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	Qualification
1	Japan	2026 FIFA World Cup	—	15 Oct	25 Mar	20 Mar	5 Sep	10 Jun
2	Australia	2026 FIFA World Cup	5 Jun	—	14 Nov	5 Sep	10 Oct	20 Mar
3	Saudi Arabia	Fourth round	10 Oct	10 Jun	—	15 Oct	20 Mar	5 Sep
4	Bahrain	Fourth round	10 Sep	19 Nov	5 Jun	—	14 Nov	10 Oct
5	China		19 Nov	25 Mar	10 Sep	10 Jun	—	15 Oct
6	Indonesia		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

5 September 2024 Third round	Australia	v	Bahrain	Gold Coast, Australia
20:00 UTC+10		Source		Stadium: Robina Stadium

10 September 2024 Third round	Indonesia	v	Australia	Surabaya, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7		Source		Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium

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
		Source

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.

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	TBD, Saudi Arabia
TBD UTC+3		Source

25 September 2024 Group stage	Australia	v	Macau	TBD, Saudi Arabia
TBD UTC+3		Source

27 September 2024 Group stage	Palestine	v	Australia	TBD, Saudi Arabia
TBD UTC+3		Source

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.

15 August 2024 PacificAus Sports Football Tour	Solomon Islands	v	Australia	Honiara, Solomon Islands
18:00 UTC+11		Source		Stadium: National Stadium

18 August 2024 PacificAus Sports Football Tour	Solomon Islands	v	Australia	Honiara, Solomon Islands
18:00 UTC+11		Source		Stadium: National Stadium

21 August 2024 PacificAus Sports Football Tour	Vanuatu	v	Australia	Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00 UTC+11		Source		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	Ardiya, Kuwait
20:30 UTC+3		Source		Stadium: Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium

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

27 October 2024 (2024-10-27) Group stage	Australia	v	Indonesia	Ardiya, Kuwait
17:30 UTC+3		Source		Stadium: Ali Sabah Al-Salem 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)

2024 Paris Olympic games

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	9	2	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Germany	3	2	1	8	5	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Australia	3	1	2	7	10	−3	3
4	Zambia	3	0	3	6	13	−7	0

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]

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)

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]

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)

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

31 August 2024 Group stage	Colombia	v	Australia	Bogotá, Colombia
18:00 UTC−5		Source		Stadium: Estadio El Campín

3 September 2024 Group stage	Mexico	v	Australia	Bogotá, Colombia
17:00 UTC−5		Source		Stadium: Estadio El Campín

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

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

AFC Champions League 2

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

AFC Women's Champions League

Melbourne City qualified to the Group stage as Premiers in the 2023–24 A-League Women.^[4]

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

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

Retirements

After the Paris Olympics tournament: Lydia Williams, 36, former Matildas goalkeeper, retiring from international football.^[8]

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.
^ 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

[table_note_AUC0.70545486067676-5] 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_FS0.70545486067676-6] 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_WEL0.10614196448873-9] 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] Kemp, Emma (5 May 2024). "'I've sacrificed everything': Lydia Williams to retire from Matildas". The Sydney Morning Herald.

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