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	7 (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

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 seven times (in 1974, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026). Australia has made it to the Round of 16 twice (in 2006 and 2022).

Players

Current squad

The following 25 players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Bangladesh and Palestine on 6 and 11 June 2024, respectively.
Caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2024, after the match against Palestine.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Paul Izzo	(1995-01-06) 6 January 1995 (age 31)	0	0	Melbourne Victory
12	1GK	Lawrence Thomas	(1992-05-09) 9 May 1992 (age 34)	1	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
18	1GK	Joe Gauci	(2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 26)	4	0	Aston Villa
2	2DF	Gethin Jones	(1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 (age 31)	6	0	Bolton Wanderers
3	2DF	Ryan Strain	(1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 29)	6	0	St Mirren
5	2DF	Jordan Bos	(2002-10-29) 29 October 2002 (age 24)	15	1	Westerlo
13	2DF	Alessandro Circati	(2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 (age 23)	2	0	Parma
16	2DF	Aziz Behich	(1990-12-16) 16 December 1990 (age 35)	71	2	Melbourne City
19	2DF	Harry Souttar	(1998-10-22) 22 October 1998 (age 28)	30	11	Leicester City
21	2DF	Cameron Burgess	(1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 31)	9	0	Ipswich Town
	2DF	Kye Rowles	(1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 28)	21	1	Heart of Midlothian
8	3MF	Connor Metcalfe	(1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 27)	23	0	FC St. Pauli
10	3MF	Ajdin Hrustic	(1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 (age 30)	27	4	Heracles Almelo
14	3MF	Cameron Devlin	(1998-06-07) 7 June 1998 (age 28)	4	0	Heart of Midlothian
17	3MF	Keanu Baccus	(1998-06-07) 7 June 1998 (age 28)	19	1	Mansfield Town
22	3MF	Jackson Irvine (captain)	(1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 33)	70	11	FC St. Pauli
23	3MF	Josh Nisbet	(1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 27)	2	0	Central Coast Mariners
4	4FW	Apostolos Stamatelopoulos	(1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 27)	1	0	Newcastle Jets
6	4FW	Martin Boyle	(1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 33)	29	9	Hibernian
7	4FW	Mathew Leckie	(1991-02-04) 4 February 1991 (age 35)	79	14	Melbourne City
9	4FW	Adam Taggart	(1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 (age 33)	19	7	Perth Glory
11	4FW	Kusini Yengi	(1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 27)	8	4	Portsmouth
15	4FW	Daniel Arzani	(1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 27)	7	1	Melbourne Victory
20	4FW	Nestory Irankunda	(2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 20)	2	1	Bayern Munich
	4FW	Mitch Duke	(1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 35)	40	12	Machida Zelvia

Home stadiums

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

Rivalries

• Australia-England football rivalry
• Australia–Japan football rivalry
• Australia–New Zealand soccer rivalry
• Australia–South Korea football rivalry
• Australia–Uruguay football rivalry

References