2023–24 in Australian soccer

Season of Australian soccer

Soccer in AustraliaSeason| 2023–24

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Men's soccer
ALM Premiership| Central Coast Mariners
Australia Cup| Sydney FC
Women's soccer
ALW Premiership| Melbourne City
ALW Championship| Sydney FC
| <- 2022–23 |  | 2024–25 ->

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The 2023–24 season was the 55th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 141st overall.

## National teams

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### Men's senior

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Main article: Australia men's national soccer team

#### Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2023–24.

Mexico v  Australia 9 September 2023 |  Mexico | 2–2|  Australia | Arlington, United States

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21:00 UTC-5 |

* Jiménez 69' (pen.)
* Huerta 83'

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* Souttar 16'
* Boyle 63' (pen.)

| Stadium: AT&T Stadium
Referee: Rubio Vázquez (United States)

England v  Australia 13 October 2023 |  England | 1–0|  Australia | London, England

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19:45 UTC+1 |

* Watkins 57'

| Report |  | Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 81,116
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Australia v  New Zealand 17 October 2023 Soccer Ashes|  Australia | 2–0|  New Zealand | London, England

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19:45 UTC+1 |

* Souttar 13'
* Irvine 76'

| Report |  | Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,761
Referee: Stuart Attwell (England)

Bahrain v  Australia 6 January 2024 |  Bahrain | 0–2|  Australia | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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18:00 UTC+4 |  | Report |

* Binaddi 36' (o.g.)
* Duke 61'

| Stadium: Baniyas Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Al-Harmoodi (United Arab Emirates)

#### FIFA World Cup qualification

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Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

##### Second round

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Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

###### Group I

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1  |  Australia | 6  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 22  | 0  | +22  | 18  | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |  | -- | 5–0 | 2–0 | 7–0
2  |  Palestine | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 8  |  | 0–1 | -- | 0–0 | 5–0
3  |  Lebanon | 6  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 8  | −3  | 6  | Asian Cup qualifying third round |  | 0–5 | 0–0 | -- | 4–0
4  |  Bangladesh | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 1  | 20  | −19  | 1  |  | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | --

Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Australia v  Bangladesh 16 November 2023 Second round|  Australia | 7–0|  Bangladesh | Melbourne, Australia

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20:00 UTC+11 |

* Souttar 4'
* Borrello 20'
* Duke 37', 40'
* Maclaren 48', 70', 84'

| Report |  | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,876
Referee: Ahrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)

Palestine v  Australia 21 November 2023 Second round|  Palestine | 0–1|  Australia | Kuwait City, Kuwait[a]

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17:00 UTC+3 |  | Report |

* Souttar 18'

| Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 14,537
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Australia v  Lebanon 21 March 2024 Second round|  Australia | 2–0|  Lebanon | Sydney, Australia

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20:10 UTC+11 |

* Baccus 5'
* Rowles 54'

| Report |  | Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 27,026
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Lebanon v  Australia 26 March 2024 Second round|  Lebanon | 0–5|  Australia | Canberra, Australia[b]

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19:45 UTC+11 |  | Report |

* Yengi 2'
* Jradi 47' (o.g.)
* Goodwin 48', 81'
* Iredale 68'

| Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 25,023
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

Bangladesh v  Australia 6 June 2024 Second round|  Bangladesh | 0–2|  Australia | Dhaka, Bangladesh

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16:45 UTC+6 |  | Report |

* Hrustic 29'
* Yengi 62'

| Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Attendance: 5,227
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)

Australia v  Palestine 11 June 2024 Second round|  Australia | 5–0|  Palestine | Perth, Australia

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20:05 UTC+8 |

* Yengi 5' (pen.), 41'
* Taggart 26'
* Boyle 53'
* Irankunda 87' (pen.)

| Report |  | Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 18,261
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Notes

1. ^ Palestine played their home game at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.[1]
2. ^ Lebanon will play this home match in Australia, following AFC approval, due to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.[2]

#### AFC Asian Cup

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Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup

##### Group B

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1  |  Australia | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 1  | +3  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Uzbekistan | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 1  | +3  | 5
3  |  Syria | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 4
4  |  India | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 6  | −6  | 0  |

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Australia v  India 13 January 2024 Group stage|  Australia | 2–0|  India | Doha, Qatar

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14:30 UTC+3 |

* Irvine 50'
* Bos 73'

| Report |  | Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 35,253
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Syria v  Australia 18 January 2024 Group stage|  Syria | 0–1|  Australia | Doha, Qatar

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14:30 UTC+3 |  | Report |

* Irvine 59'

| Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 10,097
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Australia v  Uzbekistan 23 January 2024 Group stage|  Australia | 1–1|  Uzbekistan | Doha, Qatar

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14:30 UTC+3 |

* Boyle 45+1' (pen.)

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* Turgunboev 78'

| Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 15,290
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

##### Knockout stage

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Australia v  Indonesia 28 January 2024 Round of 16|  Australia | 4–0|  Indonesia | Al Rayyan , Qatar

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14:30 UTC+3 |

* Baggott 12' (o.g.)
* Boyle 45'
* Goodwin 89'
* Souttar 90+1'

| Report |  | Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 7,863
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Australia v  South Korea 2 February 2024 Quarter-finals|  Australia | 1–2 (a.e.t.)|  South Korea | Al Wakrah, Qatar

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18:30 UTC+3 |

* Goodwin 42'

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* H.C. Hwang 90+6' (pen.)
* Son 104'

| Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 39,632
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

### Men's under-23

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Main article: Australia men's national under-23 soccer team

#### Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-23 national team in 2023–24.

Qatar v  Australia 17 November 2023 |  Qatar | 1–2|  Australia | Khobar, Saudi Arabia

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19:00 AST |

* El Sayed 45+1'

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* Toure 27'
* Brook 40'

| Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

Saudi Arabia v  Australia 21 November 2023 |  Saudi Arabia | 1–3|  Australia | Khobar, Saudi Arabia

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16:00 AST |

* Bahusayn 90+5'

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* Botic 12', 36'
* Velupillay 43'

| Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

#### WAFF U-23 Championship

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Main article: 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship

As part of their preparations for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, Australia accepted an invitation to participate in the WAFF U-23 Championship.[3]

Australia v  Iraq 20 March 2024 Group stage|  Australia | 2–1|  Iraq | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia

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20:00 AST |

* D'Arrigo 10'
* A. Kuol 15'

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* Jaafar 48'

| Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium

Australia v  Egypt 23 March 2024 Semi-final|  Australia | 1–1
(2–1 p)|  Egypt | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia

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23:00 AST |

* G. Kuol 15' (pen.)

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* J. Hollman 22' (o.g.)

| Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
| Penalties|

* Courtney-Perkins
* Okon-Engstler
* Girdwood-Reich
* Velupillay
* Brook

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* Adel
* Faisal
* El Debes
* El Saaiy
* Eid

Australia v  South Korea 26 March 2024 Final|  Australia | 2–2
(3–4 p)|  South Korea | Al Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia

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23:00 AST |

* A. Kuol 11', 72'

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* Lee Young-jun 26'
* Kang Seong-jin 62'

| Stadium: Al Fateh Stadium
| Penalties|

* A. Kuol
* Italiano
* D'Arrigo
* J. Hollman
* G. Kuol

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* Lee Tae-seok
* Lee Kang-hee
* An Jae-jun
* Seo Myung-guan

#### AFC U-23 Asian Cup

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Main article: 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Laos v  Australia 6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) Qualification stage|  Laos | 1–7|  Australia | Dushanbe, Tajikistan

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* Khounthoumphone 12'

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* Velupillay 2', 4'
* D'Arrigo 7'
* Botic 21', 55'
* Brook 59'
* A. Kuol 79'

| Stadium: Central Republican Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)

Tajikistan v  Australia 12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) Qualification stage|  Tajikistan | 1–1|  Australia | Dushanbe, Tajikistan

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20:30 |

* Soirov 28'

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* Peupion 12'

| Stadium: Central Republican Stadium
Attendance: 12,400
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

Australia v  Jordan 15 April 2024 Group stage|  Australia | 0–0|  Jordan | Doha, Qatar

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16:00 AST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Indonesia v  Australia 18 April 2024 Group stage|  Indonesia | 1–0|  Australia | Doha, Qatar

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16:00 AST |

* Komang 45'

| Report |  | Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

Qatar v  Australia 21 April 2024 Group stage|  Qatar | 0–0|  Australia | Al Rayyan, Qatar

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18:30 AST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

### Men's under-20

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Main article: Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

#### Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-20 national team in 2023–24.

Uruguay v  Australia 5 June 2024 South American Tour|  Uruguay | 3–3
(4–3 p)|  Australia | Montevideo, Uruguay

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10:00 UYT |

* Lavega ?', ?'
* Pino 95' (pen.)

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* Caputo 25', 32'
* Badolato 31'

| Stadium: Complejo Uruguay Celeste [es]
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Chile v  Australia 8 June 2024 South American Tour|  Chile | 2–2
(5–4 p)|  Australia | La Calera, Chile

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16:00 CLT |

* Loyola 16'
* Arce 64'

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* Yull
* Youlley

| Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar

Chile v  Australia 11 June 2024 South American Tour|  Chile | 2–1|  Australia | Santiago, Chile

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17:00 CLT |

* Pinto
* Margas

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* Jovanovic

| Stadium: ANFP Federacion de Futbol de Chile

#### Marbella Week of Football U-18 International Tournament

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The Young Socceroos participated in the Marbella Week of Football U-18 International Tournament in Spain.[4]

Australia v  France 12 October 2023 |  Australia | 1–1
(4–1 p)|  France | Marbella, Spain

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* Brandtman 8'

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* Kalambayi 40'

| Stadium: Marbella Football Centre

Australia v  Netherlands 14 October 2023 |  Australia | 1–1
(6–5 p)|  Netherlands | Marbella, Spain

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19:00 CEST |

* Waddingham 58'

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Report (KNVB) |

* Milambo

| Stadium: Marbella Football Centre

Australia v  Denmark 17 October 2023 |  Australia | 2–2
(7–6 p)|  Denmark | Marbella, Spain

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14:30 CEST |

* Waddingham 18'
* Brandtman 87'

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*   *

| Stadium: Marbella Football Centre

### Men's under-17

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Main article: Australia men's national under-17 soccer team

#### Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-17 national team in 2023–24.

Switzerland v  Australia 11 April 2024 European camp|  Switzerland | 3–4|  Australia | Locarno, Switzerland

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13:00 (CET) |

* Lebrino  6'
* Mahic  120+1', 102+5'

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* MacNicol 9', 55'
* Tatu 72'
* Bolongi 107'

| Stadium: Stadio Communale Ascona
Note: Match took place over four quarters of 30-minutes each

Inter Milan U-17 v  Australia 16 April 2024 European camp|  Inter Milan U-17 | 4–2|  Australia | Milan, Italy

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* 27'
* 40'
* 45'
* 73'

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* MacNicol 10'
* Pullella 30'

| Stadium: Konami Youth Development Centre

#### ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship

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Thailand v  Australia 23 June 2024 Group stage|  Thailand | 0–0|  Australia | Surakarta, Indonesia

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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

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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

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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

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19:30 WIB |

* Gholy 3', 45+5'
* Holong 90+3'

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* 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

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19:30 WIB |

* Poramet 33'

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* MacNicol 45+3'

| Stadium: Manahan Stadium
Referee: Koji Takasaki (Japan)
| Penalties|

* Poramet
* Phuriphan
* Phanuphong
* Supakorn
* Natthakit
* Kittipob
* Chaiwat
* Siwakorn
* Chatchawas

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* Alfaro
* MacNicol
* Maltz
* Didulica
* Eames
* Pullella
* Garbowski
* Kutleshi
* Necovski

### Women's senior

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Main article: Australia women's national soccer team

#### Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2023–24.

Australia v  France 14 July 2023 (2023-07-14) |  Australia | 1–0|  France | Melbourne, Australia

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19:30 UTC+10 |

* Fowler 66'

| Report |  | Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 50,629
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

Canada v  Australia 1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) |  Canada | 5–0|  Australia | Langford, Canada

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19:30 UTC−8 |

* Prince 10', 43'
* Lacasse 49'
* Awujo 55'
* Leon 62'

| Report |  | Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 6,102
Referee: Deily Gómez (Costa Rica)

Canada v  Australia 5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) |  Canada | 1–0|  Australia | Vancouver, Canada

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19:00 UTC−8 |

* Quinn 40'

| Report |  | Stadium: Christine Sinclair Place
Attendance: 48,112
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)

Mexico v  Australia 9 April 2024 (2024-04-09) |  Mexico | 0–2|  Australia | San Antonio, United States

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19:00 UTC−6 |  | Report |

* Raso 9'
* Foord 52'

| Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,163
Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

Australia v  China 31 May 2024 |  Australia | 1–1|  China | Adelaide, Australia

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19:40 UTC+09:30 |

* Heyman 90+5'

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* Zhang 30'

| Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 52,912
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

Australia v  China 3 June 2024 |  Australia | 2–0|  China | Sydney, Australia

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19:30 UTC+10:00 |

* Wheeler 48'
* Raso 56'

| Report |  | Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 76,798
Referee: Oh Hyun-jung (South Korea)

#### FIFA Women's World Cup

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Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

##### Group B

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1  |  Australia (H) | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 3  | +4  | 6  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Nigeria | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 5
3  |  Canada | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 5  | −3  | 4  |
4  |  Republic of Ireland | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 3  | −2  | 1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Australia v  Republic of Ireland 20 July 2023 (2023-07-20) Group Stage|  Australia | 1–0|  Republic of Ireland | Sydney, Australia

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18:00 UTC+10 |

* Catley 52' (pen.)

| Report |  | Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 75,784
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

Australia v  Nigeria 27 July 2023 (2023-07-27) Group Stage|  Australia | 2–3|  Nigeria | Brisbane, Australia

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18:00 UTC+10 |

* Van Egmond 45+1'
* Kennedy 90+10'

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* Kanu 45+6'
* Ohale 65'
* Oshoala 72'

| Stadium: Lang Park
Attendance: 49,156
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Canada v  Australia 31 July 2023 (2023-07-31) Group Stage|  Canada | 0–4|  Australia | Melbourne, Australia

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18:00 UTC+10 |  | Report |

* Raso 9', 39'
* Fowler 58'
* Catley 90+4' (pen.)

| Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 27,706
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

##### Knockout stage

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Australia v  Denmark 7 August 2023 Round of 16|  Australia | 2–0|  Denmark | Sydney, Australia

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20:30 UTC+10 |

* Foord 29'
* Raso 70'

| Report |  | Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 75,784
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)

Australia v  France 12 August 2023 Quarter-final|  Australia | 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)|  France | Brisbane, Australia

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17:00 UTC+10 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Lang Park
Attendance: 49,461
Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)
| Penalties|

* Foord
* Catley
* Kerr
* Fowler
* Arnold
* Gorry
* Yallop
* Carpenter
* Hunt
* Vine

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* Bacha
* Diani
* Renard
* Le Sommer
* Périsset
* Geyoro
* Karchaoui
* Lakrar
* Dali
* Bècho

Australia v  England 16 August 2023 Semi-final|  Australia | 1–3|  England | Sydney, Australia

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20:00 UTC+10 |

* Kerr 63'

| Report |

* Toone 36'
* Hemp 71'
* Russo 86'

| Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 75,784
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

Sweden v  Australia 19 August 2023 Third place play-off|  Sweden | 2–0|  Australia | Brisbane, Australia

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18:00 UTC+10 |

* Rolfö 30' (pen.)
* Asllani 62'

| Report |  | Stadium: Lang Park
Attendance: 49,461
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

#### 2024 Paris Olympic qualifiers

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Main article: 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Australia v  Iran 26 October 2023 Round 2|  Australia | 2–0|  Iran | Perth, Australia

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19:00 UTC+8 |

* Carpenter 19'
* Kerr 78'

| Report |  | Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 18,798
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

Philippines v  Australia 29 October 2023 Round 2|  Philippines | 0–8|  Australia | Perth, Australia

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15:10 UTC+8 |  | Report |

* Fowler 15'
* Kerr 19', 45+2', 46'
* Foord 30', 34', 56'
* Wheeler 72'

| Stadium: Perth Stadium
Attendance: 59,155
Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham (India)

Australia v  Chinese Taipei 1 November 2023 Round 2|  Australia | 3–0|  Chinese Taipei | Perth, Australia

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19:00 UTC+8 |

* Fowler 62'
* Kerr 68'
* Yallop 76'

| Report |  | Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 19,084
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

Uzbekistan v  Australia 24 February 2024 Round 3|  Uzbekistan | 0–3|  Australia | Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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14:00 UTC+5 |  | Report |

* Heyman 72'
* Fowler 84'
* Foord 86'

| Stadium: Milliy Stadium
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

Australia v  Uzbekistan 28 February 2024 Round 3|  Australia | 10–0
(13–0 agg.)|  Uzbekistan | Melbourne, Australia

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20:00 UTC+11 |

* Asadova 1' (o.g.)
* Heyman 4', 8', 16', 45+2'
* Torpey 22'
* Fowler 36'
* Foord 38'
* Raso 68'
* Sayer 90+4'

| Report |  | Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 54,120
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

### Women's under-23

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Main article: Australia women's national under-23 soccer team

#### Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under-23 national team in 2023–24.

Australia v  Scotland 26 September 2023 |  Australia | 1–0|  Scotland | Varese, Italy

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11:30 CEST |

* Doran

| Report |  | Stadium: AIS European Training Centre

Sweden v  Australia 29 May 2024 Four Nations Tournament|  Sweden | 3–0|  Australia | Växjö, Sweden

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* Renmark 11', 31'
* Handfast 41'

| Report |  | Stadium: Visma Arena

Australia v  Germany 1 June 2024 Four Nations Tournament|  Australia | 0–3|  Germany | Växjö, Sweden

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* Apostolakis 30' (o.g.)
* #10  48'
* #2  60'

| Stadium: Värendsvallen

Australia v  Poland 4 June 2024 Four Nations Tournament|  Australia | 2–2
(5–3 p)|  Poland | Växjö, Sweden

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* Cerne 60'
* Margraf 75'

| Report |

* Krezyman 24'
* Wróbel 55'

| Stadium: Värendsvallen
Referee: Isabelle Svensson (Sweden)
| Penalties|

* Gomez
* Lowry
* Hollman
* Nash
* Margraf

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* Grzybowska
* Domin
* Dudziak
* Kaczor

### Women's under-20

[edit]

Main article: Australia women's national under-20 soccer team

#### Friendlies

[edit]

A two-game series against China was held to help preparations for the U-20 Women's Asian Cup.[5]

China v  Australia 3 December 2023 |  China | 1–3|  Australia | Xiamen, China

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* Zheng 83' (pen.)

| Report |

* Galic 10'
* Grove 66'
* O'Grady 68'

| Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium
Referee: Dai Bingyue (China)

China v  Australia 6 December 2023 |  China | 3–1|  Australia | Xiamen, China

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13:00 UTC+8 |

* Zhang 6'
* Yu 66', 85'

| Report |

* Apostolakis 89'

| Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium
Referee: Mu Mingxin (China)

#### AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

[edit]

Main article: 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

With three wins in the group stage, Australia secured qualification to the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[6]

South Korea v  Australia 3 March 2024 Group stage|  South Korea | 1–2|  Australia | Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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13:00 UTC+5 |

* Jeon 25'

| Report |

* Trimis 73'
* Thomas-Chinnama 90'

| Stadium: Do'stlik Stadium
Attendance: 40
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

Uzbekistan v  Australia 6 March 2024 Group stage|  Uzbekistan | 0–2|  Australia | Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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* Galic 5'
* Trimis 38'

| Stadium: JAR Stadium
Attendance: 80
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

Australia v  Chinese Taipei 9 March 2024 Group stage|  Australia | 3–0|  Chinese Taipei | Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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13:00 UTC+5 |

* Nash 20'
* Kruger 40'
* Cicco 81'

| Report |  | Stadium: Do'stlik Stadium

Australia v  Japan 13 March 2024 Semi-final|  Australia | 1–5|  Japan | Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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* Trimis 13'

| Report |

* Yoneda 3'
* Shiragaki 63'
* Hijikata 83'
* Sasai 88'
* Thomas-Chinnama 89' (o.g.)

| Stadium: JAR Stadium
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

Australia v  South Korea 16 March 2024 Third place match|  Australia | 1–0|  South Korea | Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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* Gooch 78'

| Report |  | Stadium: JAR Stadium
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

### Women's under-17

[edit]

Main article: Australia women's national under-17 soccer team

#### AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification

[edit]

Main article: 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification

Australia won all three of their matches and qualified for the 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup.

Australia v  Philippines 20 September 2023 Round 2|  Australia | 6–2|  Philippines | Hanoi, Vietnam

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* Kuilamu 30'
* Cuthbert 42'
* McMahon 46'
* Skelly 55'
* Younis 75'
* Duong 86' (pen.)

| Report |

* Mathelus 14' (pen.), 17'

| Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Center
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)

Vietnam v  Australia 22 September 2023 Round 2|  Vietnam | 1–2|  Australia | Hanoi, Vietnam

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19:00 ICT |

* Ngân Thị Thanh Hiếu 28'

| Report |

* Dale 41', 45'

| Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Center

Australia v  Bangladesh 24 September 2023 Round 2|  Australia | 4–0|  Bangladesh | Hanoi, Vietnam

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* Dale 2', 57', 61', 74'

| Report |  | Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Center

#### AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

[edit]

Main article: 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

China v  Australia 7 May 2024 Group stage|  China | 3–0|  Australia | Bali, Indonesia

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16:00 WITA |

* Zhou Xinyi 5'
* Xiao Jiaqi 63'
* Zhang Kecan 77'

| Report |  | Stadium: Bali United Training Center
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)

Australia v  Japan 10 May 2024 Group stage|  Australia | 1–4|  Japan | Bali, Indonesia

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19:00 WITA |

* Dos Santos 90+6' (pen.)

| Report |

* Sato 3', 10'
* Shinjo 65'
* Hirakawa 80'

| Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium
Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei)

Australia v  Thailand 13 May 2024 Group stage|  Australia | 1–3|  Thailand | Bali, Indonesia

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16:00 WITA |

* Punch 31'

| Report |

* Kurisara 38'
* Rinyaphat 67'
* Chutikan 90+7'

| Stadium: Bali United Training Center
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)

## AFC competitions

[edit]

### AFC Champions League

[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 AFC Champions League

#### Group H

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Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  VEN |  MCY |  ZHP |  BUR

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1  |  Ventforet Kofu | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 11  | 8  | +3  | 11  | Advance to round of 16 |  | -- | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–0
2  |  Melbourne City | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 8  | 6  | +2  | 9  |  |  | 0–0 | -- | 1–1 | 0–1
3  |  Zhejiang | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 9  | 13  | −4  | 7  |  | 2–0 | 1–2 | -- | 3–2
4  |  Buriram United | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 9  | 10  | −1  | 6  |  | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | --

Source: AFC

### AFC Cup

[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 AFC Cup

Central Coast Mariners won the competition for the first time.[7] Mariners' striker Marco Túlio was the leading goalscorer for the competition, with eight goals. Central Coast Mariners' victory meant that Australia became the first nation to have had clubs winning both the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup, following Western Sydney Wanderers' victory in the 2014 AFC Champions League.

#### Group F

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Pos | Team

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1  |  Macarthur FC | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 23  | 5  | +18  | 15  | Zonal semi-finals |  | -- | 5–0 | 8–2 | 4–0
2  |  Phnom Penh Crown | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 15  | 7  | +8  | 12  |  | 3–0 | -- | 4–0 | 4–0
3  |  DH Cebu | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 19  | −15  | 4[a] |  |  | 0–3 | 0–3 | -- | 1–0
4  |  Shan United | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 3  | 14  | −11  | 4[a] |  | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | --

Source: AFC
Notes:

1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: DH Cebu 4, Shan United 1.

#### Group G

[edit]

Pos | Team

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1  |  Central Coast Mariners | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 21  | 7  | +14  | 13  | Zonal semi-finals |  | -- | 1–1 | 6–3 | 9–1
2  |  Terengganu | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 10  | 6  | +4  | 12  |  |  | 1–0 | -- | 2–0 | 2–2
3  |  Bali United | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 15  | 15  | 0  | 7  |  | 1–2 | 1–1 | -- | 5–2
4  |  Stallion Laguna | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 9  | 27  | −18  | 1  |  | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–5 | --

Source: AFC

#### Knockout stage

[edit]

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zonal semi-finals| | | Zonal finals| | | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals| | | Inter-zone play-off finals| | | Final
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|  Macarthur FC| 3
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|  Sabah| 0| |
| | |  Macarthur FC| 2|
| ASEAN Zone| | | |
| | |  Central Coast Mariners (a.e.t.)| 3| | |  Central Coast Mariners| 4| 0| 4
|  Central Coast Mariners| 4| | | | | | |
| | | | | |  Odisha| 0| 0| 0| |
|  Phnom Penh Crown| 0| | | | |  Central Coast Mariners| 1| 3| 4
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| | | |  Abdysh-Ata Kant| 1| 0| 1| |
| | | |  Abdysh-Ata Kant| 5| 3| 8| | | |
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|  Taichung Futuro| 0| 1| 1| |
| | |  Central Coast Mariners| 1
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| | |  Al Ahed| 0
|  Al-Riffa| 1| 1| 2| | | | | | | | | | |
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|  Al-Nahda| 1| 3| 4| |
| | |  Al-Nahda| 0| 2| 2| |
| West Asia Zone| | | | | | | |
| | |  Al Ahed| 1| 2| 3| | | | | | | |
|  Al Ahed (p)| 0| 1| 1 (4)| | | | | | | |
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|  Al-Kahrabaa| 1| 0| 1 (2)| |
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Macarthur FC v  Sabah 13 February 2024 Zonal semi-finals|  Macarthur FC | 3–0|  Sabah | Sydney

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* Dávila 40'
* Drew 46', 80'

| Report |  | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

Central Coast Mariners v  Phnom Penh Crown 13 February 2024 Zonal semi-finals|  Central Coast Mariners | 4–0|  Phnom Penh Crown | Gosford

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* Reec 37'
* Edmondson 72', 78', 90+4'

| Report |  | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

Macarthur FC v  Central Coast Mariners 22 February 2024 Zonal final|  Macarthur FC | 2–3 (a.e.t.)|  Central Coast Mariners | Sydney

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* Dávila 88'
* Rose 92'

| Report |

* Torres 81'
* Doka 105+3'
* Barcellos 120'

| Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium

Central Coast Mariners v  Odisha 7 March 2024 (2024-03-07) Inter-zone semi-finals|  Central Coast Mariners | 4–0|  Odisha | Gosford

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* Doka 36', 77' (pen.)
* Roux 52'
* Barcellos 89'

| Report |  | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Odisha v  Central Coast Mariners 14 March 2024 (2024-03-14) Inter-zone semi-finals|  Odisha | 0–0
(0–4 agg.)|  Central Coast Mariners | Bhubaneswar, India

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Abdysh-Ata Kant v  Central Coast Mariners 17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) Inter-zone final|  Abdysh-Ata Kant | 1–1|  Central Coast Mariners | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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18:00 KGT |

* Uzdenov 90+3'

| Report |

* Kaltak 81'

| Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 10,663
Referee: Gamini Nivon Robesh (Sri Lanka)

Central Coast Mariners v  Abdysh-Ata Kant 24 April 2024 (2024-04-24) Inter-zone final|  Central Coast Mariners | 3–0
(4–1 agg.)|  Abdysh-Ata Kant | Gosford, Australia

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* Di Pizio 77', 90+1'
* Doka 86'

| Report |  | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 4,723
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Al Ahed v  Central Coast Mariners 5 May 2024 Final|  Al Ahed | 0–1|  Central Coast Mariners | Muscat, Oman

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20:00 UTC+4 |  | Report |

* Kuol 84'

| Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

### AFC Women's Club Championship

[edit]

Main article: 2023 AFC Women's Club Championship

#### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 1  | +6  | 9  | Advance to final
2  |  Sydney FC | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 4  | +1  | 6  |
3  |  FC Nasaf (H) | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 6  | −3  | 1
4  |  Bam Khatoon FC | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 7  | −4  | 1

Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

## Domestic leagues

[edit]

### A-League Men

[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 A-League Men

Pos | Team

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* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Central Coast Mariners (C) | 27  | 17  | 4  | 6  | 49  | 27  | +22  | 55  | Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series
2  | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 27  | 15  | 8  | 4  | 42  | 26  | +16  | 53  | Qualification for Finals series[b]
3  | Melbourne Victory | 27  | 10  | 12  | 5  | 43  | 33  | +10  | 42
4  | Sydney FC | 27  | 12  | 5  | 10  | 52  | 41  | +11  | 41  | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two and Finals series[c]
5  | Macarthur FC | 27  | 11  | 8  | 8  | 45  | 48  | −3  | 41  | Qualification for Finals series[b]
6  | Melbourne City | 27  | 11  | 6  | 10  | 50  | 38  | +12  | 39
7  | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27  | 11  | 4  | 12  | 44  | 48  | −4  | 37  |
8  | Adelaide United | 27  | 9  | 5  | 13  | 52  | 53  | −1  | 32
9  | Brisbane Roar | 27  | 8  | 6  | 13  | 42  | 55  | −13  | 30  | Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs
10  | Newcastle Jets | 27  | 6  | 10  | 11  | 39  | 47  | −8  | 28
11  | Western United | 27  | 7  | 5  | 15  | 36  | 55  | −19  | 26
12  | Perth Glory | 27  | 5  | 7  | 15  | 46  | 69  | −23  | 22

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.[8][9]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. ^ 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. ^ a 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. ^ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2023 Australia Cup winners.

#### Finals series

[edit]

| Elimination-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Grand final |

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| 4 | Sydney FC | 4 | | |
| 5 | Macarthur FC | 0 | | | 4 | Sydney FC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Central Coast Mariners (a.e.t.) | 3 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory (p) | 1 (3) | | | | | 3 | Melbourne Victory | 1 |
| 6 | Melbourne City | 1 (2) | | | 3 | Melbourne Victory (a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Wellington Phoenix | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### A-League Women

[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 A-League Women

Pos | Team

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* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Melbourne City | 22  | 12  | 5  | 5  | 40  | 29  | +11  | 41  | Qualification to Finals series and 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League
2  | Sydney FC (C) | 22  | 11  | 6  | 5  | 31  | 20  | +11  | 39  | Qualification to Finals series
3  | Western United | 22  | 11  | 3  | 8  | 37  | 34  | +3  | 36
4  | Melbourne Victory | 22  | 10  | 6  | 6  | 44  | 29  | +15  | 36
5  | Central Coast Mariners | 22  | 10  | 5  | 7  | 31  | 24  | +7  | 35
6  | Newcastle Jets | 22  | 10  | 3  | 9  | 43  | 36  | +7  | 33
7  | Western Sydney Wanderers | 22  | 10  | 3  | 9  | 30  | 30  | 0  | 33  |
8  | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 22  | 9  | 1  | 12  | 36  | 33  | +3  | 28
9  | Brisbane Roar | 22  | 7  | 5  | 10  | 28  | 35  | −7  | 26
10  | Perth Glory | 22  | 6  | 6  | 10  | 25  | 32  | −7  | 24
11  | Canberra United | 22  | 6  | 6  | 10  | 39  | 47  | −8  | 24
12  | Adelaide United | 22  | 4  | 3  | 15  | 21  | 56  | −35  | 15

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[10]
(C) Champions
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.

#### Finals series

[edit]

| Elimination-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Grand final |

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| | | | 1 | Melbourne City | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 0 (2) | | | 6 | Newcastle Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Central Coast Mariners (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | | 1 | Melbourne City | 0 |
| | | | | | 2 | Sydney FC | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Sydney FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Western United | 2 | | | 5 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Newcastle Jets (a.e.t.) | 4 | |

### National Premier Leagues

[edit]

Main article: 2023 National Premier Leagues

## Domestic cups

[edit]

### Australia Cup

[edit]

Main article: 2023 Australia Cup

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

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| North Eastern MetroStars | 5 | | | | |
| Inglewood United | 0 | | | North Eastern MetroStars | 1 |
| Hellenic Athletic | 0 | | | Inter Lions | 0 |
| Inter Lions | 6 | | | | | | North Eastern MetroStars | 1 |
| Oakleigh Cannons | 2 | | | | | Melbourne City | 2 |
| Melbourne City | 3 | | | Melbourne City | 3 | | | |
| Peninsula Power | 1 | | | Wellington Phoenix | 0 |
| Wellington Phoenix (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | Melbourne City | 1 |
| Goulburn Valley Suns | 1 | | | | | | Sydney FC | 2 |
| APIA Leichhardt | 4 | | | APIA Leichhardt | 0 | | | |
| Sydney FC (p) | 3 (10) | | | Sydney FC | 2 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 3 (9) | | | | | | Sydney FC | 3 |
| Gold Coast Knights | 1 | | | | | Western United | 0 |
| Devonport City Strikers | 0 | | | Gold Coast Knights | 0 | |
| Edgeworth FC | 0 | | | Western United | 2 |
| Western United | 4 | | | | Sydney FC | 3 |
| Melbourne Knights | 4 | | | | | | | Brisbane Roar | 1 |
| Lions FC | 1 | | | Melbourne Knights | 2 | | | |
| Campbelltown City | 2 | | | Campbelltown City | 0 |
| Macarthur FC | 1 | | | | | | Melbourne Knights | 3 |
| Mt Druitt Town Rangers | 3 | | | | | Heidelberg United | 2 |
| Canberra Croatia | 1 | | | Mt Druitt Town Rangers | 0 | | | |
| Moreton Bay United | 0 | | | Heidelberg United | 3 |
| Heidelberg United | 3 | | | | Melbourne Knights | 0 |
| Broadmeadow Magic | 2 | | | | | | Brisbane Roar | 1 |
| Sydney United 58 | 4 | | | Sydney United 58 | 0 | |
| Newcastle Jets | 2 | | | Brisbane Roar | 5 |
| Brisbane Roar (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | Brisbane Roar | 4 |
| Floreat Athena | 1 | | | | | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 6 | | | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5 | |
| Northcote City | 0 | | | Adelaide United | 1 |
| Adelaide United | 2 | |

#### Final

[edit]

Main article: 2023 Australia Cup final

7 October 2023 (2023-10-07)

19:45 AEDT

Sydney FC| 3–1| Brisbane Roar

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* Fábio 67' (pen.), 90+1'
* Mak 72'

| Report |

* Waddingham 18'

Allianz Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 15,482

Referee: Ben Abraham

## Deaths

[edit]

* 6 July 2023: Attila Abonyi, 76, Australia, Melbourne Hungaria, St George-Budapest, Sydney Croatia, and Melita Eagles winger.[11]
* 21 October 2023: Sir Bobby Charlton CBE, 86, England, Newcastle KB United and Blacktown City midfielder.[12]
* 25 November 2023: Terry Venables, 80, coach of Australia.[13][14]
* 15 January 2024: Stephen Laybutt, 46, Australia, Wollongong Wolves, Brisbane Strikers, Parramatta Power, Sydney Olympic, and Newcastle Jets defender.[15]
* 11 March 2024: Steve Maxwell, 59, Australia, Adelaide City, and Marconi Stallions forward.[16]
* 8 April 2024: Ron Lord, 94, Australia and Sydney Prague goalkeeper.[17]
* 27 June 2024: Alan Westwater, 78, Australia, Canterbury Marrickville, and Pan Hellenic midfielder.[18]

## Retirements

[edit]

* 11 July 2023: Georgina Worth, 26, former Brisbane Roar and Newcastle Jets goalkeeper.[19][20]
* 24 July 2023: Emily Garnier, 27, former Newcastle Jets defender.[21]
* 21 September 2023: Natasha Dowie, 35, former England and Melbourne Victory forward.[22]
* 21 September 2023: Éric Bauthéac, 36, former Brisbane Roar midfielder.[23]
* 3 October 2023: Tom Rogic, 30, former Australia, Belconnen United, Central Coast Mariners, and Melbourne Victory midfielder.[24]
* 30 October 2023: Craig Noone, 35, former Melbourne City and Macarthur midfielder.[25]
* 3 December 2023: Shinji Ono, 44, former Japan and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder.[26][27]
* 24 March 2024: Adriana Konjarski, 28, former Newcastle Jets, Adelaide United, Melbourne City, South Melbourne, Warners Bay, and Broadmeadow Magic forward.[28][29]
* 29 March 2024: Larissa Crummer, 28, former Australia, Sydney FC, Brisbane Roar, Melbourne City, and Newcastle Jets defender and forward.[30][31]
* 14 April 2024: Emma Checker, 28, former Australia, Adelaide United, Melbourne Victory, Canberra United, and Melbourne City defender.[32][33]
* 27 April 2024: Jason Hoffman, 35, former Hamilton Olympic, Newcastle Jets, Richmond SC, and Melbourne City defender.[34]
* 27 April 2024: Miloš Ninković, 39, former Serbia, Sydney FC, and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder.[35]
* 3 May 2024: Natasha Rigby, 31, former Perth Glory defender.[36]
* 7 May 2024: Gema Simon, 33, former Australia, Melbourne Victory, and Newcastle Jets defender.[37][38]
* 22 May 2024: Tando Velaphi, 37, former Perth SC, Queensland Roar, Perth Glory, Melbourne Victory, Melbourne City, and Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper.[39]
* 25 May 2024: Leigh Broxham, 36, former Australia and Melbourne Victory defender.[40]
* 26 May 2024: Danny Vukovic, 39, former Australia, Parramatta Power, Central Coast Mariners, Wellington Phoenix, Perth Glory, Melbourne Victory, and Sydney FC goalkeeper.[41]
* 28 May 2024: Jake McGing, 30, former Marconi Stallions, Central Coast Mariners, Brisbane Roar, and Macarthur FC defender.[42]
* 28 May 2024: Alexandra Huynh, 29, former Australia, Macarthur Rams, and Newcastle Jets defender.[38]

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