2021–22 in Australian soccer

Season of Australian soccer

Soccer in AustraliaSeason| 2021–22

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Men's soccer
ALM Premiership| Melbourne City
ALM Championship| Western United
National Premier Leagues| Finals not held
FFA Cup| Melbourne Victory
Women's soccer
ALW Premiership| Sydney FC
ALW Championship| Melbourne Victory
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The 2021–22 season was the 53rd season of national competitive association football in Australia and 139th overall.

## National teams

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### Men's senior

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#### Friendly

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2021–22.

Australia v  Jordan 1 June 2022 |  Australia | 2–1|  Jordan | Doha, Qatar

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21:00 UTC+3 |

* Wright 40'
* Mabil 68'

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* Al-Taamari 17'

| Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

#### FIFA World Cup qualification

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##### AFC third round Group B

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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round

Australia v  China 2 September 2021 Group B|  Australia | 3–0|  China | Doha, Qatar

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21:00 UTC+3 |

* Mabil 24'
* Boyle 26'
* Duke 70'

| Report |  | Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Vietnam v  Australia 7 September 2021 Group B|  Vietnam | 0–1|  Australia | Hanoi, Vietnam

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19:00 UTC+7 |  | Report |

* Grant 43'

| Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Australia v  Oman 7 October 2021 Group B|  Australia | 3–1|  Oman | Doha, Qatar

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21:30 UTC+3 |

* Mabil 9'
* Boyle 49'
* Duke 89'

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* Al-Alawi 28'

| Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Japan v  Australia 12 October 2021 Group B|  Japan | 2–1|  Australia | Saitama, Japan

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19:14 UTC+9 |

* Tanaka 8'
* Behich 85' (o.g.)

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* Hrustic 70'

| Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 14,437
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Australia v  Saudi Arabia 11 November 2021 Group B|  Australia | 0–0|  Saudi Arabia | Sydney, Australia

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20:05 UTC+11 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium
Attendance: 23,314
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

China v  Australia 16 November 2021 Group B|  China | 1–1|  Australia | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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19:00 UTC+4 |

* Wu Lei 71' (pen.)

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* Duke 38'

| Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Australia v  Vietnam 27 January 2022 Group B|  Australia | 4–0|  Vietnam | Melbourne, Australia

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20:10 UTC+11 |

* Maclaren 30'
* Rogic 45+2'
* Goodwin 72'
* McGree 77'

| Report |  | Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 27,740
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Oman v  Australia 1 February 2022 Group B|  Oman | 2–2|  Australia | Muscat, Oman

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20:00 UTC+4 |

* Fawaz 54', 89' (pen.)

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* Maclaren 15' (pen.)
* Mooy 79'

| Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Australia v  Japan 24 March 2022 Group B|  Australia | 0–2|  Japan | Sydney, Australia

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20:10 UTC+11 |  | Report |

* Mitoma 89', 90+3'

| Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 41,852
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Saudi Arabia v  Australia 29 March 2022 Group B|  Saudi Arabia | 1–0|  Australia | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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21:00 UTC+3 |

* Al-Dawsari 65' (pen.)

| Report |  | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

##### AFC Fourth-round play-off

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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round

United Arab Emirates v  Australia 7 June 2022 |  United Arab Emirates | 1–2|  Australia | Al Rayyan, Qatar

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21:00 UTC+3 |

* Caio 57'

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* Irvine 53'
* Hrustic 84'

| Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

##### Inter-Confederation play-offs

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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–CONMEBOL play-off)

Australia v  Peru 13 June 2022 |  Australia | 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)|  Peru | Al Rayyan, Qatar

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21:00 UTC+3 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
| Penalties|

* Boyle
* Mooy
* Goodwin
* Hrustic
* Maclaren
* Mabil

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* Lapadula
* Callens
* Advíncula
* Tapia
* Flores
* Valera

### Men's under 23

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Main article: Australia men's national under-23 soccer team

#### Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 23 national team in 2021–22.

Australia v  New Zealand 12 July 2021 |  Australia | 0–2|  New Zealand | Ichihara, Japan

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19:00 (UTC+9) |  | Report |

* Wood 55' (pen.)
* Just 83'

| Stadium: ZA Oripri Stadium

Australia v  New Zealand 15 July 2021 |  Australia | 1–0|  New Zealand | Ichihara, Japan

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18:00 (UTC+9) | Duke 3' | Report |  | Stadium: ZA Oripri Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

#### Olympic Games

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Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Argentina v  Australia 22 July 2021 Group Stage|  Argentina | 0–2|  Australia | Sapporo, Japan

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19:30 UTC+9 |  | Report |

* Wales 14'
* Tilio 80'

| Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Australia v  Spain 25 July 2021 Group Stage|  Australia | 0–1|  Spain | Sapporo, Japan

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19:30 UTC+9 |  | Report |

* Oyarzabal 81'

| Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Australia v  Egypt 28 July 2021 Group Stage|  Australia | 0–2|  Egypt | Rifu, Japan

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20:00 UTC+9 |  | Report |

* Rayyan 44'
* A. Hamdy 85'

| Stadium: Miyagi Stadiun
Attendance: 0
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

#### AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

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Main article: 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

Indonesia v  Australia 26 October 2021 Group Stage|  Indonesia | 2–3|  Australia | Dushanbe, Tajikistan

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17:00 UTC+5 |

* Witan 68'
* Taufik 84'

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* Tokich 53'
* Wood 59'
* Italiano 77'

| Stadium: Republican Central Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

Australia v  Indonesia 29 October 2021 Group Stage|  Australia | 1–0|  Indonesia | Dushanbe, Tajikistan

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17:00 UTC+5 |

* Wood 10'

| Report |  | Stadium: Republican Central Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohd Arif Shamil Abd Rasid (Malaysia)

#### AFC U-23 Asian Cup

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Main article: 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Australia v  Kuwait 1 June 2022 Group stage|  Australia | 2–0|  Kuwait | Qarshi, Uzbekistan

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18:00 (UTC+5) |

* D'Arrigo 26'
* Rich-Baghuelou 54'

| Report |  | Stadium: Markaziy Stadium
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Iraq v  Australia 4 June 2022 Group stage|  Iraq | 1–1|  Australia | Qarshi, Uzbekistan

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18:00 (UTC+5) |

* Abdulkareem 56'

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* Kuol 45+2'

| Stadium: Markaziy Stadium
Attendance: 492
Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)

Jordan v  Australia 7 June 2022 Group stage|  Jordan | 0–1|  Australia | Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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18:00 (UTC+5) |

* Najjarine 61' (pen.)

| Report |  | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

Australia v  Turkmenistan 11 June 2022 Quarter-final|  Australia | 1–0|  Turkmenistan | Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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18:00 (UTC+5) |

* Orazow 74' (o.g.)

| Report |  | Stadium: Milliy Stadium
Attendance: 247
Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

Australia v  Saudi Arabia 15 June 2022 Semi-final|  Australia | 0−2|  Saudi Arabia | Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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18:00 (UTC+5) |

* Al-Eisa 20'
* Yahya 72'

| Report |  | Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium
Attendance: 323
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)

Japan v  Australia 18 June 2022 3rd place match|  Japan | 3–0|  Australia | Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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* Sato 7'
* Trewin 39' (o.g.)
* Fujio 63'

| Report |  | Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium
Attendance: 230
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

### Women's senior

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Main article: Australia women's national soccer team

#### Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's national team in 2021–22.

Japan v  Australia 14 July 2021 MS&AD Cup|  Japan | 1–0|  Australia | Kameoka, Japan

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19:20 UTC+9 |

* Iwabuchi 54' (pen.)

| Report |  | Stadium: Sanga Stadium
Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)

Republic of Ireland v  Australia 21 September 2021 |  Republic of Ireland | 3–2|  Australia | Dublin, Republic of Ireland

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19:00 |

* Lu. Quinn 3'
* O'Sullivan 23'
* Lo. Quinn 49'

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* Fowler 14', 45+1'

| Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Referee: Paula Brady (Republic of Ireland)

Australia v  Brazil 23 October 2022 (2022-10-23) |  Australia | 3–1|  Brazil | Sydney, Australia

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19:50 |

* Polkinghorne 38'
* Fowler 66'
* van Egmond 80'

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* Adriana 68'

| Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 15,270
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Australia v  Brazil 26 October 2022 (2022-10-26) |  Australia | 2–2|  Brazil | Sydney, Australia

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20:05 |

* Polkinghorne 10'
* Kerr 53'

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* Érika 64'
* Debinha 72'

| Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 12,087
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)

Australia v  United States 27 November 2021 (2021-11-27) |  Australia | 0–3|  United States | Sydney, Australia

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15:00 |  | Source |

* Hatch 1'
* Lavelle 49'
* Horan 68' (pen.)

| Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 36,109
Referee: Hyeon Jeong Oh (South Korea)

Australia v  United States 30 November 2021 (2021-11-30) |  Australia | 1–1|  United States | Newcastle, Australia

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20:05 |

* Simon 88'

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* Hatch 4'

| Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 20,495
Referee: Park Sejin (South Korea)

Australia v  New Zealand 8 April 2022 (2022-04-08) |  Australia | 2–1|  New Zealand | Townsville, Australia

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19:45 10:00 |

* van Egmond 90+3'
* Kerr 90+5'

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* Green 32'

| Stadium: QCB Stadium
Attendance: 10,779
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

Australia v  New Zealand 12 April 2022 (2022-04-12) |  Australia | 3–1|  New Zealand | Canberra, Australia

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19:45 10:00 |

* Kerr 15', 32'
* Raso 17'

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* Wilkinson 45+3'

| Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 13,077
Referee: Haruna Kanematsu (Japan)

Spain v  Australia 25 June 2022 (2022-06-25) |  Spain | 7–0|  Australia | Huelva, Spain

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21:30 UTC+1 |

* Bonmatí 44'
* Mariona 48'
* González 53'
* García 57', 81'
* Guerrero 89', 90+1'

| Report |  | Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Colombino
Attendance: 6,869
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

Portugal v  Australia 28 June 2022 (2022-06-28) |  Portugal | 1–1|  Australia | Estoril, Portugal

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21:00 UTC+1 |

* Encarnação 87'

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* Ibini 73'

| Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Referee: Victoria Beyer (France)

#### Olympic Games

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Australia v  New Zealand 21 July 2021 Group Stage|  Australia | 2–1|  New Zealand | Tokyo, Japan

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20:30 |

* Yallop 20'
* Kerr 33'

| Report | Rennie 90+1' | Stadium: Tokyo Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Sweden v  Australia 24 July 2021 Group Stage|  Sweden | 4–2|  Australia | Saitama, Japan

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* Rolfö 20', 63'
* Hurtig 52'
* Blackstenius 82'

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* Kerr 36', 48'

| Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 0
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

United States v  Australia 27 July 2021 Group Stage|  United States | 0–0|  Australia | Kashima, Japan

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17:00 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)

Great Britain v  Australia 30 July 2021 Quarter-finals|  Great Britain | 3–4|  Australia | Kashima, Japan

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* White 57', 66', 115'

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* Kennedy 35'
* Kerr 89', 106'
* Fowler 103'

| Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)

Australia v  Sweden 2 August 2021 Semi-finals|  Australia | 0–1|  Sweden | Yokohama, Japan

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20:00 |  | Report |

* Rolfö 46'

| Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 0
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Australia v  United States 5 August 2021 Bronze medal match|  Australia | 3–4|  United States | Kashima, Japan

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* Kerr 17'
* Foord 54'
* Gielnik 90'

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* Rapinoe 8', 21'
* Lloyd 45+1', 51'

| Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

#### AFC Women's Asian Cup

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Australia v  Indonesia 21 January 2022 (2022-01-21) Group stage|  Australia | 18–0|  Indonesia | Mumbai, India

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15:30 UTC+5:30 |

* Kerr 9', 11', 26' (pen.), 36', 54'
* Foord 14'
* Fowler 17'
* Raso 24', 88'
* Carpenter 34', 49'
* Van Egmond 39' (pen.), 57', 69'
* Yallop 59'
* Simon 68', 71'
* Luik 79'

| Report |  | Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)

Philippines v  Australia 24 January 2022 (2022-01-24) Group stage|  Philippines | 0–4|  Australia | Mumbai, India

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15:30 UTC+5:30 |  | Report |

* Kerr 51'
* Randle 53' (o.g.)
* van Egmond 67'
* Fowler 87'

| Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Referee: Wang Chieh (Chinese Taipei)

Australia v  Thailand 27 January 2022 (2022-01-27) Group stage|  Australia | 2–1|  Thailand | Mumbai, India

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19:30 UTC+5:30 |

* van Egmond 39'
* Kerr 80'

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* Nipawan 90+3'

| Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

Australia v  South Korea 30 January 2022 (2022-01-30) Quarter-final|  Australia | 0–1|  South Korea | Pune, India

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\--:-- UTC+5:30 |  | Report |

* Ji So-yun 87'

| Stadium: Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)

### Women's under-20

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Main article: Australia women's national under-20 soccer team

Australia was to host one of the groups in the first round of qualification for the 2022 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup, between 14 and 22 August 2021 in Shepparton, Victoria.[1][2] However, in July 2021, the Asian Football Confederation confirmed that the competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

#### Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the Women's U-20 team in 2021–22.

Australia v  New Zealand 6 April 2022 |  Australia | 5–1|  New Zealand | Canberra, Australia

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18:30 UTC+10 |

* Dos Santos 2'
* Hunter 21' (pen.)
* Galic 39'
* Johnson 55' (pen.)
* Gallagher 57'

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* Lancaster 44'

| Stadium: Deakin Stadium
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

Australia v  New Zealand 10 April 2022 |  Australia | 1–1|  New Zealand | Canberra, Australia

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14:00 UTC+10 |

* Hunter 10'

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* Clegg 38'

| Stadium: Viking Stadium
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello (Australia)

New Zealand v  Australia 12 June 2022 |  New Zealand | 2–1|  Australia | Auckland, New Zealand

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14:00 UTC+12 |

* Dugan 53'
* Taylor 79' (pen.)

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* Galic 2'

| Stadium: Kiwitea Street

### Women's under-17

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Main article: Australia women's national under-17 soccer team

Australia was to host one of the groups in the first round of qualification for the 2022 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, between 18 and 26 September 2021 in Cessnock, New South Wales.[1][2] However, in July 2021, the Asian Football Confederation confirmed that the competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

## AFC competitions

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### AFC Champions League

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Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League

Qualifiers:

* Melbourne City as 2020–21 A-League regular season premiers
* Melbourne Victory as 2021 FFA Cup winners
* Sydney FC as 2020–21 A-League regular season runners-up

Melbourne Victory were eliminated in the play-off round.

#### Group stage

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##### Group G

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Pos | Team

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1  |  BG Pathum United (H) | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 11  | 2  | +9  | 12  | Advance to Round of 16 |  | -- | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0
2  |  Melbourne City | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 10  | 3  | +7  | 12  |  |  | 0–0 | -- | 2–1 | 3–0
3  |  Jeonnam Dragons | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 8  |  | 0–2 | 1–1 | -- | 2–0
4  |  United City | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 1  | 17  | −16  | 0  |  | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | --

Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

##### Group H

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  YFM |  JBH |  HOA |  SYD

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1  |  Yokohama F. Marinos | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 9  | 3  | +6  | 13  | Advance to Round of 16 |  | -- | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0
2  |  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 7  | 4  | +3  | 12  |  | 1–1 | -- | 1–0 | 0–0
3  |  Hoang Anh Gia Lai (H) | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 7  | −3  | 5  |  |  | 1–2 | 1–1 | -- | 1–0
4  |  Sydney FC | 6  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 3  | 9  | −6  | 2  |  | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | --

Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

## Men's football

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### A-League Men

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Main article: 2021–22 A-League Men

Pos | Team

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1  | Melbourne City | 26  | 14  | 7  | 5  | 55  | 33  | +22  | 49  | Qualification for finals series and 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage[a]
2  | Melbourne Victory | 26  | 13  | 9  | 4  | 42  | 25  | +17  | 48  | Qualification for finals series[b]
3  | Western United (C) | 26  | 13  | 6  | 7  | 40  | 30  | +10  | 45
4  | Adelaide United | 26  | 12  | 7  | 7  | 38  | 31  | +7  | 43
5  | Central Coast Mariners | 26  | 12  | 6  | 8  | 49  | 35  | +14  | 42
6  | Wellington Phoenix[c] | 26  | 12  | 3  | 11  | 34  | 49  | −15  | 39
7  | Macarthur FC | 26  | 9  | 6  | 11  | 38  | 47  | −9  | 33  |
8  | Sydney FC | 26  | 8  | 7  | 11  | 37  | 44  | −7  | 31
9  | Newcastle Jets | 26  | 8  | 5  | 13  | 45  | 43  | +2  | 29  | Qualification for 2022 Australia Cup play-offs[d]
10  | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26  | 6  | 9  | 11  | 30  | 38  | −8  | 27
11  | Brisbane Roar | 26  | 7  | 5  | 14  | 29  | 39  | −10  | 26
12  | Perth Glory | 26  | 4  | 6  | 16  | 20  | 43  | −23  | 18

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. ^ Determined by which of the Premiers for the 2021–22 or 2022–23 seasons accrued the most combined points over both seasons.[4] Melbourne City qualified as they were Premiers in both seasons.
2. ^ The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
3. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
4. ^ The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a play-off round.[5]

Finals
| Elimination-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Grand Final |

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| 4 | Adelaide United | 3 | | | 1 | Melbourne City (a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Melbourne City | 0 |
| | | | | | 3 | Western United | 2 |
| | | | 3 | Western United | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Western United | 1 | | | 2 | Melbourne Victory | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 0 | |

### National Premier Leagues

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Main article: 2021 National Premier Leagues § Final series

The Final Series was not held.

### Cup competitions

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#### FFA Cup

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Main article: 2021 FFA Cup

| Round of 32 | | | Round of 16 | | | Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| Adelaide Olympic | 3 | | | Adelaide Olympic | 0 |
| Floreat Athena | 1 | | | Adelaide United | 1 |
| Adelaide United (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | Adelaide United | 1 |
| Edge Hill United | 0 | | | | | Melbourne Victory | 2 |
| Gold Coast Knights | 2 | | | Gold Coast Knights | 1 | | | |
| Adelaide City | 0 | | | Melbourne Victory (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| Melbourne Victory | 1 | | | | Melbourne Victory | 4 |
| Hume City | 3 | | | | | | Wellington Phoenix | 1 |
| Port Melbourne | 1 | | | Hume City | 0 | | | |
| South Melbourne | 0 | | | Melbourne City | 1 |
| Melbourne City | 3 | | | | | | Melbourne City | 0 (3) |
| Avondale FC (w/o) |  | | | | | Wellington Phoenix (p) | 0 (4) |
| Devonport City |  | | | Avondale FC | 1 | |
| Western United | 0 | | | Wellington Phoenix | 4 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 1 | | | | Melbourne Victory | 2 |
| Sydney Olympic | 2 | | | | | | | Central Coast Mariners | 1 |
| Sydney FC | 4 | | | Sydney FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | |
| Newcastle Olympic | 0 | | | Macarthur FC | 0 |
| Macarthur FC | 3 | | | | | | Sydney FC | 1 |
| Lions FC | 6 | | | | | Brisbane Roar | 0 |
| Casuarina FC | 0 | | | Lions FC | 0 | | | |
| Peninsula Power | 0 | | | Brisbane Roar | 4 |
| Brisbane Roar | 3 | | | | Sydney FC | 0 |
| Tigers FC | 0 | | | | | | Central Coast Mariners | 1 |
| APIA Leichhardt (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | APIA Leichhardt | 2 | |
| Broadmeadow Magic | 0 | | | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 3 | | | | | | APIA Leichhardt | 0 |
| Mt Druitt Town Rangers | 0 | | | | | Central Coast Mariners | 6 |
| Wollongong Wolves | 3 | | | Wollongong Wolves | 1 | |
| Blacktown City | 0 | | | Central Coast Mariners | 2 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 1 | |

#### A-Leagues All Stars Game

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Main article: 2022 A-Leagues All Stars Game

25 May 2022

20:05 AEST

A-Leagues All Stars | 2–3|  Barcelona

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* Piscopo 47'
* Traoré 53'

| Report |

* Dembélé 34'
* Traoré 72'
* Fati 77'

Accor Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 70,174

Referee: Alex King (Australia)

## Women's football

[edit]

### A-League Women

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Main article: 2021–22 A-League Women

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

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

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1  | Sydney FC | 14  | 11  | 2  | 1  | 36  | 6  | +30  | 35  | Qualification to Finals series
2  | Melbourne City | 14  | 11  | 0  | 3  | 29  | 11  | +18  | 33
3  | Adelaide United | 14  | 9  | 0  | 5  | 33  | 17  | +16  | 27
4  | Melbourne Victory (C) | 14  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 26  | 22  | +4  | 24
5  | Perth Glory | 14  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 20  | 23  | −3  | 24  |
6  | Brisbane Roar | 14  | 5  | 2  | 7  | 28  | 30  | −2  | 17
7  | Canberra United | 14  | 2  | 7  | 5  | 24  | 29  | −5  | 13
8  | Newcastle Jets | 14  | 2  | 4  | 8  | 15  | 30  | −15  | 10
9  | Western Sydney Wanderers | 14  | 1  | 4  | 9  | 7  | 27  | −20  | 7
10  | Wellington Phoenix | 14  | 2  | 1  | 11  | 13  | 36  | −23  | 7

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

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| Semi-finals| | | Preliminary Final| | | Grand Final
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| 1| Sydney FC (a.e.t.)| 4| | 1| Sydney FC| 1
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| 2| Melbourne City| 2| | | | | | 4| Melbourne Victory| 2
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| 3| Adelaide United| 1| |
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| 4| Melbourne Victory| 2| | |
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## Deaths

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* 3 January 2022: Ulysses Kokkinos, 74, former South Melbourne Hellas, Fitzroy United, Hakoah Eastern Suburbs, Melbourne Juventus, West Adelaide Hellas, Western Suburbs, and Floreat Athena forward.[6][7]
* 23 February 2022: Jim Milisavljevic, 70, former Footscray JUST and Carlton Serbia goalkeeper.[8]
* 14 March 2022: Colin Kitching, 88, former Bundamba, Blackstone United, St Helens United, Hellenic, and Australia forward.[9]

## Retirements

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* 14 September 2021: Wayne Brown, 33, former Newcastle Jets midfielder.[10]
* 19 September 2021: Christine Nairn, 30, former United States and Melbourne Victory midfielder.[11]
* 24 September 2021: Lisa De Vanna, 36, former Australia, Adelaide Sensation, Western Waves, Perth Glory, Brisbane Roar, Newcastle Jets, Melbourne Victory, Melbourne City, North Shore Mariners, Canberra United, South Melbourne, and Sydney FC forward.[12]
* 28 September 2021: Steven Taylor, 35, former Wellington Phoenix defender.[13]
* 30 September 2021: Ronald Vargas, 34, former Venezuela and Newcastle Jets forward.[14]
* 15 October 2021: Simon Cox, 34, former Ireland and Western Sydney Wanderers forward.[15]
* 23 October 2021: Adam Federici, 36, former Australia and Macarthur FC goalkeeper.[16]
* 28 October 2021: Daniel Georgievski, 33, former Macedonia, Melbourne Victory, Newcastle Jets, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Melbourne City defender.[17][18]
* 12 November 2021: Joe Ledley, 34, former Wales and Newcastle Jets midfielder.[19]
* 27 January 2022: Besart Berisha, 36, former Albania, Kosovo, Brisbane Roar, Melbourne Victory, and Western United forward.[20]
* 9 March 2022: Zac Anderson, 30, former Gold Coast United, Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC, and Olympic FC defender.[21]
* 30 April 2022: Andy Keogh, 35, former Republic of Ireland and Perth Glory forward.[22]
* 7 May 2022: Bobô, 37, former Sydney FC forward.[23]
* 20 May 2022: Louis Fenton, 29, former New Zealand and Wellington Phoenix defender.[24]
* 22 May 2022: Joseph Mills, 32, former Perth Glory defender.[25]

## Comebacks

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* 23 November 2021: Ashleigh Sykes, 28, former Australia international forward who retired in 2018 and signed with Canberra United.[26]
* 25 November 2021: Lisa De Vanna, 36, former Australia international forward who retired in September 2021 and signed with Perth Glory.[27]

## References

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1. ^ a b "AFC youth women's qualifiers secured for Cessnock and Shepparton". Football Federation Australia. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
2. ^ a b "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". AFC. 25 January 2021.
3. ^ a b "Latest update on the AFC National Team Competitions in 2021 and 2022". Asian Football Confederation. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
4. ^ "A big AFC change has sparked a new A-Leagues table scramble: How it works". Australian Professional Leagues. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
5. ^ "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
6. ^ Economou, Alex (3 January 2022). "Hellas football superstar Ulysses Kokkinos' odyssey comes to an end". Neos Kosmos. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
7. ^ "Greek Australian soccer legend, Ulysses Kokkinos, passes away". The Greek Herald. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
8. ^ "Vale Jim Milisavljevic". Football Australia. 25 February 2022.
9. ^ "Vale Colin Kitching". Football Australia. 14 March 2022.
10. ^ Wayne Brown [@Waynebrown2121] (14 September 2021). "It's been a long journey but I have decided to hang the boots up and retire from professional football" (Tweet) - via Twitter.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
11. ^ "Dash MF Christine Nairn announces retirement". Houston Dynamo FC. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
12. ^ Cain, Michael (24 September 2021). "'Heartbroken' Lisa De Vanna walks away from football". ESPN.
13. ^ Rollo, Phillip (28 September 2021). "Wellington Phoenix defender Steven Taylor retires days after being named captain". Stuff.
14. ^ Newcastle Jets [@NewcastleJetsFC] (30 September 2021). "Thank you for all you did in your time at the Club, @ronaldvargas10. We wish you all the best in retirement!" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
15. ^ Casey, Gavan (15 October 2021). "Former Ireland international striker Simon Cox retires from football". The42.
16. ^ Bruce, Jasper (23 October 2021). "A-League: Macarthur FC captain Adam Federici announces retirement". The Australian.
17. ^ A-League Men [@aleaguemen] (28 October 2021). "Daniel Georgievski has announced his retirement from professional football" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
18. ^ Comito, Matthew (29 October 2021). "Georgievski calls time on a memorable career". A-League Men.
19. ^ "Joe Ledley: Ex-Wales, Cardiff City, Celtic and Crystal Palace midfielder retires". BBC Sport. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
20. ^ "Besart Berisha ends his career as a footballer". Kosova Press. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
21. ^ "Anderson calls time on storied playing career". Olympic FC. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
22. ^ Chadwick, Justin (30 April 2022). "Sturridge shines as Glory draw with WSW". Goulburn Post. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
23. ^ Kallos, Dimitri (9 May 2022). "Victory dominates Sydney FC to put all the title pressure on City". neoskosmos.com. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
24. ^ Rollo, Phillip (20 May 2022). "Wellington Phoenix defender Louis Fenton announces retirement at 29". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
25. ^ Mail, Harry (22 May 2022). "Former Oldham Athletic and Forest Green Rovers defender Joseph Mills retires aged 32". the72.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
26. ^ "Canberra United Legend Ash Sykes Returns". Canberra United. 23 November 2021.
27. ^ Morgan, Gareth (25 November 2021). "Matildas legend De Vanna joins Glory for 2021/22 Season". Perth Glory.

## External links

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* Football Australia official website

* v
* t
* e

2021–22 in Australian soccer

« 2020–21

2022–23 »

National teams|

| Men's|

* Senior Men's (2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying)
* U23 (2020 Olympic Games, 2022 AFC Asian Cup qualifying, 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup)
* U20
* U17

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Women's|

* Senior Women's (2020 Olympic Games, 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup finals)
* U23
* U20
* U17

League competitions|

| Men's|

| Level 1|

* A-League Men (Finals series, Grand final)
* Asian Champions League (2021, 2022)

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Level 2|

* National Premier Leagues (2021, 2022)

Women's|

| Level 1|

* A-League Women (Grand final)

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Level 2|

* National Premier Leagues Women's (WA 2021)

Cup competitions|

| FFA Cup/Australia Cup|

* 2021 FFA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* 2022 Australia Cup (Qualifying rounds)

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Club seasons

A-League Men|

* Adelaide United
* Brisbane Roar
* Central Coast Mariners
* Macarthur FC
* Melbourne City
* Melbourne Victory
* Newcastle Jets
* Perth Glory
* Sydney FC
* Wellington Phoenix
* Western Sydney Wanderers
* Western United

A-League Women|

* Adelaide United
* Brisbane Roar
* Canberra United
* Melbourne City
* Melbourne Victory
* Newcastle Jets
* Perth Glory
* Sydney FC
* Wellington Phoenix
* Western Sydney Wanderers

* A-League Men transfers
* A-League Women transfers

* v
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* e

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AFC|

* Australia
* 21'−22'
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* China
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
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* 22'
* 22'−23'
* Lebanon
* 21'–22'
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* Philippines
* Saudi Arabia
* South Korea
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* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam

CAF|

* Nigeria

CONCACAF|

* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Mexico
* United States

CONMEBOL|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Ecuador
* Peru
* Uruguay

OFC|

* New Zealand

UEFA|

* Belgium
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* England
* France
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* Italy
* Netherlands
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* Scotland
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* Turkey
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*[Pts]: Points