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2015 AFC Asian Cup Group A
Group A of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. The group's first round of matches were played on 9 and 10 January, the second round on 13 January, and the final round on 17 January. All six group matches were played at venues in Australia. The group consisted of hosts Australia, South Korea, Oman and Kuwait. South Korea and Australia advanced as group winners and runners-up respectively, while Oman and Kuwait were eliminated. Teams ;Notes Standings In the quarter-finals: *South Korea advanced to play Uzbekistan (runner-up of Group B). *Australia advanced to play China PR (winner of Group B). Matches Australia vs Kuwait Hussain Fadhel's eighth-minute header briefly dampened spirits at a sold-out Melbourne Rectangular Stadium only for Massimo Luongo to set up Tim Cahill to equalise with his 37th international goal, 12 minutes before half-time. After Luongo headed home his first for the Socceroos at the end of the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 AFC Asian Cup
The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was the 16th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 2015. The tournament was won by Australia after defeating South Korea 2–1 in extra time in the final, thereby earning the right to participate in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, which was hosted by Russia. The win was Australia's first Asian title since their move from the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. It was also the first time a men's team has become champions of two confederations, following Australia's four OFC Nations Cup titles: 1980, 1996, 2000 and 2004; right after the Australian women's team won the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup. Australia was chosen as the host on 5 January 2011, after being the sole bidder for the right to host the 2015 tournament. The matches were played in five different stadiums across five cities: Sydney, Melbour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hussain Fadhel
Hussain Fadhel (born 9 October 1984 in Kuwait City, Kuwait) is a Kuwaiti footballer who currently plays for Qadsia SC and also Kuwait national football team. He played for Al Qadisiya in the 2008 AFC Champions League group stages. In August 2012, he went for trials to English club Nottingham Forest but failed to get a work permit. He has made several appearances for the Kuwait national football team, including four qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. On 9 January 2015, Fadhel scored the first goal of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, scoring against host nation Australia in the 8th minute of the match, though his team ended up losing 4–1. Fadhel was also the first player to be booked in the 2015 Asian Cup, receiving a yellow card in the 19th minute of the match. He won the UAE League Cup The UAE League Cup ( ar, كأس رابطة المحترفين الإماراتية) or the Pro League Cup is a knockout tournament for clubs in the UAE Pro-League. The first edition of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fahad Al Ansari
Fahad Ebrahim Al Ansari ( ar, فهد إبراهيم الأنصاري, born 25 February 1987) is a former Kuwaiti footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Qadsia and the Kuwait national team. Trivia He won his 100th cap in June 2021. International goals :''Scores and results list Kuwait's goal tally first.'' Honours Al-Qadsia *Kuwaiti Premier League (5) : 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16 *Kuwait Emir Cup (4) : 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15 *Kuwait Crown Prince Cup (2) : 2013, 2014 *Kuwait Super Cup (3) : 2011, 2013, 2014 *AFC Cup : 2014 Al-Ittihad * Crown Prince Cup: 2016–17 * King Cup: 2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ... References 1987 births Living people Kuwaiti footballers Kuwaiti expatriate f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultan Al Enezi
Sultan Al-Enezi (born 29 September 1992) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays for Al-Arabi as a defensive midfielder. Career Al-Enezi made his debut for national team against Lebanon in 2013. He was selected for the national team squad to play in 2015 AFC Asian Cup The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was the 16th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 2015. The tournament was .... References External links * 1992 births Living people Kuwaiti men's footballers Men's association football defenders Kuwait men's international footballers Al-Khor SC players Al-Wakrah SC players 2015 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers from Kuwait City Qatar Stars League players Qatari Second Division players Qadsia SC players Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) players Kuwait Premier League players Kuwaiti expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Kruse
Robbie Thomas Kruse ( ; ; born 5 October 1988) is an Australian professional footballer who last played as a forward for Melbourne Victory and the Australia national team. He played his junior football with Albany Creek in the Pine Rivers district to the near north of Brisbane and began his professional career with A-League side Brisbane Roar and later Melbourne Victory before moving to Germany in 2011. Club career Brisbane Roar Recruited in 2006 by Miron Bleiberg, Kruse was injured during an otherwise successful A-League pre-season during training. He scored on his debut against Wellington Phoenix on 5 October 2007, his nineteenth birthday, with what was to be the winning goal for that game. On 19 October 2007, Kruse struck against the Newcastle Jets for his second goal of his A-League career. On 16 November, he got his third with an excellent curling effort to the far post as Brisbane beat Melbourne 1–0. Kruse and his close friend Michael Zullo formed a good partnership wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hameed Youssef
Hameed Youssef Al-Qallaf (born 10 August 1987) is a Kuwaiti football player who plays for Kuwait SC as goalkeeper. Honours With Al-Arabi SC *2013-14: Kuwait Federation Cup *2014-15: Kuwait Crown Prince Cup The Crown Prince Cup ( ar, كأس ولي العهد) is a Kuwaiti domestic annual football competition created in 1994. Previous winners *1994 : Kuwait SC *1995 : Kazma SC *1996 : Al Arabi SC *1997 : Al Arabi SC *1998 : Qadsia SC *1999 : Al Ar ... External links * 1987 births Living people Kuwaiti men's footballers 2011 AFC Asian Cup players 2015 AFC Asian Cup players Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) players saham Club players Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Kuwait men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Asian Games competitors for Kuwait Al-Salmiya SC players Kuwait Premier League players Kuwait SC players Al-Yarmouk SC (Kuwait) players Expatriate men's footballers in Oman Oman Professional League players Kuwaiti expatria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trent Sainsbury
Trent Lucas Sainsbury (born 5 January 1992) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a centre back for Qatari club Al-Wakrah and the Australian national team. Sainsbury was born in Thornlie, Perth and played youth football with Perth Glory and the Australian Institute of Sport before starting his professional career with Central Coast Mariners. Sainsbury moved to PEC Zwolle in 2014. Sainsbury has made over forty appearances for the Australian national team, scoring three times. He was a member of the Australia team which won the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. Early life Sainsbury was born in Thornlie, Perth, Western Australia. He attended Forest Crescent Primary School and Kelmscott Senior High School. Trent started playing football at a very early age at Armadale Junior Soccer Club in Armadale, Western Australia. Club career Youth Sainsbury began his youth career at Perth Glory in 2008 before moving a year later to the AIS where he was part of their Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathew Ryan
Mathew David Ryan (born 8 April 1992) is an Australian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Danish club F.C. Copenhagen and captains the Australia men's national soccer team, Australia national team. Born in Sydney, Ryan played youth football for Marconi Stallions FC, Marconi Stallions, Blacktown City FC, Blacktown City and Central Coast Mariners FC, Central Coast Mariners. He made his senior debut for Blacktown before moving to the Mariners' senior squad in 2010. In 2013, Ryan moved to Club Brugge KV, Club Brugge, where he played for two years before joining Valencia CF, Valencia. He made his senior international debut in 2012, and has since established himself as Australia's first-choice goalkeeper, effectively succeeding his childhood idol Mark Schwarzer. He played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2018 World Cups as well as the 2015 and 2019 Asian Cups, winning the Best Goalke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdulaziz Al Masha'an
Abdulaziz Ahmad Al Masha'an Al Enezi ( ar, عبدالعزيز أحمد المشعان العنزي, born 19 October 1988), better known as Aziz Mashaan is a Kuwaiti footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Qadsia. Club career Began playing with the club Qadsia at the age of six. Abdulaziz joined R.E. Mouscron in Belgium for a year, he faced financial problems with the club and went back to Al Qadsia. He is known for his speed and ball control. Abdulaziz plays in Czech Republic since January 2013 in club 1. FK Příbram where he signed for 2 years, became the first Kuwaiti to play professional football in Europe. He scored two goals during his league debut at home against FK Teplice FK Teplice is a Czech football club based in the city of Teplice. The club currently plays in the Czech First League. The club was founded after World War II in 1945. The club advanced to the Czechoslovak First League in just three years after ... on 2 March 2013. Příbram won the match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. The Gulf of Bahrain, an inlet of the Persian Gulf, separates Qatar from nearby Bahrain. The capital is Doha, home to over 80% of the country's inhabitants, and the land area is mostly made up of flat, low-lying desert. Qatar has been ruled as a hereditary monarchy by the House of Thani since Mohammed bin Thani signed a treaty with the British in 1868 that recognised its separate status. Following Ottoman rule, Qatar became a British protectorate in 1916, and gained independence in 1971. The current emir is Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who holds nearly all executive and legislative authority under the Constitution of Qat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Troisi
James Troisi ( ; born 3 July 1988) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Western United. Early life Troisi was born in Rose Park, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, to Greek parents. His stepfather is Italian. He signed his first professional contract with Newcastle United on 10 January 2007, keeping him at the club until June 2008. He did not make a first team appearance during his time at Newcastle, although he did feature on the bench for the first team in both Premier League and UEFA Cup matches. Club career Newcastle United He was on the fringes of Newcastle's senior side for the 2007–08 Premier League season and showed promising signs in pre-season friendlies, including getting two assists against Hartlepool United. In January 2008, Troisi had a two match trial with Dutch Eredivisie club, Roda JC. Roda wanted to sign him on a permanent basis, but negotiations broke down as Troisi was a product of Newcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mile Jedinak
Michael John "Mile" Jedinak (; ; born 3 August 1984) is an Australian former professional footballer who served as the captain of the Australia national team. He is currently the Loan Player Development Coach at Aston Villa. Jedinak was born and raised in Sydney, and played youth football with Sydney United before starting his senior career at the club. Following loan spells at Varteks and South Coast United, Jedinak moved to Central Coast Mariners in 2006. He next played in Turkey, for Gençlerbirliği and Antalyaspor on loan before joining Crystal Palace and subsequently playing a role in the club earning promotion to the Premier League. In 2016, he joined Aston Villa, where he played until 2019, helping them achieve promotion back to the Premier League, before retiring and later transitioning into a coaching role there. Jedinak made 79 appearances for the Australian national team from 2008 to 2018, and was Captain over 25 times since 2014. This includes participation in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
