2004 Australia national soccer team season

This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2004.

Australia
2004 season
ManagerFrank Farina
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Summary

2004 commenced with a trip to Venezuela for a first ever meeting with the Venezuela national football team in a friendly which finished 1–1 after an injury time equaliser to the hosts.[1] This was followed by a 1–0 friendly win in London over South Africa. Following this Australia hosted Turkey in a two-match friendly series.[2] The Turks were ranked 7th in the world at the time and won both fixtures, 3–1 in Sydney [3] and then 1–0 in Melbourne.

In late May and early June Australia hosted the final tournament of the 2004 OFC Nations Cup in Adelaide. The tournament doubled as qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Australia largely cruised through their matches[4] although a surprise 2–2 draw with Solomon Islands in the last game meant the two nations would meet again in a two-legged playoff to determine the OFC Nations champions.

These fixtures took place in October. Australia comfortably won both legs. A 5–1 win[5] in Honiara was followed with a 6–0 win[6] in Sydney to be crowned OFC Nations champions and qualify for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup.

The year ended with a 2–2 friendly draw in London to Norway.

Record

Type GP W D L GF GA
Friendly matches 5 1 2 2 5 7
OFC Nations Cup and World Cup qualifiers 7 6 1 0 32 4
Total 12 7 3 2 37 11

Match results

Friendlies

18 February Friendly Venezuela  1–1  Australia Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela
Arango 92' 18' Agostino Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Oscar Julian Ruiz (Colombia)
30 March Friendly Australia  1–0  South Africa England London, England
Bresciano 19' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,108
Referee: Mark Halsey (England)
21 May Friendly Australia  1–3  Turkey Australia Sydney, Australia
Bresciano 47' (pen.) 42' Özat
69', 75' Şükür		 Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 28,326
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
24 May Friendly Australia  0–1  Turkey Australia Melbourne, Australia
Kahveci 42' Stadium: Telstra Dome
Attendance: 28,953
Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)
16 November Friendly Australia  2–2  Norway England London, England
Cahill 44'
Skoko 58'		 40' Iversen
72' Pedersen		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 7,364
Referee: Rob Styles (England)

OFC Nations Cup & World Cup Qualifiers

29 May Group Stage Australia  1–0  New Zealand Australia Adelaide, Australia
Bresciano 40' Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 12,130
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
31 May Group Stage Australia  9–0  Tahiti Australia Adelaide, Australia
Cahill 14', 47'
Skoko 43'
Simon 44' (o.g.)
Sterjovski 51', 61', 74'
Zdrilic 85'
Chipperfield 89'		 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)
2 June Group Stage Australia  6–1  Fiji Australia Adelaide, Australia
Madaschi 6', 50'
Cahill 39', 66', 75'
Elrich 89'		 19' Gataurua Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)
4 June Group Stage Australia  3–0  Vanuatu Australia Adelaide, Australia
Aloisi 25', 85'
Emerton 81'		 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti)
6 June Group Stage Australia  2–2  Solomon Islands Australia Adelaide, Australia
Cahill 50'
Emerton 52'		 43', 75' Menapi Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)
9 October Final 1st Leg Solomon Islands  1–5  Australia Solomon Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands
Suri 60' 5', 28' Skoko
19' Milicic
43' Emerton
79' Elrich		 Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
12 October Final 2nd Leg Australia  6–0  Solomon Islands Australia Sydney, Australia
Milicic 5'
Kewell 8'
Vidmar 60'
Thompson 79'
Elrich 82'
Emerton 89'		 (Report) 60' Suri Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 19,208
Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)

Goal scorers

Player Friendlies OFC Nations Cup Total Goals
Cahill 1 6 7
Emerton - 4 4
Skoko 1 3 4
Bresciano 2 1 3
Elrich - 3 3
Sterjovski - 3 3
Aloisi - 2 2
Madaschi - 2 2
Milicic - 2 2
Agostino 1 - 1
Chipperfield - 1 1
Kewell - 1 1
Thompson - 1 1
Vidmar - 1 1
Zdrilic - 1 1

References

  1. ^ "Socceroo 2004 Matches".
  2. ^ "Australia V Turkey - Match Preview". 22 May 2004.
  3. ^ "Australia vs. Turkey - Football Match Summary - May 21, 2004 - ESPN".
  4. ^ "Australia Through to Nations Cup Play-off". 5 June 2004.
  5. ^ "Game One - Full Match Summary - 2004 OFC Nations Cup / 2006 FIFA World Cup - Stage 2 - SportsTG". Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Game Two - Full Match Summary - 2004 OFC Nations Cup / 2006 FIFA World Cup - Stage 2 - SportsTG". Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.