2001 Australia national soccer team season
| 2001 season | |
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← 2000 2002 → |
The Australia national soccer team results in 2001. In this year the world record of 31–0 was made.
Record
| Type | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly matches | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Confederations Cup | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| World Cup qualifiers | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 4 |
| Total | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 78 | 13 |
Goal scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Archie Thompson | 16 |
| David Zdrillic | 15 |
| John Aloisi | 7 |
| Kevin Muscat | 5 |
| Tony Popovic | 5 |
| Con Boutsianis | 4 |
| Scott Chipperfield | 4 |
| Damian Mori | 4 |
| Aurelio Vidmar | 4 |
| Brett Emerton | 3 |
| Simon Colosimo | 2 |
| Steve Corica | 2 |
| Hayden Foxe | 2 |
| Shaun Murphy | 2 |
| Fausto De Amicis | 1 |
| Craig Moore | 1 |
| Josip Skoko | 1 |
| Tony Vidmar | 1 |
| Clayton Zane | 1 |
Match results
Friendlies
| Friendly match 28 February 2001 | Colombia  |
3–2 |  Australia |
Bogota, Colombia |
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Serna  12' Salazar 66' Grisales 75' |
77' (pen) Corica 90' Chipperfield |
Stadium: Nemesio Camacho Stadium Attendance: 2,071 Referee:  Henry Cervantes | ||||
| Friendly match 15 August 2001 | Japan  |
3–0 | Australia |
Fukuroi, Japan |
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| Yanagisawa 19' Hattori 53'Nakayama 65' (pen) |
Stadium: Shizuoka Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee:  Zhang Jianjun | |||||
| Friendly match 11 November 2001 | Australia |
1–1 |  France |
Melbourne, Australia |
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| Moore 43' |
49' Trezeguet |
Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground Referee: Simon Micallef | ||||
Confederations Cup
| Group match 30 May 2001 | Mexico  |
0–2 | Australia |
 Suwon, South Korea |
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| 20' Murphy 55' Skoko |
Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 6,232 Referee:  Felix Tangawarima | |||||
| Group match 1 June 2001 | Australia |
1–0 | France |
Daegu, South Korea |
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| Zane 89' |
Stadium: Daegu World Cup Stadium Attendance: 44,400 Referee:  Carlos Batres | |||||
| Group match 6 June 2001 | South Korea |
1–0 | Australia |
Suwon, South Korea |
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| Hwang 24' |
Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 42,759 Referee: Oscar Julian Ruiz | |||||
| Semi-final 8 June 2001 | Japan |
1–0 | Australia |
Yokohama, Japan |
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| Nakata 43' |
Stadium: Yokohama International Stadium Attendance: 48,699 Referee: Benito Archundia | |||||
| 3rd place 11 June 2001 | Australia |
1–0 |  Brazil |
Ulsan, South Korea |
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| Murphy 84' |
Stadium: Munsu Cup Stadium Attendance: 28,520 Referee:  Hellmut Krug | |||||
World Cup qualifiers
| OFC group match 9 April 2001 | Tonga  |
0–22 | Australia |
Coffs Harbour, Australia |
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| Chipperfield 3', 83' Mori 13', 23', 40', 58'Aloisi 14', 24', 37', 45', 52', 63'Muscat 18', 30', 54', 82'Popovic 67'Vidmar 74'Zdrilic 78', 90'Thompson 80'Boutsianis 87' |
Stadium: International Sports Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee:  Harry Atisson | |||||
| OFC group match 11 April 2001 | Australia |
31–0 |  American Samoa |
Coffs Harbour, Australia |
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| Boutsianis 10', 50', 84' Thompson 12', 23', 27', 29', 32' 37', 42', 45', 56', 60' 65', 85', 88'Zdrilic 13', 21', 25', 33', 58' 66', 78', 89'Vidmar 14', 80'Popovic 17', 19'Colosimo 51', 81'De Amicis 55' |
Stadium: International Sports Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee:  Ronan Leaustic | |||||
| OFC group match 14 April 2001 | Fiji  |
0–2 | Australia |
Coffs Harbour, Australia |
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| Corica 23' Foxe 81' |
Stadium: International Sports Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee:  Derek Rugg | |||||
| OFC group match 16 April 2001 | Australia |
11–0 |  Samoa |
Coffs Harbour, Australia |
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| A. Vidmar 5', 50' Zdrillic 28', 57'Foxe 44'Popovic 55', 89'Thompson 75', 88'Chipperfield 76'Bureta 81' (o.g.) |
Stadium: International Sports Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Brian Precious | |||||
| OFC final round 20 June 2001 | New Zealand |
0–2 | Australia |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Emerton 6', 82' |
Stadium: Westpac Trust Stadium Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Masayoshi Okada | |||||
| OFC final round 24 June 2001 | Australia |
4–1 | New Zealand |
Sydney, Australia |
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| Zdrilic 5', 82' Emerton 40'Aloisi 56' |
Coveny 44' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 41,976 Referee: Kwon Jung Chul | ||||
| Play-off 20 November 2001 | Australia |
1–0 |  Uruguay |
Melbourne, Australia |
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| Muscat 79' (pen.) |
Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 41,976 Referee:  Graziano Cesare | |||||
| Play-off 25 November 2001 | Uruguay |
3–0 | Australia |
Montevideo, Uruguay |
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| Silva 14' Morales 70', 90' |
Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 62,000 Referee:  Ali Bujsaim | |||||
References
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