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| Association | Football Australia | ||
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| Mostcaps | Jim Patikas (9) | ||
| Top scorer | Doug Brown (2) | ||
| FIFA code | AUS | ||
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| First international | |||
 Australia B 0–0Rangers (Melbourne, Australia; 27 May 1984) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Australia B 2–0China  (Canberra, Australia; 23 September 1985) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Australia B 4–0Rangers (Newcastle, Australia; 7 June 1984) | |||
Australia B is a secondarysoccer team occasionally as support for theAustralia national soccer team. The team has only ever played nine matches; winning one, drawing six, and losing two. It has been inactive since 1985.
The national B team was designed to give games to players who were being considered for call-up to the full national squad. Generally, the team played in friendly matches against other international B teams or club sides.
Australia B were one of several teams which entered a "World Series" held in Australia in 1984, which includedRangers,Juventus,Australia A,Nottingham Forest andIraklis. They were coached in the tournament byEddie Thomson[1]
In 1985, Australia B played two games againstChina in the leadup to the1987 Ampol Cup between China and Australia. They were coached byJohn Margaritis in both games.[2]
In 2007, then-Australia coachGraham Arnold, himself a former B international, flagged the idea of reviving the national B team.[3]
vRangers| 27 May | Australia B | 0–0 | Rangers | Melbourne, Australia |
| [4] | Stadium:Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 12,000 Referee:Jim Fearn (Australia) |
vRangers| 31 May | Australia B | 1–2 | Rangers | Brisbane, Australia |
Egan 38' | Clark 43' Ferguson 74' | Stadium:Lang Park Attendance: 2,257 Referee:Bill Monteverde (Australia) |
vRangers| 5 June | Australia B | 1–1 | Rangers | Adelaide, Australia |
| McCulloch 30' | McClelland 32' | Stadium:Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,300 Referee:Jim Rossis (Australia) |
vRangers| 7 June | Australia B | 2–4 | Rangers | Newcastle, Australia |
| Blair 18' Brown 85' (pen.) | Paterson 19' Burns 67'McCoist 75'Cooper 78' | Stadium:Adamstown Oval Attendance: 6,292 Referee:Jim Reeves (Australia) |
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Nottingham Forest| 11 June | Australia B | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Sydney, Australia |
| Stadium:Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee:Garry Power (Australia) |
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Iraklis| 13 June | Australia B | 0–0 | Iraklis | Brisbane, Australia |
| Stadium:Lang Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee:Alan Kibbler (Australia) |
vIraklis| 17 June | Australia B | 1–1 | Iraklis | Melbourne, Australia |
| Brown 67' (pen.) | Report | Papadopoulos | Stadium:Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 18,732 Referee: Spiers (Australia) |
v China| 23 September | Australia B | 2–0 | China | Queanbeyan, Australia |
| Petersen 50' Wade 72' | Stadium:Seiffert Oval Attendance: 3,000 Referee:Richard Lorenc (Australia) |
v China| 25 September | Australia B | 1–1 | China | Sydney, Australia |
| Arnold 76' | Ma 28' | Stadium:St George Stadium Attendance: 1,530 Referee:Garry Power (Australia) |
Iraklis at Melbourne. China, 23 September 1985 atSeiffert Oval,QueanbeyanRangers, 7 June 1984 at Adamstown Oval,Newcastle| Rank | Name | Caps | Goals | Years |
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| 1 | Jim Patikas | 9 | 0 | 1984–1985 |
| 2 | Steve Blair | 7 | 1 | 1984 |
| Tony Henderson | 7 | 0 | 1984 | |
| Mike O'Shea | 7 | 0 | 1984 | |
| 5 | Charlie Egan | 6 | 1 | 1984 |
| Peter Katholos | 6 | 0 | 1984 | |
| Peter Lewis | 6 | 0 | 1984 | |
| Richard Miranda | 6 | 0 | 1984–1985 | |
| John O'Shea | 6 | 0 | 1984 |
| Rank | Name | Caps | Goals | Years |
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| 1 | Doug Brown | 5 | 2 | 1984 |
| 2 | Graham Arnold | 2 | 1 | 1985 |
| Steve Blair | 7 | 1 | 1984 | |
| Charlie Egan | 6 | 1 | 1984 | |
| Tom McCulloch | 3 | 1 | 1984–1985 | |
| Mike Petersen | 2 | 1 | 1985 | |
| Paul Wade | 2 | 1 | 1985 |
Eddie Thomson 1984John Margaritis 1985| National teams |
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