Australia national association football team
The Australia national football team represents Australia in international association football competitions. Its official nickname is the "Socceroos". In 2006 the team is controlled by Football Federation Australia (FFA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation and also an invitee member of the ASEAN Football Federation. In 1974 and 2006 Australia is a four-time Oceania Football Confederation champion and has been represented at two FIFA World Cup tournaments. Since 1992, 14th is Australia's highest ever FIFA World Ranking since the rankings were introduced. Australia topped their group in the 2010 World Cup qualification and became one of the first nations to qualify for the finals tournament without losing a match and only conceding one goal.
Australia national football Team configuration :
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Association | Football Federation |
Nickname(s) | Socceroos, Aussies |
Confederation | AFC |
Head coach | |
Captain | Lucas Neill |
Most caps | Alex Tobin (87) |
Top scorer | Damian Mori (29) |
FIFA code | AUS |
FIFA ranking | 23 |
Highest FIFA ranking | 14 (September 2009) |
Lowest FIFA ranking | 92 (June 2000) |
Elo ranking | 18 |
Highest Elo ranking | 9 (November 2001) |
Lowest Elo ranking | 75 (November 1965) |
Top 5 coaches by win record :
| Period | Name | Win % |
| 1981 - 1994 | Les Scheinflug | 71% |
| 1997 - 1998 | Terry Venables | 65% |
| 1999 - 2005 | Frank Farina | 59% |
| 2005 - 2006 | Guus Hiddink | 58% |
| 1967 - 1969 | Joe Vlatsis | 57% |
| 2007 - | Pim Verbeek | 54% |
Players
List of England national football Players :
| Pos. | Name |
| Goalkeepers : | Clint Bolton |
| Eugene Galekovic | |
| Danny Vukovic | |
| Defenders : | Luke Wilkshire |
| Jade North | |
| Simon Colosimo | |
| Jon McKain | |
| Mark Milligan | |
| Scott Jamieson | |
| Robert Cornthwaite | |
| Andrew Durante | |
| Shannon Cole | |
| Luke DeVere | |
| Midfielders : | Jason Čulina |
| Mile Sterjovski | |
| Jacob Burns | |
| Matt McKay | |
| Matt Thompson | |
| Michael Zullo | |
| Stuart Musialik | |
| Michael Marrone | |
| Thomas Oar | |
| Ben Kantarovski | |
| Strikers : | Joshua Kennedy |
| Alex Brosque | |
| David Williams | |
| Mathew Leckie | |
| Daniel McBreen |
Honours
# FIFA World Cup :
* Round of 16: 2006
* Group Stage: 1974
* Qualified: 2010
# FIFA Confederations Cup :
* Runners-Up (Silver Medal): 1997
* 3rd Place (Bronze Medal): 2001
* Group Stage: 2005
# OFC Nations Cup :
* Winners: 1980,1996,2000,2004.
* Runners-Up: 1998,2002
# AFC Asian Cup :
* Quarter Finalists: 2007
# Other titles :
* Trans-Tasman Cup: 1986,1988 1991,1995,2001.
* AFC Men's Team of the Year: 2006
* Unofficial Football World Championship: 1992
* Virtual World Championship: 2001
* Nasazzi's Baton: 2001
# FIFA World Cup :
* Round of 16: 2006
* Group Stage: 1974
* Qualified: 2010
# FIFA Confederations Cup :
* Runners-Up (Silver Medal): 1997
* 3rd Place (Bronze Medal): 2001
* Group Stage: 2005
# OFC Nations Cup :
* Winners: 1980,1996,2000,2004.
* Runners-Up: 1998,2002
# AFC Asian Cup :
* Quarter Finalists: 2007
# Other titles :
* Trans-Tasman Cup: 1986,1988 1991,1995,2001.
* AFC Men's Team of the Year: 2006
* Unofficial Football World Championship: 1992
* Virtual World Championship: 2001
* Nasazzi's Baton: 2001
