# 2024–25 in Australian soccer

The 2024–25 season is the 56th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 142nd overall.

## National teams
### Men's senior
#### FIFA World Cup qualification
##### Third round
###### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Japan (X) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 16 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 10 Jun | 25 Mar | 20 Mar | 7–0 |
| 2 | Australia | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | 5 Jun | — | 20 Mar | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | Fourth round | 0–4 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 25 Mar | 5 Jun |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 | Fourth round | 0–2 | 10 Jun | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 20 Mar |
| 5 | Bahrain | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 | | 0–5 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5 Jun | — | 0–1 |
| 6 | China | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 6 | | 1–3 | 25 Mar | 2–1 | 1–2 | 10 Jun | — |

###### Matches
### Men's under-23
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's under-23 national team in 2024–25.

#### Doha International U-23 Cup
### Men's under-20
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's under-20 national team in 2024–25.

#### AFC U-20 Asian Cup

After a draw with group leader Saudi Arabia in their last qualification match, the Young Socceroos finished second in the group and qualified for the final competition as one of the five best runners-up. By winning their quarter-final match in the final competition, Australia qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in September 2025.

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

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's under-17 national team in 2024–25.

#### AFC U-17 Asian Cup

After a draw with group leader Indonesia in their last qualification match, the Joeys topped their qualification group with a superior goal difference and qualified automatically for the final competition.

### Women's senior
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the women's senior national team in 2024–25.

#### 2024 Paris Olympic games

Australia named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament on 4 June 2024. Australia performed poorly in the group stage, losing to both Germany and the United States, while barely beating Zambia, the lowest ranked team in the tournament (conceding 5 goals to them). They ended the tournament third place in their group and didn't advance to the knockout stage. Following the tournament Tony Gustavsson's contract came to an end.

#### SheBelieves Cup

In November 2024, Football Australia confirmed the Matildas would make their debut in the SheBelieves Cup in February 2025, joining Colombia and Japan in the United States.

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

A two-game series against New Zealand was held to help preparations for the U-20 Women's World Cup. Following the World Cup, the team commenced a new cycle PacificAus Sports Four Nations Tournament.

#### FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
### Women's under-17
## AFC competitions
### AFC Champions League Elite

* Central Coast Mariners qualified to the League stage as Premiers in the 2023–24 A-League Men.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 8 | Shanghai Port | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 8 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 9 | Pohang Steelers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 6 | |
| 10 | Ulsan HD | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 3 | |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 1 | |
| 12 | Shandong Taishan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
* ↑ Shandong Taishan were considered withdrawn from the AFC Champions League Elite after the club confirmed that it did not intend to report for their league stage match against Ulsan HD on 19 February 2025.

### AFC Champions League Two

* Sydney FC qualified to the Group stage as winners of the 2023 Australia Cup.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 16 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 12 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 3 | Kaya–Iloilo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 | |
| 4 | Eastern | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 3 | |

#### Knockout stage
### AFC Women's Champions League

Melbourne City qualified for the competition as Premiers of the 2023–24 A-League Women.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Bam Khatoon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Kaya–Iloilo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 | College of Asian Scholars (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |

#### Knockout stage
## Domestic leagues
### A-League Men

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Auckland FC | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 42 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 2 | Western United | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 38 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series |
| 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 34 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 34 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 33 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 33 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | Sydney FC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 30 | |
| 8 | Macarthur FC | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 28 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 25 | |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 22 | Qualification for 2025 Australia Cup play-offs |
| 11 | Wellington Phoenix | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 20 | Qualification for 2025 Australia Cup play-offs |
| 12 | Brisbane Roar | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 11 | Qualification for 2025 Australia Cup play-offs |
| 13 | Perth Glory | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 48 | −34 | 11 | Qualification for 2025 Australia Cup play-offs |
* 1 2 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.
* 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 2024 Australia Cup winners.

### A-League Women

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 43 | Qualification for AFC Women's Champions League and Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 38 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 36 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Western United | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 29 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Brisbane Roar | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 25 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 25 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | Canberra United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 24 | |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 23 | |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 20 | |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 19 | |
| 11 | Sydney FC | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 16 | |
| 12 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 15 | |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Women's Champions League as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.

### 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 |
| Moreton City Excelsior | 5 | | | | | | |
| Campbelltown City | 1 | | | | | | |
| Campbelltown City | 1 | Moreton City Excelsior | 3 | | | | |
| | | Perth Glory | 2 | | | | |
| Perth Glory (a.e.t.) | 5 | Perth Glory | 2 | | | | |
| Melbourne City | 4 | | | | | | |
| Melbourne City | 4 | | | Moreton City Excelsior | 0 | | |
| | | | | Melbourne Victory | 4 | | |
| NWS Spirit | 3 | | | Melbourne Victory | 4 | | |
| Glenorchy Knights | 0 | | | | | | |
| Glenorchy Knights | 0 | NWS Spirit | 0 | | | | |
| | | Melbourne Victory | 4 | | | | |
| Lambton Jaffas | 1 | Melbourne Victory | 4 | | | | |
| Melbourne Victory | 4 | | | | | | |
| Melbourne Victory | 4 | | | | | Melbourne Victory | 1 |
| | | | | | | Adelaide United | 0 |
| Olympic Kingsway | 4 | | | | | Adelaide United | 0 |
| Edgeworth Eagles | 1 | | | | | | |
| Edgeworth Eagles | 1 | Olympic Kingsway | 2 | | | | |
| | | Adelaide United | 3 | | | | |
| Blacktown City | 2 | Adelaide United | 3 | | | | |
| Adelaide United (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Adelaide United (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | Adelaide United (a.e.t.) | 2 | | |
| | | | | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | | |
| Perth RedStar | 1 | | | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | | |
| Lions FC | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lions FC | 4 | Lions FC | 0 | | | | |
| | | Western Sydney Wanderers | 4 | | | | |
| Brisbane City | 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 4 | | | | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2 | | | | | | | Melbourne Victory | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | Macarthur FC | 1 |
| Darwin Hearts | 0 | | | | | | | Macarthur FC | 1 |
| Hume City | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Hume City | 6 | Hume City | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | Melbourne Srbija | 0 | | | | | | |
| Melbourne Srbija (p) | 1 (4) | Melbourne Srbija | 0 | | | | | | |
| Modbury Jets | 1 (1) | | | | | | | | |
| Modbury Jets | 1 (1) | | | Hume City | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | South Melbourne (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | |
| South Melbourne | 1 | | | South Melbourne (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | |
| Wellington Phoenix | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Wellington Phoenix | 0 | South Melbourne (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | Olympic FC | 2 | | | | | | |
| Olympic FC (a.e.t.) | 1 | Olympic FC | 2 | | | | | | |
| APIA Leichhardt | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| APIA Leichhardt | 0 | | | | | South Melbourne | 0 | | |
| | | | | | | Macarthur FC | 1 |
| Oakleigh Cannons | 3 | | | | | Macarthur FC | 1 |
| Sydney FC | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sydney FC | 1 | Oakleigh Cannons (p) | 1 (4) | | | | |
| | | Heidelberg United | 1 (1) | | | | |
| Heidelberg United (a.e.t.) | 3 | Heidelberg United | 1 (1) | | | | |
| Central Coast Mariners | 1 | | | | | | |
| Central Coast Mariners | 1 | | | Oakleigh Cannons | 0 | | |
| | | | | Macarthur FC | 1 | | |
| Rockdale Ilinden | 1 | | | Macarthur FC | 1 | | |
| Newcastle Jets | 2 | | | | | | |
| Newcastle Jets | 2 | Newcastle Jets | 3 | | | | |
| | | Macarthur FC | 4 | | | | |
| O'Connor Knights | 1 | Macarthur FC | 4 | | | | |
| Macarthur FC | 2 | | | | | | |

#### Final
## Deaths

* 19 August 2024: Jimmy Armstrong, 81, Australia, Melbourne Hakoah, South Melbourne, Brunswick Juventus, Shepparton United, Morwell Falcons, and Sandringham City forward.
* 6 October 2024: Johan Neeskens, 73, assistant coach of Australia.

## Retirements

* After the Paris Olympics tournament: Lydia Williams, 36, former Matildas goalkeeper, retired from international football.
* 9 August 2024: Ivan Franjic, 36, former Australia, St Albans Saints, Melbourne Knights, Oakleigh Cannons, Brisbane Roar, Melbourne City, Perth Glory, Macarthur FC, Caroline Springs George Cross, and Heidelberg United defender.
* 17 August 2024: Morgan Schneiderlin, 34, former France and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder.
* 22 September 2024: Lauren Keir, 27, former Canberra United and Western Sydney Wanderers defender.
* 10 October 2024: Elise Kellond-Knight, 34, former Australia, Brisbane Roar, Melbourne City, and Melbourne Victory defender.
* 16 October 2024: Hannah Wilkinson, 32, former New Zealand and Melbourne City forward.
* 17 November 2024: Oliver Bozanic, 35, former Australia, Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne Victory, Melbourne City, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Perth Glory midfielder.
* 1 December 2024: Clare Polkinghorne, 35, former Matildas defender, retiring from international football.
* 9 December 2024: Nani, 38, former Portugal and Melbourne Victory winger.
* 28 December 2024: Beattie Goad, 27, former Matildas, Melbourne Victory, and Melbourne City midfielder.
* 31 January 2025: Scott Neville, 36, former Perth Glory, Newcastle Jets, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Brisbane Roar defender.
* 6 February 2025: Jamie Young, 39, former Brisbane Roar, Western United, and Melbourne City goalkeeper.