# 2023–24 in Australian soccer

The 2023–24 season was the 55th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 141st overall.

## National teams
### Men's senior
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2023–24.

#### FIFA World Cup qualification
##### Second round
###### Group I

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Australia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 18 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 |
| 2 | Palestine | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Lebanon | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–5 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 1 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |

####### Notes

* ↑ Palestine played their home game at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.
* ↑ Lebanon played their home game in Australia due to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.

#### AFC Asian Cup
##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Syria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |

##### Knockout stage
### Men's under-23
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-23 national team in 2023–24.

#### WAFF U-23 Championship

As part of their preparations for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, Australia accepted an invitation to participate in the WAFF U-23 Championship.

#### AFC U-23 Asian Cup
### Men's under-20
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-20 national team in 2023–24.

#### Marbella Week of Football U-18 International Tournament

The Young Socceroos participated in the Marbella Week of Football U-18 International Tournament in Spain.

### Men's under-17
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-17 national team in 2023–24.

#### ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship
### Women's senior
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2023–24.

#### FIFA Women's World Cup
##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |

#### 2024 Paris Olympic qualifiers
### Women's under-23
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under-23 national team in 2023–24.

### Women's under-20
#### Friendlies

A two-game series against China was held to help preparations for the U-20 Women's Asian Cup.

#### AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

With three wins in the group stage, Australia secured qualification to the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

### Women's under-17
#### AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification

Australia won all three of their matches and qualified for the 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup.

#### AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
## AFC competitions
### AFC Champions League
#### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VEN | MCY | ZHP | BUR |
| 1 | Ventforet Kofu | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| 3 | Zhejiang | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 7 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 |
| 4 | Buriram United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | — |

### AFC Cup

Central Coast Mariners won the competition for the first time. Mariners' striker Marco Túlio was the leading goalscorer for the competition, with eight goals. Central Coast Mariners' victory meant that Australia became the first nation to have had clubs winning both the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup, following Western Sydney Wanderers' victory in the 2014 AFC Champions League.

#### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MAC | CRO | DHC | SHN |
| 1 | Macarthur FC | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 15 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 5–0 | 8–2 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Phnom Penh Crown | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 12 | Zonal semi-finals | 3–0 | — | 4–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | DH Cebu | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 4 | | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Shan United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 4 | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — |
* 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head points: DH Cebu 4, Shan United 1.

#### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CCM | TFC | BUF | STA |
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 13 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 1–1 | 6–3 | 9–1 |
| 2 | Terengganu | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| 3 | Bali United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 5–2 |
| 4 | Stallion Laguna | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 1 | | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–5 | — |

#### Knockout stage

| Zonal semi-finals | Zonal semi-finals | Zonal semi-finals | Zonal semi-finals | Zonal semi-finals | Zonal finals | Zonal finals | Zonal finals | Zonal finals | Zonal finals | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | Inter-zone play-off finals | Inter-zone play-off finals | Inter-zone play-off finals | Inter-zone play-off finals | Inter-zone play-off finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Macarthur FC | Macarthur FC | Macarthur FC | Macarthur FC | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sabah | Sabah | Sabah | Sabah | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sabah | Sabah | Sabah | Sabah | 0 | Macarthur FC | Macarthur FC | Macarthur FC | Macarthur FC | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ASEAN Zone | ASEAN Zone | ASEAN Zone | ASEAN Zone | ASEAN Zone | Macarthur FC | Macarthur FC | Macarthur FC | Macarthur FC | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ASEAN Zone | ASEAN Zone | ASEAN Zone | ASEAN Zone | ASEAN Zone | Central Coast Mariners (a.e.t.) | Central Coast Mariners (a.e.t.) | Central Coast Mariners (a.e.t.) | Central Coast Mariners (a.e.t.) | 3 | Central Coast Mariners | Central Coast Mariners | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Central Coast Mariners | Central Coast Mariners | Central Coast Mariners | Central Coast Mariners | 4 | Central Coast Mariners (a.e.t.) | Central Coast Mariners (a.e.t.) | Central Coast Mariners (a.e.t.) | Central Coast Mariners (a.e.t.) | 3 | Central Coast Mariners | Central Coast Mariners | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Central Coast Mariners | Central Coast Mariners | Central Coast Mariners | Central Coast Mariners | 4 | | | | | | Odisha | Odisha | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Phnom Penh Crown | Phnom Penh Crown | Phnom Penh Crown | Phnom Penh Crown | 0 | | | | | | Odisha | Odisha | 0 | 0 | 0 | Central Coast Mariners | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Abdysh-Ata Kant | Abdysh-Ata Kant | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Abdysh-Ata Kant | Abdysh-Ata Kant | 5 | 3 | 8 | Abdysh-Ata Kant | Abdysh-Ata Kant | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Taichung Futuro | Taichung Futuro | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Taichung Futuro | Taichung Futuro | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | Central Coast Mariners | Central Coast Mariners | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Al Ahed | Al Ahed | 0 |
| Al-Riffa | Al-Riffa | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Al Ahed | Al Ahed | 0 |
| Al-Nahda | Al-Nahda | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Nahda | Al-Nahda | 1 | 3 | 4 | Al-Nahda | Al-Nahda | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| West Asia Zone | West Asia Zone | West Asia Zone | West Asia Zone | West Asia Zone | Al-Nahda | | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| West Asia Zone | West Asia Zone | West Asia Zone | West Asia Zone | West Asia Zone | Al Ahed | Al Ahed | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al Ahed (p) | Al Ahed (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | Al Ahed | | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Kahrabaa | Al-Kahrabaa | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### AFC Women's Club Championship
#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | FC Nasaf (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |
| 4 | Bam Khatoon FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | |

## Domestic leagues
### A-League Men

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners (C) | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 55 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series |
| 2 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 53 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 42 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 41 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two and Finals series |
| 5 | Macarthur FC | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Melbourne City | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 37 | |
| 8 | Adelaide United | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 32 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 30 | Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 28 | Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs |
| 11 | Western United | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 26 | Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 22 | Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
* 1 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.
* ↑ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2023 Australia Cup winners.

#### Finals series

| Elimination-finals | Elimination-finals | Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Macarthur FC | 0 | 4 | Sydney FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| | | | 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | Central Coast Mariners (a.e.t.) | 3 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory (p) | 1 (3) | | | | | | 3 | Melbourne Victory | 1 |
| 6 | Melbourne City | 1 (2) | 3 | Melbourne Victory (a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Wellington Phoenix | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |

### A-League Women

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 41 | Qualification to Finals series and 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League |
| 2 | Sydney FC (C) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 39 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Western United | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 36 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 36 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Central Coast Mariners | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 35 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 6 | Newcastle Jets | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 33 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 33 | |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 28 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 26 | |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 24 | |
| 11 | Canberra United | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 24 | |
| 12 | Adelaide United | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 56 | −35 | 15 | |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

#### Finals series

| Elimination-finals | Elimination-finals | Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 1 | Melbourne City | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 0 (2) | 6 | Newcastle Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Central Coast Mariners (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | | 1 | Melbourne City | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Sydney FC | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Sydney FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Western United | 2 | 5 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Newcastle Jets (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | | | | | |

### National Premier Leagues
## Domestic cups
### Australia Cup

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| North Eastern MetroStars | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Inglewood United | 0 | North Eastern MetroStars | 1 | | | | | | |
| Hellenic Athletic | 0 | Inter Lions | 0 | | | | | | |
| Inter Lions | 6 | | | North Eastern MetroStars | 1 | | | | |
| Oakleigh Cannons | 2 | | | Melbourne City | 2 | | | | |
| Melbourne City | 3 | Melbourne City | 3 | | | | | | |
| Peninsula Power | 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 0 | | | | | | |
| Wellington Phoenix (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | Melbourne City | 1 | | |
| Goulburn Valley Suns | 1 | | | | | Sydney FC | 2 | | |
| APIA Leichhardt | 4 | APIA Leichhardt | 0 | | | | | | |
| Sydney FC (p) | 3 (10) | Sydney FC | 2 | | | | | | |
| Central Coast Mariners | 3 (9) | | | Sydney FC | 3 | | | | |
| Gold Coast Knights | 1 | | | Western United | 0 | | | | |
| Devonport City Strikers | 0 | Gold Coast Knights | 0 | | | | | | |
| Edgeworth FC | 0 | Western United | 2 | | | | | | |
| Western United | 4 | | | | | | | Sydney FC | 3 |
| Melbourne Knights | 4 | | | | | | | Brisbane Roar | 1 |
| Lions FC | 1 | Melbourne Knights | 2 | | | | | | |
| Campbelltown City | 2 | Campbelltown City | 0 | | | | | | |
| Macarthur FC | 1 | | | Melbourne Knights | 3 | | | | |
| Mt Druitt Town Rangers | 3 | | | Heidelberg United | 2 | | | | |
| Canberra Croatia | 1 | Mt Druitt Town Rangers | 0 | | | | | | |
| Moreton Bay United | 0 | Heidelberg United | 3 | | | | | | |
| Heidelberg United | 3 | | | | | Melbourne Knights | 0 | | |
| Broadmeadow Magic | 2 | | | | | Brisbane Roar | 1 | | |
| Sydney United 58 | 4 | Sydney United 58 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Newcastle Jets | 2 | Brisbane Roar | 5 | | | | | | |
| Brisbane Roar (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | Brisbane Roar | 4 | | | | |
| Floreat Athena | 1 | | | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2 | | | | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5 | | | | | | |
| Northcote City | 0 | Adelaide United | 1 | | | | | | |
| Adelaide United | 2 | | | | | | | | |

#### Final
## Deaths

* 6 July 2023: Attila Abonyi, 76, Australia, Melbourne Hungaria, St George-Budapest, Sydney Croatia, and Melita Eagles winger.
* 21 October 2023: Sir Bobby Charlton CBE, 86, England, Newcastle KB United and Blacktown City midfielder.
* 25 November 2023: Terry Venables, 80, coach of Australia.
* 15 January 2024: Stephen Laybutt, 46, Australia, Wollongong Wolves, Brisbane Strikers, Parramatta Power, Sydney Olympic, and Newcastle Jets defender.
* 11 March 2024: Steve Maxwell, 59, Australia, Adelaide City, and Marconi Stallions forward.
* 8 April 2024: Ron Lord, 94, Australia and Sydney Prague goalkeeper.
* 27 June 2024: Alan Westwater, 78, Australia, Canterbury Marrickville, and Pan Hellenic midfielder.

## Retirements

* 11 July 2023: Georgina Worth, 26, former Brisbane Roar and Newcastle Jets goalkeeper.
* 24 July 2023: Emily Garnier, 27, former Newcastle Jets defender.
* 21 September 2023: Natasha Dowie, 35, former England and Melbourne Victory forward.
* 21 September 2023: Éric Bauthéac, 36, former Brisbane Roar midfielder.
* 3 October 2023: Tom Rogic, 30, former Australia, Belconnen United, Central Coast Mariners, and Melbourne Victory midfielder.
* 30 October 2023: Craig Noone, 35, former Melbourne City and Macarthur midfielder.
* 3 December 2023: Shinji Ono, 44, former Japan and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder.
* 24 March 2024: Adriana Konjarski, 28, former Newcastle Jets, Adelaide United, Melbourne City, South Melbourne, Warners Bay, and Broadmeadow Magic forward.
* 29 March 2024: Larissa Crummer, 28, former Australia, Sydney FC, Brisbane Roar, Melbourne City, and Newcastle Jets defender and forward.
* 14 April 2024: Emma Checker, 28, former Australia, Adelaide United, Melbourne Victory, Canberra United, and Melbourne City defender.
* 27 April 2024: Jason Hoffman, 35, former Hamilton Olympic, Newcastle Jets, Richmond SC, and Melbourne City defender.
* 27 April 2024: Miloš Ninković, 39, former Serbia, Sydney FC, and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder.
* 3 May 2024: Natasha Rigby, 31, former Perth Glory defender.
* 7 May 2024: Gema Simon, 33, former Australia, Melbourne Victory, and Newcastle Jets defender.
* 22 May 2024: Tando Velaphi, 37, former Perth SC, Queensland Roar, Perth Glory, Melbourne Victory, Melbourne City, and Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper.
* 25 May 2024: Leigh Broxham, 36, former Australia and Melbourne Victory defender.
* 26 May 2024: Danny Vukovic, 39, former Australia, Parramatta Power, Central Coast Mariners, Wellington Phoenix, Perth Glory, Melbourne Victory, and Sydney FC goalkeeper.
* 28 May 2024: Jake McGing, 30, former Marconi Stallions, Central Coast Mariners, Brisbane Roar, and Macarthur FC defender.
* 28 May 2024: Alexandra Huynh, 29, former Australia, Macarthur Rams, and Newcastle Jets defender.