The 2024–25 A-League Men, known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is the 48th season of national level men's soccer in Australia, and the 20th since the establishment of the competition as the A-League in 2004. Central Coast Mariners are the defending premiers and champions.
Season | 2024–25 |
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Dates | 18 October 2024 - 31 May 2025 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
Thirteen clubs are participating in the 2024–25 season. This is an increase from the previous years as Auckland FC joins the league.
Club | City | Home ground | Capacity |
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Adelaide United | Adelaide | Coopers Stadium | 16,500 |
Auckland FC | Auckland | Go Media Stadium | 30,000 |
Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 52,500 |
Central Coast Mariners | Gosford | Industree Group Stadium | 20,059 |
Macarthur FC | Campbelltown | Campbelltown Sports Stadium | 17,500[1] |
Melbourne City | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | McDonald Jones Stadium | 30,000 |
Perth Glory | Perth | HBF Park | 20,500 |
Sydney FC | Sydney | Allianz Stadium | 42,500[2] |
Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Sky Stadium | 35,000 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Parramatta | CommBank Stadium | 30,000 |
Western United | Tarneit | Ironbark Fields | 5,000 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position on table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Auckland FC | Inaugural | Pre-season | Steve Corica | 20 December 2023[38] | ||
Melbourne City | Aurelio Vidmar (caretaker) | Promoted to full-time | — | Aurelio Vidmar | 15 May 2024[39] | |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Marko Rudan | Mutual consent | 16 May 2024[40] | Alen Stajcic | 25 June 2024[41] | |
Melbourne Victory | Tony Popovic | End of contract | 12 June 2024[42] | Patrick Kisnorbo | 25 June 2024[43] | |
Perth Glory | Alen Stajcic | Mutual consent | 25 June 2024[44] | David Zdrilic | 28 June 2024[45] |
The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship (or New Zealand citizenship, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);[46]
2Australian citizens (or New Zealand citizens, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury replacement players, or National team replacement players;
4Guest players (eligible to play a maximum of fourteen games)
The 2024–25 season will see each team play 26 games followed by a finals series for the top six teams.
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
The club also used the announcement to debut a new front of shirt sponsor with Anchor becoming the club's first major commercial partner.