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This article concerns soccer records in Australia . Unless otherwise stated, records are taken from the National Soccer League or A-League Men . Where a different record exists for the top flight (National Soccer League 1977–2004, and A-League Men 2005–present), this is also given.
League
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Records in this section refer to the Australian top division, as a combination of the A-League Men or National Soccer League .
Titles
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Representation
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Wins
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Draws
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Losses
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Most losses overall : 255, Wollongong Wolves
Most consecutive losses : 16, Canberra Cosmos (30 March 1998 to 10 January 1999)
Most losses in a season: 24, joint record:
Fewest losses in a season : 1, joint record:
Points
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Most points overall : 1,317, South Melbourne
Most points in a season (4 points for a win): 70 (16 wins, 2 draws), Melbourne Knights (National Soccer League, 1994–95)
Most points in a season (3 points for a win): 69 (21 wins, 6 draws), South Melbourne (National Soccer League, 2000–01)
Fewest points in a season (ignoring points deductions): 6, New Zealand Knights (A-League, 2005–06 )
Games without a win
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Most consecutive league games without a win : 23, Canberra Cosmos (22 February 1998 to 24 January 1999)
Games without a defeat
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Most consecutive league games without a defeat : 36, Brisbane Roar (18 September 2010 to 26 November 2011)[2]
Goals
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Most league goals scored in a season : 80, Wollongong Wolves (National Soccer League, 2000–01)
Most goals scored in total : 1,293, Marconi Stallions
Most league goals conceded in a season : 77, Newcastle Breakers (National Soccer League, 1995–96)
Fewest league goals conceded in a season : 12, Sydney FC (A-League, 2016–17)
Best goal difference in a season : +46, Sydney City (1984), South Melbourne (2000-01)
Worst goal difference in a season : -48, Heidelberg United (1993-94)
Most consecutive games without scoring : 6, joint record:
Scorelines
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Disciplinary
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Transfers
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Highest transfer fee received: A$1.7 million
Individual
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Appearances
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Most Championships won by an individual player 5, Gerry Gomez , Tony Pezzano , Michael Theo
Most career league appearances: 522, Alex Tobin (1984 to 2004)[4]
Most career league appearances as a goalkeeper: 479, Clint Bolton (1993 to 2013)
Most career league appearances as a substitute: , 115, Matt Simon (2006 to 2020)
Most career league appearances at one club: 446, Sergio Melta (Adelaide City , 1977 to 1995)
Most career consecutive league appearances: 214, Bobby Russell (1980 to 1988)
Oldest player : Bobby Charlton , 42 years and 150 days (for Blacktown City vs. St George , 9 March 1980)
Youngest player : Daniel Watkins, 14 years and 268 days (for Parramatta Eagles vs. Morwell Falcons , 2 April 1995)
Goals
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Most career league goals : 240, Damian Mori (446 matches, for South Melbourne, Sunshine George Cross , Melbourne Croatia, Adelaide City, Perth Glory, Central Coast Mariners and Queensland Roar, 1989 to 2008)
Most consecutive league matches scored in : 10, Jamie Maclaren (10 matches, for Melbourne City , 2022 to 2023)[5]
Most league goals in a season : 31, Damian Mori (1995–96 NSL )
Most goals in a game : 6, joint record:
Fastest goal : 3.7 seconds, Damian Mori (for Adelaide City vs. Sydney United , 3 December 1995)
Fastest hat-trick (time between first and third goals) : 6 minutes, joint record:
Fastest goal by a substitute : 18 seconds, Nebojša Marinković , 18 seconds (for Perth Glory vs. Melbourne City, 16 April 2017)[6]
Fastest player to 100 Australian goals : Jamie Maclaren — 144 games[7]
Longest goalkeeping run without conceding a goal : 728 minutes, Jeff Olver (Heidelberg , 15 July 1984 to 9 September 1984)
Youngest goalscorer : Danny Wright, 15 years and 289 days (for Brisbane Lions vs. Blacktown City , 17 August 1980)
Oldest goalscorer : Bobby Charlton , 42 years and 150 days (for Blacktown City vs. St George-Budapest , 9 March 1980)
Australia Cup
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Final
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Team
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Most wins: 3, Adelaide United (2014 , 2018 , 2019 )
Most consecutive wins: 2, Adelaide United (2018 , 2019 )
Most consecutive defeats in finals: 2, Perth Glory (2014 , 2015 )
Most appearances in finals: 4, Adelaide United (2014 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019 )
Most Final appearances without win: 2, Perth Glory (2014 , 2015 )
Most Final appearances without defeat: 2, Melbourne Victory (2015 , 2021 )
Longest winning streak in finals: 2, Adelaide United (2018 , 2019 )
Biggest win: 4 goals, Adelaide United 4–0 Melbourne City (2019 )
Most goals in a final: 4 goals, Adelaide United 4–0 Melbourne City (2019 )
Most defeats in finals: 2, joint record:
Individual
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Most wins: 3, joint record:
Most appearances in finals: 4, Michael Marrone (Adelaide United : 2014 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019 )
Most goals in a final: 2, Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United : 2018 )
Most goals in finals: 2, joint record:
Youngest Australia Cup finalist: Al Hassan Toure (Adelaide United , 19 years, 146 days
Youngest player to score in an Australia Cup Final: Al Hassan Toure (Adelaide United , 19 years, 146 days)
All rounds
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This section refers to the Round of 32 onwards, and not the preliminary rounds for member federations.
Most Australia Cup goals scored : 68, Sydney FC
Most Australia Cup goals conceded : 33, Sydney United 58
Highest Australia Cup goal difference : +40, Sydney FC
Most Australia Cup games played : 30, Adelaide United
Most Australia Cup games won : 25, Adelaide United
Most Australia Cup games lost : 8, joint record
Most Australia Cup games drawn : 3, joint record:
Largest winning margin : Shamrock Rovers Darwin 0–8 Sydney FC (Round of 32, 2 August 2017)
Longest penalty shootout : 22 penalties, Sydney FC 10–9 Central Coast Mariners (Round of 32, 13 August 2023)
Most consecutive games without defeat : 12, Adelaide United (1 August 2018 to 17 October 2021)
Most career appearances : 25, Andrew Redmayne
Most career goals : 12, Besart Berisha
Most goals by a player in a single Australia Cup season : 8, Bobô (for Sydney FC in 2017 )
Most goals by a player in a single Australia Cup game : 5, Lachlan Brook (for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2023 )
Youngest player : Ymer Abili , 13 years and 243 days (for Oakleigh Cannons vs. Macarthur FC , Semi-finals, 2022 )
Oldest player : Taiki Kudo, 45 years and 254 days (for Mindil Aces vs. Avondale FC , Round of 32, 2022 )
Miscellaneous
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Most clubs competing in a season : 778 (2023 )
Attendance records
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In April 2024, the 2023–24 A-League Women season set the record for the most attended season of any women's sport in Australian history, with the season recording a total attendance of 284,551 on 15 April 2024,[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
List of Australian record competition winners
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These tables list the clubs that have won honours an Australian record number of times. It lists all international competitions organised by Asian Football Confederation , Oceanian Football Confederation and FIFA as well as competitions organised by the Australian governing body Football Australia .
Ongoing competitions
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Discontinued competitions
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Managers
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Most Championship wins : 3, joint record:
Most top-flight league games coached : 468, Zoran Matić
Most OFC Champions League/AFC Champions League wins : 12, Tony Popovic
See also
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Notes
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References
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General
Specific
^ Davutovic, David (30 July 2020). "A history of Australian transfers: Why our record is unbroken since 1995" . Optus Sport . Retrieved 30 July 2020 .
^ "Alex Tobin" . Football Australia . Retrieved 5 March 2023 .
^ Foley, Caydn (8 January 2023). "Maclaren takes goal streak to ten as European chatter warms up again" . The Football Sack
^ Windon, Jacob (5 February 2019). "Sublime to ridiculous: the Hyundai A-League's quickest-ever goals off the bench" . myfootball.com.au .
^ Montegan, Christian (9 January 2023). "Jamie Maclaren has fought hard to become the best forward in A-League history" . The Roar
^ Tu, Jessie. "Women's A-League games most attended season of women's sport in Australian history" . Women's Agenda . Retrieved 15 April 2024 .
^ "History made! 🥳⚽️🇦🇺 The most successful season in Liberty A-League history has set a new benchmark for women's sport in Australia" . Facebook . A-Leagues. Retrieved 15 April 2024 .
^ "Women's A-League down to four contenders after first stage of finals series" . Friends of Football . Retrieved 15 April 2024 .
^ "INVEST IN WOMEN'S SPORT. The Tillies effect 😤 In a record-breaking week one of the Finals Series, the A-League became the most attended season, of any women's sport, in Australia ever. Surpassing the AFLW 2023 cumulative attendance total for the regular season + finals series" . Instagram . The Female Athlete Project. Retrieved 15 April 2024 .
^ "Thank you for making season 2023/24 of the Liberty A-League the biggest in the 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 🇦🇺❤️ A 127% increase on last year. Just incredible" . Facebook . A-Leagues. Retrieved 9 May 2024 .
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