2024–25 in Australian soccer

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

Soccer in Australia

Season	2024–25
Men's soccer
ALM Premiership	Auckland FC
ALM Championship	Melbourne City
Australia Cup	Macarthur FC
Women's soccer
ALW Premiership	Melbourne City
ALW Championship	Central Coast Mariners
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

National teams

Men's senior

Main article: Australia men's national soccer team

Friendlies

FIFA World Cup qualification

Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Third round

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	10	7	2	1	30	3	+27	23	2026 FIFA World Cup		—	1–1	0–0	6–0	7–0	2–0
2	Australia	10	5	4	1	16	7	+9	19			1–0	—	0–0	5–1	3–1	0–1
3	Saudi Arabia	10	3	4	3	7	8	−1	13	Fourth round		0–2	1–2	—	1–1	1–0	0–0
4	Indonesia	10	3	3	4	9	20	−11	12			0–4	0–0	2–0	—	1–0	1–0
5	China	10	3	0	7	7	20	−13	9			1–3	0–2	1–2	2–1	—	1–0
6	Bahrain	10	1	3	6	5	16	−11	6			0–5	2–2	0–2	2–2	0–1	—

Source: AFC, FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Australia  v  Bahrain

5 September 2024 Third round	Australia	0–1	Bahrain	Gold Coast, Australia
20:00 UTC+10		Report	Souttar 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Robina Stadium Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

Indonesia  v  Australia

10 September 2024 Third round	Indonesia	0–0	Australia	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7		Report		Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 70,059 Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

Australia  v  China

10 October 2024 Third round	Australia	3–1	China	Adelaide, Australia
19:40 UTC+10:30	Miller 45+2' Goodwin 53' Velupillay 90+2'	Report	Xie 20'	Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 46,291 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Japan  v  Australia

15 October 2024 Third round	Japan	1–1	Australia	Saitama, Japan
19:35 UTC+9	Burgess 76' (o.g.)	Report	Taniguchi 58' (o.g.)	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait)

Australia  v  Saudi Arabia

14 November 2024 Third round	Australia	0–0	Saudi Arabia	Melbourne, Australia
20:10 UTC+11		Report		Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 27,491 Referee: Adel Ali Ahmed Khamis Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Bahrain  v  Australia

19 November 2024 Third round	Bahrain	2–2	Australia	Riffa, Bahrain
18:15 UTC+3	Abduljabbar 75', 77'	Report	Yengi 1', 90+6'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 6,873 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Australia  v  Indonesia

20 March 2025 Third round	Australia	5–1	Indonesia	Sydney, Australia
20:10 UTC+11	Boyle 18' (pen.) Velupillay 20' Irvine 34', 90' Miller 61'	Report	Romeny 78'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 35,241 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

China  v  Australia

25 March 2025 Third round	China	0–2	Australia	Hangzhou, China
19:00 UTC+8		Report	Irvine 16' Velupillay 29'	Stadium: Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 70,588 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

Australia  v  Japan

5 June 2025 Third round	Australia	1–0	Japan	Perth, Australia
19:00 UTC+8	Behich 90'	Report		Stadium: Perth Stadium Attendance: 57,226 Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Saudi Arabia  v  Australia

10 June 2025 Third round	Saudi Arabia	1–2	Australia	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:15 UTC+3	Al-Aboud 19'	Report	Metcalfe 42' Duke 48'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 24,620 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Women's senior

Main article: Australia women's national soccer team

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the women's senior national team in 2024–25.

Australia  v  Canada

13 July 2024 'B' friendly	Australia	1–2	Canada	Marbella, Spain
21:00 UTC+02:00	Freier 23'	Report	Prince 41' Viens 85'	Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Switzerland  v  Australia

25 October 2024	Switzerland	1–1	Australia	Zurich, Switzerland
20:00 UTC+2	Reuteler 58'	Report	Foord 43' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Letzigrund Attendance: 14,370 Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)

Germany  v  Australia

28 October 2024	Germany	1–2	Australia	Duisburg, Germany
18:10 UTC+1	Cerci 5'	Report	Cooney-Cross 39' Hunt 77'	Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Attendance: 26,623 Referee: Maria Marotta (Italy)

Australia  v  Brazil

28 November 2024	Australia	1–3	Brazil	Brisbane, Australia
20:00 UTC+10	Foord 43'	Report	Gutierres 6', 13' Queiroz 54'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 47,501 Referee: Oh Hyun-jung (South Korea)

Australia  v  Brazil

1 December 2024	Australia	1–2	Brazil	Gold Coast, Australia
18:35 UTC+10	Raso 42'	Report	Portilho 30' Lauren 40'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 25,297

Australia  v  Chinese Taipei

4 December 2024	Australia	3–1	Chinese Taipei	Melbourne, Australia
20:00 UTC+11	Prior 10' Freier 12' Henry 78'	Report	Chen 34'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 26,795 Referee: Haruna Kanematsu (Japan)

Australia  v  Chinese Taipei

7 December 2024	Australia	6–0	Chinese Taipei	Geelong, Australia
19:30 UTC+11	Davidson 6' Yallop 11' Gielnik 40' Heyman 56' Prior 73' Freier 78'	Report		Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 30,097 Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)

Australia  v  South Korea

4 April 2025	Australia	1–0	South Korea	Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11	Lim 54' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 37,199 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Australia  v  South Korea

7 April 2025	Australia	2–0	South Korea	Newcastle, Australia
19:30 UTC+10	Fowler 43' Lim 63' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 28,019

Australia  v  Argentina

30 May 2025	Australia	2–0	Argentina	Melbourne, Australia
20:00 UTC+10	Johnson 38' Torpey 69'	Report		Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 43,020

Australia  v  Argentina

2 June 2025	Australia	4–1	Argentina	Canberra, Australia
19:30 UTC+10	Sayer 14', 36' van Egmond 72' Heyman 83'	Report	Núñez 23'	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 25,125 Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)

Australia  v  Slovenia

26 June 2025	Australia	3–0	Slovenia	Perth, Australia
19:00 UTC+8	Gielnik 3' McNamara 86' Raso 87'	Report		Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 8,678 Referee: Todrikan Delai (Fiji)

Australia  v  Slovenia

29 June 2025	Australia	1–1	Slovenia	Perth, Australia
18:00 UTC+8	Heyman 50'	Report	Kastelec 90+1'	Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 13,115 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

2024 Paris Olympic games

Main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Australia named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament on 4 June 2024.^[1] Australia performed poorly in the group stage, losing to both Germany and the United States, while barely beating Zambia, the lowest ranked team in the tournament (conceding 5 goals to them). They ended the tournament third place in their group and didn't advance to the knockout stage. Following the tournament Tony Gustavsson's contract came to an end.^[2]

Germany  v  Australia

25 July 2024 Group stage	Germany	3–0	Australia	Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2	Hegering 24' Schüller 64' Brand 68'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Marseille Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

Australia  v  Zambia

28 July 2024 Group stage	Australia	6–5	Zambia	Nice, France
19:00 UTC+2	Kennedy 7' Raso 35' Musole 58' (o.g.) Catley 65', 78' (pen.) Heyman 90'	Report	B. Banda 1', 33', 45+2' Kundananji 21', 56'	Stadium: Stade de Nice Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)

Australia  v  United States

31 July 2024 Group stage	Australia	1–2	United States	Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2	Kennedy 90+2'	Report	Rodman 43' Albert 77'	Stadium: Stade de Marseille Referee: François Letexier (France)

SheBelieves Cup

Main article: 2025 SheBelieves Cup

In November 2024, Football Australia confirmed the Matildas would make their debut in the SheBelieves Cup in February 2025, joining Colombia and Japan in the United States.^[3]

Japan  v  Australia

20 February 2025	Japan	4–0	Australia	Houston, United States
16:00 UTC-6	Tanaka 6', 32' Hamano 52' Minami 75'	Report		Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 5,243 Referee: Natalie Simon (USA)

United States  v  Australia

23 February 2025	United States	2–1	Australia	Glendale, United States
15:00 UTC-7	Biyendolo 1' Cooper 68'	Report	Heyman 80'	Stadium: State Farm Stadium Attendance: 23,503 Referee: Amairany Garcia (Mexico)

Australia  v  Colombia

26 February 2025	Australia	1–2	Colombia	San Diego, United States
16:30 UTC-8	Raso 69'	Report	Bonilla 15' Usme 73'	Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

Men's under-23

Main article: Australia men's national under-23 soccer team

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's under-23 national team in 2024–25.

Vanuatu  v  Australia

5 September 2024 Pacific Series	Vanuatu	0–3	Australia	Port Vila, Vanuatu
		Report	Blair 42' Taylor 62' Grimaldi 74'	Stadium: Freshwater Stadium Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

Vanuatu  v  Australia

8 September 2024 Pacific Series	Vanuatu	0–4	Australia	Port Vila, Vanuatu
		Report	Bozinovski 45+1' Vidic 69' Matthews 71' Priestman 79'	Stadium: Freshwater Stadium

South Korea  v  Australia

5 June 2025 Korea Series	South Korea	0–0	Australia	Yongin, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Yongin Mireu Stadium

South Korea  v  Australia

9 June 2025 Korea Series	South Korea	0–2	Australia	TBC, South Korea
TBC UTC+9		Report	Kuol Lopane	Stadium: TBC

Doha International U-23 Cup

Australia were invited to take part in the Doha International U-23 Cup in March 2025, alongside Croatia (U-21 side), Egypt, Qatar, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates (U-20 side).^[4] Australia finished the tournament in the third place in the overall standings with five points having won once and drawn twice with Qatar overtaking them due to goal difference and Croatia sitting top with six points.^[5]

Australia  v  Croatia

19 March 2025 2025 Doha International U-23 Cup	Australia	2–1	Croatia	Al Rayyan, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3	Dukuly 54' Adamson 90+1'	Report	Tunjić 56'	Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium

United Arab Emirates  v  Australia

22 March 2025 2025 Doha International U-23 Cup	United Arab Emirates	0–0	Australia	Al Khor, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Al-Khor Stadium

Qatar  v  Australia

25 March 2025 2025 Doha International U-23 Cup	Qatar	2–2	Australia	Doha, Qatar
21:15 UTC+3	Al-Sharshani 76' (pen.) Gouda 90+2'	Report	Grimaldi 7' Simmons 88'	Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

Women's under-23

Main article: Australia women's national under-23 soccer team

Men's under-20

Main article: Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's under-20 national team in 2024–25.

Japan  v  Australia

7 February 2025	Japan	2–1	Australia	Chiba, Japan
	Sato 11', 18'	Report	Jovanovic 39'	Stadium: Prince Takamado Memorial JFA YUME Field

Argentina  v  Australia

6 June 2025	Argentina	2–1	Australia	Buenos Aires, Argentina
15:00 UTC−3	Sarco Carrizo 90'	Result (FA) Report (MA)	Younis 16'	Stadium: Lionel Andres Messi Training Facility

Argentina  v  Australia

9 June 2025	Argentina	2–0	Australia	Buenos Aires, Argentina
15:00 UTC−3	Subiabre Sarco	Result (FA) Report (MA)		Stadium: Nuevo Gasómetro

ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship

Main article: 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship

Laos  v  Australia

18 July 2024 Group stage	Laos	0–6	Australia	Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 WIB		Report	Sulemani 16', 25' Younis 45+4', 73' Najdovski 89', 90+4'	Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)

Australia  v  Vietnam

21 July 2024 Group stage	Australia	6–2	Vietnam	Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 WIB	Najdovski 19', 40', 66' Sulemani 49' Helweh 74' Vickery 90+7'	Report	Dũng 57' Long 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)

Myanmar  v  Australia

24 July 2024 Group stage	Myanmar	0–1	Australia	Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 WIB		Report	Memeti 34'	Stadium: Gelora 10 November Stadium Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)

Australia  v  Thailand

27 July 2024 Semi-final	Australia	0–1	Thailand	Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 WIB		Report	Leonard 13' (o.g.)	Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia)

Australia  v  Malaysia

29 July 2024 Third place match	Australia	1–1 (5–3 p)	Malaysia	Surabaya, Indonesia
15:00 WIB	Younis 28'	Report	Najdovski 73' (o.g.)	Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)
	Penalties
	Memeti Randazzo Quintal Bugarija Helweh		Abid Pavithran Zachary Danish

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

Main article: 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup

After a draw with group leader Saudi Arabia in their last qualification match, the Young Socceroos finished second in the group and qualified for the final competition as one of the five best runners-up.^[6] By winning their quarter-final match in the final competition, Australia qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in September 2025.^[7]

Afghanistan  v  Australia

23 September 2024 Qualification stage	Afghanistan	0–2	Australia	Abha, Saudi Arabia
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Jovanovic 84', 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Attendance: 50 Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)

Australia  v  Macau

25 September 2024 Qualification stage	Australia	2–0	Macau	Abha, Saudi Arabia
16:00 UTC+3	Kikianis 9', 50'	Report		Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Attendance: 20 Referee: Sayyodjon Zayniddinov (Tajikistan)

Palestine  v  Australia

27 September 2024 Qualification stage	Palestine	1–2	Australia	Abha, Saudi Arabia
16:00 UTC+3	Ali 7'	Report	Youlley 45+1' Badolato 75'	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Attendance: 40 Referee: Wissam Rabie (Syria)

Saudi Arabia  v  Australia

29 September 2024 Qualification stage	Saudi Arabia	0–0	Australia	Abha, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Referee: Sayyodjon Zayniddinov (Tajikistan)

Australia  v  Kyrgyzstan

12 February 2025 Group stage	Australia	5–1	Kyrgyzstan	Shenzhen, China
17:15 UTC+8	Jovanovic 4', 61' Bennie 15' Toure 26', 31'	Report	Almazbekov 73'	Stadium: Bao'an Stadium Attendance: 655 Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (Korea Republic)

Qatar  v  Australia

15 February 2025 Group stage	Qatar	1–3	Australia	Shenzhen, China
17:15 UTC+8	Gouda 19'	Report	Badolato 24' Bosnjak 52' Bennie 69'	Stadium: Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium Attendance: 1,072 Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

China  v  Australia

18 February 2025 Group stage	China	1–2	Australia	Shenzhen, China
19:30 UTC+8	Kuai 29'	Report	Memeti 23' Agosti 25'	Stadium: Bao'an Stadium Attendance: 8,743 Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

Australia  v  Iraq

22 February 2025 Quarter-final	Australia	3–2	Iraq	Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
19:30 UTC+8	Jovanovic 22' Kikianis 62' Badolato 74'	Report	Faisal 15' Qabeel 26'	Attendance: 1,109 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Australia  v  Japan

26 February 2025 Semi-final	Australia	2–0	Japan	Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
19:30 UTC+8	Toure 49' Pearman 67'	Report		Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Rowaily (Qatar)

Australia  v  Saudi Arabia

1 March 2025 Final	Australia	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Saudi Arabia	Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
19:30 UTC+8	Agosti 24'	Report	Haji 45+2'	Attendance: 3,355 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
	Penalties
	Jovanovic Badolato Pearman Yull Kikianis		Al-Khaibri Al-Shamrani Al-Mahdawi Barnawi Hazazi

Panda Cup

Australia  v  Kyrgyzstan

13 November 2024 2024 Panda Cup	Australia	4–2	Kyrgyzstan	Chengdu, China
15:30 UTC+8	Bugarija 21' Bosnjak 31' Pearman 36' Toure 82'	Report	Abdirasulov 50' Ernisov 70'	Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre

China  v  Australia

16 November 2024 2024 Panda Cup	China	1–1	Australia	Chengdu, China
19:35 UTC+8	Chen Zeshi 3'	Report	Bennie 23'	Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre

Mongolia  v  Australia

19 November 2024 2024 Panda Cup	Mongolia	0–10	Australia	Chengdu, China
14:00 UTC+8		Report	7' (pen.), 10', 26', 28', 42' 53', 56', 74', 82', 83'	Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre

UEFA Friendship Cup

Australia was invited to play in the 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup, taking place in Nyon, Switzerland. Nominally an U18 competition, the cup is intended to offer early exposure for the U20 group of players to be involved in the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup qualification cycle.^[8]

Australia  v  Argentina

1 June 2025	Australia	0–0 (3–4 p)	Argentina	Nyon, Switzerland
10:30 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre
	Penalties
	Brownlie Overy Crawford Nkomo Eames		Barbona Ponce Vaázquez Flamenco

France  v  Australia

4 June 2025	France	3–0	Australia	Nyon, Switzerland
15:30 UTC+2	Chauvin 36' Baradji 75' Nadir 78'	Report		Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre Referee: Hüseyin Sanli (Switzerland)

Australia  v  United States

7 June 2025	Australia	2–3	United States	Nyon, Switzerland
11:00 UTC+2	Memeti 75' Brownlie 79'	Report		Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre

Australia  v  Uruguay

11 June 2025	Australia	4–1	Uruguay	Nyon, Switzerland
	Lopez 34', 69' Memeti 61' MacNicol 79'	Report	Herrington 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre

Women's under-20

Main article: Australia women's national under-20 soccer team

Friendlies

A two-game series against New Zealand was held to help preparations for the U-20 Women's World Cup.^[9] Following the World Cup, the team commenced a new cycle PacificAus Sports Four Nations Tournament.^[10]

New Zealand  v  Australia

11 July 2024	New Zealand	1–1	Australia	Wellington, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+12	Bercelli 20'	Report	Morris 59'	Stadium: Jerry Collins Stadium

New Zealand  v  Australia

14 July 2024	New Zealand	1–1	Australia	Wellington, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+12	Ingham	Report	Woods	Stadium: NZCIS Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Nigeria  v  Australia

23 August 2024	Nigeria	2–1	Australia	Bogotá, Colombia
--:-- UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Club Banco de la República

Australia  v  Vanuatu

19 February 2025 PacificAus Sports Four Nations Tournament	Australia	9–0	Vanuatu	Canberra, Australia
15:00 UTC+11	Saveska 13', 17' Kuilamu 30' Allan 34' Caspers 44' Breier 50' Lobo 63' Stanic-Floody 72', 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Viking Park

Australia  v  Solomon Islands

22 February 2025 PacificAus Sports Four Nations Tournament	Australia	12–0	Solomon Islands	Canberra, Australia
18:30 UTC+11	McMahon 9', 23' Trimis 27', 48', 65' Collins 40', 51', 69' Tallon-Henniker 54', 90+1' Lobo 73' Saveska 89'	Report		Stadium: Viking Park

Australia  v  Thailand

25 February 2025 PacificAus Sports Four Nations Tournament	Australia	5–2	Thailand	Canberra, Australia
18:30 UTC+11	Saveska 10', 27' (pen.), 77' ? 70' (o.g.) Tallon-Henniker 90+4'	Report	Casteen 19', 34'	Stadium: Deakin Stadium

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Main article: 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Colombia  v  Australia

31 August 2024 Group stage	Colombia	2–0	Australia	Bogotá, Colombia
18:00 UTC−5	Y. López 58' Caicedo 76'	Report		Stadium: Estadio El Campín Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Mexico  v  Australia

3 September 2024 Group stage	Mexico	2–0	Australia	Bogotá, Colombia
17:00 UTC−5	Servín 57' Lomelí 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Estadio El Campín

Australia  v  Cameroon

6 September 2024 Group stage	Australia	0–2	Cameroon	Bogotá, Colombia
17:00 UTC−5		Report	Toko Njoya 45+4' Eto 61'	Stadium: Estadio El Campín Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

Men's under-17

Main article: Australia men's national under-17 soccer team

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's under-17 national team in 2024–25.

Solomon Islands  v  Australia

15 August 2024 PacificAus Sports Tour	Solomon Islands	2–1	Australia	Honiara, Solomon Islands
18:00 UTC+11	Morgan 71' Francis 78'	Report	Didulica 31'	Stadium: National Stadium

Solomon Islands  v  Australia

18 August 2024 PacificAus Sports Tour	Solomon Islands	1–4	Australia	Honiara, Solomon Islands
18:00 UTC+11	Morgan 88'	Report	Stevenson 13' Naylor 16', 60' Stanway 36'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 11,000

Vanuatu  v  Australia

21 August 2024 PacificAus Sports Tour	Vanuatu	3–3	Australia	Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00 UTC+11	Waute 53' (pen.), 68' Loren 62'	Report	Sambrook 2' ? 45+7' (o.g.) Stanway 82'	Stadium: Freshwater Stadium

South Korea  v  Australia

20 February 2025 Hattrick U17 International Tournament	South Korea	1–2	Australia	Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
13:00 UTC+4	57'	Report	MacNicol 34' Anastasio 84'	Stadium: Ras Al-Khaimah Stadium

Australia  v  Saudi Arabia

22 February 2025 Hattrick U17 International Tournament	Australia	4–0	Saudi Arabia	Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
16:30 UTC+4	Anastasio 6' Akol 31', 34', 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Ras Al-Khaimah Stadium

Australia  v  Oman

24 February 2025 Hattrick U17 International Tournament	Australia	1–1	Oman	Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
13:00 UTC+4	Didulica 82'	Report	67'	Stadium: Ras Al-Khaimah Stadium

Vietnam  v  Australia

28 May 2025 Hohhot U16 tournament	Vietnam	1–2	Australia	Hohhot, China
14:00 UTC+8	Dai Nhan 45'	Report (FA) Report (Lao Dong)	Pavlovic 75' Owusu 77'	Stadium: National Northern Football Training Base Stadium

Australia  v  Saudi Arabia

30 May 2025 Hohhot U16 tournament	Australia	2–1	Saudi Arabia	Hohhot, China
14:00 UTC+8	Da Cruz 25' Henrique 77'	Report		Stadium: National Northern Football Training Base Stadium

China  v  Australia

1 June 2025 Hohhot U16 tournament	China	5–2	Australia	Hohhot, China
19:35 UTC+8	Wan Xiang 9' Shuai Weihao 39' Liang Shiyu 71' Zhang Bolin 81' Xie Jin 83'	Report (FA) Report (Titan Sports)	Hassarati 2' Li Junpeng 80' (o.g.)	Stadium: National Northern Football Training Base Stadium Attendance: 17,511

ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship

Thailand  v  Australia

23 June 2024 Group stage	Thailand	0–0	Australia	Surakarta, Indonesia
15:00 WIB		Report		Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)

Australia  v  Malaysia

26 June 2024 Group stage	Australia	2–0	Malaysia	Surakarta, Indonesia
15:00 WIB	Tatu 45+5' Williams 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium Referee: Clarence Leow Hong Wei (Singapore)

Timor-Leste  v  Australia

29 June 2024 Group stage	Timor-Leste	0–12	Australia	Surakarta, Indonesia
15:00 WIB		Report	J. Houridis 6', 23' Didulica 8', 57', 78', 80' Alfaro 47' MacNicol 51', 58' (pen.), 63', 89' Graoroski 54'	Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)

Indonesia  v  Australia

1 July 2024 Semi-final	Indonesia	3–5	Australia	Surakarta, Indonesia
19:30 WIB	Gholy 3', 45+5' Holong 90+3'	Report	Tatu 23', 66' MacNicol 45+2' Didulica 70', 86'	Stadium: Manahan Stadium

Thailand  v  Australia

3 July 2024 Final	Thailand	1–1 (7–8 p)	Australia	Surakarta, Indonesia
19:30 WIB	Poramet 33'	Report	MacNicol 45+3'	Stadium: Manahan Stadium Referee: Koji Takasaki (Japan)
	Penalties
	Poramet Phuriphan Phanuphong Supakorn Natthakit Kittipob Chaiwat Siwakorn Chatchawas		Alfaro MacNicol Maltz Didulica Eames Pullella Garbowski Kutleshi Necovski

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Main article: 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup

After a draw with group leader Indonesia in their last qualification match, the Joeys topped their qualification group with a superior goal difference and qualified automatically for the final competition.^[11]

Australia  v  Northern Mariana Islands

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) Qualification stage	Australia	19–0	Northern Mariana Islands	Mishref, Kuwait
20:30 UTC+3	Tatu 4', 17' Garbowski 11', 31' MacNicol 18', 24', 70' Didulica 25', 26', 38', 45+1', 58' Anastasio 35', 49', 83' Alfaro 37' Maltz 60' Naylor 69', 84'	Report		Stadium: Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium

Kuwait  v  Australia

25 October 2024 (2024-10-25) Qualification stage	Kuwait	1–3	Australia	Mishref, Kuwait
20:30 UTC+3	Al-Suwaidi 90+7'	Report	Tatu 21' Parkin 85' MacNicol 90+5'	Stadium: Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium Referee: Doolotkeldi Uulu Seiit (Kyrgyzstan)

Australia  v  Indonesia

27 October 2024 (2024-10-27) Qualification stage	Australia	0–0	Indonesia	Mishref, Kuwait
17:30 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium Referee: Khalid Khallufah S Alahmari (Saudi Arabia)

Australia  v  Vietnam

4 April 2025 Group stage	Australia	1–1	Vietnam	Taif, Saudi Arabia
18:00 UTC+3	MacNicol 41'	Report	Hoàng Trọng Duy Khang 49'	Stadium: Okadh Sport Club Stadium Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

United Arab Emirates  v  Australia

7 April 2025 Group stage	United Arab Emirates	2–0	Australia	Taif, Saudi Arabia
20:15 UTC+3	Adel 9' Buti 52'	Report		Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Stadium Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)

Japan  v  Australia

10 April 2025 Group stage	Japan	2–3	Australia	Taif, Saudi Arabia
18:00 UTC+3	Fujita 7' Tani 86'	Report	Miliner 51' Anastasio 71' Garbowski 74'	Stadium: Okadh Sport Club Stadium Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

Women's under-17

Main article: Australia women's national under-17 soccer team

AFC competitions

AFC Champions League Elite

Main article: 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
8	Shanghai Port	8	2	2	4	10	18	−8	8	Advance to round of 16
9	Pohang Steelers	7	2	0	5	9	17	−8	6
10	Ulsan HD	7	1	0	6	4	16	−12	3
11	Central Coast Mariners	7	0	1	6	8	18	−10	1
12	Shandong Taishan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn[a]

Source: Asian Football Confederation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
Notes:

1. Shandong Taishan were considered withdrawn from the AFC Champions League Elite after the club confirmed that it did not intend to report for their league stage match against Ulsan HD on 19 February 2025.^[12] Their remaining fixture got cancelled and already played matches were annulled.^[13]

AFC Champions League Two

Main article: 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two

Sydney FC qualified to the Group stage as winners of the 2023 Australia Cup.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	6	5	1	0	14	5	+9	16	Advance to round of 16
2	Sydney FC	6	4	0	2	17	6	+11	12
3	Kaya–Iloilo	6	1	1	4	6	14	−8	4
4	Eastern	6	1	0	5	7	19	−12	3

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

Sydney FC v Bangkok United

12 February 2025 Round of 16	Sydney FC	2–2	Bangkok United	Sydney
	Segecic 60', 79'	Report	Živković 50' (pen.) Puangchan 90+6'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Bangkok United v Sydney FC

19 February 2025 Round of 16	Bangkok United	2–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 agg.)	Sydney FC	Rangsit, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7	Al-Ghassani 18' Eid 54'	Report	Lolley 2' Segecic 88' Costa 100'	Stadium: Thammasat Stadium

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v Sydney FC

6 March 2025 Quarter-final	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	0–2	Sydney FC	Jeonju, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9		Report	Klimala 36', 66'	Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 2,561 Referee: Asker Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)

Sydney FC v Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

13 March 2025 Quarter-final	Sydney FC	3–2 (5–2 agg.)	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Sydney
19:00 UTC+11	A. Grant 59' Klimala 71' Costa 82' (pen.)		Jeon Jin-woo 35', 45+4'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Referee: Abdulla Al Marri (Qatar)

Lion City Sailors v Sydney FC

9 April 2025 (2025-04-09) Semi-final	Lion City Sailors	2–0	Sydney FC	Singapore
20:00 UTC+8	Ramselaar 18' Thy 53'	Report		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 4,213 Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

Sydney FC v Lion City Sailors

16 April 2025 (2025-04-16) Semi-final	Sydney FC	1–0 (1–2 agg.)	Lion City Sailors	Sydney
20:00 UTC+10	Lolley 85'	Report		Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

AFC Women's Champions League

Main article: 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League

Melbourne City qualified for the competition as Premiers of the 2023–24 A-League Women.^[14]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne City	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Bam Khatoon	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Kaya–Iloilo	3	0	2	1	1	5	−4	2
4	College of Asian Scholars (H)	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

Melbourne City v Taichung Blue Whale

23 March 2025 Quarter-final	Melbourne City	3–0	Taichung Blue Whale	Melbourne, Australia
15:00 UTC+11	Speckmaier 4' Li Pei-jung 43' (o.g.) McNamara 63'	Report		Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 1,865 Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

Incheon Red Angels v Melbourne City

21 May 2025 Semi-final	Incheon Red Angels	0–1	Melbourne City	Wuhan, China
20:00 UTC+8		Report	McMahon 90+4'	Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Attendance: 706 Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Melbourne City v Wuhan Jiangda

24 May 2025 (2025-05-24) Final	Melbourne City	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Wuhan Jiangda	Wuhan, China
20:00 UTC+8	McMahon 76'	Report	Wang Shuang 90+8' (pen.)	Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Attendance: 18,715 Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
	Penalties
	McMahon McKenna Otto Speckmaier Stott Henry		Yao Wei Wu Haiyan Mengyi Song Duan Wang Shuang Zhao Yuxin

Domestic leagues

A-League Men

Main article: 2024–25 A-League Men

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland FC[a]	26	15	8	3	49	27	+22	53	Qualification for Finals series[b]
2	Melbourne City (C)	26	14	6	6	41	25	+16	48	Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series
3	Western United	26	14	5	7	55	37	+18	47	Qualification for Finals series[b]
4	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	13	7	6	58	40	+18	46
5	Melbourne Victory	26	12	7	7	44	36	+8	43
6	Adelaide United	26	10	8	8	53	55	−2	38
7	Sydney FC	26	10	7	9	53	46	+7	37
8	Macarthur FC	26	9	6	11	50	45	+5	33	Qualification for AFC Champions League Two[c]
9	Newcastle Jets	26	8	6	12	43	44	−1	30
10	Central Coast Mariners	26	5	11	10	29	51	−22	26	Qualification for 2025 Australia Cup play-offs
11	Wellington Phoenix[a]	26	6	6	14	27	43	−16	24
12	Brisbane Roar	26	5	6	15	32	51	−19	21
13	Perth Glory	26	4	5	17	22	56	−34	17

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.^[15]
(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.
3. Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2024 Australia Cup winners.

Finals series

	Elimination finals					Semi-finals							Grand Final
						1	Auckland FC	1	0	1
	4	Western Sydney Wanderers	1			5	Melbourne Victory	0	2	2
	5	Melbourne Victory	2										2	Melbourne City	1
													5	Melbourne Victory	0
						2	Melbourne City	3	1	4
	3	Western United	3			3	Western United	0	1	1
	6	Adelaide United	2

A-League Women

Main article: 2024–25 A-League Women

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne City	23	16	7	0	56	22	+34	55	Qualification for AFC Women's Champions League and Finals series
2	Melbourne Victory	23	16	5	2	42	21	+21	53	Qualification for Finals series
3	Adelaide United	23	14	3	6	44	30	+14	45
4	Central Coast Mariners (C)	23	9	7	7	31	25	+6	34
5	Canberra United	23	9	6	8	28	31	−3	33
6	Western United	23	9	6	8	39	46	−7	33
7	Brisbane Roar	23	8	2	13	46	42	+4	26
8	Sydney FC	23	7	4	12	23	29	−6	25
9	Wellington Phoenix[a]	23	7	3	13	25	30	−5	24
10	Perth Glory	23	6	4	13	27	43	−16	22
11	Newcastle Jets	23	5	5	13	29	53	−24	20
12	Western Sydney Wanderers	23	4	4	15	28	46	−18	16

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.^[16]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. 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.

Finals series

	Elimination-finals					Semi-finals							Grand Final
						1	Melbourne City	2	0	2
	4	Central Coast Mariners	2			4	Central Coast Mariners (a.e.t.)	2	1	3
	5	Canberra United	1										4	Central Coast Mariners	1 (5)
													2	Melbourne Victory	1 (4)
						2	Melbourne Victory	3	3	6
	3	Adelaide United	1			3	Adelaide United	1	1	2
	6	Western United	0

National Premier Leagues

Main articles: 2024 National Premier Leagues and 2025 National Premier Leagues

Domestic cups

Australia Cup

Main article: 2024 Australia Cup

	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Moreton City Excelsior	5
	Campbelltown City	1
					Moreton City Excelsior	3
					Perth Glory	2
	Perth Glory (a.e.t.)	5
	Melbourne City	4
									Moreton City Excelsior	0
									Melbourne Victory	4
	NWS Spirit	3
	Glenorchy Knights	0
					NWS Spirit	0
					Melbourne Victory	4
	Lambton Jaffas	1
	Melbourne Victory	4
													Melbourne Victory	1
													Adelaide United	0
	Olympic Kingsway	4
	Edgeworth Eagles	1
					Olympic Kingsway	2
					Adelaide United	3
	Blacktown City	2
	Adelaide United (a.e.t.)	3
									Adelaide United (a.e.t.)	2
									Western Sydney Wanderers	1
	Perth RedStar	1
	Lions FC	4
					Lions FC	0
					Western Sydney Wanderers	4
	Brisbane City	1
	Western Sydney Wanderers	2
																	Melbourne Victory	0
																	Macarthur FC	1
	Darwin Hearts	0
	Hume City	6
					Hume City	1
					Melbourne Srbija	0
	Melbourne Srbija (p)	1 (4)
	Modbury Jets	1 (1)
									Hume City	2
									South Melbourne (a.e.t.)	3
	South Melbourne	1
	Wellington Phoenix	0
					South Melbourne (a.e.t.)	3
					Olympic FC	2
	Olympic FC (a.e.t.)	1
	APIA Leichhardt	0
													South Melbourne	0
													Macarthur FC	1
	Oakleigh Cannons	3
	Sydney FC	1
					Oakleigh Cannons (p)	1 (4)
					Heidelberg United	1 (1)
	Heidelberg United (a.e.t.)	3
	Central Coast Mariners	1
									Oakleigh Cannons	0
									Macarthur FC	1
	Rockdale Ilinden	1
	Newcastle Jets	2
					Newcastle Jets	3
					Macarthur FC	4
	O'Connor Knights	1
	Macarthur FC	2

Final

Main article: 2024 Australia Cup final

29 September 2024

19:10 AEST

Melbourne Victory	0–1	Macarthur FC
	Report	Jakoliš 58'

AAMI Park, Melbourne

Attendance: 13,289

Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Deaths

• 19 August 2024: Jimmy Armstrong, 81, Australia, Melbourne Hakoah, South Melbourne, Brunswick Juventus, Shepparton United, Morwell Falcons, and Sandringham City forward.^[17][18]
• 6 October 2024: Johan Neeskens, 73, assistant coach of Australia.^[19][20]
• 31 March 2025: Glenn Ahearn, 62, Australia, Sydney City, and Brisbane City goalkeeper.^[21]

Retirements

• After the Paris Olympics tournament: Lydia Williams, 36, former Matildas goalkeeper, retired from international football.^[22]
• 9 August 2024: Ivan Franjic, 36, former Australia, St Albans Saints, Melbourne Knights, Oakleigh Cannons, Brisbane Roar, Melbourne City, Perth Glory, Macarthur FC, Caroline Springs George Cross, and Heidelberg United defender.^[23]
• 17 August 2024: Morgan Schneiderlin, 34, former France and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder.^[24]
• 22 September 2024: Lauren Keir, 27, former Canberra United and Western Sydney Wanderers defender.^[25]
• 10 October 2024: Elise Kellond-Knight, 34, former Australia, Brisbane Roar, Melbourne City, and Melbourne Victory defender.^[26]
• 16 October 2024: Hannah Wilkinson, 32, former New Zealand and Melbourne City forward.^[27]
• 17 November 2024: Oliver Bozanic, 35, former Australia, Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne Victory, Melbourne City, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Perth Glory midfielder.^[28][29]
• 1 December 2024: Clare Polkinghorne, 35, former Matildas defender, retiring from international football.^[30]
• 9 December 2024: Nani, 38, former Portugal and Melbourne Victory winger.^[31]
• 28 December 2024: Beattie Goad, 27, former Matildas, Melbourne Victory, and Melbourne City midfielder.^[32]
• 31 January 2025: Scott Neville, 36, former Perth Glory, Newcastle Jets, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Brisbane Roar defender.^[33]
• 6 February 2025: Jamie Young, 39, former Brisbane Roar, Western United, and Melbourne City goalkeeper.^[34]
• 19 April 2025: Mariel Hecher, 32, former Lions FC and Brisbane Roar forward.^[35]
• 19 April 2025: Keeley Richards, 30, former Canberra United and Brisbane Roar goalkeeper.^[35]
• 20 April 2025: Annalie Longo, 33, former New Zealand, Sydney FC, Melbourne Victory, and Wellington Phoenix midfielder.^[36]
• 10 May 2025: Matthew Trott, 39, former Central Coast Lightning, Central Coast Mariners, and Maitland goalkeeper.^[37]
• 13 May 2025: Isaías, 38, former Adelaide United midfielder.^[38]
• 13 May 2025: Javi López, 39, former Adelaide United defender.^[38]
• 23 May 2025: Maruschka Waldus, 32, former Western Sydney Wanderers and Adelaide United defender.^[39]