A-League Men 24-25 Season Guide: Tickets, fixtures, how to watch

The wait is almost over. On Friday night, the 2024-25 Isuzu UTE A-League season begins.

Central Coast Mariners return as both Premiers and Champions and will gun for an unprecedented threepeat in 2024-25, but 12 teams stand in their path – including Isuzu UTE A-League newcomers Auckland FC.

There’s a new club, new signings, stunning new kits, four new coaches, young players to watch and so much more to get excited about ahead of Friday night’s opening game: a Grand Final rematch between the Mariners and Melbourne Victory.

Read on as aleagues.com.au brings you up to speed with everything you need to know about the 2024-25 Isuzu UTE A-League season.

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Season 20 is here and there are so many reasons to celebrate

The 2024-25 Isuzu UTE A-League campaign is the 20th in league history, and the watershed moment for the A-Leagues will be recognised and celebrated throughout the entire season.

Stay tuned in 2024-25 as the A-Leagues honour the players, coaches and clubs that have made the competition what it is today, and connect to every person who has watched and supported A-Leagues clubs over the past 20 years.

Get in the mood for the special anniversary season below by looking back on 20 years of the A-Leagues and the moments that have defined the competition’s two-decade history.

Season dates

The Isuzu UTE A-League Men season will kick off on the weekend of 18-20 October, as Auckland FC embarks on their inaugural season in an expanded 13-team competition.

The addition of a second New Zealand team will see the Isuzu UTE A-League Men season extended to 29 rounds with each club playing 24 home and away fixtures, plus two additional third-match up fixtures (Unite Round and one other match), plus three bye weeks.

The bye placements within the full fixture have been prioritised for the two clubs participating in the AFC club competitions particularly where back-to-back continental match days occur, otherwise all other byes have been allocated at random while ensuring at least a four-match gap between each bye.

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Finals structure and key dates

The 2025 Finals Series will follow last season’s format with two Elimination Finals, with the two winners advancing to a two-legged Semi Final against the top two sides, with the winners qualifying for the Grand Final.

The Isuzu UTE A-League 2025 Finals Series will kick off on the weekend of 9-11 May with the Grand Final scheduled for the weekend of 31 May – 1 June.

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How to watch the Isuzu UTE A-League

Paramount Australia remains the exclusive home of Australian football for the 2024/25 season. Football fans across the country will once again enjoy access to a mountain of football with every single A-Leagues match available to stream live on Paramount+.

Building on the growth in TV viewership in 2023/24, this season will see the two Isuzu UTE A-League Men free-to-air matches moved to every Saturday on 10 Bold and 10 Play with back-to-back games kicking off from 5pm and 7:35pm AEST.

Taking on feedback from fans, clubs and partners, the Isuzu UTE A-League Men double-header is expected to drive viewership growth and momentum from the twilight slot into the evening match.

Every Saturday, viewers can enjoy a whole evening of live and free football on 10 Bold and 10 Play, and for every other match, Paramount+ will be the exclusive destination.

For New Zealand viewers, APL and Sky Sport have extended their broadcast partnership for a further three years. As part of the renewal, one match per week will now be broadcast on free-to-air TV on Sky Open NZ.

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Fixtures

If starting a new season wasn’t exciting enough, this year’s fixture release has delivered a delicious array of blockbuster clashes in the opening rounds that will set the tone for another exhilarating campaign.

The very first match of the season is a Grand Final rematch between Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne Victory on October 18 – and Round 1 also features a mouth-watering Sydney Derby between SydneyFC and Western Sydney Wanderers.

Round 5 brings the Isuzu UTE A-League and Liberty A-League together for the second edition of Unite Round, to be hosted across Allianz Stadium and Leichhardt Oval on the weekend of November 22-24.

A snapshot of some of the key statistics from the 2024/25 fixture:

176 matches (including finals)
12 Derbies (3x Sydney Derbies, 3x Melbourne Derbies, 3x New Zealand Derbies, 3x F3 Derbies)
25 matches in New Zealand, with the first NZ derby set for Saturday 2 November
15 more Saturday matches based on club and fan feedback
11 midweek fixtures during the January school holiday period

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The arrival of Auckland FC means this season will feature a total of 13 teams, meaning the introduction of a bye into the Isuzu UTE A-League draw for the first time since 2019-20.

Each side has three byes throughout the season, which have been strategically placed to assist clubs who are competing in AFC Competitions throughout the campaign, with the Central Coast Mariners representing Australia in the AFC Champions League Elite and Sydney FC set to take on the first edition of the revamped AFC Champions League 2.

This season the Isuzu UTE A-League will feature mid-week rounds, which will see action split over multiple weeks with matches played on a Tuesday or a Wednesday.

The first arrives at the turn of the year, with three clashes over New Year’s Eve – which will see Central Coast Mariners host Melbourne City to bring in 2025 – and New Year’s Day with Round 11 completed a week later.

Others follow during the busy holiday season, with Round 14 also split through January, before a clash between Melbourne City and Newcastle Jets on Wednesday, March 12.

FULL FIXTURES: Every match of the Isuzu UTE A-League 24-25 season here
DERBY DATES: The matches to circle in your calendar now
TRANSFER CENTRE: Your club’s ins/outs ahead of the upcoming season

Derby days in 2024-25

Sydney Derbies (Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers)

Saturday 19 October @ Commbank Stadium
Saturday 23 November @ Allianz Stadium (Unite Round)
Saturday 8 February @ Allianz Stadium

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Melbourne Derbies (Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory)

Saturday 26 October @ AAMI Park
Saturday 21 December @ AAMI Park
Saturday 22 February @ AAMI Park

New Zealand Derbies (Auckland FC v Wellington Phoenix)

Saturday 2 November @ Sky Stadium
Saturday 7 December @ GO Media Stadium
Saturday 22 February @ GO Media Stadium

F3 Derbies (Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets)

Friday 22 November @ Allianz Stadium (Unite Round)
Saturday 1 February @ Industree Group Stadium
Saturday 12 April @ McDonald Jones Stadium

Original Rivalry (Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory)

Saturday 18 January @ Coopers Stadium
Saturday 29 March @ AAMI Park

Big Blue (Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC)

Saturday 28 December @ Allianz Stadium
Friday 24 January @ AAMI Park

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Some Other Notable Matches…

Round 28: Macarthur FC vs Melbourne Victory – Friday 25 April, Campbelltown Stadium at 7:45pm AEST (ANZAC Day)
Round 5: 2024 Unite Round – Friday 22 November – Sunday 24 November, Allianz Stadium
Round 11: Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne City – Tuesday 31 December, Industree Group Stadium at 7:00pm AEDT (New Years Eve)
Round 18: Wellington Phoenix vs Brisbane Roar – Thursday 6 February, Sky Stadium at 3:00pm AEDT (Waitangi Day)
Round 24: Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United – Saturday 29 March, AAMI Park at TBC Kick Off Time (Pride Cup/Original Rivalry)
Round 27: Adelaide United vs Wellington Phoenix – Friday 18 April, Coopers Stadium at 7:45pm AEST (Good Friday)
Round 27: Sydney FC vs Newcastle Jets – Sunday 20 April, Allianz Stadium at 3:00pm AEST (Easter Sunday)
Round 27: Brisbane Roar vs Western United – Sunday 20 April, Suncorp Stadium at 5:00pm AEST (Easter Sunday)

Memberships & tickets

Memberships

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Tickets

If you are looking to buy regular season tickets for A-Leagues matches you should always buy them directly from A-Leagues Clubs.

You can purchase tickets safely from official Club websites or ticket offices linked here for the Isuzu UTE A-League Men’s competition.

Clubs will also provide details of any authorised ticket partners on their official site.

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The transfer window

It’s been a busy off-season in the Isuzu UTE A-League, with the arrival of Socceroos stars, big-name internationals and an entirely new squad at Auckland FC.

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New arrivals

Adelaide United: Archie Goodwin , Dylan Pierias , Bart Vriends, Julian Kwaaitaal (immediately loaned to FC Eindhoven), Amlani Tatu, Feyzo Kasumovic, Malual Nichola, Ben Folami , Jordan Elsey
Auckland FC: Cameron Howieson, Michael Woud, Francis De Vries, Jesse Randall , Max Mata, Tommy Smith, Luis Toomey (scholarship contract), Liam Gillion (scholarship contract), Finn Mckenlay (scholarship contract), Adama Coulibaly (scholarship contract), Oliver Middleton (scholarship contract), Jonty Bidois (scholarship contract), Dan Hall, Scott Galloway, Callan Elliot, Joey Champness, Jake Brimmer, Hiroki Sakai, Logan Rogerson, Joseph Knowles, Alex Paulsen (on loan from Bournemouth), Nando Pijnaker , Guillermo May, Luis Felipe Gallegos, Louis Verstraete, Neyder Moreno
Brisbane Roar: Harry Van Der Saag, Ben Warland, Marcus Ferkranus, Hosine Bility (loan – Clube Desportivo de Mafra), Ben Halloran, Walid Shour, Lucas Herrington (scholarship contract) Rafael Struick, Neicer Acosta, Jacob Brazete, Pearson Kasawaya
Central Coast: Lucas Mauragis, Haine Eames (scholarship contract), Sasha Kuzevski (promoted), Alfie McCalmont, Adam Pavlesic, Diesel Herrington, Vitor Feijao, Arthur De Lima (scholarship contract), Trent Sainsbury, Jai Ajanovic (scholarship contract), Sabit Ngor
Macarthur FC: Luke Brattan, Marin Jakoliš, Liam Rose, Chris Ikonomidis, Joshua Damevski, Dean Bosnjak, Dino Arslanagic, Harrison Sawyer
Melbourne City: Jayden Necovski (scholarship contract), Kai Trewin, Marco Tilio (on loan from Celtic), Medin Memeti (promoted), German Ferreyra, Harry Shillington (scholarship contract), Lawrence Wong (scholarship contract), Peter Antoniou (scholarship contract), Andreas Kuen, Nathaniel Atkinson, Yonatan Cohen
Melbourne Victory: Josh Rawlins, Alex Menelaou (academy graduate), Luka Kolić (academy graduate), Daniel Graskoski (academy graduate), Jing Reec, Reno Piscopo, Jack Duncan (Wellington Phoenix), Brendan Hamill, Mitch Langerak, Nikos Vergos, Clarismario Santos Rodrigues
Newcastle Jets: Ben van Dorssen (scholarship contract – 2025-26), Eli Adams (2026-27), Alex Nunes (scholarship contact – 2025-26), Zac Bowling (scholarship contract), Oscar Fryer, Aleksandar Šušnjar, Matthew Scarcella (on loan from Sydney FC), Lachlan Rose, Will Dobson (scholarship contract), Ben Gibson, Wellissol
Perth Glory: Josh Risdon, Brandon O’Neill, Andriano Lebib (first scholarship contract), Khoa Ngo (first scholarship contract), Zach Lisolajski, Anas Hamzaoui, Nathanael Blair, Nicholas Pennington, Taras Gomulka, Will Freney (first scholarship contract), Adam Bugarija, Abdelelah Faisal, Lachlan Barr, Hiroaki Aoyama, Nikola Mileusnic, Luis Cangá, Cristian Caicedo
Sydney FC: Marin France (academy product), Harrison Devenish-Meares, Anas Ouahim, Leo Sena, Douglas Costa, Patryk Klimala, Alexandar Popovic (on loan until January)
Wellington Phoenix: Marco Rojas, Paulo Retre, Luke Brooke-Smith, Josh Oluwayemi, Kazuki Nagasawa, Dublin Boon (scholarship contract), Hideki Ishige, Matt Sheridan (upgraded from scholarship contract), Alby Kelly-Heald (upgraded from scholarship contract), Corban Piper (scholarship contract), Jayden Smith (scholarship contract), Stefan Colakovski
Western Sydney Wanderers: Bozhidar Kraev, Jeong Tae-wook (loan), Jordan Holmes, Juan Mata, Dean Pelekanos, James Temelkovski, Ben Holliday
Western United: Abel Walatee (first professional contract), Hiroshi Ibusuki, Khoder Kaddour (first professional contract), Luke Vickery (first professional contract), Luka Coveny, Dylan Leonard, Tate Russell, Jordan Lauton, James York, Besian Kutleshi, Charbel Shamoon (first professional contract)

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Club departures

Adelaide United: Nestory Irankunda, Ben Halloran, Hiroshi Ibusuki, Nick Ansell, Lachlan Barr, Harry van Der Saag, Ben Warland, Giuseppe Bovalina , Musa Toure
Auckland FC: N/A
Brisbane Roar: Kai Trewin, Tom Aldred, Carlo Armiento, Nikola Mileusnic, Jonas Markovski, James Nikolovski, Ayom Majok, Shae Cahill, Taras Gomulka, Marco Rojas, Jez Lofthouse, Rylan Brownlie, Ryan Lethlean
Central Coast: Ronald Barcellos (end of loan), Jing Reec (end of loan), Dan Hall, Max Balard, Danny Vukovic (retired), Josh Nisbet, Jacob Farrell, Dylan Wenzel-Halls
Macarthur FC: Raphael Borges Rodrigues, Ali Auglah, Jake McGing, Charles M’Mombwa, Danijel Nizic, Jerry Skotadis, Jesper Webber, Kearyn Baccus, Matthew Millar, Tommy Smith, Ulises Davila, Lachlan Rose
Melbourne City: Jamie Maclaren, Curtis Good, Terry Antonis, Leo Natel, Marin Jakolis, Jordan Hall, Vicente Fernandez, Nuno Reis, Tolgay Arslan
Melbourne Victory: Jake Brimmer, Chris Ikonomidis, Stefan Nigro, Eli Adams, Salim Khelifi, Ahmad Taleb, Damien Da Silva, Connor Chapman, Paul Izzo, Roly Bonevacia, Matt Bozinovski, Ben Folami
Newcastle Jets: Jason Hoffman, Lucas Mauragis, Brandon O’Neill, Trent Buhagiar, Reno Piscopo, Jason Berthomier, Daniel Stynes, Archie Goodwin, Michael Weier, Carl Jenkinson, Lucas Mauragis, Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
Perth Glory: Daniel Bennie, Darryl Lachman, Mark Beevers, Aleksandar Susnjar, Bruce Kamau, Antonis Martis, Jayden Gorman, Stefan Colakovski, Salim Khelifi, John Koutroumbis, Josh Rawlins, Adam Zimarino
Sydney FC: Robert Mak, Gabriel Lacerda, Fabio Gomes, Jack Rodwell, Adam Pavlesic, Luke Brattan, Jake Girdwood-Reich, Matthew Scarcella (on loan to Newcastle Jets)
Wellington Phoenix: Alex Paulsen, Nicholas Pennington, Oskar Zawada, Jack Duncan, Ben Old, Bozhidar Kraev, Finn Surman
Western Sydney Wanderers: Daniel Margush, Sonny Kittel, Valentino Yuel, Doni Grdić, Nathanael Blair, Dylan Pierias, Marcelo, Adam Bugarija (Perth Glory), Jorrit Hendrix, Lachlan Brook, Marcus Younis
Western United: Steven Lustica, Josh Risdon, Nikita Rukavytsya, Jacob Tratt, Connor O’Toole, Lachlan Wales, Daniel Penha

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The coaches

There are four new head coaches in the Isuzu UTE A-League this season.

Auckland FC have employed Steve Corica, former Sydney FC Champion (both as a player and coach), to steer the club into its very first Isuzu UTE A-League campaign. Meanwhile, ex-Melbourne City player and coach Patrick Kisnorbo has crossed the derby divide to take charge of Melbourne Victory.

Former Sydney FC assistant David Zdrilic has taken on his first top job in the Isuzu UTE A-League at Perth Glory, while former Glory boss Alen Stajcic has taken charge of Western Sydney Wanderers.

Adelaide United: Carl Veart
Auckland FC: Steve Corica
Brisbane Roar: Ruben Zadkovich
Central Coast: Mark Jackson
Macarthur FC: Mile Sterjovski
Melbourne City: Aurelio Vidmar
Melbourne Victory: Patrick Kisnorbo
Newcastle Jets: Rob Stanton
Perth Glory: David Zdrilic
Sydney FC: Ufuk Talay
Wellington Phoenix: Giancarlo Italiano
Western Sydney Wanderers: Alen Stajcic
Western United: John Aloisi

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The kits

Every Isuzu UTE A-League club has released new kits ahead of the season – and there are some stunning contributions across the board to this season’s collection.

A-LEAGUES KITS: Every team’s new jerseys for the 2024-25 season

Essential reading

Catch up with aleagues.com.au’s comprehensive pre-season coverage, with everything you need to know about key talking points, fixtures, signings and departures, kits and the young players to watch, as well as long-form interviews with players and coaches.