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The Women's Australia Cup is a women's association football knock-out cup tournament held annually in Australia. It began in 1999 and continued until 2004, when Football Australia was restructured and all competitions ended. Despite the new A-League Women season starting in 2008, the women's cup took longer to organise and implement. But after Australia and New Zealand were awarded the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, plans began immediately for a women's tournament. So in 2023, Football Australia announced the tournament will recommence in 2024 with all women's clubs across Australia, as well as Wellington Phoenix and the future Auckland team to be able to participate.[1][2][3]

1999

1999 Australia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates6 – 13 January
Teams3
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored12 (2.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Canada Charmaine Hooper (3 goals)

Results

Pool stage

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 5 Final
2  Australia (H) 3 1 0 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3  Canada 2 0 0 0 2 3 5 −2 0
Source: Australia Cup
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Host
Italy 1–0 Canada
Panico
Australia 1–1 Italy
Salisbury 85' Panico 60'
Penalties
3–4
Australia 4–3 Canada
Murray 54'
Iannotta 17'
Casagrande 61'
Tann-Darby 89'		 Donnelly 30'
Hooper 60', 69'

Classification matches

Third-place match
Canada 1–0 Australia B
Hooper 89'
Final
Italy 0–1 Australia
Salisbury 19'

2000

2000 Australia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates7 – 13 January
Teams4
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (1st title)
Runners-up Sweden
Third place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored20 (3.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Sherill Kester (3 goals)

Results

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  United States 3 2 1 0 11 2 +9 7
2  Sweden 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
3  Australia (H) 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Czech Republic 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: Australia Cup
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

Pool

United States 8–1 Czech Republic
Mascaro 12', 65'
Bush 16'
Serlenga 40'
Kester 50', 57'
Welsh 75'
Zepeda 83'		 Dudová 86'
Australia 0–2 Sweden
Andersson 15'
Ljungberg 26'
United States 0–0 Sweden
Australia 3–0 Czech Republic
Tann-Darby 59'
Murray 60'
Black 86'
Australia 1–3 United States
Forman 74' Kester 13'
Slaton 34'
Wagner 81'
Sweden 2–0 Czech Republic
Andersson 35'
Ljungberg 77'

2001

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
 France 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Australia 2–1 France
Revell 47'
Salisbury 49'		 Lattaf 66'
Australia 1–1 France
Revell 80' Mugneret-Béghée 88'
Australia 1–0 France
Mann 55'

2002

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
 South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
Australia 1–0 South Korea
Mann 72'
Australia 1–0 South Korea
Peters 32'
Australia 4–1 South Korea
Mann 29'
Golebiowski 66'
Black 75'
Garriock 79'		 Suk Jung Jung 41'
Tom Flood Sports Oval, Bendigo

2003

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 3 2 1 0 12 2 +10 7
 Australia 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
 Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 South Korea 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0
Source: [citation needed]
Australia 2–0 South Korea
Golebiowski 10', 76' abd. Report
Referee: Tammy Ogston
  • match abandoned after 77' (with result standing) following an incident between a Korean official and an assistant referee
Mexico 1–1 Sweden
Pérez 13' Svensson 92'
Sweden 8–0 South Korea
Ljungberg 3', 67'
Andersson 29'
Bengtsson 45'
Lundin 53', 77'
Olsson 74'
Fagerström 80'
Australia 2–0 Mexico
Mann 9', 45' Report
Referee: Tammy Ogston
South Korea 0–2 Mexico
Gómez 9'
Domínguez 29'
Australia 1–3 Sweden
Golebiowski 38' Report Olsson 40'
Tornqvist 49'
Bengtsson 73'
Referee: Tammy Ogston

2004

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 North Korea 3 2 1 0 14 0 +14 7
 Australia 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
 China 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 0 16 −16 0
Source: [citation needed]
North Korea 3–0 China
unknown 44' (o.g.)
Jin Pyol-hui 53'
Yun Yong Hui 56'
Australia 2–0 New Zealand
Mann 26'
Walsh 30'
Australia 0–0 North Korea
abd.
  • match abandoned at half time due to adverse weather (and 0–0 result declared), despite North Korea having scored – Sok Chun Myong 11'
China 3–0 New Zealand
Wang 10', 38'
Xu 21'
North Korea 11–0 New Zealand
Ri Kum-suk 15'
Yun Yong Hui 22'
Ri Hyang Ok 34'
O Kum Ran 47'
Jin Pyol-hui 52', 62', 78'
unknown 59' (o.g.)
Jong Pok Sim 67', 71'
Ri Un Gyong 75'
Australia 0–0 China

2024

References

  1. ^ "Australia Cup – Women Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  2. ^ Howe, Andrew. "Official Media Guide of Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Football Australia to launch Women's Australia Cup in 2024 as part of Women's World Cup legacy". ABC News. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Cup_(1999%E2%80%932004)

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