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.

List of captains

Captains by tournament Bold indicates tournament winners Italics indicates tournament hosts PlayerTournament(s) 1974 FIFA World Cup 1980 Oceania CupOnly one of Australia's matches of the tournament is recognised as a full international match 1996 OFC Nations Cup 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup 1998 OFC Nations Cup 2000 OFC Nations Cup 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup 2002 OFC Nations Cup 2004 OFC Nations Cup 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup 2006 FIFA World Cup 2007 AFC Asian Cup 2010 FIFA World Cup 2011 AFC Asian Cup 2014 FIFA World Cup 2015 AFC Asian Cup 2018 FIFA World Cup 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup 2019 AFC Asian Cup 2022 FIFA World Cup 2023 AFC Asian Cup 2026 FIFA World Cup

Captains by appearances as captain Figures include all recognised matches up to 25 September 2026. The default order for this list is by most appearances as captain, then chronological order of first captaincy. Only confirmed captaincies are counted. Bold indicates active players

#PlayerAustralia careerCaps as captainTotal capsFirst captaincyLast captaincy 1 1996–201361967 October 200619 November 2013 2 1970–1979616511 November 197113 June 1979 3 1990–1996468425 August 19901 November 1996 4 2012—present4610515 October 201931 May 2026 5 2008–201835795 March 201426 June 2018 6 1983–1989304925 August 198616 April 1989 6 1988–1988308711 February 19956 November 1998 8 1976–198825606 October 19829 March 1988 9 1965–197424425 November 19671 December 1970 9 1991–200324289 October 19967 September 2003 11 2006–2019188020 July 201310 October 2019 12 1994–200717433 August 200521 July 2007 13 1995–2010135218 February 2004 14 1993–20131010921 May 2004 15 1970–198095724 October 197631 May 1980 15 1975–198193218 June 197814 August 1981 15 2004–2018910826 May 201410 October 2017 18 1965–196771326 November 19654 June 1967 18 1991–200174421 June 199528 February 2001 18 2013–present78728 March 202314 November 2024 21 1922–19236617 June 192230 June 1922 21 1939–195361014 June 195023 July 1950 21 1991–20066769 June 20014 June 2004 21 1996–201265822 March 200826 July 2014 21 2019–present6437 June 202625 September 2026 26 1923–1924567 June 1924 26 1979–198352711 June 19802 December 1980 26 1985–19975546 June 199323 March 1996 26 1994–20065469 April 200116 August 2006 26 1994–200253215 August 200114 July 2002 26 1998–20125956 February 20079 December 2012 32 1947–19514?14 August 194811 September 1948 32 1949–19594?3 September 195523 August 1958 32 1949–19594824 September 195512 December 1956 32 2014–present4611 June 20187 June 2021 32 2012–present48211 September 201925 September 2022 37 1933–1936365 June 193324 July 1933 37 1933–1936364 July 193618 July 1936 37 1938333 September 19381 October 1938 37 1947–19503524 May 194714 June 1947 37 1950–195831228 August 19541 October 1955 37 1965–19683621 November 19658 December 1965 37 1965–196932731 March 196823 November 1969 37 1997–20073516 June 20046 September 2006 45 1947–19502410 May 19477 June 1947 45 1950–195521114 August 195410 September 1955 45 1975–197821311 June 197814 June 1978 45 1980–198721530 August 19816 September 1981 45 1992–20062544 October 20007 October 2000 45 2006–20162597 December 201228 July 2013 45 2023–present2189 September 202511 October 2025 52 1933–194111210 September 1938 52 1933–19411724 September 1938 52 1979–198913526 February 1980 52 1982–198612123 October 1985 52 1979–198611710 August 1986 52 1980–199115112 October 1988 52 1984–199513718 June 1995 52 1991–199815915 February 1998 52 1996–200012915 February 2000 52 1990–200216412 July 2002 52 2003–201014612 July 2002 52 2005–20111583 March 2010 52 2012–present1887 June 2019 52 2016–present1575 September 2025

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