A-Leagues All Stars Game

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The A-Leagues All Star Game is an association football match contested by the A-Leagues All Stars team against an invitee club. The All Stars team is made up of selected A-League Men or A-League Women players. The game is played during the footballing off-season, the first of which was held on 20 July 2013.

A-League All Stars
Founded2013
RegionAustralia (AFC)
Number of teams2
Current championsA-Leagues All Stars Men (men, 1st title)
Arsenal (women, 1st title)
Television broadcastersNetwork 10

After the 2014 edition, the All Star Game was not held for almost a decade, before the concept was revived in 2022 and was expected to continue for at least the 2023, 2024 and 2025 A-League seasons as part of the commercial agreement with the NSW State Government to play a "Football Festival" culminating with the A-League Grand final in Sydney for those three seasons.

A-League All Stars Men

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Background

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On 13 November 2012, it was confirmed that Manchester United would come to Australia and play an all-star team consisting of A-League players.[1] The inaugural A-League All Stars Game took place on 20 July 2013, against Manchester United. The A-League team was picked by an online vote by fans and by the appointed manager. On 20 December 2013, it was confirmed that Juventus would compete against the all-star team for the 2014 game, again hosted in Sydney.[2] On 6 April 2022 it was announced that a third A-League All Stars match would be held against Barcelona on 25 May 2022, again in Sydney.[3][4]

The 2023 edition was under negotiations with Bayern Munich to appear as the foreign club but the APL were unable to fund the multi-million dollar appearance fee.[5]

On 18 March 2024, it was announced that the A-League All Stars would be facing Premier League side Newcastle United on 24 May 2024 as part of Global Football Week Melbourne, 5 days after the conclusion of the Premier League season. The game was played at Marvel Stadium, and is the first time in 10 years that United have visited Australia.[6]

Games

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20 July 2013 2013 A-League All Stars    1–5   Manchester United Sydney
19:30 AEST Berisha   51' Report Lingard   10', 54'
Welbeck   33', 70'
Van Persie   86'
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 83,127
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
10 August 2014 2014 A-League All Stars    2–3   Juventus Sydney
19:30 AEST Carrusca   9'
Jurić   76'
Report Llorente   58'
Pogba   87'
Pepe   90+3'
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 55,364
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
25 May 2022 2022 A-Leagues All Stars    2–3   Barcelona Sydney
20:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 70,174
Referee: Alex King (Australia)
24 May 2024 2024 A-Leagues All Stars Men    8–0   Newcastle United Melbourne
17:15 AEST
Report Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 42,120
Referee: Daniel Elder (Australia)

The 2013 and 2014 matches were televised in Australia by Seven Network. The 2022 and 2024 matches were televised on 10 Bold.

A-Leagues All Stars Women

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Background

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On 18 March 2024, it was announced that the A-League All Stars would be facing Women's Super League side Arsenal on 24 May 2024 as part of Global Football Week Melbourne, 5 days after the conclusion of the WSL season. The game was played at Marvel Stadium.

Games

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24 May 2024 2024 A-Leagues All Stars Women    0–1   Arsenal Melbourne
20:05 AEST Report Russo   39' Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 42,120
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

The 2024 Match was broadcast on 10 Bold.

References

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  1. ^ "Stage set for Manchester United to play A-League all-stars". The Australian. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Italian giants Juventus coming to Sydney". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  3. ^ Bossi, Dominic (11 March 2022). "Barcelona set to play in Sydney against A-League All Stars". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Barcelona announce Sydney tour to play A-Leagues All Stars". A-League Men. 6 April 2022. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Bayern blow kills ALM All Stars clash as GF locked in". Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Newcastle United announce post-season matches in Australia". Newcastle United Football Club. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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