Australia at the AFC Asian Cup
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The Australia men's national soccer team has represented Australia at the AFC Asian Cup on five occasions in 2007, 2011, 2015 (where Australia both hosted the tournament and won the title),[1][2][3][4] 2019 and 2023. Australia has qualified for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup to be held in Saudi Arabia.
Record at the AFC Asian Cup
Winners Runners-up Third place
| AFC Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1956 to 2004 | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | |||||||||||||||
| 2007[a] |  Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | Squad | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2011 |  Qatar |
Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | Squad | 1st | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2015 |  Australia |
Winners | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
| 2019 |  United Arab Emirates |
Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Squad | 1st | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | |
| 2023 | Qatar |
Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | Squad | 1st | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2027 |  Saudi Arabia |
Qualified | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | Winners | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 17 | — | 6/6 | 32 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 92 | 13 | ||
- Australia played their 2007 matches in Thailand and Vietnam.
Head-to-head record
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
 China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
 India |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Indonesia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
 Iraq |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 50.00 |
 Japan |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
 Jordan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
 Kuwait |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
 Oman |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 50.00 |
 Palestine |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
 South Korea |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 25.00 |
 Syria |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Thailand |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| United Arab Emirates |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
 Uzbekistan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 33.33 |
| Total | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 17 | +32 | 57.69 |
2007 AFC Asian Cup
Group stage
| Australia | 1–1 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
Cahill  90+2' |
Al-Maimani 32' |
Iraq  | 3–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Nashat Akram 22' Hawar Mohammed 60'Karrar Jassim 86' |
Viduka 47' |
Knockout stage
Quarter-final
2011 AFC Asian Cup
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| Bahrain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 |
| India |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
| Australia | 1–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Jedinak 62' |
Koo Ja-Cheol 24' |
Knockout stage
Quarter-final
Semi-final
| Uzbekistan | 0–6 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Kewell 5' Ognenovski 35'Carney 65'Emerton 73'Valeri 82'Kruse 83' |
Final
2015 AFC Asian Cup
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 9 |
| Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 |
| Oman |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| Kuwait |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
Knockout stage
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
| South Korea | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Son Heung-min 90+1' |
Report | Luongo 45' Troisi 105' |
2019 AFC Asian Cup
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Palestine |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Syria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Source: AFC
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Quarter-final
2023 AFC Asian Cup
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Uzbekistan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | Syria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | India |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Source: AFC
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Attendance: 7,863
Quarter-finals
| Australia | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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2027 AFC Asian Cup
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Tajikistan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Iraq |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
| 4 |  Singapore |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: January 2027. Source: AFC
| Australia | Match 31 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
Goalscorers
| Player | Goals | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Cahill | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Harry Kewell | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Mark Viduka | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Mile Jedinak | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Robbie Kruse | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Massimo Luongo | 2 | 2 | ||||
| James Troisi | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Awer Mabil | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Martin Boyle | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Jackson Irvine | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Craig Goodwin | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Michael Beauchamp | 1 | 1 | ||||
| John Aloisi | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Brett Holman | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Saša Ognenovski | 1 | 1 | ||||
| David Carney | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Brett Emerton | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Carl Valeri | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Matt McKay | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Mark Milligan | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Tomi Juric | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Trent Sainsbury | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Jason Davidson | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Jamie Maclaren | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Apostolos Giannou | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Chris Ikonomidis | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Tom Rogic | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Jordan Bos | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Harry Souttar | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Own goals | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 9 |