# 2018–19 in Australian soccer

The 2018–19 season was the 50th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 136th overall.

## National teams
### Australia men's national soccer team
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2018–19.

#### AFC Asian Cup
### Australia men's national under-23 soccer team
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 23 national team in 2018–19.

#### AFC U-23 Championship qualification
### Australia men's national under-20 soccer team
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 20 national team in 2018–19.

#### AFC U-19 Championship
### Australia men's national under-17 soccer team
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 17 national team in 2018–19.

#### AFC U-16 Championship
### Australia women's national soccer team
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2018–19.

#### FIFA Women's World Cup
### Australia women's national under-20 soccer team
#### 2019 AFC Women's Championship qualification
### Australia women's national under-17 soccer team
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under 17 national team in 2018–19.

#### AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification
## AFC competitions
### AFC Champions League
#### Group stage
##### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAN | GZE | DAE | MVC |
| 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Daegu FC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |

##### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ULS | SSI | KAW | SYD |
| 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | 5–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–4 | — |

## Men's football
### A-League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Perth Glory | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 60 | Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Sydney FC (C) | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 52 | Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 50 | Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and Finals series |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 44 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne City | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 40 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 40 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 35 | |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 24 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 18 | |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 31 | 70 | −39 | 13 | |
* 1 2 3 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.
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

#### Finals series

| Elimination-finals | Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | Perth Glory (pen.) | 3 (5) | | |
| Adelaide United (a.e.t.) | 1 | Adelaide United | 3 (4) | | |
| Melbourne City | 0 | | | Perth Glory | 0 (1) |
| | | | | Sydney FC (pen.) | 0 (4) |
| | | Sydney FC | 6 | | |
| Melbourne Victory | 3 | Melbourne Victory | 1 | | |
| Wellington Phoenix | 1 | | | | |

##### Grand final
### National Premier Leagues

The Final Series featured the winner of each Member Federation's league competition in the National Premier Leagues, with the overall winner qualifying directly for the 2019 FFA Cup Round of 32.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| Wollongong Wolves | Wollongong Wolves | 5 | | | | | | |
| Canberra Olympic | Canberra Olympic | 1 | | | | | | |
| Canberra Olympic | Canberra Olympic | 1 | Wollongong Wolves | Wollongong Wolves | 2 | | | |
| | | | Perth SC | Perth SC | 0 | | | |
| Heidelberg United | Heidelberg United | 2 | Perth SC | Perth SC | 0 | | | |
| Perth SC (a.e.t.) | Perth SC (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Perth SC (a.e.t.) | Perth SC (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | Wollongong Wolves (a.e.t.) | Wollongong Wolves (a.e.t.) | 4 |
| | | | | | | Lions FC | Lions FC | 3 |
| Maitland FC | Maitland FC | 3 | | | | | | | Lions FC | Lions FC | 3 |
| Devonport City | Devonport City | 2 | | | | | | |
| Devonport City | Devonport City | 2 | Maitland FC | Maitland FC | 0 | | | |
| | | | Lions FC | Lions FC | 2 | | | |
| Lions FC | Lions FC | 2 | Lions FC | Lions FC | 2 | | | |
| Campbelltown City | Campbelltown City | 1 | | | | | | |

### State club winners

These are the winners for each top-tier state competition in 2019.
| Federation | Champions | Premiers | National Cup |
| Capital Football | Gungahlin United | Canberra Olympic | Tigers FC |
| Football South Coast | Corrimal Rangers | Wollongong Olympic | Bulli |
| Northern NSW Football | Edgeworth | Maitland | N/A |
| Football NSW | Sydney United 58 | Wollongong Wolves | Marconi Stallions |
| Football Northern Territory | North: Casuarina | North: Casuarina | Darwin Olympic |
| Football Northern Territory | South: Vikings | South: Verdi |
| Football Queensland | Gold Coast Knights | Lions FC | N/A |
| Football South Australia | Campbelltown City | Campbelltown City | N/A |
| Football Tasmania | Devonport City | Devonport City | South Hobart |
| Football Victoria | Bentleigh Greens | Heidelberg United | Hume City |
| Football West | Perth SC | Perth SC | N/A |

### Cup competitions
#### FFA Cup

| Round of 32 25 July–7 August | Round of 32 25 July–7 August | Round of 16 21–29 August | Round of 16 21–29 August | Quarter-finals 18–26 September | Quarter-finals 18–26 September | Semi-finals 5–6 October | Semi-finals 5–6 October | Final 30 October | Final 30 October |
| Canberra FC | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Broadmeadow Magic | 4 | Broadmeadow Magic | 0 | | | | | | |
| Bentleigh Greens | 1 | Bentleigh Greens | 4 | | | | | | |
| Wellington Phoenix | 0 | | | Bentleigh Greens | 1 | | | | |
| Gwelup Croatia | 0 | | | Heidelberg United | 0 | | | | |
| Adelaide Comets | 4 | Adelaide Comets | 0 | | | | | | |
| Heidelberg United | 2 | Heidelberg United | 4 | | | | | | |
| Charlestown City Blues | 1 | | | | | Bentleigh Greens | 0 | | |
| Port Melbourne | 0 | | | | | Adelaide United | 2 | | |
| APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 3 | | | | | | |
| Perth Glory | 0 | Melbourne Victory | 2 | | | | | | |
| Melbourne Victory | 1 | | | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 0 | | | | |
| Queensland Lions | 3 | | | Adelaide United | 2 | | | | |
| Olympic FC | 2 | Queensland Lions | 0 | | | | | | |
| Adelaide United | 3 | Adelaide United | 1 | | | | | | |
| Central Coast Mariners | 0 | | | | | | | Adelaide United | 2 |
| Brisbane Roar | 0 | | | | | | | Sydney FC | 1 |
| Melbourne City (a.e.t.) | 1 | Melbourne City | 1 | | | | | | |
| Gold Coast Knights | 0 | Newcastle Jets | 0 | | | | | | |
| Newcastle Jets | 1 | | | Melbourne City | 1 | | | | |
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 2 | | | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2 | | | | |
| Hakoah Sydney City East | 1 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 1 | | | | | | |
| Hellenic Athletic | 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2 | | | | | | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 4 | | | | | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0 | | |
| Avondale FC | 4 | | | | | Sydney FC | 3 | | |
| Marconi Stallions | 1 | Avondale FC | 4 | | | | | | |
| Northcote City | 1 | Devonport City | 1 | | | | | | |
| Devonport City | 3 | | | Avondale FC | 2 | | | | |
| Cairns FC | 4 | | | Sydney FC (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | |
| Armadale SC | 0 | Cairns FC | 1 | | | | | | |
| Rockdale City Suns | 2 | Sydney FC | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sydney FC | 4 | | | | | | | | |

##### Final
## Women's football
### W-League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne Victory | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 24 | Qualification to Finals series and 2019 AFC Women's Club Championship |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 20 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Sydney FC (C) | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 19 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Perth Glory | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 19 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne City | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 19 | |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 18 | |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 16 | |
| 8 | Canberra United | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 13 | |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 4 | |

#### Finals series

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Melbourne Victory | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Perth Glory (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Perth Glory (a.e.t.) | 4 | Sydney FC | Sydney FC | 4 |
| | | | Perth Glory | Perth Glory | 2 |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar | 1 | Perth Glory | Perth Glory | 2 |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 2 | | | |

## Deaths

* Darren Stewart, 52, former Australia, Newcastle Rosebud, APIA Leichhardt, and Newcastle Breakers defender.
* David Cervinski, 48, former Melbourne Knights, North Geelong Warriors, Carlton SC, and Wollongong Wolves defender.

## Retirements

* 28 July 2018: Ljubo Milicevic, 37, former Australia, Melbourne Knights, Perth Glory, Melbourne Victory, and Newcastle Jets defender.
* 11 August 2018: Michael Beauchamp, 37, former Australia, Marconi Stallions, Parramatta Power, Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne Heart, Sydney FC, and Western Sydney Wanderers defender.
* 12 August 2018: Dylan Macallister, 36, former Sydney Olympic, Northern Spirit, Central Coast Mariners, Wellington Phoenix, Gold Coast United, and Melbourne Heart striker.
* 28 August 2018: Luke Wilkshire, 36, former Australia and Sydney FC defender.
* 17 September 2018: Gülcan Koca, 28, former Turkey and Melbourne Victory defender.
* 20 September 2018: Anna Green, 28, former New Zealand, Adelaide United, and Sydney FC defender.
* 13 November 2018: Ante Covic, 43, former Australia, Marconi Stallions, Newcastle Jets, Melbourne Victory, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Perth Glory goalkeeper.
* 7 January 2019: Adrian Leijer, 32, former Australia, Melbourne Knights, and Melbourne Victory defender.
* 30 January 2019: Kalifa Cissé, 35, former Mali and Central Coast Mariners defender.
* 29 March 2019: Tim Cahill, 39, former Australia and Melbourne City striker.
* 4 April 2019: Brendon Santalab, 36, former Parramatta Power, Sydney United, Sydney FC, North Queensland Fury, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Perth Glory striker.
* 12 April 2019: Carl Valeri, 34, former Australia and Melbourne Victory midfielder.
* 15 April 2019: Alex Brosque, 35, former Australia, Marconi Stallions, Brisbane Roar, and Sydney FC forward and midfielder.
* 17 April 2019: Matt McKay, 36, former Australia, Brisbane Strikers, Eastern Suburbs, and Brisbane Roar midfielder.
* 22 April 2019: Bruce Djite, 32, former Australia, Adelaide United, and Gold Coast United striker.
* 2 May 2019: Marcelo Carrusca, 35, former Adelaide United, Melbourne City, and West Adelaide midfielder.
* 9 May 2019: Eugene Galekovic, 37, former Melbourne Knights, Eastern Pride, South Melbourne, Melbourne Victory, Adelaide United, and Melbourne City goalkeeper.
* 17 May 2019: Manny Muscat, 34, former Sunshine George Cross, Green Gully, Wellington Phoenix, and Melbourne City defender.
* 11 June 2019: Aaron Hughes, 39, former Northern Ireland and Melbourne City defender.
* 24 June 2019: Jop van der Linden, 28, former Sydney FC defender.