2016 Australia national soccer team season

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Chairman	Steven Lowy
Manager	Ange Postecoglou
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Summary

This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2016. Australia started the year by progressing to the next stage of World Cup qualification after winning the final two qualification matches.

Record

Type	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
Friendly	1	0	0	1	1	2
World Cup & Asian Cup qualifiers	2	2	0	0	12	1
Total	3	2	0	1	13	3

Match results

Friendlies

England v Australia

27 May 2016	England	2 – 1	Australia	Sunderland, England
20:00 BST	Rashford  3' Rooney  55'	Report	Dier  75' o.g.	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 46,595 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Australia v Greece

4 June 2016	Australia	v	Greece	Sydney, Australia
20:00 AEST		Source		Stadium: ANZ Stadium

Australia v Greece

7 June 2016	Australia	v	Greece	Melbourne, Australia
20:00 AEST		Source		Stadium: Etihad Stadium

Joint World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers

Australia v Tajikistan

24 March 2016 Group B	Australia	7 – 0	Tajikistan	Adelaide, Australia
19:30 ACDT (UTC+10:30)	Luongo  2' Jedinak  13' (pen.) Milligan  57' (pen.) Burns  67', 87' Rogic  70', 72'	Report Report (AFC)		Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 35,439 Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

Australia v Jordan

29 March 2016 Group B	Australia	5 – 1	Jordan	Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11	Cahill  24', 44' Mooy  39' Rogic  53' Luongo  69'	Report Report (AFC)	Deeb  90'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 24,975 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

World Cup qualifiers – Third Round

Australia v Iraq

1 September 2016 Group B	Australia	v	Iraq	Australia

United Arab Emirates v Australia

6 September 2016 Group B	United Arab Emirates	v	Australia	United Arab Emirates

Saudi Arabia v Australia

6 October 2016 Group B	Saudi Arabia	v	Australia	Saudi Arabia

Australia v Japan

11 October 2016 Group B	Australia	v	Japan	Australia

Thailand v Australia

15 November 2016 Group B	Thailand	v	Australia	Thailand

Player statistics

Correct as of 27 May 2016 (v. England).
Numbers are listed by player's number in WC&AFC Qualification or last friendly played

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Friendlies		World Cup Qualifiers
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Mathew Ryan	3	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
12	GK		Mitchell Langerak	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	GK		Mark Birighitti	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	GK		Adam Federici	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		Jason Geria	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		Aziz Behich	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF		Alex Gersbach	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF		Josh Risdon	2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
8	DF		Bailey Wright	3	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
14	DF		Brad Smith	3	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
19	DF		Ryan McGowan	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
20	DF		Trent Sainsbury	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
20	DF		Miloš Degenek	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
22	DF		Alex Wilkinson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	MF		Mark Milligan	3	1	1+0	0	1+1	1
7	MF		Stefan Mauk	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF		Chris Ikonomidis	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
13	MF		Aaron Mooy	3	1	1+0	0	2+0	1
15	MF		Mile Jedinak	2	1	1+0	0	1+0	1
16	MF		Brad Inman	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF		Matt McKay	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
19	MF		Craig Goodwin	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
21	MF		Massimo Luongo	3	2	1+0	0	1+1	2
23	MF		Tom Rogic	3	3	1+0	0	1+1	3
25	MF		Jackson Irvine	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
4	FW		Tim Cahill	1	2	0+0	0	1+0	2
7	FW		Mathew Leckie	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
9	FW		Apostolos Giannou	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW		Tomi Juric	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
10	FW		Robbie Kruse	3	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
16	FW		Nathan Burns	2	2	0+0	0	1+1	2
24	FW		Jamie Maclaren	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0

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External links

• Australia: Fixtures and Results