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General Information for Australia

Football Federation Australia
Founded
1961
FIFA entry
1963
Average height in 1997
1.83m
Average age in 1997
26.7
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 1997
No jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Venables, Terry (Coach)

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Venables, Terry (Coach)

Day of Birth
1943-01-06
Day of Death
2023-11-25
Place of Birth
Dagenham (England)
Matches
19 (13 / 6)
Goto coach Terry Venables

Players of Australia in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Bosnich, Mark 1972-01-13 Goalkeeper England Aston Villa FC 11 0 1 0 0 0
Kalac, Željko 1972-12-16 Goalkeeper Australia Sydney United Pumas 6 0 0 0 0 0
Filan, John 1970-02-08 Goalkeeper England Blackburn Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Petković, Jason 1972-12-07 Goalkeeper Australia Adelaide City Zebras 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tobin, Alex 1965-11-03 Centre Back Australia Adelaide City Zebras 15 1 0 0 0 0
Zelić, Ned 1971-07-04 Centre Back Germany TSV 1860 München 15 0 2 0 0 0
Ivanović, Milan 1960-12-21 Sweeper Australia Adelaide City Zebras 12 0 0 0 0 0
Vidmar, Tony 1970-06-04 Left Back Scotland Glasgow Rangers 10 3 0 0 0 0
Horvat, Steve 1971-03-14 Centre Back Croatia Hajduk Split 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hooker, Robbie 1967-05-06 Defender Australia Sydney United Pumas 6 2 1 0 0 0
Moore, Craig 1975-12-12 Centre Back Scotland Glasgow Rangers 6 0 0 0 0 0
Muscat, Kevin 1973-08-07 Right Back England Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 3 1 0 0 0
Babic, Mark 1973-04-24 Centre Back Australia Marconi Fairfield Stallions 3 0 0 0 0 0
Popović, Tony 1973-06-04 Centre Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kulcsár, George 1967-08-12 Right Back England Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tiatto, Danny 1973-05-22 Left Back England Stoke City 0 1 0 0 0 0
Longo, Dominic 1970-08-23 Defender Australia Marconi Fairfield Stallions 0 1 0 0 0 0
Vidmar, Aurelio 1967-02-03 Attacking Midfielder Spain CD Tenerife 14 2 8 0 0 0
Foster, Craig 1969-04-15 Centre Midfielder England Portsmouth FC 14 0 2 0 0 0
Lazaridis, Stan 1972-08-16 Left Midfielder England West Ham United 11 2 0 0 0 0
Slater, Robbie 1964-11-22 Centre Midfielder England Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 1 1 0 0 0
Bingley, Matthew 1971-08-16 Centre Midfielder Japan Vissel Kōbe 5 3 4 0 0 0
Skoko, Josip 1975-12-10 Centre Midfielder Croatia Hajduk Split 4 2 0 0 0 0
Enes, Robbie 1975-08-22 Midfielder England Portsmouth FC 4 1 0 0 0 0
Tapai, Ernie 1967-02-14 Defensive Midfielder Australia Perth Glory 1 9 3 0 0 0
Corica, Steve 1973-03-24 Centre Midfielder England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Duraković, Mehmet 1965-10-13 Defensive Midfielder Malaysia Selangor FA 1 0 0 0 0 0
Genç, Aytek 1966-02-03 Attacking Midfielder Malaysia Johor FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Casserly, Luke 1973-12-11 Defensive Midfielder Australia Marconi Fairfield Stallions 0 1 0 0 0 0
Aloisi, John 1976-02-05 Centre Forward England Portsmouth FC 9 2 7 0 0 0
Viduka, Mark 1975-10-09 Centre Forward Croatia Croatia Zagreb 9 1 2 0 0 0
Arnold, Graham 1963-08-03 Centre Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5 2 3 0 0 0
Mori, Damian 1970-09-30 Centre Forward Australia Adelaide City Zebras 4 5 6 0 0 0
Trimboli, Paul 1969-02-25 Centre Forward Australia South Melbourne Lakers 4 3 3 0 0 0
Kewell, Harry 1978-09-22 Left Winger England Leeds United 4 2 3 0 0 0
Trajanovski, Kris 1972-02-19 Centre Forward Australia Adelaide City Zebras 3 3 0 0 0 0
Zdrilić, David 1974-04-13 Centre Forward Switzerland FC Aarau 3 0 0 0 0 0
Spink, Warren 1967-10-04 Centre Forward Singapore Geylang United 0 3 0 0 0 0
Edwards, Alistair 1968-06-21 Striker Malaysia Sarawak FA 0 1 1 0 0 0

Matches of Australia in 1997

Missing match data:
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-01-18
Australia
Australia
New Zealand
New Zealand
1:0 c
Australia vs. New Zealand
Friendly
Lakeside Stadium
1997-01-22
Australia
Australia
South Korea
South Korea
2:1 c
Australia vs. South Korea
Friendly
Suncorp Stadium
1997-01-25
Australia
Australia
Norway
Norway
1:0 c
Australia vs. Norway
Friendly
Sydney Football Stadium
1997-03-12
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Australia
Australia
0:1 c
North Macedonia vs. Australia
Friendly
Nacionalna Arena Toše Proeski
1997-04-02
Hungary
Hungary
Australia
Australia
1:3 c
Hungary vs. Australia
Friendly
Puskás Aréna
1997-06-11
Australia
Australia
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
13:0 c
Australia vs. Solomon Islands
World Cup 1998 - Group 1
Western Sydney Stadium
1997-06-13
Australia
Australia
Tahiti
Tahiti
5:0 c
Australia vs. Tahiti
World Cup 1998 - Group 1
Western Sydney Stadium
1997-06-17
Australia
Australia
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
6:2 c
Australia vs. Solomon Islands
World Cup 1998 - Group 1
Western Sydney Stadium
1997-06-19
Australia
Australia
Tahiti
Tahiti
2:0 c
Australia vs. Tahiti
World Cup 1998 - Group 1
Western Sydney Stadium
1997-06-28
New Zealand
New Zealand
Australia
Australia
0:3 c
New Zealand vs. Australia
World Cup 1998 - Play-Off
North Harbour Stadium
1997-07-06
Australia
Australia
New Zealand
New Zealand
2:0 c
Australia vs. New Zealand
World Cup 1998 - Play-Off
Western Sydney Stadium
1997-10-01
Tunisia
Tunisia
Australia
Australia
0:3 c
Tunisia vs. Australia
Friendly
Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
1997-11-22
Iran
Iran
Australia
Australia
1:1 c
Iran vs. Australia
World Cup 1998 - AFC-OFC Play-Off
Azadi Stadium
1997-11-29
Australia
Australia
Iran
Iran
2:2 c
Australia vs. Iran
World Cup 1998 - AFC-OFC Play-Off
Melbourne Cricket Ground
1997-12-12
Australia
Australia
Mexico
Mexico
3:1 c
Australia vs. Mexico
ConfedCup 1997 - Group A
King Fahd International Stadium
1997-12-14
Australia
Australia
Brazil
Brazil
0:0 c
Australia vs. Brazil
ConfedCup 1997 - Group A
King Fahd International Stadium
1997-12-16
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Australia
Australia
1:0 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Australia
ConfedCup 1997 - Group A
King Fahd International Stadium
1997-12-19
Australia
Australia
Uruguay
Uruguay
1:0 AET c
Australia vs. Uruguay
ConfedCup 1997 - Semi Finals
King Fahd International Stadium
1997-12-21
Australia
Australia
Brazil
Brazil
0:6 c
Australia vs. Brazil
ConfedCup 1997 - Final
King Fahd International Stadium
19 Matches

Match Progress for Australia in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Australia

Opponent M W D L G
New Zealand
New Zealand
36 24 6 6 57
Japan
Japan
21 4 6 11 23
South Korea
South Korea
18 4 4 10 21
Kuwait
Kuwait
12 7 2 3 21
Oman
Oman
11 6 4 1 23
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
10 5 3 2 18
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
10 9 1 0 55
Tahiti
Tahiti
9 9 0 0 38
China
China
9 4 3 2 14
Argentina
Argentina
9 1 1 7 8
Iraq
Iraq
9 6 1 2 11
Taiwan
Taiwan
9 9 0 0 47
Jordan
Jordan
8 5 0 3 14
Brazil
Brazil
8 1 1 6 1
South Africa
South Africa
7 3 3 1 7
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
7 4 2 1 7
Ghana
Ghana
7 4 2 1 8
Uruguay
Uruguay
7 3 0 4 8
Chile
Chile
6 0 2 4 3
Croatia
Croatia
6 2 2 2 6
France
France
6 1 1 4 4
Germany
Germany
6 1 1 4 9
Fiji
Fiji
6 5 0 1 24
Israel
Israel
6 2 4 0 7
Denmark
Denmark
5 2 1 2 4
Thailand
Thailand
5 4 1 0 11
Sweden
Sweden
5 2 2 1 2
Indonesia
Indonesia
5 4 1 0 10
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
5 0 1 4 1
Qatar
Qatar
5 3 1 1 10
Paraguay
Paraguay
5 2 3 0 4
Scotland
Scotland
5 1 1 3 3
Bahrain
Bahrain
5 5 0 0 9
Netherlands
Netherlands
4 1 2 1 5
England
England
4 1 0 3 4
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
4 4 0 0 13
Colombia
Colombia
4 0 2 2 2
Mexico
Mexico
3 2 1 0 7
Norway
Norway
3 1 1 1 4
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
3 3 0 0 16
Canada
Canada
3 2 0 1 10
Greece
Greece
3 2 0 1 3
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
3 3 0 0 6
USA
USA
3 1 1 1 2
Syria
Syria
3 2 1 0 6
Hungary
Hungary
3 3 0 0 8
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 1 0 2 7
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 0 1 4
Singapore
Singapore
2 1 1 0 3
Nepal
Nepal
2 2 0 0 8
Egypt
Egypt
2 1 0 1 4
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
2 1 0 1 5
Vietnam
Vietnam
2 2 0 0 5
Honduras
Honduras
2 1 1 0 3
Peru
Peru
2 1 0 1 5
Ireland
Ireland
2 1 0 1 4
Lebanon
Lebanon
2 2 0 0 6
Cook Islands
Cook Islands
2 2 0 0 33
Turkey
Turkey
2 0 0 2 1
Palestine
Palestine
2 2 0 0 4
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
2 2 0 0 5
Jamaica
Jamaica
2 2 0 0 7
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
2 1 1 0 1
Iran
Iran
2 0 2 0 3
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
2 2 0 0 10
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 2 0 0 2
Malaysia
Malaysia
2 1 0 1 5
Serbia
Serbia
2 1 1 0 2
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
1 1 0 0 1
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
1 1 0 0 3
Brazil
Brazil (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Italy
Italy
1 0 0 1 0
Slovakia
Slovakia
1 0 1 0 0
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 0 1 0 1
Poland
Poland
1 1 0 0 2
China
China (B)
1 1 0 0 2
American Samoa
American Samoa
1 1 0 0 31
Guam
Guam
1 1 0 0 9
India
India
1 1 0 0 4
Morocco
Morocco
1 1 0 0 1
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 1
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
1 1 0 0 11
Slovenia
Slovenia
1 0 0 1 0
Wales
Wales
1 1 0 0 2
Tonga
Tonga
1 1 0 0 22
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 1 0 1
East Germany
East Germany
1 0 0 1 0
Spain
Spain
1 0 0 1 0
Soviet Union
Soviet Union (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Belgium
Belgium
1 0 0 1 0
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 0 1 0 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 1 0 0 1
Venezuela
Venezuela
1 0 1 0 1
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 0 1 0 0
Romania
Romania
1 0 0 1 2
Samoa
Samoa
1 1 0 0 11
Kenya
Kenya
1 1 0 0 4
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