2017–18 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season2017–18
Men's soccer
A-League PremiershipSydney FC
A-League ChampionshipMelbourne Victory
National Premier LeaguesHeidelberg United
FFA CupSydney FC
Women's soccer
W-League PremiershipBrisbane Roar
W-League ChampionshipMelbourne City
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The 2017–18 season was the 49th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 135rd overall.

Domestic leagues

A-League

Regular season

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 27 20 4 3 64 22 +42 64 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Newcastle Jets 27 15 5 7 57 37 +20 50 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
3 Melbourne City 27 13 4 10 41 33 +8 43 Qualification for Finals series
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 12 5 10 43 37 +6 41 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
5 Adelaide United 27 11 6 10 36 38 −2 39 Qualification for Finals series
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 5 12 33 39 −6 35
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 9 10 38 47 −9 33
8 Perth Glory 27 10 2 15 36 50 −14 32
9 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 5 6 16 31 55 −24 21
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 4 8 15 28 49 −21 20
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.


Finals series

Elimination-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
Sydney FC 2
Melbourne Victory 2 Melbourne Victory (a.e.t.) 3
Adelaide United 1 Newcastle Jets 0
Melbourne Victory 1
Newcastle Jets 2
Melbourne City 2 Melbourne City 1
Brisbane Roar 0

National Premier Leagues

The finals series featured the winner of each Member Federation's league competition in the National Premier Leagues, with the overall winner qualifying directly for the 2018 FFA Cup Round of 32.

Quarter-finals
16–17 September 		Semi-finals
23 September 		Grand final
30 September
         
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Olympic 1
New South Wales Edgeworth Eagles 4
New South Wales Edgeworth Eagles 0
Queensland Brisbane Strikers 2
Tasmania South Hobart 2
Queensland Brisbane Strikers 4
Queensland Brisbane Strikers 0
Victoria (state) Heidelberg United 2
Western Australia Bayswater City 1
Victoria (state) Heidelberg United (a.e.t.) 3
Victoria (state) Heidelberg United 2
New South Wales APIA Leichhardt Tigers 1
South Australia Adelaide City 0
New South Wales APIA Leichhardt Tigers 1

W-League

Regular season

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brisbane Roar 12 9 1 2 21 12 +9 28 Qualification to Finals series
2 Sydney FC 12 8 1 3 26 16 +10 25
3 Newcastle Jets 12 6 2 4 26 21 +5 20
4 Melbourne City (C) 12 6 2 4 20 15 +5 20
5 Canberra United 12 5 1 6 24 27 −3 16
6 Perth Glory 12 4 2 6 25 27 −2 14
7 Melbourne Victory 12 3 2 7 15 19 −4 11
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 3 2 7 13 21 −8 11
9 Adelaide United 12 3 1 8 15 27 −12 10
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Semi-finals Grand Final
      
2 Sydney FC (a.e.t.) 3
3 Newcastle Jets 2
Sydney FC 0
Melbourne City 2
1 Brisbane Roar 0
4 Melbourne City 2

Domestic cups

FFA Cup

This section is transcluded from 2017 FFA Cup. (edit | history)
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Moreton Bay United (a.e.t.) 4
Broadmeadow Magic 2 Moreton Bay United 0
Gold Coast City 3 Gold Coast City (a.e.t.) 1
Western Knights 1 Gold Coast City 0
South Melbourne 1 South Melbourne 6
Edgeworth FC 0 South Melbourne 4
Sorrento FC 1 Sorrento FC 1
Canberra Olympic 0 South Melbourne 1
Bankstown Berries 2 Sydney FC 5
North Eastern MetroStars 1 Bankstown Berries 0
Darwin Rovers 0 Sydney FC 3
Sydney FC 8 Sydney FC 2
Hills Brumbies 3 Melbourne City 0
Hakoah Sydney City East (a.e.t.) 6 Hakoah Sydney City East 2
Peninsula Power 0 Melbourne City 3
Melbourne City 2 Sydney FC (a.e.t.) 2
Blacktown City 3 Adelaide United 1
Central Coast Mariners 2 Blacktown City 3
Olympia 0 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 1
APIA Leichhardt Tigers 5 Blacktown City 2 (2)
Hume City 1 (1) Western Sydney Wanderers (p) 2 (4)
Bentleigh Greens (p) 1 (4) Bentleigh Greens 0
Western Sydney Wanderers (a.e.t.) 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 4
Wellington Phoenix 0 Western Sydney Wanderers 1
Sydney United 58 7 Adelaide United 2
Far North Queensland 2 Sydney United 58 1 (3)
Heidelberg United 1 Heidelberg United (p) 1 (4)
Perth Glory 0 Heidelberg United 0
Adelaide United 1 Adelaide United 3
Newcastle Jets 0 Adelaide United 3
Brisbane Roar 1 Melbourne Victory 0
Melbourne Victory 5

International club competitions

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Group F

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SSI ULS MEL KAW
1 China Shanghai SIPG 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Advance to knockout stage — 2–2 4–1 1–1
2 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 6 2 3 1 15 11 +4 9 0–1 — 6–2 2–1
3 Australia Melbourne Victory 6 2 2 2 11 16 −5 8 2–1 3–3 — 1–0
4 Japan Kawasaki Frontale 6 0 3 3 6 9 −3 3 0–1 2–2 2–2 —
Source: AFC
Group H

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SSB KAS SYD SSH
1 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 Advance to knockout stage — 1–2 1–4 1–1
2 Japan Kashima Antlers 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9 0–1 — 1–1 1–1
3 Australia Sydney FC 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 6 0–2 0–2 — 0–0
4 China Shanghai Shenhua 6 0 5 1 6 8 −2 5 0–2 2–2 2–2 —
Source: AFC

National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2017–18.

Norway  v  Australia
23 March 2018 Norway  4–1  Australia Oslo, Norway
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
Colombia  v  Australia
27 March 2018 Colombia  0–0  Australia London, England
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Referee: Robert Madley (England)
Australia  v  Czech Republic
1 June 2018 Australia  4–0  Czech Republic St. Pölten, Austria
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: NV Arena
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
Hungary  v  Australia
9 June 2018 Hungary  1–2  Australia Budapest, Hungary
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Groupama Arena
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

FIFA World Cup qualification

Japan  v  Australia
31 August 2017 Group B Japan  2–0  Australia Saitama, Japan
19:35 UTC+9
Report
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 59,492
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Australia  v  Thailand
5 September 2017 Group B Australia  2–1  Thailand Melbourne, Australia
20:00 UTC+10
Report
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 26,393
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
Syria  v  Australia
5 October 2017 Round 4 Syria  1–1  Australia Malacca, Malaysia
20:30 UTC+8
Report
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Australia  v  Syria
10 October 2017 Round 4 Australia  2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)		  Syria Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11
Report
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 42,136
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Honduras  v  Australia
10 November 2017 IC Playoff Honduras  0–0  Australia San Pedro Sula, Honduras
16:00 UTC−6 Report
Report (FIFA)		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Australia  v  Honduras
15 November 2017 IC Playoff Australia  3–1
(3–1 agg.)		  Honduras Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11
  • Jedinak 54', 72' (pen.), 86' (pen.)
 Report
Report (FIFA)		 Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 77,060
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

FIFA World Cup

Australia qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, their fourth successive FIFA World Cup after defeating Honduras in a two-legged playoff in November 2017. They were the thirty-first team to qualify.[1] The draw took place in Moscow on 1 December 2017, with Australia drawn in Group C alongside France, Peru, and Denmark.[2]

France  v  Australia
16 June 2018 Group stage France  2–1  Australia Kazan, Russia
13:00 UTC+3
Report (FFA)
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Kazan Arena
Attendance: 41,279
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Denmark  v  Australia
21 June 2018 Group stage Denmark  1–1  Australia Samara, Russia
16:00 UTC+4 Report (FFA)
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Cosmos Arena
Attendance: 40,727
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Australia  v  Peru
26 June 2018 Group stage Australia  0–2  Peru Sochi, Russia
17:00 UTC+3 Report (FFA)
Report (FIFA)		 Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 44,073
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Men's under-23

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the Men's under 23 national team in 2017–18.

Australia  v  Thailand
6 January 2018 Australia  2–1  Thailand Shanghai, China
 Report

AFC U-23 Championship qualification

Australia  v  Brunei
19 July 2017 Group F Australia  2–0  Brunei Yangon, Myanmar
15:00 MMT
Report Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
Singapore  v  Australia
21 July 2017 Group F Singapore  0–7  Australia Yangon, Myanmar
15:00 MMT Report
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Attendance: 750
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Myanmar  v  Australia
23 July 2017 Group F Myanmar  0–3  Australia Yangon, Myanmar
18:00 MMT Report Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

AFC U-23 Championship

Australia  v  Syria
11 January 2018 Group stage Australia  3–1  Syria Kunshan, China
16:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Kunshan Stadium
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Vietnam  v  Australia
14 January 2018 Group stage Vietnam  1–0  Australia Kunshan, China
16:00 CST
  • Hải 72'
 Report Stadium: Kunshan Stadium
Attendance: 2,362
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)
South Korea  v  Australia
17 January 2018 Group stage South Korea  3–2  Australia Kunshan, China
19:30 CST
  • K.H. Lee 18', 65'
  • Han 44'
 Report
Stadium: Kunshan Stadium
Attendance: 678
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Men's under-20

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 20 national team in 2017–18.

Western AustraliaWestern Australia v  Australia
2 August 2017 WA Training Camp Western AustraliaWestern Australia 0–3  Australia Perth, Australia
19:00 AWST Report
Stadium: Perth Plasterboard Centre Stadium
Referee: Steve Gregory (Australia)
Australia  v  Singapore
4 August 2017 WA Training Camp Australia  4–0  Singapore Perth, Australia
19:00 AWST
Report Stadium: Hartfield Park
Attendance: ~1,000
Referee: Adam Fielding (Australia)
Qatar  v  Australia
23 September 2017 Four Nation Tournament Qatar  2–0  Australia Doha, Qatar
Report Stadium: Aspire Academy
Croatia  v  Australia
25 September 2017 Four Nation Tournament Croatia  2–0  Australia Doha, Qatar
Report Stadium: Aspire Academy
Japan  v  Australia
27 September 2017 Four Nation Tournament Japan  3–3
(9–8 p)		  Australia Doha, Qatar
  • Hori 4'
  • Ando 43'
  • Ito 73'
 Report
  • 15'
  • 16'
  • 63'
 Stadium: Aspire Academy
Japan  v  Australia
30 September 2017 Four Nation Tournament
Playoff for 3rd		 Japan  2–1  Australia Doha, Qatar
 Report
  • 8'
 Stadium: Aspire Academy

AFC U-19 Championship qualification

Hong Kong  v  Australia
4 November 2017 Hong Kong  0–3  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
18:00 ICT Report
Stadium: National YFT Center
Attendance: 185
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)
Australia  v  North Korea
8 November 2017 Australia  4–1  North Korea Hanoi, Vietnam
18:00 ICT
Report
  • H. H. Kim 67'
 Stadium: National YFT Center
Attendance: 230
Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)

Men's under-17

AFF U-15 Championship

Thailand  v  Australia
9 July 2017 Group stage Thailand  2–1  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
17:00 ICT
Report
Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi Katimin (Malaysia)
Singapore  v  Australia
11 July 2017 Group stage Singapore  0–8  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
19:30 ICT Report
Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 120
Referee: Chi Samdy (Cambodia)
Australia  v  Indonesia
13 July 2017 Group stage Australia  7–3  Indonesia Chonburi, Thailand
19:30 ICT
Report
  • Kahfi 3', 7', 62'
 Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ngo Duy Lan (Vietnam)
Myanmar  v  Australia
15 July 2017 Group stage Myanmar  0–5  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
19:30 ICT Report
Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Hoang Ngoc Ha (Vietnam)
Australia  v  Laos
17 July 2017 Group stage Australia  3–1  Laos Chonburi, Thailand
17:00 ICT
Report
  • Chony 40'
 Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi Katimin (Malaysia)
Vietnam  v  Australia
20 July 2017 Semi-final Vietnam  2–0  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
18:30 ICT
Report Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Xaypasert Phongsanit (Laos)
Malaysia  v  Australia
22 July 2017 Third place Malaysia  2–3  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
16:00 ICT
  • Azzim 7'
  • Danial 80'
 Report
Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)

AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Mongolia  v  Australia
20 September 2017 Qualification Group I Mongolia  1–10  Australia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
16:00 (UTC+8)
  • Erdene-ochir 33'
 Report
Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 465
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
Cambodia  v  Australia
22 September 2017 Qualification Group I Cambodia  0–5  Australia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
12:00 (UTC+8) Report
Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 46
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
Vietnam  v  Australia
24 September 2017 Qualification Group I Vietnam  1–3  Australia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
12:00 (UTC+8)
  • Thành 80'
 Report
Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 182
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

Women's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2017–18.

Australia  v  Brazil
16 September 2017 Australia  2–1  Brazil Sydney, Australia
15:00 (AEST)
Report
Stadium: Pepper Stadium
Attendance: 15,089
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Australia  v  Brazil
19 September 2017 Australia  3–2  Brazil Newcastle, Australia
19:30 (AEST)
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 16,829
Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)
Australia  v  China
22 November 2017 Australia  3–0  China Melbourne, Australia
19:30 (AEDT)
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,904
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
Australia  v  China
26 November 2017 Australia  5–1  China Geelong, Australia
16:30 (AEDT)
Report
Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 6,338
Referee: Sandra Strub (Switzerland)
Australia  v  Thailand
26 March 2018 Australia  5–0  Thailand Perth, Australia
18:00 AWST
Report Stadium: nib Stadium

Tournament of Nations

United States  v  Australia
27 July 2017 United States  0–1  Australia Seattle, United States
19:00 (PDT) Report Butt 67' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 15,748
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
Japan  v  Australia
30 July 2017 Japan  2–4  Australia San Diego, United States
14:15 (PDT)
Report
Stadium: Qualcomm Stadium
Attendance: 9,597
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)
Australia  v  Brazil
3 August 2017 Australia  6–1  Brazil Carson, United States
16:15 (PDT)
Report
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 11,948
Referee: Christina Unkel (United States)

Algarve Cup

Australia  v  Norway
28 February 2018 Group stage Australia  4–3  Norway Albufeira, Portugal
18:30 WET
Report
Stadium: Albufeira Municipal Stadium
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
Portugal  v  Australia
2 March 2018 Group stage Portugal  0–0  Australia Algarve, Portugal
15:00 WET Report Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Jonesia Kabakama (Tanzania)
Australia  v  China
5 March 2018 Group stage Australia  2–0  China Albufeira, Portugal
19:00 WET
Report Stadium: Albufeira Municipal Stadium
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)
Australia  v  Portugal
7 March 2018 3rd place match Australia  1–2  Portugal Albufeira, Portugal
15:00 WET
Report
Stadium: Albufeira Municipal Stadium
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

AFC Women's Asian Cup

Australia  v  South Korea
7 April 2018 Group stage Australia  0–0  South Korea Amman, Jordan
20:00 (EEST) Report
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium
Attendance: 230
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
Vietnam  v  Australia
10 April 2018 Group stage Vietnam  0–8  Australia Amman, Jordan
20:00 (EEST) Report
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Amman International Stadium
Attendance: 401
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)
Japan  v  Australia
13 April 2018 Group stage Japan  1–1  Australia Amman, Jordan
16:45 (EEST) Report
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Amman International Stadium
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
Australia  v  Thailand
17 April 2018 Semi-final Australia  2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		  Thailand Amman, Jordan
16:45 (EEST)
Report
Report (AFC)
Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium
Attendance: 166
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)
Penalties
Japan  v  Australia
20 April 2018 Final Japan  1–0  Australia Amman, Jordan
18:00 (EEST) Report
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Amman International Stadium
Attendance: 3,065
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

Women's under-20

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under 20 national team in 2017–18.

Australia  v  Canada
8 July 2017 Australia  1–0  Canada Canberra, Australia
10:00 AEST Chidiac 53' Report Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport
Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)
Australia  v  United States
10 July 2017 Australia  1–2  United States Canberra, Australia
15:30 AEST
  • Lowe 39'
 Report
Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)
Australia  v  United States
12 July 2017 Australia  1–4  United States Canberra, Australia
15:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport
Australia  v  Thailand
16 March 2018 Australia  2–1  Thailand Sydney, Australia
12:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 1,335

2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship

South Korea  v  Australia
16 October 2017 Group stage South Korea  0–2  Australia Nanjing, China
15:00 CST Report
Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
Australia  v  Japan
19 October 2017 Group stage Australia  1–5  Japan Nanjing, China
19:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Jiangning Sports Center
Attendance: 561
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
Australia  v  Vietnam
22 October 2017 Group stage Australia  5–2  Vietnam Nanjing, China
15:00 CST
Report
  • Tuyết Ngân 50'
  • Nhai 81'
 Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium
Attendance: 130
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)
North Korea  v  Australia
25 October 2017 Semi-final North Korea  3–0  Australia Nanjing, China
15:00 CST
  • P. U. Kim 9' (pen.)
  • Sung 28', 65'
 Report Stadium: Jiangning Sports Center
Attendance: 261
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)
Australia  v  China
28 October 2017 3rd place match Australia  0–3  China Nanjing, China
15:00 CST Report
  • L. He 20'
  • Xie 53'
  • Jin 54'
 Stadium: Jiangning Sports Center
Attendance: 843
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

Women's under-17

2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship

Japan  v  Australia
11 September 2017 Group stage Japan  5–0  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
19:00 ICT
Report Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 152
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Australia  v  North Korea
14 September 2017 Group stage Australia  0–7  North Korea Chonburi, Thailand
19:00 ICT Report
  • K. Y. Kim 5', 39'
  • H. G. Pak 21'
  • Ko 78'
  • S. G. Ri 86', 90+2'
  • J. H. Yun 88'
 Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 75
Referee: Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam)
Australia  v  Bangladesh
17 September 2017 Group stage Australia  3–2  Bangladesh Chonburi, Thailand
18:00 ICT
Report
  • Shamsunnahar 45' (pen.)
  • Monika 51'
 Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 157
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

Deaths

Retirements

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External links

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