# 2024–25 A-League Women

The 2024–25 A-League Women, known as the Ninja A-League for sponsorship reasons, will be the seventeenth season of A-League Women, the Australian national women's soccer competition.
Melbourne City are the defending premiers and Sydney FC are the defending champions.

## Clubs
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Adelaide United | Adelaide | Coopers Stadium | 16,500 |
| Adelaide United | Adelaide | Marden Sports Complex | 6,000 |
| Adelaide United | Adelaide | ServiceFM Stadium | 7,000 |
| Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Perry Park | 5,000 |
| Canberra United | Canberra | McKellar Park | 3,500 |
| Central Coast Mariners | Gosford | Industree Group Stadium | 20,059 |
| Central Coast Mariners | Woy Woy | Woy Woy Oval | 1,500 |
| Melbourne City | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
| Melbourne City | Melbourne | City Football Academy | 9,000 |
| Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
| Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | The Home of the Matildas | 3,000 |
| Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground | 5,000 |
| Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | McDonald Jones Stadium | 33,000 |
| Newcastle Jets | Maitland | Maitland Regional Sportsground | 8,000 |
| Perth Glory | Perth | Sam Kerr Football Centre | 2,500 |
| Perth Glory | Perth | HBF Park | 20,500 |
| Sydney FC | Sydney | Leichhardt Oval | 20,000 |
| Sydney FC | Sydney | Allianz Stadium | 42,500 |
| Wellington Phoenix | Porirua | Jerry Collins Stadium | 1,900 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney | CommBank Stadium | 30,000 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney | Wanderers Football Park | 1,000 |
| Western United | Tarneit | Ironbark Fields | 5,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturers | Kit sponsors |
| Adelaide United | Adrian Stenta | Isabel Hodgson | UCAN | Kite |
| Brisbane Roar | Alex Smith | Tameka Yallop | Cikers | Ausenco |
| Canberra United | Antoni Jagarinec | Michelle Heyman | Cikers | University of Canberra |
| Central Coast Mariners | Emily Husband | Taren King | Cikers | Budget |
| Melbourne City | Michael Matricciani | Rebekah Stott | Puma | Etihad Airways |
| Melbourne Victory | Jeff Hopkins | Kayla Morrison | Macron | Turkish Airlines |
| Newcastle Jets | Ryan Campbell | Cassidy Davis | Legend Sportswear | Port of Newcastle |
| Perth Glory | Stephen Peters | Isobel Dalton Onyinyechi Zogg | Macron | Vacant |
| Sydney FC | Ante Juric | Natalie Tobin | Under Armour | Macquarie University |
| Wellington Phoenix | Paul Temple | Annalie Longo | Paladin Sports | Entelar Group Oppo |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Geoff Abrahams (caretaker) | Amy Harrison | Adidas | Herbalife |
| Western United | Kat Smith | Chloe Logarzo | Kappa | Sharp |
* ↑ Away kit

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position on table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Canberra United | Njegosh Popovich | End of contract | 17 May 2024 | Pre-season | Antoni Jagarinec | 24 June 2024 |
| Newcastle Jets | Ryan Campbell (caretaker) | Promoted to full-time | — | Pre-season | Ryan Campbell | 12 June 2024 |
| Perth Glory | Alex Epakis | Mutual contract termination | 24 June 2024 | Pre-season | Stephen Peters | 26 July 2024 |
| Melbourne City | Dario Vidošić | Signed by Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 July 2024 | Pre-season | Michael Matricciani | 21 August 2024 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Robbie Hooker | Mutual contract termination | 7 January 2025 | 11th | Geoff Abrahams (caretaker) | 7 January 2025 |

### Foreign players

| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 | Visa 5 | Non-Visa foreigner(s) | Former player(s) |
| Adelaide United | Lucía León | Abby Clarke | Fiona Worts | Nanako Sasaki | Erin Healy | Claudia Jenkins$^A$ | |
| Brisbane Roar | Evdokiya Popadinova | Momo Hayashi | Danelle Tan | Anneka Lewerenz | Emily Pringle | Deborah-Anne De la Harpe$^A$ | Olivia Sekany |
| Canberra United | Elizabeth Anton | Ruby Nathan | Madison Ayson | | | | |
| Central Coast Mariners | Brooke Nunn | Jade Pennock | Sarah Rowe | | | Bianca Galic$^A$ | Brianne Riley |
| Melbourne City | Kathryn Harvey | Malena Mieres | Lourdes Bosch | Taylor Otto | Mariana Speckmaier | Rebekah Stott$^A$ Tyla-Jay Vlajnic$^A$ | |
| Melbourne Victory | Ellie Wilson | Claudia Bunge | Sara D'Appolonia | | | Kayla Morrison$^B$ | |
| Newcastle Jets | Danielle Krzyzaniak | Deven Jackson | Lorena Baumann | Gia Vicari | | | |
| Perth Glory | Miku Sunaga | Kelli Brown | Onyinyechi Zogg | Gabby Hollar | Megan Wynne | Tijan McKenna$^A$ | |
| Sydney FC | Faye Bryson | Millie Farrow | Shea Connors | Jordan Thompson | | Brianna Edwards$^A$ | |
| Wellington Phoenix | Olivia Fergusson | Mebae Tanaka | Carolina Vilão | Alivia Kelly | Maya McCutcheon | Tiana Jaber$^A$ | Imane Chebel |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Ena Harada | Aya Seino | | | | Siena Arrarte$^A$ | |
| Western United | Isabel Dehakiz | Sandra Ibarguen | Keiwa Hieda | Sara Eggesvik | Catherine Zimmerman | | |
* $^A$ Australian citizens who have last represented other countries at international level
* $^B$ Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship

## Regular season

The regular season is made up of a full home-and-away 22-round schedule for each club, with an extra round called Unite Round, for a total of 23 matches.

### League table

| 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.

### Results

Individual matches are collated at each club's season article.

#### Home-and-away

| Home \ Away | ADL | BRI | CAN | CCM | MCY | MVC | NEW | PER | SYD | WEL | WSW | WUN |
| Adelaide United | | 23 Mar | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 18 Apr | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Brisbane Roar | 2–3 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 26 Mar | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 13 Apr | 0–0 |
| Canberra United | 0–2 | 3–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 22 Mar | 13 Apr | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | 30 Mar | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 11 Apr | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Melbourne City | 4–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 11 Apr | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| Melbourne Victory | 29 Mar | 19 Apr | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | | 21 Mar | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 4–1 |
| Newcastle Jets | 3–3 | 1–6 | 2–2 | 19 Apr | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 30 Mar |
| Perth Glory | 3–1 | 3–2 | 29 Mar | 0–1 | 18 Apr | 0–1 | 3–2 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 22 Mar | 3–0 |
| Sydney FC | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 12 Apr | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 22 Mar | 30 Mar | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 20 Apr |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–2 | 2–1 | 20 Apr | 1–3 | 0–1 | PSTP | 4–1 | 1–1 | 28 Mar | 0–3 | | 5–1 |
| Western United | 12 Apr | 2–8 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | |

#### Unite Round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Adelaide United | 0–1 | Wellington Phoenix |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–4 | Brisbane Roar |
| Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory |
| Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | Western United |
| Canberra United | 1–1 | Perth Glory |
| Sydney FC | 1–1 | Melbourne City |

## Regular season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 16 March 2025
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Holly McNamara | Melbourne City | 10 |
| 2 | Emily Gielnik | Melbourne Victory | 9 |
| 2 | Tameka Yallop | Brisbane Roar | 9 |
| 4 | Laini Freier | Brisbane Roar | 8 |
| 4 | Kahli Johnson | Western United | 8 |
| 6 | Chelsie Dawber | Adelaide United | 7 |
| 6 | Erin Healy | Adelaide United | 7 |
| 6 | Chloe Logarzo | Western United | 7 |
| 6 | Sienna Saveska | Western Sydney Wanderers | 7 |
| 6 | Fiona Worts | Adelaide United | 7 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Emily Gielnik | Melbourne Victory | Western United | 4–1 (H) | 17 November 2024 |
| Sienna Saveska | Western Sydney Wanderers | Western United | 5–1 (H) | 14 December 2024 |
| Laini Freier | Brisbane Roar | Newcastle Jets | 6–1 (A) | 21 December 2024 |
| Laini Freier | Brisbane Roar | Western United | 8–2 (A) | 29 December 2024 |
| Holly McNamara | Melbourne City | Western United | 5–1 (H) | 4 February 2025 |
| Holly McNamara | Melbourne City | Adelaide United | 4–3 (H) | 16 March 2025 |
Key :
| (H) | Home team |
| (A) | Away team |

### Clean sheets

    As of 16 March 2025
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Courtney Newbon | Melbourne Victory | 8 |
| 2 | Claudia Jenkins | Adelaide United | 7 |
| 3 | Olivia Sekany | Brisbane Roar | 6 |
| 4 | Sarah Langman | Central Coast Mariners | 5 |
| 4 | Malena Mieres | Melbourne City | 5 |
| 6 | Sally James | Canberra United | 4 |
| 6 | Carolina Vilão | Wellington Phoenix | 4 |
| 8 | Brianna Edwards | Sydney FC | 3 |
| 9 | Alyssa Dall'Oste | Western United | 2 |
| 9 | Tiahna Robertson | Newcastle Jets | 2 |
| 11 | Casey Dumont | Perth Glory | 1 |
| 11 | Danielle Krzyzaniak | Newcastle Jets | 1 |
| 11 | Chloe Lincoln | Western United | 1 |