| Australia B | |
| Badge: | Flag of Australia.svg |
| Fifa Trigramme: | AUS |
| Association: | Football Australia |
| First Game: | 0–0 Rangers (Melbourne, Australia; 27 May 1984) |
| Largest Win: | 2–0 (Canberra, Australia; 23 September 1985) |
| Largest Loss: | 4–0 Rangers (Newcastle, Australia; 7 June 1984) |
| Most Caps: | Jim Patikas (9) |
| Top Scorer: | Doug Brown (2) |
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Australia B is a secondary soccer team occasionally as support for the Australia 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 included Rangers, Juventus, Australia A, Nottingham Forest and Iraklis. They were coached in the tournament by Eddie Thomson[1]
In 1985, Australia B played two games against China in the leadup to the 1987 Ampol Cup between China and Australia. They were coached by John Margaritis in both games.[2]
In 2007, then-Australia coach Graham Arnold, himself a former B international, flagged the idea of reviving the national B team.[3]
Iraklis at Melbourne.| Rank | Name | Caps | Goals | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
John Margaritis 1985