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1982 Australia Men's National Team Results Researched by Thomas Esamie, Greg Stock, Kevin Christopher and Jean-Michel Cazal, Written by Greg Stock |
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1981 | A-Internationals | B-Internationals | Index | 1983
Friendly Matches | Thailand | Indonesia | Malaysia | South Korea
Sources: Soccer Action and Australian Soccer Weekly.
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Wednesday October 6 1982 National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Nadasen Chandra (Singapore) Attendance: 3,000 | |||||||||
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| Thailand Lineup Incomplete; Suriyar Boonlert (Chatree Kuptavanich 70), Aumnat Chareumechavalit (c), Adiphong Vatcharatana, Piyapong Pue-On Coach: Chanvit Polchivhin |
0 | - | 4 | AUSTRALIA Martyn Crook, Alan Davidson, David Ratcliffe, Tony Henderson, Alan Niven, Peter Katholos, Gary Byrne, Peter Raskopoulos, Phil O'Connor, Gary Cole (Charlie Egan 78), John Kosmina Coach: Les Scheinflug Goals: Kosmina 47, 79, O'Connor 56, Cole 71 | |||||
| Australia was invited to participate in the inaugural Merlion Cup in Singapore in October 1982. Drawn in Group B with Indonesia and Thailand, their campaign began with a match against the Thai national team. | |||||||||
Monday October 11 1982 National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Lee Kok Leong (Singapore) Attendance: 5,000 | |||||||||
| Indonesia Lineup Included; Poerwono (c), Mimin Suryamin Coach: Bernd Fischer Cautions: Nil; Red Card: Suryamin 89 |
0 | - | 2 | AUSTRALIA Martyn Crook, Alan Davidson, Steve Blair, Tony Henderson, Alan Niven, George Christopoulos, Gary Byrne, Peter Raskopoulos (Peter Katholos 64), David Mitchell, John Kosmina, Charlie Egan (Phil O'Connor 64) Coach: Les Scheinflug Cautions: Nil Goals: Mitchell 73, 77 | |||||
| 1982 Merlion Cup Group B | |||||||||
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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| AUSTRALIA | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 | |||||
| Indonesia | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | |||||
| Thailand | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 | |||||
Note: As Group B winners, Australia advanced to the knockout stage where it met Group A runners up Malaysia in the Semi-Final.
Thursday October 14 1982 National Stadium, Singapore Referee: S.Kunalingam (Singapore) Attendance: 12,000 | ||||
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| Malaysia Linup Included; Ramasamy Arumugham (Ong Yu Tiang 46), Adang Abdullah, Zakaria Musa, Wong Hung Nung, Zainal Abidin Hassan Bin Mohd Ali, Serbegeth Singh, Abdul Nasir Bin Mohd Yusof, Napoleon Rozario, S.Sujenthirian Coach: Datuk Chandran Mutveeran |
0 | - | 5 | AUSTRALIA Martyn Crook, Alan Davidson, Steve Blair, Tony Henderson, Alan Niven, Peter Katholos, Gary Byrne, George Christopoulos, Phil O'Connor (Gary Cole 68), John Kosmina, David Mitchell Coach: Les Scheinflug Goals: Katholos 19, 37, Kosmina 56 pen, O'Connor 64, Cole 77 |
| Australia advanced to the 1982 Merlion Cup Final after defeating Malaysia 5-0. | ||||
Sunday October 17 1982 National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Nadasen Chandra (Singapore) Assistant Referee: C.Kunalingam (Singapore) Attendance: 25,000 | ||||
| South Korea Lineup Incomplete; Choi In-Young, Han Moon-Bae (c), King Han-Bong, Park Chang-Seun, Kim Kee-Hyo, Baek Hyun-Young, Oh Suk-Jae, Park Yoon-Kee, Lee Tae-Yop Coach: Suh Hyun-Ok Cautions: Moon-Bae, Yoon-Kee Goals: Suk-Jae 59, Chang-Seun 83 |
2 | - | 3 | AUSTRALIA Martyn Crook, Alan Davidson, Steve Blair, Tony Henderson, Alan Niven, Peter Katholos, Gary Byrne, George Christopoulos, Phil O'Connor, John Kosmina, David Mitchell Coach: Les Scheinflug Cautions: Byrne, Mitchell Goals: O'Connor 17, Mitchell 34, Christopoulos 61 |
| Australia won the 1982 Merlion Cup going through the entire tournament undefeated. | ||||
Last updated: 5 July 2026.