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The Australia 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), 2019 and 2023. Australia has qualified for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup to be held in Saudi Arabia.

Record at the AFC Asian Cup

Australia's AFC Asian Cup record

Qualification record

Year

Hosts

Round

Pos.

Pld

W

D*

L

GF

GA

Squad

Group Pos.

Pld

W

D*

L

GF

GA

Not an AFC member

Not an AFC member

Quarter-finals

7th

4

1

2

1

7

5

4

3

0

1

7

3

Runners-up

2nd

6

4

1

1

13

2

Squad

6

3

2

1

6

4

Champions

1st

6

5

0

1

14

3

Squad

Qualified as hosts

United Arab Emirates

Quarter-finals

7th

5

2

1

2

6

4

8

7

0

1

29

4

Quarter-finals

6th

5

3

1

1

9

3

8

8

0

0

28

2

Qualified

6

6

0

0

22

0

Total

1 title

6/19

26

15

5

6

49

17

—

—

32

27

2

3

92

13

Champions Runners-up Third place/semi-finalists

Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Australia played their 2007 matches in Thailand and Vietnam.

2007 AFC Asian Cup

v t e Australia squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup
1 Schwarzer 2 Neill 3 Kisnorbo 4 Cahill 5 Culina 6 Beauchamp 7 Emerton 8 Wilkshire 9 Viduka (c) 10 Kewell 11 Thompson 12 Jones 13 Grella 14 Holman 15 Aloisi 16 Thwaite 17 Valeri 18 Petkovic 19 Carle 20 Carney 21 Sterjovski 22 Milligan 23 Bresciano Coach: Arnold

Group stage

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iraq	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
Australia	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
Thailand	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
Oman	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2

8 July 200717:20 UTC+7

Australia	1–1	Oman
Cahill 90+2'		Al-Maimani 32'

Rajamangala Stadium, BangkokAttendance: 5,000Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

13 July 200717:20 UTC+7

Iraq	3–1	Australia
Nashat Akram 22' Hawar Mohammed 60' Karrar Jassim 86'		Viduka 47'

Rajamangala Stadium, BangkokAttendance: 6,000Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)

16 July 200719:35 UTC+7

Thailand	0–4	Australia
		Beauchamp 21' Viduka 80', 83' Kewell 90'

Rajamangala Stadium, BangkokAttendance: 46,000Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

Quarter-final

21 July 200717:20 UTC+7

Japan	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Australia
Takahara 72'		Aloisi 70'
Penalties
Nakamura Endō Komano Takahara Nakazawa	4 – 3	Kewell Neill Cahill Carle Carney

Mỹ Đình National Stadium, HanoiAttendance: 25,000Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

2011 AFC Asian Cup

v t e Australia squad – 2011 AFC Asian Cup runners-up
1 Schwarzer 2 Neill (c) 3 Carney 4 Cahill 5 Culina 6 Ognenovski 7 Emerton 8 Wilkshire 9 McDonald 10 Kewell 11 Burns 12 Coe 13 North 14 Holman 15 Jedinak 16 Valeri 17 McKay 18 Jones 19 Oar 20 Spiranovic 21 McKain 22 Kilkenny 23 Kruse Coach: Osieck

Group stage

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group C

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

10 January 201116:15

India	0–4	Australia
		Cahill 11', 65' Kewell 24' Holman 45+2'

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 9,783Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

14 January 201116:15

Australia	1–1	South Korea
Jedinak 62'		Koo Ja-Cheol 24'

Al Gharafa Stadium, DohaAttendance: 15,526Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

18 January 201116:15

Australia	1–0	Bahrain
Jedinak 37'

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 3,919Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

Quarter-final

22 January 201116:25

Australia	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Iraq
Kewell 118'

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 7,889Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Semi-final

25 January 201119:25

Uzbekistan	0–6	Australia
		Kewell 5' Ognenovski 35' Carney 65' Emerton 73' Valeri 82' Kruse 83'

Khalifa International Stadium, DohaAttendance: 24,826Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

Final

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Final 29 January 201118:00

Australia	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Japan
		Lee 109'

Khalifa International Stadium, DohaAttendance: 37,174Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

2015 AFC Asian Cup

v t e Australia squad – 2015 AFC Asian Cup winners (1st title)
1 Ryan 2 Franjic 3 Davidson 4 Cahill 5 Milligan 6 Spiranovic 7 Leckie 8 Herd 9 Juric 10 Kruse 11 Oar 12 Langerak 13 Behich 14 Troisi 15 Jedinak (c) 16 Burns 17 McKay 18 Galekovic 19 Antonis 20 Sainsbury 21 Luongo 22 Wilkinson 23 Bresciano Coach: Postecoglou

Group stage

Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group A

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

9 January 201520:00 UTC+11

Australia	4–1	Kuwait
Cahill 32' Luongo 44' Jedinak 62' (pen.) Troisi 90+2'	Report	Fadhel 8'

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, MelbourneAttendance: 25,231Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

13 January 201520:00 UTC+11

Oman	0–4	Australia
	Report	McKay 27' Kruse 30' Milligan 45+3' (pen.) Juric 70'

Stadium Australia, SydneyAttendance: 50,276Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

17 January 201519:00 UTC+10

Australia	0–1	South Korea
	Report	Lee Jung-hyup 32'

Brisbane Stadium, BrisbaneAttendance: 48,513Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

Quarter-final

22 January 201520:30 UTC+10

China	0–2	Australia
	Report	Cahill 49', 65'

Brisbane Stadium, BrisbaneAttendance: 46,067Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Semi-final

27 January 201520:00 UTC+11

Australia	2–0	United Arab Emirates
Sainsbury 3' Davidson 14'	Report

Newcastle Stadium, NewcastleAttendance: 21,079Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Final

31 January 201520:00 UTC+11

South Korea	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Australia
Son Heung-min 90+1'	Report	Luongo 45' Troisi 105'

Stadium Australia, SydneyAttendance: 76,385Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

2019 AFC Asian Cup

v t e Australia squad – 2019 AFC Asian Cup
1 Ryan 2 Degenek 3 Gersbach 4 Grant 5 Milligan (c) 6 Jurman 7 Leckie 8 Luongo 9 Maclaren 10 Kruse 11 Nabbout 12 Langerak 13 Jeggo 14 Giannou 15 Ikonomidis 16 Behich 17 Amini 18 Vukovic 19 Risdon 20 Sainsbury 21 Mabil 22 Irvine 23 Rogic Coach: Arnold

Group stage

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group B

Pos	Team v t e	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	Advance to knockout stage
3	Palestine	3	0	2	1	0	3	−3	2
4	Syria	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Source: AFC 6 January 2019 (2019-01-06)15:00

Australia	0–1	Jordan
	Report	Bani Yaseen 26'

Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al AinAttendance: 4,934Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

11 January 2019 (2019-01-11)15:00

Palestine	0–3	Australia
	Report	Maclaren 18' Mabil 20' Giannou 90'

Rashid Stadium, DubaiAttendance: 11,915Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

15 January 2019 (2019-01-15)17:30

Australia	3–2	Syria
Mabil 41' Ikonomidis 54' Rogic 90+3'	Report	Kharbin 43' Al Somah 80' (pen.)

Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al AinAttendance: 10,492Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

Round of 16

21 January 2019 (2019-01-21)18:00

Australia	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Uzbekistan
	Report
Penalties
Milligan Behich Kruse Giannou Leckie	4–2	Shukurov Tukhtakhodjaev Alibaev Bikmaev

Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al AinAttendance: 6,809Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Quarter-final

25 January 2019 (2019-01-25)20:00

United Arab Emirates	1–0	Australia
Mabkhout 68'	Report

Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al AinAttendance: 25,053Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

2023 AFC Asian Cup

v t e Australia squad – 2023 AFC Asian Cup
1 Ryan (c) 2 Deng 3 Atkinson 4 Rowles 5 Bos 6 Boyle 7 Silvera 8 Metcalfe 9 Fornaroli 10 Yengi 11 Tilio 12 Thomas 13 O'Neill 14 McGree 15 Duke 16 Behich 17 Baccus 18 Gauci 19 Souttar 20 Miller 21 Burgess 22 Irvine 23 Goodwin 24 Yazbek 25 Jones 26 Iredale Coach: Arnold

Group stage

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group B

Pos	Team v t e	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 13 January 2024 (2024-01-13)14:30

Australia	2–0	India
Irvine 50' Bos 73'	Report

Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al RayyanAttendance: 36,253Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

18 January 2024 (2024-01-18)14:30

Syria	0–1	Australia
	Report	Irvine 59'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al RayyanAttendance: 10,097Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

23 January 2024 (2024-01-23)14:30

Australia	1–1	Uzbekistan
Boyle 45+1' (pen.)	Report	Turgunboev 78'

Al Janoub Stadium, Al WakrahAttendance: 15,290Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

Round of 16

28 January 2024 (2024-01-28)14:30

Australia	4–0	Indonesia
Baggott 12' (o.g.) Boyle 45' Goodwin 89' Souttar 90+1'	Report

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al RayyanAttendance: 7,863Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Quarter-finals

2 February 2024 (2024-02-02)18:30

Australia	1–2 (a.e.t.)	South Korea
Goodwin 42'	Report	Hwang Hee-chan 90+6' (pen.) Son Heung-min 104'

Al Janoub Stadium, Al WakrahAttendance: 39,632Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

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

See also

References

"Country Info". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
"2015 AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 9 January 2015.
"2015 Asian Cup Champions". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
"Australia win the AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 1 February 2015.

v t e Countries at the AFC Asian Cup
Team appearances
AFF	Australia Cambodia Indonesia Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
CAFA	Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
EAFF	China Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Japan North Korea South Korea
SAFF	Bangladesh India
WAFF	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Former	Israel South Yemen
Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under other name(s). Israel was a member of the AFC until 1974. Recognized by FIFA as defunct.

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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	050.00
Japan	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Jordan	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Oman	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4	050.00
Palestine	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
South Korea	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	025.00
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	050.00
Uzbekistan	3	1	2	0	7	1	+6	033.33
Total	26	15	5	6	49	17	+32	057.69