2014–15 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season	2014–15
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

A-League

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Source: A-League
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

W-League

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

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: au.soccerway.com
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)

National Youth League

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

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		Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

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 (pen.)	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 (pen.)	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]

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

AFC Champions League

International Women's Club Championship

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

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

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)

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]

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

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

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

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

Friendlies

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

AFF U-19 Youth Championship

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)

AFC U-19 Championship

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

Friendlies

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)

AFC U-16 Championship

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

Friendlies

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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.

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)

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)

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)

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

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

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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	Minh Nguyệt 11' (pen.), 31' Tuyết Dung 84'	Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium

Women's under 17

AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification

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)

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)

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

^ "Season 2014/15 Hyundai A-League draw revealed". Football Federation Australia. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
^ "Perth Glory banned from A-League finals". Australian Associated Press. Sports Yahoo (Australia). 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
^ "Westfield W-League 2014/15 season draw released". Football Federation Australia. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
^ Russo, Joe (4 October 2014). "MetroStars crowned PS4 NPL Champions". Football Federation Australia.
^ "FFA Cup spot the reward in PS4 NPL Finals Series". Football Federation Australia. 15 September 2014.
^ "Cup gives grassroots chance to be giant-killers". FFA Cup. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
^ "Western Sydney Wanderers win Asian Champions League title 1–0 on aggregate after 0–0 draw in second-leg final". abc.net.au. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
^ Greco, John (4 September 2014). "Socceroos lose to classy Belgium". Football Federation Australia.
^ Huguenin, Michael (9 September 2014). "Socceroos win in London". Football Federation Australia.
^ Greco, John (10 October 2014). "Socceroos left frustrated in Abu Dhabi". Football Federation Australia.
^ Strachan, Iain (14 October 2014). "Socceroos slump to defeat against Qatar". Football Federation Australia.
^ Greco, John (18 November 2014). "Result: Japan 2 Australia 1". Football Federation Australia.
^ Greco, John (25 March 2015). "Socceroo heartbreak: Podolski denies Aussie win". Football Federation Australia.
^ Greco, John (30 March 2015). "Socceroos held in frustrating draw". Football Federation Australia.
^ "Asian Cup 2015 venues and schedule announced". 27 March 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
^ "Australia win the Asian Cup". Asian Football Confederation. 31 January 2015.

External links

Football Federation Australia official website

[table_note_WEL0.28031766893357-2] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

[table_note_PER0.28031766893357-4] Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.^[2]

[fixtures-1] "Season 2014/15 Hyundai A-League draw revealed". Football Federation Australia. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

[Perth_banned-3] "Perth Glory banned from A-League finals". Australian Associated Press. Sports Yahoo (Australia). 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

[fixturesW-5] "Westfield W-League 2014/15 season draw released". Football Federation Australia. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

[6] Russo, Joe (4 October 2014). "MetroStars crowned PS4 NPL Champions". Football Federation Australia.

[7] "FFA Cup spot the reward in PS4 NPL Finals Series". Football Federation Australia. 15 September 2014.

[8] "Cup gives grassroots chance to be giant-killers". FFA Cup. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

[9] "Western Sydney Wanderers win Asian Champions League title 1–0 on aggregate after 0–0 draw in second-leg final". abc.net.au. Retrieved 1 November 2014.

[10] Greco, John (4 September 2014). "Socceroos lose to classy Belgium". Football Federation Australia.

[11] Huguenin, Michael (9 September 2014). "Socceroos win in London". Football Federation Australia.

[12] Greco, John (10 October 2014). "Socceroos left frustrated in Abu Dhabi". Football Federation Australia.

[13] Strachan, Iain (14 October 2014). "Socceroos slump to defeat against Qatar". Football Federation Australia.

[14] Greco, John (18 November 2014). "Result: Japan 2 Australia 1". Football Federation Australia.

[15] Greco, John (25 March 2015). "Socceroo heartbreak: Podolski denies Aussie win". Football Federation Australia.

[16] Greco, John (30 March 2015). "Socceroos held in frustrating draw". Football Federation Australia.

[17] "Asian Cup 2015 venues and schedule announced". 27 March 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

[18] "Australia win the Asian Cup". Asian Football Confederation. 31 January 2015.

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