2024–25 A-League Men

Today, 2024–25 A-League Men is a topic of great relevance and interest to a wide spectrum of people. Whether due to its impact on society, its implications in daily life or its historical importance, 2024–25 A-League Men has become a key point of discussion in different areas. From its emergence to its evolution over time, 2024–25 A-League Men has captured the attention of academics, professionals, and the curious alike. In this article, we will explore different aspects related to 2024–25 A-League Men, from its origin to its current effects, with the intention of offering a comprehensive and enriching perspective on this very relevant topic.

A-League Men
Season2024–25
Dates18 October 2024 – 31 May 2025
AFC Champions League TwoMacarthur FC
Matches played120
Goals scored376 (3.13 per match)
Top goalscorerNoah Botic (10)
Biggest home winMacarthur FC 6–1 Perth Glory
(19 October 2024)
Auckland FC 6–1 Wellington Phoenix
(22 February 2025)
Biggest away winPerth Glory 0–5 Melbourne City
(10 November 2024)
Highest scoringMacarthur FC 4–4 Brisbane Roar
(30 November 2024)
Longest winning run6 matches
Auckland FC
Longest unbeaten run8 matches
Adelaide United
Longest winless run12 matches
Brisbane Roar
Longest losing run5 matches
Brisbane Roar
Highest attendance32,741
Sydney FC 3–3 Western Sydney Wanderers
(8 February 2025)
Lowest attendance2,425
Perth Glory 1–3 Western United
(22 November 2024)
Total attendance1,115,244
Average attendance9,294
All statistics correct as of 2 March 2025.

The 2024–25 A-League Men, known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is the 48th season of national level men's soccer in Australia, and the 20th since the establishment of the competition as the A-League in 2004. Central Coast Mariners are the defending premiers and champions.

Clubs

Stadiums and locations

Thirteen clubs are participating in the 2024–25 season. This is an increase from the previous years as Auckland FC joins the league.

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Club City Home ground Capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide Coopers Stadium 16,500
Auckland FC Auckland Go Media Stadium 25,000
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 52,500
Central Coast Mariners Gosford Industree Group Stadium 20,059
Macarthur FC Sydney Campbelltown Sports Stadium 17,500[1]
Melbourne City Melbourne AAMI Park 30,050
Melbourne Victory Melbourne AAMI Park 30,050
Newcastle Jets Newcastle McDonald Jones Stadium 30,000
Perth Glory Perth HBF Park 20,500
Sydney FC Sydney Allianz Stadium 42,500[2]
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Sky Stadium 34,500
Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney CommBank Stadium 30,000
Western United Melbourne Ironbark Fields 5,000
AAMI Park[3] 30,050

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor
Adelaide United Australia Carl Veart Australia Ryan Kitto[4] UCAN[5] Flinders University[6]
CG FinTech[note 1][7]
Auckland FC Australia Steve Corica Japan Hiroki Sakai[8] New Balance[9] Anchor[10]
Go Media[note 1][11]
Brisbane Roar Australia Ruben Zadkovich Republic of Ireland Jay O'Shea[12] Cikers[13] OutKast[14]
Central Coast Mariners England Mark Jackson Australia Trent Sainsbury[15] Cikers[16] polytec[17]
Macarthur FC Australia Mile Sterjovski Australia Luke Brattan[18] Kelme[19] SipEnergy[20]
Melbourne City Australia Aurelio Vidmar Australia Aziz Behich[21] Puma[22][23] Etihad Airways[23]
Melbourne Victory Australia Arthur Diles Portugal Roderick Miranda[24] Macron[25] Turkish Airlines[26]
Newcastle Jets Australia Robert Stanton Australia Kosta Grozos[27] Legend Sportswear[28] Brydens Lawyers[29]
Perth Glory Australia David Zdrilic Australia Adam Taggart[30] Macron[31] La Vida Homes[32]
Sydney FC Australia Ufuk Talay Australia Rhyan Grant[33] Under Armour[34] Macquarie University[35]
Wellington Phoenix Australia Giancarlo Italiano New Zealand Alex Rufer[36] Paladin Sports[37] Oppo[38]
Entelar Group[note 1][38]
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Alen Stajcic Australia Lawrence Thomas[39] Adidas[40] Voltaren[41]
Turner Freeman Lawyers[note 1][42]
Western United Australia John Aloisi Australia Ben Garuccio[43] Kappa[44] Sharp[44]

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Auckland FC Inaugural Pre-season Australia Steve Corica 20 December 2023[45]
Melbourne City Australia Aurelio Vidmar (caretaker) Promoted to full-time — Australia Aurelio Vidmar 15 May 2024[46]
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Marko Rudan Mutual consent 16 May 2024[47] Australia Alen Stajcic 25 June 2024[48]
Melbourne Victory Australia Tony Popovic End of contract 12 June 2024[49] Australia Patrick Kisnorbo 25 June 2024[50]
Perth Glory Australia Alen Stajcic Mutual consent 25 June 2024[51] Australia David Zdrilic 28 June 2024[52]
Melbourne Victory Australia Patrick Kisnorbo Signed by Yokohama F. Marinos 17 December 2024[53][54] 3rd Australia Arthur Diles (caretaker) 17 December 2024
Australia Arthur Diles (caretaker) Promoted to full-time N/A 6th Australia Arthur Diles 31 January 2025[55]

Foreign players

See also: A-League Men transfers for 2024–25 season
Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United England Zach Clough England Ryan Tunnicliffe Netherlands Bart Vriends Spain Javi López Spain Isaías Sánchez1
Auckland FC Belgium Louis Verstraete Chile Felipe Gallegos Colombia Neyder Moreno Japan Hiroki Sakai Uruguay Guillermo May Fiji Dan Hall2
Brisbane Roar France Florin Berenguer Indonesia Rafael Struick Republic of Ireland Jay O'Shea Lebanon Walid Shour Portugal Asumah Abubakar Sri Lanka Jack Hingert2
United States Marcus Ferkranus2 		Ecuador Néicer Acosta
Central Coast Mariners Brazil Mikael Doka Brazil Vitor Feijão England Ryan Edmondson Northern Ireland Alfie McCalmont Vanuatu Brian Kaltak New Zealand Storm Roux2
Macarthur FC Ivory Coast Kévin Boli Poland Filip Kurto Tunisia Saîf-Eddine Khaoui Croatia Marin Jakoliš2 Belgium Dino Arslanagić
France Valère Germain
Melbourne City Argentina Germán Ferreyra Austria Andreas Kuen France Samuel Souprayen Israel Yonatan Cohen England Jamie Young2
Melbourne Victory Brazil Clarismario Santos France Zinédine Machach Greece Nikos Vergos Portugal Roderick Miranda Ivory Coast Adama Traoré1
Newcastle Jets Brazil Wellissol Japan Kota Mizunuma New Zealand Lachlan Bayliss2
New Zealand Dane Ingham2
Tanzania Charles M'Mombwa2
Perth Glory Belgium Anas Hamzaoui England Luke Amos Japan Hiroaki Aoyama Japan Yuto Misao Japan Takuya Okamoto New Zealand Oliver Sail2
South Sudan Joel Anasmo2 		Colombia Cristian Caicedo
Ecuador Luis Cangá
Sydney FC Brazil Douglas Costa Brazil Léo Sena England Joe Lolley Morocco Anas Ouahim Poland Patryk Klimala
Wellington Phoenix England Scott Wootton Japan Hideki Ishige Japan Kazuki Nagasawa Nigeria Josh Oluwayemi Portugal Francisco Geraldes North Macedonia Stefan Colakovski2 England David Ball
Iraq Mohamed Al-Taay2
Western Sydney Wanderers Bulgaria Bozhidar Kraev South Korea Jeong Tae-wook Spain Juan Mata Sweden Marcus Antonsson Iraq Mohamed Al-Taay2
Malta Dylan Scicluna2
Western United Japan Riku Danzaki Japan Hiroshi Ibusuki Japan Tomoki Imai Iraq Charbel Shamoon2
New Zealand Luka Coveny2

The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship (or New Zealand citizenship, in the case of Auckland FC and/or Wellington Phoenix);[56]
2Australian citizens (or New Zealand citizens, in the case of Auckland FC and/or Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury replacement players, or National team replacement players;
4Guest players (eligible to play a maximum of fourteen games)

Regular season

The regular season is made up of a full home-and-away 24-match schedule for each club, plus three byes and two extra rounds (including the Unite Round), for a total of 26 matches played. The top six qualify for a finals series.

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland FC[a] 18 12 4 2 36 17 +19 40 Qualification for Finals series[b]
2 Western United 19 9 5 5 36 27 +9 32 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series
3 Adelaide United 18 9 5 4 38 34 +4 32 Qualification for Finals series[b]
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 19 9 4 6 43 32 +11 31
5 Melbourne City 18 9 4 5 25 17 +8 31
6 Melbourne Victory 19 8 6 5 28 23 +5 30
7 Sydney FC 19 8 5 6 41 30 +11 29
8 Macarthur FC 19 7 4 8 33 28 +5 25 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two[c]
9 Newcastle Jets 17 6 3 8 26 27 −1 21
10 Central Coast Mariners 19 4 9 6 21 34 −13 21 Qualification for 2025 Australia Cup play-offs
11 Wellington Phoenix[a] 18 5 4 9 17 26 −9 19
12 Perth Glory 20 2 5 13 13 45 −32 11
13 Brisbane Roar 17 1 4 12 19 36 −17 7
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2025. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[57]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. ^ a b The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
  3. ^ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2024 Australia Cup winners.

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away ADL AKL BRI CCM MAC MCY MVC NEW PER SYD WEL WSW WUN ADL AKL BRI CCM MAC MCY MVC NEW PER SYD WEL WSW WUN
Adelaide United 2–2 8 Mar 1–1 14 Mar 1–0 3–2 1–2 2–2 3–3 18 Apr 2–3 2–1 5 Apr
Auckland FC 4–4 2–0 16 Mar 2–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 27 Apr 1–0 2–0 5 Apr 0–4 6–1
Brisbane Roar 2–3 30 Mar 1–3 4 Apr 1–4 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–3 26 Apr 0–1 17 Apr 22 Apr
Central Coast Mariners 0–4 1–4 2 May 20 Apr 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–3 0–4 1–3 30 Mar
Macarthur FC 1–2 0–1 4–4 1–1 1–0 25 Apr 1–2 6–1 0–2 1–2 3 May 2–2 28 Mar
Melbourne City 26 Apr 2–2 1–0 5 Apr 7 Mar 1–3 12 Mar 1–0 3 May 2–0 0–2 2–0 11 Apr
Melbourne Victory 29 Mar 19 Apr 2–0 8 Mar 2–1 1–1 4 May 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–4 2–2
Newcastle Jets 0–1 9 Mar 3–1 1–2 1–3 0–1 3–0 2–2 2–2 6 Apr 26 Apr 16 Mar 12 Apr
Perth Glory 12 Apr 1–0 15 Mar 7 Feb 0–3 0–5 0–2 0–4 0–0 0–2 1–2 1–3 2–3
Sydney FC 4–1 12 Apr 3–4 4–1 1–2 29 Mar 3–0 20 Apr 3–0 15 Mar 4–2 3–4 3–3
Wellington Phoenix 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 2 May 0–0 29 Mar 1–1 12 Apr
Western Sydney Wanderers 3–4 0–1 2–2 1–3 2–3 19 Apr 15 Mar 4–1 4–1 1–2 4–1 13 Apr 2–1
Western United 3–0 3 May 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–3 3–1 5 Apr 27 Apr 8 Mar 1–1 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2025. Source: Aleagues.com.au
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Regular season statistics

Top scorers

As of 2 March 2025[58]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Australia Noah Botic Western United 10
2 England Joe Lolley Sydney FC 9
3 Australia Archie Goodwin Adelaide United 8
Japan Hiroshi Ibusuki Western United
Poland Patryk Klimala Sydney FC
Australia Nicolas Milanovic Western Sydney Wanderers
Australia Adrian Segecic Sydney FC
8 New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses Wellington Phoenix 7
France Valère Germain Macarthur FC
Uruguay Guillermo May Auckland FC
Colombia Neyder Moreno Auckland FC
New Zealand Logan Rogerson Auckland FC
Australia Zac Sapsford Western Sydney Wanderers
Australia Adam Taggart Perth Glory


Hat-tricks

Main article: List of A-League Men hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Australia Nicolas Milanovic Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle Jets 4–1 (H) 8 November 2024 [59]
England Joe Lolley Sydney FC Perth Glory 3–0 (H) 8 January 2025 [60]
Australia Adrian Segecic Sydney FC Central Coast Mariners 4–1 (H) 11 January 2025 [61]
New Zealand Logan Rogerson Auckland FC Wellington Phoenix 6–1 (H) 22 February 2025 [62][63]
Key
(H) Home team

Clean sheets

As of 2 March 2025[64]
Rank Goalkeeper Club Clean sheets
1 New Zealand Alex Paulsen Auckland FC 9
2 Australia Patrick Beach Melbourne City 8
3 Australia Harrison Devenish-Meares Sydney FC 5
4 Australia Jack Duncan Melbourne Victory 4
Australia Matt Sutton Western United
6 Poland Filip Kurto Macarthur FC 3
Australia Mitchell Langerak Melbourne Victory
Nigeria Josh Oluwayemi Wellington Phoenix
Australia Dylan Peraić-Cullen Central Coast Mariners
New Zealand Oliver Sail Perth Glory
Australia Lawrence Thomas Western Sydney Wanderers


See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Away kit

References

  1. ^ "Campbelltown Stadium". austadiums.com. Austadiums. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Allianz Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Western United returns to AAMI Park for blockbuster Derbies". Western United. 28 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Kitto appointed new Adelaide United captain". Adelaide United. 29 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Reds unveil majestic home kit for 2022/23". Adelaide United. 26 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Reds and Flinders University extend partnership for further two years". Adelaide United. 25 August 2022.
  7. ^ "CG FinTech Announced as Front-of-Shirt Sponsor for Adelaide United Men's ISUZU-UTE A-League Away Shirt for 2024/25 Season". Adelaide United. 29 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Sakai Appointed New Auckland FC Captain; Two Vice Captains Named". Auckland FC. 15 October 2024.
  9. ^ Sacha Pisani (14 March 2024). "Historic day for A-Leagues as new Auckland team reveals name, logo and inaugural jersey". A-Leagues.
  10. ^ "Auckland FC announce Japanese International Hiroki Sakai". The New Zealand Herald. 25 July 2024. The club also used the announcement to debut a new front of shirt sponsor with Anchor becoming the club's first major commercial partner.
  11. ^ "Three overseas imports bring quality and Experience to Auckland FC". Auckland FC. 17 September 2024. Also unveiled today was our new away white away kit featuring new front of shirt sponsor, Go Media
  12. ^ Brisbane Roar (12 October 2024). "Jay O'Shea © We're delighted to confirm that Jay O'Shea has been appointed as our club captain ahead of the 2024/25 season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Brisbane Roar Announces Apparel Partnership with Cikers Australia". Brisbane Roar. 5 July 2024.
  14. ^ "OutKast join Brisbane Roar as new major sponsor". Brisbane Roar. 20 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Trent Sainsbury named Central Coast Mariners Isuzu UTE A-League captain". Central Coast Mariners. 14 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Central Coast Mariners announce club record apparel partnership with Cikers Australia alongside launch of 2023 Australia Cup kit". Central Coast Mariners. 20 July 2023.
  17. ^ "polytec to Feature as Front of Shirt Sponsor for A-League Men's Team for Next Five Years". Central Coast Mariners. 23 August 2023.
  18. ^ Macarthur FC (23 February 2025). "No one better 🤝 Luke Brattan has been named Bulls captain for the remainder of the 2024/25 season!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "Macarthur FC continue their Apparel Partnership for the Next Three Years". Macarthur FC. 12 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Macarthur FC Announces SipEnergy as Major Partner". Macarthur FC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Aziz Behich named Men's Captain". Melbourne City. 19 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Manchester City replaces Nike with Puma in kit deal". BBC News. 28 February 2019.
  23. ^ a b "Kit drop: City launch 2022/23 range". Melbourne City. 14 September 2022.
  24. ^ "Melbourne Victory announce Men and Women's captains". Melbourne Victory. 11 October 2023.
  25. ^ "Victory joins forces with Macron". Melbourne Victory. 30 July 2021.
  26. ^ "Melbourne Victory lands Turkish Airlines as its new Principal Partner". Melbourne Victory. 4 March 2024.
  27. ^ "Kosta Grozos announced as Newcastle Jets A-League Men's Captain". Newcastle Jets. 14 October 2024.
  28. ^ "Newcastle Jets extend partnership with Legend Sportswear". Newcastle Jets. 12 July 2023.
  29. ^ "Newcastle Jets announce Brydens Lawyers as 2024/25 Major Partner and Official Legal Partner". Newcastle Jets. 26 September 2024.
  30. ^ Morgan, Gareth (15 October 2024). "Taggart, Dalton and Zogg to lead Glory in 2024/25 A-Leagues season". Perth Glory.
  31. ^ Morgan, Gareth (15 January 2021). "Glory confirms four-year extension to Macron partnership". Perth Glory.
  32. ^ Morgan, Gareth (15 March 2024). "La Vida Homes confirmed as Glory's new Principal Partner". Perth Glory.
  33. ^ "Rhyan Grant named Sydney FC's 2024/25 Isuzu UTE A-League Men's Captain". Sydney FC. 29 July 2024.
  34. ^ "Sydney FC Unveil Under Armour 2024–25 Home And Away Kits". Sydney FC. 16 September 2024.
  35. ^ "Sydney FC announce five year principal partnership with Macquarie University". Sydney FC. 6 October 2023.
  36. ^ Rollo, Phillip (9 October 2022). "Wellington Phoenix captain's injury 'every footballer's worst nightmare'". Stuff.
  37. ^ "Paladin to keep kitting out the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 2 August 2022.
  38. ^ a b "Entelar Group joins OPPO as the club's biggest supporters". Wellington Phoenix. 28 August 2024.
  39. ^ Dodd, James (14 October 2024). "Key Wanderers starting role 'up for grabs' after major injury blow ahead of Sydney Derby". A-Leagues. Thomas, who was appointed Wanderers captain following the departure of Brazilian defender Marcelo....
  40. ^ "Three stripes for three years: Wanderers announce three-year partnership with Adidas". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 July 2023.
  41. ^ "Voltaren sign two-year Co-Major Partnership extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 16 September 2021.
  42. ^ "Turner Freeman Lawyers extend partnership for next three seasons". Western Sydney Wanderers. 30 September 2022.
  43. ^ Hughes, Nick (10 October 2024). "Ben Garuccio named historic Western United captain for 2024/25". Western United.
  44. ^ a b Hughes, Nick (26 September 2024). "Western United launches iconic 2024/25 kits". Western United.
  45. ^ Burgess, Michael (20 December 2023). "Auckland A-League football club: Steve Corica set to be announced as inaugural men's coach". The New Zealand Herald.
  46. ^ Clarke, George (15 May 2024). "Aurelio Vidmar secures permanent Melbourne City deal". The Canberra Times.
  47. ^ Harrington, Anna (16 May 2024). "Marko Rudan quits as Western Sydney Wanderers ALM coach". The Canberra Times.
  48. ^ "Stajcic appointed Wanderers head coach". Western Sydney Wanderers. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  49. ^ "Tony Popovic departs Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 12 June 2024.
  50. ^ "Melbourne Victory appoints Patrick Kisnorbo as A-League Men's Head Coach". Melbourne Victory. 25 June 2024.
  51. ^ Morgan, Gareth (25 June 2024). "ALM Head Coach Stajcic parts company with club". Perth Glory.
  52. ^ "Perth Glory set to unveil David Zdrilic as new manager after Sydney FC let him leave to pursue opportunities". The West Australian. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  53. ^ sknaus (17 December 2024). "Kisnorbo departs Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  54. ^ "Patrick Kisnorbo's next destination confirmed after Melbourne Victory exit: Details". A Leagues. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  55. ^ "A-League Men's Head Coach Update". Melbourne Victory. 31 January 2025.
  56. ^ "A-League Collective Bargaining Agreement – 2008/9 – 2012/13" (PDF). Australian Professional Footballers' Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  57. ^ "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
  58. ^ "Player Statistics (Goals)". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  59. ^ Comito, Matt (8 November 2024). "Magnificent Milanovic! Hat-trick hero inspires Wanderers to drought-breaking home win". A-Leagues. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  60. ^ Comito, Matt (8 January 2025). "Joe Lolley moves past ADP with first A-Leagues hat-trick as Sydney FC deal Perth another defeat". A-Leagues. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  61. ^ Dodd, James (11 January 2025). "Sensational Segecic scores hat-trick off the bench as Sydney FC see off the Mariners". A-Leagues. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  62. ^ Voerman, Andrew (22 February 2025). "Auckland FC 'best team in New Zealand' after six-goal derby rout of Wellington Phoenix". Stuff. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  63. ^ Pine, Jason (25 February 2025). "Neyder Moreno's 2nd goal for AFC against WPX on Saturday has now been credited to Logan Rogerson. So Rogerson gets Auckland FC's first hat-trick" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  64. ^ "Player Statistics (Clean sheets)". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 14 January 2025.