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107-463: Lion City Sailors is owned by Forrest Li , who also owns Sea Limited , a tech conglomerate that also owns companies such as Garena and Shopee . The club has won 3 league titles , 7 Singapore Cups and 3 Community Shields in their history. The Police Sports Association was founded in 1945 to organize football activities for the Singapore Police Force . It sent two teams to compete in

214-406: A 2006 FIFA World Cup position as an OFC member country. After a successful campaign , the team took the first steps towards qualification for the 2006 World Cup. After coach Frank Farina stood down from the position after Australia's dismal performance at the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup , Guus Hiddink was announced as the new national coach. Australia, ranked 49th, would then have to play

321-468: A World Cup and it was also the first victory of an Oceania team in the FIFA World Cups, as well as all three goals being scored in the last seven minutes of the game, which was never before done in a World Cup match. Australia met Brazil in their second group game, which Australia lost to Brazil 2–0. Australia faced Croatia in their third match. The final score (2–2) was enough to see Australia proceed to

428-468: A cultural propensity for the use of colloquialisms in the country . It also represents the Australian English use of the sport's name . The name itself is similar to most other Australian national representative sporting team nicknames ; used informally when referring to the team, in the media or in conversation. Similarly, the name is derived from a well-known symbol of Australia, in this case,

535-805: A dedicated national stadium , instead the team plays at different venues throughout the country for exhibition or tournament purposes. In recent years, major international matches have usually been rotated around various large grounds, including Stadium Australia in Sydney, Hunter Stadium in Newcastle and Docklands Stadium in Melbourne. International matches have also been played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne and Canberra Stadium in Canberra. Australia has played at

642-612: A difficult group lead to believe that a new Golden Generation was about to begin. In their first international match proceeding the FIFA World Cup, Australia played FIFA World Cup quarter-finalists Belgium in Liège , with Australia going down 2–0. Four days later, Australia achieved their first international win in ten months, and just their second win under Ange Postecoglou, with a 3–2 victory over Saudi Arabia in London . After drawing against

749-521: A draw nearing to the end of the match, around the 87th minute of the match, with the score levelled at 1–1, things became heated as Tampines forward Boris Kopitović confronted Sailors defender Nur Adam Abdullah near the sideline. Other players, as well as coaches and staff from both sides got themselves involved in the tussle. Kim Do-hoon appeared to get involved in an heated argument with Tampines Rovers assistant coach Fahrudin Mustafić , where footage from

856-429: A draw of 1–1, and their third and final group match against Serbia resulted in a 2–1 win. Ultimately Australia's heavy loss to Germany saw them eliminated in the group stage. Pim Verbeek completed his term as Australian coach at the end of the 2010 World Cup and was soon replaced by Holger Osieck . In 2010, Australia qualified for their second AFC Asian Cup , topping their qualification group . A successful campaign at

963-550: A football academy named 'Home United Youth Football Academy' which comprises ten futsal courts, two full-size football pitches, an events plaza, staff offices, meeting rooms and a Sports Performance Centre. In June 2020, the launch of the new Lion City Sailors Football Academy was announced, along with further plans on youth development and its investments. It was given a one-star rating by the Asian Football Confederation . On 24 April 2021, Lion City Sailors announced

1070-405: A goal by Mark Bresciano in the first half. The aggregate was tied, and extra time was played. Neither team scored after two periods of extra time, bringing the game to a penalty shootout. Australia won the penalty shootout (4–2), making Australia the first ever team to qualify for a World Cup via a penalty shootout. Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer made two saves, with John Aloisi scoring

1177-529: A goal from Tim Cahill that inspired a late resurgence from Postecoglou's team, they ultimately lost to Chile 3–1. Their second match against the Netherlands was a close one, but their efforts ended in a 3–2 loss, thus earning their early exit along with the Spanish team. In the end, Australia finished Group B with a third, consecutive defeat to world champions Spain, 3–0. Australia's competitive World Cup performances in

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1284-521: A goalless draw and 3–2 win over Chinese Super League 's Shandong Taishan . Sailors maiden AFC Champions League campaign ended with narrow 2–1 to Daegu in the final group stage fixture. Their tally of seven points is the best showing by a Singapore side at the AFC Champions League. In the 2022 Singapore Premier League match against Tampines Rovers on 24 July 2022, as the Sailors was contesting in

1391-449: A home friendly match against Costa Rica , Australia won 1–0 courtesy of a goal from Tim Cahill. For the 2014 FIFA World Cup , Australia were drawn in Group B alongside reigning Cup holders Spain , 2010 runners-up Netherlands and Chile . Their first match was off to a lacklustre start, having conceded two goals in the opening 15 minutes from Alexis Sánchez and Jorge Valdivia . Despite

1498-467: A maroon hoop on the socks, the colours representing the states of New South Wales and Queensland, a look that was reminiscent of the Australian national rugby league team 's strips of the period. They wore the predominantly light blue kit until 1924 when they changed to green and gold . Australia has worn a yellow jersey, usually accompanied by green shorts, and yellow socks since the 1960s. The colour of

1605-582: A prolific Australian striker, Andy Pengelly . On 21 January 2021, the club created history by smashing the Singapore Premier League transfer record with the signing of midfielder Diego Lopes from Portuguese top-flight side Rio Ave for €1.8 million (S$ 2.89 million) on a three-year deal. [REDACTED] With the motivation to rejuvenate the glory days of the past into the future, On 18 May 2021, Kim Do-hoon , who led Korea Republic's Ulsan Hyundai to victory in 2020 AFC Champions League , joined

1712-532: A return of home and away fixtures. The club hosted most of the AFC Champions League group stage games at the Jalan Besar Stadium as its match the requirements standard of the tournament and also being rated as a FIFA 2 Star Recommended Turf. It was also the first time the AFC Champions League group stage matches being hosted in Singapore since 2010. On 4 October 2023, Lion City Sailors recorded their first win of

1819-559: A series of youth development programmes, coaching, educational and professional exchanges as well as football training camps in Germany. This partnership between BVB and LCS will harness the growing commitment to build a strong infrastructure for Singapore's youth football development and overall support the growth in areas of sports science, sports medicine, analytics and talent scouting. The partnership will see an annual training camp in Dortmund for

1926-623: A single bedroom in a three-room HDB flat in Braddell . He later became a permanent resident of Singapore and took up citizenship. Li founded Sea in 2009, initially as a digital entertainment company under the name Garena. At the time, the company had only operated out of a single shophouse off Maxwell Road at Tanjong Pagar . The company first focused on game publishing. Over the years, Li's company diversified its business to include e-commerce and digital financial services. In 2015, Garena launched Shopee, an e-commerce platform that grew to become one of

2033-429: A summary of the result by season. List of notable players since the privatised era of the club (2020– present ) As of 31 October 2024. 2013–2019 Forrest Li Forrest Li Xiaodong (born 1977 or 1978) is a Chinese Singaporean billionaire businessman. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Sea Limited , a company with subsidiaries including Garena , Shopee , and SeaMoney . He

2140-463: A two-week search for a new manager, Ange Postecoglou was eventually appointed in the position. Postecoglou was tasked with regenerating the Australian national team, which was deemed to have been too reliant on members of their Golden Generation of 2006, subsequently leading to a stagnation of results, culminating in successive 6–0 defeats to Brazil and France. In his first game as Australia's manager,

2247-424: Is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.    Win    Draw    Loss    Fixture The following 25 players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on 14 and 19 November 2024, respectively. Caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2024, after

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2354-467: Is also the chairman of Lion City Sailors FC , which is owned by Sea. Forrest Li Xiaodong was born in Tianjin , China . He earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University , and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business . Li moved to Singapore with limited financial resources and substantial student loan debt amounting to $ 100,000. Upon his arrival, he and his wife rented

2461-429: Is for those competition that are currently active. The following table provides a summary of the coach appointed by the club. – 2000 Singapore Cup – 2001 Singapore Cup – 2003 Singapore Cup – 2005 Singapore Cup – 2013 Singapore Cup – 2022 Singapore Community Shield – 2024 Singapore Community Shield The following table provides a summary of the result by season. The following table provides

2568-537: The 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup against seven other nations, but this gained little recognition domestically. After failing to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 1966 and 1970 , losing in play-offs to North Korea and Israel respectively, Australia finally appeared at their first World Cup in West Germany, 1974 . After managing only a draw from Chile and losses from East Germany and West Germany ,

2675-472: The 1999 S.League title. Alberts also won the Singapore Cup back-to-back winning the 2000 and 2001 edition. In 2003, head coach, Steve Darby guided Home United in becoming the first club to achieve the S.League and Singapore Cup double where he also steer the club to won the 2005 edition of the Singapore Cup. Under Korean manager tutelage, Lee Lim-saeng who is also the longest tenure as head coach in

2782-502: The 2011 AFC Asian Cup saw Australia become runners-up to Japan, after losing in the Final 1–0 in extra time. In 2012, Australia agreed to compete in the East Asian Cup . Australia travelled to Hong Kong to compete in a series of qualification matches with the hopes of qualifying for the 2013 East Asian Cup . Despite handing several debuts and fielding an in-experienced squad, Australia

2889-463: The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup . After Australia qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup , Ange Postecoglou resigned from his position as coach; and former manager of the Netherlands national team, Bert van Marwijk , was subsequently appointed as his replacement. On 8 March 2018, after van Marwijk's first squad announcement, the FFA announced that Graham Arnold will take the coaching role from after

2996-525: The 2018 AFC Cup group stage, Home United was drawn with Philippines side Ceres–Negros , Cambodia side Boeung Ket Angkor and Myanmar side Shan United with a tally of 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 lost seeing the Protectors qualifying to the AFC Cup knockout stage as group winners. Home United would go on to face Indonesian club, Persija Jakarta winning the two legged tie in a 6–3 aggregate where they would advanced to

3103-619: The 2022 FIFA World Cup . Australia was drawn in group D along with world champions France , Denmark and Tunisia . Australia's qualification also meant that the Asian confederation had the largest number of teams in their World Cup history, with six countries qualifying. As preparation for the World Cup, Australia played two friendlies against neighbouring New Zealand , winning both games. It began its World Cup quest on 23 November against world champions France, losing 4–1 despite initially taking

3210-514: The 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage campaign against Hong Kong side Kitchee with goals scored by Richairo Živković and Maxime Lestienne to secured a 2–1 away victory at the Hong Kong Stadium . On 8 November 2023, the Sailors defeated two-time AFC Champions League winners Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–0, with Živković scoring both goals. They then won the 2023 Singapore Cup over defending champions Hougang United on 9 December. As

3317-484: The 2024–25 Singapore Premier League season will be the inaugural season to be played on a two-year schedule, the Sailors made additions to their squad. On 26 February 2024, they signed Bart Ramselaar from Utrecht where his move to Singapore became the second most expensive signing in the league's history for a reported fee of about €1.5 million (SGD$ 2.2 million). Lion City Sailors also signed Toni Datković from Spanish Segunda División side Albacete . On 7 March 2024,

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3424-578: The AFF Championship due to their perceived wide gap in playing standards between Australia and the rest of the region. Australia's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification began with a series of friendlies against the United Arab Emirates (0–0), Germany (1–2 win), New Zealand (3–0 win), Serbia (0–0) and Wales (1–2 win). Australia's World Cup campaign started in the third round of qualification, with Australia topping their group to progress to

3531-488: The Australian Bicentennial Gold Cup . In 1997, Australia drew with reigning world champions Brazil 0–0 in the group stage and then defeated Uruguay 1–0 in the semi-finals to reach the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Final . In 2001, after a victory against reigning world champions France in the group stage, Australia finished the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup in third place after defeating Brazil 1–0 in

3638-655: The Singapore National Stadium against Tottenham Hotspur in an exhibition match in which Shawal Anuar scored first which give Lion City Sailors the lead against the English club which they held up for the first 45 minutes. However, they ultimately lost 1–5 following poor defensive and communication errors in the second half. The Sailors embarked on their second consecutive AFC Champions League appearances ahead of their 2023–24 campaign together with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors , Bangkok United and Kitchee which will see

3745-577: The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology. However the Sailors host their 2023–24 AFC Champions League home matches at the Jalan Besar Stadium as it match the specific requirements standard of the tournament. [REDACTED] Shopee (AFC Champions League matches only) Lion City Sailors and eight-time Bundesliga champions, Borussia Dortmund sign partnership focused on youth development and knowledge sharing. The commitment will see

3852-554: The fourth round . After winning their last fourth round-game, Australia finished as runners-up in their group , qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on 18 June 2013. Shortly after achieving qualification to the FIFA World Cup, Australia played a series of friendly matches against Brazil and France, suffering consecutive 6–0 defeats. This along with previous poor performances during the 2014 World Cup qualification campaign resulted in manager Holger Osieck's sacking, bringing his four-year tenure as Australia's manager to an end. After

3959-486: The kangaroo . The words soccer and kangaroo are combined into a portmanteau word as soccer-roo ; such as Olyroos for the Australia Olympic soccer team or Hockeyroos for the Australian national women's hockey team . Australia's longtime rivals are trans-Tasman neighbours New Zealand . The two teams' history dates back to 1922, where they first met in both their international debuts. The rivalry between

4066-446: The round of 16 , where they were eliminated from the competition after a 1–0 defeat by the eventual champions Italy after conceding a controversial penalty in the 93rd minute. The loss marked the official end of Hiddink's tenure as Australia's national coach. The success achieved at the 2006 FIFA World Cup later saw the team named AFC National Team of the Year , as well as being dubbed

4173-458: The second round , in which they faced Kuwait , Jordan , Nepal and Chinese Taipei . Australia dominated the group with eight wins out of eight to reach the third round , where it faced Saudi Arabia , Japan , China , Oman and Vietnam . After a good start with three straight wins over China, Vietnam and Oman, Australia then won only one game, against Vietnam, in their final seven games, being held thrice and losing thrice, finishing third in

4280-481: The third round of qualification , drawn into a group, composed of Qatar , Iraq and China PR , in which Australia finished first. Australia eventually saw progression through to the 2010 FIFA World Cup after comfortably winning the fourth round of qualification in a group consisting of Japan, Bahrain , Qatar and Uzbekistan . Australia's qualification was already assured before the final two games, finally topping its group ahead of Japan by five points. Australia

4387-581: The zonal finals facing Ceres–Negros and eventually won 3–1 on aggregate against the Philippines side. Home United then qualified to the inter-zone play-off semi-finals (Quarter-final) of the AFC Cup facing against North Korea side, April 25 where during the second leg of the tie, Home United suffered their worst ever defeat in the club history losing 9–1 at the Kim Il Sung Stadium . On 14 February 2020,

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4494-468: The " golden generation " in the history of the Socceroos. Led by coach Graham Arnold , Australia went to their first AFC Asian Cup in 2007 , sending a strong squad which included 15 players from the previous year's World Cup team. In Group A they played against Oman (1–1 draw), Thailand (4–0 win) and eventual champions Iraq (3–1 loss), assuring Australia's progression to the quarter-final stage of

4601-535: The 18th ranked Uruguay in a rematch of the 2001 qualification play-off for a spot in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. After a 5–0 friendly win against Jamaica , the first leg of the play-off tournament was lost (1–0), with the return leg still to be played in Australia four days later in Sydney on 16 November 2005. The second leg of the qualifying play-off was played in front of a crowd of 82,698 at Stadium Australia . Australia led Uruguay 1–0 after 90 minutes following

4708-698: The 2003 friendly against England, the Socceroos have also played a significant number of games in England, especially London, since a high proportion of the senior team play in European leagues. This includes games at Craven Cottage in Fulham ( Fulham Football Club 's home ground), Loftus Road in Shepherd's Bush ( Queens Park Rangers ' home ground) and The Den in Bermondsey ( Millwall Football Club 's home ground). The following

4815-430: The 2018 FIFA World Cup until the 2022 FIFA World Cup . With van Marwijk, Australia was grouped with Denmark , France and Peru . The first match of Australia against eventual world champions France was praised by a valiant effort, in which Australia only lost 1–2 by a virtual own goal from Aziz Behich . After the defeat to France, Australia produced another outstanding performance, drawing Denmark 1–1. However, in

4922-498: The Australian national team is Australian Active Support (AAS). AAS, then known as Socceroos Active Support (SAS), was founded in January 2015 as an independent group, who uses social media to organise and keep in touch. This replaced the former active support group Terrace Australis , who were founded by Football Federation Australia and fans in 2013, during Australia's 2014 World Cup qualification campaign. Its establishment came in

5029-759: The Gabba in Brisbane, which hosted Australia's first international match on home soil in 1923, a 2–1 win over New Zealand. It was the fourth Australian team match overall, with the first three internationals played in New Zealand. Other venues which regularly hosted international home matches included Olympic Park Stadium in Melbourne, the Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Sports Ground , Sydney Showground , and Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, and Subiaco Oval in Perth. Since

5136-525: The LCS Football Academy's elite team, with an additional training stint pencilled in for selected footballers from the academy's scholarship programme. The Lion City Sailors and 16-time Eredivisie champions, Feyenoord Rotterdam have forged a 3-year partnership focused on youth development and education. The commitment will see a series of youth development programmes, coaching, educational and professional exchanges as well as football training camps in

5243-510: The Netherlands, with Sailors supporting Feyenoord's brand exposure in Singapore. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Bold

5350-536: The OFC progressed to the World Cup. Since Australia left the OFC to join the AFC in 2006, competition between the two teams has been infrequent, with the occasional match still receiving much media and public attention. After joining the AFC, Australia began to develop a fierce rivalry with fellow Asian powerhouse Japan . The rivalry began at the 2006 World Cup, where the two countries were grouped together. The rivalry continued with

5457-467: The Sailors and Tampines were fined $ 5,000 each for the conduct of their players. Less than 24 hours after Kim was handed a three-match suspension and fine for violent conduct, Lion City Sailors made the shock announcement that they have reached a "mutual agreement" to part ways with the Korean coach. On 12 August 2022, Luka Lalić was appointed as the interim head coach till the end of the 2022 season which on

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5564-441: The Sailors announced the return of Song Ui-young since he last left the club on 15 January 2023. On 4 May 2024, they won their third Singapore Community Shield after beating Albirex Niigata (S) 2–0, with Shawal Anuar and Maxime Lestienne scoring to secure the win. The Sailors will also compete in both the inaugural 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two and the recently revived 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship tournament. In August 2024,

5671-632: The Sailors began their 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship being placed alongside Thailand club Buriram United , Vietnamese club Công An Hà Nội , Malaysian club Kuala Lumpur City , Philippines club Kaya—Iloilo and Indonesian club Borneo Samarinda . With a losing streak in the ASEAN Club Championship, The Sailors turned their main focus on the inaugural 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two campaign on 19 September 2024, hosting Chinese club Zhejiang Professional at home.Club captain Hariss Harun break

5778-586: The Sailors on a two-and-a-half-year deal. During his first season, Kim led the Sailors to win the 2021 Singapore Premier League and the 2022 Singapore Community Shield . They also went on to qualify for their first ever AFC Champions League tournament in the club history. On 18 April 2022, the Sailors defeated K League 1 club Daegu FC 3–0 in the 2022 AFC Champions League , their first AFC Champions League win since their rebranding. They bounced back from an opening 4–1 defeat by J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds to beat Daegu 3–0 before picking up four points in

5885-454: The Sailors. After the match, Kim and Fahrudin were seen shaking hands, however tension arose again after the match ended as players and staff from both sides began confronting and shoving one another where Fahrudin was seen grabbing Kim's neck behind the touchline. The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) handed a three-match ban with immediate effect, with Kim being fined $ 2,000 and Fahrudin $ 3,000, for their violent conduct. In addition, both

5992-469: The Sailors. In the third fixture against Thailand club Port at the Pathum Thani Stadium , Shawal Anuar scored a brace in within 3 minutes in the 14th and 17th minute of the match before the opponent scored a goal in the 55th minute, later on, Song Ui-young scored in the 65th minute to secured a 3–1 away in which put the Sailors at the top of the table. In February 2013, the club opened and operated

6099-556: The Singapore Amateur Football Association League in the 1950s and 1960s, but neither team won any trophies. Under coach Choo Seng Quee , the club won the inaugural President's Cup in 1968, then reached and lost the next two finals. When the S.League was formed in 1996, the club was known as the Police Football Club . The following year, its name was changed to Home United to reflect the fact that

6206-519: The Socceroos and the All Whites (New Zealand) is part of a wider friendly rivalry between the neighbours Australia and New Zealand, which applies not only to sport but to the culture of the two countries. The rivalry was intensified when Australia and New Zealand were both members of the OFC, regularly competing in OFC Nations Cup finals and in FIFA World Cup qualifications , where only one team from

6313-658: The United Arab Emirates, and suffering successive losses against Qatar and Japan, combined with previous poor results earlier in the year, Australia slipped to 94 and 102 in the FIFA World Rankings , their lowest ever ranking. The new year saw Australia host the 2015 AFC Asian Cup , with the team making their third consecutive appearance in the tournament. Australia won their first two group matches against Kuwait and Oman comfortably, with scorelines of 4–1 and 4–0 respectively. This guaranteed their qualification for

6420-401: The World Cup; they lost play-offs in 1966 to North Korea , 1970 to Israel , 1986 to Scotland , 1994 to Argentina , 1998 to Iran and 2002 to Uruguay . The team's previously poor record in World Cup competition was not reflected in their reasonable performances against strong European and South American sides. In 1988, Australia defeated reigning world champions Argentina 4–1 in

6527-425: The back of the neck also had woven the quote, "We Socceroos can do the impossible", from Peter Wilson , the captain of the 1974 Australian team. This kit was well received. In March 2016, FFA revealed the new Socceroos kit, which featured a yellow jersey, yellow shorts and green socks. This was reportedly in accordance with a FIFA directive, instructing all national teams to have matching shirts and shorts. This kit

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6634-436: The club history, guided Home United to win both the 2011 Singapore Cup and the 2013 Singapore Cup in his 4 years at the club. In 2010, Home United hosted EFL Championship club Burnley as part of their pre-season trip to Singapore. The club had qualified to the AFC Cup for the tenth time with their best result in the 2004 AFC Cup where they reached the semi-final losing to Syrian club, Al-Jaish 6–1 on aggregate. In

6741-518: The club was privatised for the first time in its history, when Singaporean billionaire Forrest Li announcing that he had purchased a 100% stake in the club. The club was officially renamed as Lion City Sailors and its signature red colour was replaced with white and blue. The Sailors' main aim following its rebranding was to boost professionalism in Singaporean football, with becoming a Southeast Asian super club its long-term goal. The new name, Sailors,

6848-535: The construction of a new training facility along Mattar Road that will be the home to the Sailors and as well as the club academy's scholars and trainees. The facility will, when completed, become Singapore's first fully-integrated football training centre. On 29 July 2022, Lion City Sailors officially opened its new S$ 10 million training centre. Spanning 28,000 square meters, the training centre features five football pitches, one hybrid 11-a-side pitch, one artificial turf 11-a-side pitch, and three 7-a-side pitches. Besides

6955-473: The crucial match against already eliminated Peru, Australia lost 0–2 and crashed out from the World Cup with only a point, became the only team from the AFC to be winless in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Subsequently, van Marwijk left his post and Arnold came to replace him as the new coach of the Socceroos. Under Graham Arnold , Australia started their 2019 AFC Asian Cup in hope of defending the title, being grouped with Jordan, Syria and Palestine, but their hope

7062-466: The dreadlock in the 44th minute by scoring a volley from outside the box. In the 80th minute, Lestienne secured a 2–0 win with a skillful chip shot. In the next match against Indonesian side Persib Bandung at the Si Jalak Harupat Stadium on 24 October, both team contested in a 1–1 draw after Maxime Lestienne deliver a cross towards Bailey Wright who scored a header to equalise the match for

7169-496: The eve of the 1974 FIFA World Cup . Both nations have faced each other in consecutive World Cup play-offs in 2001 and 2005 with each nation winning a playoff final each to progress through to the World Cup. Australia and Uruguay also faced off in the 1997 Confederations Cup in Saudi Arabia, with Australia progressing through to the final against Brazil via a golden goal winner from Harry Kewell . The main supporter group of

7276-456: The first Asian representative to reach the knockout stage in Qatar 2022 . Australia's resurgence in the group stage was widely watched and followed by Australian supporters. Mass celebrations occurred after the upsets over Tunisia and Denmark, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the achievement "magnificent". In the round of 16, Australia lost 2–1 to Argentina , with Lionel Messi opening

7383-526: The flag, the Australian team uses as a base the colours of a typical plant in the country, the acacia , which has green leaves and yellow flowers. Their current away kit is a turquoise shirt with a gold stripe on either side of the shirt, the coat of arms being on top of a navy background. It is accompanied by navy shorts (also containing the gold stripes) and turquoise socks. Australia's kits have been produced by manufacturers including Umbro , Adidas , KingRoo, and since 2004 by Nike . Rather than displaying

7490-440: The following day, he guided Lion City Sailors to their biggest ever victory in a 1–10 away win against Young Lions . [REDACTED] On 28 June 2023, the Sailors recruited Serbian head coach Aleksandar Ranković on a two years contract. In his first match in charge, Ranković guided the team to a 7–1 away win against Tanjong Pagar United in the 2023 Singapore Premier League . On 26 July 2023, they played their first match at

7597-407: The football pitches, the centre will also feature a fully equipped gym, physiotherapy rooms, a video analytics room, team locker rooms, a recreation room, as well as study rooms for academy trainees. Bishan Stadium served as the home ground of Lion City Sailors where it has a seating capacity of 6,254. It was the home base for the football club (initially known as Home United) from its inception all

7704-419: The game shows Fahrudin grab Kim by the arm first, as if to push him away, with the two then squaring up in the technical area on the side of the pitch. Kim appears to lower his forehead into Fahrudin's face in what appears to be a headbutt which Fahrudin was seen clutching his face and moving away from Kim. Pedro Henrique went on to scored a header on the 90+4' minute of injury time to secure the three points for

7811-516: The group. It then had to rely on fourth round playoffs . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , all of Australia's playoffs were centralised in Doha . The Socceroos began their quest with a 2–1 win over the United Arab Emirates , to face fifth place CONMEBOL qualification finisher Peru , a rematch of the 2018 FIFA World Cup . This time around, Australia held Peru goalless, before winning on penalties to make it to

7918-478: The knockout stage, despite losing their final group match against South Korea in Brisbane 1–0. They faced China PR in the quarter-finals and won 2–0, courtesy of a second-half brace from Tim Cahill. In the semi-finals, Australia won 2–0 over the United Arab Emirates and advanced to the final for the second time in a row. They faced South Korea in the final on 31 January at Stadium Australia , winning 2–1 after extra time to claim their first Asian title and qualify for

8025-460: The lead with goal from Craig Goodwin . Three days later Australia registered its first World Cup win since 2010 , overcoming Tunisia with a header from Mitchell Duke to seal a 1–0 win, sending Australia from bottom to second place. Four days later, against UEFA Euro 2020 semi-finalists Denmark, Australia won 1–0, thanks to a Mathew Leckie goal. Australia finished the group stage in second place behind France on goal difference, making Australia

8132-472: The leading online shopping service providers in Southeast Asia. Later, the company introduced SeaMoney, which offers digital financial services including payments and lending. In May 2017, after raising US$ 550 million in a funding round, Garena underwent a corporate rebranding and adopted the name Sea Ltd, while retaining use of the name Garena for Sea's digital entertainment segment. In March 2019, after

8239-441: The logo of Football Australia, Australia's jersey traditionally features the coat of arms of Australia over the left breast. The team first wore the traditional green and yellow colours in 1924. Australia's 1974 World Cup kits were produced by Adidas as were all other national team kits in the tournament, with Adidas sponsoring the event. The kits, however, contained Umbro branding, due to the manufacturer's Australian partnership at

8346-472: The match against Bahrain . The following players have also been called up within the last 12 months. Australia currently hold the world record for the largest win and the most goals scored by a player in an international match . Both records were achieved during the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification match against American Samoa on 11 April 2001. Australia won 31–0 with Archie Thompson scoring 13 goals and David Zdrilic scoring 8. Two days before

8453-406: The most caps for Australia, with 109 to his name, while Tim Cahill has the most goals scored , with 50. Australia initially developed a rivalry with New Zealand and a rivalry with Uruguay , and, after joining the AFC, has developed a fierce rivalry with Japan . The first Australia national team was constituted in 1922 for a tour of New Zealand, which included two defeats and a draw. For

8560-423: The next 36 years, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa became regular opponents in tour ( exhibition ) matches. During that period, Australia also competed against Canada and India during their tours of Australia in 1924 and 1938 respectively. Australia recorded their worst ever defeat on 30 June 1951 as they lost 17–0 in a match to a touring England side. Australia had a rare opportunity to compete on

8667-409: The only way for Australia to progress was to abandon Oceania. On 13 March, the AFC executive committee made a unanimous decision to invite Australia to join the AFC. After the OFC executive committee unanimously endorsed Australia's proposed move, FIFA approved the move on 30 June 2005. Australia joined Asia, with the move taking effect on 1 January 2006, though until then, Australia had to compete for

8774-516: The quarter-finals, however, in the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium , the place where Australia had lost their opening match against Jordan, Australia once again failed to register any win in the same ground, losing to the host United Arab Emirates 0–1 due to a mistake from Miloš Degenek , eventually failing to defend the title. Australia took part in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification , which they entered in

8881-409: The scoring and Julián Álvarez getting the second after dispossessing Mathew Ryan . Australia pulled one back when Goodwin's shot deflected into goal off Enzo Fernández and Garang Kuol almost scored the equaliser in injury time, but his shot was smothered by Argentinian goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez . On 20 September 2024, Graham Arnold announced he was stepping down as head coach, two games into

8988-607: The share price of his consumer internet company Sea Ltd increased by 45%, Li's net worth increased to more than $ 1 billion. Li is a football enthusiast and serves as the chairman of the Lion City Sailors, a Singapore Premier League football club acquired by Sea in 2020. Li is married and lives in Singapore. He appeared on the August 2020 cover of Forbes Asia , the Asia edition of Forbes magazine. As of April 5, 2024, his net worth

9095-411: The socks altered throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s from white to the same green as the shorts to the same yellow colour as the jersey. This peculiarity of the uniform refers to exactly the combination of colours used in it: although the country's flag has the colours blue, red and white, the selection uses shades of green and yellow. That's because, unlike many national teams, who base their colours on

9202-457: The team has also qualified for the World Cup in every attempt, qualifying an additional four times for an overall six qualifications. Australia has made appearances in the World Cup knockout stages twice, having progressed to this stage in 2006 and 2022 . The team additionally represented Australia at the now-defunct  FIFA Confederations Cup four times, winning a silver and bronze medal in 1997 and 2001 respectively. Mark Schwarzer has

9309-691: The team is controlled by the governing body for  soccer in Australia , Football Australia , which is affiliated with the  Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional  ASEAN Football Federation  (AFF). The team played its first match in 1922 and originally participated in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). In this confederation, Australia won the  OFC Nations Cup  four times between 1980 and 2004, and dominated many FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns during earlier rounds. The team won 31–0 against American Samoa in World Cup qualification, achieving

9416-660: The team represented not only the Singapore Police Force, but also other HomeTeam departments of the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs such as the Singapore Civil Defence Force and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority . Home United nickname was the "Protectors" and its mascot, a dragon. In 1999, Robert Alberts guided the club to secured their first ever piece of silverware guiding them to win

9523-416: The team which was made up of mostly amateur players was eliminated at the end of the first round , finishing last in their group without scoring a goal. It would prove to be the only appearance for the Australian team until the World Cup tournament returned to Germany more than three decades later in 2006 . Over a 40-year period, the Australian team was known for its near misses in its attempts to qualify for

9630-423: The then European champions Greece for the 2006 World Cup, Australia was placed into Group F , along with Japan , Croatia and defending champions Brazil. In their opening group game, Australia defeated Japan 3–1, with Tim Cahill scoring two goals (84', 89') and John Aloisi scoring one (90+2') in the last eight minutes. Their goals made history, being the first ever scored by Australia's men's soccer team in

9737-639: The third round of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying . The Socceroos had only picked up one point from two matches. On 23 September 2024, Football Australia appointed Tony Popovic as head coach. Australian matches are broadcast by Paramount+ and on free-to-air by Network 10 . Previous coverage has been provided by Fox Sports (2018–2021), Ten network on its 10 Bold channel, ABC , SBS until 2016 and Nine on its 9Go! channel (2016–2017). The national team has set multiple ratings records for both subscription and free-to-air television. Australia's final 2006 World Cup qualifying match against Uruguay

9844-549: The third-place decider. Australia defeated England 3–1 at West Ham United 's Boleyn Ground in 2003 as Wayne Rooney made his international debut. In early 2005, it was reported that Football Australia had entered into discussions to join the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and end an almost 40-year association with the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). Many commentators and fans, most notably soccer broadcaster and former Australian captain Johnny Warren , felt that

9951-400: The time. Nike renewed the kit manufacturer deal with FFA for another 11 years in 2012, handing them the rights to make national team kits until 2022. In the lead-up to the 2014 World Cup, the new kits to be worn by the team were revealed. The design of the new kits included a plain yellow shirt with a green collar, plain dark green shorts and white socks, a tribute to the 1974 Socceroos. Inside

10058-401: The tournament. Though after drawing 1–1 with Japan after extra time, Australia exited the tournament on penalties at the quarter-final stage. An international friendly on 11 September 2007 against Argentina (1–0 loss) was Graham Arnold's last game as head coach, with the position eventually being filled by Pim Verbeek on 6 December 2007. Australia began their 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign in

10165-488: The two countries meeting regularly in various AFC competitions, including the 2011 Asian Cup final and qualification for the 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, and 2026 World Cups. Another major rival within Asia is South Korea , who Australia came up against in three World Cup qualification campaigns in the 1970s and, since joining the AFC, have met regularly including the victory by Australia in the 2015 Asian Cup final . A rivalry exists with Uruguay since their first meeting on

10272-478: The wake of poor off-field action and minimal community engagement. Previously, the emergence of Terrace Australis saw the Green and Gold Army relinquish its role as a hub for active support, which it had claimed since its establishment in 2001. Since the 2015 AFC Asian Cup triumph, the supporters had encouraged people in Australia to focus more on the national team, and the nation's soccer pride. Australia does not have

10379-470: The way to 2020. Following the conclusion of the 2020 Singapore Premier League season, the Bishan Stadium pitch was closed for play as it underwent returfing, causing the club to seek a temporary move to Jalan Besar Stadium for the time being. After two years and two Singapore Premier League seasons, Lion City Sailors headed back to Bishan Stadium for the 2023 Singapore Premier League season, fitted with

10486-478: The winning penalty for a place in the World Cup, Australia's first qualification in 32 years. Australia went into the 2006 World Cup as the second lowest-ranked side. Although their ranking vastly improved in subsequent months after a series of exhibition matches against high-profile teams, including a 1–1 draw against the Netherlands , and a 1–0 win at the sold-out 100,000 capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground against

10593-468: The world record for the largest victory in a senior international match. Despite this, the team only managed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup twice in 11 attempts while in this confederation. The team moved to the AFC in 2006, winning the  AFC Asian Cup once in  2015 and finishing runners-up in 2011 . By winning this competition, Australia became the only team in the world to have won two different confederation cups. Since moving confederations,

10700-415: The world's stage during the team's first major international tournament as hosts of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics . However, an inexperienced squad proved to be reason for the team's disappointing performance. With the advent of cheap air travel, Australia began to diversify its range of opponents. However, its geographical isolation continued to play a role in its destiny for the next 30 years. Australia won

10807-550: Was a homage to the country's maritime heritage. As it sets its sight on success in 2020, Lion City Sailors will be led by Australian head coach, Aurelio Vidmar , the former Socceroos captain. He joins after a hugely successful stint in Australia where he led Adelaide United to the 2008 AFC Champions League final , becoming the first Australian team to earn this distinction. Vidmar make a couple of stud signings including Singaporean stars, Hassan Sunny , Gabriel Quak and Shahdan Sulaiman , Japanese defender Kaishu Yamazaki , as well

10914-510: Was drawn into Group D in the 2010 FIFA World Cup , which featured three-time world champion Germany, Ghana and Serbia . On 14 June 2010, Australia faced Germany. Pim Verbeek's surprising decision to play without a recognised striker saw Australia comprehensively defeated 4–0. Verbeek received heavy criticism for his tactics, with SBS (Australia's World Cup broadcaster) chief soccer analyst Craig Foster calling for his immediate sacking. Australia's second group match against Ghana resulted in

11021-544: Was estimated at US$ 3.6 billion according to the Forbes World’s Billionaires List, ranking him as the ninth richest person in Singapore. This business-related biographical article from Singapore is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Australia men%27s national soccer team The  Australia men's national soccer team  represents  Australia in international men's  soccer . Officially nicknamed the  Socceroos ,

11128-477: Was met with wide public contention, primarily due to the colour change of the shorts from the traditional green to yellow. Australia's nickname, "Socceroos", was coined in 1967 by Sydney journalist Tony Horstead in his coverage of the team on a goodwill tour to South Vietnam during the Vietnam War . It is commonly used by both the Australian people and the governing body, the FFA. The nickname represents

11235-408: Was shattered by a shocking 0–1 defeat to Jordan . Australia soon returned to the race by beating Palestine 3–0 before winning an important encounter with a hard-fought 3–2 win over Syria, eliminating both Palestine and Syria in the process. The win gave Australia to qualify for the round of sixteen, where they overcame Uzbekistan after winning on penalties 4–2, having drawn 0–0 for 120 minutes. In

11342-485: Was successful, finishing ahead of Hong Kong , North Korea, Guam and Chinese Taipei to progress to the 2013 East Asian Cup, where Australia eventually finished last behind Japan, South Korea and China PR. On 26 August 2013, Australia became full members of the ASEAN Football Federation but as part of their entrance agreement with the sub-confederation, their national team is barred from participating in

11449-447: Was the highest rating program in SBS history with an audience of 3.4 million viewers, while a 2010 World Cup qualifying match against Uzbekistan set a record for the highest subscription television audience, with an average of 431,000 viewers. The 2015 Asian Cup Final against South Korea had a total reach of 5.3 million Australians overall. Australia's first kit was sky blue with

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