# 2014–15 in Australian soccer

The 2014–15 season was the 46th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 132nd overall.
The season also included the inaugural FFA Cup (now Australia Cup), with the matches from the Round of 32 onwards taking place between July and December.
The domestic season scheduling was altered to avoid clashing with the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

## Domestic leagues
### A-League

The 2014–15 A-League regular season began on 10 October 2014 and ended on 26 April 2015.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 53 | Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 50 | Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 46 | Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 46 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne City | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 35 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 34 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 50 | |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 23 | |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 18 | |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 55 | −32 | 17 | |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
* ↑ Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.
| Elimination-finals 1–3 May | Elimination-finals 1–3 May | Semi-finals 8–9 May | Semi-finals 8–9 May | Grand final 17 May | Grand final 17 May |
| | | Melbourne Victory | 3 | | |
| Wellington Phoenix | 0 | Melbourne City | 0 | | |
| Melbourne City | 2 | | | Melbourne Victory | 3 |
| | | | | Sydney FC | 0 |
| | | Sydney FC | 4 | | |
| Adelaide United | 2 | Adelaide United | 1 | | |
| Brisbane Roar | 1 | | | | |

### W-League

The 2014–15 W-League regular season began on 13 September 2014 and ended on 7 December 2014.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Perth Glory | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 30 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 20 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Canberra United (C) | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 20 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 18 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 17 | |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 14 | |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 29 | −20 | 10 | |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 42 | −28 | 8 | |
| Semi-finals 13–14 December | Semi-finals 13–14 December | Semi-finals 13–14 December | Grand final 21 December | Grand final 21 December | Grand final 21 December |
| 1 | Perth Glory | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 0 | Perth Glory | Perth Glory | 1 |
| | | | Canberra United | Canberra United | 3 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 0(4) | Canberra United | Canberra United | 3 |
| 2 | Canberra United (p) | 0(5) | | | |

### National Premier Leagues

The 2014 National Premier Leagues regular season in the states' leagues ran from 21 February 2014 until 14 September 2014 and the states' finals series ran from 23 August 2014 until 14 September 2014.
The National Finals Series began on 20 September 2014 and ended with the Grand Final on 4 October 2014. The winner of the Grand Final was North Eastern MetroStars who qualified for the 2015 FFA Cup round of 32.
| Elimination-finals 20 September | Elimination-finals 20 September | Elimination-finals 20 September | Semi-finals 27–28 September | Semi-finals 27–28 September | Semi-finals 27–28 September | Grand final 4 October | Grand final 4 October | Grand final 4 October |
| Cooma | Cooma | 1 | | | | | | |
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 6 | | | | | | |
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 6 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 1 | | | |
| | | | Palm Beach | Palm Beach | 0 | | | |
| Weston Workers | Weston Workers | 1 | Palm Beach | Palm Beach | 0 | | | |
| Palm Beach | Palm Beach | 2 | | | | | | |
| Palm Beach | Palm Beach | 2 | | | | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 0 |
| | | | | | | North Eastern MetroStars | North Eastern MetroStars | 1 |
| South Hobart | South Hobart | 0 | | | | | | | North Eastern MetroStars | North Eastern MetroStars | 1 |
| South Melbourne | South Melbourne | 1 | | | | | | |
| South Melbourne | South Melbourne | 1 | South Melbourne | South Melbourne | 1 | | | |
| | | | North Eastern MetroStars | North Eastern MetroStars | 2 | | | |
| Bayswater City | Bayswater City | 0 (3) | North Eastern MetroStars | North Eastern MetroStars | 2 | | | |
| North Eastern MetroStars (p) | North Eastern MetroStars (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | | |

### National Youth League

The National Youth League season 2014–15 ran from 14 October 2014 to 1 March 2015.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Melbourne City Youth (C) | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 35 |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 35 |
| 3 | Perth Glory Youth | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 34 |
| 4 | Sydney FC Youth | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 28 |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory Youth | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 27 |
| 6 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 26 |
| 7 | Adelaide United Youth | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 23 |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 23 |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 20 |
| 10 | FFA Centre of Excellence | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 51 | −40 | 5 |

## Domestic cups
### FFA Cup

The 2014 FFA Cup began on 29 July and ended on 16 December. This was the inaugural staging of the competition.
| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Sydney United 58 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Far North Queensland | 1 | Sydney United 58 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Melbourne City | 1 | Sydney FC | 3 | | | | | | |
| Sydney FC (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | Sydney FC | 1 | | | | |
| Adelaide United | 1 | | | Adelaide United (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | |
| Wellington Phoenix | 0 | Adelaide United | 2 | | | | | | |
| Stirling Lions | 0 | Brisbane Roar | 0 | | | | | | |
| Brisbane Roar | 4 | | | | | Adelaide United | 3 | | |
| Hakoah Sydney City East | 1 | | | | | Central Coast Mariners | 2 | | |
| Palm Beach | 2 | Palm Beach | 1 | | | | | | |
| South Springvale (pen.) | 2 (4) | South Springvale | 0 | | | | | | |
| South Cardiff | 2 (3) | | | Palm Beach | 0 | | | | |
| Olympic FC | 3 | | | Central Coast Mariners | 5 | | | | |
| Melbourne Knights | 1 | Olympic FC | 1 | | | | | | |
| South Coast Wolves | 0 | Central Coast Mariners | 3 | | | | | | |
| Central Coast Mariners | 1 | | | | | | | Adelaide United | 1 |
| Manly United | 1 | | | | | | | Perth Glory | 0 |
| Sydney Olympic | 3 | Sydney Olympic | 1 | | | | | | |
| Blacktown City | 0 | Bentleigh Greens | 2 | | | | | | |
| Bentleigh Greens | 1 | | | Bentleigh Greens (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | |
| Adelaide City | 1 | | | Adelaide City | 1 | | | | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 0 | Adelaide City | 1 | | | | | | |
| Broadmeadow Magic | 1 | Brisbane Strikers | 0 | | | | | | |
| Brisbane Strikers (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | Bentleigh Greens | 0 | | |
| Parramatta FC | 0 | | | | | Perth Glory | 3 | | |
| St Albans Saints | 1 | St Albans Saints | 1 | | | | | | |
| Newcastle Jets | 0 | Perth Glory | 4 | | | | | | |
| Perth Glory | 2 | | | Perth Glory (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | |
| South Hobart | 1 (4) | | | Melbourne Victory | 2 | | | | |
| Tuggeranong United (pen.) | 1 (5) | Tuggeranong United | 0 | | | | | | |
| Bayswater City | 0 | Melbourne Victory | 6 | | | | | | |
| Melbourne Victory | 2 | | | | | | | | |

## International club competitions
### FIFA Club World Cup

Western Sydney Wanderers qualified for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup as winners of the 2014 AFC Champions League.

### International Women's Club Championship

The W-League was represented in the third edition of the International Women's Club Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Nestlé Cup.
Melbourne Victory (the winners of the 2013–14 season) participated in the tournament, which took place from 30 November until 8 December 2013, and finished in sixth place (out of 6 teams).

## National teams
### Men's senior

Australia played five friendlies ahead of the AFC Asian Cup. They recorded their 5th consecutive loss against Belgium at Stade Maurice Dufrasne in Liège but snapped the losing streak with their second win in the Ange Postecoglou era against Saudi Arabia at Craven Cottage in London. The Socceroos didn't succeed in their friendlies in the Persian Gulf, as they were held to a goalless draw against the United Arab Emirates on a hot and humid evening at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi and 4 days later lost to Qatar at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha in their 500th international match. In their last friendly before the AFC Asian Cup, Australia lost to Japan at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, despite dominating the hosts in the first half.
Two months after being crowned champions of Asia, Australia played a pair of friendlies in Europe. In the first match they were close to upsetting world champions Germany at Fritz-Walter-Stadion in Kaiserslautern, but finished the match as a draw. In the following week they drew against Macedonia at Philip II Arena in Skopje, despite easily being the better side.

#### AFC Asian Cup

The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was played in Australia in January 2015. Australia were crowned champions for the first time after beating South Korea in extra time in the final.

### Women's senior
#### Friendlies
#### FIFA Women's World Cup

Australia qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup by finishing in the top four of the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup.