Australia men's national soccer team
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.
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Nickname(s) | Socceroos | ||
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Association | Football Federation Australia | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
Head coach | Graham Arnold | ||
Captain | Mark Milligan | ||
Most caps | Mark Schwarzer (109) | ||
Top scorer | Tim Cahill (50) | ||
FIFA code | AUS | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 27 ![]() | ||
Highest | 14 (September 2009) | ||
Lowest | 102 (November 2014) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Dunedin, New Zealand; 17 June 1922) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Coffs Harbour, Australia; 11 April 2001) (World record for senior international matches)[2] | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Adelaide, Australia; 17 September 1955) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1974) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 (2006) | ||
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) | ||
Copa América | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2020) | ||
Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1997) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (1997) | ||
Website | socceroos |

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 |
2010 World Cup
The Socceroos 2010 World Cup Squad, coached by Pim Verbeek, includes the following players:[3]
- James Holland
- David Carney
- Shane Lowry
- Rhys Williams
- Michael Beauchamp
- Josh Kennedy
- Mile Jedinak
- Dario Vidosic
- Nikita Rukavytsya
- Richard Garcia
- Brett Holman
- Carl Valeri
- Brett Emerton
- Brad Jones
- Mark Schwarzer
- Adam Federici
- Eugene Galekovic
- Mark Milligan
- Jade North
- Luke Wilkshire
- Nick Carle
- Jason Culina
- Mark Bresciano
- Vince Grella
- Tim Cahill
- Lucas Neill
- Harry Kewell
- Craig Moore
- Scott Chipperfield
- Scott McDonald
- Tim Oar
References
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- "Aussie footballers smash world record". BBC Sport. 11 April 2001. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- "Australia World Cup Squad 2010". Sport. The Age. 2010-05-20. p. 8.