Australia men's national under-23 soccer team

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Australia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Olyroos
AssociationFootball Australia
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachTony Vidmar
CaptainCallum Talbot
Most capsBrett Emerton
Mark Milligan
(25 each)
Top scorerMark Viduka (17)
FIFA codeAUS
First colours
Second colours
First international
 New Caledonia 2–1 Australia 
(Nouméa, New Caledonia; 6 November 1967)
Biggest win
 Australia 12–0 Vanuatu 
(Adelaide, Australia; 25 January 1996)
Biggest defeat
 Australia 1–6 Poland 
(Barcelona, Spain; 5 August 1992)
 Australia 0–5 Japan 
(Pekanbaru, Indonesia; 15 July 2012)
Summer Olympics
Appearances6 (first in 1992)
Best resultFourth place (1992)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2013)
Best resultThird place (2020)
WebsiteWebsite

The Australia national under-23 soccer team represents Australia in international under-23 soccer and at the Olympic Games. The team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia (FA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. The team's official nickname is the Olyroos.

Australia's first two appearances in the Olympic Games saw the

senior men's team
participate, but in 1992 the eligibility was restricted to players under the age of 23, while in 1996, it was decided to allow teams to choose three over-age players in the final Olympic squads.

The team has represented Australia at the Olympic Games on six occasions, in

AFC U-23 Championship
tournaments in 2013, 2016, 2018 & 2020.

History

Early years

The Australian national under-23 team made its international debut in 1967, when it took part in a triangular tournament against

New Zealand in Nouméa. Australia lost its first game 2–1 on 6 November, and won its second 1–3 on 10 November, with Garry Manuel supplying goals in both games.[1] The team next played almost eight years later in 1974, in a tour of Indonesia, sponsored by the Australian Government. During the tour, Australia, coached by Eric Worthington, won all three match against the host nation.[2]
It would then be another 16 years before the team competed in international competition of any kind.

In August 1990, Australia played a series of friendly matches in Europe under coach Eddie Thomson. The first against Switzerland ended in a 0–0 draw. The second match was played against the League of Ireland XI, and ended in a 2–2 draw, with goals from Gary Hasler and John Gibson. Australia's final match was lost 2–0 against Czechoslovakia.[3]

Olympic Games

1992 Barcelona Olympics

Arguably Australia's most successful

Club Brugge midfielder Paul Okon, as the rest of the squad hailed from NSL clubs. The squad saw Mark Bosnich, John Filan, Tony Vidmar and Tony Popovic
, and most importantly, Ned Zelic, who had virtually single-handedly gotten the Olyroos to Barcelona with a sensational double strike in the second leg play off against the much admired Dutch team, take part before commencing their successful careers in Europe.

Drawn with Mexico, Denmark and Ghana, the Olyroos would take on the Africans in Zaragoza in their first round fixture. An early goal on 12 minutes, a long range free kick by Mohammed Gargo set the tone for Ghana as they held onto that lead until the 83rd minute when it was extended to 2–0 by Kwame Ayew. Ayew grabbed another on 89 minutes before Tony Vidmar scored a consolation goal for Australia on 91 minutes to bring the score to 3–1.[4] John Filan was eventually dropped after this game after coming under heavy criticism for failing to put up a wall for Ghana's first goal, and the ever green Mark Bosnich was brought in, cementing his spot in the side for the Olympics.

Two days later in Barcelona, Zlatko Arambasic opened the scoring after 20 minutes as Australia lead Mexico 1–0 until the 63rd minute when Jorge Castañeda leveled the tie at 1–1, the game would finish this way which meant that Australia would need to win their last group stage game to proceed to the knock-out stages.[5]

The Olyroos finally put in a performance worthy of note as the entire team began to fire on all cylinders, winning 3–0 against Denmark to book a spot in the quarter-finals. The game saw one first half goal by John Markovski and two second half goals thanks to Damian Mori and Tony Vidmar.[6]

Australia and Ghana progressed to the knock-out stages where Australia were tied to play against

Shaun Murphy put the Olyroos 2–0 up until Patrik Andersson scored one back for Sweden on 62 minutes. The game stayed at 2–1 and the result sent the Olyroos to the semi-finals where they would face Poland.[7]

At the Camp Nou in front of 45,000 spectators, Poland struck on 27 minutes, taking the lead after a goal from

Adelaide City striker Carl Veart equalised. Just before half time though, Mark Viduka lashed out at a Polish defender, earning himself a straight red card, and leaving the Australian's a man down against a Polish side who were technically gifted all over the park. Poland truly came to life in the second period, putting on a dazzling display of soccer and scoring five goals in the process, which saw a hat-trick from Andrzej Juskowiak and an own goal from Shaun Murphy, to take out the game at 6–1.[8]

In the bronze medal game, Australia would meet up with group stage outfit Ghana, who took the lead when Isaac Asare scored after 19 minutes and eventually winning the game 1–0, the result left the Olyroos to claim fourth spot at the tournament, as Spain would finish in first place after beating Poland 3–2.[9]

1996 Atlanta Olympics

Raúl netted on the 90th minute to seal victory for Spain. The result had eliminated Australia from tournament as Spain and France progressed to the knock-out stages.[12]

2000 Sydney Olympics

In a full-strength side, which included

Australian Soccer Association
.

2004 Athens Olympics

Osasuna's striker John Aloisi and Rangers' defender Craig Moore as over aged players. The squad proved to be good enough to reach the quarter finals, drawing 1–1 with Tunisia thanks to an Aloisi equaliser and beating Serbia and Montenegro in a 5–1 thrashing which saw a brace from Aloisi, Ahmad Elrich and a goal by Cahill.[16][17] Australia would lose 1–0 to Argentina when Andrés D'Alessandro scored after 9 minutes in their final group stage game as both teams went on to qualify for the knock out stages.[18] Australia would meet Iraq at the quarter-final stage where Emad Mohammed scored after 64 minutes, sending Iraq through to the semi-finals as they won the game 1–0.[19]

2008 Beijing Olympics

Bluetongue Stadium
in 2007

The Olyroos' first qualifying game for the

Korea DPR and Lebanon at the final round (August until November 2007). Australia started their campaign with a scoreless draw against Iraq in Doha. Then the Olyroos went on to win their home games against North Korea (1–0) and Lebanon (3–0). After another scoreless draw against Lebanon in Beirut, Australia was behind Iraq with both eight points but Iraq leading because of the better goal difference. The decisive match was held in Gosford on 17 November 2007 and saw the Olyroos emerging as 2–0 winners thanks to goal from Adrian Leijer and Mark Milligan
. The following 1–1 draw against North Korea in Pyongyang sealed Australia's qualification for Beijing, as they finished as group winners with 12 points, one more than Iraq.

The starting team for the Olyroos match against Yemen on 19 June 2011

When the eventual tournament took place in August 2008, the Olyroos were drawn against

Roman Riquelme, Sergio Agüero and Lionel Messi, took out the game at 1–0 which left Australia in a must-win situation against the Ivory Coast.[21] An 81st minute Salomon Kalou strike gave Côte d'Ivoire a 1–0 victory knocking Australia out of the tournament.[22]

2012 London Olympics

Under coach

2012 Olympic Games failed, with the team finishing last in their group, with four draws and two losses. All four draws were nil-all and Australia failed to score in all six games.[23]

2020 Tokyo Olympics

Australia returned to the Olympics after missing the

Mitchell Duke as the only over-aged player, being drawn in Group C, alongside Argentina, Spain and Egypt.[24]

Australia, in their first game since the 2008 Summer Olympics, defeated Argentina 2–0 with goals scored by Lachlan Wales and Marco Tilio, as well as having a numerical advantage following the expulsion of Argentina's Francisco Ortega.[25] Australia then nearly held on for a draw to Spain however conceded a goal scored by Mikel Oyarzabal in the 81st minute, ending the game with a 1–0 loss.[26] Australia needed at least a draw against Egypt to progress to the next stage however lost 2–0 and finished last in the group.[27]

2032 Brisbane Olympics

Australia automatically qualified for the 2032 Summer Olympics held in Brisbane.

AFC U23 Championship / Asian Cup

2013 AFC U22 Championship

In July 2012 the Olyroos travelled to Pekanbaru, Indonesia for the qualification round to participate in the inaugural 2013 AFC U-22 Championship. Wins over Indonesia, Macau and Timor-Leste, a draw with Singapore and a heavy loss to Japan left Australia in second place in the group. This was enough to qualify to the final tournament which was hosted by Oman in January 2014. Despite a 4–0 loss to Japan in the group stage, Australia still managed to top their group, but were eliminated in the quarter final after a 2–1 loss to Saudi Arabia.

2016 AFC U23 Championship

The

Myanmar where Andrew Hoole
scored a hat trick.

The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship doubled as the qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Rio de Janeiro. Australia were eliminated from the championship in the group stage. A 1–0 loss to United Arab Emirates followed by a 2–0 win over Vietnam meant that Australia needed to defeat Jordan in the final group match. A nil-all draw resulted in the elimination for Australia from the tournament and hence failure to qualify for the Olympics for the second consecutive time.

2018 AFC U23 Championship

Australia qualified for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship final tournament in China in January 2018, after wins in the qualifying event against Brunei, Singapore and Myanmar.[28] Australia scored 12 goals and did not concede any during qualification.

Ante Milicic coached the team who failed to get out of the group in the tournament. They won their first match 3–1 against Syria with George Blackwood scoring twice. They then lost the next game to Vietnam 1–0. In the final game against Korea Republic, Australia was three goals down before scoring twice however they were unable to complete the comeback required and the result of 3–2 saw Australia end their tournament third in the group.

2020 AFC U23 Championship

In March 2019 Australia participated in the

Nicholas D'Agostino gave Australia the lead in the 16th minute which he then doubled in the 24th minute. However, the Koreans responded quickly, scoring in the 26th minute and when they equalised in the 63rd minute, this placed them at the top of the group at Australia's expense. The match finished 2-all however, as the best runner-up of the 11 groups, Australia still qualified for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship as one of the top 4 runner-ups.[32]

The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship was hosted by Thailand and a top three finish was required for Australia to progress to the Olympics for the first time since 2008. Australia, coached by Graham Arnold, faced Iraq in the opening game. Reno Piscopo opened the scoring in the second half although 15 minutes later Iraq equalised and the game finished 1–1. Australia's next match was against the host Thailand. After going behind in the first half, Nicholas D'Agostino leveled the score just before half time and then scored the winner in the 76th minute. Now sitting on top of the group, a win or draw against debutant Bahrain would secure progression. Ramy Najjarine scored Australia's only goal and despite Bahrain scoring in first half injury time, the Olyroos held on to top the group and move through to the quarter-finals.[33]

The quarter-final opponent was Syria and the game entered extra time after a scoreless ninety minutes. Australia's Al Hassan Toure scored the only goal of the game to send them through to the semi-finals for the first time.[34]

Australia next played South Korea, a team that had won all four of its matches in the tournament. The Koreans won the match 2–0 with both goals coming in the second half sending Australia into a third place playoff with defending champions Uzbekistan for the final AFC qualification spot for the 2020 Olympics.[35]

Australia defeated Uzbekistan 1–0 at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok to claim third-place, their best ever finish in the tournament, which also qualified them for the Summer Olympics for the first time since 2008. D'Agostino scored the only goal in the 47th minute. Uzbekistan's Oybek Bozorov was sent off in the 59th minute, just 6 minutes after coming on although Australia couldn't take advantage and didn't add to their tally.[36]

2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup

For the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, Australia was drawn into Group B with Iraq, Jordan and Kuwait.[37]

Australia began their tournament with a 2–0 win over Kuwait, with goals from Louis D'Arrigo and Jay Rich-Baghuelou.[38] Three days later, Australia went down to ten men against Iraq after Kusini Yengi was shown a red card in the 17th minute of Australia’s second match. Alou Kuol scored the opening goal of the match near the end of half time, however, Hasan Abdulkareem equalized for Iraq in the second half, and the game ended in a 1–1 draw.[39] In their final group stage match against Jordan, a 61st minute penalty from Ramy Najjarine gave Australia a 1–0 victory, despite Tristan Hammond receiving a red card in the 79th minute. The win saw Australia top Group B and advance to the quarter-finals.[40]

Australia faced Turkmenistan in the quarter-finals, where an own goal from Oraz Orazow secured Australia a 1–0 victory.[41] In the semi-finals, Australia lost 2–0 to Saudi Arabia. During the match, Australia went down to ten men for the third time in the tournament after Jay Rich-Baghuelou received a red card in the 35th minute.[42] In the third place play-off, Australia lost 3–0 to Japan, finishing the tournament in fourth place.[43]

2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup

The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup had been the worst for the Olyroos in their participation history. Drawn in group A with hosts Qatar, Jordan and debutants Indonesia, Australia were rated Pot 2 in the draw. However, they put up a poor start, drawing Jordan 0–0 despite having one-man advantage within the last ten minutes. The Olyroos then suffered its most shocking defeat so far, losing to Indonesia 1–0 in a match where Mohamed Toure could not convert a penalty earlier on before conceding a goal from Komang Teguh. Needing to defeat Qatar by more than one while Jordan must not win with better goal difference over Indonesia, the Australians failed to convert any chance from their domination against the Qatari hosts to become goal. This had resulted in Australia finishing third at the table without a goal to score and, to make it worse, this marked five consecutive U-23 Asian Cup matches that Australia could not score, ultimately making this squad the first ever Australian team to fail to score a goal since the 1974 FIFA World Cup squad.

Results and fixtures

  • The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023

6 June
UTC+2
)		 Report Stadium: Lattre-de-Tassigny Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
Penalties
9 June
UTC+2
)
Report
Stadium: Stade d'Honneur
Attendance: 350
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
12 June
UTC+2
)		 Report
Stadium: Lattre-de-Tassigny Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Karim Abed (France)
16 June
UTC+2
)
Report
Stadium: Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan
Attendance: 250
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
18 June
UTC+2
)		 Report
Stadium: Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan
Attendance: 600
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
6 September 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Q Australia  Cancelled  North Korea Dushanbe, Tajikistan
[44] Stadium: Central Republican Stadium
6 September 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Q Laos  1–7  Australia Dushanbe, Tajikistan
20:30
Report
Stadium: Central Republican Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)
12 September 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Q Tajikistan  1–1  Australia Dushanbe, Tajikistan
20:30
Report
Stadium: Central Republican Stadium
Attendance: 12,400
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
17 November Friendly Qatar  1–2  Australia Khobar, Saudi Arabia
19:00 AST
Report
Stadium:
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
21 November Friendly Saudi Arabia  1–3  Australia Khobar, Saudi Arabia
16:00 AST
Report
Stadium:
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

2024

20 March WAFF U-23 Championship GS Australia  2–1  Iraq Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
20:00 AST
Report
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
23 March WAFF U-23 Championship SF Australia  1–1
(2–1 p)		  Egypt Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
23:00 AST
Report
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Penalties
26 March
Al Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia
23:00 AST
Report
Stadium: Al Fateh Stadium
Penalties
15 April 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS Australia  0–0  Jordan Doha, Qatar
16:00 AST Report Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
18 April 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS Indonesia  1–0  Australia Doha, Qatar
16:00 AST
Report Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
21 April 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS Qatar  0–0  Australia Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30 AST Report Stadium:
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan
)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 10 April 2023
Position Name Ref.
Head coach Australia Tony Vidmar [45]
Assistant coach Australia Richard Garcia [46][47]

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in April and May 2024.[48][49]
Caps and goals correct as of 21 April 2024 after the game against Qatar.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Cameron Cook (2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 22) 3 0 Australia Perth Glory
12 1GK Patrick Beach (2003-08-06) 6 August 2003 (age 20) 6 0 Australia Melbourne City
18 1GK Steven Hall (2005-01-16) 16 January 2005 (age 19) 2 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion
2 2DF Callum Talbot (2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 23) 7 0 Australia Melbourne City
3 2DF Alexandar Popovic (2002-09-07) 7 September 2002 (age 21) 4 0 South Korea Gwangju FC
4 2DF Jordan Courtney-Perkins (2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 (age 21) 17 0 Australia Sydney FC
5 2DF Jacob Farrell (2002-11-19) 19 November 2002 (age 21) 8 0 Australia Central Coast Mariners
15 2DF Jake Girdwood-Reich (2004-05-26) 26 May 2004 (age 19) 3 0 Australia Sydney FC
17 2DF Jacob Italiano (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 22) 17 2 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
20 2DF Mark Natta (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 21) 5 0 Australia Newcastle Jets
23 2DF Lucas Mauragis (2001-09-04) 4 September 2001 (age 22) 12 0 Australia Newcastle Jets
6 3MF Ryan Teague (2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 (age 22) 16 1 Australia Melbourne Victory
8 3MF Keegan Jelacic (2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 21) 6 0 Australia Brisbane Roar
10 3MF Jake Hollman (2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 (age 22) 11 1 Australia Macarthur FC
13 3MF Rhys Youlley (2005-02-13) 13 February 2005 (age 19) 4 0 Belgium Westerlo
16 3MF Jordi Valadon (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Australia Melbourne Victory
7 4FW Lachlan Brook (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 23) 19 2 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
9 4FW Alou Kuol (2001-07-05) 5 July 2001 (age 22) 18 5 Australia Central Coast Mariners
11 4FW Nishan Velupillay (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 22) 14 5 Australia Melbourne Victory
14 4FW Nicolas Milanovic (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 (age 22) 5 0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
19 4FW
Mohamed Toure
 		(2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 (age 20) 5 1 France Paris FC
21 4FW Adrian Segecic (2004-06-01) 1 June 2004 (age 19) 5 0 Netherlands Dordrecht
22 4FW Garang Kuol (2004-09-15) 15 September 2004 (age 19) 11 1 Netherlands Volendam

Recent call-ups

  • The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Jack Warshawsky (2004-08-08) 8 August 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Australia Central Coast Mariners v.  Saudi Arabia, 21 November 2023
GK Adam Pavlesic (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Australia Sydney FC v.  Saudi Arabia, 21 November 2023
GK Nicholas Bilokapic (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 21) 6 0 England Peterborough United 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, 12 September 2023
GK Ethan Cox (2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Australia Adelaide United 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, 12 September 2023
DF Hosine Bility (2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 (age 22) 8 0 Portugal Mafra 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship
DF Giuseppe Bovalina (2004-11-11) 11 November 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship
DF Franco Lino (2005-08-26) 26 August 2005 (age 18) 1 0 Norway Viking FK 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship
DF Kai Trewin (2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 22) 7 0 Australia Brisbane Roar v.  Saudi Arabia, 21 November 2023
DF Nectarios Triantis (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 20) 4 0 Scotland Hibernian v.  Saudi Arabia, 21 November 2023
DF Matt Dench (2003-12-08) 8 December 2003 (age 20) 0 0 England Charlton Athletic 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, 12 September 2023
DF Joshua Rawlins (2004-04-23) 23 April 2004 (age 20) 8 0 Australia Perth Glory 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, 12 September 2023
MF Louis D'Arrigo (2001-09-23) 23 September 2001 (age 22) 17 4 Poland Lechia Gdańsk 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
MF Paul Okon-Engstler (2005-01-24) 24 January 2005 (age 19) 2 0 Portugal Benfica 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship
MF Corey Hollman (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Australia Sydney FC 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship
MF Patrick Yazbek (2002-08-22) 22 August 2002 (age 21) 12 0 Norway Viking v.  Iraq, 21 March 2024
MF Calem Nieuwenhof (2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 23) 7 0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian v.  Saudi Arabia, 21 November 2023
MF Chris Donnell (2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 (age 20) 0 0 England Fulham 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, 12 September 2023
FW Marco Tilio (2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 22) 7 1 Australia Melbourne City 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
FW Jahce Novello (2004-04-18) 18 April 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Italy Cosenza 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship
FW Thomas Waddingham (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Australia Brisbane Roar 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship
FW Noah Botic (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 22) 10 6 Australia Western United v.  Saudi Arabia, 21 November 2023
FW Raphael Borges Rodrigues (2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Australia Macarthur FC v.  Saudi Arabia, 21 November 2023
FW Marlee Francois (2002-12-29) 29 December 2002 (age 21) 6 1 England Bristol City 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, 12 September 2023
FW Cameron Peupion (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 21) 14 1 England Brighton & Hove Albion 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, 12 September 2023

Notes;

  • INJ Withdrew due to an injury.

Overage players in Olympic Games

Tournament Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
1996
 Steve Horvat (MF) Aurelio Vidmar (FW) did not select
2000
 Stan Lazaridis (MF) Josip Skoko (MF) Mark Viduka (FW)
2004
DF
) 		Tim Cahill (MF) John Aloisi (FW)
2008
DF
) 		David Carney (MF) Archie Thompson (FW)
2020
Mitchell Duke (FW
) 		did not select

Competitive record

Main article: Australia at the Olympics

In 1992, 1996 and 2004 Olympics, Australia qualified representing OFC, while in 2008 and 2020 representing AFC. They automatically qualified for the 2000 Olympics as hosts and are set to do it again as host of the 2032 Olympics.

See also

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