2018–19 in Australian soccer

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Soccer in Australia
Season2018–19
Men's soccer
A-League PremiershipPerth Glory
A-League ChampionshipSydney FC
National Premier LeaguesCampbelltown City
FFA CupAdelaide United
Women's soccer
W-League PremiershipMelbourne Victory
W-League ChampionshipSydney FC
← 2017–18 Australia 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 season was the 50th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 136th overall.

National teams[edit]

Australia men's national soccer team[edit]

Friendlies[edit]

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2018–19.

15 October 2018 Kuwait  0–4  Australia Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:30 AST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Referee: Yaqoob Said Abdullah Abdul Baki (Oman)
17 November 2018 Australia  1–1  South Korea Brisbane, Australia
18:50 AEST (UTC+10)
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 32,922
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
20 November 2018 Australia  3–0  Lebanon Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11)
Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 33,268
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
30 December 2018 Australia  5–0  Oman Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 GST (UTC+4)
Report Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

AFC Asian Cup[edit]

6 January 2019 Group stage Australia  0–1  Jordan Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
15:00 GST (UTC+4) Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 4,934
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
11 January 2019 Group stage Palestine  0–3  Australia Dubai, United Arab Emirates
15:00 GST (UTC+4) Report
Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 11,915
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
15 January 2019 Group stage Australia  3–2  Syria Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
17:30 GST (UTC+4)
Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 10,492
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

Australia men's national under-23 soccer team[edit]

Friendlies[edit]

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 23 national team in 2018–19.

17 March 2019 Malaysia  1–1  Australia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 AWT
Report
Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium

AFC U-23 Championship qualification[edit]

22 March 2019 Group H Cambodia  0–6  Australia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 ICT Report
Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 3,118
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
24 March 2019 Group H Chinese Taipei  0–6  Australia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 ICT Report
Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 424
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
26 March 2019 Group H South Korea  2–2  Australia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 ICT Report
Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 455
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

Australia men's national under-20 soccer team[edit]

Friendlies[edit]

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 20 national team in 2018–19.

16 August 2018 SBS Cup Japan  1–0  Australia Fujieda, Japan
18:30 (JST) Miyashiro 26' Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
17 August 2018 SBS Cup Paraguay  3–0  Australia Numazu, Japan
18:30 (JST)
Stadium: Ashitaka Park Stadium
19 August 2018 SBS Cup Shizuoka Prefecture U-18 0–0
(3–4 p)
 Australia Shizuoka, Japan
15:00 (JST) Stadium: Kusanagi Stadium

AFC U-19 Championship[edit]

19 October 2018 (2018-10-19) Group Stage South Korea  1–1  Australia Bekasi, Indonesia
19:00 Jeon Se-jin 52' Report Najjarine 89' Stadium: Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium
Attendance: 151
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
22 October 2018 (2018-10-22) Group Stage Australia  2–1  Vietnam Bekasi, Indonesia
16:00
Report Nam 85' Stadium: Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium
Attendance: 44
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
25 October 2018 (2018-10-25) Group Stage Australia  1–1  Jordan Cibinong, Indonesia
19:00 Puflett 10' Report Al-Zebdieh 76' Stadium: Pakansari Stadium
Attendance: 42
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
29 October 2018 (2018-10-29) Quarter-finals Saudi Arabia  3–1  Australia Bekasi, Indonesia
19:30 Report Atkinson 42' Stadium: Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium
Attendance: 110
Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)

Australia men's national under-17 soccer team[edit]

Friendlies[edit]

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 17 national team in 2018–19.

15 September 2018 Australia  5–1  Oman Nilai, Malaysia
Report Rabeea 32' Stadium: USIM Stadium
4 March 2019 2019 UEFA ASSIST Tournament Turkey  4–1  Australia Manavgat, Turkey
11:30 (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex
Referee: Emre Kargın (Turkey)
6 March 2019 2019 UEFA ASSIST Tournament Australia  2–3  Tanzania Antalya, Turkey
Report (DFS)
Report (AllAfrica)
8 March 2019 2019 UEFA ASSIST Tournament Australia  2–2  Guinea Antalya, Turkey
Report
  • 70'
  • 80'

AFC U-16 Championship[edit]

25 September 2018 Group Stage Australia  2–1  Iraq Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
16:00 (UTC+8)
Report Qasim 81' (pen.) Stadium: UM Arena Stadium
Attendance: 187
Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)
28 September 2018 Group Stage Australia  4–0  Afghanistan Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
16:00 (UTC+8)
Report Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium
Attendance: 115
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
1 October 2018 Quarter-finals Indonesia  2–3  Australia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
16:30 (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium
Attendance: 13,743
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
4 October 2018 Semi-finals Japan  3–1  Australia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
16:30 (UTC+8)
Report Botic 8' (pen.) Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium
Attendance: 224
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

Australia women's national soccer team[edit]

Friendlies[edit]

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2018–19.

5 October 2018 France  2–0  Australia Saint-Étienne, France
21:00 CEST Le Sommer 56', 90' Report Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 10,815
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
9 October 2018 England  1–1  Australia London, England
19:00 BST Kirby 21' Report Polkinghorne 84' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Referee: Florence Guillemin (France)
10 November 2018 Seven Consulting International Series Australia  2–3  Chile Sydney, Australia
15:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Penrith Stadium
Attendance: 15,185
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
13 November 2018 Seven Consulting International Series Australia  5–0  Chile Newcastle, Australia
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 12,649
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
4 April 2019 United States  5–3  Australia Commerce City, United States
19:00 (MDT)
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,264
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)
3 June 2019 Netherlands  3–1  Australia Netherlands
CEST Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Tournament of Nations[edit]

26 July 2018 Brazil  1–3  Australia Kansas City, United States
15:15 (CDT)
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 10,307
Referee: Christina Unkel (United States)
29 July 2018 United States  1–1  Australia East Hartford, United States
19:00 (EDT)
Report
Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium
Attendance: 21,570
Referee: Miriam León (El Salvador)
2 August 2018 Australia  2–0  Japan Bridgeview, United States
16:45 (CDT)
Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 11,922
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)

Cup of Nations[edit]

28 February 2019 Australia  2–0  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEDT
Report
Summary
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 6,805
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
3 March 2019 Australia  4–1  South Korea Brisbane, Australia
18:00 AEST
Report
Summary
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,520
6 March 2019 Australia  3–0  Argentina Melbourne, Australia
18:00 AEDT
Report
Summary
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,834
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)

FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

9 June 2019 Group Stage Australia  1–2  Italy Valenciennes, France
13:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 15,380
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
13 June 2019 Group Stage Australia  3–2  Brazil Montpellier, France
18:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 17,032
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
18 June 2019 Group Stage Jamaica  1–4  Australia Grenoble, France
21:00 CEST
Report
  • Kerr 11', 42', 69', 83'
Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 17,402
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
22 June 2019 Round of 16 Norway  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)
 Australia Nice, France
21:00 CEST Report Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 12,229
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
Penalties

Australia women's national under-20 soccer team[edit]

AFF Women's Championship[edit]

30 June 2018 Group stage Malaysia  0–7  Australia Palembang, Indonesia
16:00 WIB Report
Stadium: Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam)
4 July 2018 Group stage Australia  9–0  East Timor Palembang, Indonesia
19:00 WIB
Report Stadium: Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam)
6 July 2018 Group stage Australia  12–0  Cambodia Palembang, Indonesia
16:00 WIB
Report Stadium: Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)
8 July 2018 Group stage Thailand  4–2  Australia Palembang, Indonesia
19:00 WIB
Report
Stadium: Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Bui Thi Thu Trang (Vietnam)
11 July 2018 Semi-final Vietnam  2–4  Australia Palembang, Indonesia
16:00 WIB
Report
Stadium: Jakabaring Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Abirami Apbai Naidu (Singapore)
13 July 2018 Final Thailand  3–2  Australia Palembang, Indonesia
19:00 WIB Report
Stadium: Jakabaring Stadium

2019 AFC Women's Championship qualification[edit]

24 October 2018 (2018-10-24) Round 1 Australia  18–0  Mongolia Jounieh, Lebanon
11:30 EEST
Report Stadium: Jounieh Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 40
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)
26 October 2018 (2018-10-26) Round 1 Lebanon  0–2  Australia Jounieh, Lebanon
15:30 EEST Report Stadium: Jounieh Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 215
Referee: Anna Sidorova (Uzbekistan)
28 October 2018 (2018-10-28) Round 1 Australia  3–0  Hong Kong Jounieh, Lebanon
11:30 EET
Report Stadium: Jounieh Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 31
Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)
26 April 2019 (2019-04-26) Round 2 Australia  11–1    Nepal Mandalay, Myanmar
15:00 MST
Report
Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium
Attendance: 153
Referee: Mi Siyu (China)
28 April 2019 (2019-04-28) Round 2 Myanmar  1–3  Australia Mandalay, Myanmar
18:00 MST Report
Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium
Attendance: 3,275
Referee: Saltanat Noroozi (Iran)
30 April 2019 (2019-04-30) Round 2 Australia  4–1  Uzbekistan Mandalay, Myanmar
15:00 MST Report Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium
Referee: Chang Xinxin (China)

Australia women's national under-17 soccer team[edit]

Friendlies[edit]

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under 17 national team in 2018–19.

15 February 2019 Australia  4–0  Myanmar Brisbane, Australia
18:00 (AEST) Report Stadium: Lions Stadium
17 February 2019 Australia  2–1  Myanmar Gold Coast, Australia
18:30 (AEST)
Report
  • 53'
Stadium: Gold Coast Knights Stadium

AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification[edit]

17 September 2018 Round 1 Palestine  0–11  Australia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
13:00 (KGT) Report
Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)
19 September 2018 Round 1 Australia  11–0  Indonesia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
13:00 (KGT)
Report Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 75
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
21 September 2018 Round 1 Kyrgyzstan  0–10  Australia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
17:00 (KGT) Report
Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)
23 September 2018 Round 1 Australia  7–0  Chinese Taipei Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
13:00 (KGT)
Report Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 70
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
3 March 2019 Round 2 Australia  3–0  Iran Vientiane, Laos
15:00 (ICT)
Report Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 120
Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)
5 March 2019 Round 2 Vietnam  0–1  Australia Vientiane, Laos
15:00 (ICT) Report
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
7 March 2019 Round 2 Laos  0–3  Australia Vientiane, Laos
18:30 (ICT) Report
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 1,025
Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)

AFC competitions[