Australia men's national soccer team results (1980–1999)
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The following details the Australia men's national soccer team results in competitive and also non-competitive (friendly) matches. Games are listed in chronological order, grouped by decade and year, from 1980 to 1999. The matches at the 1980 OFC Nations Cup are not counted as full internationals apart from the match against Papua New Guinea as they were the only team recognised as a FIFA member.[1]
1980s[edit]
1980[edit]
| 27 January 1980 |  Australia | 0–4 |  Czechoslovakia | Canberra, Australia |
Jurkemik  24'Vízek 34'Nehoda 62'Kozák 67' | Stadium: Canberra Stadium Attendance: 15,283 Referee: C Bambridge (Australia) |
| 3 February 1980 | Australia | 0–5 | Czechoslovakia | Sydney, Australia |
| Masný 46' Gajdůšek 55'Masný 63'Kroupa 81'Kozák 88' | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 14,368 Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia) |
| 9 February 1980 | Australia | 2–2 | Czechoslovakia | Melbourne, Australia |
| Prskalo 9' (pen.) Krncevic 55' | Dobiaš 11' (pen.) Nehoda 23' | Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Barry Harwood (Australia) |
| 26 February 1980 1980 OFC Nations Cup | Australia | 11–2 |  Papua New Guinea | Nouméa, New Caledonia |
| Moulis ?' Bertogna ?'V. Bozanic ?'I. Hunter ?', ?', ?' Krncevic ?' Sharne ?', ?', ?', ?' | Mouagi ?' Torea ?' | Stadium: Nouméa Stadium |
| 31 May 1980 | Australia | 1–2 |  England | Sydney, Australia |
| G. Cole 88' (pen.) | Hoddle 10' Mariner 25' | Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia) |
| 12 June 1980 | Australia | 1–2 |  Northern Ireland | Sydney, Australia |
| Sharne 85' | Nicholl 11' O'Neill 53' | Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 12,000 Referee: P Rampley (Australia) |
| 15 June 1980 | Australia | 1–1 | Northern Ireland | Melbourne, Australia |
| Sharne 18' | O'Neill 82' | Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: S Mellings (Australia) |
| 18 June 1980 | Australia | 1–2 | Northern Ireland | Adelaide, Australia |
| Sharne ?' | Brotherston 67' McCurdey 77' |
| 24 August 1980 | Australia | 2–2 |  Mexico | Sydney, Australia |
| Boden 57' (pen.) Yzendoorn 73' | Castro 39' González 84' | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 7,500 Referee: C Bambridge (Australia) |
| 26 August 1980 | Australia | 1–1 | Mexico | Melbourne, Australia |
| G. Cole 58' | Castro 67' | Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Referee: C Bambridge (Australia) |
| 11 November 1980 | Australia | 3–3 |  Greece | Athens, Greece |
| G. Cole 24' Barnes 84'Selemidis 88' | Damanakis 25' Domazos 67' Dalikaris 89' (pen.) | Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 11,300 Referee: Vasilis Vourakis (Greece) |
| 2 December 1980 | Australia | 1–0 |  Israel | Be'er Sheva, Israel |
| G. Cole 28' (pen.) | Stadium: Vasermil Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Zvi Sharir (Israel) |
| 5 December 1980 | Australia | 0–1 |  Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| Lau Wing Yip 85' | Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 9,548 |
| 7 December 1980 | Australia | 1–1 |  Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Henderson 13' | Effendi 5' | Stadium: Senayan Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Kossain Katradiredja (Indonesia) |
1981[edit]
| 25 April 1981 World Cup qualifier | Australia | 3–3 |  New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Krncevic 15', 42' Boden 31' | Grant Turner 25' Steve Wooddin 34'Steve Sumner 80' | Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy) |
| 16 May 1981 World Cup qualifier | Australia | 0–2 | New Zealand | Sydney, Australia |
| Steve Wooddin 29' Grant Turner 81' | Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 12,000 Referee: George Courtney (England) |
| 20 May 1981 World Cup qualifier | Australia | 2–0 | Indonesia | Melbourne, Australia |
| Kosmina 29' Davidson 33' | Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: V Garcia Olivera (Portugal) |
| 10 June 1981 World Cup qualifier | Australia | 3–2 |  Taiwan | Adelaide, Australia |
| Henderson 18"' Kosmina 56'Byrne 68' (pen.) | Deng-Sheng Duh ?' | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Vijit Getkaen (Thailand) |
| 26 July 1981 World Cup qualifier | Australia | 4–1 |  Fiji | Suva, Fiji |
| Cole 4', 31' Barnes 10'Sharne 28' | Vuilanassa 83' | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 11,000 |
| 14 August 1981 World Cup qualifier | Australia | 10–0 | Fiji | Melbourne, Australia |
| Mitchell 28', 43', 80' Cole 37', 43', 54', 63', 70', 71', 76' | Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: A.Nobnom (Thailand) |
| 30 August 1981 World Cup qualifier | Australia | 0–1 | Indonesia | Surabaya, Indonesia |
| Risdianto 88' | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: R Reyes (Philippines) |
| 6 September 1981 World Cup qualifier | Australia | 0–0 | Taiwan | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Attendance: 7,000 Referee: T Gurkan (Philippines) |
1982[edit]
| 6 October 1982 Merlion Cup | Australia | 4–0 |  Thailand | Singapore |
| O'Connor ?' Kosmina 46', 79' Cole 71' | Stadium: Singapore National Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: N Chandra (Singapore) |
| 11 October 1982 Merlion Cup | Australia | 2–0 | Indonesia | Singapore |
| Mitchell 73', 77' | Stadium: Singapore National Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Lee Kok Leong (Singapore) |
| 14 October 1982 Merlion Cup | Australia | 5–0 |  Malaysia | Singapore. |
| Katholos 19', 37' Kosmina 56'O'Connor 64' Cole 77' | Stadium: Singapore National Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Lee Kok Leong (Singapore) |
| 17 October 1982 Merlion Cup | Australia | 3–2 |  South Korea | Singapore |
| O'Connor 17' Mitchell 34'Christopoulos 61' | Oh Suk Jae 59' Park Chang Seun 83' | Stadium: Singapore National Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: N Chandra (Singapore) |
1983[edit]
| 27 February 1983 Trans-Tasman Cup | Australia | 0–2 | New Zealand | Melbourne, Australia |
| Cole 66' Adam 73' | Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Jack Johnston (Australia) |
| 22 February 1983 Trans-Tasman Cup | Australia | 1–2 | New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Kosmina 36' | Cresswell 47' Ratcliffe 69' (o.g.) | Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: William Munro (New Zealand) |
| 12 June 1983 | Australia | 0–0 | England | Sydney, Australia |
| Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia) |
| 15 June 1983 | Australia | 0–1 | England | Brisbane, Australia |
| Walsh 36' | Stadium: Lang Park Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Peter Rampley (Australia) |
| 19 June 1983 | Australia | 1–1 | England | Melbourne, Australia |
| Neal 27' (o.g.) | Francis 25' | Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Jack Johnston (Australia) |
| 4 December 1983 Merlion Cup | Australia | 1–2 |  China | Singapore |
| Kosmina ?' | ?' ?' | Stadium: Singapore National Stadium |
| 10 December 1983 Merlion Cup | Australia | 2–0 | Thailand | Singapore |
| Murphy ?' Kosmina ?' | Stadium: Singapore National Stadium |
| 15 December 1983 Merlion Cup | Australia | 3–1 | South Korea | Singapore |
| Kosmina 17' O'Connor 58' Cant 74' | Lee Hyun-Chul 37' | Stadium: Singapore National Stadium |
| 18 December 1983 Merlion Cup | Australia | 4–2 |  Singapore | Singapore |
| Watson ?' Kosmina ?'Campbell ?'O'Connor ?' | ?' ?' | Stadium: Singapore National Stadium |
1984[edit]
1985[edit]
| 21 September 1985 World Cup qualifier | New Zealand | 0–0 | Australia | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Report | Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 14,826 Referee: Keith Hackett (England) |
| 27 September 1985 Friendly | Australia | 3–0 | China | Brisbane, Australia |
| Kosmina 9' Crino 14'Watson 63' | Report | Stadium: Lang Park Attendance: 4,823 Referee: Bill Monteverde (Australia) |
| 5 October 1985 World Cup qualifier | Israel | 1–2 | Australia | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Armeli 65' | Report | Mitchell 46' Kosmina 49' | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy) |
| 20 October 1985 World Cup qualifier | Australia | 1–1 | Israel | Melbourne, Australia |
| Ratcliffe 46' | Report | Cohen 46' | Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 27,000 Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal) |
| 23 October 1985 World Cup qualifier | Australia | 7–0 | Taiwan | Adelaide, Australia |
| Dunn 2', 89' (pen.) Chiang 13' (o.g.)Mitchell 57', 59', 87' | Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: John Cameron (New Zealand) |
| 27 October 1985 World Cup qualifier | Australia | 8–0 | Taiwan | Sydney, Australia |
| Odžakov 41', 56', 69' Crino 52'Kosmina 65' (pen.), 72', 88'Gray 89' | Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,694 Referee: Bill Munro (New Zealand) |
| 3 November 1985 World Cup qualifier | Australia | 2–0 | New Zealand | Sydney, Australia |
| Kosmina 12' Mitchell 48' | Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 21,910 Referee: Gerard Guerds (Netherlands) |
| 20 November 1985 World Cup qualifier |  Scotland | 2–0 | Australia | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Cooper 53' McAvennie 59' | Report | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia) |
| 4 December 1985 World Cup qualifier | Australia | 0–0 (0–2 on aggregate) | Scotland | Melbourne, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 29,500 Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil) |
1986[edit]
| 3 August 1986 | Australia | 1–1 | Czechoslovakia | Melbourne, Australia |
| Arnold 90' | Novak 24' | Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia) |
| 6 August 1986 | Australia | 0–1 | Czechoslovakia | Adelaide, Australia |
| Griga 50' | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Don Campbell (Australia) |
| 10 August 1986 | Australia | 0–3 | Czechoslovakia | Sydney, Australia |
| Kula 23' Kubík 53' (pen.), 85' | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 10,150 Referee: Richard Lorenc (Australia) |
| 25 October 1986 Trans-Tasman Cup | Australia | 1–1 | New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Arnold 55' | Deeley 60' Turner  ?'  75' | Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 3,156 Referee: Garry Fleet (New Zealand) |
| 2 November 1986 Trans-Tasman Cup | Australia | 2–1 | New Zealand | Sydney, Australia |
| Arnold 29' Zinni 74' | Deeley 85' | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Gary Power (Australia) |
1987[edit]
| 9 June 1987 1987 President's Cup Football Tournament | Australia | 1–0 |  Morocco | Gangneung, South Korea |
| Farina 7' | Stadium: Gangneung Stadium |
| 19 June 1987 1987 President's Cup Football Tournament | Australia | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |  Egypt | Seoul, South Korea |
| Stadium: Olympic Stadium |
| 21 June 1987 1987 President's Cup Football Tournament | Australia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |  South Korea | Seoul, South Korea |
| Arnold 83' | Kim Pan-Keun 72' | Stadium: Olympic Stadium |
| 2 September 1987 Trans-Tasman Cup | Australia | 1–1 | New Zealand | Melbourne, Australia |
| Zinni 68' | Ironside 82' | Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia) |
| 9 September 1987 Trans-Tasman Cup | Australia | 0–1 | New Zealand | Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| de Jong 18' | Stadium: Hutt Recreation Ground Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Garry Fleet (New Zealand) |
1988[edit]
| 26 February 1988 Olympic qualifier | Australia | 3–0 | Taiwan | Canberra, Australia |
| Arnold ?', ?' Farina ?' | Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium |
| 6 March 1988 Olympic qualifier | Australia | 2–0 | Israel | Melbourne, Australia |
| Yankos 70' (pen.) Farina 91' | Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 9,518 Referee: Hernan Silva Arci (Chile) |
| 9 March 1988 Olympic qualifier | Australia | 3–2 | Taiwan | Adelaide, Australia |
| Tobin ?' Crino ?'Patikas ?' | Report | ?' ?' | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium |
| 13 March 1988 Olympic qualifier | Australia | 3–1 | New Zealand | Sydney, Australia |
| Patikas ?' Farina ?' Crino ?' | Report | McGarry ?' | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Referee: Hernan Silva (Chile) |
| 20 March 1988 Olympic qualifier | Australia | 0–0 | Israel | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Report | Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Stadium Referee: Georges Sandoz (Switzerland) |
| 23 March 1988 Olympic qualifier | Australia | 1–1 | New Zealand | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Farina ?' | Report | McGarry ?' | Stadium: Athletic Park Referee: Georges Sandoz (Switzerland) |
| 27 March 1988 Olympic qualifier | Australia | 3–0 | Taiwan | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Arnold ?' Farina ?'Wade ?' | Report | Stadium: Eden Park |
| 7 July 1988 | Australia | 0–1 |  Brazil | Melbourne, Australia |
| Report | Romário 31' | Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 11,214 Referee: Richard Lorenc (Australia) |
| 9 July 1988 | Australia | 3–0 |  Saudi Arabia | Sydney, Australia |
| Ollerenshaw 6' Farina 40', 82' | Report | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 11,214 Referee: Bill Monteverde (Australia) |
| 14 July 1988 | Australia | 4–1 |  Argentina | Sydney, Australia |
| Wade 4' Yankos 43', 68' (pen.)Bozinoski 80' | Report | Ruggeri 31' | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 18,985 Referee: Gary Power (Australia) |
| 17 July 1988 | Australia | 0–2 | Brazil | Sydney, Australia |
| Report | Romário 56' Müller 67' | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 28,161 Referee: Donald Campbell (Australia) |
| 20 September 1988 Olympic Games | Australia | 0–3 | Brazil | Seoul, Korea |
| Report[dead link] | Romário 20', 57', 61' | Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Tritschler (West Germany) |
| 22 September 1988 Olympic Games | Australia | 1–0 |  Nigeria | Seoul, Korea |
| Kosmina 76' | Report[dead link] | Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Listkiewicz (Poland) |
| 12 October 1988 Trans-Tasman Cup | Australia | 2–1 | New Zealand | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Crino 60' Ollerenshaw 74' | Report | Ironside 77' | Stadium: Caledonian Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Lennox Sharp (New Zealand) |
| 16 October 1988 Trans-Tasman Cup | Australia | 2–0 | New Zealand | Bendigo, Australia |
| Lund 49' (o.g.) Spink 68' | Report | Stadium: Queen Elizabeth Oval Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia) |
| 20 November 1988 World Cup qualifier | Australia | 0–1 | Fiji | Nadi, Fiji |
| Report | Madigi 66' | Stadium: Prince Charles Park Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Gary Fleet (New Zealand) |
| 3 December 1988 World Cup qualifier | Australia | 5–1 | Fiji | Newcastle, Australia |
| Yankos 9', 69' (pen.) Spink 25'Arnold 84'Trimboli 87' | Report | Dalai 89' | Stadium: Macquarie Field Attendance: 5,220 Referee: Kenneth Wallace (New Zealand) |
1989[edit]
| 12 March 1989 World Cup qualifier | Australia | 4–1 | New Zealand | Sydney, Australia |
| Crino 16' Arnold 42', 56'Yankos 78' (pen.) | Dunford 70' | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 13,621 Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan) |
| 19 March 1989 World Cup qualifier | Australia | 1–1 | Israel | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Yankos 72' | Ohana 76' (pen.) | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Manfred Neumer (West Germany) |
| 2 April 1989 World Cup qualifier | Australia | 0–2 | New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Dunford 19' Wright 80' | Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 3,340 Referee: Bin Singah (Singapore) |
| 16 April 1989 World Cup qualifier | Australia | 1–1 | Israel | Sydney, Australia |
| Trimboli 88' | Ohana 40' | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 40,320 Referee: Carlo Longhi (Italy) |
1990s[edit]
1990[edit]
| 25 August 1990 Indonesian Independence Cup Final | Indonesia | 0–3 | Australia | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Report | 55', 76' Wade 63' Zinni | Stadium: Senayan Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee:  N Yasunori |
| 6 September 1990 | South Korea | 1–0 | Australia | Seoul, South Korea |
| Byung-Joo 17' | Report= | Stadium: Tongdaemun Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Kil Ki-Chul |
| 9 September 1990 | South Korea | 1–0 | Australia | Busan, South Korea |
| Jung-Won 70' | Report | Stadium: Kudok Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Choi Kil-Soo |
1991[edit]
| 30 January 1991 | Australia | 0–1 | Czechoslovakia | Melbourne, Australia |
| Report | 44' Kristofik | Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 6,854 Referee: Christopher Bambridge |
| 6 February 1991 | Australia | 0–2 | Czechoslovakia | Sydney, Australia |
| Report | 59' Kula 87' Grussmann | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 8,221 Referee: John McConnell |
| 12 May 1991 Trans-Tasman Cup | New Zealand | 0–1 | Australia | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Report | 44' Milosevic | Stadium: QEII Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Gary Fleet |