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Soccer records and statistics in Australia

This article is about unsurpassed achievements in club competitions. For rankings of trophies won by Australian soccer clubs, see List of soccer clubs in Australia by competitive honours won.

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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See also: A-League Men records and statistics

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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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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Scorelines

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Disciplinary

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Transfers

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Individual

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Appearances

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Further information: List of soccer players in Australia by number of league appearances

Goals

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Further information: List of soccer players in Australia by number of league goals

Australia Cup

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Final

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Team

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Individual

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All rounds

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This section refers to the Round of 32 onwards, and not the preliminary rounds for member federations.

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] and finishing with a final total attendance of 312,199.[12]

List of Australian record competition winners

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This section is about the record winners of these competitions only. For a complete ranking of Australian soccer clubs by the number of wins in these competitions, see List of soccer clubs in Australia by competitive honours won.

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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Australia record winners of all ongoing competitions
Competition Club Total wins Most recent Notes
Australian Premiers South Melbourne 5 2001
Australian Champions Sydney FC 5 2020
Australia Cup Adelaide United 3 2019
AFC Champions League Western Sydney Wanderers 1 2014
OFC Champions League Adelaide City, South Melbourne, Wollongong Wolves and Sydney FC 1 2005

Discontinued competitions

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Australian record winners of defunct competitions
Competition Club Total wins Most recent Notes
A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup Adelaide United 2 2007
Australia Cup (1962–1968) Hakoah Sydney City East 2 1968
NSL Cup Adelaide City 3 1992

Managers

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ apart from matches specifically played behind closed doors or because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

References

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General

  • Howe, Andrew. "Isuzu UTE A-League 2022/23 Season Guide" (PDF). howe.how. Australian Professional Leagues. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  • "FFA Cup statistics". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

Specific

  1. ^ "Australia - List of Champions". RSSSF.
  2. ^ Morton, Jim (27 November 2011). "Roar break 74-year-old record with 36-game run". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. ^ Davutovic, David (30 July 2020). "A history of Australian transfers: Why our record is unbroken since 1995". Optus Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Alex Tobin". Football Australia. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  5. ^ Foley, Caydn (8 January 2023). "Maclaren takes goal streak to ten as European chatter warms up again". The Football Sack.
  6. ^ Windon, Jacob (5 February 2019). "Sublime to ridiculous: the Hyundai A-League's quickest-ever goals off the bench". myfootball.com.au.
  7. ^ Montegan, Christian (9 January 2023). "Jamie Maclaren has fought hard to become the best forward in A-League history". The Roar.
  8. ^ Tu, Jessie. "Women's A-League games most attended season of women's sport in Australian history". Women's Agenda. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Women's A-League down to four contenders after first stage of finals series". Friends of Football. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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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