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| Name | Australia | | Nickname | Socceroos | | Association | Football Federation Australia (FFA) | | Confederation | AFC (Asia) | | Head coach | DE Holger Osieck | | Captain | Lucas Neill | | Most caps | Alex Tobin (87) | | Top scorer | Damian Mori (29) | | Home stadium | ANZ Stadium (Sydney)
Sydney Football Stadium
Etihad Stadium (Melbourne)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Suncorp Stadium (Brisbane) | | FIFA code | AUS | | FIFA ranking | 21 | | Highest FIFA ranking | 14 (September 2009) | | Lowest FIFA ranking | 92 (June 2000) | | Elo ranking | 19 | | Highest Elo ranking | 9 (November 2001) | | Lowest Elo ranking | 75 (November 1965) | | 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 international matches) | | Biggest defeat | Australia 0 � 8 South Africa
(Adelaide, Australia; 17 September 1955) | | Appearances | 3 | | First World Cup | 1974 | | Best result | Round of 16, 2006 | | AFC Asian Cup | | Appearances | 1 | | First apps. | 2007 | | Best result | Quarterfinals, 2007 | | OFC Nations Cup | | Appearances | 6 | | First apps. | 1980 | | Best result | Champions, 1980, 1996,
2000, 2004 | | Appearances | 3 | | First apps. | 1997 | | Best result | Runners-up, 1997 |
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The Australia national association football team represents Australia in international association football competitions. Its official nickname is the "Socceroos". The team is controlled by Football Federation Australia (FFA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and also an invitee member of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since 2006.
Australia is a four-time Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) champion and has been represented at three FIFA World Cup tournaments, in 1974, 2006 and 2010. Australia topped their group in the 2010 World Cup qualification without losing a match and only conceding one goal, and became one of the first nations to qualify for the finals tournament: during the qualification, they reached their highest placing, 14th, in the FIFA World Rankings. However, Australia failed to progress past the group stage in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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| Recent callups : |
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| Goalkeepers |
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| Adam Federici |
31 January 1985(age 25) |
England Reading |
3 (0) |
v Poland, 7 September 2010 |
| Mitchell Langerak |
22 August 1988(age 22) |
Germany Borussia Dortmund |
0 (0) |
v Slovenia, 11 August 2010 |
| Brad Jones |
19 March 1982(age 28) |
England Liverpool |
2 (0) |
2010 FIFA World Cup (withdrawn due to personal issue) |
| Clint Bolton |
22 September 1975(age 35) |
Australia Melbourne Heart |
4 (0) |
v Indonesia, 3 March 2010 |
| Danny Vukovic |
27 March 1985(age 25) |
New Zealand Wellington Phoenix |
0 (0) |
v Indonesia, 3 March 2010 |
| Tando Velaphi |
17 April 1987(age 23) |
Australia Perth Glory |
0 (0) |
v Kuwait, 6 January 2010 |
| Defenders |
| Lucas Neill (C) |
9 March 1978(age 32) |
Turkey Galatasaray |
62 (0) |
v Paraguay, 9 October 2010 |
| Matthew Špiranović |
27 June 1988(age 22) |
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds |
5 (0) |
v Poland, 7 September 2010 |
| Michael Beauchamp |
8 March 1981(age 29) |
Australia Melbourne Heart |
22 (1) |
v Switzerland, 3 September 2010 |
| Shane Lowry |
12 June 1989(age 21) |
England Aston Villa |
0 (0) |
v Slovenia, 11 August 2010 |
| Mark Milligan |
4 August 1985(age 25) |
Japan JEF United |
10 (1) |
v Slovenia, 11 August 2010 |
| Scott Chipperfield |
30 December 1975(age 34) |
Switzerland Basel "Retired from International duty" |
68 (12) |
2010 FIFA World Cup |
| Craig Moore |
12 December 1975(age 34) |
Retired |
52 (3) |
2010 FIFA World Cup |
| Rhys Williams |
14 July 1988(age 22) |
England Middlesbrough |
3 (0) |
v Denmark, 1 June 2010 |
| Simon Colosimo |
8 January 1979(age 31) |
Australia Melbourne Heart |
26 (3) |
v Indonesia, 3 March 2010 |
| Scott Jamieson |
13 October 1988(age 22) |
Australia Sydney |
2 (0) |
v Indonesia, 3 March 2010 |
| Shannon Cole |
4 September 1985(age 25) |
Australia Sydney |
1 (0) |
v Indonesia, 3 March 2010 |
| Robert Cornthwaite |
24 October 1985(age 25) |
Australia Adelaide United |
1 (0) |
v Indonesia, 3 March 2010 |
| Luke DeVere |
5 November 1989(age 21) |
Australia Brisbane Roar |
0 (0) |
v Indonesia, 3 March 2010 |
| Andrew Durante |
3 May 1982(age 28) |
New Zealand Wellington Phoenix |
0 (0) |
v Indonesia, 3 March 2010 |
| Dean Heffernan |
19 May 1980(age 30) |
Australia Melbourne Heart |
2 (1) |
v Kuwait, 6 January 2010 |
| Matthew Kemp |
8 August 1980(age 30) |
Australia Melbourne Victory |
1 (0) |
v Kuwait, 6 January 2010 |
| Patrick Kisnorbo |
24 March 1981(age 29) |
England Leeds United |
18 (1) |
v Oman, 14 November 2009 |
| Midfielders |
| Brett Emerton |
22 February 1979(age 31) |
England Blackburn Rovers |
77 (17) |
v Poland, 7 September 2010 |
| Thomas Oar |
10 December 1991(age 18) |
Netherlands Utrecht |
3 (0) |
v Poland, 7 September 2010 |
| James Holland |
15 May 1989(age 21) |
Netherlands AZ |
5 (0) |
v Slovenia, 11 August 2010 |
| Mark Bresciano |
11 February 1980(age 30) |
Italy Lazio |
57 (11) |
2010 FIFA World Cup |
| Vincenzo Grella |
5 October 1979(age 31) |
England Blackburn Rovers |
46 (0) |
2010 FIFA World Cup |
| Nick Carle |
23 November 1981(age 28) |
Australia Sydney |
12 (0) |
v New Zealand, 24 May 2010 |
| Mile Sterjovski |
27 May 1979(age 31) |
Australia Perth Glory |
43 (8) |
v Indonesia, 3 March 2010 |
| Jacob Burns |
21 April 1978(age 32) |
Australia Perth Glory |
11 (0) |
v Indonesia, 3 March 2010 |
| Matt Thompson |
18 August 1982(age 28) |
Australia Melbourne Heart |
4 (0) |
v Indonesia, 3 March 2010 |
| Michael Zullo |
11 September 1988(age 22) |
Netherlands Utrecht |
2 (0) |
v Indonesia, 3 March 2010 |
| Ben Kantarovski |
20 January 1992(age 18) |
Australia Newcastle Jets |
0 (0) |
v Indonesia, 3 March 2010 |
| Michael Marrone |
27 January 1987(age 23) |
Australia Melbourne Heart |
0 (0) |
v Indonesia, 3 March 2010 |
| Stuart Musialik |
29 March 1985(age 25) |
Australia Sydney |
0 (0) |
v Indonesia, 3 March 2010 |
| Strikers |
| Brett Holman |
27 March 1984(age 26) |
Netherlands AZ |
37 (5) |
v Poland, 7 September 2010 |
| Nathan Burns |
07 April 1988(age 22) |
Greece AEK Athens |
4 (0) |
v Poland, 7 September 2010 |
| Bruce Djite |
25 March 1987(age 23) |
Australia Gold Coast United |
9 (0) |
v Slovenia, 11 August 2010 |
| Nikita Rukavytsya |
22 June 1987(age 23) |
Germany Hertha Berlin |
6 (0) |
v Slovenia, 11 August 2010 |
| David Williams |
26 February 1988(age 22) |
Australia North Queensland Fury |
2 (0) |
v Indonesia, 3 March 2010 |
| Mathew Leckie |
4 February 1991(age 19) |
Australia Adelaide United |
0 (0) |
v Indonesia, 3 March 2010 |
| Daniel McBreen |
23 March 1977(age 33) |
Australia Central Coast Mariners |
0 (0) |
v Indonesia, 3 March 2010 |
| John Aloisi |
23 October 1978(age 32) |
Australia Melbourne Heart |
55 (27) |
v Kuwait, 6 January 2010 |
Association football in Australia
| National teams | Men's (Socceroos) , Women's (Matildas) , Men's U23 (Olyroos) , Men's U20 (Young Socceroos), Women's U20 (Young Matildas) , U18 Australian Youth Olympic team , Men's U17 (Joeys) |
| Current National Leagues | A-League , Youth League , W-League |
| Former Leagues | National Soccer League , National Soccer Youth League , Women's National Soccer League |
National association football teams of Australia|name=AUS fb natteams
| Senior | Men's (Socceroos) (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010), Women's (Matildas) (2010) |
| Youth | Men's U23 (Olyroos), Men's U20 (Young Socceroos), Women's U20 (Young Matildas), U18 Australian Youth Olympic team, Men's U17 (Joeys) |
Australian national sporting teams
| beginA1 GP * Association football (soccer) (M, W, M U/23, M U/20, W U/20, M U/17) * Baseball (M, W, M U/19) * Basketball (M, W) * Beach soccer * Commonwealth Games * Cricket (M, W) * Futsal (M, W) * Gridiron * Handball (M, W) * Hockey (M, W) * Ice Hockey (M, M U/20) * International rules (M, W) * Korfball * Olympics * Netball * Rugby League (M, W) * Rugby Union (M, W, M7) * Softball (M, W) * Speedway * Tennis (M, W) * Volleyball (M, W) * Water Polo (M, W)end |
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