2025–26 A-League Men

A-League Men
Season2025–26
DatesTBA 2025 – 23 May 2026
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 7 May 2025.

The 2025–26 A-League Men, known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is the 49th season of national level men's soccer in Australia, and the 21st since the establishment of the competition as the A-League in 2004. Auckland FC are the defending premiers while Melbourne City are the defending champions.

Clubs

Stadiums and locations

Thirteen clubs are participating in the 2025–26 season.

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Club City Home ground Capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide Coopers Stadium 16,500
Auckland FC Auckland Go Media Stadium 25,000
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 52,500
Central Coast Mariners Gosford Industree Group Stadium 20,059
Macarthur FC Sydney 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 34,500
Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney CommBank Stadium 30,000
Western United Melbourne Ironbark Fields 5,000
AAMI Park[3] 30,050

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor
Adelaide United Airton Andrioli Ryan Kitto[4] UCAN[5] Flinders University[6]
CG FinTech[note 1][7]
Auckland FC Steve Corica Hiroki Sakai[8] New Balance[9] Anchor[10]
Go Media[note 1][11]
Brisbane Roar Michael Valkanis Jay O'Shea[12] Cikers[13] Vacant
Central Coast Mariners Mark Jackson Trent Sainsbury[14] O'Neills[15] polytec[16]
Macarthur FC Mile Sterjovski Luke Brattan[17] Kelme[18] SipEnergy[19]
Melbourne City Aurelio Vidmar Aziz Behich[20] Puma[21][22] Etihad Airways[22]
Melbourne Victory Arthur Diles Roderick Miranda[23] Macron[24] Turkish Airlines[25]
Newcastle Jets Mark Milligan Kosta Grozos[26] New Balance[27] Brydens Lawyers[28]
Perth Glory David Zdrilic Adam Taggart[29] Macron[30] La Vida Homes[31]
Sydney FC Ufuk Talay Rhyan Grant[32] Under Armour[33] Macquarie University[34]
Wellington Phoenix Giancarlo Italiano Alex Rufer[35] Dynasty Sport[36] Oppo[37]
Entelar Group[note 1][37]
Western Sydney Wanderers Alen Stajcic Lawrence Thomas[38] Adidas[39] Voltaren[40]
Turner Freeman Lawyers[note 1][41]
Western United John Aloisi Ben Garuccio[42] Kappa[43] Sharp[43]

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Newcastle Jets Robert Stanton End of contract 5 May 2025[44] Pre-season Mark Milligan 6 May 2025[45]
Brisbane Roar Ruben Zadkovich Mutual consent 6 May 2025[46] Michael Valkanis 7 May 2025[47]
Adelaide United Carl Veart End of contract 10 May 2025[48] Airton Andrioli 26 May 2025[49]

Foreign players

See also: A-League Men transfers for 2025–26 season
Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United Zach Clough Julian Kwaaitaal Bart Vriends
Auckland FC Louis Verstraete Felipe Gallegos Hiroki Sakai Guillermo May Dan Hall[a]
Brisbane Roar Milorad Stajić Jay O'Shea James McGarry Marcus Ferkranus[a]
Central Coast Mariners Vitor Feijão Ryan Edmondson Alfie McCalmont Storm Roux[a]
Macarthur FC Filip Kurto
Melbourne City Germán Ferreyra Andreas Kuen Samuel Souprayen
Melbourne Victory Clarismario Santos Zinédine Machach Nikos Vergos Roderick Miranda Adama Traoré[b]
Newcastle Jets Joe Shaughnessy Kota Mizunuma Lachlan Bayliss[a]
Perth Glory Luke Amos Scott Wootton Sam Sutton Brian Kaltak Oliver Sail[a]
Joel Anasmo[a]
Sydney FC Douglas Costa Léo Sena Joe Lolley
Wellington Phoenix Hideki Ishige Kazuki Nagasawa Josh Oluwayemi
Western Sydney Wanderers Bozhidar Kraev Kosta Barbarouses Juan Mata Mohamed Al-Taay[a]
Dylan Scicluna[a]
Western United Hiroshi Ibusuki Tomoki Imai Charbel Shamoon[a]
Luka Coveny[a]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Australian citizens (or New Zealand citizens, in the case of Auckland FC and/or Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team
  2. ^ Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship (or New Zealand citizenship, in the case of Auckland FC and/or Wellington Phoenix);[50]

Regular season

The regular season is made up of a full home-and-away 24-match schedule for each club, plus three byes and two extra rounds (including the Unite Round), for a total of 26 matches played. The top six qualify for a finals series.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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 Qualification for 2026 Australia Cup play-offs
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
First match(es) will be played: TBA. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 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.[51]
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away ADL AKL BRI CCM MAC MCY MVC NEW PER SYD WEL WSW WUN ADL AKL BRI CCM MAC MCY MVC NEW PER SYD WEL WSW WUN
Adelaide United
Auckland FC
Brisbane Roar
Central Coast Mariners
Macarthur FC
Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory
Newcastle Jets
Perth Glory
Sydney FC
Wellington Phoenix
Western Sydney Wanderers
Western United
Source: Aleagues.com.au
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Away kit

See also

References

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