2024–25 A-League Men

48th season of top-tier soccer league in Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2024–25 A-League Men, known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, was 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 were the defending premiers and champions.

Season2024–25
Dates18 October 2024 – 31 May 2025
ChampionsMelbourne City (2nd title)
PremiersAuckland FC (1st title)
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
A-League Men
Season2024–25
Dates18 October 2024 – 31 May 2025
ChampionsMelbourne City (2nd title)
PremiersAuckland FC (1st title)
AFC Champions League EliteMelbourne City
AFC Champions League TwoMacarthur FC
Matches176
Goals573 (3.26 per match)
Top goalscorerArchie Goodwin
Adrian Segecic (13 goals)
Best goalkeeperAlex Paulsen
Biggest home winNewcastle Jets 6–0 Central Coast Mariners
(12 April 2025)
Biggest away winPerth Glory 0–5 Melbourne City
(10 November 2024)
Highest scoringAdelaide United 4–5 Macarthur FC
(14 March 2025)
Longest winning run6 matches
Auckland FC
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
Auckland FC
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 attendance1,590,618
Average attendance9,038 ( 480)
All statistics correct as of 31 May 2025.
Close

The 2024–25 A-League Men season saw the league's average attendance increase for the third consecutive season, the first time this has occurred since 2013–14.

Clubs

Stadiums and locations

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

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
More information Club, City ...
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
Christchurch Apollo Projects Stadium 17,104
Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney CommBank Stadium 30,000
Western United Melbourne Ironbark Fields 5,000
AAMI Park[3] 30,050
Close

Personnel and kits

More information Team, Manager ...
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]
Close

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
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 N/a 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 as assistant coach 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]
Close

Foreign players

See also: A-League Men transfers for 2024–25 season
More information Club, Visa 1 ...
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 Lebanon Austin Ayoubi2
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 Kenya William Wilson2
Malta Lucas Scicluna2
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 Colombia Cristian Caicedo
Ecuador Luis Cangá
South Sudan Joel Anasmo2
Sydney FC Brazil Douglas Costa Brazil Léo Sena England Joe Lolley Morocco Anas Ouahim Poland Patryk Klimala
Wellington Phoenix England Josh Oluwayemi England Scott Wootton Japan Hideki Ishige Japan Kazuki Nagasawa 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
Lebanon Khoder Kaddour2
New Zealand Luka Coveny2
Close

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

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland FC[a] 26 15 8 3 49 27 +22 53 Qualification for Finals series[b]
2 Melbourne City (C) 26 14 6 6 41 25 +16 48 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series
3 Western United 26 14 5 7 55 37 +18 47 Qualification for Finals series[b]
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 13 7 6 58 40 +18 46
5 Melbourne Victory 26 12 7 7 44 36 +8 43
6 Adelaide United 26 10 8 8 53 55 −2 38
7 Sydney FC 26 10 7 9 53 46 +7 37
8 Macarthur FC 26 9 6 11 50 45 +5 33 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two[c]
9 Newcastle Jets 26 8 6 12 43 44 −1 30
10 Central Coast Mariners 26 5 11 10 29 51 −22 26 Qualification for 2025 Australia Cup play-offs
11 Wellington Phoenix[a] 26 6 6 14 27 43 −16 24
12 Brisbane Roar 26 5 6 15 32 51 −19 21
13 Perth Glory 26 4 5 17 22 56 −34 17
Close
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]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. [a]
    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. [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. [c]
    Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2024 Australia Cup winners.

Fixtures and results

More information Home \ Away, ADL ...
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 1–1 1–1 4–5 1–0 3–2 1–2 2–2 3–3 3–2 2–3 2–1 2–3
Auckland FC 4–4 2–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–4 6–1
Brisbane Roar 2–3 0–2 1–3 1–5 1–4 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–1
Central Coast Mariners 0–4 1–4 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–3 0–4 1–3 3–1
Macarthur FC 1–2 0–1 4–4 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 6–1 0–2 1–2 1–3 2–2 3–3
Melbourne City 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 0–1 1–0 5–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–2
Melbourne Victory 5–3 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–4 2–2
Newcastle Jets 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–3 0–1 3–0 2–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 2–6 6–0
Perth Glory 4–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–3 0–5 0–2 0–4 0–0 0–2 1–2 1–3 2–3
Sydney FC 4–1 2–2 3–4 4–1 1–2 2–3 3–0 3–2 3–0 1–1 4–2 3–4 3–3
Wellington Phoenix 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–3
Western Sydney Wanderers 3–4 0–1 2–2 1–3 2–3 2–2 4–2 4–1 4–1 1–2 4–1 2–0 2–1
Western United 3–0 0–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–3 3–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 1–1 4–2
Close
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.

Finals series

Main article: 2025 A-League Men finals series

Bracket

Elimination finals Semi-finals Grand Final
1 Auckland FC 1 0 1
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 5 Melbourne Victory 0 2 2
5 Melbourne Victory 2 2 Melbourne City 1
5 Melbourne Victory 0
2 Melbourne City 3 1 4
3 Western United 3 3 Western United 0 1 1
6 Adelaide United 2

Elimination finals

More information Western United, 3–2 ...
Western United3–2Adelaide United
Botic 20', 31', 62' Report
Close
Attendance: 3,078
Referee: Alex King
More information Western Sydney Wanderers, 1–2 ...
Western Sydney Wanderers1–2Melbourne Victory
Sapsford 23' Report
Close
Attendance: 16,399
Referee: Adam Kersey

Semi-finals

Summary

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Auckland FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory 1–0 0–2
Melbourne City 4–1 Western United 3–0 1–1
Close

Matches

More information Melbourne Victory, 0–1 ...
Melbourne Victory0–1Auckland FC
Report
Close
Attendance: 14,121
Referee: Ben Abraham
More information Auckland FC, 0–2 ...
Auckland FC0–2Melbourne Victory
Report
Close
Attendance: 29,148
Referee: Alex King

Melbourne Victory won 2–1 on aggregate.

More information Western United, 0–3 ...
Western United0–3Melbourne City
Report
Close
Attendance: 5,186
Referee: Shaun Evans
More information Melbourne City, 1–1 ...
Melbourne City1–1Western United
Behich 20' Report Botic 66'
Close
Attendance: 7,691
Referee: Adam Kersey

Melbourne City won 4–1 on aggregate.

Grand Final

Main article: 2025 A-League Men Grand Final
More information Melbourne City, 1–0 ...
Melbourne City1–0Melbourne Victory
Cohen 10' Report
Close
Attendance: 29,902
Referee: Adam Kersey (Queensland)

Regular season statistics

Top scorers

As of end of regular season[58]
More information Rank, Player ...
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Australia Archie Goodwin Adelaide United 13
Australia Adrian Segecic Sydney FC
3 Australia Noah Botic Western United 12
Australia Nicolas Milanovic Western Sydney Wanderers
5 Poland Patryk Klimala Sydney FC 11
6 New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses Wellington Phoenix 10
Japan Hiroshi Ibusuki Western United
Croatia Marin Jakoliš Macarthur FC
Australia Adam Taggart Perth Glory
10 Australia Eli Adams Newcastle Jets 9
England Joe Lolley Sydney FC
Uruguay Guillermo May Auckland FC
Close

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of A-League Men hat-tricks
More information Player, For ...
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
Australia Nicolas MilanovicWestern Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets4–1 (H)8 November 2024[59]
England Joe LolleySydney FCPerth Glory3–0 (H)8 January 2025[60]
Australia Adrian SegecicSydney FCCentral Coast Mariners4–1 (H)11 January 2025[61]
New Zealand Logan RogersonAuckland FCWellington Phoenix6–1 (H)22 February 2025[62][63]
Croatia Marin JakolišMacarthur FCBrisbane Roar5–1 (A)4 April 2025[64]
Australia Noah Botic Western United Adelaide United 3–2 (H) 9 May 2025 [65]
Close
More information Key, (H) ...
Key
(H) Home team
(A) Away team
Close

Clean sheets

As of end of regular season[66]
More information Rank, Goalkeeper ...
RankGoalkeeperClubClean sheets
1 New Zealand Alex Paulsen Auckland FC 12
2 Australia Patrick Beach Melbourne City 11
3 Australia Harrison Devenish-Meares Sydney FC 5
Australia Matt Sutton Western United
Australia Lawrence Thomas Western Sydney Wanderers
6 Australia Jack Duncan Melbourne Victory 4
Australia Mitchell Langerak Melbourne Victory
New Zealand Oliver Sail Perth Glory
9 Poland Filip Kurto Macarthur FC 3
Nigeria Josh Oluwayemi Wellington Phoenix
Australia Dylan Peraić-Cullen Central Coast Mariners
Australia Ryan Scott Newcastle Jets
Close

Awards

Annual awards

More information Award, Winner ...
Award Winner Club Ref.
Johnny Warren Medal Australia Nicolas Milanovic Western Sydney Wanderers [67]
Young Footballer of the Year Australia Archie Goodwin Adelaide United [68]
Golden Boot Award Australia Archie Goodwin
Australia Adrian Segecic		 Adelaide United
Sydney FC		 [68]
Goalkeeper of the Year New Zealand Alex Paulsen Auckland FC [68]
Goal of the Year Australia Jordan Lauton Western United [68]
Save of the Year New Zealand Alex Paulsen Auckland FC [68]
Playmaker of the Year Australia Zac Sapsford Western Sydney Wanderers FC [68]
Fan Player of the Year New Zealand Francis de Vries Auckland FC [68]
Coach of the Year Australia Steve Corica Auckland FC [69]
Fair Play Award Adelaide United [68]
Referee of the Year Australia Adam Kersey N/a [70]
Close

Club awards

More information Club, Player of the Season ...
ClubPlayer of the SeasonRef.
Adelaide UnitedAustralia Ethan Alagich[71]
Auckland FCUruguay Guillermo May[72]
Brisbane RoarRepublic of Ireland Jay O'Shea[73]
Central Coast MarinersBrazil Mikael Doka[74]
Macarthur FCAustralia Kealey Adamson[75]
Melbourne CityAustralia Kai Trewin[76]
Melbourne VictoryAustralia Jordi Valadon[77]
Newcastle JetsAustralia Thomas Aquilina[78]
Perth GloryAustralia Adam Taggart[79]
Sydney FCAustralia Adrian Segecic[80]
Wellington PhoenixNew Zealand Kosta Barbarouses[81]
Western Sydney WanderersAustralia Nicolas Milanovic[82]
Western UnitedAustralia Angus Thurgate[83]
Close

Team of the season

More information Goalkeeper, Defenders ...
Goalkeeper[84] Defenders Midfielders Forwards Substitutes
New Zealand Alex Paulsen (Auckland FC) Japan Hiroki Sakai (Auckland FC)
Australia Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City)
Australia Kai Trewin (Melbourne City)
New Zealand Francis de Vries (Auckland FC)		 Belgium Louis Verstraete (Auckland FC)
Australia Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory)
Australia Angus Thurgate (Western United)		 Australia Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers)
Australia Archie Goodwin (Adelaide United)
Australia Adrian Segecic (Sydney FC)		 Australia Lawrence Thomas (Western Sydney Wanderers)
Australia Aziz Behich (Melbourne City)
New Zealand Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC)
Australia Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC)
Australia Marco Tilio (Melbourne City)
Australia Noah Botic (Western United)
Uruguay Guillermo May (Auckland FC)
Close

Attendances

A-League clubs listed by average home league attendance:[85]

More information Pos, Club ...
Pos Club Average
attendance
1Auckland FC18,101
2Sydney FC15,290
3Melbourne Victory12,778
4Adelaide United10,575
5Western Sydney Wanderers9,809
6Wellington Phoenix8,366
7Newcastle Jets6,608
8Perth Glory6,396
9Central Coast Mariners6,392
10Melbourne City6,192
11Brisbane Roar5,463
12Macarthur FC4,662
13Western United3,644
Close

See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Away kit

References

External links

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI