2021–22 in Australian soccer
Season of Australian soccer
The 2021–22 season was the 53rd season of national competitive association football in Australia and 139th overall.
National teams
Friendly
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2021–22.
FIFA World Cup qualification
AFC third round Group B
AFC Fourth-round play-off
Inter-Confederation play-offs
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 23 national team in 2021–22.
Olympic Games
AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's national team in 2021–22.
Olympic Games
Australia was to host one of the groups in the first round of qualification for the 2022 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup , between 14 and 22 August 2021 in Shepparton , Victoria.[ 1] [ 2] Asian Football Confederation confirmed that the competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 3]
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the Women's U-20 team in 2021–22.
Australia was to host one of the groups in the first round of qualification for the 2022 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup , between 18 and 26 September 2021 in Cessnock, New South Wales .[ 1] [ 2] Asian Football Confederation confirmed that the competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 3]
AFC competitions
AFC Champions League
Qualifiers:
Melbourne Victory were eliminated in the play-off round.
Group stage
Group G
Group H
A-League Men
Source:
A-Leagues Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Finals
National Premier Leagues
The Final Series was not held.
Cup competitions
FFA Cup
A-Leagues All Stars Game
A-League Women
Source:
A-Leagues Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Finals
Deaths
3 January 2022: Ulysses Kokkinos , 74, former South Melbourne Hellas , Fitzroy United , Hakoah Eastern Suburbs , Melbourne Juventus , West Adelaide Hellas , Western Suburbs , and Floreat Athena forward.[ 6] [ 7]
23 February 2022: Jim Milisavljevic , 70, former Footscray JUST and Carlton Serbia goalkeeper.[ 8]
14 March 2022: Colin Kitching , 88, former Bundamba , Blackstone United , St Helens United , Hellenic , and Australia forward.[ 9]
Retirements
14 September 2021: Wayne Brown , 33, former Newcastle Jets midfielder.[ 10]
19 September 2021: Christine Nairn , 30, former United States and Melbourne Victory midfielder.[ 11]
24 September 2021: Lisa De Vanna , 36, former Australia , Adelaide Sensation , Western Waves , Perth Glory , Brisbane Roar , Newcastle Jets , Melbourne Victory , Melbourne City , North Shore Mariners , Canberra United , South Melbourne , and Sydney FC forward.[ 12]
28 September 2021: Steven Taylor , 35, former Wellington Phoenix defender.[ 13]
30 September 2021: Ronald Vargas , 34, former Venezuela and Newcastle Jets forward.[ 14]
15 October 2021: Simon Cox , 34, former Ireland and Western Sydney Wanderers forward.[ 15]
23 October 2021: Adam Federici , 36, former Australia and Macarthur FC goalkeeper.[ 16]
28 October 2021: Daniel Georgievski , 33, former Macedonia , Melbourne Victory , Newcastle Jets , Western Sydney Wanderers , and Melbourne City defender.[ 17] [ 18]
12 November 2021: Joe Ledley , 34, former Wales and Newcastle Jets midfielder.[ 19]
27 January 2022: Besart Berisha , 36, former Albania , Kosovo , Brisbane Roar , Melbourne Victory , and Western United forward.[ 20]
9 March 2022: Zac Anderson , 30, former Gold Coast United , Central Coast Mariners , Sydney FC , and Olympic FC defender.[ 21]
30 April 2022: Andy Keogh , 35, former Republic of Ireland and Perth Glory forward.[ 22]
7 May 2022: Bobô , 37, former Sydney FC forward.[ 23]
20 May 2022: Louis Fenton , 29, former New Zealand and Wellington Phoenix defender.[ 24]
22 May 2022: Joseph Mills , 32, former Perth Glory defender.[ 25]
Comebacks
References
^ a b "AFC youth women's qualifiers secured for Cessnock and Shepparton" . Football Federation Australia. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020 .^ a b "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021" . AFC. 25 January 2021.^ a b "Latest update on the AFC National Team Competitions in 2021 and 2022" . Asian Football Confederation . Retrieved 5 July 2021 .^ "A big AFC change has sparked a new A-Leagues table scramble: How it works" . Australian Professional Leagues. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023 .^ "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020" . Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021 .^ Economou, Alex (3 January 2022). "Hellas football superstar Ulysses Kokkinos' odyssey comes to an end" . Neos Kosmos . Retrieved 4 January 2022 . ^ "Greek Australian soccer legend, Ulysses Kokkinos, passes away" . The Greek Herald . 3 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022 .^ "Vale Jim Milisavljevic" . Football Australia . 25 February 2022.^ "Vale Colin Kitching" . Football Australia . 14 March 2022.^ Wayne Brown [@Waynebrown2121] (14 September 2021). "It's been a long journey but I have decided to hang the boots up and retire from professional football" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )^ "Dash MF Christine Nairn announces retirement" . Houston Dynamo FC . Retrieved 17 September 2021 .^ Cain, Michael (24 September 2021). " . ESPN . ^ Rollo, Phillip (28 September 2021). "Wellington Phoenix defender Steven Taylor retires days after being named captain" . Stuff ^ Newcastle Jets [@NewcastleJetsFC] (30 September 2021). "Thank you for all you did in your time at the Club, @ronaldvargas10. We wish you all the best in retirement!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .^ Casey, Gavan (15 October 2021). "Former Ireland international striker Simon Cox retires from football" . The42 ^ Bruce, Jasper (23 October 2021). "A-League: Macarthur FC captain Adam Federici announces retirement" . The Australian ^ A-League Men [@aleaguemen] (28 October 2021). "Daniel Georgievski has announced his retirement from professional football" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .^ Comito, Matthew (29 October 2021). "Georgievski calls time on a memorable career" . A-League Men . ^ "Joe Ledley: Ex-Wales, Cardiff City, Celtic and Crystal Palace midfielder retires" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 24 November 2021 .^ "Besart Berisha ends his career as a footballer" . Kosova Press . Retrieved 28 January 2022 .^ "Anderson calls time on storied playing career" . Olympic FC . Retrieved 14 March 2022 .^ Chadwick, Justin (30 April 2022). "Sturridge shines as Glory draw with WSW" . Goulburn Post . Retrieved 2 May 2022 . ^ Kallos, Dimitri (9 May 2022). "Victory dominates Sydney FC to put all the title pressure on City" . neoskosmos.com . Retrieved 12 May 2022 . ^ Rollo, Phillip (20 May 2022). "Wellington Phoenix defender Louis Fenton announces retirement at 29" . Stuff.co.nz . Retrieved 21 May 2022 . ^ Mail, Harry (22 May 2022). "Former Oldham Athletic and Forest Green Rovers defender Joseph Mills retires aged 32" . the72.co.uk . Retrieved 6 June 2022 . ^ "Canberra United Legend Ash Sykes Returns" . Canberra United ^ Morgan, Gareth (25 November 2021). "Matildas legend De Vanna joins Glory for 2021/22 Season" . Perth Glory
External links
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Cup competitions
