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 1997 Saudi Arabia Team 2001 Korea/Japan Team AFC Asian Cup 2015 Australia Team 2011 Qatar Team OFC Nations Cup 1980 New Caledonia Team 1996 No Host Team 2000 Tahiti Team 2004 Australia Team 1998 Australia Team 2002 New Zealand Team AFC–OFC Challenge Cup 2001 Japan Team
Website	www.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

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

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

The following 23 players were called up for a friendly against Mexico on 9 September 2023.

Caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2023, after the match against Mexico.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mathew Ryan (captain)	(1992-04-08) 8 April 1992	82	0	AZ
12	1GK	Tom Glover	(1997-12-24) 24 December 1997	0	0	Middlesbrough
18	1GK	Ashley Maynard-Brewer	(1999-06-25) 25 June 1999	0	0	Charlton Athletic
2	2DF	Miloš Degenek	(1994-04-28) 28 April 1994	45	1	Red Star Belgrade
3	2DF	Nathaniel Atkinson	(1999-06-13) 13 June 1999	8	0	Heart of Midlothian
4	2DF	Kye Rowles	(1998-06-24) 24 June 1998	11	0	Heart of Midlothian
13	2DF	Ryan Strain	(1997-04-02) 2 April 1997	2	0	St Mirren
16	2DF	Aziz Behich	(1990-12-16) 16 December 1990	59	2	Melbourne City
19	2DF	Harry Souttar	(1998-10-22) 22 October 1998	17	7	Leicester City
21	2DF	Cameron Burgess	(1995-10-21) 21 October 1995	1	0	Ipswich Town
23	2DF	Alessandro Circati	(2003-10-10) 10 October 2003	0	0	Parma
5	3MF	Aiden O'Neill	(1998-07-04) 4 July 1998	4	0	Standard Liège
8	3MF	Connor Metcalfe	(1999-11-05) 5 November 1999	9	0	St. Pauli
10	3MF	Denis Genreau	(1999-05-21) 21 May 1999	6	0	Toulouse
14	3MF	Riley McGree	(1998-11-02) 2 November 1998	18	1	Middlesbrough
17	3MF	Cameron Devlin	(1998-06-07) 7 June 1998	2	0	Heart of Midlothian
20	3MF	Keanu Baccus	(1998-06-07) 7 June 1998	8	0	St Mirren
22	3MF	Jackson Irvine	(1993-03-07) 7 March 1993	56	8	St. Pauli
6	4FW	Martin Boyle	(1993-04-25) 25 April 1993	20	6	Hibernian
9	4FW	Nicholas D'Agostino	(1998-02-25) 25 February 1998	3	0	Viking
11	4FW	Samuel Silvera	(2000-10-25) 25 October 2000	1	0	Middlesbrough
15	4FW	Mitchell Duke	(1991-01-18) 18 January 1991	28	9	Machida Zelvia

Home stadiums

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.