The nominees are IN – and now it’s your time to have your say on who takes out Coach of the Month honours for October in the Isuzu UTE A-League!
Australian Professional Leagues (APL) have partnered with Football Coaches Australia (FCA) for the second season running, to produce four monthly nominees for fans of the Isuzu UTE A-League to pick from as Coach of the Month.
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Four coaches will be nominated monthly by the FCA panel, consisting of:
- Catherine Cannuli
- Sarah West
- John Kosmina
- Ian Greener
- Gary Cole
Each member of the FCA panel votes for four coaches each month, granting four votes to their pick for Coach of the Month, three for their second-choice, two for their third and one for their fourth choice.
The FCA panel will also vote for Liberty A-League Coach of the Month on the same voting schedule.
The October voting includes Rounds 1-3 in both competitions, with the third round taking place in the early days of November. The November voting follows the same three-round schedule with the Isuzu UTE A-League overlapping into early December before the January – April schedule which will occur entirely within the month in question.
A fan vote will decide each Coach of the Month award, and will then be a factor of the APL’s end-of-season process to determine Coach of the Year.
October voting, top four – FCA
- 13 votes: Carl Veart (Adelaide United)
- 9 votes: Tony Popovic (Melbourne Victory)
- 7 votes: Giancarlo Italiano (Wellington Phoenix)
- 1 vote: Ross Aloisi (Brisbane Roar)
Coach of the Month nominees: October, 2023-24 season
Carl Veart – Adelaide United
October record
- Games played: 3
- Wins: 2
- Draws: 1
- Goals scored: 10
- Goals conceded: 1
Carl Veart’s Adelaide were tasked with taking on both of last season’s Grand Finalists in the opening two rounds of the 2023-24 season – and the Reds responded with two convincing victories over both Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne City.
Adelaide trumped Champions Mariners 3-0 on the opening night of the season, before dispatching Premiers Melbourne City 6-0 in Round 2 to sit atop the table after two rounds. The Reds then travelled to AAMI Park to take on Melbourne Victory in an Original Rivalry which ended 1-1.
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Tony Popovic – Melbourne Victory
October record
- Games played: 2
- Wins: 2
- Draws: 1
- Goals scored: 8
- Goals conceded: 4
An impressive 2-0 win over Sydney FC on the road started Melbourne Victory’s season in style. Then came one of the most entertaining games of the season to date: a 5-3 win over Newcastle Jets in Round 2, in which Bruno Fornaroli starred with four goals.
Victory then hosted Adelaide at AAMI Park in a hotly-contested 1-1 Original Rivalry.
Giancarlo Italiano – Wellington Phoenix
October record
- Games played: 3
- Wins: 2
- Draws: 1
- Goals scored: 7
- Goals conceded: 3
Giancarlo Italiano is relishing his first season as a senior head coach after taking on the unenviable job of replacing Ufuk Talay following the conclusion of the 2022-23 season.
A goalless draw against the Wanderers to start the season preceded a 2-1 win over Perth Glory at home in Round 2, before a dominant win over Brisbane Roar at home.
Oskar Zawada scored a hat-trick in Round 3 as the ‘Nix won 5-2 against one of the in-form teams of the competition.
Ross Aloisi – Brisbane Roar
October record
- Games played: 3
- Wins: 1
- Draws: 1
- Losses: 1
- Goals scored: 6
- Goals conceded: 6
Ross Aloisi’s Brisbane Roar reign began with a run to the Australia Cup final in pre-season – and that excellent form carried over to the opening two rounds of the A-League Men campaign.
The new man in charge oversaw a 1-1 draw against Macarthur FC before a home clash with Sydney FC at Suncorp Stadium, with Brisbane winning 3-0 to enact a modicum of revenge against the Sky Blues for defeat in the Australia Cup final.
A 5-2 defeat to Wellington in Round 3 then sent Aloisi’s side back to the drawing board – but they have since recovered well.
