2004–05 in Australian soccer

Soccer in AustraliaSeason| 2004

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The 2004–05 season was the 36th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 122nd overall. After the National Soccer League folded, there was no men's national league competition for the 2004–05 season and was soon to be replaced by the A-League for the 2005–06 season.[1]

## National teams

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### Australia national soccer team

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#### Results

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##### Friendlies

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Australia v  Turkey 21 May 2004 |  Australia | 1–3|  Turkey | Sydney, Australia

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* Bresciano 47' (pen.)

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* Ozat 42'
* Sukur 69', 75'

| Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 28,325[2]
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

Australia v  Turkey 24 May 2004 |  Australia | 0–1|  Turkey | Melbourne, Australia

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* Kahveci 44'

| Stadium: Telstra Dome
Attendance: 28,953
Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)

Australia v  New Zealand 29 May 2004 |  Australia | 1–0|  New Zealand | Adelaide, Australia

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* Bresciano 40'

| Report |  | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 12,130
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

Australia v  Norway 16 November 2004 |  Australia | 2–2|  Norway | London, England

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* Cahill 44'
* Skoko 58'

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* Iversen 40'
* Pedersen 72'

| Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 7,364
Referee: Robert Styles (England)

##### 2004 OFC Nations Cup / 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Australia v  Tahiti 31 May 2004 |  Australia | 9–0|  Tahiti | Adelaide, Australia

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* Cahill 14', 47'
* Skoko 43'
* Simon 44' (o.g.)
* Sterjovski 51', 61', 74'
* Zdrilic 85'
* Chipperfield 89'

| Report |  | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)

Australia v  Fiji 2 June 2004 |  Australia | 6–1|  Fiji | Adelaide, Australia

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* Madaschi 6', 50'
* Cahill 39', 66', 75'
* Elrich 89'

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* Gataurua 58'

| Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Eduardo Gonzales (Spain)

Vanuatu v  Australia 4 June 2004 |  Vanuatu | 0–3|  Australia | Adelaide, Australia

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* Aloisi 25', 85'
* Emerton 81'

| Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti)

Solomon Islands v  Australia 6 June 2004 |  Solomon Islands | 2–2|  Australia | Adelaide, Australia

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* Menapi 43', 75'

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* Cahill 50', 52'

| Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Eduardo Gonzales (Spain)

Solomon Islands v  Australia 9 October 2004 |  Solomon Islands | 1–5|  Australia | Honiara, Solomon Islands

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* B. Suri 59'

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* Skoko 5', 28'
* Milicic 19'
* Emerton 44'
* Elrich 79'

| Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

Australia v  Solomon Islands 12 October 2004 |  Australia | 6–0|  Solomon Islands | Sydney, Australia

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* Milicic 5'
* Kewell 8'
* Vidmar 60'
* Thompson 79'
* Elrich 82'
* Emerton 86'

| Report |  | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 19,208
Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)

### Australia national under-20 soccer team

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Main article: Australia national under-20 soccer team

## Women's football

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### Women's National Soccer League

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Main article: 2004 Women's National Soccer League

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Queensland Sting  | 10  | 8  | 1  | 1  | 30  | 9  | +21  | 25  | Qualification to Grand Final
2  | Northern NSW Pride  | 10  | 8  | 1  | 1  | 24  | 7  | +17  | 25
3  | NSW Sapphires  | 10  | 5  | 1  | 4  | 17  | 10  | +7  | 16  |
4  | Canberra Eclipse  | 10  | 2  | 1  | 7  | 6  | 22  | −16  | 7
5  | Adelaide Sensation  | 10  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 6  | 20  | −14  | 6
6  | Victoria Vision  | 10  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 4  | 19  | −15  | 6

Source: OzFootball.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

## References

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1. ^ Hill, Simon (8 April 2014). "Simon Says: 10 years on from last NSL game, the past and present are starting to share the future". Fox Sports. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
2. ^ Esamie, Thomas. "Socceroo Internationals for 2004". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
3. ^ "Women's National Soccer League - Season 2004". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 26 February 2021.

## External links

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* Football Australia official website

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points