2022 A-Leagues All Stars Game

2022 A-Leagues All Star Game
Event	2021–22 A-League Men
Date	25 May 2022
Venue	Accor Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
Referee	Alex King
Attendance	70,174
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The 2022 A-Leagues All Stars Game was the third edition of the A-Leagues All Stars Game, and the first since the 2014 Game. It was held at Accor Stadium in Sydney on 25 May 2022 against Spanish club Barcelona. Barcelona won the game 3–2.

The game was televised in Australia on Network 10.

Pre-match

Having not played an All Stars game since the 2014 edition against Juventus, on 6 April 2022, the A-Leagues announced the return of the concept for the match against Barcelona. It is the first time Barcelona has visited Australia.

The game was in the same week as the 2022 A-League Men Grand Final. Players participating in the Grand Final did not play in the All Stars Game.^[1]

On 27 April 2022, it was announced that former Sydney FC midfielder Dwight Yorke will coach the A-Leagues All-Stars.^[2] The appointment was criticised by Football Coaches Australia, who argued that the All Stars coach should be an A-League Men or Australian national team coach.^[3] On 13 May 2022, it was announced that Yorke's assistants would be Rob Stanton, Heather Garriock and goalkeeping coach Davide Del Giovine.^[4]

The match was Barcelona's first ever game in Australia, the 68th country in which Barcelona has played.^[5]

Squads

A-Leagues All Stars

On 5 May 2022, it was announced that the A-Leagues All Stars squad would consist of thirty players: 13 selected by a fan vote, 15 selected by Dwight Yorke and his assistants and two selected by A-Leagues commissioner Greg O'Rourke. Every A-League Men club had at least one player selected. While players participating in the 2022 A-League Men Grand Final were unable to play in the All Stars Game, they remained eligible for inclusion in the squad with "non-playing" status.^[6]

The initial thirteen players, selected by fan vote, were named on 19 May 2022.^[7] The remaining seventeen squad members were named on 20 May 2022.^[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	POL	Filip Kurto (Macarthur FC)
2	DF	AUS	Scott Neville (Brisbane Roar)
3	DF	AUS	Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory)
4	DF	JAM	Adrian Mariappa (Macarthur FC)
5	MF	ENG	Jack Rodwell (Western Sydney Wanderers, captain)
7	MF	CMR	Olivier Boumal (Newcastle Jets)
8	MF	AUS	Isaías (Adelaide United)
9	FW	AUS	Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners)
10	MF	SRB	Miloš Ninković (Sydney FC)
11	MF	BRA	Daniel Penha (Newcastle Jets)
14	DF	AUS	Kye Rowles (Central Coast Mariners)
17	MF	AUS	Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC)
18	DF	CIV	Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers)
19	MF	AUS	Callum Timmins (Perth Glory)
20	GK	AUS	Andrew Redmayne (Sydney FC)
23	DF	AUS	Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	MF	IRL	Jay O'Shea (Brisbane Roar)
27	MF	AUS	Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix)
36	FW	AUS	Garang Kuol (Central Coast Mariners)
41	DF	AUS	Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United)
66	FW	AUS	Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United)
—	GK	ENG	Jamie Young^a (Western United)
—	DF	AUS	Ben Garuccio^a (Western United)
—	DF	AUS	Curtis Good^a (Melbourne City)
—	DF	SUI	Léo Lacroix^a (Western United)
—	DF	POR	Roderick Miranda^a (Melbourne Victory)
—	MF	AUS	Jake Brimmer^a (Melbourne Victory)
—	FW	AUS	Craig Goodwin^a (Adelaide United)
—	FW	AUS	Mathew Leckie^a (Melbourne City)
—	FW	AUS	Jamie Maclaren^a (Melbourne City)
—	FW	GEO	Beka Mikeltadze^a (Newcastle Jets)
—	FW	AUS	Marco Tilio^a (Melbourne City)

Barcelona

Barcelona's squad to travel to Australia was named on 22 May 2022.^[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Marc-André ter Stegen
4	DF	URU	Ronald Araújo
5	MF	ESP	Sergio Busquets (captain)
7	FW	FRA	Ousmane Dembélé
8	DF	BRA	Dani Alves
9	FW	NED	Memphis Depay
10	FW	ESP	Ansu Fati
11	FW	ESP	Adama Traoré (on loan from Wolverhampton)
17	FW	NED	Luuk de Jong (on loan from Sevilla)
18	DF	ESP	Jordi Alba


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	NED	Frenkie de Jong
23	DF	FRA	Samuel Umtiti
25	FW	GAB	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
30	MF	ESP	Gavi
31	DF	ESP	Alejandro Balde
34	MF	ESP	Álvaro Sanz
36	GK	ESP	Arnau Tenas
41	DF	ESP	Mika Màrmol
43	MF	ESP	Jandro Orellana
44	MF	ESP	Antonio Aranda

Notes:

^a Injured or otherwise unable to play.

Match

The game was broadcast in Australia on Network 10.^[10]

Details

25 May 2022

20:05 AEST

A-Leagues All Stars	2–3	Barcelona
Piscopo 47' Traoré 53'	Report	Dembélé 34' Traoré 72' Fati 77'

Accor Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 70,174

Referee: Alex King

A-Leagues All Stars

Barcelona



GK	1	Filip Kurto	46'
DF	3	Jason Davidson	30'
DF	14	Kye Rowles
DF	4	Adrian Mariappa	58'
DF	23	Rhyan Grant	85'
MF	5	Jack Rodwell (c)	58'
MF	26	Jay O'Shea	79'
MF	27	Reno Piscopo	64'
MF	11	Daniel Penha	58'
MF	17	Anthony Caceres	79'
FW	9	Jason Cummings	57'
Substitutes:
GK	20	Andrew Redmayne	46'
DF	2	Scott Neville	58'
MF	7	Olivier Boumal	79'
MF	8	Isaías	58'
MF	10	Miloš Ninković	58'
DF	18	Adama Traoré	30'
FW	19	Callum Timmins	79'
FW	36	Garang Kuol	57'
DF	41	Alexandar Popovic	85'
FW	66	Nestory Irankunda	64'
Manager:
Dwight Yorke



GK	1	Marc-André ter Stegen	46'
DF	31	Alejandro Balde	62'
DF	23	Samuel Umtiti	73'
DF	4	Ronald Araújo
DF	8	Dani Alves
MF	30	Gavi	73'
MF	5	Sergio Busquets (c)	79'
MF	34	Álvaro Sanz	62'
FW	7	Ousmane Dembélé	78'
FW	17	Luuk de Jong
FW	11	Adama Traoré	73'
Substitutes:
GK	24	Arnau Tenas	46'
FW	9	Memphis Depay
MF	10	Ansu Fati	73'
DF	18	Jordi Alba	62'
FW	21	Frenkie de Jong	73'
FW	25	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	62'
DF	41	Mika Màrmol	73'
MF	43	Jandro Orellana	79'
MF	44	Antonio Aranda	62'
Manager:
Xavi

Match rules

90 minutes.

References

^ Rugari, Vince (6 April 2022). "FC Barcelona confirmed for historic Australian visit next month". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ Monteverde, Marco (27 April 2022). "Ex-Manchester United and Sydney FC star Dwight Yorke named as coach of A-League All Stars team to meet Barcelona". news.com.au.
^ "FCA disagrees with Yorke's appointment". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
^ "Davide Del Giovine named in A-League All Stars coaching line-up". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
^ Roberts, Mike (18 May 2022). "Australia: A brand new destination". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
^ Smithies, Tom. "Who makes your All Stars XI? It's time to vote: here's how". keepup.com.au.
^ Thomas, Joshua (19 May 2022). "A-Leagues All Stars: Players picked for Barcelona match, past squads, coach and previous results". sportingnews.com. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
^ Harrington, Anna (20 May 2022). "ALM young guns get shot against Barcelona". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ "Barcelona's squad list for their friendly in Australia". Sport.es. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
^ "International Stars On The Home of Football". 10Play. 28 April 2022.

External links

Official Barca in Sydney website Archived 2022-05-21 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Rugari, Vince (6 April 2022). "FC Barcelona confirmed for historic Australian visit next month". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

[2] Monteverde, Marco (27 April 2022). "Ex-Manchester United and Sydney FC star Dwight Yorke named as coach of A-League All Stars team to meet Barcelona". news.com.au.

[3] "FCA disagrees with Yorke's appointment". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

[4] "Davide Del Giovine named in A-League All Stars coaching line-up". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

[5] Roberts, Mike (18 May 2022). "Australia: A brand new destination". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

[6] Smithies, Tom. "Who makes your All Stars XI? It's time to vote: here's how". keepup.com.au.

[7] Thomas, Joshua (19 May 2022). "A-Leagues All Stars: Players picked for Barcelona match, past squads, coach and previous results". sportingnews.com. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

[8] Harrington, Anna (20 May 2022). "ALM young guns get shot against Barcelona". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

[9] "Barcelona's squad list for their friendly in Australia". Sport.es. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

[10] "International Stars On The Home of Football". 10Play. 28 April 2022.

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