Australia men's national soccer team records and statistics
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This article lists various soccer records in relation to the Australia men's national soccer team. The page is updated where necessary after each Australia match, and is correct as of 28 March 2023.
Individual appearances
Appearances
Players in bold are still active internationally.
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Schwarzer | 109 | 0 | 1993–2013 |
| 2 | Tim Cahill | 108 | 50 | 2004–2018 |
| 3 | Mathew Ryan | 104 | 0 | 2012–present |
| 4 | Lucas Neill | 96 | 1 | 1996–2013 |
| 5 | Brett Emerton | 95 | 20 | 1998–2012 |
| 6 | Alex Tobin | 87 | 2 | 1988–1998 |
| 7 | Mark Bresciano | 84 | 13 | 2001–2015 |
| Paul Wade | 84 | 10 | 1986–1996 | |
| 9 | Aziz Behich | 83 | 3 | 2012–present |
| 10 | Jackson Irvine | 81 | 14 | 2013–present |
- First player to reach 100 appearances
- Mark Schwarzer, 6 September 2012, 3–0 vs. Lebanon
- Fastest player to reach 100 appearances
- Tim Cahill, 30 March 2004 – 25 June 2017
- Most consecutive appearances
- Alex Tobin, 63, 4 November 1970 – 30 October 1977
- Most appearances as a substitute
- Archie Thompson, 34, 28 February 2001 – 7 September 2013
- Most consecutive appearances as a substitute
- Mark Jankovics, 6, 15 June 1980 – 2 December 1980
- Most appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game
- Jim Campbell, 4, 27 January 1983 – 18 December 1983
- Most appearances in competitive matches (World Cup, Confederations Cup, Asian Cup, Nations Cup and qualifier)
- Mark Schwarzer, 61, 15 August 1993 – 18 June 2013
- Longest Australia career
- Mark Schwarzer, 20 years, 38 days, 31 July 1993 – 7 September 2013
- Shortest Australia career
- Raphael Bove, 1 minute, 6 November 1998, 0–0 vs. United States
- Most consecutive appearances comprising entire Australia career
- Alan Westwater, 14, 28 May 1967 – 4 April 1968
- Youngest player
- Duncan Cummings, 17 years, 139 days, 6 August 1975, vs. China
- Oldest player
- Mark Schwarzer, 40 years, 336 days, 7 September 2013, vs. Brazil
- Most appearances at the World Cup finals
- Mathew Leckie, 10, 13 June 2014 – 3 December 2022
- Mathew Ryan, 10, 13 June 2014 – 3 December 2022
- Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals
- Alex Tobin, 87, 9 March 1988 – 6 November 1999
- Most appearances at the Asian Cup finals
- Tim Cahill, 16, 8 July 2007 – 27 January 2015
- Most consecutive years of appearances
- Tim Cahill, 14, 2004 to 2018 inclusive
- Longest gap between appearances
- Ted Drain, 8 years, 74 days, 10 May 1947, 1–2 vs. South Africa – 24 September 1955, 0–6 vs. South Africa[1]
- Most appearances by a set of brothers
- Aurelio and Tony Vidmar, 120, 1991 – 2006[note 1]
- Capped by another country
- Ken Hough (New Zealand)
- Apostolos Giannou (Greece)
- Jason Cummings (Scotland)
Goals
- Most goals
Players in bold are still active internationally.
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Average | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Cahill | 50 | 108 | 0.46 | 2004–2018 |
| 2 | Damian Mori | 29 | 45 | 0.64 | 1992–2002 |
| 3 | Archie Thompson | 28 | 54 | 0.52 | 2001–2013 |
| 4 | John Aloisi | 27 | 55 | 0.49 | 1993–2008 |
| 5 | John Kosmina | 25 | 60 | 0.42 | 1977–1988 |
| Attila Abonyi | 25 | 61 | 0.41 | 1967–1977 | |
| 7 | David Zdrilić | 20 | 31 | 0.65 | 1997–2010 |
| Mile Jedinak | 20 | 79 | 0.25 | 2008–2018 | |
| Brett Emerton | 20 | 95 | 0.21 | 1998–2012 | |
| 10 | Graham Arnold | 19 | 56 | 0.34 | 1985–1997 |
- Most goals in competitive matches (World Cup, Nations Cup, Asian Cup and qualifiers)
- Tim Cahill, 39, 2 June 2004 – 10 October 2017
- Most goals in a match
- Archie Thompson, 13, 11 April 2001, vs. American Samoa, World Record
- Four goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasions
- George Smith, Damian Mori, twice
- Three goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasions
- Damian Mori, four times
- Scoring in most consecutive appearances
- George Smith, 5, 5 June 1933 – 11 July 1936
- Jack Hughes, 5, 3 September 1938 – 1 October 1938
- Jim Cunningham, 5, 31 May 1947 – 28 August 1948
- Most goals on debut
- Frank Parsons, 3, 14 August 1948, 6–0 vs. New Zealand
- Ian Hunter, 3, 26 February 1980, 11–2 vs. Papua New Guinea
- Most appearances, scoring in every match
- Jack Hughes, 6, 17 June 1933 – 1 October 1938
- Most goals in a World Cup tournament
- Tim Cahill, 2, 2006 World Cup
- Brett Holman, 2, 2010 World Cup
- Tim Cahill 2, 2014 World Cup
- Mile Jedinak, 2, 2018 World Cup
- Most goals in total at World Cup tournaments
- Tim Cahill, 5, 12 June 2006 – 18 June 2014
- First goal
- William Maunder, 17 June 1922, vs. New Zealand
- First goal in a World Cup finals match
- Tim Cahill, 12 June 2006, 3–1 vs. Japan
- First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign
- Les Scheinflug, 21 November 1965, 1–6 vs. North Korea
- Youngest goalscorer
- Duncan Cummings, 17 years, 139 days, 6 August 1975, vs. China
- Oldest goalscorer
- Tim Cahill, 37 years, 308 days, 10 June 2017, vs. Syria
- First goal by a substitute
- Ian Johnston, 8 December 1965, vs. Malaysia
- First player to score a hat-trick
- George Smith, 17 June 1933, 6–4 vs. New Zealand
- Most appearances for an outfield player without ever scoring
- Stan Lazaridis, 60, 15 April 1993 – 7 October 2006
- Most goals against the same opponent
- George Smith, 16 vs. New Zealand, 5 June 1933 – 18 July 1936
- Highest goals to games average
- George Smith, 16 goals in 6 games, average 2.66 goals per game.
Captains
- First captain
- Alex Gibb, 17 June 1922, vs. New Zealand
- Most appearances as captain
- Peter Wilson and Lucas Neill, both 61
Discipline
- Most red cards
- Ray Richards and Brett Emerton, 2 each
- List of all Australia players sent off
Team records
- Biggest victory
- 31–0 vs. American Samoa, 11 April 2001
- Heaviest defeat
- 0–8 vs. South Africa, 17 September 1955
- Biggest away victory
- 10–0 vs. New Zealand, 11 July 1936
- Biggest away defeat
- 0–7 vs. Croatia, 25 September 1998
- Biggest home victory
- 31–0 vs. American Samoa, 11 April 2001
- Biggest home defeat
- 0–8 vs. South Africa, 17 September 1955
- Biggest victory at the World Cup finals
- 3–1 vs. Japan, 12 June 2006
- Heaviest defeat at the World Cup finals
- 0–4 vs. Germany, 13 June 2010
- Biggest victory at the OFC Nations Cup finals
- 17–0 vs. Cook Islands, 19 June 2000
- First defeat to a non-Oceania team
- 0–1 vs. Canada, 14 June 1924
- Most consecutive matches without defeat
- 20, 21 September 1996 vs. Kuwait – 12 December 1997 vs. Mexico
- Most consecutive matches without victory
- 7, 31 May 1980 – 11 November 1980
- Most consecutive defeats
- 5, 3 September 1955 to 1 October 1955
- Most consecutive draws
- 4, Achieved on two occasions, most recently 6 October 2016 – 23 March 2017
- Most consecutive matches without scoring
- 4, Achieved on four occasions, most recently 25 February 1996 – 23 April 1996
- Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal
- 6, Achieved on two occasions, most recently 17 November 2007 – 1 June 2008
Miscellaneous
- First substitute
- Arthur McCartney (for Cliff Almond), 10 September 1955, 0–2 vs. South Africa
- Australia players who later became manager/head coach
- Les Scheinflug, 6 appearances as a player, 1965–1968, 19 matches as manager, 1974–1994
- Frank Farina, 37 appearances as a player, 1984–1995, 58 matches as manager, 1999–2005
- Graham Arnold, 54 appearances as a player, 1985–1997, 23 matches as manager, 2006–2019
- Aurelio Vidmar, 44 appearances as a player, 1991–2001, 1 match as manager, 2013
- Ange Postecoglou, 4 appearances as a player, 1986, 49 matches as manager, 2013–2017
- Graham Arnold, 54 appearances as a player, 1985–1997, 72 matches as manager, 2006-2007, 2018–2024
- Tony Popovic, 58 appearences as a player, 1995-2006, ongoing as manager, 2024-present
- Father and son both capped
- Alex Gibb (6 caps, 1922–1923) and Lex Gibb (8 caps, 1938–1948)[3]
- Percy Lennard (3 caps, 1923) and Jack Lennard (6 caps, 1954–1956)[4]
- Andy Henderson (2 caps, 1924) and Bill Henderson (6 caps, 1954–1956)[5]
- Cliff van Blerk (2 caps, 1967) and Jason van Blerk (27 caps, 1990–2000)[3]
- John Coyne (4 caps, 1979–1980) and Chris Coyne (7 caps, 2008–2009)[6][7]
- Vic Bozanic (1 cap, 1980) and Oliver Bozanic (7 caps, 2013–)[8]
- Alan Davidson (51 caps, 1980–1993) and Jason Davidson (22 caps, 2012–2015)[3][8]
- Mark Robertson (1 cap, 2001) and Alex Robertson (1 cap, 2023–)[9][note 3]
- Paul Okon (28 caps, 1991-2003) and Paul Okon-Engstler (7 caps, 2025-)
