# 2022–23 in Australian soccer

The 2022–23 season was the 54th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 140th overall.

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

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2022–23.

#### FIFA World Cup
### Men's under-23
#### Maurice Revello Tournament

In preparation for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, the Olyroos participated in the Maurice Revello Tournament, a youth tournament held in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Due to the late withdrawal of the Togo team in early June, the tournament organisers called-up a selection of under-21 players from the Mediterranean region, who participated in the Olyroos group.

### Men's under-20
#### Costa Cálida Supercup

Following the withdrawal from 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification, the Young Socceroos participated in the Costa Cálida Supercup, a four nations tournament which took place in Spain.

#### FPF Sub-18 International Tournament

After missing out on qualification to the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup, the Young Socceroos sent an under-18 squad to contest the FPF Sub-18 International Tournament, a four nations tournament taking place in Portugal.

#### AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

At the end of August, Football Australia withdrew the team from the tournament, citing safety reasons and travel advice. However, they were reinstated when Iraq lost hosting rights due to the 2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis, with the matches rescheduled and relocated to Kuwait City.

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

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2022–23.

#### Cup of Nations
### Women's under-20
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's U20 national team in 2022–23.

##### Notes

* 1 2 3 Match played behind closed doors.

#### FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Since the qualifying competition for the U-20 Women's World Cup was cancelled, the AFC nominated three teams based on the results of the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, with Japan, South Korea and North Korea qualifying. After the withdrawal of North Korea, it was announced that Australia would replace North Korea as the AFC’s representatives at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Australia were drawn into the same group as the hosts, for the official Opening Match of the competition.

#### AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification
### Women's under-17
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's U17 national team in 2022–23.

#### AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification
## Domestic leagues
### A-League Men

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 55 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners (C) | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 44 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage and Finals series |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 42 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Sydney FC | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 38 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 35 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | Western United | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 32 | |
| 8 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 30 | |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 29 | Qualification for 2023 Australia Cup play-offs |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 29 | Qualification for 2023 Australia Cup play-offs |
| 11 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 28 | Qualification for 2023 Australia Cup play-offs |
| 12 | Macarthur FC | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 26 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage and 2023 Australia Cup play-offs |
* ↑ Determined by which of the Premiers for the 2021–22 or 2022–23 seasons accrued the most combined points over both seasons.
* ↑ 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 Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
* ↑ Qualified to the AFC Cup as the 2022 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 |
| | | | 5 | Sydney FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Melbourne City | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | |
| 5 | Sydney FC | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Melbourne City | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 6 |
| | | | 3 | Adelaide United | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 2 | 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 0 | | | | | | | | |

### National Premier Leagues

There was no finals series for the third year in a row.

### A-League Women

Sydney FC won the regular season for the third consecutive time.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sydney FC (C) | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 15 | +28 | 40 | Qualification to Finals series and 2023 AFC Women's Club Championship |
| 2 | Western United | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 39 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Melbourne City | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 30 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 29 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Canberra United | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 29 | |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 28 | |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 19 | |
| 8 | Adelaide United | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 18 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 18 | |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 53 | −31 | 14 | |
| 11 | Wellington Phoenix | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 13 | |
* 1 2 The APL awarded Western United a 3–0 win as a result of Brisbane Roar fielding an ineligible player, after the round 17 match had originally finished 2–0 for Brisbane.

#### Finals series

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 1 | Sydney FC | 0 | | | | 2 | Western United | 0 |
| 2 | Western United | 1 | | | | 1 | Sydney FC | 4 |
| | | | 1 | Sydney FC | 1 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Melbourne Victory | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Melbourne City | 3 (1) | | | | | | |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory (p) | 3 (4) | | | | | | |
Ref:

## 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 |
| Peninsula Power | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| NWS Spirit | 1 | Peninsula Power | 2 | | | | | | |
| Wollongong United | 2 | Green Gully | 1 | | | | | | |
| Green Gully | 3 | | | Peninsula Power | 0 | | | | |
| Sydney United 58 | 3 | | | Sydney United 58 | 1 | | | | |
| Monaro Panthers | 0 | Sydney United 58 (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | | |
| Western United | 2 | Western United | 1 (3) | | | | | | |
| Melbourne Victory | 1 | | | | | Sydney United 58 (a.e.t.) | 3 | | |
| Adelaide City | 1 | | | | | Brisbane Roar | 2 | | |
| Logan Lightning | 0 | Adelaide City | 2 (1) | | | | | | |
| Newcastle Jets | 0 | Adelaide United (p) | 2 (4) | | | | | | |
| Adelaide United | 2 | | | Adelaide United | 1 | | | | |
| Mindil Aces | 0 | | | Brisbane Roar | 2 | | | | |
| Avondale FC | 6 | Avondale FC | 2 (1) | | | | | | |
| Heidelberg United | 1 | Brisbane Roar (p) | 2 (4) | | | | | | |
| Brisbane Roar | 3 | | | | | | | Sydney United 58 | 0 |
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 0 | | | | | | | Macarthur FC | 2 |
| Oakleigh Cannons | 5 | Oakleigh Cannons (a.e.t.) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Brisbane City | 3 | Brisbane City | 3 | | | | | | |
| Cockburn City | 1 | | | Oakleigh Cannons | 2 | | | | |
| Bentleigh Greens (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | Sydney FC | 1 | | | | |
| Broadmeadow Magic | 1 | Bentleigh Greens | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sydney FC (p) | 3 (3) | Sydney FC | 2 | | | | | | |
| Central Coast Mariners | 3 (1) | | | | | Oakleigh Cannons | 2 | | |
| Armadale SC | 2 | | | | | Macarthur FC | 5 | | |
| Modbury Jets | 5 | Modbury Jets | 0 | | | | | | |
| Magpies Crusaders United | 0 | Macarthur FC | 4 | | | | | | |
| Macarthur FC | 6 | | | Macarthur FC | 2 | | | | |
| Newcastle Olympic | 0 | | | Wellington Phoenix | 0 | | | | |
| Melbourne City | 1 | Melbourne City | 1 | | | | | | |
| Devonport City | 0 | Wellington Phoenix | 2 | | | | | | |
| Wellington Phoenix | 4 | | | | | | | | |

#### Final
## Deaths

* 25 July 2022: Karen Harris, Australia, Elizabeth Downs, Campbelltown City, Renegades, and Modbury Vista full-back.
* 21 August 2022: Peter Stone, 67, Australia, Western Suburbs, APIA Leichhardt, and St George midfielder.
* 21 October 2022: Masato Kudo, 32, Japan and Brisbane Roar striker.
* 10 November 2022: John Roche, 75, Australia, Sutherland Shire, and Marconi Fairfield defender.
* 28 February 2023: Grant Turner, 64, New Zealand and South Melbourne striker.
* 28 March 2023: Manfred Schaefer, 80, Australia, Blacktown, and St. George-Budapest Club defender.
* 8 June 2023: Rale Rasic, 87, Footscray JUST player, and coach of Australia, Footscray JUST, Melbourne Hungaria, St George, Marconi Stallions, Pan Hellenic, Adelaide City, Blacktown City, South Melbourne, APIA Leichhardt, Canterbury-Marrickville, Rockdale Ilinden, Fairfield Bulls, and Canberra Cosmos.

## Retirements

* 19 July 2022: Tommy Oar, 30, former Australia, Brisbane Roar, Central Coast Mariners, and Macarthur midfielder.
* 20 July 2022: James Meredith, 34, former Australia, Perth Glory, and Macarthur defender.
* 3 October 2022: Matt Simon, 36, former Australia, Central Coast Mariners, and Sydney FC forward.
* 19 October 2022: Ola Toivonen, 36, former Sweden and Melbourne Victory forward.
* 10 January 2023: Yusuke Tanaka, 36, former Western Sydney Wanderers defender.
* 23 January 2023: Jem Karacan, 33, former Central Coast Mariners midfielder.
* 2 February 2023: Matthew Spiranovic, 34, former Australia, North Geelong Warriors, Melbourne Victory, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Perth Glory defender.
* 4 February 2023: Mitchell Mallia, 30, former Central Coast Mariners, Marconi Stallions, Sydney FC, Blacktown City, and Perth Glory midfielder.
* 15 March 2023: Carly Telford, 35, former England and Perth Glory goalkeeper.
* 29 March 2023: Liam Reddy, 41, former Parramatta Power, Sydney United, Newcastle Jets, Brisbane Roar, Wellington Phoenix, Sydney FC, Central Coast Mariners, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Perth Glory goalkeeper.
* 1 April 2023: Kim Carroll, 35, former Australia, Queensland Sting, Brisbane Roar, and Perth Glory defender.
* 1 April 2023: Tara Andrews, 29, former Australia and Newcastle Jets forward.
* 1 April 2023: Claire Coelho, 26, former Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC goalkeeper.
* 1 April 2023: Teigen Allen, 29, former Australia, Sydney FC, Western Sydney Wanderers, Melbourne City, Melbourne Victory, and Newcastle Jets defender.
* 2 April 2023: Ellie Brush, 34, former Australia, Canberra United, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Sydney FC defender.
* 5 April 2023: Jessie Rasschaert, 35, former Canberra United and Brisbane Roar defender.
* 29 April 2023: Nikolai Topor-Stanley, 38, former Australia, Belconnen United, Manly United, Sydney FC, Perth Glory, Newcastle Jets, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Western United defender.
* 29 April 2023: Alessandro Diamanti, 39, former Italy and Western United midfielder.
* 11 May 2023: Robbie Kruse, former Australia, Brisbane Roar, and Melbourne Victory forward.
* 19 May 2023: Siem de Jong, 34, former Netherlands and Sydney FC forward.
* 24 May 2023: Dimas Delgado, 40, former Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder.
* 24 May 2023: Brad Jones, 41, former Australia and Perth Glory goalkeeper.
* 26 May 2023: Anna Green, 32, former New Zealand, Adelaide United, and Sydney FC defender
* 1 June 2023: Alex Wilkinson, 38, former Australia, Northern Spirit, Manly United, Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne City, and Sydney FC defender.
* 1 June 2023: Hannah Brewer, 30, former Australia, Newcastle Jets, Melbourne Victory, Melbourne City, and Canberra United defender.
* 1 June 2023: Laura Brock, 33, former Australia, Melbourne Victory, Brisbane Roar, and Melbourne City defender.
* 3 June 2023: Scott Jamieson, 34, former Australia, Adelaide United, Sydney FC, Perth Glory, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Melbourne City defender.
* 14 June 2023: Rhys Williams, 34, former Australia, Perth Glory, Melbourne Victory, and Western Sydney Wanderers defender.
* 30 June 2023: Aaron Mooy, 32, former Australia, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Melbourne City midfielder.