# 2022 A-Leagues All Stars Game

The 2022 A-Leagues All Stars Game was the third edition of the A-Leagues All Stars Game, and the first since the 2014 Game. It was held at Accor Stadium in Sydney on 25 May 2022 against Spanish club Barcelona. Barcelona won the game 3–2.
The game was televised in Australia on Network 10.

## Pre-match

Having not played an All Stars game since the 2014 edition against Juventus, on 6 April 2022, the A-Leagues announced the return of the concept for the match against Barcelona. It is the first time Barcelona has visited Australia.
The game was in the same week as the 2022 A-League Men Grand Final. Players participating in the Grand Final did not play in the All Stars Game.
On 27 April 2022, it was announced that former Sydney FC midfielder Dwight Yorke will coach the A-Leagues All-Stars. The appointment was criticised by Football Coaches Australia, who argued that the All Stars coach should be an A-League Men or Australian national team coach. On 13 May 2022, it was announced that Yorke's assistants would be Rob Stanton, Heather Garriock and goalkeeping coach Davide Del Giovine.
The match was Barcelona's first ever game in Australia, the 68th country in which Barcelona has played.

## Squads
### A-Leagues All Stars

On 5 May 2022, it was announced that the A-Leagues All Stars squad would consist of thirty players: 13 selected by a fan vote, 15 selected by Dwight Yorke and his assistants and two selected by A-Leagues commissioner Greg O'Rourke. Every A-League Men club had at least one player selected. While players participating in the 2022 A-League Men Grand Final were unable to play in the All Stars Game, they remained eligible for inclusion in the squad with "non-playing" status.
The initial thirteen players, selected by fan vote, were named on 19 May 2022. The remaining seventeen squad members were named on 20 May 2022.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | POL | Filip Kurto (Macarthur FC) |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Scott Neville (Brisbane Roar) |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) |
| 4 | DF | JAM | Adrian Mariappa (Macarthur FC) |
| 5 | MF | ENG | Jack Rodwell (Western Sydney Wanderers, captain) |
| 7 | MF | CMR | Olivier Boumal (Newcastle Jets) |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Isaías (Adelaide United) |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) |
| 10 | MF | SRB | Miloš Ninković (Sydney FC) |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Daniel Penha (Newcastle Jets) |
| 14 | DF | AUS | Kye Rowles (Central Coast Mariners) |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC) |
| 18 | DF | CIV | Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers) |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Callum Timmins (Perth Glory) |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Andrew Redmayne (Sydney FC) |
| 23 | DF | AUS | Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | MF | IRL | Jay O'Shea (Brisbane Roar) |
| 27 | MF | AUS | Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) |
| 36 | FW | AUS | Garang Kuol (Central Coast Mariners) |
| 41 | DF | AUS | Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United) |
| 66 | FW | AUS | Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) |
| — | GK | ENG | Jamie Young$^a$ (Western United) |
| — | DF | AUS | Ben Garuccio$^a$ (Western United) |
| — | DF | AUS | Curtis Good$^a$ (Melbourne City) |
| — | DF | SUI | Léo Lacroix$^a$ (Western United) |
| — | DF | POR | Roderick Miranda$^a$ (Melbourne Victory) |
| — | MF | AUS | Jake Brimmer$^a$ (Melbourne Victory) |
| — | FW | AUS | Craig Goodwin$^a$ (Adelaide United) |
| — | FW | AUS | Mathew Leckie$^a$ (Melbourne City) |
| — | FW | AUS | Jamie Maclaren$^a$ (Melbourne City) |
| — | FW | GEO | Beka Mikeltadze$^a$ (Newcastle Jets) |
| — | FW | AUS | Marco Tilio$^a$ (Melbourne City) |

### Barcelona

Barcelona's squad to travel to Australia was named on 22 May 2022.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Marc-André ter Stegen |
| 4 | DF | URU | Ronald Araújo |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Sergio Busquets (captain) |
| 7 | FW | FRA | Ousmane Dembélé |
| 8 | DF | BRA | Dani Alves |
| 9 | FW | NED | Memphis Depay |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Ansu Fati |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Adama Traoré (on loan from Wolverhampton) |
| 17 | FW | NED | Luuk de Jong (on loan from Sevilla) |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Jordi Alba |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | NED | Frenkie de Jong |
| 23 | DF | FRA | Samuel Umtiti |
| 25 | FW | GAB | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 30 | MF | ESP | Gavi |
| 31 | DF | ESP | Alejandro Balde |
| 34 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Sanz |
| 36 | GK | ESP | Arnau Tenas |
| 41 | DF | ESP | Mika Màrmol |
| 43 | MF | ESP | Jandro Orellana |
| 44 | MF | ESP | Antonio Aranda |
Notes:
    $^a$ Injured or otherwise unable to play.

## Match

The game was broadcast in Australia on Network 10.

### Details

| A-Leagues All Stars | Barcelona |
46' :
| DF | 3 | Jason Davidson | 30' |
| DF | 14 | Kye Rowles |
| DF | 4 | Adrian Mariappa | 58' |
| DF | 23 | Rhyan Grant | 85' |
| MF | 5 | Jack Rodwell (c) | 58' |
| MF | 26 | Jay O'Shea | 79' |
| MF | 27 | Reno Piscopo | 64' |
| MF | 11 | Daniel Penha | 58' |
| MF | 17 | Anthony Caceres | 79' |
| FW | 9 | Jason Cummings | 57' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 20 | Andrew Redmayne | 46' |
| DF | 2 | Scott Neville | 58' |
| MF | 7 | Olivier Boumal | 79' |
| MF | 8 | Isaías | 58' |
| MF | 10 | Miloš Ninković | 58' |
| DF | 18 | Adama Traoré | 30' |
| FW | 19 | Callum Timmins | 79' |
| FW | 36 | Garang Kuol | 57' |
| DF | 41 | Alexandar Popovic | 85' |
| FW | 66 | Nestory Irankunda | 64' |
| Manager: |||
| Dwight Yorke ||||
46' :
| DF | 31 | Alejandro Balde | 62' |
| DF | 23 | Samuel Umtiti | 73' |
| DF | 4 | Ronald Araújo | |
| DF | 8 | Dani Alves | |
| MF | 30 | Gavi | 73' |
| MF | 5 | Sergio Busquets (c) | 79' |
| MF | 34 | Álvaro Sanz | 62' |
| FW | 7 | Ousmane Dembélé | 78' |
| FW | 17 | Luuk de Jong | |
| FW | 11 | Adama Traoré | 73' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 24 | Arnau Tenas | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Memphis Depay | |
| MF | 10 | Ansu Fati | 73' |
| DF | 18 | Jordi Alba | 62' |
| FW | 21 | Frenkie de Jong | 73' |
| FW | 25 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 62' |
| DF | 41 | Mika Màrmol | 73' |
| MF | 43 | Jandro Orellana | 79' |
| MF | 44 | Antonio Aranda | 62' |
| Manager: |||
| Xavi ||||
* Match rules
* 90 minutes.