2025–26 Auckland FC season

Auckland FC
2025–26 season
OwnerBlack Knight Football and Entertainment
ChairmanBill Foley
Head CoachSteve Corica
StadiumMount Smart Stadium
A-League MenTBD
All statistics correct as of 8 July 2025.

The 2025–26 Auckland Football Club season will be the club's second season in the A-League Men, the top flight of Australian soccer. The season will cover the period from 1 July 2025 until 30 June 2026.

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NZL Michael Woud
2 DF  JPN Hiroki Sakai (captain)
3 DF  AUS Scott Galloway
4 DF  NZL Nando Pijnaker
5 DF  NZL Tommy Smith (vice-captain)
6 MF  BEL Louis Verstraete
7 MF  NZL Cam Howieson
10 FW  URU Guillermo May
11 FW  AUS Marlee Francois
12 GK  NZL Scott Morris
14 FW  NZL Liam Gillion (scholarship)
15 DF  NZL Francis de Vries
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  NZL Adama Coulibaly (scholarship)
17 DF  NZL Callan Elliot
18 MF  NZL Finn McKenlay (scholarship)
19 MF  NZL Oliver Middleton (scholarship)
21 FW  NZL Jesse Randall
22 MF  AUS Jake Brimmer (vice-captain)
23 DF  FIJ Dan Hall
27 FW  NZL Logan Rogerson
28 MF  CHI Felipe Gallegos
30 GK  NZL Joseph Knowles (scholarship)
35 FW  NZL Jonty Bidois (scholarship)
GK  NZL Scott Morris

Transfers

Note: Transfers' in/out date may refer to the date of announcement and not the date of signing from the mentioned players.

Transfers in

No. Position Name From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
12 GK Scott Morris Stoke City Free transfer 7 July 2025 [1]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
25 FW Neyder Moreno Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [2]
9 FW Max Mata Shrewsbury Town End of loan 30 June 2025 [3]
12 GK Alex Paulsen Bournemouth End of loan 30 June 2025 [4]
8 MF Luis Toomey Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [5]

Contract extensions

No. Position Player Duration Date Notes Ref
27 Forward Logan Rogerson 2 years 6 July 2025 [6]

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Competition Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Australia Cup Round of 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Last updated: 27 May 2025
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

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
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.[7]
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 27 May 2025.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Australia Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

  Fixtures

29 July 2025 Round of 32 Gold Coast Knights v Auckland FC Gold Coast
19:30 Source Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[8]

As of 27 May 2025

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 27 May 2025

References

  1. ^ "Scott Morris Arrives At Auckland FC". Auckland FC. 7 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Gracias Moreno!". Auckland FC. 27 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Max Mata returns to Shrewsbury Town". Auckland FC. 10 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Alex Paulsen returns to AFC Bournemouth". Auckland FC. 13 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Luis Toomey Departs Auckland FC". Auckland FC. 9 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Logan Rogerson Extends Contract with Auckland FC". Auckland FC. 6 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Auckland FC – Squad". soccerway.com.