The South Africa national soccer team played their first international in 1906, [1] and were founder members of the Confederation of African Football in 1956, but due to their apartheid system were banned from the confederation in 1958 and from FIFA in 1976. [2] The South Africa national team was readmitted to both following the end of apartheid and its only major honour came in 1996 when it won the Africa Cup of Nations.
| Bold | Played for the national team in the past year |
| No. | Name | National career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Mokoena | 1999–2010 | 107 | 1 |
| 2 | Itumeleng Khune | 2008–2018 | 91 | 0 |
| 3 | Siphiwe Tshabalala | 2006–2017 | 89 | 12 |
| 4 | Siyabonga Nomvethe | 1999–2012 | 82 | 16 |
| 5 | Benni McCarthy | 1997–2012 | 80 | 31 |
| 6 | Shaun Bartlett | 1995–2005 | 74 | 28 |
| 7 | John Moshoeu | 1993–2004 | 73 | 8 |
| 8 | Delron Buckley | 1998–2012 | 72 | 10 |
| Bernard Parker | 2007–2015 | 72 | 23 | |
| 10 | Lucas Radebe | 1992–2003 | 70 | 2 |
| 11 | Andre Arendse | 1995–2004 | 67 | 0 |
| Sibusiso Zuma | 1998–2008 | 67 | 13 | |
| 13 | Helman Mkhalele | 1994–2001 | 66 | 7 |
| Teko Modise | 2007–2012 | 66 | 10 | |
| 15 | Mark Fish | 1993–2004 | 62 | 2 |
| Steven Pienaar | 2002–2012 | 62 | 3 | |
| MacBeth Sibaya | 2001–2010 | 62 | 0 | |
| 18 | Dean Furman | 2012–2020 | 59 | 4 |
| 19 | Phil Masinga | 1992–2001 | 58 | 19 |
| 20 | Reneilwe Letsholonyane | 2008–2015 | 55 | 2 |
| 21 | Kagisho Dikgacoi | 2007–2013 | 54 | 2 |
| Siboniso Gaxa | 2005–2013 | 54 | 0 | |
| Thulani Hlatshwayo | 2013– | 54 | 3 | |
| 24 | Katlego Mphela | 2005–2013 | 53 | 23 |
| Anele Ngcongca | 2009–2015 | 53 | 0 | |
| 26 | Neil Tovey | 1992–1997 | 52 | 0 |
| 27 | Tsepo Masilela | 2006–2013 | 51 | 0 |
| 28 | Theophilus Khumalo | 1992–2001 | 50 | 9 |
| 29 | Andile Jali | 2010– | 49 | 5 |
| Sizwe Motaung | 1992–1997 | 49 | 0 | |
| 31 | Quinton Fortune | 1996–2005 | 47 | 2 |
| Pierre Issa | 1997–2006 | 47 | 0 | |
| 33 | Eric Tinkler | 1994–2002 | 46 | 1 |
| 34 | Mbulelo Mabizela | 2001–2008 | 45 | 2 |
| David Nyathi | 1992–1999 | 45 | 1 | |
| 36 | Cyril Nzama | 2000–2007 | 44 | 0 |
| 37 | Thulani Serero | 2011–2019 | 43 | 2 |
| Hans Vonk | 1998–2005 | 43 | 0 | |
| 39 | Bradley Carnell | 1997–2010 | 41 | 0 |
| Bongani Khumalo | 2008–2014 | 41 | 1 | |
| Tokelo Rantie | 2012–2017 | 41 | 12 | |
| 42 | Elrio Van Heerden | 2004–2009 | 38 | 3 |
| 43 | Thabo Mngomeni | 1998–2002 | 37 | 6 |
| Nasief Morris | 2004–2009 | 37 | 1 | |
| 45 | Erick Mathoho | 2011–2019 | 36 | 1 |
| Benson Mhlongo | 2003–2009 | 36 | 1 | |
| 47 | Percy Tau | 2015– | 35 | 13 |
| 48 | Surprise Moriri | 2006–2010 | 34 | 5 |
| Sibusiso Vilakazi | 2013–2019 | 34 | 4 | |
| 50 | Lerato Chabangu | 2005–2014 | 33 | 2 |
| 51 | Dumisa Ngobe | 1996–2001 | 32 | 2 |
| Bongani Zungu | 2013–2020 | 32 | 6 | |
| 53 | Morgan Gould | 2008–2017 | 31 | 1 |
| Benedict Vilakazi | 2002–2007 | 31 | 2 | |
| 55 | Brendan Augustine | 1993–1998 | 30 | 4 |
| Hlompho Kekana | 2011–2019 | 30 | 5 | |
| 57 | Thabo Matlaba | 2011–2016 | 29 | 1 |
| John Moeti | 1995–1999 | 29 | 1 | |
| Pollen Ndlanya | 1997–2001 | 29 | 5 | |
| Siyabonga Sangweni | 2007–2013 | 29 | 4 | |
| Themba Zwane | 2014– | 29 | 4 | |
| 62 | Matthew Booth | 1999–2010 | 28 | 1 |
| Teboho Mokoena | 2001–2004 | 28 | 4 | |
| 64 | Linda Buthelezi | 1994–1997 | 27 | 0 |
| Oupa Manyisa | 2011–2016 | 27 | 1 | |
| 66 | Lucas Thwala | 2005–2010 | 26 | 1 |
| Ronwen Williams | 2014– | 26 | 0 | |
| 68 | Rivaldo Coetzee | 2014– | 25 | 0 |
| Thanduyise Khuboni | 2010–2012 | 25 | 0 | |
| Jacob Lekgetho | 2000–2004 | 25 | 0 | |
| Mandla Masango | 2013–2016 | 25 | 4 | |
| 72 | Brian Baloyi | 1997–2008 | 24 | 0 |
| Lance Davids | 2004–2010 | 24 | 0 | |
| Moeneeb Josephs | 2003–2014 | 24 | 0 | |
| Steve Komphela | 1992–1995 | 24 | 0 | |
| Katlego Mashego | 2006–2014 | 24 | 2 | |
| Kamohelo Mokotjo | 2012–2020 | 24 | 0 | |
| Godfrey Sapula | 1999–2007 | 24 | 1 | |
| 79 | Rowen Fernandez | 2004–2009 | 23 | 0 |
| Sifiso Hlanti | 2016– | 23 | 0 | |
| Mark Williams | 1992–1997 | 23 | 9 | |
| 82 | Thembinkosi Fanteni | 2007–2011 | 22 | 2 |
| Thabo Nthethe | 2009–2014 | 22 | 1 | |
| Thuso Phala | 2012–2016 | 22 | 2 | |
| 85 | Keagan Dolly | 2014– | 21 | 3 |
| Buhle Mkhwanazi | 2013–2019 | 21 | 0 | |
| Siyabonga Nkosi | 2005–2009 | 21 | 2 | |
| 88 | Steve Crowley | 1992–1995 | 20 | 0 |
| Kermit Erasmus | 2010–2020 | 20 | 2 | |
| Thabang Molefe | 2001–2004 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jabu Pule | 2000–2004 | 20 | 2 |