2024–25 in Australian soccer

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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	2	2	0	0	12	0	+12	6	2026 FIFA World Cup	—	25 Mar	20 Mar	10 Jun	15 Oct	7–0
2	Saudi Arabia	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4	2026 FIFA World Cup	10 Oct	—	15 Oct	1–1	10 Jun	20 Mar
3	Bahrain	2	1	0	1	1	5	−4	3	Fourth round	0–5	5 Jun	—	10 Oct	19 Nov	14 Nov
4	Indonesia	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	Fourth round	15 Nov	19 Nov	25 Mar	—	0–0	5 Jun
5	Australia	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1		5 Jun	14 Nov	0–1	20 Mar	—	10 Oct
6	China	2	0	0	2	1	9	−8	0		19 Nov	1–2	10 Jun	15 Oct	25 Mar	—

Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

5 September 2024 Third round	Australia	0–1	Bahrain	Gold Coast, Australia
20:00 UTC+10		Report	Souttar 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Robina Stadium Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

10 September 2024 Third round	Indonesia	0–0	Australia	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7		Report		Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 70,059 Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

10 October 2024 Third round	Australia	v	China	Adelaide, Australia
		Source		Stadium: Adelaide Oval

15 October 2024 Third round	Japan	v	Australia
		Source

14 November 2024 Third round	Australia	v	Saudi Arabia	Melbourne, Australia
		Source		Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

19 November 2024 Third round	Bahrain	v	Australia
		Source

20 March 2025 Third round	Australia	v	Indonesia
		Source

25 March 2025 Third round	China	v	Australia
		Source

5 June 2025 Third round	Australia	v	Japan
		Source

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.

5 September 2024 Pacific Series	Vanuatu	0–3	Australia	Port Vila, Vanuatu
		Report	Blair 42' Taylor 62' Grimaldi 74'	Stadium: Freshwater Stadium Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

8 September 2024 Pacific Series	Vanuatu	0–4	Australia	Port Vila, Vanuatu
		Report	Bozinovski 45+1' Vidic 69' Matthews 71' Priestman 79'	Stadium: Freshwater Stadium

Men's under-20

ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship

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)

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	Dũng 57' Long 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)

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)

27 July 2024 Semi-final	Australia	0–1	Thailand	Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 WIB		Report	Leonard 13' (o.g.)	Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali (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 Randazzo Quintal Bugarija Helweh		Abid Pavithran Zachary Danish

AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

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

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

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

29 September 2024 Group stage	Saudi Arabia	v	Australia	Abha, Saudi Arabia
20:00 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.

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

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

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

23 June 2024 Group stage	Thailand	0–0	Australia	Surakarta, Indonesia
15:00 WIB		Report		Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)

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)

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)

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

3 July 2024 Final	Thailand	1–1 (7–8 p)	Australia	Surakarta, Indonesia
19:30 WIB	Poramet 33'	Report	MacNicol 45+3'	Stadium: Manahan Stadium Referee: Koji Takasaki (Japan)
	Penalties
	Poramet Phuriphan Phanuphong Supakorn Natthakit Kittipob Chaiwat Siwakorn Chatchawas		Alfaro MacNicol Maltz Didulica Eames Pullella Garbowski Kutleshi Necovski

AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) Group stage	Australia	v	Northern Mariana Islands	Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
20:30 UTC+3		Source		Stadium: Al-Ahmadi Stadium

25 October 2024 (2024-10-25) Group stage	Kuwait	v	Australia	Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
20:30 UTC+3		Source		Stadium: Al-Ahmadi Stadium

27 October 2024 (2024-10-27) Group stage	Australia	v	Indonesia	Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
17:30 UTC+3		Source		Stadium: Al-Ahmadi 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.

13 July 2024 'B' friendly	Australia	1–2	Canada	Marbella, Spain
21:00 UTC+02:00	Freier 23'	Report	Prince 41' Viens 85'	Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

28 October 2024	Germany	v	Australia	Duisburg, Germany
18:10 UTC+1		Source		Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena

4 December 2024	Australia	v	Chinese Taipei	Melbourne, Australia
20:00 UTC+11		Source		Stadium: AAMI Park

7 December 2024	Australia	v	Chinese Taipei	Geelong, Australia
19:30 UTC+11		Source		Stadium: GMHBA Stadium

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]

25 July 2024 Group stage	Germany	3–0	Australia	Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2	Hegering 24' Schüller 64' Brand 68'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Marseille Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

28 July 2024 Group stage	Australia	6–5	Zambia	Nice, France
19:00 UTC+2	Kennedy 7' Raso 35' Musole 58' (o.g.) Catley 65', 78' (pen.) Heyman 90'	Report	B. Banda 1', 33', 45+2' Kundananji 21', 56'	Stadium: Stade de Nice Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)

31 July 2024 Group stage	Australia	1–2	United States	Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2	Kennedy 90+2'	Report	Rodman 43' Albert 77'	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]

11 July 2024	New Zealand	1–1	Australia	Wellington, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+12	Bercelli 20'	Report	Morris 59'	Stadium: Jerry Collins Stadium

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)

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

31 August 2024 Group stage	Colombia	2–0	Australia	Bogotá, Colombia
18:00 UTC−5	Y. López 58' Caicedo 76'	Report		Stadium: Estadio El Campín Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

3 September 2024 Group stage	Mexico	2–0	Australia	Bogotá, Colombia
17:00 UTC−5	Servín 57' Lomelí 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Estadio El Campín

6 September 2024 Group stage	Australia	0–2	Cameroon	Bogotá, Colombia
17:00 UTC−5		Report	Toko Njoya 45+4' Eto 61'	Stadium: Estadio El Campín Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

Women's under-17

AFC competitions

AFC Champions League Elite

Central Coast Mariners qualified to the League stage as Premiers in the 2023–24 A-League Men.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gwangju	1	1	0	0	7	3	+4	3	Advance to round of 16
2	Shanghai Shenhua	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	3
3	Shandong Taishan	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	3
4	Kawasaki Frontale	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
5	Johor Darul Ta'zim	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
6	Shanghai Port	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
7	Buriram United	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
8	Vissel Kobe	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
9	Ulsan HD	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
10	Central Coast Mariners	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0
11	Pohang Steelers	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0
12	Yokohama F. Marinos	1	0	0	1	3	7	−4	0

Updated to match(es) played on 18 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

Sydney FC qualified to the Group stage as winners of the 2023 Australia Cup.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney FC	1	1	0	5	0	+5	3	Advance to round of 16
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1	1	0	3	0	+3	3	Advance to round of 16
3	Kaya–Iloilo	1	0	1	0	3	−3	0
4	Eastern	1	0	1	0	5	−5	0

First match(es) will be played: 19 September 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

AFC Women's Champions League

Melbourne City qualified for the group stage as Premiers of the 2023–24 A-League Women.^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Melbourne City	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Kaya–Iloilo	Advance to Quarter-finals
3	College of Asian Scholars (H)	Possible Quarter-finals
4	Bam Khatoon

First match(es) will be played: 6 October 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Domestic leagues

A-League Men

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Adelaide United	Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series
2	Auckland FC^[a]	Qualification for Finals series^[b]
3	Brisbane Roar
4	Central Coast Mariners
5	Macarthur FC
6	Melbourne City
7	Melbourne Victory
8	Newcastle Jets
9	Perth Glory
10	Sydney FC
11	Wellington Phoenix^[a]
12	Western Sydney Wanderers
13	Western United

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:

^ ^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.
^ 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 v t e	Qualification
1	Adelaide United	Qualification to Finals series and 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League
2	Brisbane Roar	Qualification to Finals series
3	Canberra United
4	Central Coast Mariners
5	Melbourne City
6	Melbourne Victory
7	Newcastle Jets
8	Perth Glory
9	Sydney FC
10	Wellington Phoenix^[a]
11	Western Sydney Wanderers
12	Western United

First match(es) will be played: 1 November 2024. 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:

^ 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 32		Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Darwin Hearts	0

Hume City	6
		Hume City	1

		Melbourne Srbija	0
Melbourne Srbija (p)	1 (4)

Modbury Jets	1 (1)
				Hume City	2

				South Melbourne (a.e.t.)	3
South Melbourne	1

Wellington Phoenix	0
		South Melbourne (a.e.t.)	3

		Olympic FC	2
Olympic FC (a.e.t.)	1

APIA Leichhardt	0
						South Melbourne	0

						Macarthur FC	0
Oakleigh Cannons	3

Sydney FC	1
		Oakleigh Cannons (p)	1 (4)

		Heidelberg United	1 (1)
Heidelberg United (a.e.t.)	3

Central Coast Mariners	1
				Oakleigh Cannons	0

				Macarthur FC	1
Rockdale Ilinden	1

Newcastle Jets	2
		Newcastle Jets	3

		Macarthur FC	4
O'Connor Knights	1

Macarthur FC	2
									0

									0
Moreton City Excelsior	5

Campbelltown City	1
		Moreton City Excelsior	3

		Perth Glory	2
Perth Glory (a.e.t.)	5

Melbourne City	4
				Moreton City Excelsior	0

				Melbourne Victory	4
NWS Spirit	3

Glenorchy Knights	0
		NWS Spirit	0

		Melbourne Victory	4
Lambton Jaffas	1

Melbourne Victory	4
						Melbourne Victory	0

						Adelaide United	0
Olympic Kingsway	4

Edgeworth Eagles	1
		Olympic Kingsway	2

		Adelaide United	3
Blacktown City	2

Adelaide United (a.e.t.)	3
				Adelaide United (a.e.t.)	2

				Western Sydney Wanderers	1
Perth RedStar	1

Lions FC	4
		Lions FC	0

		Western Sydney Wanderers	4
Brisbane City	1

Western Sydney Wanderers	2

Deaths

19 August 2024: Jimmy Armstrong, 81, Australia, Melbourne Hakoah, South Melbourne, Brunswick Juventus, Shepparton United, Morwell Falcons, and Sandringham City forward.^[8]^[9]

Retirements

After the Paris Olympics tournament: Lydia Williams, 36, former Matildas goalkeeper, retired from international football.^[10]
9 August 2024: Ivan Franjic, 36, former Australia, St Albans Saints, Melbourne Knights, Oakleigh Cannons, Brisbane Roar, Melbourne City, Perth Glory, Macarthur FC, Caroline Springs George Cross, and Heidelberg United defender.^[11]
17 August 2024: Morgan Schneiderlin, 34, former France and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder.^[12]

References

^ "History making Matildas team selected for Paris Olympics". Matildas. Football Australia. 4 June 2024.
^ "Matildas conclude Paris 2024™ Olympic Campaign". Matildas. Football Australia. 1 August 2024.
^ "CommBank Young Matildas to face Aotearoa New Zealand in two match international series". Matildas. Football Australia. 26 June 2024.
^ "Melbourne City to enter AFC Women's Champions League". Twitter.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
^ "A-League Competition rules". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.
^ "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.
^ "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
^ "South Melbourne football legend Jimmy Armstrong passes away". The Greek Herald. 19 August 2024.
^ "Vale Jimmy Armstrong - Hall of Fame inductee and Socceroo". Football Australia. 26 August 2024.
^ Kemp, Emma (5 May 2024). "'I've sacrificed everything': Lydia Williams to retire from Matildas". The Sydney Morning Herald.
^ 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.
^ "Official | Morgan Schneiderlin announces retirement". Yahoo!. 17 August 2024.

External links

Football Australia official website

[table_note_AUC0.90845666914641-5] 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.

[table_note_res_FS0.90845666914641-6] 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.

[table_note_WEL0.31290103975353-9] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

[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.

[7] "A-League Competition rules". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.

[8] "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.

[10] "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

[11] "South Melbourne football legend Jimmy Armstrong passes away". The Greek Herald. 19 August 2024.

[12] "Vale Jimmy Armstrong - Hall of Fame inductee and Socceroo". Football Australia. 26 August 2024.

[13] Kemp, Emma (5 May 2024). "'I've sacrificed everything': Lydia Williams to retire from Matildas". The Sydney Morning Herald.

[14] 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.

[15] "Official | Morgan Schneiderlin announces retirement". Yahoo!. 17 August 2024.

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