Western Australia state soccer team

Western Australia
Nickname(s)	Black Swans
Association	Football West
Head coach	Cris Ola (2021)
	First colours
	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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

^ match abandoned due to rain

References

^ "Senior Men's". Football West. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
^ "Competitive Football Returns to WA" (PDF). Football West. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
^ "State Team". FootballWA. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
^ "Merdeka Tournament (Malaysia)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
^ "Merdeka Tournament 1968 (Malaysia)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
^ ^a ^b Kreider, R.N. (2012) Paddocks to Pitches. The Definitive History of Western Australian Football. Published by SportsWest Media

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[fw1-1] "Senior Men's". Football West. Retrieved 2009-11-05.

[fw2-2] "Competitive Football Returns to WA" (PDF). Football West. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-06.

[fwa1-3] "State Team". FootballWA. Retrieved 2009-11-05.

[rsssf-4] "Merdeka Tournament (Malaysia)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-11-05.

[rsssf2-5] "Merdeka Tournament 1968 (Malaysia)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-11-05.

[Kreider-6] Kreider, R.N. (2012) Paddocks to Pitches. The Definitive History of Western Australian Football. Published by SportsWest Media

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