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
Source Stadium: Robina Stadium
Indonesia  v  Australia
10 September 2024 Third round Indonesia  v  Australia
Source
Australia  v  China
10 October 2024 Third round Australia  v  China
Source
Japan  v  Australia
15 October 2024 Third round Japan  v  Australia
Source
Australia  v  Saudi Arabia
14 November 2024 Third round Australia  v  Saudi Arabia
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.

Men's under-20

ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship

Laos  v  Australia
18 July 2024 Group stage Laos  v  Australia Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 WIB Source Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium
Australia  v  Vietnam
21 July 2024 Group stage Australia  v  Vietnam Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 WIB Source Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium
Myanmar  v  Australia
24 July 2024 Group stage Myanmar  v  Australia Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 WIB Source Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium

AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

Afghanistan  v  Australia
23 September 2024 Group stage Afghanistan  v  Australia TBD, Saudi Arabia
TBD UTC+3 Source
Australia  v  Macau
25 September 2024 Group stage Australia  v  Macau TBD, Saudi Arabia
TBD UTC+3 Source
Palestine  v  Australia
27 September 2024 Group stage Palestine  v  Australia TBD, Saudi Arabia
TBD UTC+3 Source
Saudi Arabia  v  Australia
29 September 2024 Group stage Saudi Arabia  v  Australia TBD, Saudi Arabia
TBD UTC+3 Source

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.

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
  • Gholy 3', 45+5'
  • Holong 90+3'
 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 TBD, Kuwait
TBD UTC+3
Kuwait  v  Australia
25 October 2024 (2024-10-25) Group stage Kuwait  v  Australia TBD, Kuwait
TBD UTC+3
Australia  v  Indonesia
27 October 2024 (2024-10-27) Group stage Australia  v  Indonesia TBD, Kuwait
TBD UTC+3

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 Australia  v  Canada Marbella, Spain
21:00 UTC+02:00 Source Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

2024 Paris Olympic games

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Australia named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament on 4 June 2024.[1]

Germany  v  Australia
25 July 2024 Group stage Germany  v  Australia Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2 Source Stadium: Stade de Marseille
Australia  v  Zambia
28 July 2024 Group stage Australia  v  Zambia Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2 Source Stadium: Stade de Marseille
Australia  v  United States
31 July 2024 Group stage Australia  v  United States Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2 Source Stadium: Stade de Marseille

Women's under-23

Women's under-20

Friendlies

A two-game series against New Zealand will be held to help preparations for the U-20 Women's World Cup.[2]

New Zealand  v  Australia
11 July 2024 New Zealand  v  Australia Wellington, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+12 Source Stadium: Jerry Collins Stadium
New Zealand  v  Australia
14 July 2024 New Zealand  v  Australia Wellington, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+12 Source Stadium: NZCIS

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

AFC Champions League 2

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 Qualification for 2025 Australia Cup play-offs
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
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.[4][5]
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[6]
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

Retirements

References

  1. ^ "History making Matildas team selected for Paris Olympics". Matildas. Football Australia. 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ "CommBank Young Matildas to face Aotearoa New Zealand in two match international series". Matildas. Football Australia. 26 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Melbourne City to enter AFC Women's Champions League". Twitter.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  4. ^ "A-League Competition rules". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. ^ Kemp, Emma (5 May 2024). "'I've sacrificed everything': Lydia Williams to retire from Matildas". The Sydney Morning Herald.

External links

  • Football Australia official website
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