Docceroos - The Australian Medical Football Team
For many, football is a passion that begins shortly after we take our very first steps on this Earth. Medicine is another passion, however, this journey usually begins later in life. These two passions often compete ferociously and usually one prevails. It is with great pleasure that The World Medical Football Federation seeks to carry on the tradition of uniting Medicine and Football.
This tradition has been incubated by Dr Ferran Morell in the form of The World Medical Football Championship for Medical Teams which for 10 years saw various Medical Teams come together in Barcelona. The training fields and Football Estadi of F.C. Barcelona embraced the coming together of many doctors from all parts of the globe but primarily from around Europe in the form of regional and international football teams of doctors. Football, friendship, sharing of medical knowledge through a structured lecture format and celebration amongst like-minded professionals has created for many, a trip of a lifetime.
In 2004, Dr Morell cut the umbilical cord and set his baby free to travel the globe. Rio de Janeiro under the guise of Dr Carlos Figuiredo hosted the XIth World Medical Football Championship for Medical Teams. 6 regional teams from Brazil and 5 teams from abroad competed in a very successful tournament in a heartland of football passion.
Dr Clemens Vogel took great opportunity in hosting the following year’s championships the week prior to the World Cup in Mainz, Germany. Out of necessity, the number of teams was restricted and as such the flavour of the tournament moved more toward truly international teams. Spain, Germany, Brazil, Australia, Sweden, Lithuania, South Korea, Hungary, Great Britain and Austria competed with Brazil ending up eventual winners against Spain in the final. The conference hosted numerous experts in their respective fields of medicine with a lecture program of the highest quality. The social highlight involved a cruise down the Rhine river followed by dinner and raucous singing in the dungeon of a castle.
Since Germany, the competition has been hosted in Australia, Lithuania, South Korea, Austria, England, Sweden, Hungary, Brazil and United States. This year the tournament will be hosted by the Catalonian Medical Team in Barcelona.
Chronological History
Started by the Catalonia team
First international competition in 1978
Australia first competed in 2003
First world cup with 1 ‘national’ team/country – 2006 Mainz
Tournament hosts since 1978:
CANNES 1978, 1980 Jeux Mondiaux de la Médicine
LIÈGE 1979
BORDEAUX 1982
ALGERIA 1983
VENICE 1990, 1992, 1994 Football Medical Championship
BARCELONA, SPAIN 1995-2004 World Medical Football Championship
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL 2005 World Medical Football Championship
MAINZ, DEUTSCHLAND 2006 World Medical Football Championship
GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA 2007 World Medical Football Championship
KLAIPEDA, LITHUANIA 2008 World Medical Football Championship
SOEUL, SOUTH KOREA 2009 World Medical Football Championship
INNSBRUUK, AUSTRIA 2010 World Medical Football Championship
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND 2011 World Medical Football Championship
MALMO, SWEDEN 2012 World Medical Football Championship
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY 2013 World Medical Football Championship
NATAL, BRAZIL 2014 World Medical Football Championship
LONG BEACH, UNITED STATES 2015 World Medical Football Championship
BARCELONA, SPAIN 2016 World Medical Football Championship
LEOGANG, AUSTRIA 2017 World Medical Football Championship
PRAGUE, CZECHIA 2018 World Medical Football Championship
CANCUN, MEXICO 2019 World Medical Football Championship
MAR DEL PLATA, ARGENTINA 2022 World Medical Football Championship
VIENNA, AUSTRIA 2023 World Medical Football Championship
SUNSHINE COAST, AUSTRALIA 2024 World Medical Football Championship
Coaches:
Peter Carey – 2005
Gary Phillips 2006-2007
Ian Greener 2013- 2017
Dean Ugrinic 2008-2012; 2018-PRESENT
Captains
2005: Alan Jones
2006-2010: Nic Rendina
2011: Doug Warne
2012: Alan Jones/Chris Lilley
2013:
2014: Paddy Begley/ Peter Forgiarini
2015: Paddy Begley
2022: Terry Finney/Jack Gilpin
2023: Terry Finney/Jack Gilpin
2024: Captain – Ross Cairns, Vice Captains – Nick Butler, Jack Gilpin
Australia’s first goal scorer
Peter Forgarini in 2004 (Australia lost 13-1).
Tournament Placings:
2005 – Last
2006 – Sixth
2007 – Fourth
2008 – Sixth
2009 – Fourth
2010 – Ninth
2011 – Sixth
2012 – Eighth
2018 – Fourth
2019 – Eleventh
2022 – Fourth
2023 – Seventeenth
2024 – Second
World Cup History
Rio 20055-0 loss to local Brazilian team “Rio Preto”1-1 draw against Germany (Goal scorer – Chris Lilley)1-0 loss to catalonia3-0 loss to spain3-1 loss to a brazilian side “Rio” (Goal scorer – Nic Rendina)Final standing – equal last place Germany 20062-0 win over Lithuania (Goal scorer – Peter Forgarini, Nic Rendina)2-1 win over Sweden (Goal scorer – Peter Forgarini x2)1-0 loss to brazil0-0 loss to hungary3-0 loss to germany (5th/6th playoff)
Final standing – sixth Australia 20071-0 loss to brazil0-0 draw Korea4-0 win over Lithuania (Goal scorers –Nic Rendina x2, Alan Jones, Chau Tran)2-0 loss to spain (semi-final)3-2 loss to great britain (3rd/4th playoff) (Goal scorers – Minh Tran, Nic Rendina)
Final standing – fourth
Lithuania 2008
2-1 win Sweden (Goal scorers – Chris Lilley, Nic Rendina)
1-0 win germany (Goal scorer – Alan Jones)2-1 loss england (Goal scorer – Nic Rendina)
5-2 loss to spain (Goal scorer – Peter Forgarini, Chris Lilley)
3-0 loss to brazil
Final standing – sixth
Korea 2009:
Australia 4 – Germany 1 (Goal scorers: Miguel Taliana, Chris Lilley, Andrew Phillips, Nicola Rendina)
Australia 1 – Brazil 1(Goal scorer: Matias Yudi)
Australia 0 – Austria 2
Australia 5 – Lithuania 1 (Goal scorers: Chris Lilley 2, Nicola Rendina, Minh Tran, Doug Warne)
3rd/4th playoff: Australia 0 – Lithuania 1 Placed: Forth
“Blue September” 2009
Docceroos v Australia Defence Forces at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Docceroos 1 : ADFA 0 (Andrew Phillips – goal scorer)
“Men’s Health Week” June 2010
Docceroos v Australian Federal Police at Parliament House Canberra
Penalty shootout contest
Docceroos 6: Australian Federal Police 5
Participants: Dean Ugrinic, Chris Clarke, Peter Forgarini, Nick Rendina, Alan Jones, Hon. John Snowdon
(all scored)
Austria 2010:
v Hungary 4-2 loss (Brendon Daugherty 1, Chris V)
v GB 2-2 draw (Brendon Daugherty1, Doug Warne 1)
v Spain 1-0 loss
v USA 3-2 win (Nic Rendina 2, Brendon Daugherty 1)
v South Korea 4-2 win (Andrew Phillips, Brendon Daugherty 2, ?)
v Switzerland 9-1 win (Brendon Daugherty 3, Nic Rendina 2, Peter Forgarini, ?, ?)
Final standing Ninth
Manchester 2011:
v Korea 3-0 win (Chris Lilley 1, Andrew Phillips 1,?)
v Austria 4-1 win (Andrew Phillips 3)
v Spain 3-0 loss
v Great Britain 2-0 loss
v Germany 2-1 win (Ian Johnson 1, Andrew Phillips 1)
v Lithuania 2-0 loss
Final standing sixth
Malmo 2012:
v Spain 5-2 win (Matt Hucker, Brendon, Chris V, Chris Lilley, Andrew Phillips)
v Lithuania 2-1 win (Brendon, Chris V)
v Germany 3-1 win (Brett, Chris V, Matt Hucker)
v Sweden 2-1 loss (Brendon)
v Germany 3-0 loss
v Austria 3-1 loss (Matt Hucker)
Final standing eighth
Cancun 2019:
Vs Colombia 2-0 win
Vs Mexico 3-0 loss
Vs Catalonia 1-0 loss
Vs Mexico 3-1 win
Vs Colombia 1-0 loss
Vs South Korea 4-4, Win 4-2 on penalties
Final standing: Eleventh
Mar Del Plata 2022:
Group
Vs Canada 2-0 win
Vs Brazil 3-0 loss
Vs Argentina 1-0 loss
Knockout
Vs Czechia 1-1, win 4-3 on penalties
3rd-4th playoff vs Brazil 2-0 loss
Final Standing: Fourth
Vienna 2023:
Vs Argentina 2-1 loss
Vs Spain 1-0 win
Vs Venezuela 3-1 loss
Vs Puerto Rico 3-0 win
Vs Mexico 3-0 win
vs Ukraine 0-0 draw, win 5-3 on penalties
Final Standing: Seventeenth
Sunshine Coast 2024:
Final position: 2nd
Total number of goals scored:
2005 – 2
2006 – 4
2007 – 6
2008 – 6
2009 – 10
2010 – 20
2011 – 9
2012 – 12
2019 – 9
2022 – 3
2023 – 9
2024 – 10
Goals conceded:
2005 – 13
2006 – 6
2008 – 12
2009 – 6
2010 – 11
2019 – 10
2022 – 8
2023 – 5
2024 – 7
