2024–25 in Australian soccer

Season of Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season2024–25
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The 2024–25 season is the 56th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 142nd overall.

National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

FIFA World Cup qualification

Third round
Table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Japan Australia Saudi Arabia Bahrain China Indonesia
1  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 FIFA World Cup — 15 Oct 25 Mar 20 Mar 5 Sep 10 Jun
2  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jun — 14 Nov 5 Sep 10 Oct 20 Mar
3  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fourth round 10 Oct 10 Jun — 15 Oct 20 Mar 5 Sep
4  Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Sep 19 Nov 5 Jun — 14 Nov 10 Oct
5  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Nov 25 Mar 10 Sep 10 Jun — 15 Oct
6  Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Nov 10 Sep 19 Nov 25 Mar 5 Jun —
First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Matches
Australia  v  Bahrain
5 September 2024 Third round Australia  v  Bahrain Gold Coast, Australia
20:00 UTC+10 Source Stadium: Robina Stadium
Indonesia  v  Australia
10 September 2024 Third round Indonesia  v  Australia Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7 Source Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Australia  v  China
10 October 2024 Third round Australia  v  China Adelaide, Australia
Source Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Japan  v  Australia
15 October 2024 Third round Japan  v  Australia
Source
Bahrain  v  Australia
19 November 2024 Third round Bahrain  v  Australia
Source
Australia  v  Indonesia
20 March 2025 Third round Australia  v  Indonesia
Source
China  v  Australia
25 March 2025 Third round China  v  Australia
Source
Australia  v  Japan
5 June 2025 Third round Australia  v  Japan
Source
Saudi Arabia  v  Australia
10 June 2025 Third round Saudi Arabia  v  Australia
Source

Men's under-23

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's under-23 national team in 2024–25.

New Caledonia  v  Australia
5 September 2024 Pacific Series New Caledonia  v  Australia Port Vila, Vanuatu
Source Stadium: Freshwater Stadium
Vanuatu  v  Australia
8 September 2024 Pacific Series Vanuatu  v  Australia Port Vila, Vanuatu
Source Stadium: Freshwater Stadium

Men's under-20

ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship

Laos  v  Australia
18 July 2024 Group stage Laos  0–6  Australia Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 WIB Report
  • Sulemani 16', 25'
  • Younis 45+4', 73'
  • Najdovski 89', 90+4'
 Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)
Australia  v  Vietnam
21 July 2024 Group stage Australia  6–2  Vietnam Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 WIB
  • Najdovski 19', 40', 66'
  • Sulemani 49'
  • Helweh 74'
  • Vickery 90+7'
 Report
Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium
Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)
Myanmar  v  Australia
24 July 2024 Group stage Myanmar  0–1  Australia Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 WIB Report
  • Memeti 34'
 Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)
Australia  v  Thailand
27 July 2024 Semi-final Australia  0–1  Thailand Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 WIB Report
Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia)
Australia  v  Malaysia
29 July 2024 Third place match Australia  1–1
(5–3 p)		  Malaysia Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 WIB
  • Younis 28'
 Report
  • Najdovski 73' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)
Penalties
  • Memeti soccer ball with check mark
  • Randazzo soccer ball with check mark
  • Quintal soccer ball with check mark
  • Bugarija soccer ball with check mark
  • Helweh soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Abid
  • soccer ball with check mark Pavithran
  • soccer ball with red X Zachary
  • soccer ball with check mark Danish

AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

Australia  v  Macau
25 September 2024 Group stage Australia  v  Macau Abha, Saudi Arabia
16:00 UTC+3 Source Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City

Men's under-17

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's under-17 national team in 2024–25.

Solomon Islands  v  Australia
15 August 2024 PacificAus Sports Tour Solomon Islands  2–1  Australia Honiara, Solomon Islands
18:00 UTC+11
  • Morgan 71'
  • Francis 78'
 Report
  • Didulica 31'
 Stadium: National Stadium
Solomon Islands  v  Australia
18 August 2024 PacificAus Sports Tour Solomon Islands  1–4  Australia Honiara, Solomon Islands
18:00 UTC+11
  • Morgan 88'
 Report
  • Stevenson 13'
  • Naylor 16', 60'
  • Stanway 36'
 Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Vanuatu  v  Australia
21 August 2024 PacificAus Sports Tour Vanuatu  3–3  Australia Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00 UTC+11
  • Waute 53' (pen.), 68'
  • Loren 62'
 Report
  • Sambrook 2'
  • ? 45+7' (o.g.)
  • Stanway 82'
 Stadium: Freshwater Stadium

ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship

Thailand  v  Australia
23 June 2024 Group stage Thailand  0–0  Australia Surakarta, Indonesia
15:00 WIB Report Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)
Australia  v  Malaysia
26 June 2024 Group stage Australia  2–0  Malaysia Surakarta, Indonesia
15:00 WIB
  • Tatu 45+5'
  • Williams 90+5'
 Report Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium
Referee: Clarence Leow Hong Wei (Singapore)
East Timor  v  Australia
29 June 2024 Group stage East Timor  0–12  Australia Surakarta, Indonesia
15:00 WIB Report
  • J. Houridis 6', 23'
  • Didulica 8', 57', 78', 80'
  • Alfaro 47'
  • MacNicol 51', 58' (pen.), 63', 89'
  • Graoroski 54'
 Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)
Indonesia  v  Australia
1 July 2024 Semi-final Indonesia  3–5  Australia Surakarta, Indonesia
19:30 WIB
Report
  • Tatu 23', 66'
  • MacNicol 45+2'
  • Didulica 70', 86'
 Stadium: Manahan Stadium
Thailand  v  Australia
3 July 2024 Final Thailand  1–1
(7–8 p)		  Australia Surakarta, Indonesia
19:30 WIB
  • Poramet 33'
 Report
Stadium: Manahan Stadium
Referee: Koji Takasaki (Japan)
Penalties
  • Poramet soccer ball with red X
  • Phuriphan soccer ball with check mark
  • Phanuphong soccer ball with check mark
  • Supakorn soccer ball with check mark
  • Natthakit soccer ball with check mark
  • Kittipob soccer ball with check mark
  • Chaiwat soccer ball with check mark
  • Siwakorn soccer ball with check mark
  • Chatchawas soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Alfaro
  • soccer ball with red X MacNicol
  • soccer ball with check mark Maltz
  • soccer ball with check mark Didulica
  • soccer ball with check mark Eames
  • soccer ball with check mark Pullella
  • soccer ball with check mark Garbowski
  • soccer ball with check mark Kutleshi
  • soccer ball with check mark Necovski

AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification

Australia  v  Northern Mariana Islands
23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) Group stage Australia  v  Northern Mariana Islands Ardiya, Kuwait
20:30 UTC+3 Source Stadium: Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium
Kuwait  v  Australia
25 October 2024 (2024-10-25) Group stage Kuwait  v  Australia Ardiya, Kuwait
20:30 UTC+3 Source Stadium: Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium
Australia  v  Indonesia
27 October 2024 (2024-10-27) Group stage Australia  v  Indonesia Ardiya, Kuwait
17:30 UTC+3 Source Stadium: Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium

Women's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the women's senior national team in 2024–25.

Australia  v  Canada
13 July 2024 'B' friendly Australia  1–2  Canada Marbella, Spain
21:00 UTC+02:00
Report
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Germany  v  Australia
28 October 2024 Germany  v  Australia Duisburg, Germany
18:10 UTC+1 Source Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena

2024 Paris Olympic games


Australia named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament on 4 June 2024.[1] Australia performed poorly in the group stage, losing to both Germany and the United States, while barely beating Zambia, the lowest ranked team in the tournament, and conceding 5 goals to them. They ended the tournament third place in their group and were ranked third of the third-placed teams due to goal difference and didn't advance to the knockout stage. Following the tournament Tony Gustavsson's contract came to an end.[2]

Germany  v  Australia
25 July 2024 Group stage Germany  3–0  Australia Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stade de Marseille
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
Australia  v  Zambia
28 July 2024 Group stage Australia  6–5  Zambia Nice, France
19:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stade de Nice
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)
Australia  v  United States
31 July 2024 Group stage Australia  1–2  United States Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stade de Marseille
Referee: François Letexier (France)

Women's under-23

Women's under-20

Friendlies

A two-game series against New Zealand was held to help preparations for the U-20 Women's World Cup.[3]

New Zealand  v  Australia
11 July 2024 New Zealand  1–1  Australia Wellington, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+12
  • Bercelli 20'
 Report
  • Morris 59'
 Stadium: Jerry Collins Stadium
New Zealand  v  Australia
14 July 2024 New Zealand  1–1  Australia Wellington, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+12
  • Ingham
Report
  • Woods
Stadium: NZCIS
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Nigeria  v  Australia
23 August 2024 Nigeria  2–1  Australia Bogotá, Colombia
--:-- UTC−5 Report Stadium: Club Banco de la República

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Colombia  v  Australia
31 August 2024 Group stage Colombia  v  Australia Bogotá, Colombia
18:00 UTC−5 Source Stadium: Estadio El Campín
Mexico  v  Australia
3 September 2024 Group stage Mexico  v  Australia Bogotá, Colombia
17:00 UTC−5 Source Stadium: Estadio El Campín
Australia  v  Cameroon
6 September 2024 Group stage Australia  v  Cameroon Bogotá, Colombia
20:00 UTC−5 Source Stadium: Estadio El Campín

Women's under-17

AFC competitions

AFC Champions League Elite

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Korea Ulsan HD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 China Shanghai Port 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Australia Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Thailand Buriram United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Japan Vissel Kobe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 South Korea Pohang Steelers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 China Shandong Taishan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 South Korea Gwangju 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 China Shanghai Shenhua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Japan Kawasaki Frontale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 17 September 2024. Source: Asian Football Confederation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots

AFC Champions League 2

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 16
2 Australia Sydney FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Philippines Kaya–Iloilo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Hong Kong Eastern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 19 September 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

AFC Women's Champions League

Domestic leagues

A-League Men

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series
2 Auckland FC[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Finals series[b]
3 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Macarthur FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Melbourne Victory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sydney FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Wellington Phoenix[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Western United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 18 October 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 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.[5][6]
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. ^ 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.

A-League Women

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Finals series and 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League
2 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Finals series
3 Canberra United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Melbourne Victory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Sydney FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Wellington Phoenix[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Western United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away head-to-head results; 8) home head-to-head results; 9) toss of a coin[7]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

National Premier Leagues

Domestic cups

Australia Cup

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                  
Oakleigh Cannons3
Sydney FC1
Oakleigh Cannons 0
Heidelberg United 0
Heidelberg United (a.e.t.)3
Central Coast Mariners1
 0
Macarthur FC 0
Rockdale Ilinden1
Newcastle Jets2
Newcastle Jets3
Macarthur FC 4
O'Connor Knights1
Macarthur FC2
 0
 0
Darwin Hearts0
Hume City6
Hume City1
Melbourne Srbija0
Melbourne Srbija (p)1 (4)
Modbury Jets1 (1)
Hume City0
South Melbourne 0
South Melbourne1
Wellington Phoenix0
South Melbourne (a.e.t.)3
Olympic FC2
Olympic FC (a.e.t.)1
APIA Leichhardt0
 0
 0
NWS Spirit3
Glenorchy Knights0
NWS Spirit 0
Melbourne Victory 0
Lambton Jaffas1
Melbourne Victory4
 0
 0
Moreton City Excelsior5
Campbelltown City1
Moreton City Excelsior 0
Perth Glory 0
Perth Glory (a.e.t.)5
Melbourne City4
 0
 0
Olympic Kingsway4
Edgeworth Eagles1
Olympic Kingsway 2
Adelaide United 3
Blacktown City2
Adelaide United (a.e.t.)3
Adelaide United
Western Sydney Wanderers
Perth RedStar1
Lions FC4
Lions FC 0
Western Sydney Wanderers 4
Brisbane City1
Western Sydney Wanderers2

Deaths

Retirements

References

  1. ^ "History making Matildas team selected for Paris Olympics". Matildas. Football Australia. 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Matildas conclude Paris 2024™ Olympic Campaign". Matildas. Football Australia. 1 August 2024.
  3. ^ "CommBank Young Matildas to face Aotearoa New Zealand in two match international series". Matildas. Football Australia. 26 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Melbourne City to enter AFC Women's Champions League". Twitter.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "A-League Competition rules". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Explained: Why the A-Leagues ladder sorting rules have changed this season". A-Leagues. 2 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  8. ^ "South Melbourne football legend Jimmy Armstrong passes away". The Greek Herald. 19 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Vale Jimmy Armstrong - Hall of Fame inductee and Socceroo". Football Australia. 26 August 2024.
  10. ^ Kemp, Emma (5 May 2024). "'I've sacrificed everything': Lydia Williams to retire from Matildas". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  11. ^ Melbourne Knights [@MelbKnights] (7 August 2024). "This Friday, our Captain, Ivan Franjic, will play his last game at Knights Stadium as he calls time on his professional football career. So come out and support this Knights legend as he says goodbye. Hope to see you all there cheering Ivan and the side on!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Official | Morgan Schneiderlin announces retirement". Yahoo!. 17 August 2024.
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