Australia–New Zealand soccer rivalry
The Australian Socceroos and New Zealand All Whites are traditional football rivals. The rivalry is part of a wider friendly rivalry between geographical neighbours Australia and New Zealand in a range of sports including cricket, rugby league, rugby union and netball. Due to the country's similar histories, language, and cultural and sporting interests, this wider rivalry is frequently referred to in the press as analogous to a sibling rivalry.[1] The rivalry was more intense when Australia and New Zealand were both members of the OFC and regularly contested finals of the OFC Nations Cup and top two positions in OFC World Cup Qualification campaigns. It has been less frequent since Australia left the OFC to join the AFC as they now play in separate regional competitions.
Australia vs New Zealand friendly match at Craven Cottage, London, 9 June 2005 | |
Other names | Socceroos vs. All Whites Australasia derby |
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Locale | Oceania |
Teams | |
First meeting | New Zealand 3–1 Australia Friendly (17 June 1922) |
Latest meeting | Australia 3–0 New Zealand Friendly (5 June 2011) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 62 |
Most wins | |
Top scorer | |
All-time series | Australia wins: 38 New Zealand wins: 13 Draws: 11 |
Matches
# | Date | Competition | Venue | Home team | Score | Away team |
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1 | 17 June 1922 | Friendly | Carisbrook, Dunedin | New Zealand | Australia | |
2 | 24 June 1922 | Athletic Park, Wellington | New Zealand | 1–1 | Australia | |
3 | 8 July 1922 | Carlaw Park, Auckland | New Zealand | Australia | ||
4 | 9 June 1923 | The Gabba, Brisbane | Australia | New Zealand | ||
5 | 16 June 1923 | SCG, Sydney | Australia | New Zealand | ||
6 | 30 June 1923 | Newcastle Showgrounds, Newcastle | ||||
7 | 5 June 1933 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane | Australia | New Zealand | ||
8 | 17 June 1933 | SCG, Sydney | ||||
9 | 24 June 1933 | |||||
10 | 4 July 1936 | Logan Park, Dunedin | New Zealand | Australia | ||
11 | 11 July 1936 | Athletic Park, Wellington | ||||
12 | 18 July 1936 | Blandford Park, Auckland | ||||
13 | 14 August 1948 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | ||||
14 | 28 August 1948 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | ||||
15 | 4 September 1948 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | ||||
16 | 11 September 1948 | Blandford Park, Auckland | ||||
17 | 14 August 1954 | Royal Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne | Australia | New Zealand | ||
18 | 28 August 1954 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | Australia | New Zealand | ||
19 | 4 September 1954 | Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney | ||||
20 | 16 August 1958 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | New Zealand | Australia | ||
21 | 23 August 1958 | Carlaw Park, Auckland | New Zealand | 2–2 | Australia | |
22 | 5 November 1967 | 1967 Vietnam National Day Soccer Tournament | , Saigon | Australia | New Zealand | |
23 | 9 October 1972 | Friendly | Senayan Stadium, Jakarta | |||
24 | 4 March 1973 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | Newmarket Park, Auckland | New Zealand | 1–1 | Australia |
25 | 16 March 1973 | Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney | Australia | 3–3 | New Zealand | |
26 | 29 February 1976 | Friendly | Newmarket Park, Auckland | New Zealand | Australia | |
27 | 2 March 1976 | Friendly | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne | Australia | New Zealand | |
28 | 27 March 1977 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | SCG, Sydney | |||
29 | 30 March 1977 | Newmarket Park, Auckland | New Zealand | 1–1 | Australia | |
30 | 13 June 1979 | Friendly | New Zealand | Australia | ||
31 | 25 April 1981 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland | New Zealand | 3–3 | Australia |
32 | 16 May 1981 | SCG, Sydney | Australia | New Zealand | ||
33 | 22 February 1983 | 1983 Trans-Tasman Cup | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland | New Zealand | Australia | |
34 | 27 February 1983 | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne | Australia | New Zealand | ||
35 | 21 September 1985 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland | New Zealand | 0–0 | Australia |
36 | 3 November 1985 | Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney | Australia | New Zealand | ||
37 | 25 October 1986 | 1986 Trans-Tasman Cup | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland | New Zealand | 1–1 | Australia |
38 | 2 November 1986 | Parramatta Stadium, Sydney | Australia | New Zealand | ||
39 | 2 September 1987 | 1987 Trans-Tasman Cup | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne | Australia | 1–1 | New Zealand |
40 | 9 September 1987 | Hutt Recreation Ground, Lower Hutt | New Zealand | Australia | ||
41 | 13 March 1988 | 1988 Olympic Games Qualifying | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | Australia | New Zealand | |
42 | 23 March 1988 | Athletic Park, Wellington | New Zealand | 1–1 | Australia | |
43 | 12 October 1988 | 1988 Trans-Tasman Cup | Caledonian Ground, Dunedin | New Zealand | Australia | |
44 | 16 October 1988 | Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo | Australia | New Zealand | ||
45 | 12 March 1989 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | |||
46 | 2 April 1989 | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland | New Zealand | Australia | ||
47 | 12 May 1991 | 1991 Trans-Tasman Cup | Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch | New Zealand | Australia | |
48 | 15 May 1991 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | Australia | New Zealand | ||
49 | 30 May 1993 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland | New Zealand | Australia | |
50 | 6 June 1993 | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne | Australia | New Zealand | ||
51 | 10 November 1995 | 1995 Trans-Tasman Cup | Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch | New Zealand | 0–0 | Australia |
52 | 15 November 1995 | Breakers Stadium, Newcastle | Australia | New Zealand | ||
53 | 18 January 1997 | 1997 Opus Tournament | Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne | |||
54 | 28 June 1997 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | New Zealand | Australia | |
55 | 6 July 1997 | Parramatta Stadium, Sydney | Australia | New Zealand | ||
56 | 4 October 1998 | 1998 OFC Nations Cup Final | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Australia | New Zealand | |
57 | 28 June 2000 | 2000 OFC Nations Cup Final | Stade Pater, Pirae | New Zealand | Australia | |
58 | 20 June 2001 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | |||
59 | 24 June 2001 | Stadium Australia, Sydney | Australia | New Zealand | ||
60 | 14 July 2002 | 2002 OFC Nations Cup Final | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland | New Zealand | Australia | |
61 | 29 May 2004 | 2004 OFC Nations Cup | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | Australia | New Zealand | |
62 | 9 June 2005 | Friendly | Craven Cottage, London | |||
63 | 24 May 2010 | MCG, Melbourne | ||||
64 | 5 June 2011 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | ||||
Overall summary
Details | Played | Australia wins |
New Zealand wins |
Drawn | Australia goals |
New Zealand goals |
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In Australia | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 72 | 38 |
In New Zealand | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 72 | 28 |
Neutral venue | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
Overall | 64 | 40 | 13 | 11 | 155 | 70 |
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Team | Goals in AUS vs NZ games |
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1 | George Smith | 16 | |
2 | Frank Parsons | 12 | |
3 | George Campbell | 7 | |
4 | Alec Cameron | 6 | |
Billy Price | |||
Ron Hughes | |||
Graham Arnold | |||
8 | Attila Abonyi | 5 | |
9 | Ted Cook | 4 | |
Jim Kershaw | |||
Charlie Steele, Jr. | |||
Peter Ollerton |
See also
- Australia national soccer team
- New Zealand national football team
- Australia–New Zealand sporting relations
- Soccer Ashes
- Australia–New Zealand sporting rivalry
References
- "NZ and Aus Friendship Tested Archived 2015-03-18 at the Wayback Machine", 3news.co.nz