The Australia national soccer team has represented Australia at the AFC Asian Cup on four occasions in 2007, 2011, 2015 (where Australia both hosted the tournament and won the title) [1][2][3][4] and 2019. Australia has qualified for the 2023 tournament to be held in Qatar.

Record at the AFC Asian Cup

Australia's AFC Asian Cup record AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
19562004 Not AFC member
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 7 5 430173
Qatar 2011 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 13 2 632164
Australia 2015 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 14 3 Qualified as hosts
United Arab Emirates 2019 Quarter-finals 7th 5 2 1 2 6 4 8701294
Qatar 2023 In progress 1 1 0 0 2 0 8800282
Saudi Arabia 2027 220080
Total 1 title 5/19 22 13 4 5 42 14 28 23 2 3 78 13
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place/semi-finalists  

Record by opponent

AFC Asian Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Bahrain110010
 China110020
 Japan201112
 Jordan100101
 Kuwait110041
 India220060
 Iraq210123
 Oman211051
 Palestine110030
 South Korea311133
 Syria110032
 Thailand110040
 United Arab Emirates210121
 Uzbekistan211060

2007 AFC Asian Cup

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 312042+25
 Australia 311164+24
 Thailand 311135−24
 Oman 302113−22
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'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)

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

Knockout stage

Quarter-final

2011 AFC Asian Cup

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 321061+57
 South Korea 321073+47
 Bahrain 310265+13
 India 3003313100
India 0–4 Australia
Cahill 11', 65'
Kewell 24'
Holman 45+2'
Attendance: 9,783
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

Australia 1–1 South Korea
Jedinak 62' Koo Ja-Cheol 24'
Attendance: 15,526

Australia 1–0 Bahrain
Jedinak 37'

Knockout stage

Quarter-final

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

Semi-final

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

Final

Australia 0–1 (a.e.t.) Japan
Lee 109'

2015 AFC Asian Cup

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 330030+39
 Australia 320182+66
 Oman 310215-43
 Kuwait 300316-50
Australia 4–1 Kuwait
Cahill 32'
Luongo 44'
Jedinak 62' (pen.)
Troisi 90+2'
Report Fadhel 8'

Oman 0–4 Australia
Report McKay 27'
Kruse 30'
Milligan 45+3' (pen.)
Juric 70'
Attendance: 50,276
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Australia 0–1 South Korea
Report Lee Jung-hyup 32'
Attendance: 48,513

Knockout stage

Quarter-final

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

Semi-final


Final

South Korea 1–2 (a.e.t.) Australia
Son Heung-min 90+1' Report Luongo 45'
Troisi 105'
Attendance: 76,385

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
Australia 0–1 Jordan
Report
Attendance: 4,934
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Palestine 0–3 Australia
Report
Attendance: 11,915

Australia 3–2 Syria
Report

Knockout stage

Round of 16


Quarter-final

United Arab Emirates 1–0 Australia
Report
Attendance: 25,053
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

2023 AFC Asian Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Advance to knockout stage
2  Syria 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1]
3  Uzbekistan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] Possible knockout stage
4  India 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Disciplinary points: Syria –1, Uzbekistan –1.
Australia 2–0 India
Report

Syria Match 15 Australia
Report

Australia Match 27 Uzbekistan
Report

Goalscorers

Player Goals 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Tim Cahill 6 123
Harry Kewell 4 13
Mark Viduka 3 3
Mile Jedinak 3 21
Robbie Kruse 2 11
Massimo Luongo 2 2
James Troisi 2 2
Awer Mabil 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
Jackson Irvine 1 1
Jordan Bos 1 1
Total 42 7131462

See also

References

  1. "Country Info". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. "2015 AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. "2015 Asian Cup Champions". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  4. "Australia win the AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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