Australia men's national soccer team

Australia
Nickname(s)	Socceroos
Association	Football Australia
Confederation	AFC (Asia; 2006–present); OFC (Oceania; 1966–2006)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Graham Arnold
Captain	Mathew Ryan
Most caps	Mark Schwarzer (109)
Top scorer	Tim Cahill (50)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	AUS
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	27 11 (22 December 2022)
Highest	14 (September 2009)
Lowest	102 (November 2014)
First international
	New Zealand 3–1 Australia ; (Dunedin, New Zealand; 17 June 1922)
Biggest win
	Australia 31–0 American Samoa ; (Coffs Harbour, Australia; 11 April 2001); (World record for senior international matches)
Biggest defeat
	Australia 0–8 South Africa ; (Adelaide, Australia; 17 September 1955)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1974)
Best result	Round of 16 (2006, 2022)
Asian Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 2007)
Best result	Champions (2015)
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1980)
Best result	Champions (1980,; 1996, 2000, 2004)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1997)
Best result	Runners-up (1997)
Medal record
Men's football
FIFA Confederations Cup
AFC Asian Cup
OFC Nations Cup
AFC–OFC Challenge Cup
Website	www.socceroos.com.au

Australia national soccer team is the national soccer team of Australia. Its official nickname is "the Socceroos". The team is under the control of the Football Australia which is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. It has also been invited to join the ASEAN Football Federation.

Australia has one of the best teams in Asia according to the FIFA Men's World Ranking. Australia has qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times (in 1974, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022). Australia has made it to the Round of 16 twice (in 2006 and 2022).

Players[change | change source]

Current squad[change | change source]

The following 25 players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round matches against Lebanon.^[5]^[6]^[7]
Caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2024, after the match against Lebanon.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mathew Ryan (captain)	(1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 32)	93	0	AZ
12	1GK	Tom Glover	(1997-12-24) 24 December 1997 (age 26)	0	0	Middlesbrough
18	1GK	Joe Gauci	(2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 23)	2	0	Aston Villa

2	2DF	Thomas Deng	(1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 27)	4	0	Albirex Niigata
3	2DF	Nathaniel Atkinson	(1999-06-13) 13 June 1999 (age 24)	13	0	Heart of Midlothian
4	2DF	Kye Rowles	(1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 25)	20	1	Heart of Midlothian
17	2DF	Joel King	(2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 23)	4	0	Sydney FC
13	2DF	Gethin Jones	(1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 (age 28)	5	0	Bolton Wanderers
19	2DF	Harry Souttar	(1998-10-22) 22 October 1998 (age 25)	29	11	Leicester City
21	2DF	Cameron Burgess	(1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 28)	8	0	Ipswich Town

5	3MF	Josh Nisbet	(1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 24)	1	0	Central Coast Mariners
6	3MF	Patrick Yazbek	(2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Viking
8	3MF	Connor Metcalfe	(1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 24)	21	0	St. Pauli
10	3MF	Ajdin Hrustic	(1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 (age 27)	26	3	Heracles Almelo
22	3MF	Jackson Irvine	(1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 31)	68	11	St. Pauli
	3MF	Keanu Baccus	(1998-06-07) 7 June 1998 (age 25)	18	1	Mansfield Town

7	4FW	Samuel Silvera	(2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 23)	6	0	Middlesbrough
9	4FW	Bruno Fornaroli	(1987-09-07) 7 September 1987 (age 36)	7	0	Melbourne Victory
11	4FW	Kusini Yengi	(1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 25)	6	1	Portsmouth
14	4FW	Adam Taggart	(1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 (age 30)	17	6	Perth Glory
15	4FW	Mitch Duke	(1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 33)	39	12	Machida Zelvia
16	4FW	Brandon Borrello	(1995-07-25) 25 July 1995 (age 28)	11	2	Western Sydney Wanderers
20	4FW	John Iredale	(1999-08-01) 1 August 1999 (age 24)	2	1	SV Wehen Wiesbaden
23	4FW	Craig Goodwin	(1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 32)	25	6	Al-Wehda

Home stadiums[change | change source]

By state and territory
Canberra Stadium Manuka Oval class=notpageimage\| Location map of home stadiums in the Australian Capital Territory.
Newcastle Sydney Central Coast C.ex International Stadium (Coffs Harbour) class=notpageimage\| Location map of home stadiums in New South Wales.
Melbourne Queen Elizabeth Oval (Bendigo) class=notpageimage\| Location map of home stadiums in Victoria.
By city
Adelaide Oval Hindmarsh Stadium Kensington Oval Marsden Sports Complex Norwood Oval class=notpageimage\| Location map of home stadiums in Adelaide.
Lang Park The Gabba class=notpageimage\| Location map of home stadiums in Brisbane.
1 Docklands Stadium 2 Lakeside Stadium class=notpageimage\| Location map of home stadiums in Melbourne. 1. Melbourne Cricket Ground 2. AAMI Park
McDonald Jones Stadium Number 1 Sports Ground class=notpageimage\| Location map of home stadiums in Newcastle.
The Gardens Sporting Complex Central Coast Stadium class=notpageimage\| Location map of home stadiums in western Newcastle and the Central Coast.
HBF Park WACA Ground class=notpageimage\| Location map of home stadiums in Perth.
Accor Stadium Sydney Cricket Ground Western Sydney Stadium Leichhardt Oval St George Stadium class=notpageimage\| Location map of home stadiums in Sydney.