2024–25 Auckland FC season

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The 2024–25 Auckland Football Club season was the club's first season in existence and their inaugural season in the A-League Men, the top flight of Australian soccer. The season will cover the period from 1 June 2024 until 30 June 2025.

OwnerBlack Knight Football and Entertainment
ChairmanBill Foley
Head CoachSteve Corica
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Auckland FC
2024–25 season
OwnerBlack Knight Football and Entertainment
ChairmanBill Foley
Head CoachSteve Corica
StadiumGo Media Stadium
A-League Men1st
A-League Men FinalsSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Guillermo May
Logan Rogerson
(9)

All: Guillermo May
Logan Rogerson
(9)
Highest home attendance29,148
vs. Melbourne Victory
(24 May 2025)
A-League Men finals
Lowest home attendance13,138
vs. Newcastle Jets
(30 November 2024)
A-League Men
Average home league attendance18,101
Biggest win6–1
vs. Wellington Phoenix (H)
(22 February 2025)
A-League Men
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Western United (H)
(21 December 2024)
A-League Men
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2025.
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First ever New Zealand derby match between Wellington Phoenix and Auckland FC at Sky Stadium, Wellington on 2 November 2024.
First ever New Zealand derby match between Wellington Phoenix and Auckland FC at Sky Stadium, Wellington on 2 November 2024.

Notable events

Initial success

Auckland FC played their first competitive match in Round 1 on 21 October 2024 against Brisbane Roar, winning 2–0.[1] The side maintained unbeaten until 21 December winning 6 out of 7 games, this run included going 532 minutes before conceding their first goal, the longest time before conceding their first goal in A-League history.[2]

New Zealand Derby

The season saw the introduction of the New Zealand Derby between Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix.

The first meeting between the sides took place on 2 November 2024 at Wellington Regional Stadium, where Auckland FC recorded a 2–0 victory after a late brace from Jake Brimmer.[3][4] The return fixture on 7 December 2024 at Mount Smart Stadium ended in a 2–1 win for Auckland.[5][6] The third meeting, played on 22 February 2025, resulted in a 6–1 victory for Auckland, which marked Auckland's biggest winning margin, and also the club's first hat-trick scored by Logan Rogerson.[7] Auckland FC won all three meetings during the season.[8][9]

Finals Series

Auckland finished 1st in the regular season, claiming the Premiership title and securing automatic qualification to the semi-final stage of the finals series played over two legs for a place in the Grand Final. Melbourne Victory earned the right to play Auckland after defeating Western Sydney Wanderers in the Elimination Final. Auckland defeated Victory 1–0 in the first leg at AAMI Park,[10][11] but succumbed to a 2–0 defeat in the second leg at Mount Smart Stadium in front of a season best crowd of 29,148.[12][13]

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Other players with first-team appearances

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Transfers

Note: Transfers' in/out date may refer to the date of announcement and not the date of signing from the mentioned players.

Transfers in

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No. Position Name From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
1GK Michael Woud Unattached Free transfer 3 years 30 May 2024 [14][15]
15DF Francis de Vries New Zealand Eastern Suburbs Free transfer 2 years 30 May 2024 [14][15]
7MF Cameron Howieson New Zealand Auckland City Free transfer 2 years 30 May 2024 [14][15]
21FW Jesse Randall New Zealand Wellington Olympic Free transfer 2 years 30 May 2024 [14][15]
5DF Tommy Smith Macarthur FC Free transfer 1 year 3 June 2024 [16][15]
9FW Max Mata England Shrewsbury Town Loan 1 year 3 June 2024 [16][17]
8MF Luis Toomey New Zealand Eastern Suburbs Free transfer 1 year (scholarship) 20 June 2024 [18][15]
14FW Liam Gillion New Zealand Auckland City Free transfer 2 years (scholarship) 20 June 2024 [18][15]
18MF Finn McKenlay New Zealand Eastern Suburbs Free transfer 2 years (scholarship) 20 June 2024 [18][15]
16MF Adama Coulibaly New Zealand Western Springs Free transfer 2 years (scholarship) 20 June 2024 [18][15]
19MF Oliver Middleton New Zealand Auckland United Free transfer 2 years (scholarship) 20 June 2024 [18][15]
35FW Jonty Bidois New Zealand Tauranga City Free transfer 2 years (scholarship) 20 June 2024 [18][15]
23DF Fiji Dan Hall Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 2 years 2 July 2024 [19][20]
11FW Joe Champness Unattached Free transfer 1 year 3 July 2024 [21][15]
17DF Callan Elliot Unattached Free transfer 3 years 3 July 2024 [21][22]
3DF Australia Scott Galloway Melbourne City Free transfer 2 years 3 July 2024 [21][15]
22MF Australia Jake Brimmer Unattached Free transfer 4 years 9 July 2024 [23][15]
2DF Japan Hiroki Sakai Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Free transfer 1 year 25 July 2024 [24][25][15]
27FW Logan Rogerson Armenia Noah Free transfer 1 year 29 July 2024 [26][15]
30GK Joseph Knowles New Zealand Eastern Suburbs Free transfer 1 year (scholarship) 29 July 2024 [26][15]
12GK Alex Paulsen England Bournemouth Loan 1 year 9 August 2024 [27]
4DF Nando Pijnaker Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers Free transfer 3 years 3 September 2024 [28][15]
28MF Chile Felipe Gallegos Greece OFI Free transfer 2 years 17 September 2024 [29][15]
10FW Uruguay Guillermo May Argentina Newell's Old Boys Free transfer 1 year 17 September 2024 [29][15]
6MF Belgium Louis Verstraete Belgium Beveren Free transfer 2 years 17 September 2024 [29][15]
25FW Colombia Neyder Moreno Colombia Atlético Nacional Free transfer 1 year 14 October 2024 [30][15]
11FW Australia Marlee Francois Unattached Free transfer 9 January 2025 [31]
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Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
11 FW Joe Champness Unattached Mutual contract termination 23 December 2024 [32]
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Contract extensions

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No. Position Player Duration Date Notes Ref
2 Right-back Japan Hiroki Sakai 1 year 18 February 2025 Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2025–26. [33]
5 Centre-back Tommy Smith 29 March 2025 Contract extended from end of 2024–25. [34]
10 Forward Uruguay Guillermo May 29 March 2025 Contract extended from end of 2024–25. [34]
30 Goalkeeper Joseph Knowles 29 March 2025 Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2025–26. [35]
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Pre-season and friendlies

31 July 2024 Auckland United New Zealand 2–2 New Zealand Auckland FC Auckland
19:35 NZST
  • Curry 9'
  • Phoenix 55'
Report (NZF)
Report
Stadium: Keith Hay Park
Referee: Ashley Wilson
7 August 2024 Birkenhead United New Zealand Cancelled New Zealand Auckland FC Auckland
19:30 NZST Source Stadium: Shepherds Park
Note: Game was cancelled due to Birkenhead's rescheduled Northern League fixture.[36]
7 August 2024 Auckland FC New Zealand 1–0 New Zealand East Coast Bays Auckland
19:30 NZST
Report (NZF)
Report
Stadium: Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Nick Waldron
13 August 2024 Newcastle Jets Australia 2–2 New Zealand Auckland FC Sydney
Report (Auckland FC)
Report (Newcastle Herald)
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
17 August 2024 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 4–2 New Zealand Auckland FC Sydney
13:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
21 August 2024 Central Coast Mariners Australia 2–2 New Zealand Auckland FC Gosford
13:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
21 September 2024 Melbourne City Australia 3–1 New Zealand Auckland FC Melbourne
Report
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
25 September 2024 Western United Australia 1–2 New Zealand Auckland FC Melbourne
13:00 AEST
  • Lavale 23'
Report
Stadium: Ironbark Fields
2 October 2024 Auckland FC New Zealand 2–0 New Zealand Birkenhead United Auckland
18:30 NZST Report (NZF)
Report
Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Luke Gardner
2 October 2024 Auckland FC New Zealand 2–0 New Zealand Western Springs Auckland
19:40 NZST Report (NZF)
Report
Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Veer Singh
6 October 2024 Auckland FC New Zealand 5–0 New Zealand Melville United Auckland
13:00 NZST Report (NZF)
Report
Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Ashley Wilson
11 October 2024 Auckland FC New Zealand 1–1 Malaysia Malaysia Auckland
Report
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
16 October 2024 Auckland FC New Zealand 5–0 New Zealand Auckland United Auckland
11:00 NZST Report (NZF) Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Referee: Ashley Wilson
16 October 2024 Auckland FC New Zealand 5–0 New Zealand East Coast Bays Auckland
12:10 NZST Report (NZF) Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Referee: Benjamin Norman

Competitions

Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 19 October 2024 3 May 2025 Matchday 1 Winners 26 15 8 3 49 27 +22 057.69
A-League Men Finals 17 May 2025 24 May 2025 Semi-final Semi-final 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 050.00
Total 28 16 8 4 50 30 +20 057.14
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Last updated: 24 May 2025
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

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
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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.[37]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. 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. 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.

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 15 8 3 49 27  +22 53 8 4 1 26 14  +12 7 4 2 23 13  +10
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Last updated: 3 May 2025.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Away figures include Auckland FC's 1–0 win on neutral ground in Unite Round against Macarthur FC on 24 November 2024.

Results by round

More information Round, Ground ...
Round1234567891011121315141617181920212223242526272829
GroundHHABNHHAHAHBAHAAHBAHHAHAHAAHA
ResultWWWXWWWDLWDXLWDWWXWWDDDWDDWWL
Position21131111111132211111111111111
Points369912151819192223232326273033333639404142454647505353
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Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2025. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

19 October 2024 1 Auckland FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar Auckland
17:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 24,492
Referee: Daniel Elder
27 October 2024 2 Auckland FC 1–0 Sydney FC Auckland
16:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 14,253
Referee: Shaun Evans
2 November 2024 3 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Auckland FC Wellington
17:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 26,252
Referee: Adam Kersey
24 November 2024 5 Macarthur FC 0–1 Auckland FC Sydney
16:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 4,826
Referee: Ben Abraham
30 November 2024 6 Auckland FC 2–0 Newcastle Jets Auckland
17:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 13,138
Referee: Tim Danaskos
7 December 2024 7 Auckland FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Auckland
17:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 26,253
Referee: Shaun Evans
15 December 2024 8 Melbourne City 2–2 Auckland FC Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,482
Referee: Ben Abraham
21 December 2024 9 Auckland FC 0–4 Western United Auckland
17:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 13,681
Referee: Casey Reibelt
28 December 2024 10 Central Coast Mariners 1–4 Auckland FC Gosford
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 6,338
Referee: Shaun Evans
1 January 2025 11 Auckland FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory Auckland
17:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 14,997
Referee: Alireza Faghani
11 January 2025 13 Perth Glory 1–0 Auckland FC Perth
16:45 AWST
Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 5,390
Referee: Nathan Shakespear
18 January 2025 15 Auckland FC 3–0 Melbourne City Auckland
17:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 14,131
Referee: Ben Abraham
22 January 2025 14 Adelaide United 2–2 Auckland FC Adelaide
19:00 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 12,171
Referee: Alex King
26 January 2025 16 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Auckland FC Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 7,410
Referee: Shaun Evans
1 February 2025 17 Auckland FC 2–1 Macarthur FC Auckland
17:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 14,051
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
15 February 2025 19 Western United 0–2 Auckland FC Melbourne
18:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Ironbark Fields
Attendance: 3,862
Referee: Tim Danaskos
22 February 2025 20 Auckland FC 6–1 Wellington Phoenix Auckland
17:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 27,009
Referee: Ben Abraham
1 March 2025 21 Auckland FC 4–4 Adelaide United Auckland
17:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 16,709
Referee: Daniel Elder
9 March 2025 22 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Auckland FC Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 6,130
Referee: Nathan Shakespear
16 March 2025 23 Auckland FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Auckland
17:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 14,040
Referee: Adam Kersey
30 March 2025 24 Brisbane Roar 0–2 Auckland FC Brisbane
16:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 5,466
Referee: Alireza Faghani
5 April 2025 25 Auckland FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Auckland
17:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 18,340
Referee: Alex King
12 April 2025 26 Sydney FC 2–2 Auckland FC Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 18,437
Referee: Alex King
19 April 2025 27 Melbourne Victory 0–2 Auckland FC Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,564
Referee: Ben Abraham
27 April 2025 28 Auckland FC 1–0 Perth Glory Auckland
17:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 24,221
Referee: Adam Kersey
3 May 2025 29 Western United 4–2 Auckland FC Melbourne
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Ironbark Fields
Attendance: 3,109
Referee: Daniel Elder

Finals series

17 May 2025 Semi-final 1st leg Melbourne Victory 0–1 Auckland FC Melbourne
19:35 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,121
Referee: Ben Abraham
24 May 2025 Semi-final 2nd leg Auckland FC 0–2
(1–2 agg.)
Melbourne Victory Auckland
16:00 AEST Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 29,148
Referee: Alex King

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[38]

As of 24 May 2025
More information No., Pos ...
No. Pos Nat Player TotalA-League MenA-League Men Finals
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
12 GK New Zealand NZL Alex Paulsen 28026020
Defenders
2 DF Japan JPN Hiroki Sakai 25323320
3 DF Australia AUS Scott Galloway 400+4000
4 DF New Zealand NZL Nando Pijnaker 27425420
5 DF New Zealand NZL Tommy Smith 23010+1200+10
15 DF New Zealand NZL Francis de Vries 28226220
17 DF New Zealand NZL Callan Elliot 2016+1210+20
23 DF Fiji FIJ Dan Hall 15013020
Midfielders
6 MF Belgium BEL Louis Verstraete 25220+3220
7 MF New Zealand NZL Cameron Howieson 2003+1600+10
8 MF New Zealand NZL Luis Toomey 800+8000
16 MF New Zealand NZL Adama Coulibaly 200+2000
18 MF New Zealand NZL Finn McKenlay 201+1000
22 MF Australia AUS Jake Brimmer 27318+730+20
25 MF Colombia COL Neyder Moreno 24810+1280+20
28 MF Chile CHI Felipe Gallegos 27123+2120
Forwards
9 FW New Zealand NZL Max Mata 19211+8200
10 FW Uruguay URU Guillermo May 28926920
11 FW Australia AUS Marlee Francois 1615+9120
14 FW New Zealand NZL Liam Gillion 15011+200+20
21 FW New Zealand NZL Jesse Randall 2035+13320
27 FW New Zealand NZL Logan Rogerson 28922+4821
35 FW New Zealand NZL Jonty Bidois 300+3000
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Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[38]

As of 24 May 2025
More information Rank, No. ...
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men A-League Men Finals Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 6 MF Belgium Louis Verstraete 601 000 601
2 16 MF New Zealand Adama Coulibaly 101 000 101
3 4 DF New Zealand Nando Pijnaker 500 100 600
28 MF Chile Felipe Gallegos 500 100 600
5 7 MF New Zealand Cameron Howieson 400 000 400
6 2 DF Japan Hiroki Sakai 200 000 200
9 FW New Zealand Max Mata 200 000 200
11 FW Australia Marlee Francois 100 100 200
15 DF New Zealand Francis de Vries 200 000 200
17 DF New Zealand Callan Elliot 200 000 200
22 MF Australia Jake Brimmer 200 000 200
23 DF Fiji Dan Hall 200 000 200
27 FW New Zealand Logan Rogerson 200 000 200
14 5 DF New Zealand Tommy Smith 100 000 100
12 GK New Zealand Alex Paulsen 100 000 100
18 MF New Zealand Finn McKenlay 100 000 100
21 FW New Zealand Jesse Randall 100 000 100
25 MF Colombia Neyder Moreno 100 000 100
Total 4002 400 4402
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Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 24 May 2025
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Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men A-League Men Finals Total
1 12 New Zealand Alex Paulsen 12 1 13
Total12113
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Awards

Players

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Award Source
2DF Japan Hiroki Sakai PFA Team of the Season [39]
4DF New Zealand Nando Pijnaker PFA Team of the Season [39]
6MF Belgium Louis Verstraete PFA Team of the Season [39]
10FW Uruguay Guillermo May Auckland FC Club MVP [40]
PFA Team of the Season [39]
12GK New Zealand Alex Paulsen Auckland FC Players’ Player of the Season [40]
A-League Men Goalkeeper of the Year [41]
A-League Save of the Year [41]
PFA Team of the Season[a] [39]
15DF New Zealand Francis de Vries A-League Men Player of the Month (December) [42]
Auckland FC Members' Player of the Season [40]
A-League Men Fan Player of the Year [41]
PFA Team of the Season [39]
25MF Colombia Neyder Moreno A-League Men Player of the Month (February) [43]
Auckland FC Goal of the Season[b] [40]
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Managers

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Manager Award Source
Australia Steve Corica A-League Men Coach of the Month (October/November) [44]
A-League Men Coach of the Month (December) [45]
A-League Men Coach of the Month (January) [46]
A-League Men Coach of the Month (February) [47]
A-League Men Coach of the Month (March) [48]
A-League Men Coach of the Month (April) [49]
A-League Men Coach of the Year [41][50]
PFA Team of the Season [39]
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Notes

  1. named as Captain
  2. vs Newcastle Jets, 30 November 2024

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