2013 Australia national soccer team season

November 2015 November 2015This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2013. Australia 2013 Holger OsieckAnge Postecoglou Frank Lowy Chairmen _aus12h _aus12h _aus12h _aus12h 487E76 F5AF35 FFBB00 004044 FFBB00 _aus12a _aus12a _aus12a _aus12a 0000FF 000040 000040 000040 000040 2012 2014 Summary The team played their final four World Cup qualification matches. The two draws and two victories placed Australia second in the group to qualify for their fourth World Cup and the third in succession. Australia then participated in the East Asian Cup for the first time. Due to the timing of the event Australia's first choice players were not available so a largely A-League based squad was used.http://matildas.footballaustralia.com.au/article/osieck-names-squad-for-east-asian-cup/1arybn8abwiu71cytmctuqwdji Osieck names squad for East Asian Cup 23 November 2012 The team played a number of friendly matches towards the end of the year however successive 6–0 defeats resulted in coach Holger Osieck losing his job.http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/socceroos-coach-holger-osieck-sacked-after-friday-night-bleus-20131011-2veor.html Socceroos coach Holger Osieck sacked after Friday night Bleus Sebastian Hassett 11 October 2013 He was replaced by Ange Postecoglou. Record Type GP W D L GF GAFriendly 5 2 0 3 6 15World Cup qualifiers 4 2 2 0 8 3East Asian Cup 3 0 1 2 5 7Total 12 4 3 5 19 25 Match results Friendlies 6 February 2013 07:00 UTC+11 Australia 2–3 Summary Report Romania Wilkshire 44 pen. Cornthwaite 53 Tănase 34 Torje 79 Stancu 83 Estadio Municipal de Marbella Marbella, Spain 1,000 Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain) L 8 September 2013 05:15 AEST Brazil 6–0 Summary Report Australia Jô 8 34Neymar 36Ramires 58Pato 73Luiz Gustavo 84 Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília, Brazil 40,996 Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay) L 12 October 2013 France 6–0 Summary Report Australia Franck Ribéry 8 pen.Olivier Giroud 16 27Yohan Cabaye 29Mathieu Debuchy 47Karim Benzema 51 Parc des Princes Paris, France 30,000 Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) L 16 October 2013 Australia 3–0 Summary Report Canada Kennedy 1Vidošić 52Leckie 79 Craven Cottage London, England 3,741 Michael Dean (England) W 19 November 2013 19:30 AEDT Australia 1–0 Summary Report Costa Rica Cahill 69 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney, Australia 20,165 Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan) W World Cup qualifiers Fourth Round 26 March 2013 20:00 UTC+10 Australia 2–2 Report Oman Cahill 52 Holman 85 Al-Muqbali 7 Jedinak 49 o.g. Stadium Australia Sydney, Australia 34,603 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) D Fourth Round 4 June 2013 20:30 UTC+10 Japan 1–1 Report Australia Honda 90+1 pen. Oar 82 Saitama Stadium Saitama, Japan 62,172 Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) D Fourth Round 11 June 2013 19:00 UTC+10 Australia 4–0 Report Jordan Bresciano 15 Cahill 61 Kruse 76 Neill 84 Docklands Stadium Melbourne, Australia 43,785 Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) W Fourth Round 18 June 2013 22:15 UTC+8 Australia 1–0 Report Iraq Kennedy 83 Stadium Australia Sydney, Australia 80,523 Alireza Faghani (Iran) W East Asian Cup Match 1 20 July 2013 19:00 UTC+9 South Korea 0–0 Report Australia Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul, South Korea 31,571 Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) D Match 2 25 July 2013 20:00 UTC+9 Japan 3–2 Report Australia Saito 26 Osako 56 79 Duke 76 Juric 78 Hwaseong Stadium Hwaseong, South Korea 1,458 Tan Hai (China) L Match 3 28 July 2013 17:15 UTC+9 Australia 3–4 Report China Mooy 30Taggart 89Duke 90+3 Yu Dabao 5 Sun Ke 56Yang Xu 87Wu Lei 88 Olympic Stadium Seoul, South Korea 10,526 Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic) L Player statistics Friendlies World Cup Qualifiers East Asian Cup Mark Birighitti GK AUS 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 Adam Federici GK AUS 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Eugene Galekovic GK AUS 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 Mitchell Langerak GK AUS 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Mathew Ryan GK AUS 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Mark Schwarzer GK AUS 2+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 Joshua Brillante DF AUS 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 David Carney DF AUS 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Robert Cornthwaite DF AUS 1+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 Jason Davidson DF AUS 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Ivan Franjic DF AUS 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 Ryan McGowan DF AUS 1+2 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 Lucas Neill DF AUS 5+0 0 3+0 1 0+0 0 Jade North DF AUS 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 Sasa Ognenovski DF AUS 1+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 Michael Thwaite DF AUS 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 Luke Wilkshire DF AUS 2+0 1 4+0 0 0+0 0 Rhys Williams DF AUS 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Michael Zullo DF AUS 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Mark Bresciano MF AUS 5+0 0 3+1 1 0+0 0 Oliver Bozanic MF AUS 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Craig Goodwin MF AUS 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 James Holland MF AUS 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 Brett Holman MF AUS 2+0 0 4+0 1 0+0 0 Mile Jedinak MF AUS 4+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 Robbie Kruse MF AUS 4+0 0 4+0 1 0+0 0 Jackson Irvine MF AUS 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Matt McKay MF AUS 4+1 0 4+0 0 3+0 0 Mark Milligan MF AUS 1+2 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 Aaron Mooy MF AUS 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 Mitch Nichols MF AUS 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+2 0 Tom Rogic MF AUS 0+2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 Nikita Rukavytsya MF AUS 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Tommy Oar MF AUS 1+1 0 3+1 1 0+0 0 Erik Paartalu MF AUS 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 Archie Thompson MF AUS 0+1 0 0+4 0 2+1 0 Dario Vidosic MF AUS 2+0 1 0+2 0 0+0 0 Ruben Zadkovich MF AUS 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 Alex Brosque FW AUS 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 Mitchell Duke FW AUS 0+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 2 Tim Cahill FW AUS 1+1 1 4+0 2 0+0 0 Tomi Juric FW AUS 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+2 1 Joshua Kennedy FW AUS 2+2 1 0+1 1 0+0 0 Mathew Leckie FW AUS 1+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 Connor Pain FW AUS 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 Adam Taggart FW AUS 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 1 February 2015 References External links Australia: Fixtures and Results Category:2012–13 in Australian soccer Category:2013–14 in Australian soccer Category:Australia men's national soccer team seasons Category:Australia men's national soccer team results