2011 Australia national soccer team season
The page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2011.
| 2011 season | |||
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| Chairmen | Frank Lowy | ||
| Manager | Holger Osieck | ||
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Summary
Australia competed in the Asian Cup for the second time and improved on their previous effort by making the final. An extra-time goal by Japan meant Australia were to finish in the runner-up position. The middle of the year was most made up of friendlies, the most notable of which saw Australia come from behind to defeat Germany. Qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup filled out the year and despite a slip up in Muscat, Australia were well on their way to the fourth round with four wins from five matches. Australia peaked at 19 on the FIFA rankings during 2011.
Record
| Type | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly matches | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Asian Cup | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| World Cup qualifiers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| Total | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 7 |
Match results
Friendlies
| 5 January 2011 | United Arab Emirates  | 0–0 |  Australia | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
| 18:30 UTC+4 | Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait) |
| 29 March 2011 | Germany  | 1–2 | Australia | Mönchengladbach, Germany |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Gómez  26' |
Carney 61' Wilkshire 64' (pen.) |
Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 30,152 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France) |
| 5 June 2011 | Australia | 3–0 |  New Zealand | Adelaide, Australia |
| 17:00 UTC+9:30 | Kennedy 10', 59' Troisi 93' (pen.) |
Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 21,281 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan) |
| 7 June 2011 | Australia | 0–0 |  Serbia | Melbourne, Australia |
| 19:30 UTC+10 | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 28,149 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan) |
| 10 August 2011 | Wales  | 1–2 | Australia | Cardiff, Wales |
| 19:45 UTC+1 | Blake 82' |
Report | Cahill 44' Kruse 60' |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia) |
| 7 October 2011 | Australia | 5–0 |  Malaysia | Canberra, Australia |
| 19:00 | Wilkshire 3' Kennedy 33', 45+1' Brosque 39', 69' |
Report | Stadium: Canberra Stadium Attendance: 10,041 Referee: Paul Cetrangolo (Australia) |
| 10 January 2011 Group Stage | India  | 0–4 | Australia | Doha, Qatar |
| 16:15 UTC+3 | (Report) | Cahill 11', 65' Kewell 24' Holman 45+1' |
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 11,749 Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 14 January 2011 Group Stage | Australia | 1–1 |  South Korea | Doha, Qatar |
| 16:15 UTC+3 | Jedinak 62' |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Koo Ja-Cheol 24' |
Stadium: Al-Gharafa Stadium Attendance: 15,526 Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) |
| 18 January 2011 Group Stage | Australia | 1–0 |  Bahrain | Doha, Qatar |
| 16:15 UTC+3 | Jedinak 37' |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) |
| 22 January 2011 Quarter-finals | Australia | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |  Iraq | Doha, Qatar |
| 16:25 UTC+3 | Kewell 117' |
(Report) | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 7,889 Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) |
| 25 January 2011 Semi-finals | Uzbekistan  | 0–6 | Australia | Doha, Qatar |
| 19:25 UTC+3 | Bakayev  56'  67' |
(Report) | Kewell 5' Ognenovski 35' Carney 65' Emerton 74' Valeri 82' Kruse 83' |
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 24,826 Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 29 January 2011 Final | Australia | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |  Japan | Doha, Qatar |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Report | Lee 109' |
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium, Doha Attendance: 37,174 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
| 2 September 2011 Third Round | Australia | 2–1 |  Thailand | Brisbane, Australia |
| 20:00 UTC+10 | Kennedy 57' Brosque 86' |
Report Summary |
Dangda 15' |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 24,540 Referee: Abdullah Dor Mohammed Balideh (Qatar) |
| 6 September 2011 Third Round | Saudi Arabia  | 1–3 | Australia | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:30 UTC+3 | Al-Shamrani 65' |
Report | Kennedy 40', 56' Wilkshire 77' (pen.) |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) |
| 11 October 2011 Third Round | Australia | 3–0 |  Oman | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:30 | Holman 7' Kennedy 65'Jednak 85' |
Summary | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 24,732 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) |
| 11 November 2011 Third Round | Oman | 1–0 | Australia | Muscat, Oman |
| 18.00 UTC+4 | Hosni 18' |
Report | Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain) |
| 15 November 2011 Third Round | Thailand | 0–1 | Australia | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 18:00 UTC+7 | Report | Holman 78' |
Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 19,400 Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh (Iran) |
Goal scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Kennedy | 8 |
| Brosque | 3 |
| Cahill | 3 |
| Jedinak | 3 |
| Kewell | 3 |
| Wilkshire | 3 |
| Carney | 2 |
| Holman | 2 |
| Kruse | 2 |
| Emerton | 1 |
| Ognenovski | 1 |
| Troisi | 1 |
| Valeri | 1 |
