Auckland FC have claimed the A-League Men premiership in their first season, while Melbourne City will lick their wounds and turn their focus to locking in second place after falling short. Second-placed City were held to a 0-0 draw by Adelaide United at AAMI Park on Saturday night.
The A-League Men will introduce a stricter salary cap to prevent clubs from engaging in a “player-spend arms race” under major reforms designed to ensure the competition’s long-term viability.
A-League footballer Josh Cavallo says he still receives daily death threats more than three years after publicly revealing he was gay.
Australia’s first out gay male professional footballer, Josh Cavallo, has said he receives death threats every day and would find it difficult to encourage other footballers to come out due to the sport’s “toxic” environment.
A-Leagues commissioner Nick Garcia has departed his role in a shock mid-season leadership change at Australian football’s struggling domestic competitions. Garcia’s departure was confirmed on Thursday, with Australian Professional Leagues chairman Stephen Conroy announced as executive chairman.
Macarthur’s bid for an A-League Men finals berth has been dealt a hammer blow, with captain Valère Germain citing Australian refereeing standards as reason to terminate his contract.
Football Australia’s new national second-tier competition will be called the Australian Championship and kick-off on October 10.
The long-awaited move will launch this year with 16 teams competing in four groups before moving into a knockout finals series.
Exclusive: Paramount+ blames international feed for 8Xbet advertisements as regulator considers action. The streaming giant Paramount+ broadcast ads for an offshore gambling company known for its bikini-clad croupiers during an A-League match last week in a potential breach of advertising rules.
VAR official Kris Griffiths Jones and Adelaide substitute Archie Goodwin were the central figures in a dramatic second half when VAR intervened to allow both Auckland and Adelaide to score a goal apiece in a game that finished in extraordinary fashion with both sides scoring in stoppage time to force a 2-2 draw.
An international footballer has been sacked from his A-League team after he threatened to kill police officers who tried to usher him out of a bar following a day of heavy drinking.
The struggling clubs have bottomed out and their seasons are now about avoiding more unwanted history. Finally, after 329 days, Perth Glory have won an A-League Men game at home.
Jordan Lauton earned a remarkable 3-2 comeback win for Western United at Perth Glory with one of the most spectacular goals in A-League Men history – but was sent off after picking up a second yellow card for his celebration.
It was a Wild West shootout that would have made John Wayne proud.
Six women will oversee the New Year’s Day contest between two of Australia’s best men’s football teams, marking the first time an A-League Men’s match has included not one male match official.
Former glories seem like an age ago and the coach’s departure shows how far the A-League Men club has fallen. Outside the offices of Melbourne Victory underneath AAMI Park, there was no other way to describe the departure of the club’s coach Patrick Kisnorbo, just five days before the derby.
Melbourne Victory coach Patrick Kisnorbo has shocked the A-League by quitting the club days out from the local derby with cross-town rivals Melbourne City to pursue an overseas opportunity.
A draw at the weekend brought their winning run to an end but the Kiwi club is proving expansion and success don’t have to be strangers. . Few, if any, would have anticipated that Auckland FC would sit atop the A-League Men table after eight rounds of the 2024-25 season.
Half of all players who responded to a new survey are dissatisfied with the job the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) are doing running the A-League Men’s competition (ALM).
A schism is emerging between men’s professional players and the Australian Professional Leagues as concerns mount over the direction of the A-League Men, despite positive signs in the first month of the season.
Western Sydney Wanderers coach Alen Stajcic has lashed out at Juan Mata’s “cowardly” agent after criticism about a lack of playing time for the former Manchester United and Chelsea star.
The Macarthur Bulls are facing growing pressure to field a team in the A-League Women’s competition, almost six years after they were granted their men’s licence.
A-League clubs will become the “shop window” for core fans, while the Australian Professional Leagues will “supercharge” the broader appeal of football as part of a new vision for the competition due to be unveiled next month.
Australia’s top tier of football has been on a rollercoaster ride but there is fresh hope for a revival as crowds bounce back ahead of a 20th season. In a rollercoaster 20 years of the A-Leagues, sardonic Australian football fans might dryly suggest there have been more downs than ups.
After a year of crises and chaos there is hope that marquee signings and re-emergence of powerhouse clubs can turn the spotlight back onto football. Once more unto the breach, dear friends, for the A-League Men is back, this time celebrating its 20th season.
Samurai Blue once felt inferior to the Socceroos, but a 60-team J League has created such depth that Australia enter the World Cup qualifier as underdogs.
Tony Popovic is set to become the next coach of the Socceroos, with Football Australia moving quickly to replace Graham Arnold following his shock resignation last Friday.
The signing of Champions League winner Juan Mata by A-League Men club Western Sydney Wanderers has been hailed as “priceless”, as international football’s A-list expressed their enthusiasm for the former Spain international’s late-career move.
Former Manchester United and Chelsea star Juan Mata has made a stunning move to the A-League Men’s, signing with Western Sydney Wanderers.
Sydney FC have signed former Juventus and Bayern Munich star Douglas Costa in a massive recruitment coup for the A-League Men. Costa joins the ALM heavyweights as a marquee player for two seasons after being released early from his contract by Brazilian club Fluminense in July.
Former Juventus and Bayern Munich star Douglas Costa has signed a two-year marquee deal with Sydney FC in a huge boost for not only the Sky Blues but the entire A-League.
The chair of the A-Leagues has said that no club will go under despite the annual distribution to each outfit dropping from $2m to $530,000 for the coming season.
A-League clubs are facing financial turmoil, with the Australia Professional League (APL) to fund barely a quarter of their salary caps for next season.
The new ACL Elite boasts increased prize money and could open up a pathway to sorely needed riches.
Canberra’s hopes of fielding an A-League Men club have been dealt a blow with confirmation that the group behind an expansion bid “aren’t able to stand up a team in time for season 2024-25”. But A-Leagues boss Nick Garcia has backed the preferred bidders to have the new club ready in time for Canberra to join as the 14th men’s team for the 2025-26 campaign.
Three men were convicted and fined $500 for ‘deliberately and intentionally’ performing the salute. Three Croatian men have been convicted and fined after separately making Nazi salutes during the 2022 Australia Cup soccer final.
Matthew Millar and Jed Drew named in court documents as three other teammates face charges over alleged plot to receive yellow cards for payment. Two more A-League players have been named as alleged participants in an alleged bet-fixing scheme involving their Macarthur FC teammates.
At its best, football in Australia is about atmosphere, passion and tension – all of which were injected into a memorable title decider. There is peak A-League, but this was something else. A heaving stadium, over-capacity thanks to last minute temporary seating.
Modern football fairytales dictate that Cinderella only gets to go to the ball once.
The magical sporting story that is the Central Coast Mariners has delivered the ultimate final chapter with back-to-back A-League championship wins and a history making treble of trophies in season 2023/24 following an epic 3-1 extra time win over the Melbourne Victory in Gosford.
. As Alex King’s whistle rang out at Industree Group Stadium, there was no amount of security or barriers on Earth that could have held them back. The Central Coast Mariners’ supporters, apostles clad in blue and yellow, streamed onto the pitch, unable to contain their joy.
Australian soccer wunderkind Nestory Irankunda has sensationally threatened to play for another country if he does not start getting selected by the Socceroos.
With Socceroos coach Graham Arnold watching on from the stands, the A-League Men All Stars have thrashed a youth-filled Newcastle United outfit 8-0. Wellington’s Ben Old scored in the fifth minute with the impressive Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney) adding a second 20 minutes later.
The A-League Men’s All-Stars have sent Newcastle United back home with their tails between their legs after embarrassing the English Premier League club 8-0 at Marvel Stadium on Friday night.
Matildas star Caitlin Foord has credited Arsenal with restoring her love for football after a period of “going through the motions” as a professional player.
Central Coast are on the cusp of making history in the A-League Men grand final but their opponents will not mind being the bad guys. For a moment, forget that it is Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne Victory meeting in this season’s A-League Men grand final.
All roads lead to Gosford as the A-League Men’s smallest club and market prepare to host the showpiece event for the first time.
Former Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou believes Australian football is still riven by the problems that influenced his decision to leave the country, but those who can succeed in the tough environment are well placed for global success.
The Mariners can seal a historic treble in the A-League Men grand final but the Victory have shown they are happy to tear up the script. It was all coming together for Wellington Phoenix.
Melbourne Victory has earnt a shot at a fifth A-League championship after beating Wellington Phoenix 2-1 a thrilling semi-final second-leg battle at Sky Stadium on Saturday night.
The Central Coast Mariners have booked a spot in a second straight grand final after edging past Sydney FC in one of the most contentious A-League Men games in recent memory.
Officials from A-League club Macarthur FC reacted with shock after a trio of players including Mexican star and club captain Ulises Davila were arrested for alleged betting corruption after a NSW Police investigation.
New Zealand All Whites stalwart Ben Sigmund fears the “damage” New Zealand international Clayton Lewis has caused to his promising career following his arrest for alleged betting corruption.
NSW police allege Ulises Dávila, Kearyn Baccus and Clayton Lewis were involved in a scheme ‘for yellow cards to occur during certain games’ in late 2023. Macarthur FC has said it is “shocked” after three of its players were arrested and charged in Sydney in relation to an international investigation that uncovered an alleged betting corruption scandal.
Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix have it all to play for after a cagey 0-0 draw in the first leg of their A-League Men semi-final at AAMI Park.
Newly crowned premiers and AFC Cup Champions, the Central Coast Mariners have one foot inside the A-League Men grand final.
Sydney FC’s A-League Men grand final hopes are hanging by a thread after Jack Rodwell and Corey Hollman were sent off in a 2-1 semi-final loss to the Central Coast Mariners.
After a disastrous start to the A-League Men season, Mark Jackson’s side are now just three games away from an unlikely treble. Central Coast Mariners are done with flying under the radar.
Manager Mark Jackson was left pinching himself after a late Alou Kuol winner led the Central Coast to their first Asian title and kept an unprecedented treble bid alive.
Central Coast Mariners have become just the second A-League men’s outfit to win an Asian club competition after beating Lebanese team Al-Ahed 1-0 in the AFC Cup final.
Melbourne Victory goalkeeper Paul Izzo was the hero as his side progressed to the next round of the A-League finals series with a penalty shootout success over Melbourne City at AAMI Park on Sunday night.
The A-League Men’s greatest goalscorer is leaving Australia for a new challenge but not before a final derby this weekend. He is Australia’s best at changing a game. With an outstretched toe, a snap side-foot, glancing in from the near post, or a lob few thought on.
Central Coast Mariners claimed its third Premier’s Plate and remains on track to earn a historic treble since becoming a foundation club of the A-League in 2005.
Central Coast Mariners are premiers of A-League Men for the first time in 12 years after defeating Adelaide United 2-0. Heading into Wednesday night’s clash the Mariners needed just a draw to finish the regular season in top spot and deny Wellington Phoenix their first premiership.
An “emotional” Jamie Maclaren will depart the A-League at the end of Melbourne City’s finals campaign, with India mooted as the star striker’s likely destination.
Memories of a red and black behemoth feel increasingly distant after yet another failed A-League Men campaign.
Former Arsenal women’s mentor Joe Montemurro has been appointed coach of the A-League All-Stars women’s team facing the Gunners in Melbourne next month.
The Adelaide United sensation has started taking German lessons but is happy to let his football do most of the talking for now. His head is mostly bowed. In front of the TV cameras he sways with nerves, sometimes even giggles.
Football Australia has imposed a no-fault suspension on Angel Torres after the Central Coast Mariners forward was charged with sexual assault.
Football Australia imposes interim suspension after Torres arrested over alleged incident in March. The Central Coast Mariners’ star striker Angel Torres has been stood down from playing in the A-League Men after he was charged with sexual assault.
Adelaide United teen sensation Nestory Irankunda has confirmed he did want to play in Australia’s botched Olympic qualifying campaign but his snubbing hasn’t diminished his Socceroos ambitions.
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou was among those to congratulate A-League stalwart Leigh Broxham on a decorated career that will end next month with more than 450 competitive appearances for Melbourne Victory to his credit.
Football Australia and New South Wales police are investigating a spectator who appeared to perform a Nazi salute during the A-League derby clash between Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC on the weekend.
Adelaide United coach Carl Veart said two A-League clubs wanted teenage star Nestory Irankunda banned for not attending the Olyroos AFC U-23 Cup campaign.
If the rising star has the maturity to recognise Adelaide United is the best place for him right now, maybe that’s a silver lining to this Olyroos saga . One of the key pieces of advice the A-League received in early 2020, when it was separating from Football Australia, was that the “best asset” it could possess was the local boy or girl made good.
An utterly bizarre straight red card has soured Newcastle’s 3-1 upset win over Sydney FC in the A-League on Sunday afternoon.
The Melbourne Rebels may be saved by an 11th hour private equity cash injection that will see the bankrupt Super Rugby side relocate and share facilities with an A-League club.
A-League men’s and women’s matches will continue to be broadcast with the Australian Professional Leagues to sign a last-minute deal with a new broadcast company after being blindsided by the collapse of Global Advance.
Longstanding broadcasters NEP have stepped in to save the A-Leagues’ blushes of an Easter weekend TV blackout after production partners Global Advance were placed into voluntary administration.
The A-Leagues face the potential loss of two clubs next season unless takeovers can be concluded within “a few weeks”, according to Stephen Conroy, the chair of the leagues’ operator Australian Professional Leagues (APL).
The Socceroos’ newest call-up, Josh Nisbet, has spent much of his life proving doubters wrong, but says his elevation to the national team won’t temper his high ambition.
The billionaire owner of the A-League’s newest team has vowed to replicate his Las Vegas NHL success with Auckland FC, which was unveiled as the expansion club’s name along with a bold playing strip.
Graham Arnold has named an extended 25-man Socceroos squad to face Lebanon in World Cup qualification, with a number of stunning recalls amid an injury and suspension crisis.
Auckland’s new A-League entry will be known simply as Auckland FC, donning an “electric blue” and black kit and with the nickname of the Black Knights.
The Western Sydney Wanderers are in full blown damage control after their record 7-0 loss to Melbourne City at AAMI Park on Tuesday night with coach Marko Rudan refusing to attend the post-match press conference to address the biggest loss in the team’s history.
Melbourne City midfielder Terry Antonis has scored one the greatest goals in A-League Men history on Tuesday night as his team destroyed Western Sydney by a record-equalling 7-0 at AAMI Park.
Digital ads for 8XBet inserted into matches played by clubs that rejected money from gambling companies. An offshore gambling company that breached Australian law and was forced to withdraw from the country has paid the national football league to promote it overseas.
Adelaide United teenager Musa Toure is “hugely sorry” for a social media post saying he did not support the A-League’s pride round.
Police ejected 14 people and Western Sydney Wanderers fan group the Red and Black Bloc (RBB) staged a walkout on a spicy A-League Men Saturday night at CommBank Stadium. The Australian Professional Leagues (APL) confirmed to AAP they were investigating a first-half incident. Continue reading...
There’s no denying the A-League produced some magnificent highlights this weekend, but this moment from Josh Nisbet was not one of them.
Professional Footballers Australia, the players’ union, has gone public with concerns about the direction of the A-Leagues and the management of the domestic competitions by operator APL, shattering the private protocols usually obeyed by football’s key stakeholders.
Sport and music came alive side-by-side at the weekend with the singer showing Australian football what an empire can look like.
Melbourne Victory have missed a chance to provisionally move up to second on the A-League Men ladder after settling for a 0-0 draw against cross-town rivals Melbourne City in their 42nd local derby at AAMI Park on Saturday night.
Property mogul Ross Pelligra has been confirmed as Perth Glory’s new owner.
The Asian Cup has ended and the Socceroos are back at their clubs – although for some of them, the January transfer window saw them secure major transfers.
Outspoken Western Sydney coach Marko Rudan has been banned for three games for his “derogatory” outburst which questioned the integrity of A-League referees, leading to him being found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute.
Sydney FC coach Ufuk Talay has slammed online trolls for the “disgraceful” messages they have sent Sky Blues striker Patrick Wood after a horror goal miss last weekend, revealing he played with an injured ankle which will now sideline him for 12 weeks.
Socceroo Joe Gauci is ready for the challenge of unseating the “number one goalkeeper in the world” at English Premier League club Aston Villa.
The A-Leagues were back at it last weekend, producing a series of calamities and misadventures. Joey Lynch selects some of best from the competitions’ history After all these years, it appears Australian football is no closer to determining just where the summit of “Peak A-League” lies.
Sydney FC stormed out to a 3-0 lead against the Central Coast Mariners on Saturday night but it could have been four if not for a stunning miss from Patrick Wood.