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General Information for Australia

Football Federation Australia
Founded
1961
FIFA entry
1963
Average height in 1988
1.82m
Average age in 1988
24.6
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 1988
No jersey in 1988

Coaches in 1988

Arok, Frank (Coach)

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Arok, Frank (Coach)

Day of Birth
1932-01-20
Day of Death
2021-01-12
Place of Birth
Kanjiža (Serbia)
Matches
19 (13 / 6)
Goto coach Frank Arok

Players of Australia in 1988

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Olver, Jeff 1960-12-25 Goalkeeper Australia Melbourne Croatia 9 0 0 9 0 0
Gibson, Mike 1963-03-01 Goalkeeper Australia St. George Saints 0 0 0 1 0 0
Davidson, Alan 1960-06-01 Sweeper Australia Melbourne Croatia 9 0 0 6 0 0
Jennings, Graham 1960-01-18 Left Back Australia Sydney Croatia 8 1 0 6 1 0
Yankos, Charlie 1961-05-29 Sweeper Greece PAOK Thessalonikis 8 0 4 9 0 1
Dunn, Robbie 1960-07-06 Defender Australia Melbourne Croatia 5 0 0 3 0 0
van Egmond, Gary 1965-06-29 Defender Australia Footscray JUST 4 1 0 2 0 0
Savor, Wally 1959-06-21 Right Back Australia Sydney Croatia 4 0 0 6 0 0
Postecoglou, Ange 1965-08-27 Defender Australia South Melbourne FC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Haniotis, George 1966-06-04 Libero Australia Sydney Olympic 0 1 0 0 0 0
Palatsides, Joe 1965-07-02 Defender Australia Brunswick United Juventus 0 1 0 0 0 0
Tobin, Alex 1965-11-03 Centre Back Australia Adelaide City 0 0 0 3 0 1
Hunter, Alan 1964-07-30 Defender Australia Sydney Croatia 0 0 0 2 0 0
Crino, Oscar 1962-08-09 Defensive Midfielder Australia Footscray JUST 8 0 1 10 0 2
Wade, Paul 1962-03-20 Centre Midfielder Australia South Melbourne FC 7 0 1 9 1 1
McDowall, Garry 1959-03-06 Midfielder Australia Brunswick United Juventus 4 0 0 4 0 0
Petersen, Mike 1965-05-06 Midfielder Australia Brunswick United Juventus 2 1 0 6 1 0
Božinovski, Vlado 1964-03-30 Centre Midfielder Belgium Club Brugge 1 3 1 0 2 0
Koczka, Andy 1965-09-06 Midfielder Australia St. George Saints 1 0 0 1 1 0
Polak, Jason 1968-01-09 Centre Midfielder Australia Sydney Olympic 1 0 0 0 0 0
Slater, Robbie 1964-11-22 Centre Midfielder Australia Sydney Croatia 0 4 0 0 1 0
Patikas, Jimmy 1963-10-18 Attacking Midfielder Greece AEK Athinon 0 0 0 2 2 2
McCulloch, Tom 1964-02-10 Defensive Midfielder Australia Marconi Fairfield 0 0 0 1 1 0
Arnold, Graham 1963-08-03 Centre Forward Australia Sydney Croatia 9 0 1 9 0 3
Ollerenshaw, Scott 1968-02-09 Left Winger Australia St. George Saints 7 0 2 1 3 0
Farina, Frank 1964-09-05 Centre Forward Belgium Club Brugge 5 0 2 7 2 5
Spink, Warren 1967-10-04 Centre Forward Australia Footscray JUST 4 0 2 0 0 0
Kosmina, John 1956-08-17 Centre Forward Australia Sydney Olympic 1 0 0 8 0 1
Mitchell, Dave 1962-06-13 Centre Forward England Chelsea FC 1 0 0 5 0 0
Trimboli, Paul 1969-02-25 Centre Forward Australia South Melbourne FC 0 1 1 0 0 0
Maxwell, Steve 1965-01-07 Striker Australia Adelaide City 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Australia in 1988

Missing match data:
  • Taiwan (26.02.) p
  • Taiwan (09.03.) p
  • Taiwan (27.03.) p
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1988-02-26
Australia
Australia
Taiwan
Taiwan
3:0 p
Australia vs. Taiwan
Olympics 1988 - First Round
Canberra Stadium
1988-03-06
Australia
Australia
Israel
Israel
2:0 c
Australia vs. Israel
Olympics 1988 - Final Group Stage
Olympic Park Stadium
1988-03-09
Australia
Australia
Taiwan
Taiwan
3:2 p
Australia vs. Taiwan
Olympics 1988 - Final Group Stage
Hindmarsh Stadium
1988-03-13
Australia
Australia
New Zealand
New Zealand
3:1 c
Australia vs. New Zealand
Olympics 1988 - Final Group Stage
Sydney Football Stadium
1988-03-20
Israel
Israel
Australia
Australia
0:0 c
Israel vs. Australia
Olympics 1988 - Final Group Stage
Queen Elizabeth II Park
1988-03-23
New Zealand
New Zealand
Australia
Australia
1:1 c
New Zealand vs. Australia
Olympics 1988 - Final Group Stage
Athletic Park
1988-03-27
Taiwan
Taiwan
Australia
Australia
0:3 p
Taiwan vs. Australia
Olympics 1988 - Final Group Stage
Eden Park
1988-07-07
Australia
Australia
Brazil
Brazil
0:1 c
Australia vs. Brazil
Friendly
Olympic Park Stadium
1988-07-09
Australia
Australia
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3:0 c
Australia vs. Saudi Arabia
Friendly
Western Sydney Stadium
1988-07-14
Australia
Australia
Argentina
Argentina
4:1 c
Australia vs. Argentina
Friendly
Sydney Football Stadium
1988-07-17
Australia
Australia
Brazil
Brazil
0:2 c
Australia vs. Brazil
Friendly
Sydney Football Stadium
1988-09-18
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
Australia
Australia
0:1 c
Yugoslavia (Olympic) vs. Australia
Olympics 1988 - Group D
Gwangju Mudeung Stadium
1988-09-20
Brazil (Olympic)
Brazil (Olympic)
Australia
Australia
3:0 c
Brazil (Olympic) vs. Australia
Olympics 1988 - Group D
Dongdaemun Stadium
1988-09-22
Nigeria
Nigeria
Australia
Australia
0:1 c
Nigeria vs. Australia
Olympics 1988 - Group D
Dongdaemun Stadium
1988-09-25
Soviet Union (Olympic)
Soviet Union (Olympic)
Australia
Australia
3:0 c
Soviet Union (Olympic) vs. Australia
Olympics 1988 - Quarter Finals
Busan Gudeok Stadium
1988-10-12
New Zealand
New Zealand
Australia
Australia
1:2 c
New Zealand vs. Australia
Friendly
Caledonian Ground
1988-10-16
Australia
Australia
New Zealand
New Zealand
2:0 c
Australia vs. New Zealand
Friendly
Queen Elizabeth Oval
1988-11-26
Fiji
Fiji
Australia
Australia
1:0 c
Fiji vs. Australia
World Cup 1990 - First Round
Prince Charles Park
1988-12-03
Australia
Australia
Fiji
Fiji
5:1 c
Australia vs. Fiji
World Cup 1990 - First Round
Lake Macquarie Field
19 Matches

Match Progress for Australia in 1988

Favorite Opponents of Australia

Opponent M W D L G
New Zealand
New Zealand
42 26 7 9 65
Japan
Japan
25 6 8 11 29
South Korea
South Korea
22 6 5 11 28
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
12 6 4 2 20
China
China
12 6 2 4 22
Kuwait
Kuwait
12 7 2 3 21
Oman
Oman
11 6 4 1 23
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
10 9 1 0 55
Tahiti
Tahiti
9 9 0 0 38
Argentina
Argentina
9 1 1 7 8
Indonesia
Indonesia
9 7 2 0 21
Iraq
Iraq
9 6 1 2 11
Taiwan
Taiwan
9 9 0 0 47
Jordan
Jordan
8 5 0 3 14
Israel
Israel
8 2 5 1 8
Brazil
Brazil
8 1 1 6 1
Bahrain
Bahrain
8 6 1 1 13
South Africa
South Africa
7 3 3 1 7
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
7 4 2 1 7
Thailand
Thailand
7 6 1 0 17
England
England
7 1 2 4 5
Ghana
Ghana
7 4 2 1 8
Uruguay
Uruguay
7 3 0 4 8
Chile
Chile
6 0 2 4 3
Croatia
Croatia
6 2 2 2 6
France
France
6 1 1 4 4
Germany
Germany
6 1 1 4 9
Fiji
Fiji
6 5 0 1 24
Denmark
Denmark
5 2 1 2 4
Sweden
Sweden
5 2 2 1 2
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
5 0 1 4 1
Qatar
Qatar
5 3 1 1 10
Paraguay
Paraguay
5 2 3 0 4
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
5 4 1 0 14
Scotland
Scotland
5 1 1 3 3
Colombia
Colombia
5 0 2 3 2
Netherlands
Netherlands
4 1 2 1 5
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 18
Canada
Canada
4 3 0 1 11
Lebanon
Lebanon
4 4 0 0 13
USA
USA
4 1 1 2 3
Syria
Syria
4 3 1 0 7
Mexico
Mexico
3 2 1 0 7
Singapore
Singapore
3 2 1 0 7
Norway
Norway
3 1 1 1 4
Greece
Greece
3 2 0 1 3
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
3 3 0 0 6
Palestine
Palestine
3 3 0 0 9
Hungary
Hungary
3 3 0 0 8
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 1 0 2 7
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 0 1 4
Malaysia
Malaysia
3 2 0 1 10
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
3 1 2 0 4
Egypt
Egypt
2 1 0 1 4
Nepal
Nepal
2 2 0 0 8
Czechia
Czechia
2 1 0 1 5
Vietnam
Vietnam
2 2 0 0 5
India
India
2 2 0 0 6
Honduras
Honduras
2 1 1 0 3
Peru
Peru
2 1 0 1 5
Ireland
Ireland
2 1 0 1 4
Cook Islands
Cook Islands
2 2 0 0 33
Turkey
Turkey
2 0 0 2 1
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
2 2 0 0 5
Jamaica
Jamaica
2 2 0 0 7
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
2 1 1 0 1
Iran
Iran
2 0 2 0 3
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
2 2 0 0 10
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 0 1 1 1
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 2 0 0 2
Serbia
Serbia
2 1 1 0 2
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
1 1 0 0 1
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
1 1 0 0 3
Brazil
Brazil (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Italy
Italy
1 0 0 1 0
Slovakia
Slovakia
1 0 1 0 0
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 0 1 0 1
Poland
Poland
1 1 0 0 2
China
China (B)
1 1 0 0 2
American Samoa
American Samoa
1 1 0 0 31
Guam
Guam
1 1 0 0 9
Morocco
Morocco
1 1 0 0 1
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 1
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
1 1 0 0 11
Slovenia
Slovenia
1 0 0 1 0
Wales
Wales
1 1 0 0 2
Tonga
Tonga
1 1 0 0 22
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 1 0 1
East Germany
East Germany
1 0 0 1 0
Spain
Spain
1 0 0 1 0
Soviet Union
Soviet Union (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Belgium
Belgium
1 0 0 1 0
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 0 1 0 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 1 0 0 1
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 0 1 0 0
Romania
Romania
1 0 0 1 2
Samoa
Samoa
1 1 0 0 11
Kenya
Kenya
1 1 0 0 4
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