2009 Australia national soccer team season
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Summary
This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2009. The start of the year consisted of alternative qualification matches for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. When Australia met Japan in February, they were top of the group with three wins. A draw against Japan, a win against Uzbekistan and then another draw with Qatar was enough for Australia to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup with two games to spare. [1] Asian Cup qualifying started poorly with a draw in Indonesia and a home loss to Kuwait although wins later in the year improved Australia's position in the group leading into the final fixtures in 2010. Netherlands were ranked number three in the world at the time of visiting Sydney to play a friendly that finished nil all. Australia finished the year at 21 in the FIFA Rankings however the September 2009 ranking saw Australia reach it's highest ever position of 14.
Record
Type | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Friendly matches | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
World Cup qualifiers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Asian Cup qualifiers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Total | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 |
Match results
Friendlies
12 August Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() |
0 – 3 | ![]() |
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Stadium: Thomand Park Attendance: 19,428 Referee: ![]() |
5 September Friendly | South Korea ![]() |
3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Park C-Y ![]() Lee J-S ![]() Seol K-H ![]() |
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Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 40,215 Referee: ![]() |
10 October Friendly | Australia ![]() |
0 – 0 | ![]() |
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Report | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 40,537 Referee: ![]() |
World Cup qualifiers
11 February Fourth Round | Japan ![]() |
0 – 0 | ![]() |
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19:20 UTC+09:00 | Report | Stadium: International Stadium Attendance: 66,000 Referee: ![]() |
1 April Fourth Round | Australia ![]() |
2 – 0 | ![]() |
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20:00 UTC+11:00 | Kennedy ![]() Kewell ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 59,292 Referee: ![]() |
6 June Fourth Round | Qatar ![]() |
0 – 0 | ![]() |
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19:00 UTC+03:00 | Report | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: ![]() |
10 June Fourth Round | Australia ![]() |
2 – 0 | ![]() |
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20:00 UTC+10:00 | Sterjovski ![]() Carney ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 39,450 Referee: ![]() |
17 June Fourth Round | Australia ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
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20:20 UTC+10:00 | Cahill ![]() |
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Stadium: MCG Attendance: 69,238 Referee: ![]() |
Asian Cup qualifiers
28 January Group Stage | Indonesia ![]() |
0 – 0 | ![]() |
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19:30 UTC+07:00 | Report | Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: ![]() |
5 March Group Stage | Australia ![]() |
0 – 1 | ![]() |
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20:00 UTC+11:00 | Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Canberra Stadium Attendance: 20,032 Referee: ![]() |
14 October Group Stage | Australia ![]() |
1 – 0 | ![]() |
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19:30 UTC+10:00 | Cahill ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Docklands Stadium Attendance: 20,595 Referee: ![]() |
14 November Group Stage | Oman ![]() |
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18:00 UTC+04:00 | Khalifa ![]() |
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Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Attendance: 12,000 Referee: ![]() |
Goal scorers
Player | Friendlies | FIFA World Cup qual. | AFC Asian Cup qual. | Goals |
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Cahill | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Carney | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
Emerton | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Kennedy | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Kewell | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Kisnorbo | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Sterjovski | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Wilkshire | - | - | 1 | 1 |