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2024–25 Auckland FC season

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2024–25 Auckland FC season
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The 2024–25 Auckland Football Club season is the club's first season in existence and their inaugural season in the A-League Men, the top flight of Australian soccer. The season will cover the period from 1 June 2024 until 30 June 2025.

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First ever New Zealand derby match between Wellington Phoenix and Auckland FC at Sky Stadium, Wellington on 2 November 2024.
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Notable events

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New Zealand Derby

The rivalry between Auckland and Wellington Phoenix FC – called the New Zealand Derby and dubbed the 'Kiwi Clásico' by media (as an allusion to El Clásico) – saw its first match end in victory for Auckland on November 2, 2024 at Sky Stadium. Alex Paulsen, who starred in goal for Wellington the season prior, kept a clean sheet for his new Auckland side. However, it was the Wellington goalkeeper Josh Oluwayemi who caught headlines. His mistimed pass in the dying minutes only found the feet of Jake Brimmer, who slotted it past to take Auckland into a late lead. Brimmer then scored his double in the 97th minute; a tap-in on the receiving end of a mazy Luis Toomey run.[1]

The reverse fixture took place at Go Media Stadium, on a sunny December 7th afternoon. The build-up had been fiery: fueled by comments from Wellington manager Giancarlo Italiano delegating Auckland's early success to luck. Steve Corica used this discourse, which he referred to as 'disrespectful', as motivation for his players. Auckland got ahead by two goals; courtesy of an unfortunate Isaac Hughes header into his own net and a Nando Pijnaker set-piece nod. Kosta Barbarouses scored late to give the travelling Wellington crowd hope, but the final whistle blew at 2–1.[2]

Finally, the last derby of the regular season got underway – again at Go Media Stadium – on the 22nd of February. While the former matches were somewhat tightly contested, the third was a massacre and masterclass by Auckland. Two goals for Neyder Moreno, one for Jesse Randall, and a hat-trick for Logan Rogerson led to a six-goal magnum opus by the Auckland forwards. Whilst youngster Luke Brooke-Smith was able to score his first goal for Wellington, it turned out to be a mere consolation for the visiting capital side. This result led to Auckland triumphing over Wellington for the third time in the season, with a total aggregate score-line of 10–2.[3]

Finals Series

Auckland finished 1st in the regular season, claiming the Premiership title and securing automatic qualification to the semi-final stage of the finals series played over two legs for a place in the Grand Final. Melbourne Victory earned the right to play Auckland after defeating Western Sydney Wanderers in the Elimination Final. Auckland defeated Victory 1–0 in the first leg at AAMI Park but succumbed to a 2–0 defeat in the second leg at Go Media Stadium in front of a season best crowd of 29,148.

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Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Transfers

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Note: Transfers' in/out date may refer to the date of announcement and not the date of signing from the mentioned players.

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Pre-season and friendlies

31 July 2024 Auckland United New Zealand 2–2 New Zealand Auckland FC Auckland
19:35 NZST
  • Curry 9'
  • Phoenix 55'
Report (NZF)
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Stadium: Keith Hay Park
Referee: Ashley Wilson
7 August 2024 Birkenhead United New Zealand Cancelled New Zealand Auckland FC Auckland
19:30 NZST Source Stadium: Shepherds Park
Note: Game was cancelled due to Birkenhead's rescheduled Northern League fixture.[25]
7 August 2024 Auckland FC New Zealand 1–0 New Zealand East Coast Bays Auckland
19:30 NZST
Report (NZF)
Report
Stadium: Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Nick Waldron
13 August 2024 Newcastle Jets Australia 2–2 New Zealand Auckland FC Sydney
Report (Auckland FC)
Report (Newcastle Herald)
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
17 August 2024 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 4–2 New Zealand Auckland FC Sydney
13:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
21 August 2024 Central Coast Mariners Australia 2–2 New Zealand Auckland FC Gosford
13:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
21 September 2024 Melbourne City Australia 3–1 New Zealand Auckland FC Melbourne
Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
25 September 2024 Western United Australia 1–2 New Zealand Auckland FC Melbourne
13:00 AEST
  • Lavale 23'
Report
Stadium: Ironbark Fields
2 October 2024 Auckland FC New Zealand 2–0 New Zealand Birkenhead United Auckland
18:30 NZST Report (NZF)
Report
Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Luke Gardner
2 October 2024 Auckland FC New Zealand 2–0 New Zealand Western Springs Auckland
19:40 NZST Report (NZF)
Report
Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Veer Singh
6 October 2024 Auckland FC New Zealand 5–0 New Zealand Melville United Auckland
13:00 NZST Report (NZF)
Report
Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Ashley Wilson
11 October 2024 Auckland FC New Zealand 1–1 Malaysia Malaysia Auckland
Report
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
16 October 2024 Auckland FC New Zealand 5–0 New Zealand Auckland United Auckland
11:00 NZST Report (NZF) Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Referee: Ashley Wilson
16 October 2024 Auckland FC New Zealand 5–0 New Zealand East Coast Bays Auckland
12:10 NZST Report (NZF) Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Referee: Benjamin Norman
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Competitions

Overall record

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Last updated: 24 May 2025
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

League table

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Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 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.[26]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. 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.
  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.

Results summary

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Last updated: 3 May 2025.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Away figures include Auckland FC's 1–0 win on neutral ground in Unite Round against Macarthur FC on 24 November 2024.

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2025. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

19 October 2024 1 Auckland FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar Auckland
17:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 24,492
Referee: Daniel Elder
27 October 2024 2 Auckland FC 1–0 Sydney FC Auckland
16:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 14,253
Referee: Shaun Evans
2 November 2024 3 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Auckland FC Wellington
17:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 26,252
Referee: Adam Kersey
24 November 2024 5 Macarthur FC 0–1 Auckland FC Sydney
16:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 4,826
Referee: Ben Abraham
30 November 2024 6 Auckland FC 2–0 Newcastle Jets Auckland
17:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 13,138
Referee: Tim Danaskos
7 December 2024 7 Auckland FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Auckland
17:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 26,253
Referee: Shaun Evans
15 December 2024 8 Melbourne City 2–2 Auckland FC Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,482
Referee: Ben Abraham
21 December 2024 9 Auckland FC 0–4 Western United Auckland
17:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 13,681
Referee: Casey Reibelt
28 December 2024 10 Central Coast Mariners 1–4 Auckland FC Gosford
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 6,338
Referee: Shaun Evans
1 January 2025 11 Auckland FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory Auckland
17:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 14,997
Referee: Alireza Faghani
11 January 2025 13 Perth Glory 1–0 Auckland FC Perth
16:45 AWST
Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 5,390
Referee: Nathan Shakespear
18 January 2025 15 Auckland FC 3–0 Melbourne City Auckland
17:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 14,131
Referee: Ben Abraham
22 January 2025 14 Adelaide United 2–2 Auckland FC Adelaide
19:00 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 12,171
Referee: Alex King
26 January 2025 16 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Auckland FC Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 7,410
Referee: Shaun Evans
1 February 2025 17 Auckland FC 2–1 Macarthur FC Auckland
17:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 14,051
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
15 February 2025 19 Western United 0–2 Auckland FC Melbourne
18:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Ironbark Fields
Attendance: 3,862
Referee: Tim Danaskos
22 February 2025 20 Auckland FC 6–1 Wellington Phoenix Auckland
17:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 27,009
Referee: Ben Abraham
1 March 2025 21 Auckland FC 4–4 Adelaide United Auckland
17:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 16,709
Referee: Daniel Elder
9 March 2025 22 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Auckland FC Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 6,130
Referee: Nathan Shakespear
16 March 2025 23 Auckland FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Auckland
17:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 14,040
Referee: Adam Kersey
30 March 2025 24 Brisbane Roar 0–2 Auckland FC Brisbane
16:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 5,466
Referee: Alireza Faghani
5 April 2025 25 Auckland FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Auckland
17:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 18,340
Referee: Alex King
12 April 2025 26 Sydney FC 2–2 Auckland FC Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 18,437
Referee: Alex King
19 April 2025 27 Melbourne Victory 0–2 Auckland FC Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,564
Referee: Ben Abraham
27 April 2025 28 Auckland FC 1–0 Perth Glory Auckland
17:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 24,221
Referee: Adam Kersey
3 May 2025 29 Western United 4–2 Auckland FC Melbourne
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Ironbark Fields
Attendance: 3,109
Referee: Daniel Elder

Finals series

17 May 2025 Semi-final 1st leg Melbourne Victory 0–1 Auckland FC Melbourne
19:35 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,121
Referee: Ben Abraham
17 May 2025 Semi-final 2nd leg Auckland FC 0–2
(1–2 agg.)
Melbourne Victory Auckland
16:00 AEST Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 29,148
Referee: Alex King
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Statistics

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Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[27]

As of 24 May 2025
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Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[27]

As of 24 May 2025
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Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

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Awards

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Notes

  1. named as Captain
  2. vs Newcastle Jets, 30 November 2024

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