Soccer Ashes
| Founded | 1923 |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Current champions |  Australia |
| Most successful team(s) | Australia (5 series wins) |
The Soccer Ashes is a soccer trophy tournament between Australia and New Zealand. It was first created in 1923 and rediscovered in 2023. It is named after The Ashes test series in cricket between Australia and England.
List of series[change | change source]
| Series | Year | Host | AUS
|
Draw |  NZL
|
WT | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW | GS | GW | GS | ||||||
| 1 | 1922 | New Zealand
|
0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | [1] | |
| 2 | 1923 | Australia
|
1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 1933 | Australia
|
3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 1936 | New Zealand
|
3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 1948 | New Zealand
|
4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 1954 | Australia
|
2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 2023 |  England
|
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [2] | |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Curulli, Chris (13 July 2023). "What is the Soccer Ashes Trophy? Find out more about the prize for October's match v New Zealand". socceroos.com.au. Football Australia (FA).
While the Soccer Ashes trophy was not masterminded and built until 1923, it was actually played for a year earlier. Australia and New Zealand took to the pitch for their first 'A' Internationals in June 1922 in Dunedin, Wellington and Auckland, before a return tour in Australia in 1923. With a well-organised set-up, boosted by the heroics of their captain George Campbell, New Zealand had the edge throughout these fixtures, winning two and drawing one of the first series.
- ↑ Gibson, Tim (18 October 2023). "Socceroos secure Soccer Ashes with comfortable New Zealand win". Socceroos. Football Australia.
