Australia men's national soccer team

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Australia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Socceroos
AssociationFootball Australia
ConfederationAFC (Asia; 2006–present)
OFC (Oceania; 1966–2006)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachGraham Arnold
CaptainMathew Ryan
Most capsMark Schwarzer (109)
Top scorerTim Cahill (50)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeAUS
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 27 Increase 11 (22 December 2022)[1]
Highest14 (September 2009)
Lowest102 (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)[2]
Biggest defeat
 Australia 0–8 South Africa 
(Adelaide, Australia; 17 September 1955)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1974)
Best resultRound of 16 (2006, 2022)
Asian Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2015)
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1980)
Best resultChampions (1980,
1996, 2000, 2004)
Confederations Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1997)
Best resultRunners-up (1997)
Websitewww.socceroos.com.au
Socceroo captain, Mark Viduka

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).

Most appearances[change | change source]

Pos Player Apps Goals Career
1 Alex Tobin 87 2 1988-1998
2 Paul Wade 84 10 1986-1996
3 Tony Vidmar 76 3 1991-2006
4 Brett Emerton 69 16 1998-present
5 Peter Wilson 64 3 1970-1977
6 Mark Schwarzer 63 0 1993-present
7 Attila Abonyi 61 25 1967-1977
8 John Kosmina 60 25 1977-1988
8 Stan Lazaridis 60 0 1993-2006
10 Milan Ivanović 59 0 1991-1998

Top scorers[change | change source]

Pos Player Goals Apps Career
1 Damian Mori 29 45 1992-2002
2 John Aloisi 27 54 1997-present
3 Attila Abonyi 25 61 1967-1977
3 John Kosmina 25 60 1977-1988
5 David Zdrilić 21 30 1997-2005
5 Archie Thompson 21 27 2001-present
7 Graham Arnold 19 56 1985-1997
8 Ray Baartz 18 48 1967-1974
9 Aurelio Vidmar 17 44 - 9 Gary Cole 17 19 1978-1982

Players[change | change source]

Current squad[change | change source]

The following 26 players were called up for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[5]

Caps and goals correct as of 3 February 2024, after the match against South Korea.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mathew Ryan (captain) (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 31) 91 0 Netherlands AZ
12 1GK Lawrence Thomas (1992-05-09) 9 May 1992 (age 31) 1 0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
18 1GK Joe Gauci (2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 23) 2 0 England Aston Villa

2 2DF Thomas Deng (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 26) 3 0 Japan Albirex Niigata
3 2DF Nathaniel Atkinson (1999-06-13) 13 June 1999 (age 24) 12 0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian
4 2DF Kye Rowles (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 25) 18 0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian
5 2DF Jordan Bos (2002-10-29) 29 October 2002 (age 21) 12 1 Belgium Westerlo
16 2DF Aziz Behich (1990-12-16) 16 December 1990 (age 33) 69 2 Saudi Arabia Al Nassr
19 2DF Harry Souttar (1998-10-22) 22 October 1998 (age 25) 27 11 England Leicester City
20 2DF Lewis Miller (2000-08-24) 24 August 2000 (age 23) 6 0 Scotland Hibernian
21 2DF Cameron Burgess (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 28) 6 0 England Ipswich Town
25 2DF Gethin Jones (1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 (age 28) 4 0 England Bolton Wanderers

8 3MF Connor Metcalfe (1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 24) 19 0 Germany St. Pauli
13 3MF Aiden O'Neill (1998-07-04) 4 July 1998 (age 25) 13 0 Belgium Standard Liège
14 3MF Riley McGree (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 25) 24 1 England Middlesbrough
17 3MF Keanu Baccus (1998-06-07) 7 June 1998 (age 25) 17 0 Scotland St Mirren
22 3MF Jackson Irvine (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 31) 66 11 Germany St. Pauli
24 3MF Patrick Yazbek (2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Norway Viking

6 4FW Martin Boyle (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 30) 28 8 Scotland Hibernian
7 4FW Samuel Silvera (2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 23) 5 0 England Middlesbrough
9 4FW Bruno Fornaroli (1987-09-07) 7 September 1987 (age 36) 7 0 Australia Melbourne Victory
10 4FW Kusini Yengi (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 25) 4 0 England Portsmouth
11 4FW Marco Tilio (2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 22) 9 0 Australia Melbourne City
15 4FW Mitchell Duke (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 33) 37 12 Japan Machida Zelvia
23 4FW Craig Goodwin (1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 32) 24 4 Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda
26 4FW John Iredale (1999-08-01) 1 August 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Germany SV Wehen Wiesbaden

Home stadiums[change | change source]

By state and territory
Location map of home stadiums in the Australian Capital Territory.
Location map of home stadiums in Victoria.
By city
Location map of home stadiums in Brisbane.
Location map of home stadiums in Newcastle.
Location map of home stadiums in western Newcastle and the Central Coast.
Location map of home stadiums in Perth.

Rivalries[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. "Aussie footballers smash world record". BBC Sport. 11 April 2001. Retrieved 10 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  4. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  5. "Subway Socceroos AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ Squad Revealed". Socceroos. Football Australia. 22 December 2023.