Australia national soccer team results (1980–89)

The following details the Australia national soccer team results in competitive and non-competitive (friendly) matches. Games are listed in chronological order, grouped by decade and year, from 1980 to 1989. The matches at the 1980 OFC Nations Cup are not counted as full internationals apart from the match against Papua New Guinea as they were the only team recognised as a FIFA member.[1]

Match Results

1980

27 January 1980	Australia	0–4	Czechoslovakia	Canberra, Australia
			Jurkemik 24' Vízek 34' Nehoda 62' Kozák 67'	Stadium: Canberra Stadium Attendance: 15,283 Referee: C Bambridge (Australia)

3 February 1980	Australia	0–5	Czechoslovakia	Sydney, Australia
			Masný 46' Gajdůšek 55' Masný 63' Kroupa 81' Kozák 88'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 14,368 Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)

9 February 1980	Australia	2–2	Czechoslovakia	Melbourne, Australia
	Prskalo 9' (pen.) Krncevic 55'		Dobiaš 11' (pen.) Nehoda 23'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Barry Harwood (Australia)

26 February 1980 1980 OFC Nations Cup	Australia	11–2	Papua New Guinea	Nouméa, New Caledonia.
	Moulis ?' Bertogna ?' V. Bozanic ?' I. Hunter ?', ?', ?' Krncevic ?' Sharne ?', ?', ?', ?'		Mouagi ?' Torea ?'	Stadium: Nouméa Stadium

31 May 1980	Australia	1–2	England	Sydney, Australia
	G. Cole 88' (pen.)		Hoddle 10' Mariner 25'	Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)

12 June 1980	Australia	1–2	Northern Ireland	Sydney, Australia
	Sharne 85'		Nicholl 11' O'Neill 53'	Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 12,000 Referee: P Rampley (Australia)

15 June 1980	Australia	1–1	Northern Ireland	Melbourne, Australia
	Sharne 18'		O'Neill 82'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: S Mellings (Australia)

18 June 1980	Australia	1–2	Northern Ireland	Adelaide, Australia
	Sharne ?'		Brotherston 67' McCurdey 77'

24 August 1980	Australia	2–2	Mexico	Sydney, Australia
	Boden 57' (pen.) Yzendoorn 73'		Castro 39' González 84'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 7,500 Referee: C Bambridge (Australia)

26 August 1980	Australia	1–1	Mexico	Melbourne, Australia
	G. Cole 58'		Castro 67'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Referee: C Bambridge (Australia)

11 November 1980	Australia	3–3	Greece	Athens, Greece.
	G. Cole 24' Barnes 84' Selemidis 88'		Damanakis 25' Domazos 67' Dalikaris 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium Attendance: 11,300 Referee: Vasilis Vourakis (Greece)

2 December 1980	Australia	1–0	Israel	Beersheba, Israel.
	G. Cole 28' (pen.)			Stadium: Vasermil Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Zvi Sharir (Israel)

5 December 1980	Australia	0–1	Hong Kong	Hong Kong.
			Lau Wing Yip 85'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 9,548

7 December 1980	Australia	1–1	Indonesia	Jakarta, Indonesia.
	Henderson 13'		Effendi 5'	Stadium: Senayan Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Kossain Katradiredja (Indonesia)

1981

25 April 1981 World Cup qualifier	Australia	3–3	New Zealand	Auckland, New Zealand
	Krncevic 15', 42' Boden 31'		Grant Turner 25' Steve Wooddin 34' Steve Sumner 80'	Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)

16 May 1981 World Cup qualifier	Australia	0–2	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
			Steve Wooddin 29' Grant Turner 81'	Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 12,000 Referee: George Courtney (England)

20 May 1981 World Cup qualifier	Australia	2–0	Indonesia	Melbourne, Australia
	Kosmina 29' Davidson 33'			Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: V Garcia Olivera (Portugal)

10 June 1981 World Cup qualifier	Australia	3–2	Taiwan	Adelaide, Australia
	Henderson 18"' Kosmina 56' Byrne 68' (pen.)		Deng-Sheng Duh ?'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Vijit Getkaen (Thailand)

26 July 1981 World Cup qualifier	Australia	4–1	Fiji	Suva, Fiji
	Cole 4', 31' Barnes 10' Sharne 28'		Vuilanassa 83'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 11,000

14 August 1981 World Cup qualifier	Australia	10–0	Fiji	Melbourne, Australia
	Mitchell 28', 43', 80' Cole 37', 43', 54', 63', 70', 71', 76'			Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: A.Nobnom (Thailand)

30 August 1981 World Cup qualifier	Australia	0–1	Indonesia	Surabaya, Indonesia
			Risdianto 88'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: R Reyes (Philippines)

6 September 1981 World Cup qualifier	Australia	0–0	Taiwan	Taipei, Taiwan
				Attendance: 7,000 Referee: T Gurkan (Philippines)

1982

6 October 1982 Merlion Cup	Australia	4–0	Thailand	Singapore
	O'Connor ?' Kosmina 46', 79' Cole 71'			Stadium: Singapore National Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: N Chandra (Singapore)

11 October 1982 Merlion Cup	Australia	2–0	Indonesia	Singapore.
	Mitchell 73', 77'			Stadium: Singapore National Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Lee Kok Leong (Singapore)

14 October 1982 Merlion Cup	Australia	5–0	Malaysia	Singapore.
	Katholos 19', 37' Kosmina 56' O'Connor 64' Cole 77'			Stadium: Singapore National Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Lee Kok Leong (Singapore)

17 October 1982 Merlion Cup	Australia	3–2	South Korea	Singapore.
	O'Connor 17' Mitchell 34' Christopoulos 61'		Oh Suk Jae 59' Park Chang Seun 83'	Stadium: Singapore National Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: N Chandra (Singapore)

1983

27 February 1983 Trans-Tasman Cup	Australia	0–2	New Zealand	Melbourne, Australia
			Cole 66' Adam 73'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Jack Johnston (Australia)

22 February 1983 Trans-Tasman Cup	Australia	1–2	New Zealand	Auckland, New Zealand
	Kosmina 36'		Cresswell 47' Ratcliffe 69' (o.g.)	Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: William Munro (New Zealand)

12 June 1983	Australia	0–0	England	Sydney, Australia
				Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)

15 June 1983	Australia	0–1	England	Brisbane, Australia
			Walsh 36'	Stadium: Lang Park Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Peter Rampley (Australia)

19 June 1983	Australia	1–1	England	Melbourne, Australia
	Neal 27' (o.g.)		Francis 25'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Jack Johnston (Australia)

4 December 1983 Merlion Cup	Australia	1–2	China PR	Singapore.
	Kosmina ?'		?' ?'	Stadium: Singapore National Stadium

10 December 1983 Merlion Cup	Australia	2–0	Thailand	Singapore.
	Murphy ?' Kosmina ?'			Stadium: Singapore National Stadium

15 December 1983 Merlion Cup	Australia	3–1	South Korea	Singapore.
	Kosmina 17' O'Connor 58' Cant 74'		Lee Hyun-Chul 37'	Stadium: Singapore National Stadium

18 December 1983 Merlion Cup	Australia	4–2	Singapore	Singapore.
	Watson ?' Kosmina ?' Campbell ?' O'Connor ?'		?' ?'	Stadium: Singapore National Stadium

1984

3 November 1984	Australia	2–3	China PR	Beijing, China.
	Kosmina ?', ?'		?' ?' ?'

1985

21 September 1985 World Cup qualifier	New Zealand	0–0	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
		Report		Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 14,826 Referee: Keith Hackett (England)

27 September 1985 Friendly	Australia	3–0	China PR	Brisbane, Australia
	Kosmina 9' Crino 14' Watson 63'	Report		Stadium: Lang Park Attendance: 4,823 Referee: Bill Monteverde (Australia)

5 October 1985 World Cup qualifier	Israel	1–2	Australia	Ramat Gan, Israel
	Armeli 65'	Report	Mitchell 46' Kosmina 49'	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

20 October 1985 World Cup qualifier	Australia	1–1	Israel	Melbourne, Australia
	Ratcliffe 46'	Report	Cohen 46'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 27,000 Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)

23 October 1985 World Cup qualifier	Australia	7–0	Taiwan	Adelaide, Australia
	Dunn 2', 89' (pen.) Chiang 13' (o.g.) Mitchell 57', 59', 87'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: John Cameron (New Zealand)

27 October 1985 World Cup qualifier	Australia	8–0	Taiwan	Sydney, Australia
	Odžakov 41', 56', 69' Crino 52' Kosmina 65' (pen.), 72', 88' Gray 89'	Report		Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,694 Referee: Bill Munro (New Zealand)

3 November 1985 World Cup qualifier	Australia	2–0	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
	Kosmina 12' Mitchell 48'	Report		Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 21,910 Referee: Gerard Guerds (Netherlands)

20 November 1985 World Cup qualifier	Scotland	2–0	Australia	Glasgow, Scotland
	Cooper 53' McAvennie 59'	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia)

4 December 1985 World Cup qualifier	Australia	0–0	Scotland	Melbourne, Australia
		Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 29,500 Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)

1986

3 August 1986	Australia	1–1	Czechoslovakia	Melbourne, Australia
	Arnold 90'		Novak 24'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Chirs Bambridge (Australia)

6 August 1986	Australia	0–1	Czechoslovakia	Adelaide, Australia
			Griga 50'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Don Campbell (Australia)

10 August 1986	Australia	0–3	Czechoslovakia	Sydney, Australia
			Kula 23' Kubík 53' (pen.), 85'	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 10,150 Referee: Richard Lorenc (Australia)

25 October 1986 Trans-Tasman Cup	Australia	1–1	New Zealand	Auckland, New Zealand.
	Arnold 55'		Deeley 60' Turner ?' 75'	Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 3,156 Referee: Garry Fleet (New Zealand)

2 November 1986 Trans-Tasman Cup	Australia	2–1	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
	Arnold 29' Zinni 74'		Deeley 85'	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Gary Power (Australia)

23 November 1986	Australia	2–0	China PR	Canton, China.
	Kalantzis ?' Arnold ?'			Stadium: Canton Stadium

1987

9 June 1987 1987 President's Cup Football Tournament	Australia	1–0	Morocco	Gangneung, South Korea.
	Farina 7'			Stadium: Gangneung Stadium

19 June 1987 1987 President's Cup Football Tournament	Australia	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Egypt	Seoul, South Korea.
				Stadium: Olympic Stadium

21 June 1987 1987 President's Cup Football Tournament	Australia	1–1 (a.e.t.)	South Korea	Seoul, South Korea.
	Arnold 83'		Kim Pan-Keun 72'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium

2 September 1987 Trans-Tasman Cup	Australia	1–1	New Zealand	Melbourne, Australia
	Zinni 68'		Ironside 82'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)

9 September 1987 Trans-Tasman Cup	Australia	0–1	New Zealand	Hutt Recreation Ground, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
			de Jong 18'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Garry Fleet (New Zealand)

15 November 1987 Olympic qualifier	Australia	3–0	Taiwan	Taipei, Taiwan.
	Arnold ?', ?' Farina ?'

1988

26 February 1988 Olympic qualifier	Australia	3–0	Taiwan	Canberra, Australia
	Arnold ?', ?' Farina ?'	Report		Stadium: Bruce Stadium

6 March 1988 Olympic qualifier	Australia	2–0	Israel	Melbourne, Australia
	Yankos 70' (pen.) Farina 91'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 9,518 Referee: Hernan Silva Arci (Chile)

9 March 1988 Olympic qualifier	Australia	3–2	Taiwan	Adelaide, Australia
	Tobin ?' Crino ?' Patikas ?'	Report	?' ?'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium

13 March 1988 Olympic qualifier	Australia	3–1	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
	Patikas ?' Farina ?' Crino ?'	Report	McGarry ?'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Referee: Hernan Silva (Chile)

20 March 1988 Olympic qualifier	Australia	0–0	Israel	Christchurch, New Zealand
		Report		Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Stadium Referee: Georges Sandoz (Switzerland)

23 March 1988 Olympic qualifier	Australia	1–1	New Zealand	Wellington, New Zealand
	Farina ?'	Report	McGarry ?'	Stadium: Athletic Park Referee: Georges Sandoz (Switzerland)

27 March 1988 Olympic qualifier	Australia	3–0	Taiwan	Auckland, New Zealand
	Arnold ?' Farina ?' Wade ?'	Report		Stadium: Eden Park

7 July 1988	Australia	0–1	Brazil	Melbourne, Australia
		Report	Romário 31'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 11,214 Referee: Richard Lorenc (Australia)

9 July 1988	Australia	3–0	Saudi Arabia	Sydney, Australia
	Ollerenshaw 6' Farina 40', 82'	Report		Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 11,214 Referee: Bill Monteverde (Australia)

14 July 1988	Australia	4–1	Argentina	Sydney, Australia
	Wade 4' Yankos 43', 68' (pen.) Bozinoski 80'	Report	Ruggeri 31'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 18,985 Referee: Gary Power (Australia)

17 July 1988	Australia	0–2	Brazil	Sydney, Australia
		Report	Romário 56' Müller 67'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 28,161 Referee: Donald Campbell (Australia)

20 September 1988 Olympic Games	Australia	0–3	Brazil	Seoul, Korea
		Report	Romário 20', 57', 61'	Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Tritschler (West Germany)

22 September 1988 Olympic Games	Australia	1–0	Nigeria	Seoul, Korea
	Kosmina 76'	Report		Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Listkiewicz (Poland)

12 October 1988 Trans-Tasman Cup	Australia	2–1	New Zealand	Dunedin, New Zealand
	Crino 60' Ollerenshaw 74'	Report	Ironside 77'	Stadium: Caledonian Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Lennox Sharp (New Zealand)

16 October 1988 Trans-Tasman Cup	Australia	2–0	New Zealand	Bendigo, Australia
	Lund 49' (o.g.) Spink 68'	Report		Stadium: Queen Elizabeth Oval Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)

20 November 1988 World Cup qualifier	Australia	0–1	Fiji	Nadi, Fiji
		Report	Madigi 66'	Stadium: Prince Charles Park Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Gary Fleet (New Zealand)

3 December 1988 World Cup qualifier	Australia	5–1	Fiji	Speers Point, Australia
	Yankos 9', 69' (pen.) Spink 25' Arnold 84' Trimboli 87'	Report	Dalai 89'	Stadium: Macquarie Field Attendance: 5,220 Referee: Kenneth Wallace (New Zealand)

1989

12 March 1989 World Cup qualifier	Australia	4–1	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
	Crino 16' Arnold 42', 56' Yankos 78' (pen.)		Dunford 70'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 13,621 Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

19 March 1989 World Cup qualifier	Australia	1–1	Israel	Ramat Gan, Israel.
	Yankos 72'		Ohana 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Manfred Neumer (West Germany)

2 April 1989 World Cup qualifier	Australia	0–2	New Zealand	Auckland, New Zealand
			Dunford 19' Wright 80'	Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 3,340 Referee: Bin Singah (Singapore)

16 April 1989 World Cup qualifier	Australia	1–1	Israel	Sydney, Australia
	Trimboli 88'		Ohana 40'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 40,320 Referee: Carlo Longhi (Italy)

References

"Socceroo 1980 Matches". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

External links

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