Australian national soccer team
Nickname (s) | Socceroos | ||
Association | Football Federation Australia | ||
confederacy | AFC | ||
Technical sponsor | Nike | ||
Head coach | Graham Arnold | ||
Assistant coach |
René Meulensteen , Kenny Lowe |
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captain | Mark Milligan | ||
Record scorer | Tim Cahill (50) | ||
Record player | Mark Schwarzer (109) | ||
Home stadium | Changing stages | ||
FIFA code | OUT | ||
FIFA rank | 42nd (1457 points) (as of July 16, 2020) |
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Balance sheet | |||
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550 games 277 wins 118 draws 155 defeats |
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statistics | |||
First international New Zealand 3-1 Australia ( Dunedin , New Zealand ; June 17, 1922 )
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Biggest win Australia 31-0 American Samoa ( Coffs Harbor , Australia; April 11, 2001 )
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Biggest defeat Australia 8-0 South Africa ( Adelaide , Australia; September 17, 1955 )
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Successes in tournaments | |||
World Championship | |||
Participation in the finals | 5 ( first : 1974 ) | ||
Best results | Round of 16, 2006 | ||
Oceania Championship | |||
Participation in the finals | 7 ( first : 1973 ) | ||
Best results | First in 1980 , 1996 , 2000 , 2004 | ||
Asian Championship | |||
Participation in the finals | 3 ( first : 2007 ) | ||
Best results | First 2015 | ||
Confederations Cup | |||
Participation in the finals | 4 ( first : 1997 ) | ||
Best results | Finale, 1997 | ||
(As of November 14, 2019) |
The Australian national soccer team represents the oceanic state of Australia as the official soccer selection . In 2015, the team, known by the nickname Socceroos , won the Asian Cup , before that they won the Oceania Cup four times (1980, 1996, 2000 and 2004). Furthermore, she can boast five World Cup appearances (1974, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018) and reached the final of the Confederations Cup in 1997 , which was lost to Brazil. In 2005, Australia left the Ocean Football Association (OFC) to increase its chances for World Cup qualification and is currently a member of the Asian Football Association (AFC). At the Copa América 2021 , Australia will participate as a visiting team.
Participation in soccer world championships
year | Host country | Participation until ... | Last opponent | Result | Trainer | Comments and special features |
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1930 | Uruguay | not participated | ||||
1934 | Italy | not participated | ||||
1938 | France | not participated | ||||
1950 | Brazil | not participated | ||||
1954 | Switzerland | not participated | ||||
1958 | Sweden | not participated | ||||
1962 | Chile | not participated | ||||
1966 | England | not qualified | Failed in the qualification to North Korea . | |||
1970 | Mexico | not qualified | In the qualification of Israel failed, which could qualify for 1970 so far only time for a World Cup. | |||
1974 | Germany | Preliminary round | GDR , FR Germany , Chile | 14th | Rale Rašić | Eliminated as last group. |
1978 | Argentina | not qualified | In the qualification in the second round on Iran have failed. | |||
1982 | Spain | not qualified | New Zealand failed in the first round of qualification . | |||
1986 | Mexico | not qualified | In the qualification in the intercontinental playoff against Scotland failed. | |||
1990 | Italy | not qualified | In the qualification in the 2nd round, Israel failed, which could not qualify either. | |||
1994 | United States | not qualified | In the qualification in the intercontinental playoff against Argentina failed. | |||
1998 | France | not qualified | In the qualifying play-offs against the Asia-Fourth on Iran have failed. | |||
2002 | South Korea / Japan | not qualified | In the qualification in the play-offs against the South American fifth to Uruguay failed. | |||
2006 | Germany | Round of 16 | Italy | 16. | Guus Hiddink | Australia were eliminated with a penalty converted in the fifth minute of added time. This is the latest penalty ever awarded in a World Cup match in regular time. |
2010 | South Africa | Preliminary round | Germany , Ghana , Serbia | 21st | Pim Verbeek | Australia took part in the qualification as a member of the Asian Association for the first time and was able to qualify as one of four teams there straight away. Since New Zealand was also able to qualify again for the first time since 1982, two oceanic states took part in a World Cup for the first time. Both were eliminated as third in the group in the preliminary round. After their opening defeat against Germany, Australia managed a draw against Ghana and a win against Serbia. Due to the worse goal difference, it was only enough to third place behind Ghana. |
2014 | Brazil | Preliminary round | Chile , Netherlands , Spain | 30th | Ange Postecoglou | Australia qualified as the second team for the World Cup on June 18th in the 4th qualifying round . In the finals, Australia first met Chile and the Netherlands and lost both games, so the team can no longer reach the knockout round and the first encounter with Spain (0: 3) no longer had any influence. |
2018 | Russia | Preliminary round | France , Denmark , Peru | 28. | Bert van Marwijk | Australia needed the most qualifiers and scored the most qualifying goals. In the finals it was only enough to draw against Denmark, against France and Peru they lost. |
2022 | Qatar |
Participation in soccer championships of the Oceania
1973 in New Zealand | not participated |
1980 in New Caledonia | Oceania Champion |
1996 in various countries | Oceania Champion |
1998 in Australia | Second |
2000 in Tahiti | Oceania Champion |
2002 in New Zealand | Second |
2004 in Australia | Oceania Champion |
Participation in the Confederations Cup
1992 in Saudi Arabia | not participated |
1995 in Saudi Arabia | not qualified |
1997 in Saudi Arabia | Second |
1999 in Mexico | not qualified |
2001 in Japan and South Korea | Third |
2003 in France | not qualified |
2005 in Germany | Preliminary round |
2009 in South Africa | not qualified |
2013 in Brazil | not qualified |
2017 in Russia | Preliminary round |
Participation in the soccer Asian championship
2007 in Southeast Asia | Quarter finals |
2011 in Qatar | Second |
2015 in Australia | Asian champion |
2019 in the UAE | Quarter finals |
Participation in the East Asian Football Championship
2008 in the PRC | not participated |
2010 in Japan | not participated |
2013 in South Korea | Fourth |
2015 in the PRC | not participated |
2017 in Japan | not participated |
title
- Football Oceania Championship (4) - 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004
- Football Asian Cup (1) - 2015
Squad
The following players have been appointed for the 2018 World Cup in Russia:
- Performance data as of June 26, 2018 (after the game against Peru)
Surname | birthday | Games | Gates | society | debut | Last use |
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goalkeeper | ||||||
Brad Jones | 03/19/1982 | 6th | 0 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2007 | June 9, 2018 |
Mathew Ryan | 04/08/1992 | 47 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2012 | June 26, 2018 |
Danny Vukovic | March 27, 1985 | 1 | 0 | KRC Genk | 2018 | March 27, 2018 |
Defense | ||||||
Aziz Behich | December 16, 1990 | 26th | 2 | Bursaspor | 2012 | June 26, 2018 |
Miloš Degenek | 04/28/1994 | 18th | 0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2016 | June 1, 2018 |
Matthew Jurman | December 8, 1989 | 4th | 0 | Suwon Bluewings | 2017 | 15th November 2017 |
James Meredith | 04/04/1988 | 2 | 0 | Millwall FC | 2015 | 17th November 2015 |
Joshua Risdon | 07/27/1992 | 11 | 0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2015 | June 26, 2018 |
Trent Sainsbury | 01/05/1992 | 38 | 3 | Grasshoppers Club Zurich | 2014 | June 26, 2018 |
midfield | ||||||
Jackson Irvine | 03/07/1993 | 21st | 2 | Hull City | 2013 | June 26, 2018 |
Mile Jedinak | 08/03/1984 | 79 | 20th | Aston Villa | 2008 | June 26, 2018 |
Robbie Kruse | 05.10.1988 | 67 | 5 | VfL Bochum | 2011 | June 26, 2018 |
Massimo Luongo | 09/25/1992 | 36 | 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 2014 | June 9, 2018 |
Mark Milligan | 08/04/1985 | 71 | 6th | al-Ahli | 2006 | June 26, 2018 |
Aaron Mooy | 09/15/1990 | 37 | 5 | Huddersfield Town | 2012 | June 26, 2018 |
Tom Rogic | 12/16/1992 | 40 | 7th | Celtic Glasgow | 2012 | June 26, 2018 |
Storm | ||||||
Daniel Arzani | 01/04/1999 | 5 | 1 | Melbourne City FC | 2004 | June 26, 2018 |
Tim Cahill | December 6, 1979 | 107 | 50 | Millwall FC | 2004 | June 26, 2018 |
Tomi Juric | 07/22/1991 | 38 | 8th | FC Luzern | 2013 | June 26, 2018 |
Mathew Leckie | 02/04/1991 | 56 | 6th | Hertha BSC | 2012 | June 26, 2018 |
Jamie Maclaren | 07/29/1993 | 6th | 0 | Hibernian Edinburgh | 2016 | June 1, 2018 |
Andrew Nabbout | 12/17/1992 | 24 | 7th | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2018 | June 21, 2018 |
Dimitri Petratos | 11/10/1992 | 2 | 0 | Newcastle Jets | 2018 | June 1, 2018 |
In 2017, the following were also appointed or appointed:
Surname | birthday | Games | Gates | society | debut | |
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goalkeeper | ||||||
Mark Birighitti | 04/17/1991 | 1 | 0 | NAC Breda | 2013 | |
Adam Federici | January 31, 1985 | 16 | 0 | Bournemouth AFC | 2010 | |
Eugene Galekovic | 06/12/1981 | 8th | 0 | Melbourne City | 2009 | |
Mitchell Langerak | 08/22/1988 | 8th | 0 | Nagoya Grampus | 2013 | |
Defense | ||||||
Alex Gersbach | 05/08/1997 | 4th | 0 | RC Lens | 2016 | |
Craig Goodwin | December 16, 1991 | 3 | 0 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2013 | |
Rhyan Grant | 02/26/1991 | 0 | 0 | Sydney FC | ||
Dylan McGowan | 08/06/1991 | 1 | 0 | Gangwon FC | 2017 | |
Ryan McGowan | 08/15/1989 | 20th | 0 | Bradford City | 2012 | |
Brad Smith | 04/09/1994 | 19th | 0 | Bournemouth AFC | 2014 | |
Matthew Spiranovic | 06/27/1988 | 35 | 0 | without a club | 2008 | |
Rhys Williams | 07/14/1988 | 14th | 0 | Melbourne Victory | 2009 | |
midfield | ||||||
Mustafa Amini | 04/20/1993 | 2 | 0 | Aarhus GF | 2017 | |
Ryan Edwards | 11/17/1993 | 0 | 0 | Partick Thistle | ||
Craig Goodwin | December 16, 1991 | 3 | 0 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2013 | |
Ajdin Hrustic | 07/05/1996 | 1 | 0 | FC Groningen | 2017 | |
Chris Ikonomidis | 05/04/1995 | 6th | 0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2015 | |
James Jeggo | 02/12/1992 | 0 | 0 | SK Sturm Graz | - | |
Riley McGree | 11/02/1998 | 0 | 0 | Newcastle Jets | - | |
Matt McKay | 01/11/1983 | 59 | 2 | Brisbane Roar | 2006 | |
Storm | ||||||
Nathan Burns | 05/07/1988 | 24 | 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 2007 | |
Awer Mabil | 09/15/1995 | 0 | 0 | FC Paços de Ferreira |
Record player
On March 5, 2014, Tim Cahill scored two goals in a 3: 4 against Ecuador , making him the sole record scorer. (As of November 14, 2019)
Record player | |||
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Games | player | Period | Gates |
109 | Mark Schwarzer | 1993-2013 | 0 |
108 | Tim Cahill | 2004-2018 | 50 |
96 | Lucas Neill | 1996-2013 | 1 |
95 | Brett Emerton | 1998-2012 | 20th |
87 | Alex Tobin | 1988-1998 | 2 |
84 | Mark Bresciano | 2001-2015 | 13 |
84 | Paul Wade | 1986-1996 | 10 |
80 | Mark Milligan | 2006 – active | 6th |
80 | Luke Wilkshire | 2004-2014 | 8th |
79 | Mile Jedinak | 2008-2018 | 20th |
76 | Tony Vidmar | 1991-2006 | 3 |
74 | Robbie Kruse | 2011 – active | 5 |
68 | Scott Chipperfield | 1998-2010 | 12 |
65 | Peter Wilson | 1970-1979 | 3 |
63 | Mathew Leckie | 2012 – active | 11 |
62 | Brett Holman | 2006-2013 | 9 |
61 | Attila Abonyi | 1967-1977 | 25th |
60 | John Kosmina | 1977-1988 | 25th |
60 | Stan Lazaridis | 1993-2006 | 0 |
Record shooters | |||
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Gates | player | Period | Games |
50 | Tim Cahill | 2004-2018 | 108 |
29 | Damian Mori | 1992-2002 | 45 |
28 | Archie Thompson | 2001-2013 | 54 |
27 | John Aloisi | 1997-2008 | 55 |
25th | Attila Abonyi | 1967-1977 | 61 |
25th | John Kosmina | 1977-1988 | 60 |
20th | Brett Emerton | 1998-2012 | 95 |
20th | Mile Jedinak | 2008-2018 | 79 |
20th | David Zdrilic | 1997-2010 | 31 |
19th | Graham Arnold | 1985-1997 | 56 |
18th | Ray Baartz | 1967-1974 | 48 |
17th | Harry Kewell | 1998-2012 | 58 |
17th | Aurelio Vidmar | 1991-2001 | 44 |
16 | Gary Cole | 1978-1982 | <30 |
16 | Joshua Kennedy | 2006-2014 | 36 |
16 | George Smith | 1933-1936 | <30 |
National coach
Surname | Period | Games | Victories | Indecisive | Dutch | Win rate | successes |
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Tiko Jelisavcic | 1965 | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50% | |
Jozef Vengloš | 1965-1967 | 7th | 4th | 1 | 2 | 57% | |
Joe Vlatsis | 1967-1969 | 23 | 13 | 7th | 3 | 57% | |
Ralé Rasic | 1970-1974 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6th | 52% | Preliminary round of the 1974 World Cup |
Brian Green | 1976 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
Jim Shoulder | 1976-1988 | 25th | 10 | 7th | 8th | 40% | |
Rudi Gutendorf | 1979-1981 | 18th | 3 | 8th | 7th | 17% | Winning the OFC Nations Cup 1980 |
(* ) Les mock flight | 1981-1983 | 12 | 8th | 1 | 3 | 67% | |
Frank Arok | 1983-1989 | 46 | 21st | 14th | 11 | 46% | |
Les Scheinflug (interim trainer during Arok's absence) | 1983 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% | |
Les Scheinflug (interim trainer) | 1990 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
Eddie Thomson | 1990-1996 | 56 | 26th | 11 | 19th | 46% | Winning the OFC Nations Cup 1996 |
Les Scheinflug (interim trainer during Thomson's absence) | 1992 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67% | |
Vic Fernandez (interim coach during Thomson's absence) | 1992 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | |
Les Scheinflug (interim trainer during Thomson's absence) | 1994 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
Raul Blanco (interim trainer) | 1996 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
Terry Venables | 1997-1998 | 23 | 15th | 3 | 5 | 65% | Runner -up in the 1997 Confederations Cup |
Raul Blanco (interim trainer) | 1998-1999 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60% | |
Frank Farina | 1999-2005 | 58 | 34 | 9 | 15th | 59% | Won the OFC Nations Cup in 2000, third in the Confederations Cup in 2001, Won the OFC Nations Cup in 2004 |
Guus Hiddink | 2005-2006 | 13 | 8th | 2 | 3 | 62% | Round of 16 of the 2006 World Cup |
Graham Arnold (interim trainer) | 2006-2007 | 15th | 6th | 4th | 5 | 40% | |
Rob Baan (interim trainer) | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
Pim Verbeek | 2007-2010 | 33 | 18th | 9 | 6th | 55% | Preliminary round of the 2010 World Cup |
Han Berger (interim trainer) | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | |
Holger Osieck | 2010-2013 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 51% | |
Aurelio Vidmar (interim trainer) | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
Ange Postecoglou | 2013-2017 | 49 | 22nd | 12 | 15th | 45% | Asian champion 2015 |
Bert van Marwijk | 2018 | 7th | 2 | 2 | 3 | 29% | |
Graham Arnold | since 2018 | 14th | 9 | 2 | 3 | 64% |
As of November 14, 2019
Others
Australia is the only nation to win two continental competitions (Asia and Oceania) for men and the only one to do so for men and women.
Australia holds the world record for the highest victory of a national team, this achieved in the 31-0 victory over American Samoa on April 11, 2001 during qualification for the 2002 World Cup .
See also
- List of internationals for the Australian national football team
- Australian National Football Team (U-17 Juniors)
- Australian National Football Team (U-20 Men)
- Australian National Football Team (U-23 Men)
Web links
- Official website of the Australian Association (English)
- All the games and results of the Australian national team on ozfootball.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ socceroos.com: Mark Milligan named Caltex Socceroos captain
- ↑ The FIFA / Coca-Cola World Ranking. In: fifa.com. July 16, 2020, accessed July 21, 2020 .
- ↑ The placements from 5th place onwards were determined by FIFA without any placement games. See: All-time FIFA World Cup Ranking 1930-2010 (PDF file; 195 kB)
- ↑ Australia, Iran and South Korea buy World Cup tickets. In: fussball-wm-total.de. FOOTBALL World Cup total, June 18, 2013, accessed on October 23, 2013 .
- ↑ a b rsssf.com: Australia - Record International Players
- ↑ Guinness World Records Ltd .: Guinness World Records 2006. Verlag der Rekorde GmbH, Hamburg 2005, ISBN 978-3-89681-009-0 , p. 226.