Western Australia state soccer team

Western Australia

Nickname(s)	Black Swans
Association	Football West
Head coach	Cris Ola (2021)
First colours
First international
Western Australia 0–4 England (1902)
Biggest win
Western Australia 17–0 Albany XI (1975)
Biggest defeat
Western Australia 1–14 Hajduk (1949) Western Australia 1–14 Everton (1964)

The Western Australia state soccer team is a team representing the Australian state of Western Australia. The state team is currently administered by Football West.^[1][2]

History

The team first played in 1902 against the England Cricket Team.^[3]

Results

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre World War 2

Date Venue Opponent Score 1902 Perth England Cricket XI 0–4 1904 Perth England Cricket XI 0–3 1905 Adelaide South Australia 1–5 1905 Adelaide South Australia 4–5 1905 Adelaide South Australia 0–1 1908 Perth England Cricket XI 2–3 1909 Newcastle Northern Districts 0–4 1909 NSW South Maitland XI 2–0 1909 Sydney New South Wales 2–2 1909 Sydney Granville District 1–1 1909 Sydney New South Wales 1–3 1909 Sydney Sydney Metropolitan XI 4–0 1909 Wollongong South-Coast XI 2–2 1909 Melbourne Victoria 3–0 1909 Adelaide South Australia 4–4 1909 Adelaide South Australia 4–4 1910 Perth South Australia 2–0 1910 Perth South Australia 4–1 1910 Perth South Australia 1–1 1920 Perth Australian Naval Fleet Combined XI 7–0

Date Venue Opponent Score 1924 Perth Royal Navy Special Services Squadron XI 4–7 1925 Perth England Cricket XI 5–3 1925 Perth England F.A. XI 0–7 1925 Perth England F.A. XI 1–5 1925 Perth England F.A. XI 1–5 1927 Perth Czechoslovakia-Bohemia 3–11 1927 Perth Czechoslovakia-Bohemia 4–6 1927 Perth Hong Kong University Students XI 1–4 1927 Perth Hong Kong University Students XI 1–2 1927 Perth Hong Kong University Students XI 4–0 1927 Perth Czechoslovakia-Bohemia 2–3 1929 Perth England Cricket XI 5–3 1929 Perth HMAS Canberra XI 7–1 1935 Perth HIJMS Asama/HIJMS Yakumo XI 12–3 1937 Perth England Amateur XI 1–6 1937 Perth HMAS Sydney XI 4–2 1938 Perth  India 5–1 1938 Perth  India 1–3 1939 Perth Hapoel & Maccabi (Palestine) 4–4 1939 Perth Hapoel & Maccabi (Palestine) 3–7

1940s and 1950s

Date Venue Opponent Score 1947 Perth South Africa 2–12 1948 Adelaide South Australia 4–2 1948 Adelaide Tasmania 4–3 1948 Adelaide Tasmania 6–2 1949 Perth Hajduk Split 1–14 1949 Perth Hajduk Split 1–13 1950 Perth HMAS Sydney XI 5–1 1950 Perth  Australian XI 1–4 1952 Perth  Australian XI 1–1 1952 Perth  Australian XI 0–2 1954 Adelaide South Australia 4–2 1954 Adelaide Queensland 4–2 1954 Adelaide Tasmania 4–2 1954 Adelaide Victoria 2–2 1954 Adelaide New South Wales 0–1

Date Venue Opponent Score 1955 Perth Rapid Wien 1–6 1955 Perth Rapid Wien 0–10 1955 Perth South Africa 1–2 1955 Perth South Africa 1–2 1956 Perth  Australia 1–4 1957 Perth Ferencváros 1–6 1957 Perth Ferencváros 0–9 1957 Perth Eastern Athletic 0–2 1957 Perth Eastern Athletic 2–6 1958 Perth Blackpool 0–2 1958 Adelaide South Australia 2–2 1958 Adelaide South Australia 2–5 1959 Perth Heart of Midlothian 0–9 1959 Perth Heart of Midlothian 1–10

1960s

Date Venue Opponent Score 1960 Perth South Australia 2–2 1960 Perth South Australia 2–0 1962 Perth Victoria 1–2 1962 Perth Victoria 0–5 1962 Perth Victoria 1–2 1963 Perth Northern New South Wales 6–2 1963 Melbourne Victoria 1–8 1963 Adelaide South Australia 1–2 1964 Perth Everton 1–14 1964 Hobart Tasmania 5–3 1964 Melbourne New South Wales 2–4 1964 Perth Queensland 3–3 1965 Perth Chelsea 1–6 1966 Perth AS Roma 2–4 1966 Perth Sing Tao 1–1

Date Venue Opponent Score 1967 Perth Manchester United 0–7 1967 Singapore Singapore Joint Services 4–6 1967 Perth  New Zealand 2–5 1968 Perth Cardiff City 1–6 1968 George Town Penang FA 3–5 1968 Alor Setar Kedah FA 3–3 1968 Malaysia Trengganu 5–6 1968 Malaysia Kota Bharu 6–10 1968 Perth South Australia 1–3 1969 Perth South Australia 2–4 1969 Perth  Greece 1–2 1969 Penang Penang FA 5–4 1969 Bangkok  South Vietnam 1–3 1969 Bangkok  Singapore 3–1 1969 Bangkok  Indonesia 1–3

Merdeka Cup Tournament

Western Australia competed in the Merdeka Tournament (Pestabola Merdeka) four times between 1967 and 1970.^[4] The state's best performance in the tournament was third in 1968.^[5]

Date Venue Opponent Score 1967 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 2–3 1967 Kuala Lumpur  India 1–3 1967 Kuala Lumpur  Thailand 3–1 1967 Kuala Lumpur  South Vietnam 0–3 1967 Kuala Lumpur  Hong Kong 3–2 1968 Kuala Lumpur  South Korea 3–0 1968 Ipoh  Indonesia 5–4 1968 Kuala Lumpur Japan B 0–1 1968 Kuala Lumpur  Taiwan 3–2 1968 Ipoh  Singapore 4–4 1968 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 3–4 1968 Kuala Lumpur  Indonesia 3–1

Date Venue Opponent Score 1969 Malaysia  Burma 2–5 1969 Malaysia  Singapore 2–4 1969 Malaysia  India 1–0 1969 Malaysia  South Korea 2–3 1969 Malaysia  India 1–2 1970 Kuala Lumpur  Burma 0–1 1970 Kuala Lumpur  South Vietnam 3–1 1970 Kuala Lumpur  India 0–2 1970 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 1–4 1970 Ipoh  Taiwan 3–1 1970 Kuala Lumpur  Thailand 0–2

Marah Halim Cup Football Tournament

Western Australia competed in the Marah Halim Cup Football Tournament 3 times between 1975 and 1977, and were champions in 1975 and 1976.^[6]

Date Venue Opponent Score 1975 Medan Surabaya 4–1 1975 Medan  Thailand 2–1 1975 Medan Ujung Pandang 1–2 1975 Medan  Japan 4–2 1975 Medan Persija Jakarta 2–0 1975 Medan PSMS Medan 1–2 1975 Medan  Thailand 3–1 1975 Medan  South Korea 2–0 1976 Medan  Thailand 1–0

Date Venue Opponent Score 1976 Medan Aceh FA 7–2 1976 Medan Persebaya 2–0 1976 Medan  South Korea 1–2 1976 Medan  Japan 1–0 1976 Medan  Burma 4–0 1976 Medan  South Korea 2–0 1977 Medan  Thailand 1–2 1977 Medan Ujung Pandang 2–0 1977 Medan Persija Jakarta 0–1

1970s

Date Venue Opponent Score 1970 Perth Hertha 03 Zehlendorf 2–2 1970 Perth Inter Bratislavia 0–4 1970 Perth Dynamo Moscow 0–5 1970 Perth  Australia 2–6 1970 Perth Manchester City F.C. 1–1 1970 Jakarta  Indonesia 1–3 1970 Jakarta Bogor State 3–1 1970 Jakarta  Hong Kong 1–2 1970 Perth FC Zurich 1–1 1970 Singapore  Singapore 8–1 1970 Perth Indonesian Universities 0–0 1971 Perth VSS Košice 0–2 1971 Perth Dynamo Moscow 3–3 1971 Jakarta  Cambodia 2–2 1971 Jakarta  Malaysia 2–3 1971 Jakarta South Korea 2–0 1971 Palembang Bertimina 1–1 1971 Palembang Jakarta 3–0 1971 Perth English F.A. 1–6 1972 Perth Hertha 03 Zehlendorf 1–1 1972 Perth Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 1972 Perth  New Zealand 2–3

Date Venue Opponent Score 1973 Perth Stoke City 0–3 1973 Perth Bournemouth 0–4 1973 Perth South Australia 0–1 1974 Perth Aberdeen 3–5 1974 Perth Chelsea 0–1 1974 Adelaide South Australia 2–3 1975 Perth Legia Warsaw 2–4 1975 Perth Middlesbrough 1–1 1975 Perth Manchester United 1–2 1975 Perth Rangers 2–1 1975 Albany Albany XI 17–0 1975 Perth Australia B 1–0 1976 Perth Toronto Metros-Croatia 2–0 1976 Perth Jakarta 2–2 1976 Perth Tottenham Hotspur 0–4 1976 Perth Sunderland 1–2 1977 Perth Hertha 03 Zehlendorf 2–2 1977 Perth Middlesbrough 1–3 1978 Perth Dundee 1–3 1979 (N) Australian-Croatian XI 5–1 1979 Perth Norwich City 1–2 1979 Perth FK Vardar 4–4

1980s

Date Venue Opponent Score 1980 Perth Red Star Belgrade 0–5 1980 Perth A.C. Milan 2–3 1981 Indonesia Japan XI 1–2 1981 Indonesia Persiraja Banda Aceh 5–0 1981 Indonesia PSP Padang 5–0 1981 Indonesia South Korea XI 0–0 1982 Perth Bournemouth 1–3 1982 Indonesia South Korea XI 2–0 1982 Indonesia Semarang 1–1 1982 Indonesia West Germany (Amateur) 2–4 1982 Perth U.C.Dublin 3–0 1983 Perth Queens Park Rangers 1–6 1983 Indonesia Indonesia Olympic Team 1–0 1983 Indonesia Yanita Utama 0–0[a] 1983 Indonesia Arseto Solo 2–0 1983 Perth  Australia 2–1

Date Venue Opponent Score 1983 Thailand  Malaysia 1–0 1983 Thailand China XI 2–1 1983 Thailand Liverpool County 2–2 1984 Thailand Thailand B 1–0 1984 Thailand  Indonesia 1–2 1984 Perth Nottingham Forest 1–4 1984 India Hyderabad 4–1 1984 India South Korea 2–2 1984 India JCT Mills 1–1 1984 India Dhaka Abahani 2–0 1984 India Liaoning 0–1 1985 Perth Australian Youth Team 0–2 1986 Perth U.C.Dublin 6–2 1988 Perth Netherlands Amateurs 0–6 1989 Perth Millwall 0–1

1990s

Date Venue Opponent Score 1990 Perth Moscow Torpedo 1–2 1990 Perth  Singapore 4–4 (5–4(p)) 1991 Perth Selangor 2–1 1991 Indonesia Jakarta 0–0 1991 Indonesia Indonesia B (PSSIB) 3–1 1991 Indonesia Perstu Tapa Nuli Utara 0–0 1991 Indonesia Chinese Army 1–1 (2–4(p)) 1991 Indonesia Jakarta 2–0 1992 Perth Selangor 2–0 1992 Perth  Singapore 1–1 1992 Perth Werder Bremen 3–2 1992 Perth Shelbourne 0–0 1993 Perth Marconi-Fairfield 1–2 1993 Perth Iraklis 4–2 1993 Perth Sarawak 0–0 1993 Perth Adelaide City 0–4 1994 Indonesia Thailand 1–1 1994 Indonesia Burma 4–1 1994 Indonesia Harimau 0–1

Date Venue Opponent Score 1994 Perth Sheffield United 1–2 1994 Perth  Australia U-23 1–1 1994 Perth Adelaide City 3–0 1995 Perth Cerezo Osaka 1–4 1995 Indonesia Medan Jaya 1–2 1995 Indonesia Pelita Jaya 0–0 1995 Indonesia PSMS Medan 2–1 1995 Perth West Ham United 2–2 (5–3(p)) 1995 Perth Nottingham Forest 2–1 1995 Perth Adelaide City 1–3 1996 Perth  Indonesia 2–2 (3–1(p)) 1996 Perth Perth Glory 0–2 1997 Perth  Singapore 2–0 1997 (A) Sarawak 2–4 1997 (A) Bintulu 4–1 1998 Perth West Ham Academy 2–4 1998 Perth Northern Spirit 1–2 1998 Perth Perth Glory 0–2

2000s

Western Australia v  Malaysia U-23

6 November 2000	Western Australia	4–0	Malaysia U-23	Perth
	Robertson 10', 84' (pen.) Naglieri 36' Syamsuri 37' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: E&D Litis Stadium Attendance: ~150 Referee: Allan Dix

Western Australia v Red Star Belgrade

28 January 2001	Western Australia	0–2	Red Star Belgrade	Perth
		Report	Pjanović 4' Stevanović 90'	Stadium: E&D Litis Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Eddie Lennie

Western Australia v Sarawak

29 February 2001	Western Australia	2–1	Sarawak	Perth
	Robertson 61' White 66'	Report	Amit 80'	Stadium: E&D Litis Stadium

South Australia v Western Australia

9 March 2002 Centenary Challenge	South Australia	0–0	Western Australia	Adelaide
		Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: ~1,000

Western Australia v Perth Glory

10 November 2002	Western Australia	2–3	Perth Glory	Perth
	Oliveira 82' Howarth 84'	Report	Naglieri 13', 22' Despotovski 90+'	Stadium: Perth Oval Attendance: ~1,100

Western Australia v Perth Glory

9 February 2003	Western Australia	0–4	Perth Glory	Perth
		Report	Danze 8', 77' Hassell 41' Tarka 80+' Note: 2 x 40 minute halves.	Stadium: Litis Stadium Referee: Stephen Muldoon

Western Australia v  Iraq

16 November 2003	Western Australia	0–1	Iraq	Perth
		Report:[6]		Stadium: Arena Joondalup Attendance: ~2,800 Referee: Eddie Lennie

Western Australia v  Iraq

22 November 2003	Western Australia	0–4	Iraq	Albany
		Report	Swadi ?' Ali 38' Manajid ?' Talaa 89'	Stadium: Collingwood Park Attendance: ~1,500 Referee: Angelo Nardi

Western Australia v Perth Glory

18 June 2008	Western Australia	3–2	Perth Glory	Perth
	Bulloch 25', 65' Jukic 74'	Report	Skorich 54' Griffiths 73'	Stadium: Litis Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Stephen Gregory

East Java All-Province U-23 v Western Australia

25 June 2008 Friendship Cup	East Java All-Province U-23	2–0	Western Australia	Surabaya, Indonesia
	Gunawan 58' Angga 90+'	Report		Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium ; ? Gelora Deltras Sidoargo Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aji Santoso

South Australia v Western Australia

11 October 2008 Stratco Cup	South Australia	3–0	Western Australia	Adelaide
	Bugeja 19' Karlovic 36' Aguis 58'	Report		Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Referee: Regis Queffelc

Western Australia v South Australia

7 March 2009 Stratco Cup	Western Australia	4–2	South Australia	Perth
	Naglieri 34', ?' Brown 48' Onoforo 51'	Report	Matricianni 68' Bugeja 90'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 1,048 Referee: Steven Gregory

2010s

Western Australia v Perth Glory

28 July 2010 Call to Arms Cup	Western Australia	1–3	Perth Glory	Perth
	Oliveria 73'	Report	Sterjovski 45' Vittiglia 90+1' Neville 90+2'	Stadium: E&D Litis Stadium Attendance: 3,121 Referee: Mathew Cheeseman

Western Australia v Perth Glory

5 July 2011	Western Australia	4–9	Perth Glory	Perth
	Morgan 30' Pritchard 63' Barlow ?' Kay ?'	Report	Dodd 19', 45' McGarry 24' Risdon 56' Vittiglia 57', 79' Taggart ?', ?' Amphlett 90'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 1,589 Referee: David Costello

Western Australia v Perth Glory

22 August 2012	Western Australia	0–3	Perth Glory	Perth
			Smeltz 9' Makarounas 17' Makeche 72'	Stadium: Intiga Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Mathew Cheeseman

Western Australia v Perth Glory

12 September 2012	Western Australia	0–1	Perth Glory	Perth
			Dodd 2'	Stadium: Intiga Stadium Referee: Mathew Cheeseman

Western Australia v Perth Glory

21 August 2013 Call to Arms Cup	Western Australia	1–3	Perth Glory	Perth
	Knight 3'	Report	McGarry 50 pen.' De Silva 84' Makeche 88'	Stadium: Intiga Stadium Attendance: ~2,000 Referee: David Bruce

Western Australia v Perth Glory

13 August 2014 Call to Arms Cup	Western Australia	2–1	Perth Glory	Perth
	Solomons 71' Boi 84'	Report	Sidnei 85'	Stadium: Dalmatinac Park Attendance: ~800 Referee: Adam Fielding

Western Australia v Perth Glory

19 August 2015 Call to Arms Cup	Western Australia	0–1	Perth Glory	Perth
		Report	Marinković 27'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: ~800 Referee: David Bruce

Western Australia v WA State Amateur Team

15 October 2015	Western Australia	2–0	WA State Amateur Team	Perth
	Marulanda 28' Kay 56'	Source		Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Referee: Steven Gregory

Western Australia v Perth Glory

17 August 2016 Heritage Cup	Western Australia	0–1	Perth Glory	Perth
19:00 AWST		Report	Harold 45+2'	Stadium: Inglewood Stadium Attendance: ~500 Referee: Adam Fielding

Western Australia v Australia U–20

2 August 2017	Western Australia	0–3	Australia U–20	Perth
19:00		Source	Najjar 70' Sette 79' Puflett 90'	Stadium: Perth Plasterboard Centre Stadium

Western Australia v Singapore U–19

8 August 2017	Western Australia	5–3	Singapore U–19	Perth
19:00	Smith 6' Sabatini 25' (pen.) Salmon 50', 71', 90+2'	Report	Hami 45+1' (pen.) Taufik 60' Sahrin 86'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Referee: David Bruce

Western Australia v Perth Glory

13 September 2017	Western Australia	1–1	Perth Glory	Perth
19:00 AWST	Andres 28'	Report	Taggart 36'	Stadium: Hartfield Park Attendance: 600+ Referee: David Bruce

Western Australia v Perth Glory

1 August 2018	Western Australia	2–5	Perth Glory	Perth
19:00 AWST	C.Saldaris 79' Sinclair 90+1'	Report	Davidson 5' Castro 12' Brimmer 42' Mustafa 59' Harold 63'	Stadium: Perth Plasterboard Centre Stadium

Western Australia v Perth Glory

13 September 2018 Challenge Cup	Western Australia	1–2	Perth Glory	Perth
	Kay 73'	Report	Mrcela 56' Chianese 85'	Stadium: Dalmatinac Park

Western Australia v Perth Glory

31 July 2019 Challenge Cup	Western Australia	1–5	Perth Glory	Perth
19:00	O'Connell 20'	Report	Fornaroli 16' Tratt 27' Chianese 32' Franjic 61' Brooks 74'	Stadium: Frank Drago Reserve Referee: Adam Fielding

2020s

Western Australia v Perth Glory

2 October 2021 Gold Fields Challenge Cup	Western Australia	1–0	Perth Glory	Perth
15:00	Santich 83'	Report		Stadium: Percy Doyle Reserve Referee: Matthew Southern

Western Australia v Perth Glory

27 September 2022 Gold Fields Challenge Cup	Western Australia	0–6	Perth Glory	Perth
15:00		Report	Azubel 15' (pen.), 30' Zimarino 41', 53' Jelacic 75' Colli 82'	Stadium: Kingsway Reserve Referee: Shane Skinner

Western Australia v Perth Glory

24 September 2023 Gold Fields Challenge Cup	Western Australia	0–3	Perth Glory	Perth
18:00		Report	Williams 79', 88' Martis 82'	Stadium: Sam Kerr Football Centre Referee: Shane Skinner

Western Australia v Perth Glory

25 September 2024 Gold Fields Challenge Cup	Western Australia	0–1	Perth Glory	Perth
19:00		Report	Mathiang 80'	Stadium: Sam Kerr Football Centre Referee: Niall Gillmor

Women's State Team

India S v Western Australia

11 January 1980 1980 AFC Women's Championship GS	India S	2–0	Western Australia	Calicut, India
	Mullick 17' Dutta 27'			Stadium: Calicut EMS Stadium

India N v Western Australia

13 January 1980 1980 AFC Women's Championship GS	India N	0–3	Western Australia	EMS Stadium, Calicut
			Pettitt ,,

Western Australia v  Malaysia

14 January 1980 1980 AFC Women's Championship GS	Western Australia	1–0	Malaysia	EMS Stadium, Calicut
	Pettitt 10'

Republic of China  v Western Australia

16 January 1980 1980 AFC Women's Championship GS	Republic of China	2–0	Western Australia	EMS Stadium, Calicut
	Chou 7' Sandra o.g.'

Hong Kong  v Western Australia

18 January 1980 1980 AFC Women's Championship GS	Hong Kong	1–0	Western Australia	EMS Stadium, Calicut
	Daniel 4'

Republic of China  v Western Australia

19 January 1980 1980 AFC Women's Championship SF	Republic of China	5–0	Western Australia	Calicut, India
	Su-Ching Chao Shu-Yuen Chou ??			Stadium: Calicut EMS Stadium

Western Australia v Perth Glory

October 2018 Challenge Cup	Western Australia	1–3	Perth Glory	Perth
	Stonehill 33' (pen.)	Report	Cook 14', 60' Galabadaarachchi 40'	Stadium: Coker Park

Western Australia v Perth Glory

1 November 2019 Challenge Cup	Western Australia	0–4	Perth Glory	Perth
		Source	Moreno 3' Doeglas 7' McKenna 57', 66'	Stadium: Percy Doyle Reserve

Western Australia v Perth Glory

24 September 2023 Gold Fields Challenge Cup	Western Australia	0–4	Perth Glory	Perth
16:00		Report	Sakalis 13' Farrow 26', 33', 34'	Stadium: Sam Kerr Football Centre Referee: Shane Skinner

Western Australia v Perth Glory

13 October 2024 Gold Fields Challenge Cup	Western Australia	2–5	Perth Glory	Perth
13:00 AWST	Sakairi 81' Thew 88' (o.g.)	Report	Brown 2' Cassidy 29' Hollar 53', 54' Sunaga 90+3'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Referee: Niall Gilmour

Notes

1. match abandoned due to rain

References

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