League Championship | Canberra United | |
The 2014–15 season was the 46th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 132nd overall.
The season also included the inaugural FFA Cup (now Australia Cup), with the matches from the Round of 32 onwards taking place between July and December.
The domestic season scheduling was altered to avoid clashing with the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
Domestic leagues
[edit]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 |
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1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 53 | Qualification for 2016 AFC 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 for 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series |
4 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 46 | Qualification for 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[b] | 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
- ^ 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 |
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 |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
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) |
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) |
The National Youth League season 2014–15 ran from 14 October 2014 to 1 March 2015.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Domestic cups
[edit]The 2014 FFA Cup began on 29 July and ended on 16 December. This was the inaugural staging of the competition.[6]
International club competitions
[edit]Western Sydney Wanderers qualified for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup as winners of the 2014 AFC Champions League.[7]
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' Nikolai Topor-Stanley 53' | Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Attendance: 22,153 Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast) |
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 |
International Women's Club Championship
[edit]The W-League was represented in the third edition of the International Women's Club Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Nestlé Cup.
Melbourne Victory (the winners of the 2013–14 season) participated in the tournament, which took place from 30 November until 8 December 2013, and finished in sixth place (out of 6 teams).
National teams
[edit]Men's senior
[edit]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
[edit]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, 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) |
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 |
19:20 (UTC+9) | Konno 61' Okazaki 68' | Report | Cahill 90+2' | Stadium: Nagai Stadium Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland) |
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) |
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) |
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]
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) |
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) |
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) |
22 January 2015 Quarter-final | Australia | 2–0 | China | Brisbane, Australia |
20:30 (UTC+10) | Cahill 49', 65' | Report | Stadium: Brisbane Stadium Attendance: 46,067 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) |
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) |
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
[edit]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
[edit]Friendlies
[edit]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 |
16 November 2014 | China | 3–1 | Australia | Wuhan, China |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Xie 11' Wu 57' 75' | Report | Cooper 22' | Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium |
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
[edit]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) |
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 |
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
[edit]Friendlies
[edit]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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
24 September 2014 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–5 | Australia | Gosford, Australia |
Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
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) |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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) |
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) |
27 May 2015 | Australia | 0–1 | Brazil | Wollongong, Australia |
18:00 (UTC+10) | Borrello 60' | Report | João Pedro 15' | Stadium: WIN Stadium |
5 September 2014 Group stage | Vietnam | 1–0 | Australia | Hanoi, Vietnam |
19:00 (UTC+7) | Phượng 88' | Report Summary | Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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
[edit]Friendlies
[edit]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) |
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) |
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) |
6 September 2014 Group stage | Australia | 3–0 | China | 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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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
[edit]Friendlies
[edit]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 |
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 |
7 April 2015 | Austria | 2–1 | Australia | Villach, Austria |
18:00 (UTC+1) | Schiechtl 25' Makas 28' | Report | Gorry 85' | Stadium: Stadion Villach Lind |