This article lists all the 'captains of the Australia national men's soccer team.
The first Australia captain was Alex Gibb; he captained Australia in their first international match, against New Zealand on 17 June 1922. He went on to captain Australia on five further occasions, captained Australia in their first international on home soil, 9 June 1923 vs. New Zealand, and was the first international captain to win a match.
Since then, Lucas Neill went on to set the record for most captaincies of his country, with 61.
Player | Tournament(s) |
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Peter Wilson | |
Eddie Krncevic | |
Paul Wade | |
Alex Tobin | |
Paul Okon | |
Damian Mori | |
Tony Vidmar | |
Craig Moore | |
Mark Viduka | |
Lucas Neill | |
Mile Jedinak | |
Mark Milligan | |
Mathew Ryan |
Figures include all recognised matches up to 10 September 2024. The default order for this list is by most appearances as captain, then chronological order of first captaincy. Only confirmed captaincies are counted.
# | Player | Australia career | Caps as captain | Total caps | First captaincy | Last captaincy |
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1 | Lucas Neill | 1996–2013 | 61 | 96 | 7 October 2006 | 19 November 2013 |
2 | Peter Wilson | 1970–1979 | 61 | 65 | 11 November 1971 | 13 June 1979 |
3 | Paul Wade | 1990–1996 | 46 | 84 | 25 August 1990 | 1 November 1996 |
4 | Mathew Ryan | 2012—present | 38 | 95 | 15 October 2019 | 10 September 2024 |
5 | Mile Jedinak | 2008–2018 | 35 | 79 | 5 March 2014 | 26 June 2018 |
6 | Charlie Yankos | 1983–1989 | 30 | 49 | 25 August 1986 | 16 April 1989 |
6 | Alex Tobin | 1988–1988 | 30 | 87 | 11 February 1995 | 6 November 1998 |
8 | John Kosmina | 1976–1988 | 25 | 60 | 6 October 1982 | 9 March 1988 |
9 | Johnny Warren | 1965–1974 | 24 | 42 | 5 November 1967 | 1 December 1970 |
9 | Paul Okon | 1991–2003 | 24 | 28 | 9 October 1996 | 7 September 2003 |
11 | Mark Milligan | 2006–2019 | 18 | 80 | 20 July 2013 | 10 October 2019 |
12 | Mark Viduka | 1994–2007 | 17 | 43 | 3 August 2005 | |
13 | Craig Moore | 1995–2010 | 13 | 52 | 18 February 2004 | |
14 | Mark Schwarzer | 1993–2013 | 10 | 109 | 21 May 2004 | |
15 | Jimmy Rooney | 1970–1980 | 9 | 57 | 24 October 1976 | 31 May 1980 |
15 | Murray Barnes | 1975–1981 | 9 | 32 | 18 June 1978 | 14 August 1981 |
15 | Tim Cahill | 2004–2018 | 9 | 108 | 26 May 2014 | 10 October 2017 |
18 | Pat Hughes | 1965–1967 | 7 | 13 | 26 November 1965 | 4 June 1967 |
18 | Aurelio Vidmar | 1991–2001 | 7 | 44 | 21 June 1995 | 28 February 2001 |
20 | Alex Gibb | 1922–1923 | 6 | 6 | 17 June 1922 | 30 June 1922 |
20 | Bob Lawrie | 1939–1953 | 6 | 10 | 14 June 1950 | 23 July 1950 |
20 | Tony Vidmar | 1991–2006 | 6 | 76 | 9 June 2001 | 4 June 2004 |
20 | Harry Kewell | 1996–2012 | 6 | 58 | 22 March 2008 | |
20 | Jackson Irvine | 2013–present | 6 | 74 | 28 March 2023 | 15 October 2024 |
25 | Judy Masters | 1923–1924 | 5 | ? | 7 June 1924 | 26 July 2014 |
25 | Tony Henderson | 1979–1983 | 5 | 27 | 11 June 1980 | 2 December 1980 |
25 | Graham Arnold | 1985–1997 | 5 | 54 | 6 June 1993 | 23 March 1996 |
25 | Kevin Muscat | 1994–2006 | 5 | 46 | 9 April 2001 | 16 August 2006 |
25 | Steve Horvat | 1994–2002 | 5 | 32 | 15 August 2001 | 14 July 2002 |
25 | Brett Emerton | 1998–2012 | 5 | 95 | 6 February 2007 | 9 December 2012 |
31 | Cec Drummond | 1947–1951 | 4 | ? | 14 August 1948 | 11 September 1948 |
31 | Joe Marston | 1949–1959 | 4 | ? | 3 September 1955 | 23 August 1958 |
31 | Bob Bignall | 1949–1959 | 4 | 8 | 24 September 1955 | 12 December 1956 |
31 | Trent Sainsbury | 2014–present | 4 | 61 | 1 June 2018 | 7 June 2021 |
31 | Mathew Leckie | 2012–present | 4 | 79 | 11 September 2019 | 25 September 2022 |
37 | George Smith | 1933–1936 | 3 | 6 | 5 June 1933 | 24 July 1933 |
37 | Alec Cameron | 1933–1936 | 3 | 6 | 4 July 1936 | 18 July 1936 |
37 | Bill Coolahan | 1938 | 3 | 3 | 3 September 1938 | 1 October 1938 |
37 | Reg Date | 1947–1950 | 3 | 5 | 24 May 1947 | 14 June 1947 |
37 | Kevin O'Neill | 1950–1958 | 3 | 12 | 28 August 1954 | 1 October 1955 |
37 | Les Scheinflug | 1965–1968 | 3 | 6 | 21 November 1965 | 8 December 1965 |
37 | Stan Ackerley | 1965–1969 | 3 | 27 | 31 March 1968 | 23 November 1969 |
37 | Josip Skoko | 1997–2007 | 3 | 51 | 6 June 2004 | 6 September 2006 |
45 | Alec Heaney | 1947–1950 | 2 | 4 | 10 May 1947 | 7 June 1947 |
45 | Tom Jack | 1950–1955 | 2 | 11 | 14 August 1954 | 10 September 1955 |
45 | Gary Marocchi | 1975–1978 | 2 | 13 | 11 June 1978 | 14 June 1978 |
45 | Peter Raskopoulos | 1980–1987 | 2 | 15 | 30 August 1981 | 6 September 1981 |
45 | Zeljko Kalac | 1992–2006 | 2 | 54 | 4 October 2000 | 7 October 2000 |
45 | Matt McKay | 2006–2016 | 2 | 59 | 7 December 2012 | 28 July 2013 |
51 | Jack Evans | 1933–1941 | 1 | 11 | 10 September 1938 | |
51 | Jimmy Osborne | 1933–1941 | 1 | 7 | 24 September 1938 | |
51 | Eddie Krncevic | 1979–1989 | 1 | 35 | 26 February 1980 | |
51 | David Ratcliffe | 1982–1986 | 1 | 21 | 23 October 1985 | |
51 | Joe Watson | 1979–1986 | 1 | 17 | 10 August 1986 | |
51 | Alan Davidson | 1980–1991 | 1 | 51 | 12 October 1988 | |
51 | Frank Farina | 1984–1995 | 1 | 37 | 18 June 1995 | |
51 | Milan Ivanović | 1991–1998 | 1 | 59 | 15 February 1998 | |
51 | Craig Foster | 1996–2000 | 1 | 29 | 15 February 2000 | |
51 | Mehmet Durakovic | 1990–2002 | 1 | 64 | 12 July 2002 | |
51 | Vince Grella | 2003–2010 | 1 | 46 | 12 July 2002 | |
51 | Jason Culina | 2005–2011 | 1 | 58 | 3 March 2010 | |
51 | Aziz Behich | 2012–present | 1 | 75 | 7 June 2019 |
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