Australia men's national soccer team

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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 Federation Australia (FFA), which is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. It has also been invited to join the ASEAN Football Federation. Australia's Youth teams play in the ASEAN Youth Tournaments. Australia has been the Oceania Football Confederation champion four times, and has been at three World Cup finals tournaments, in 1974, 2006 and 2010. FIFA Rankings show the Australian National Football team is one of the strongest countries in Asia, and is currently ranked 20th in the world by FIFA. Australia made it to the round of 16 in the 2006 World Cup held in Germany and were knocked out in controversial circumstances by eventual champions Italy. Australia's 2010 world cup finals campaign was also blighted by controversial and mostly incorrect refereeing decisions and lead to the teams eventual elimination in the group stages despite a 2-1 win over a higher ranked Serbian team and a draw against Ghana. Australia will now prepare for the Asian cup in early 2011 and the 2014 world cup qualification.

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
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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)[1]
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

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.[3]

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 Ryan, MathewMathew Ryan (captain) (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 32) 82 0   AZ
12 1GK Glover, TomTom Glover (1997-12-24) 24 December 1997 (age 26) 0 0   Middlesbrough
18 1GK Maynard-Brewer, AshleyAshley Maynard-Brewer (1999-06-25) 25 June 1999 (age 25) 0 0   Charlton Athletic

2 2DF Degenek, MilošMiloš Degenek (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 30) 45 1   Red Star Belgrade
3 2DF Atkinson, NathanielNathaniel Atkinson (1999-06-13) 13 June 1999 (age 25) 8 0   Heart of Midlothian
4 2DF Rowles, KyeKye Rowles (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 26) 11 0   Heart of Midlothian
13 2DF Strain, RyanRyan Strain (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 27) 2 0   St Mirren
16 2DF Behich, AzizAziz Behich (1990-12-16) 16 December 1990 (age 33) 59 2   Melbourne City
19 2DF Souttar, HarryHarry Souttar (1998-10-22) 22 October 1998 (age 25) 17 7   Leicester City
21 2DF Burgess, CameronCameron Burgess (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 28) 1 0   Ipswich Town
23 2DF Circati, AlessandroAlessandro Circati (2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 (age 20) 0 0   Parma

5 3MF O'Neill, AidenAiden O'Neill (1998-07-04) 4 July 1998 (age 26) 4 0   Standard Liège
8 3MF Metcalfe, ConnorConnor Metcalfe (1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 24) 9 0   St. Pauli
10 3MF Genreau, DenisDenis Genreau (1999-05-21) 21 May 1999 (age 25) 6 0   Toulouse
14 3MF McGree, RileyRiley McGree (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 25) 18 1   Middlesbrough
17 3MF Devlin, CameronCameron Devlin (1998-06-07) 7 June 1998 (age 26) 2 0   Heart of Midlothian
20 3MF Baccus, KeanuKeanu Baccus (1998-06-07) 7 June 1998 (age 26) 8 0   St Mirren
22 3MF Irvine, JacksonJackson Irvine (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 31) 56 8   St. Pauli

6 4FW Boyle, MartinMartin Boyle (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 31) 20 6   Hibernian
9 4FW D'Agostino, NicholasNicholas D'Agostino (1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 (age 26) 3 0   Viking
11 4FW Silvera, SamuelSamuel Silvera (2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 23) 1 0   Middlesbrough
15 4FW Duke, MitchellMitchell Duke (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 33) 28 9   Machida Zelvia

Home stadiums

Template:Socceroos home grounds/map

Australia Men's National Soccer Team Media

References

  1. "Aussie footballers smash world record". BBC Sport. 11 April 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2002/1271854.stm. Retrieved 10 June 2012. [dead link]
  2. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. Subway Socceroos squad named to face Mexico. Football Australia. 1 September 2023. https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/subway-socceroos-squad-named-face-mexico.