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),[1][2][3][4] 2019 and 2023.

Record at the AFC Asian Cup

Australia's AFC Asian Cup record AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year Host Round Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Group Pos. Pld W D* L GF GA
1956–2004 Not a member of the AFC Not a member of the AFC
2007  Indonesia
 Malaysia
 Thailand
 Vietnam 		Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 7 5 Squad 1st 4 3 0 1 7 3
2011  Qatar Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 13 2 Squad 1st 6 3 2 1 6 4
2015  Australia Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 14 3 Squad Qualified as hosts
2019  United Arab Emirates Quarter-finals 7th 5 2 1 2 6 4 Squad 1st 8 7 0 1 29 4
2023  Qatar Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 1 1 9 3 Squad 1st 8 8 0 0 28 2
2027  Saudi Arabia To be determined In progress 2 2 0 0 8 0
Total 1 title 5/19 26 15 5 6 49 17 — — 28 23 2 3 78 13
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place/semi-finalists  
Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Australia played their 2007 matches in Thailand and Vietnam.

Record by opponent

AFC Asian Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Bahrain 1 1 0 0 1 0
 China 1 1 0 0 2 0
 Japan 2 0 1 1 1 2
 Jordan 1 0 0 1 0 1
 Kuwait 1 1 0 0 4 1
 India 2 2 0 0 6 0
 Indonesia 1 1 0 0 4 0
 Iraq 2 1 0 1 2 3
 Oman 2 1 1 0 5 1
 Palestine 1 1 0 0 3 0
 South Korea 4 1 1 2 4 5
 Syria 2 2 0 0 4 2
 Thailand 1 1 0 0 4 0
 United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 2 1
 Uzbekistan 3 1 2 0 7 1

2007 AFC Asian Cup

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
Australia 1–1 Oman
Cahill 90+2' Al-Maimani 32'
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)
Iraq 3–1 Australia
Nashat Akram 22'
Hawar Mohammed 60'
Karrar Jassim 86'		 Viduka 47'
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)
Thailand 0–4 Australia
Beauchamp 21'
Viduka 80', 83'
Kewell 90'
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

Quarter-final

Japan 1–1 (a.e.t.) Australia
Takahara 72' Aloisi 70'
Penalties
Nakamura soccer ball with check mark
Endō soccer ball with check mark
Komano soccer ball with check mark
Takahara soccer ball with red X
Nakazawa soccer ball with check mark		 4 – 3 soccer ball with red X Kewell
soccer ball with red X Neill
soccer ball with check mark Cahill
soccer ball with check mark Carle
soccer ball with check mark Carney
Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

2011 AFC Asian Cup

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
India 0–4 Australia
Cahill 11', 65'
Kewell 24'
Holman 45+2'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 9,783
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)
Australia 1–1 South Korea
Jedinak 62' Koo Ja-Cheol 24'
Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 15,526
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
Australia 1–0 Bahrain
Jedinak 37'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 3,919
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

Quarter-final

Australia 1–0 (a.e.t.) Iraq
Kewell 118'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 7,889
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Semi-final

Uzbekistan 0–6 Australia
Kewell 5'
Ognenovski 35'
Carney 65'
Emerton 73'
Valeri 82'
Kruse 83'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 24,826
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

Final

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Final
Australia 0–1 (a.e.t.) Japan
Lee 109'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 37,174
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

2015 AFC Asian Cup


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
Australia 4–1 Kuwait
Cahill 32'
Luongo 44'
Jedinak 62' (pen.)
Troisi 90+2'		 Report Fadhel 8'
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 25,231
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Oman 0–4 Australia
Report McKay 27'
Kruse 30'
Milligan 45+3' (pen.)
Juric 70'
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 50,276
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Australia 0–1 South Korea
Report Lee Jung-hyup 32'
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 48,513
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

Quarter-final

China 0–2 Australia
Report Cahill 49', 65'
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 46,067
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Semi-final

Australia 2–0 United Arab Emirates
Sainsbury 3'
Davidson 14'		 Report
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle
Attendance: 21,079
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Final

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

2019 AFC Asian Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group B
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
Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 4,934
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Palestine 0–3 Australia
Report
Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 11,915
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Australia 3–2 Syria
 Report
Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 10,492
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

Round of 16

Australia 0–0 (a.e.t.) Uzbekistan
Report
Penalties
 4–2
Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 6,809
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Quarter-final

United Arab Emirates 1–0 Australia
 Report
Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 25,053
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

2023 AFC Asian Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group B
Pos Team
 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
Australia 2–0 India
 Report
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 36,253
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
Syria 0–1 Australia
Report
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 10,097
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Australia 1–1 Uzbekistan
 Report
Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Attendance: 15,290
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

Round of 16

Australia 4–0 Indonesia
 Report
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 7,863
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Quarter-finals

Australia 1–2 (a.e.t.) South Korea
 Report
Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Attendance: 39,632
Referee: 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

  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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