Written by Thomas Esamie.
| Australia participated in the 2014 edition of the Cyprus cup. 3 groups of 4 teams play a round robin and somehow organisers manage to line up the teams for a finals day to determine placings from 1st to 12th. Lineup inforamtion seems hard to come by here. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : March 5 | Venue : GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | |||
| Australia Goals : Katrina Gorry 54, Michelle Heyman 59 |
2 | - | 2 | Netherlands Goals : Vivianne Miedema 12, Stefanie van der Gragt 34 |
| Referee : Attendance : Coaches : Hesterine de Reus (Australia), Roger Reijners (Netherlands) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : March 7 | Venue : GSP Nicosia, Cyprus | |||
| Australia Goals : Sam Kerr 52, Emily van Egmond 62pk |
2 | - | 3 | France Goals : Marie-Laure Delie 9, Elodie Thomis 24, Louisa Necib 37 |
| Referee : Attendance : Coaches : Hesterine de Reus (Australia), Philippe Bergeroo (France) | ||||
| Australian squad | ||||
| This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : March 10 | Venue : GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | |||
| Australia Brianna Davey, Hannah Brewer, Emma Checker (Laura Alleway 46), Kim Carroll (sent off 90), Gema Simon, Caitlin Foord (Elise Kellond-Knight 80), Nicola Bolger, Leena Khamis (Michelle Heyman 54), Hayley Raso (Emily van Egmond 30), Chloe Logarzo (Katrina Gorry 46), Kathryn Gill Goals : Heyman 64, 74 |
2 | - | 4 | Scotland Goals : L Evans 12, J Ross 28, 30, 70 |
| Referee : Attendance : Coaches : Hesterine de Reus (Australia), Anna Signeul (Scotland) | ||||
| Australian squad | ||||
| This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : March 12 | Venue : | |||
| Australia Goals : Kerr 17, van Egmond 22, 38, Gorry 56, Raso 79 |
5 | - | 2 | Italy Goals : Alessia Tuttino 86, Patrizia Panico 90 |
| Referee : Attendance : Coaches : Hesterine de Reus (Australia), Antonio Cabrini (Italy) | ||||
| Australian squad | ||||
| In preparation for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Ho Chi Minh City 14-25 May the Matildas play 2 friendly games against the highly credentialled Brazilians as anounced on March 14. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : April 6 | Venue : Queensland Sports & Athletic Centre (QSAC), Kessels Road, Brisbane | |||
| Australia |
0 | - | 1 | Brazil Thais Ribeiro Picarte, Fabiana da Silva Simoes (Rilany Aguiar da Silva), Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares, Andreia Rosa de Andrade, Rosa e Tamires Gomes, Thaisa de Moraes Rosa Moreno (Beatriz Alves), Miraildes Maciel Mota, Debora Cristiane de Oliveira, Rosana dos Santos Augusto (Djenifer Becker), Andressa Alves de Silva, Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva Goal : Debora Oliveira 68 |
| Referee : Nami Inazumi (Japan) Attendance : 2500 Coaches : Hesterine de Reus (Australia), Marcio de Oliveira (Brazil) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| After constant rumours around dissatisfaction among the players with the style of coaching employed by Hesterine de Reus a week after the match the FFA announced that "Hesterine de Reus has left the position of Head Coach". Alen Stajcic of the wildly successful Sydney FC steps in as interim coach for the duration of the Asian Cup in Vietnam. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : April 9 | Venue : Queensland Sports & Athletic Centre (QSAC), Kessels Road, Brisbane | |||
| Australia Brianna Davey, Teigan Allen, Clare Polkinghorne, Elise Kellond-Knight, Emily van Egmond, Lisa De Vanna (Rhali Dobson 88), Kate Gill (Michelle Heyman 46), Tameka Butt (Leena Khamis 66), Alanna Kennedy (Laura Alleway 46), Stephanie Catley, Katrina Gorry Goals : Gill 37, Heyman 81 |
2 | - | 1 | Brazil Thais Ribeiro Picarte, Fabiana da Silva Simoes (Rilany Aguiar da Silva 80), Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares, Andreia Rosa de Andrade (Gislaine Christina da Silva 80), Thaisa de Moraes Rosa Moreno, Tamires Cassia Diaz Gomes (Ana Barrinha 80), Debora Cristiane de Oliveira, Miraildes Mota, Rosana dos Santos Augusto (Adriane Santos 81), Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva, Andressa Alves Goal : Tamires Gomes 53 |
| Referee : Rikako Kawahara (Japan) Attendance : Coaches : Hesterine de Reus (Australia), Marcio de Oliveira (Brazil) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by FFA | |||
| Austalia take part in the AFC championships as holders and meet reigning World Cup champions Japan first up. The top five teams at this tournament will automatically qualify for the 2015 World Cup in Canada. Japan were missing some players due to them not being released for this tournament by their European clubs... history repeating itself. This was an AFC Championship Finals match. | ||||
| Played : May 14 | Venue : Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam | |||
| Australia Lydia Williams, Teigen Allen, Clare Polkinghorne, Elise Kellond-Knight, Caitlin Foord (Samantha Kerr 74), Emily van Egmond (Tameka Butt 85), Lisa De Vanna, Alanna Kennedy, Stephanie Catley, Katrina Gorry, Michelle Heyman (Kate Gill 66) Goals : Foord 23, De Vanna 64 |
2 | - | 2 | Japan Erina Yamane, Saori Ariyoshi, Azusa Iwashimizu, Mizuho Sakaguchi, Aya Miyama, Nahomi Kawasumi, Chinatsu Kira (Yuki Ogimi 34), Emi Nakajima (Nanase Kiryu 67), Megumi Takase (Michi Goto 79), Rumi Utsugi, Yuri Kawamura Goals : Polkinghorne 71og, Ogimi 84 |
| Referee : Qin Liang (China) Attendance : 2000 Coaches : Alen Stajcic (Australia), Sasaki Norio (Japan) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by Football Australia | |||
| Due to the hot and humid conditions at the tournament coach Alen Stajcic turned out an almost entirely different lineup for this match This was an AFC Championship Finals match. | ||||
| Played : May 16 | Venue : Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam | |||
| Australia Brianna Davey, Teigen Allen, Kim Carroll, Laura Alleway, Leena Khamis (Katrina Gorry 62), Kate Gill, Nicola Bolger (Emily van Egmond 77), Teresa Polias, Samantha Kerr, Ashleigh Sykes (Caitlin Foord 46), Emma Checker Goals : Gill 36, 51, Gorry 67 |
3 | - | 1 | Jordan Zina Al Sadi, Luna Almasri, Yasmeen Khair, Stephanie Alnaber, Maysa Jbarah, Ala'a Abu Kasheh, Enshirah Alhyasat, Shahnaz Jebreen, Sama'a Khraisat (Abeer Alnahar 60), Ayah Al Majali, Shorooq Shathli Goal : Stephanie 71 |
| Referee : Ri Hyang Ok (North Korea) Attendance : 1200 Coaches : Alen Stajcic (Australia), Okiyama Masahiko (Jordan) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by Football Australia | |||
| With this win Australia qualified for the semi-finals (along with Japan) and booked a spot in the World Cup in Canada 2015 as one of the 5 Asian teams. This was an AFC Championship Finals match. | ||||
| Played : May 18 | Venue : Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam | |||
| Vietnam Le Thi Tuyet May, Bui Thi Nhu, Pham Hoang Quynh, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung, Nguyen Thi Hoa, Nguyen Thi Nguyet, Vu Thi Nhung, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh, Le Thi Thuong (Tran Thi Thuy Trang 73), Nguyen Thi Mai, Tran Thi Kim Hong (Tran Thi Hong Nhung 63) |
0 | - | 2 | Australia Lydia Williams, Clare Polkinghorne, Elise Kellond-Knight, Caitlin Foord (Teigen Allen 46), Emily van Egmond, Lisa De Vanna, Tameka Butt (Samantha Kerr 62), Alanna Kennedy, Stephanie Catley, Katrina Gorry, Michelle Heyman (Kate Gill 82) Goals : Thuong 42og, Gorry 90 |
| Referee : Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand) Attendance : 3000 Coaches : Alen Stajcic (Australia), Chen Yun Fa (Vietnam) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by Football Australia | |||
| Having won this match Australia get to face Japan once more to retain the trophy they won 4 years ago. Thailand beat Vietnam in the 5th place playoff to make the World Cup along with the 4 semi finalists. This was an AFC Championship Finals match. | ||||
| Played : May 22 | Venue : Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam | |||
| Australia Lydia Williams, Teigen Allen, Clare Polkinghorne, Laura Alleway, Elise Kellond-Knight, Caitlin Foord (Samantha Kerr 74), Emily van Egmond (Tameka Butt 90), Lisa De Vanna, Stephanie Catley, Katrina Gorry, Michelle Heyman (Kate Gill 85) Goals : Gorry 47, Kellond-Knight 77 |
2 | - | 1 | South Korea Kim Jung Mi, Kim Do Yeon, Lim Seon Joo (Ahn Hye In 26), Jeon Ga Eul, Cho So Hyun, Park Eun Sun, Ji So Yun, Yoo Young A, Kim Narae (Kwon Hah Nul 63), Yeo Minji (Park Hee Young 80), Song Su Ran, Kim Hye Ri Goal : Park Eun Sun 53pk |
| Referee : Rita Binti Gani (Malaysia) Attendance : 700 Coaches : Alen Stajcic (Australia), Yoon Duk Yeo (South Korea) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by Football Australia | |||
| Not this time...though the performance of the team was such that on the 22nd of September Alen Stajcic was permanently appointed to the role of Australia's coach. This was an AFC Championship Finals match. | ||||
| Played : May 25 | Venue : Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam | |||
| Australia Lydia Williams, Teigen Allen, Clare Polkinghorne, Elise Kellond-Knight, Emily van Egmond (Tameka Butt 60), Lisa De Vanna, Alanna Kennedy (Laura Alleway 46), Stephanie Catley, Katrina Gorry, Samantha Kerr, Michelle Heyman (Caitlin Foord 67) |
0 | - | 1 | Japan Miho Fukumoto, Saori Ariyoshi, Azusa Iwashimizu, Mizuho Sakaguchi, Aya Miyama, Nahomi Kawasumi, Homare Sawa (Yuika Sugasawa 65), Emi Nakajima (Michi Goto 75), Megumi Takase (Chinatsu Kira 83), Rumi Utsugi, Yuri Kawamura Goal : Iwashimizu 28 |
| Referee : Qin Liang (China PR) Attendance : 10000 Coaches : Alen Stajcic (Australia), Sasaki Norio (Japan) | ||||
| Australian squad | Match Report by Football Australia | |||