2024–25 in Australian soccer

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

National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

FIFA World Cup qualification

Third round

5 September 2024 Third round

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10 September 2024 Third round

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10 October 2024 Third round

Australia

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15 October 2024 Third round

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14 November 2024 Third round

Australia

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19 November 2024 Third round

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20 March 2025 Third round

Australia

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25 March 2025 Third round

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5 June 2025 Third round

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10 June 2025 Third round

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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.

Men's under-20

ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship

The Young Socceroos were drawn into group B together with Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.^[1]

18 July 2024 Group stage	Laos	v	Australia	Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 WIB		Source		Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium

21 July 2024 Group stage	Australia	v	Vietnam	Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 WIB		Source		Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium

24 July 2024 Group stage	Myanmar	v	Australia	Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 WIB		Source		Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium

AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

23 September 2024 Group stage	Afghanistan	v	Australia	TBD, Saudi Arabia
TBD UTC+3		Source

25 September 2024 Group stage	Australia	v	Macau	TBD, Saudi Arabia
TBD UTC+3		Source

27 September 2024 Group stage	Palestine	v	Australia	TBD, Saudi Arabia
TBD UTC+3		Source

29 September 2024 Group stage	Saudi Arabia	v	Australia	TBD, Saudi Arabia
TBD UTC+3		Source

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 qualification

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) Group stage	Australia	v	Northern Mariana Islands	TBD, Kuwait
TBD UTC+3

25 October 2024 (2024-10-25) Group stage	Kuwait	v	Australia	TBD, Kuwait
TBD UTC+3

27 October 2024 (2024-10-27) Group stage	Australia	v	Indonesia	TBD, Kuwait
TBD UTC+3

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

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	United States	Advance to knockout stage
2	Zambia	Advance to knockout stage
3	Germany	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	Australia

First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Australia named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament on 4 June 2024.^[2]

25 July 2024 Group stage	Germany	v	Australia	Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2		Source		Stadium: Stade de Marseille

28 July 2024 Group stage	Australia	v	Zambia	Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2		Source		Stadium: Stade de Marseille

31 July 2024 Group stage	Australia	v	United States	Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2		Source		Stadium: Stade de Marseille

Women's under-23

Women's under-20

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

31 August 2024 Group stage	Colombia	v	Australia	Bogotá, Colombia
18:00 UTC−5		Source		Stadium: Estadio El Campín

3 September 2024 Group stage	Mexico	v	Australia	Bogotá, Colombia
17:00 UTC−5		Source		Stadium: Estadio El Campín

6 September 2024 Group stage	Australia	v	Cameroon	Bogotá, Colombia
20:00 UTC−5		Source		Stadium: Estadio El Campín

Women's under-17

AFC competitions

AFC Champions League Elite

Central Coast Mariners qualified as Premiers in the 2023–24 A-League Men.

AFC Champions League 2

Sydney FC qualified as winners of the 2023 Australia Cup.

AFC Women's Champions League

Melbourne City qualified as Premiers in the 2023–24 A-League Women.^[3]

Domestic leagues

A-League Men

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Adelaide United	Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series
2	Auckland FC^[a]	Qualification for Finals series^[b]
3	Brisbane Roar
4	Central Coast Mariners
5	Macarthur FC
6	Melbourne City
7	Melbourne Victory
8	Newcastle Jets
9	Perth Glory
10	Sydney FC	Qualification for 2025 Australia Cup play-offs
11	Wellington Phoenix^[a]
12	Western Sydney Wanderers
13	Western United

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.^[4]^[5]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ 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.

A-League Women

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Adelaide United	Qualification to Finals series and 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League
2	Brisbane Roar	Qualification to Finals series
3	Canberra United
4	Central Coast Mariners
5	Melbourne City
6	Melbourne Victory
7	Newcastle Jets
8	Perth Glory
9	Sydney FC
10	Wellington Phoenix^[a]
11	Western Sydney Wanderers
12	Western United

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away head-to-head results; 8) home head-to-head results; 9) toss of a coin^[6]
Notes:

^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

National Premier Leagues

Domestic cups

Australia Cup

Retirements

After the Paris Olympics tournament: Lydia Williams, 36, former Matildas goalkeeper, retiring from international football.^[7]

References

^ Football Australia [@FootballAUS] (30 May 2024). "The Joeys and Young Socceroos now know their group opponents for this years' ASEAN Boys Championships. The two tournaments commence in Indonesia during June & July with match details to be confirmed" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "History making Matildas team selected for Paris Olympics". Matildas. Football Australia. 4 June 2024.
^ "Melbourne City to enter AFC Women's Champions League". Twitter.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
^ "A-League Competition rules". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.
^ "Explained: Why the A-Leagues ladder sorting rules have changed this season". A-Leagues. 2 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024.
^ "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
^ Kemp, Emma (5 May 2024). "'I've sacrificed everything': Lydia Williams to retire from Matildas". The Sydney Morning Herald.

External links

Football Australia official website

[table_note_AUC0.90571812303072-4] 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.

[table_note_res_FS0.90571812303072-5] 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.

[table_note_WEL0.36700213717623-8] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

[1] Football Australia [@FootballAUS] (30 May 2024). "The Joeys and Young Socceroos now know their group opponents for this years' ASEAN Boys Championships. The two tournaments commence in Indonesia during June & July with match details to be confirmed" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[2] "History making Matildas team selected for Paris Olympics". Matildas. Football Australia. 4 June 2024.

[3] "Melbourne City to enter AFC Women's Champions League". Twitter.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[6] "A-League Competition rules". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.

[7] "Explained: Why the A-Leagues ladder sorting rules have changed this season". A-Leagues. 2 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024.

[9] "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

[10] Kemp, Emma (5 May 2024). "'I've sacrificed everything': Lydia Williams to retire from Matildas". The Sydney Morning Herald.

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