Australia men's national soccer team results (1980–1999)

The following details the Australia men's national soccer team results in competitive and also non-competitive (friendly) matches. Games are listed in chronological order, grouped by decade and year, from 1980 to 1999. 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]

1980s

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1980

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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: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 11,300
Referee: Vasilis Vourakis (Greece)
2 December 1980  Australia 1–0  Israel Be'er Sheva, 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

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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

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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

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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 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 ?'
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Stadium: Singapore National Stadium

1984

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

1985

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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 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)
4 December 1985 World Cup qualifier  Australia 0–0
(0–2 on aggregate)
 Scotland Melbourne, Australia
Report Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)

1986

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3 August 1986  Australia 1–1  Czechoslovakia Melbourne, Australia
Arnold 90' Novak 24' Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Chris 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 Yellow card ?' Red card 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 Canton, China
Kalantzis ?'
Arnold ?'
Stadium: Canton Stadium

1987

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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 Lower Hutt, New Zealand
de Jong 18' Stadium: Hutt Recreation Ground
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Garry Fleet (New Zealand)
15 November 1987 Olympic qualifier  Australia 3–0  Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
Arnold ?', ?'
Farina ?'

1988

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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 ?'
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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[dead link] 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[dead link] 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 Newcastle, 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

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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)

1990s

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1990

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25 August 1990 Indonesian Independence Cup Final Indonesia  0–3  Australia Jakarta, Indonesia
Report 55', 76' Wade
63' Zinni
Stadium: Senayan Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Japan N Yasunori
6 September 1990 South Korea  1–0  Australia Seoul, South Korea
Byung-Joo 17' Report= Stadium: Tongdaemun Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: South Korea Kil Ki-Chul
9 September 1990 South Korea  1–0  Australia Busan, South Korea
Jung-Won 70' Report Stadium: Kudok Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: South Korea Choi Kil-Soo

1991

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30 January 1991 Australia  0–1  Czechoslovakia Melbourne, Australia
Report 44' Kristofik Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 6,854
Referee: Australia Christopher Bambridge
6 February 1991 Australia  0–2  Czechoslovakia Sydney, Australia
Report 59' Kula
87' Grussmann
Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 8,221
Referee: Australia John McConnell


12 May 1991 Trans-Tasman Cup New Zealand  0–1  Australia Christchurch, New Zealand
Report 44' Milosevic Stadium: QEII Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: New Zealand Gary Fleet